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Oceania RSS FeedsTemporary Protection Visas Abolished - MAY 15, 2008: From the newswire - The Australian Government has announced it will abolish the Temporary Protection Visa (TPV) regime. Amnesty International (AI) says the TPV regime was a clear breach of Australia's international obligations towards refugees who fled to Australia seeking protection. By ensuring all recognised refugees will now receive permanent protection, Australia has taken a significant step towards reaffirming itself as a country that respects the human rights for some of the world's most vulnerable individuals, says AI. "Since the inception of the TPV regime in late 1999...Feed Source: perth.indymedia.org Al Nakba: 60 years of colonisation | 60 years of resistance - Today, May 15th marks 60 years since the Palestinian Nakba or Catastrophe, when 750,000 Palestinian people (two-thirds of the Palestinian population) were driven from or fled from their land and the State of Israel was founded. On this day, activists committed to Palestinian freedom, will be spending time reflecting on the past, evaluating the present and looking toward the future. Palestinian, Israeli and international direct action against occupation and apartheid has continued throughout the week including destruction of a settlement roadblock in the West Bank. [ Video | More | ... AUSA: Students express concern for Filipino student activist - Auckland University Students' Association (AUSA) has today requested that Prime Minister Helen Clark call on Philippines President Gloria Arroyo to ensure the safety of a student unionist who has received death threats from the Philippines military. Glaiza Dimapilis, the 19 year old president of the Philippine Christian University student council, and secretary general of the National Union of Students of the Philippines(National Capital Region), has received death threats from the Filipino military. More: Student leader seeks writ to stop agents | Stop the Killings in the ... Indymedia Journalists Targeted in Ecuador, Five Arrested - Ecuadorian police detained five journalists associated with Ecuador Indymedia late Tuesday night, May 6th. Four of the five were released from custody on Wednesday afternoon. The government says that the four activists were detained because of their relationship with the fifth detainee, Ecuadorian resident and Colombian national Antonio Alcívar. The government at first refused to issue a statement on the matter or inform the detainees of the reason for their arrests. The Regional Foundation for Assistance in Human Rights (INREDH) noted that this was a violation of the detainees'... Aksi Menolak Kenaikan BBM - Peringatan 10 tahun Tragedi TrisaktiHari ini 12 Mei, tepat 10 tahun peristiwa tertembak dan terbunuhnya mahasiswa Trisakti, ribuan mahasiswa kembali turun ke jalan. Lebih dari 5000 orang yang tergabung dalam pelbagai organisasi mahasiswa, ormas, buruh, rakyat miskin kota, dan organisasi kepemudaan, berunjuk rasa di depan Istana Negara, menolak kenaikan BBM, turunkan harga, dan menuntut pengusutan kasus tragedi Trisakti dan Semanggi.Aksi di depan Istana ini dikoordinir oleh Front Rakyat Menggugat (FRM) dan BEM Seluruh Indonesia (BEM SI), yang diikuti oleh organ-organ mahasiswa... Illegal Drilling on Aboriginal Site must be Stopped - From the newswire: Illegal Drilling on Aboriginal Site must be Stopped - 4 May 2008 - Ngalia Heritage Research Council has written to the Government to investigate illegal drilling by a local mining company (St Barbara Mines) on two Aboriginal sites near Leonora, Western Australia. "This company is drilling on previously recorded Aboriginal sites.We are very concerned that the company has not done the right thing by consulting with local custodians for these sites and has obviously acted illegally by entering upon these sites and started drilling. They can't be allowed to get away with it, the... SAVE UNDERWOOD AVENUE BUSHLAND - From the newswire: PUBLIC OPEN DAY FOR UNDERWOOD AVENUE BUSHLAND - Sunday May 4th 2008 - Underwood Avenue Bushland consists of 32 hectares of unique Banksia, Tuart and Jarrah bushland and forms a vital part of a bush corridor linking Kings Park, Shenton Bushland and Bold Park. This important urban bushland area is currently under threat of being cleared, fragmented, developed for housing and ultimately destroyed. Despite strong community opposition, The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended approval for UWA to develop and sell Underwood Avenue Bushland for a residential... May Day 2008 di Jakarta - 187 aktivis ditangkap polisiSekitar 20.000 buruh melakukan aksi longmarch menuju Istana Negara pada peringatan May Day 2008 di Jakarta. Mereka berkumpul sejak pukul 10 pagi di Bundaran Hotel Indonesia.Sementara itu 187 aktivis Jaringan Anti Otoritarian dihadang dan ditangkap dengan tindakan represif oleh personil Polres Jakarta Selatan seusai demonstrasi di depan Wisma Bakrie, saat hendak bergabung menuju bundaran HI. Di Depok, 5 truk rombongan buruh yang hendak menuju Jakarta ditahan personel Polres Depok.Foto-foto: 1 | 2 | 3 | ... Boikot Obor Olimpiade, Boikot Beijing! - 22 April Api Olimpiade tiba di JakartaSolidaritas Global mendukung anti kekerasan Pemerintah Komunis Cina terhadap Tibet. Boikot Api Obor Olimpiade Beijing 2008.Sejak rusuh Tibet tiga pekan lalu, gerakan solidaritas dunia mulai muncul. Persis seperti aksi massa yang dipimpin para Biksu Budha di Burma, yang akhirnya mendapatkan dukungan secara Internasioal. Kedua momentum tersebut seakan-akan memilki kondisi yang sama, yakni ketertindasan, dikerangkengnya kebebasan HAM dan Demokrasi , Rakyat Burma dan Tibet. Walaupun mungkin terkesan terlalu berlebihan untuk menyetarakannya, namun pada... The Life and Times of Melbourne Indymedia - The Melbourne Indymedia collective met in February after a long hiatus to discuss its future. We decided that we did not have the energy required to continue the project and that therefore the collective had come to an end. We are however keen to help others take up the challenge of producing an activist based, participatory news site, whether that be a Melbourne Indymedia, an Australia Indymedia or something all together new. We feel such a space is very much needed. Several Melbourne Indymedia members expressed interest in mentoring such a project. If this interests you please contact us... Indigenous Action Against Mining Hold Australian Firm At Bay - NUEVA VIZCAYA, Philippines- Tribal villagers up north Luzon blockaded the Australian mining company from further exploring minerals in their community, Friday noon, and forced the mining firm to leave the village. According to reports, hundred dozens of indigenous residents in Kasibu town ,"pushed away employees of a foreign mining firm and their earth-moving equipment that were supposed to start exploration in their community", said Inq.Net. The action held by local people has lead to an indefinite operation shut down of OceanaGold Philippines Inc.- an Australian company. Indigenous residents... Letter to the Manila Indymedia Editor - To us members of the Progresibong Alyansa ng mga Mangingisda sa Pilipinas (PANGISDA), the curfew imposed by Malacanang last Friday was a stark reminder of Martial Law. In Central and Southern Luzon, the curfew prevented fishermen living in interior villages from going to the sea to fish and thus violated their constitutional right to travel freely. [ Read More ] Related Stories: [ Rise Up And Be Counted | Condemn Detention of Journalists | Workers Vow To Continue The Struggle ]... Nine Filipinos Staged Mutiny In the High Seas - Roderick Sumang, Delter Algay, Edwin Lee, Jesus Manaqued, Sherilo Moraleja, Socrates Silan Jr., Dennis Tolentino, Noel Cusi and Jose Menpin -- all undocumented workers -- flew to Mauritius a month ago to work as crew members on the fishing vessel Ruei Thih Fa. With their Taiwanese captain Jui-yin Huang and nine other Chinese crewmen, they set sail from Mauritius' capital, Port Louis, on Oct. 31 and began work on Nov. 2, unaware that they were to fill 22-hour work days. On Nov. 5, their fourth day at work, they took action. Jolted awake by the captain's buzzer after only two hours of sleep,... Melbourne Indymedia Suspends Publishing - Open publishing has been suspended on Melbourne Indymedia as numbers in our editorial collective are insufficient to manage the site effectively and responsibly. We realise that MIM has played a vital role in reporting activist news from Melbourne, around Australia and internationally. To this end the present collective will be assessing options for how best to provide an activist news service in the future. If you wish to get involved, please contact us, or subscribe to our mailing list.... Indigenous Elder wins Environment Award - The Australian Conservation Foundation's (ACF) Peter Rawlinson Award was given to 'Uncle' Kevin Buzzacott, an Arabunna elder, on World Environment Day in 2007 for two decades of work highlighting the impacts of uranium mining and promoting a nuclear free Australia. Uncle Kev has been a tireless campaigner for indigenous rights including reclaiming the kangaroo and emu sacred totems from the Coat of Arms from Parliament House in Canberra and accusing the Federal Government of genocide. [Full Story]... Copyright © 2008, Magic Maldives. All Rights Reserved. |