http://gulail.com/the-people-of-gujarat-will-bear-the-brunt-of-the-modi-advani-nexus/ People Of Gujarat Will Bear The Brunt Of The Modi-Adani Nexus Rajeev Kumar To meet its power requirement, the Gujarat Government had signed a deal with Adani Power Ltd. (APL) on February 6, 2006 to buy 1000 megawatts of electricity at the expensive rate of Rs. 2.89 per unit. This move is set to […]
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Nov 13: I Will Have Food To Eat, And Will Not Be Raped. I Dont
http://www.tehelka.com/i-will-have-food-to-eat-and-will-not-be-raped-i-dont-believe-that-i-have-come-out-of-it/ I Will Have Food To Eat, And Will Not Be Raped. I Dont Believe That I Have Come Out Of It Priyanka Dubey 17-year-old Julita is unbelievably enthusiastic and full of energy for a girl who has witnessed the horror of bonded labour, sexual exploitation, rape, abortion and emotional trauma for two-and-a-half years. Tricked […]
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Nov 13: Bangladesh garment factory workers clash with police 100 injured
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-bangladesh-garment-factory-workers-clash-with-police-100-injured-1918090 Bangladesh garment factory workers clash with police, 100 injured Nearly 100 people were injured as thousands of angry Bangladeshi garment factory workers demanding a substantial hike in wages clashed with police for a second day forcing the shutdown of at least 200 units. “An estimated 40,000 workers came out of their factories and blocked […]
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Attorney: Why is Rasmea Odeh targeted now?
Chicago, IL – Michael Deutsch of the National Lawyers Guild and the People’s Law Office spoke Nov. 12 about the case of Rasmea Yousef Odeh, a 65-year-old, Palestinian American, women’s rights activist who was recently indicted and tomorrow faces arraignment Nov. 13 in U.S. District Court in Detroit. The immigration charge against Odeh could result in ten years in prison and deportation for violations in her application for citizenship.
Deutsch said the situation, “appears to be the Department of Homeland Security behaving in a discriminatory fashion, targeting Arabs, Muslims and Palestinians for selective prosecution.”
He recounted the history since 9/11 of the singling out of these communities by the U.S. government, especially in Chicago, including the case of Dr. Muhammad Salah, who the U.S. Attorney prosecuted for aiding people living under Israeli occupation. Salah’s trial featured Israeli agents testifying in secret with evidence obtained through torture.
Deutsch described the case of the 23 anti-war and international solidarity activists whose homes were raided and who were subpoenaed by the U.S. Attorney in 2010 for their efforts in support of Palestinians. The U.S. Attorney refuses to end this investigation. “The investigation of Rasmea Odeh seems to grow out of the case of the 23, because her colleague at the Arab American Action Network, Hatem Abudayyeh, was one of those raided and subpoenaed.”
From these experiences, Deutsch stated, “We know that the U.S. government works closely with Israeli officials, and therefore it is a certainty that the U.S. government knew of Odeh’s legal history at the time she emigrated and at the time she applied for citizenship. Why then is she being charged now after 20 years of model citizenship and good deeds in service of her community?”
Deutsch also cited a report by the ACLU from August of this year, “Muslims Need Not Apply,” which exposes the “Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program” of the Immigration Services. “This program targets Muslim, Arab, Middle Eastern and South Asian immigrants to deny them their requests for citizenship,” explained Deutsch.
These examples together were the basis of his statements of concern about discriminatory, selective prosecution.
Hatem Abudayyeh – a co-worker of Rasmea Odeh for almost ten years and who also represented the U.S. Palestinian Community Network and the Committee Against Political Repression – reminded everyone that Odeh was born in the same exact year that her people were pushed out of Palestine in 1948 and, because of that experience, she has dedicated her whole life to social justice. She is a mentor to dozens of activists and organizers across the country and leads a women’s rights organization of over 600 members.
Abudayyeh also said that Odeh is receiving massive support from all across the world, including almost 100 organizations in the U.S. that have written letters or signed onto statements condemning the indictment.
“We are taking a charter bus and a car caravan to be with Rasmea tomorrow at her arraignment in Detroit. Hundreds from Michigan will meet us there. And hundreds more in Gainesville, Philadelphia, D.C., New York, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City and other towns across the U.S. will be rallying in support of Rasmea and to demand that U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade drop the charges now.”
Margaret Jackson, interim Regional Director of the American Friends Service Committee, spoke against the racism of the U.S. government for this political attack on a Palestinian woman and stated, “As a person of color, I can tell you I’ve experienced racism in this society.” To show her support of the human rights work that Rasmea has done in Chicago, she declared, “I’m proud to stand with Rasmea Odeh.”
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Rasmea Odeh support rally to take place in Detroit
Detroit, MI – The Committee to Stop FBI Repression and United States Palestinian Community Network will gather in Detroit to support Rasmea Odeh, a 65-year-old women’s rights activist who faces 10 years in prison and deportation on trumped-up immigration charges.
Rasmea Odeh is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, on Nov.13, for arraignment at 1 pm, and organizers are planning a support rally in front of the courthouse at noon. Odeh was arrested on Oct. 22 at her home in Evergreen Park, a suburb of Chicago, and charged with Unlawful Procurement of Naturalization, for allegedly untruthfully answering questions on her immigration application to the U.S. The court hearing is taking place in Detroit because it is her original city of U.S. residence.
A statement by rally organizers says, “The charge brought against her is another example of the escalation of federal law enforcement repression against Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims in this country.”
Odeh is a well-known and respected activist in the Palestinian American community of Chicago who has been honored for her social services and women’s empowerment work by the Chicago Cultural Alliance. Scores of organizations across the U.S. rallied to her cause after the arrest, and the media in the Arab world have also covered the news.
Supporters, including members of civil rights groups, faith-based institutions and Arab and Muslim organizations, as well as women’s rights activists and civil liberties attorneys, are preparing to gather in Detroit, pack the courtroom and rally in her support. Solidarity activities are also being organized in Oakland, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Washington D.C. and New York.
“There has been a massive outpouring of love and support for Rasmea across the U.S. and the world,” says Rasmea’s friend and colleague Hatem Abudayyeh. “There is no justification for this political attack on a 65-year-old woman who has dedicated her life to progress and social justice. We will stand with her to fight these charges.”
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China : Third Plenum Communique – Xi Xingping disappoints Western Commentariat
Democracy and Class Struggle says the Third Plenum Communique has disappointed most of the Western Commentariat, that is good, but is there anything in it that the revolutionary international communist movement could applaud.
Well the defence of State Industries and the attack on neo Liberal fundamentalism are welcome words but they are offset by a strong commitment to market mechanisms
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Kashmir – PUDR Statement on adverse events following Pentavalent vaccination
Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) Press Release on 12th November 2013 The pentavalent vaccine for protection against five childhood diseases was introduced in Jammu & Kashmir in February 2013, as part the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). Three doses of this vaccine replace the conventional DPT vaccine which protects against three diseases, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping […]
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China: Document 9 – Communiqué on the Current State of the Ideological Sphere – from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China – The View of Democracy and Class Struggle
Democracy and Class Struggle indicated that a new strategic direction has been emerging in China since the appointment of Xi Jingping.
We last stated our analytical view on China in 2008 and in particular China’s response to the Global financial crisis here.
We are not dogmatists and are prepared to examine developments in China from the perspective of Marxism Leninism Maoism at any time.
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The World Turned Upside Down : a class struggle indicator in Global Competitiveness Report
by Analytical Monthly Review (October editorial) When the last of the British army departed on February 28, 1948, they marched to the Gateway of India—not yet obstructed by yellow concrete barricades—and played their regimental march. When the British army surrendered to the allied rebel Continental army and the French army and navy at Yorktown, Virginia […]
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Philippines: NDFP calls for international support for victims of typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda
Thousands have lost their lives, millions have lost their homes, and the people urgently need drinking water, food and shelter… Revolutionary forces and people’s organizations are exerting heroic efforts to provide all that they can muster.
MEDIA RELEASE By LUIS G. JALANDONI NDFP Chief International Representative 11 November 2013
NDFP calls for international support for