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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/patna-high-court-acquits-all-26-accused-in-laxmanpur-bathe-massacre-case/article5218083.ece Patna High Court acquits all 26 accused in Laxmanpur Bathe massacre case Rahi Gaikwad Setting aside the conviction by the lower court, the Patna High Court on Wednesday acquitted all the 26 accused in the 1997 Laxmanpur Bathe massacre in Bihar, in which 58 Dalits were killed allegedly by members of the Ranvir Sena, […]

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/patna-high-court-acquits-all-26-accused-in-laxmanpur-bathe-massacre-case/article5218083.ece Patna High Court acquits all 26 accused in Laxmanpur Bathe massacre case Rahi Gaikwad Setting aside the conviction by the lower court, the Patna High Court on Wednesday acquitted all the 26 accused in the 1997 Laxmanpur Bathe massacre in Bihar, in which 58 Dalits were killed allegedly by members of the Ranvir Sena, […]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/08/teachers-protest-rio-brazil Thousands join teachers’ protest in Rio de Janeiro Jonathan Watts in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro was once again racked by violent protest on Tuesday night as a teachers strike became the latest rallying point for public discontent over public services and police brutality. Several tens of thousands joined a demonstration in support […]

Comrade Tongogara of The Free Mumia Abu Jamal Defence Campaign in the United Kingdom says

:”There is no question that the Death Penalty  fundamentally a class question.  The ruling class  of each respective country has used the Death Penalty as a weapon to silence  dissenting opinion.”

Today is World Day Against the death penalty and we call for support to end the death penalty

The CPP supports the call for the release of Professor Gargar and the return of all his scientific notes, digital files, research and personal materials. His continued detention prevents him from conducting his research work for the people of Compostela Valley.

PRESS RELEASE CPP Information Bureau 08 October 2013
 

CPP supports calls for release of UP professor

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“This [presence of USS George Washington] clearly proves that the remarks of such high-ranking officials of the US Obama administration as the secretary of state that the US neither pursues a hostile policy towards the DPRK [North Korea] nor has the will to attack it are sheer lies,” a spokesperson of the North Korean military said, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

“This [presence of USS George Washington] clearly proves that the remarks of such high-ranking officials of the US Obama administration as the secretary of state that the US neither pursues a hostile policy towards the DPRK [North Korea] nor has the will to attack it are sheer lies,” a spokesperson of the North Korean military said, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

             Picture:  Korean Teachers and Educational Workers  Union

The South Korean government is widening its anti-democratic crackdown on its political opponents, revolving around trumped-up accusations that the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) plotted a coup.

President Park Geun-hye’s administration is attempting to illegalise the Korean Teachers and Education Workers

             Picture:  Korean Teachers and Educational Workers  Union

The South Korean government is widening its anti-democratic crackdown on its political opponents, revolving around trumped-up accusations that the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) plotted a coup.

President Park Geun-hye’s administration is attempting to illegalise the Korean Teachers and Education Workers

Minneapolis, MN – On Oct. 8, 150 neighbors and community supporters successfully prevented the scheduled eviction of Jaymie Kelly, a Powderhorn community homeowner who has lived in her home for 30 years.

Kelly, who has paid the value of her home five times over, was scheduled to be evicted by Freddie Mac and the Hennepin County sheriff’s department at 10:30 this morning, on her daughter Sinead’s 23rd birthday, but a rapid community response forced the sheriffs’ deputies to reschedule.

“The government is shut down, but Freddie Mac evictions are still considered an essential service. But the power of community is too big to fail,” said Kelly. “Today’s blocked eviction is the greatest birthday present I could give my daughter. I am not moving, and my neighbors stand with me.”

Freddie Mac, which operates under the federal agency FHFA, is continuing its evictions of Kelly and others in spite of the government shutdown.

“Sheriff Stanek and the big banks don’t want to do their dirty work in front of 150 community members,” said Nick Espinosa, an organizer with Occupy Homes MN whose family successfully fought off foreclosure last year. “But we will be ready for them at any hour of the day or night. Jaymie’s not going anywhere, and neither are we.”