Suicide as Protest for the New Generation of Chinese Migrant Workers: Foxconn, Global Capital, and the State 2010-09-17 - SACOM | Development| Global south | Human rights | Labour| Youth| Abstract A startling 13 young workers attempted or committed suicide at the two Foxconn production facilities in southern China … [Read more...] about News from Asia (Interlocals) Some articles in * 简体中文 * 繁體中文 * English
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US FORCES US F15 fighter jets fly to Futenma for training 50 years of Japan-U.S. Alliance Japan-US alliance and SDF -- Part IUS base employee must be tried in Japanese court: Iwakuni residents Live US shells found in Okinawa US warships must stop visiting civilian ports - Akahata editorial (excerpts) Alliance of Subordination Mechanism of US privileges -- Part IX SDF GSDF … [Read more...] about Japan Press Service News in English
U.S war veterans Protest Recent FBI Raids
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2010 5:46 PM CONTACT: Veterans for PeaceMike Ferner, 419-729-7273 Dennis Lane, 314-306-0024 VFP Appalled at Recent FBI Raids WASHINGTON - September 28 - Like other peace advocates, Veterans For Peace is appalled by the heavy-handed actions of the FBI in raiding the homes of anti-war activists. We would also be … [Read more...] about U.S war veterans Protest Recent FBI Raids
Israel Seizes Gaza Aid Boat
Published on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 by Al Jazeera EnglishThis story does not necessarily reflect the views of TokyoProgressive An aid ship carrying eight Jewish activists from Europe, Israel, and the US was apprehended by the Israeli navy just miles off the coast of Gaza after being warned by a warship.Israeli left-wing activists stand outside a police station in … [Read more...] about Israel Seizes Gaza Aid Boat
GM Maize ‘Has Polluted Rivers Across the United States’
by Steve Connor, Science Editor of The IndependentThis story does not necessarily reflect the views of TokyoProgressive An insecticide used in genetically modified (GM) crops grown extensively in the United States and other parts of the world has leached into the water of the surrounding environment.Activists fly a kite to protest against the cultivation of genetically … [Read more...] about GM Maize ‘Has Polluted Rivers Across the United States’