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Events being organised as Bradley Manning approaches 1000 days in prison without trial
The soldier behind the huge leaks of information that ended up on Wikileaks, Bradley Manning, has been in jail awaiting trial for nearly 1,000 days for exposing war crimes, corruption, and widespread abuse. Demonstrations are being organized to mark the…
Bolivia reducing the gap between rich and poor by 60 since 2006
The Bolivian Minister of Economics and Public Finances, Luis Arce reported yesterday that since 2006 the gap between the incomes of the richest and poorest in the country has reduced significantly. Arce reported that during the previous neoliberal governments the…
Cooperatives: Egypt’s Farmers Sow the Seeds of an “Agricultural Revolution”
“Agriculture will be critical to future economic growth in Egypt,” says the International Labour Organization (ILO), “but only if the laws on farmers’ cooperatives are reformed.” While the political reverberations of the 2011 revolution continue to resound throughout Egypt, many…
Abusive Policing and Failures in Protection of Indigenous Women and Girls in Northern British Columbia, Canada
The 89-page report “Those Who Take Us Away” documents both ongoing police failures to protect indigenous women and girls in the north from violence and violent behaviour by police officers against women and girls. Police failures and abuses add to…
UK workers earn lowest in a decade
The real value of British workers’ wages has fallen back to 2003 levels in 2012, raising fresh concerns at the time of the country’s ailing economy, a new report suggests. According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics…
IAEA says will continue cooperation, talks with Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it will continue cooperation and talks with Iran over the country’s nuclear energy program. The IAEA inspectors have announced that they will continue to hold discussions with Iran; however, they say no final…
Dutch banks invest over €1.5 billion in nuclear weapons producers
Today the Dutch Fair Banking guide launched a report showing seven Dutch banks invest more than 1.5 billion Euros in nuclear weapons producers. The report shows that Dutch banks invest more than 1.5 billion Euros in the twenty nuclear weapons…
Some Multinationals Pay as Little as 5% in Corporate Taxes; Smaller Businesses Up to 30%
Global solutions are needed to ensure that tax systems do not unduly favour multinational enterprises, leaving citizens and small businesses with bigger tax bills, according to a new report. An OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) study commissioned by the…
Worldwide day of action to end violence against women: One Billion Rising
“The Indian woman sold to a sheikh: The harrowing story of one Indian woman who was tricked into slavery in Saudi Arabia” (See) “Somali woman is jailed for a year after claiming she was raped: Human rights groups attack ‘terrible…
Freedom Press Reopens
Although the events described in this article date back to almost two weeks ago, it seemed interesting to publish it. London. February 3, 2013. Freedom Press will be reopening on Monday after a monumental effort over the weekend. Over the…
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