Daily Archives: December 1, 2011
Europe: Please Save My Son from the Death Penalty in Belarus
www.change.org Petition created by: Liubou Kavalyova (Vitebsk, Belarus) Petitioning: High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (Catherine Ashton) On November 30th the Supreme Court of Belarus sentenced my son Uladzislau Kavalyou (Vladislav Kovalev) and another young … Continue reading
RadioLabour: Nestlé’s mistreatment of workers in Pakistan and Indonesia
A RadioLabour special report: Nestlé’s dismal treatment of workers in developing countries Part 1: Pakistan Nestlé is the world’s largest food and nutrition company. It operates in 86 countries and employs some 280,000 workers. It is forced by strong unions … Continue reading
Filed under international affairs, trade unions
Jeff Monson: The Russia Trip
Jeff Monson — The Russia Trip November 28, 2010 Well guys I had a very frustrating fight as you know. Trained really hard on getting in on the inside but didn’t carry out the game plan at all for some … Continue reading
Filed under international affairs, protests, Russian society
“Without Limits”: “Anti-Putin” Installation Censored at Petersburg Contemporary Art Forum
In the contemporary cultural landscape panorama [sic], when conventional forms and aspects of art coexist with completely new art practices, the priorities get diametrically split [sic] and often impervious to each other [sic]. Meanwhile, we affirm the possibility to [sic] … Continue reading
Filed under art exhibitions, censorship, contemporary art, Russian society