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Kansas City StarFire moves on quick kneesEconomic TimesIndependence day came and went with a disgruntled former policeman throwing a shoe at Omar Abdullah, the embattled chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. ...Unrest continues to rock KashmirPress TVThey chanted: 'We will spill blood for blood'TODAYonline15 J-K police personnel suspended for shoe-hurling incidentSifyKashmir Watch -Kashmir Media Service -GreaterKashmir.com (press release)all 284 news articles »
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Girls chase away MaoistsHindustan Times... to disturb the flag hoisting ceremony at a state-run school at Maigra in Gaya district on the Independence Day, a senior police official said on Monday. ...and more »
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Boston GlobeOfficer lauded in Indian Kashmir for hurling shoeThe Associated PressAfter his arrest, thousands of supporters shouted pro-independence slogans outside Jan's house and showered flowers on his wife as young men played musical ...Kashmir shadow over I-DayDaily PioneerSuspended cop's throw may go a long wayExpressindia.comCop 'Greets' Jammu & Kashmir CM With Shoe On Independence DayBernamaHindustan Times -The Hindu -Sifyall 538 news articles »
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VoiceofSikkimSORA celebrated 64th anniversary of Independence DayVoiceofSikkimThe bulletin board was decorated with slogans tricolour picture and proverb of Independence Day. Mr. BK Basnet Headmaster of KB Limboo High School ...
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Deccan HeraldKids honk messages at blaring motoristsTimes of IndiaOn Independence Day, they voiced their opinion in as many words and in action. For them, it was celebration with a difference. On Sunday, these students ...Horn not okay please, say studentsDeccan Heraldall 3 news articles »
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The HinduOn 64th Independence Day, Valley protestsIndian Express... Omar Abdullah at the Independence Day function at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar earlier in the day. Shouting slogans for Azadi and in favour of Jan, ...:. No let up in Kashmir ProtestsKashmir Watchall 128 news articles »
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...Ajas, the native village of Abdul Ahad Jan, the policeman who threw a shoe at Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Independence Day function at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar earlier in the day. Shouting slogans for Azadi and in favour of Jan, the protesters were...
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Reuters IndiaManmohan Singh's Independence Day rhetoricPakistan Daily MailOn August 14, Pakistan's Independence Day, the Kashmiris hoist the Pakistani flag atop their houses, sing the Pakistani national anthem and chant slogans in ...India prime minister appeals to Kashmir protestersSan Jose Mercury Newsall 829 news articles »
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Campaign against child abuse on Independence DayDaily News & AnalysisWhile Independence Day is cause for celebration for most, there are those who regard it as a reminder of ...
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for more selected news logon to www.youtube.com/trwmediacom Today another shoe removed from feet for throwning to celebrities,this is not an good culture of showing the dissatisfaction ,people should be aware of this for coming to limelight they shouldn`t do like this,As all indian feels that our J and K CM have ability to tackle the issue like this,please CM take appropriate step to tackle militants and other issue.for any problem there is an solution,As J and K is integral part of INDIA.A policeman hurled a shoe towards Chief Minister Omar Abdullah when he was taking salute at the official Independence Day function at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar. The policeman was sitting in the VIP gallery behind the Chief Minister.Police say that the policeman had been suspended earlier and a criminal case is pending against him but fail to answer how a suspended policeman managed to reach into the VIP gallery.Eyewitnesses say that when Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was taking salute after unfurling the Tri-colour, a policeman sitting in the VIP gallery behind Abdullah hurled his shoe towards him. The shoe, however, missed the target and fell on the ground. The policeman also waved a black flag and raised pro-freedom slogans.The policeman, who hurled show on Abdullah, has been identified as Abdul Ahad Jan of North Kashmir's Bandipore town. He was whisked away by the security guards immediately. Srinagar: A shoe was hurled at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah by a suspended ...
Shoe hurled at Omar at I-Day function Srinagar, August 15: An Assistant Sub Inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police hurled a brown leather shoe at chief minister Omar Abdullah during the Independence Day function at a heavily-guarded Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar on Sunday. Abdullah was just about to take the salute after unfurling the tricolour when Jan sitting in the VIP Lounge behind the Chief Minister flung a shoe which missed him. Jan is an Assistant Sub-Inspector with the Jammu and Kashmir Police, and hails from Ajas in north Kashmir's Bandipora district. He was rounded up by Abdullah's security men as he shouted 'pro-freedom' and 'anti-India' slogans before being whisked out of the Bakhshi Stadium, the venue for the Independence Day celebrations. Eyewitnesses said that Jan was holding a black flag at the I-Day celebration Venue and had come in plain clothes. -www.kashmirglobal.com
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...allegedly hurled a shoe at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and raised pro-freedom slogans at an Independence function in Srinagar on Sunday. The shocking incident reflects the undercurrents of anger within the police... Head constable Abdul...
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Los Angeles TimesProtests in Kashmir cloud India's independence dayAFPIndia has heightened security across Kashmir as the country celebrates its Independence Day on Sunday, marking the end of British rule in 1947. ...Violence drags on in Indian KashmirPress TVIftar Time Firing Leaves 3 More Kashmiris DeadKashmir Observer2 killed as troops open fire on Kashmir protestersThe StateKashmir Media Service -Pak1stanFirst -San Diego Union Tribuneall 994 news articles »
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NDTV.comIndependence Day of India 2010: India Ready to Celebrate 15 AugustDaily Latest News (blog)Celebrations run throughout the country with Indians participating in events like Independence day quiz, independence day slogans, writing contests, ...The ideas of IndiaHindustan Timesall 254 news articles »
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The first African World Cup didn't belong to Africa, at least not on the soccer field. Of the six African nations that made it to the quadrennial tournament, five fell early -- to indiscipline, tough competitors and heartbreaking missed opportunities. The plucky and focused Black Stars from Ghana were a bright spot for the continent, but when Sunday's final is over, the new FIFA champion will not be African. Still, winning games isn't everything. For one month of one South African winter, the tournament brought an international celebration to a continent more widely known for malnourished bodies, grandstanding leaders and the ravages of AIDS. Rather than indigence, the world saw balls sailing into the net, crisp tackles, sweat. Ten gleaming stadiums and the collective warmth of 50 million South Africans offered thousands of football pilgrims the time of their lives. In a year that marks five decades of independence for 17 African countries, from Somalia to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the cup doubled as an anniversary party. "Just the fact that African teams can compete, defeat and be defeated on the world's stage is wonderful," Carmen Arendse, a South African psychologist, said while watching Ghana's quarterfinal match against Uruguay. There's an earlier sentiment that still rings true, as well. In a 1960 speech, Patrice Lumumba, the first Congolese prime minister, made a remark that fits the occasion: "We are going to show the world what the black man can do ...
"ae watan, ae watan, humko teri kasam, teri rahon mein jaan tak luta jayenge...." This song is one of my favourite patriotic songs ever. From the movie "Shaheed (1965)". A movie based on the independence struglle of India, particularly on "gadar party" whose members included S.Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev, Chandrashekhar Azad and Ram Prasad Bismil. It is the year 1857 in India, a year that Sardar Ajit Singh, his wife, their children, including son, Bhagat, and their parents will never forget, for it was the day his brother, Kishan, sang out against the British, was arrested, escaped from prison, & has never been heard of again. This does have an impact on young Bhagat Singh's mind, so much so that when he grows up he joins the freedom fighting movement, being headed by Chandrashekar Azad. It is then that an unarmed freedom fighter, protesting the Simon Commission, is killed by Police. Bhagat, Chandrashekar, Shivram Rajguru, Sukhdev, and Jaygopal avenge this death by killing the Assistant of Commissioner Saunders. When a major police hunt is announced, they flee, especially Bhagat, as he has been identified as the Sikh with the turban. Bhagat takes off his turban, shaves off his beard, and continues to be active in the freedom movement. A historical meeting at Tughlak Fort is organized and all freedom fighters from every corner of India are invited so as to consolidate their efforts to force the British to leave India. Then the British decide to implement the Public ...
New Delhi: 9th March 2010 - March 9th 2010: On the eve of the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day against Communist Chinas brutal occupation of Tibet in 1959, the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi fenced with layers of barbed wires and blanket of security personnel saw a vigorous protest by Tibetans. At around 11:15 am today in front of the Chinese Embassy, 32 protesters shouted and tossed in air printed slogans, "Long Live His Holiness the Dalai Lama", "China out of Tibet" and "Independence for Tibet" before being arrested by police and taken into custody. Several protesters chained themselves around poles and trees in front of the Embassy. China continues to unleash unimaginable suffering and destruction to the land and people of Tibet. Even today, Tibetans in Tibet live in constant fear under the radar of plain clothes police officers, army personnel and snipers on rooftop of monasteries. Many Tibetans who took part in the historic and peaceful protest of 2008 are handed death sentences, life and long term imprisonments through unfair and unlawful trials. China has also recently re-launched what they call "Strike Hard" campaign in most part of Tibet to prevent and quell any political dissent against the illegal Communist Chinese regime in the lead up to the historic anniversary. "We strongly condemn the continuing brutal oppression of innocent Tibetans inside Tibet by China with death sentences, life imprisonment and arbitrary arrests and demand China to ...
New Delhi: 9th March 2010 - March 9th 2010: On the eve of the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day against Communist Chinas brutal occupation of Tibet in 1959, the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi fenced with layers of barbed wires and blanket of security personnel saw a vigorous protest by Tibetans. At around 11:15 am today in front of the Chinese Embassy, 32 protesters shouted and tossed in air printed slogans, "Long Live His Holiness the Dalai Lama", "China out of Tibet" and "Independence for Tibet" before being arrested by police and taken into custody. Several protesters chained themselves around poles and trees in front of the Embassy. China continues to unleash unimaginable suffering and destruction to the land and people of Tibet. Even today, Tibetans in Tibet live in constant fear under the radar of plain clothes police officers, army personnel and snipers on rooftop of monasteries. Many Tibetans who took part in the historic and peaceful protest of 2008 are handed death sentences, life and long term imprisonments through unfair and unlawful trials. China has also recently re-launched what they call "Strike Hard" campaign in most part of Tibet to prevent and quell any political dissent against the illegal Communist Chinese regime in the lead up to the historic anniversary. "We strongly condemn the continuing brutal oppression of innocent Tibetans inside Tibet by China with death sentences, life imprisonment and arbitrary arrests and demand China to ...
" Tibetans rallied in front of the Chinese Consulate commemorating 50 years of survival and determination in the face of continuous oppression. They continue to preserve and nurture their culture. After they marched the streets of Vancouver chanting slogans such as "China Out" "Tibet belongs to Tibetans" and "Made in China - We Won't Buy it!" followed by a candle-light visual to remember those who have died in the struggle and have gone missing." Courtesy: Becky Gavigan
Is it really so easy to draw the line when just glancing at the headlines can make you angry? Writer and cartoonist Bijoy Venugopal believes that anger makes protests look ugly and diverts attention from their core cause. People often feel that to protest, they must shout slogans, burn effigies or blacken the faces of suspected villains. As artists and writers, we must find unique expression for our protest. We must stretch our imagination to channel righteous anger into thought-provoking and enduring art that adds meaning and lends perspective to protest. Join Bijoy and other Bangaloreans at 'One Small Love - Bangalore for Mangalore', a celebration of creative freedom and artistic independence with musicians and opinion leaders. Be there at Opus in the Creek, Whitefield Road, Bangalore on February 14, 2010. Draw the line. Spread the love.
Muzaffarabad, 15 Aug 2000: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League[JKPFL] staged here today a big demonstration and held a sit-in, delivering protest speeches with banners and play cards in their hands in-front of the UNMOGIP office marked the Independence day of India as black day. The people in the procession raised high pitched slogans with zeal and zest against Indian occupation and human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. They demanded withdrawal of Indian troops from the soil of Kashmir. Later the procession reached the office of UN military observers group, where Chairman JKPFL Muhammad Farooq Rehmani presented a memorandum to the UN officials.
Rock-throwing protesters clashed with government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a day after a Police teargas shell struck and killed a young boy. At least 17 protesters and eight troops were injured in violent clashes as protestors hurled rocks and stones at Police and paramilitary. Soldiers used teargas in a bid to quell rioters in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir's main city. Previously 14-year-old Wamiq Farooq was struck in the head by a similar tear gas shell during a protest against Indian rule. Thousands of people gathered at Farooq's home and carried his body for burial, shouting slogans like "We want freedom" and "Indian forces leave Kashmir". Kashmir, which is predominantly Muslim, is divided between India and Pakistan and claimed by both in its entirety. Anti-India sentiment runs deep in the region, where more than a dozen rebel groups have been fighting for Kashmir's independence from India or its merger with neighbouring Pakistan since 1989. More than 68-thousand people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the uprising and the subsequent Indian crackdown. The officer who fired the tear gas on Sunday which struck Wamiq Farooq was said by police to have been suspended.
Kashmir Day--- Feburary 5th I dedicate this video to Kashmir and the Kashmiris who have not given up against India's oppression. Jabri naata tor do Kashmir hamara chor do The Kashmiris demand this even today. They have made it clear that they are not people who can be oppressed by force. The video clips are of Kashmir- and valiant Kashmiris. (except the fluttering flag of Pakistan and Minar e Pakistan) They reveal that Kashmir was, is and will always be a part of Pakistan. Very soon on the map too... Insha Allah---------- (the parts in which children are chanting slogans particularly touched my heart) (The clips are not my own but are acquired from different sources. I Thank all those whose clips I have used. The tarana is "Paasban" by Saleem Naaz Barelvi)
2010 年香港元旦大遊行-- 示威人士衝擊中聯辦-- Congregating outside the city's legislature, thousands of protesters carried colorful banners with slogans such as "Democracy Now" as peaceful crowds of young and old wended their way downtown to Beijing's representative office. Others held up massive posters of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo demanding the prominent activist and writer be freed after being recently jailed for 11 years on a subversion charge. While Beijing has promised to allow a popular election in Hong Kong in 2017 for the city's leader, recent signs have suggested Beijing may only allow a power-preserving version of democracy with rules stacked against opposition candidates. Hong Kong's mini-constitution guarantees full democracy as an "ultimate aim," but the city's seven million people have no direct say in their leader. The protesters also called for the abolition of special interest groups or so-called functional constituencies, which now make up half the seats in the city's legislature. Organizers say more than 10000 people showed up on the New Years Day march, while police put the number at over 4000. This latest mass public appeal for democracy and civil rights comes as political tensions begin heating up in the former British colony. A group of five pro-democracy legislators are now poised to resign en masse from the city's legislature, following the release of a political reform blueprint for elections in 2012, which the city's democrats say didn't go ...
2010 年香港元旦大遊行-- 示威人士衝擊中聯辦-- Congregating outside the city's legislature, thousands of protesters carried colorful banners with slogans such as "Democracy Now" as peaceful crowds of young and old wended their way downtown to Beijing's representative office. Others held up massive posters of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo demanding the prominent activist and writer be freed after being recently jailed for 11 years on a subversion charge. While Beijing has promised to allow a popular election in Hong Kong in 2017 for the city's leader, recent signs have suggested Beijing may only allow a power-preserving version of democracy with rules stacked against opposition candidates. Hong Kong's mini-constitution guarantees full democracy as an "ultimate aim," but the city's seven million people have no direct say in their leader. The protesters also called for the abolition of special interest groups or so-called functional constituencies, which now make up half the seats in the city's legislature. Organizers say more than 10000 people showed up on the New Years Day march, while police put the number at over 4000. This latest mass public appeal for democracy and civil rights comes as political tensions begin heating up in the former British colony. A group of five pro-democracy legislators are now poised to resign en masse from the city's legislature, following the release of a political reform blueprint for elections in 2012, which the city's democrats say didn't go ...
Congregating outside the city's legislature, thousands of protesters carried colorful banners with slogans such as "Democracy Now" as peaceful crowds of young and old wended their way downtown to Beijing's representative office. Others held up massive posters of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo demanding the prominent activist and writer be freed after being recently jailed for 11 years on a subversion charge. While Beijing has promised to allow a popular election in Hong Kong in 2017 for the city's leader, recent signs have suggested Beijing may only allow a power-preserving version of democracy with rules stacked against opposition candidates. Hong Kong's mini-constitution guarantees full democracy as an "ultimate aim," but the city's seven million people have no direct say in their leader. The protesters also called for the abolition of special interest groups or so-called functional constituencies, which now make up half the seats in the city's legislature. Organizers say more than 10000 people showed up on the New Years Day march, while police put the number at over 4000. This latest mass public appeal for democracy and civil rights comes as political tensions begin heating up in the former British colony. A group of five pro-democracy legislators are now poised to resign en masse from the city's legislature, following the release of a political reform blueprint for elections in 2012, which the city's democrats say didn't go far enough. In 2003, half a million protesters ...
Congregating outside the city's legislature, thousands of protesters carried colorful banners with slogans such as "Democracy Now" as peaceful crowds of young and old wended their way downtown to Beijing's representative office. Others held up massive posters of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo demanding the prominent activist and writer be freed after being recently jailed for 11 years on a subversion charge. While Beijing has promised to allow a popular election in Hong Kong in 2017 for the city's leader, recent signs have suggested Beijing may only allow a power-preserving version of democracy with rules stacked against opposition candidates. Hong Kong's mini-constitution guarantees full democracy as an "ultimate aim," but the city's seven million people have no direct say in their leader. The protesters also called for the abolition of special interest groups or so-called functional constituencies, which now make up half the seats in the city's legislature. Organizers say more than 10000 people showed up on the New Years Day march, while police put the number at over 4000. This latest mass public appeal for democracy and civil rights comes as political tensions begin heating up in the former British colony. A group of five pro-democracy legislators are now poised to resign en masse from the city's legislature, following the release of a political reform blueprint for elections in 2012, which the city's democrats say didn't go far enough. In 2003, half a million protesters ...
Congregating outside the city's legislature, thousands of protesters carried colorful banners with slogans such as "Democracy Now" as peaceful crowds of young and old wended their way downtown to Beijing's representative office. Others held up massive posters of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo demanding the prominent activist and writer be freed after being recently jailed for 11 years on a subversion charge. While Beijing has promised to allow a popular election in Hong Kong in 2017 for the city's leader, recent signs have suggested Beijing may only allow a power-preserving version of democracy with rules stacked against opposition candidates. Hong Kong's mini-constitution guarantees full democracy as an "ultimate aim," but the city's seven million people have no direct say in their leader. The protesters also called for the abolition of special interest groups or so-called functional constituencies, which now make up half the seats in the city's legislature. Organizers say more than 10000 people showed up on the New Years Day march, while police put the number at over 4000. This latest mass public appeal for democracy and civil rights comes as political tensions begin heating up in the former British colony. A group of five pro-democracy legislators are now poised to resign en masse from the city's legislature, following the release of a political reform blueprint for elections in 2012, which the city's democrats say didn't go far enough. In 2003, half a million protesters ...
Hong Kong March for Democracy in China ! - Congregating outside the city's legislature, thousands of protesters carried colorful banners with slogans such as "Democracy Now" as peaceful crowds of young and old wended their way downtown to Beijing's representative office. Others held up massive posters of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo demanding the prominent activist and writer be freed after being recently jailed for 11 years on a subversion charge. While Beijing has promised to allow a popular election in Hong Kong in 2017 for the city's leader, recent signs have suggested Beijing may only allow a power-preserving version of democracy with rules stacked against opposition candidates. Hong Kong's mini-constitution guarantees full democracy as an "ultimate aim," but the city's seven million people have no direct say in their leader. The protesters also called for the abolition of special interest groups or so-called functional constituencies, which now make up half the seats in the city's legislature. Organizers say more than 10000 people showed up on the New Years Day march, while police put the number at over 4000. This latest mass public appeal for democracy and civil rights comes as political tensions begin heating up in the former British colony. A group of five pro-democracy legislators are now poised to resign en masse from the city's legislature, following the release of a political reform blueprint for elections in 2012, which the city's democrats say didn't go far ...
2010 年香港元旦大遊行- 示威人士焚燒中共黨旗Hong Kong burning Chinese Communist Party's Flag -- Congregating outside the city's legislature, thousands of protesters carried colorful banners with slogans such as "Democracy Now" as peaceful crowds of young and old wended their way downtown to Beijing's representative office. Others held up massive posters of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo demanding the prominent activist and writer be freed after being recently jailed for 11 years on a subversion charge. While Beijing has promised to allow a popular election in Hong Kong in 2017 for the city's leader, recent signs have suggested Beijing may only allow a power-preserving version of democracy with rules stacked against opposition candidates. Hong Kong's mini-constitution guarantees full democracy as an "ultimate aim," but the city's seven million people have no direct say in their leader. The protesters also called for the abolition of special interest groups or so-called functional constituencies, which now make up half the seats in the city's legislature. Organizers say more than 10000 people showed up on the New Years Day march, while police put the number at over 4000. This latest mass public appeal for democracy and civil rights comes as political tensions begin heating up in the former British colony. A group of five pro-democracy legislators are now poised to resign en masse from the city's legislature, following the release of a political reform blueprint for elections ...
فرانس24:زدوخورد با رژیم در چند شهر بزرگ ایران www.france24.com Montazeri mourners 'clash' with police in major cities No Flash warning To take advantage of all the features on FRANCE24.COM, please click here to download the latest version of Flash Player. Iranian security forces have engaged in sporadic clashes with opposition supporters gathered to mourn the late Iranian dissident cleric Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, according to unconfirmed reports by opposition websites. By News Wires (text) REUTERS - Iranian security forces armed with batons and teargas clashed with supporters of the late dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri in two central cities on Wednesday, opposition websites said. One report said plainclothes agents used teargas and pepper gas against people who were gathering for a Montazeri memorial service to be held in a mosque in the city of Isfahan, while another said women and children were among people beaten up. Some opposition supporters were injured and dozens were arrested, according to reformist websites, whose reports could not be independently verified. There was no immediate comment from the authorities. If confirmed, they would further highlight escalating tension in the major oil producer, six months after a disputed presidential election plunged the Islamic Republic into its deepest internal crisis since it was founded three decades ago. Police chief Esmail Ahmadi-Moqadam warned the pro-reform opposition of "fierce ...
On the first day of her visit, she started her day with paying tributes to freedom fighters at the Shankarpur Inter College in Rae Bareli. She paid tributes under the aegis of freedom fighter Rana Beni Madhav Baksh Singh Memorial. Speaking on the occasion, she said, "I bow to the freedom fighters and the land of Rana Beni Madhav. I also bow to all the freedom fighters who fought for the freedom of the country. They have to face so many adversities, yet they fought the war of Independence. People from this area like Rao Ram Baksh Singh Thakur, Balwant Singh, Thakur Shivrasan Singh, Bira Pasi and Lal Chandra fought for the war of independence in 1857. We should not forget that the nation, the Congress party and the UPA Government are celebrating the 150 th anniversary of the first war of Independence of 1857. The war of Independence of 1857 has a great importance, although the historians having close ties with the Britishers wrote it as a simple revolt of the sepoys, but it was greater than that. It was the first war of nations independence and it has impact all over the country. The people who participated in the war of 1857, have coined slogans which were more than what words mean. When these people went from one place to another they enthused others with a sense of responsibility and asked them to participate in the war of independence. It was emphasized by them that this war not only a simple war, it was a war for our existence. The war was represented by all sections ...
The speech delivered on December 13, 2009 by Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in a meeting with a group of seminarians and prominent clergy. بیانات آیت الله خامنه ای در دیدار با طلاب در تاریخ 22 آذر 1388 - پیرامون حوادث بعد از دهمین انتخابات ریاست جمهوری. این سخنان یک روز بعد از تعطیلی حوزه های علمیه به دلیل اهانت به تصویر امام خمینی (ره) در روز دانشجو ایراد شد. farsi.khamenei.ir english.khamenei.ir
Dozens suffered tear gas inhalation at the weekly demonstration in Bilin Residents of Bilin village, central West Bank, gathered in a demonstration today, commemorating the 21st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and condemning the ongoing expansion of illegal Israeli settlements. After the Friday midday prayers, about 150 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists raised dozens of Palestinian flags and posters with the picture of the late Yasser Arafat and chanted slogans calling for the national leadership to keep fighting for the national principles. In a reaction to recent announcements from the Israeli government regarding plans to continue with the construction of 900 new housing units in the settlement of Gilo, they protested against the expansion of illegal settlements in East Jerusalem and the threat this expansion poses for the future Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. The demonstrators marched to the Wall built on Bilins land, where the Israeli army, based on the other side of the fence, responded to their presence by throwing tear gas bombs and shooting tear gas canisters. Dozens suffered from the effects of tear gas inhalation. In addition, residents of Bilin were calling today for the end of the ongoing arrest campaign, which escalated the day before, when a group of undercover Israeli soldiers invaded the village and arrested a local youth, Mohammad Yassin (20), who was targeted for his participation in the weekly ...
More than 200 Hong Kong residents marched through the citys financial district on Thursday, October 1st. It coincided with the celebrations in Beijing marking the 60th anniversary of the Communist Partys takeover of China. With Hong Kongs semiautonomous status, residents are free to publicly memorialize those killed during the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and the CCPs other violent campaigns. Theyre calling October 1st a (quote) national memorial day. Denouncing the regimes human rights record, they carry signs and shout slogans [respect human rights]. Among them is pro-democracy legislator Lee Cheuk-yan. [Lee Cheuk-yan, Legislative Council of Hong Kong]: "After 60 years of communist rule we see a regression in human rights and we can see that the Communist Party has stepped up the effort in squeezing and suppressing human rights in China. So this today, we come and protest. It's not a day for celebration but a day for protest." A scuffle broke out as police tried to stop a group of protesters from carrying a fake coffin—symbolizing victims of the Chinese regimes persecution—to the Central Liaison Office. Another group of protesters began a 60-hour hunger strike to mark 60 years of oppression. Others called for the release of dissidents. The vice-chairperson of Hong Kongs Democratic Party was there, too. [Emily Lau Wai-hing, HK Democratic Party Vice Chair]: "If China wants to emerge as a strong, big power it should respect the human rights of its people. Just having ...
Address by The President on the 64th Anniversary of National Liberation 15 AUG 2009 Let us take this opportunity to make a promise to ourselves, a promise that we will move towards a greater Korea, one that will make a mark on the 21st century. I believe it is an achievable goal.
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...of their rights, and that for them the Independence Day means a lot more than just a celebratory gesture. Celebrating Independence Day is not only hoisting flags, painting green and enchanting slogans; it goes much deeper to the very roots of ‘freedom and...
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Muzaffarabad, 15 Aug 2009: All Parties Hurriyat Conference, different political organizations, and forcibly displaced migrants from the Indian Occupied Kashmir staged here today a big demonstration and held a sit-in, delivering protest speeches with banners and play cards in their hands in-front of the UNMOGIP office marked the 62nd Independence day of India as black day. The people in the procession raised high pitched slogans with zeal and zest against Indian occupation and human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. They demanded withdrawal of Indian troops from the soil of Kashmir. APHC and AJK leaders delivered speeches on the importance of observing Indias Independence Day as black day. Later the APHC led procession reached the office of UN military observers group, where Convener All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Kashmir Muhammad Farooq Rehmani presented a memorandum to the UN officials. The memorandum termed the present condition of Kashmir very grave and dangerous calling upon the United Nations to initiate necessary measures to stop Indian brutalities in the disputed region. It urged upon the UN Secretary General to use his good offices to repeal black laws, set free political prisoners, withdrawal of troops, purge of criminal elements from the state police and the civil administration. It also called for impartial judicial enquiry into human rights abuses and molestation of girls by police in the recent months. It demanded immediate end to all restrictions ...
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...in the ceremony. A large number of government and private schools were open in twin cities in connection with Independence Day celebrations. Public rallies were organised in Rawalpindi and Islamabad wherein participants carried national flags and raised slogans...
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This is accountability?Vallejo Times-HeraldI attended Vallejo's Fourth of July parade last month and it was great to see so many people out celebrating Independence Day. It seemed like every group, ...
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This shall not standایرانیانEverything and every one were good, slogans of freedom and independence were good, people, millions of marching people, were good to one another. ...
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4th of July 2009 As Americans celebrated their independence day in Washington DC, we asked them to support our non-violent Green Movement in Iran with the main slogan : Where is Their Vote? We are here, but our hearts are with our friends in Iran. روز چهارم ژوییه روز استقلال آمریکاست. ما جنبش سبزمان را به میان آنها بردیم تا به دوستانمان در ایران بگوییم که هر کجا باشیم به یادشان هستیم. ... WHERE IS MY VOTE July 4th
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