Full Coverage: Activism

30.05.2006 The DOSTA! Movement organizes a huge protest concert on June 3, in front of the B&H Parliament (12:00 to 22:00 hours), with performances of socially engaged B&H bands, to express its dissatisfaction with the general situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

29.05.2006 For the first time in the history of India, more than 5 million Musahars - the most disadvantaged section of India's Dalit Population in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal – are joining hands to wage struggles against their miserable conditions in Independent India.

26.05.2006 The Forum Syd non-governmental organization will mark, on Sunday, May 28, the International Day of Different Cultures at the City Park in Skooje. The motto of the celebration, which the organization also celebrates as the “Forum Syd Day”, is The Rainbow is a Multitude of Colours.

25.05.2006 Thousands of people strong peaceful protest against weapons and armed violence was held yesterday in Skopje, the capitol of Macedonia. The rally was organized as part of the International Action Week Against Small Arms, as well as to mark the death of three and wounding six young people in an internet café, last week.

23.05.2006 At the press conference held earlier today, the Civil NGO from Skopje presented the campaign organized to mark the Global week of Action Against Arms (May 22-29). The Campaign will be implemented in cooperation with the UNDP's Partnership for Community Safety and Security; the Caritas France in Macedonia; Cair Municipality; Zgjohu! civil movement (Wake UP!), and "Esnaf" association of artizans and craftsmen from the Old Bazaar in Skopje.

20.05.2006 Community women and men from Uttar Pradesh mobilizing for their right to health.

20.05.2006

Zubaan logo

In March 2006, Zubaan, an Indian feminist publishing house, held an exhibition in New Delhi, of over 1500 posters together depicting the Indian Women's movement since the 1970s. Poster Women is set to open at Bangalore in November 2006. It will then travel to Chennai in December, and from there to Mumbai, Hyderabad and Calcutta.

16.05.2006 NEW YORK, May 16 (OneWorld) - Peace groups in the United States are testing new ways to stop the U.S. war machinery in Iraq, Afghanistan, and places that might become new targets in the new future.

16.05.2006 It was in February that the Indian government introduced the national
rural employment guarantee (NREG) scheme. Launched in 200 districts in
14 states, it promises 100 days of wage labour to one adult member in
every rural household who volunteers for unskilled work.

15.05.2006 The Supreme Court of India has issued notice to the Indian government to prevent entry of "SS Norway" in its present condition, until the toxic ship is in compliance with the Supreme Court's October 2003 order regarding ship breaking. This was issued in response to an application filed by Ban Asbestos Network of (BANI), a member of the NGO Platform on ship breaking, that seeks to stop the ship's entry in India.

09.05.2006 Vcera nautro (Ponedelnik, 8 maj, 2006) Antikorupciskata koalicija distribuirase posteri vo pogolemite gradovi na Kosovo. Posterite se del od kampanjata sto ja sproveduva COHU so partnerite, a so cel informiranje na gragjanite za rizicite sto gi prezentira vladeckata korumpirana politicka struktura.

09.05.2006 On Monday morning (May 8, 2006) the Anticorruption Coalition has distributed anticorruption posters in the main cities of Kosovo. The poster is part of the campaign implemented by ÇOHU and its partners, aimed to inform the citizens about the risks presented by the incumbent corrupt political structure.

08.05.2006 The People's Forum Against ADB - comprising 70 NGOs from various
countries - held a massive rally on May 5 to protest against the "disastrous"
effect that ADB-funded projects had on people's lives and environment.

08.05.2006 The voters in Macedonia have a new possibility to check their personal data in the Voter Registry. At the www.izbirackispisok.gov.mk, and withing the legally set period from May 5 to May 19, the citizens will be able to check whether they are registered in the Voter Registry and to see at which ballot station they may cast their votes. The website also offers information on the manner in which the citiznes may register, be deleted from the Registry, or change incorrect data in it.

08.05.2006 At a rally to generate support for the minority communities, former prime minister VP Singh on Sunday asked his old third front allies to unite on a common platform to fight poverty.

03.05.2006 The VIVISECTfest Human Rights Festival will start tomorrow (May 4) in Sarajevo. This year's Sarajevo edition of the Festival is a continuation of the cycle of travelling festivals held in 2005 in Indjija, Belgrade, Kikinda, Tuzla, Sombor, Berlin, Backa Palanka, Novi Becer and Novi Pazar, in cooperation with local partner organizations. The Festival closes on May 7, 2006.