Category: Peoples Resistance
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Pictures from Aman Ittehad’s Peoples Assembly – Islamabad
The Islamabad People’s Assembly – A Dialog for Peace – with thousands from all over the country that responded to Aman Ittehad’s call. The Convention Centre has never seen so many people since it was built. It was a historic event and will be shown in Live with Talat in two or three shows that…
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Peoples Assembly – A Dialogue for Peace
Date: 22nd March 2010 Location: The Second Floor, Karachi Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm RSVP: Peoples Assembly – A Dialogue for Peace (Facebook Event) Aman Ittehad is observing a Peace Week from 16-23 March 2010. During the week we propose to hold a series of public dialogues in each city across Pakistan called Peoples Assemblies where…
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PC Hotel Workers Strike – Day 21
The protest by PC Workers continues in the basement of the Pearl Continental Hotel where over 150 union employees are holding fort asking three basic demands. Reinstatement of Four sacked employees (PC Four), The PC Management to recognize the union and third is to come to the negotiation table. It has been 21 days and…
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PC Hotel Workers Strike update – 20 Days and counting
There are only about 140 people left in the basement in their 20th day of protest at the PC. On Sunday evening about 30 to 40 went home due to sickness or some other emergent reason and were not allowed to return to the basement and in their astute attitude the PC management is not…
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The Graffiti Activist: Asim Butt [1978-2010]
I write today with a very heavy heart to hear that a fellow activist and an amazing artist is no longer with us. Asim Butt (1978-2010) aged 32 took his own life yesterday morning in his house, whatever be the circumstances that pushed him to taking this tragic step, it has left many friends shattered…
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PICTURES: Solidarity Day 1st Jan 2010 – Karachi
A very supportive rally was organized by the Aman Ittehad at the Karachi Press Club. A large number of civil society groups were in attendence and the rally made a strong statement for peace in Pakistan. Pictures are enclosed here, a video of the event shall be uploaded soon [nggallery id=71]
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Solidarity Day 1st January 2010 – Karachi Press Conference
At 3:00pm today representatives of the Aman Ittehad namely Justice Majida Rizwi, Senator Iqbal Haider, Anis Haroon, Bishop Ijaz Inayat, Uzma Noorani, Mumtaz Tanoli, Uzma Aslam, Barrister Zain and a few more people addressed the media at the Karachi Press Club today. The Aman Ittehad leaders shared with the media plans for the peace rally…
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Joint Press Conference by Aman Ittehad in Islamabad – Solidarity Day 1st Jan 2010
A very well-attended joint press conference was held today at the Islamabad Press Club by the Aman Ittehad to announce the Solidarity Day across Pakistan in 37 cities on 1st january 2010 at 3:00 Mohammad Tahseen addressed the conference alongwith Dr. Said Alam Mehsud, Ali Asghar Khan, Rukhshanda Naz, Jaffer Memon, Prof Dr. Sarfaraz Khan,…
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Collateral Damage and Pakistan’s (read American’s) War on Terror
Guest Blog by Omar Javaid If Pakistan’s Establishment / Military intends to neatly wrap up the on going onslaught in Waziristan Area (Read America’s War ‘of’ Terror), then it must avoid killing civilians (watch the first two video) at any cost … why? To get an answer watch the 3rd clip in which Imran Khan explains…
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Solidarity Day for Peace in Pakistan – 1st Jan 2010 – Aman Ittehad
Considering the spiraling security situation in Pakistan a number of civil society organizations have joined forces across Pakistan to hold a peace rally on 1st January 2010 as a Solidarity Day at 3:00pm in 37 cities across Pakistan The Solidarity Day is organized under Aman Ittehad — a citizens’ platform connecting trade unions, media, students,…
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NRO declared Null and Void – What Now?
After a lapse of over two years, today a full bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan came through with a historic judgment declaring the 2007 National Reconciliatory Ordinance null and void. It must be recalled that the NRO was the mastermind of the then President of Pakistan General Pervaiz Musharraf who in October 2007…
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PR Seminar on The Blasphemy Law – Live Stream from PMA House @ 5:30pm
The Blasphemy Law: An Objective Assessment from Religious, Legal & Social Perspectives seminar organized by the Peoples’ Resistance is being live streamed from the PMA House at 5:30pm catch it live here on the blog or head over to the page at Ustream.tv APOLOGIES: Due to a technical glitch – live feed is *not available*
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Protest Karachi 24th October 4:30pm, Press Club: Jaag Meray Taalib-e-Ilm – Pakistan Jal Raha Ha
Jaag Meray Taalib-e-Ilm – Pakistan Jal Raha Hai Location: Karachi Press Club Date: October 24th 2009 Time: 4:30pm Yet another blast has happened my friends and this time it is our educational institutions. This is not just another headline for the week. Efforts are being made to paralyze the education system of our country. The…
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The Blasphemy Law: An Objective Assessment from Religious, Legal & Social Perspectives
The Peoples Resistance invites you to. “The Blasphemy Law: An Objective Assessment from Religious, Legal & Social Perspectives” Date: Saturday 24th October, 2009 Time: 5:30 PM Location: PMA House, Karachi Some Speakers include: Dr. Khalid Zaheer, Advocate Zain Sheikh Other notable Human Rights Experts and Minority Group Representatives will speak and attend the Seminar. Chaired…