Tag: Video
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People’s Resistance Outreach Program – Street Theater at SeaView
A few members of People’s Resistance organized a Street Theater on the Beach at SeaView for the general public. The short street play titled JADUGAR was conceived by Husna and Ambereen of People’s Resistance, the skit was about a Jadugar (magician) who lodges himself indefinitely in the house of a poor family, promising to bring…
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Spectators of Emergency in Pakistan
This animation was published on the Al-Jazeera English website – watch the Spectators of Emergency
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Open letter to BB: Why I left PPP
A lengthy but interesting letter shared on the Emergency Time Mailing List, worth reading to understand the frustrations faced by a PPP supporter Dear Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, Assalam alaikum. After resigning from the basic membership of the Pakistan Peoples Party on 27 Nov, 2007, I am writing this letter to you elaborating my views, as…
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Video: Aabpara Protest, Islamabad – 4th Dec 2007
Other relevant links: Protest in Pictures & EyeWitness Account
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Youtube of the People’s Resistance run in with the Police last Sunday
If many might recall the People’s Resistance had a small run-in with the police which almost ended up in a few arrests [Update 1] [Update 2] & [Final Report with pictures], but luckily after some intense negotiations every one was let go, members of the CodePink organization had just landed in Karachi a day earlier…
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Open letter from Salman Ahmed to Bilal Musharraf
I share with you an open letter sent by Salman Ahmed of Junoon to Bilal Musharraf, son of General Pervaiz Muhsarraf, I had received the email directly from Salman but had resisted the urge to post it since I thought he may have not meant it to go public, but when I read that this…
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Tortured & Terrorised but Not Silenced
Watch the video of Muneer Malik speaking from his bed in PIMS [link]
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This Grain Of Truth – A tribute to Muneer Malik
Guest post by Sophia Ali An immeasurable wave of rage and pride rises up in me every time I watch the video of Muneer Malik speaking from his hospital bed. Here is a Pakistani hero whose voice was tortured to a whisper, yet they couldn’t subdue the volume of his incredible spirit, a radiance that…
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Missing in Pakistan – Documentary
A very touching film which must be watched by all alike, it was set to be released on Nov 21st in a viewing at FAST-NU Lahore but the authorities clamped down on this and prevented the viewing. Since then it has moved on to the digital world originally uploaded at [ The Critique Aggregator ]…
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Don’t Give Up – Pakistan
I would like to share with you this music video titled Don’t Give Up sung by Willie Nelson & Sinead O’Connor (originally sung by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush) which was sent to me by Salman Ahmed of Junoon fame. This powerful song caries a message of hope maybe to inspire those passionate Pakistanis who…
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Update @ 0346: Punjab University 14th Nov Anti-Jamiat Protest Video
A number of videos have been posted of the Anti-Jamiat rally held Punjab University on the 14th of November the after Jamiat activists handed over Imran Khan to the authorities, this video is truly inspiring and shows the level of motivation found amongst the students rallying for Imran Khan and at the same time condemning…
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American Bar Association rallies alongside Pakistani Lawyers
As a Pakistani engulfed in this crisis it is really heartening to see the entire American Bar Association rallying to the support of the lawyers here in Pakistan, Thank you American Lawyers March to Supreme Court to Show Solidarity with Pakistani Lawyers on 11/14/2007 Video of ABA President Neukom’s speech before the march Op-ed: Standing…
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Update @ 1730: Imran Khan has started a Hunger Strike until Judiciary is restored
Through very reliable sources with in the Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf, it has come to point that Imran Khan while being imprisoned under Anti-Terrorism charges in Dera Ghazi Khan jail has gone on a hunger strike until the restoration of the Judiciary of Pakistan to its pre-martial law November 3rd status. UPDATE 1740: ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistani…
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Update @ 0314: Women Activists defying the Martial Law in Pakistan
It must be noted that it is not only men, students and politicians (a very few) that are standing firm against this Martial Law imposed by General Pervaiz Musharraf but at the same time it is heartening to see women stepping forward and locking hands with other activists to express their right of opinion. Often…
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Update @ 0236: CNN discusses Geo Tv Blockage with Jang Group News editor
Addendum: It has just been brought to my attention that this video clip was uploaded on YouTube on June 04, 2007 over five months earlier, if you were not to look at the date then it is interesting to see the similarity of events that occurred five months back when the government blocked Dr. Shahid…