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Casseroles - Montréal, 24 Mai 2012 (by Jeremie Battaglia)

Protest in Montreal against the rise of tuition fees in Quebec and the new Bill 78.
Every evening at 8pm people meet in the street with their pots and pans and make all the noise they can.
A big thank you to the band Avec pas d’casque and their record label Grosse Boîte.

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Amnesty Report 2012

futurejournalismproject:

Amnesty International released its 2012 report today, the 50th in the organization’s history. The grim of it: “Amnesty International Report 2012 documents specific restrictions on free speech in at least 91 countries as well as cases of people tortured or otherwise ill-treated in at least 101 countries – in many cases for taking part in demonstrations.”

A print version of the report is available for purchase at Amnesty. A Kindle edition via Amazon.

Initially published as a video link, that “video has been removed by its user”. A sad commentary on the state of affairs.

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nationalpost: ‘A declaration of war’: Quebec students rage over proposed finesThreats of further student-related mayhem in Quebec have intensified with the government’s intention to crack down on the protest movement by hitting it hard in the pocketbook.Emergency legislation introduced overnight provides for fines of between $1,000 and $5,000 for any individual who prevents someone from entering an educational institution.The penalties climb to between $7,000 and $35,000 for a student leader and to between $25,000 and $125,000 for unions or student federations.In all cases, the fines will double for repeat offenders.“It’s a declaration of war, not only against students but also against anyone who clings in any way to democracy, against anyone who clings to what Quebec was before this legislation was tabled,” said student leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois. (Allen McInnis/The Gazette) I wish there was a way I could help’em. Why don’t we start a legal defense fund?

nationalpost:

‘A declaration of war’: Quebec students rage over proposed fines
Threats of further student-related mayhem in Quebec have intensified with the government’s intention to crack down on the protest movement by hitting it hard in the pocketbook.

Emergency legislation introduced overnight provides for fines of between $1,000 and $5,000 for any individual who prevents someone from entering an educational institution.

The penalties climb to between $7,000 and $35,000 for a student leader and to between $25,000 and $125,000 for unions or student federations.

In all cases, the fines will double for repeat offenders.

“It’s a declaration of war, not only against students but also against anyone who clings in any way to democracy, against anyone who clings to what Quebec was before this legislation was tabled,” said student leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois. (Allen McInnis/The Gazette)

I wish there was a way I could help’em. Why don’t we start a legal defense fund?

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