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Boycott Repression

Repression of international solidarity activism

It is not any news that Israel uses spies and repressive means to counter (unarmed) international solidarity activists…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Saturday, August 29, 2015

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Constructive resistance

Utopian city in a war zone

In the Kurdish autonomous city Kobané – despite being in a war zone still – the experiment and reconstruction of an…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Saturday, August 29, 2015

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Activist campaign Media

Breaking media silence on Western Sahara anti-colonial struggle

When I visited the military occupied part of Western Sahara and the brave struggling Sahrawi people earlier this year, I…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Tuesday, August 25, 2015

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Activist campaign

West Papua struggle moves forward

Jason MacLeod writes: "A wave of solidarity with West Papua is building across the Pacific. The issue is now a priority…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Tuesday, August 25, 2015

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Resistance research

Activism is no quick-fix

This op-ed by a seasoned civil society leader is not saying anything new but it does highlight key problems with the…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Tuesday, August 25, 2015

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Hactivism

New encrypted mail program

Now there is a mail program that encrypt all your mails automatically and that also works with several mobile apps. I have not tried it yet, let me know what you think.

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Thursday, August 27, 2015

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Hactivism

Hacker uses looks and 3D-printer to break in

The "SexyCyborg" is a hacker that uses her looks and 3D-printers to make special shoes to hide hacking equipment and…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Wednesday, August 26, 2015

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Activist campaign

Mass actions for the climate

Now the first step is taken. The whole global climate justice movement has agreed that it is mass mobilisation and…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Thursday, August 27, 2015

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Activist event Revolution

Revolutionary aspirations in Lebanon (again)

It seems like Lebanon is on the way getting its second peaceful revolution the last decade. What started as protests…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Monday, August 24, 2015

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Activist event Nonviolent action

Climate justice civil disobedience in Germany

Watch this short movie of how 1 500 climate justice activists shut down one of the biggest coal mines in Europe. It is…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Sunday, August 23, 2015