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It is time to abolish the ‘strike harsh’ crime fighting policy! | Written by Zan Ai Zong(cn) and translated into (en) by monwong.

Excerpt from translator's note: "After translating this piece, I was outraged by the abuse of the so-called ‘strike harsh’ policy by the law enforcing sectors all over China, especially the local police forces pressured by the central government’s arbitrary decision to implement a national crime fighting campaign without considering the possible consequences and ramifications. But most importantly, I felt really sad and a sense of helplessness for all those law-abiding citizens who were wrongfully accused, convicted of crimes they did not commit and even executed as a result of this injudicious policy throughout the years. Who knows how many were there?"

en:www.interlocals.net/
cn:blog.sina.com.cn/u/540fa279010005zi


Police raid and forced shut down of the Korean Government Employee Union (KGEU) | Written by Oiwan with the help of Cho dae hee

"Today (Sept 22), the Korean police launched a national wide attack on 8 office branches of Korean Government Employee Union (KGEU), over 70 union activists were arrested, many wounded. The KGEU has 140 offices across the nation. Tonight, there is a peaceful candle gathering at Gwangwhamun in Seoul to protest against police violence. The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs (MOGAHA) claimed that KGEU is an illegal union..."

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Thai Emergency | From Lek and Giles Ji Ungpakorn | To Asia social movement discussion group | translated into (tw) by Oiwan

"...The Thai Peoples Movement had good reason to oppose the Taksin government which presided over gross human rights abuses in the South and in the so-called war on drugs and pushed for many neo-liberal policies, such as privatization and free trade agreements. Yet the Taksin government retained huge popularity among the poor. On 2 nd April this year 16 million people voted for the government, as opposed to 10 million who voted against. The reason was simple..."

en:www.interlocals.net/
tw:www.inmediahk.net/public/article


Narrating Anti-War | Written by Dick(tw), translated by Coco.

"...I reflected that our enthusiasm during the previous protest against the Lebanon war is probably an enthusiasm under certain type of structure (anti-US imperialism). In fact, much more oppressions and injustice happen beyond the scope of anti-US structure. However, we are indifferent to these kinds of things, like the rival killings between Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites, the more marginal waiting of the Kurds as mentioned above, etc. I did not think that I 'care' the Middle East more than the general public. Instead I felt more guilt, for I seemed to concern more of who the 'abuser' was, rather than who the 'victim' was..."


Disney fever is gone | Written by Chong, translated into (tw) by Leonard

"...I doubt if Mr Ernest really cares about the future prospect of Hong Kong Disneyland. Since the year of 1999, The Hong Kong government has spent HK$22.4 billion on it, including 13.6 billion on infrastructure, 3.2 billion on capital investment and 5.6 billion on loan. The Walt Disney Company who owned 43 per cent of the shares in the Hong Kong Disneyland, only invested about US$ 0.31 billion..."

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tw: www.interlocals.net/


The death of a sex worker in Taipei | Written by Sueyvonne and translated to (tw) by kopperdog.

"...Behind individual death, we can see that the real killer is not the male exploitation as we often imagined, but the short-sighted policy and Puritan ideology conspired by middle-class women organizations and patriarchal buracracy..."

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There is much more to it than it appears: The transformation of USFK | Written by francis | Translated into (tw) by ahchoii

"...If fully agreed, this arrangement will allow the US forces to get the necessary support from the South Korean forces when they engage in operation in the region, for example, in Taiwan strait. What does it mean? Not only the US bases and facilities so widely spread in South Korea will become perfect launch-pads, but the South Korean military will also be involved in this kind of ‘flexible’ operations..."

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