Archive for March, 2014

Scott Olsen

US military veteran wins millions in police brutality lawsuit

A former marine veteran in the US has won millions after suing the Oakland police force for brutality. Scott Olsen, 26 was awarded $4.5 million after sustaining injuries during the Occupy protests. During the protests he was hit on the head by a non-lethal missile fired by a police officer. Shortly afterwards, he was admitted to hospital in a critical[Read More…]

Mayam Mahmoud

Egyptian rapper takes a stand against sexism

A leading female rapper in Egypt has taken to the stage to speak out against sexism in her country. Mayam Mahmoud is an 18 year old rapper who has been featured on ‘Egypt’s Got Talent’ and performed on stage for the first time last October. Brave and outspoken, Mahmoud says that her aim is to challenge entrenched notions about how[Read More…]

War cries and the simmering tension between Russia and Ukraine

War cries and the simmering tension between Russia and Ukraine

There is much more to the violence that has recently erupted in the Ukraine than the Western media propaganda machine would have you believe. In the mainstream media, it was reported that anti-government protesters peacefully occupied Independence Square in central Kiev after president Viktor Yanukovych’s government ditched a far-reaching agreement with the European Union in favour of stronger ties with[Read More…]

Svoboda

The Fourth Reich? Why Ukraine coup should worry us all

Violence has spilled out onto the streets of Ukraine. Residents are living in fear of armed thugs from the Right Sector that – with the backing of Western forces – led a coup which ousted former president, Victor Yanukovych. Thugs have been parading the streets armed with clubs, helmets and bombs and have unleashed brutal violence on the police, overtaken[Read More…]

Heading for a nuclear winter? China’s air pollution reaches critical levels

Heading for a nuclear winter? China’s air pollution reaches critical levels

Imagine living in a country where you couldn’t even trust the air that you breathe for fear of contracting a serious health problem as a result. Well in China, that exact scenario is playing out with Chinese scientists warning that the country’s air pollution is now so toxic that it resembles a nuclear winter. The country has been well known[Read More…]