This article caught my attention because it discussed the excessive amount of force used by Indian troops against Kasmir Hindus. After two months of protests the Kasmir Hindus called off their protests because the government was allowing them to use lands for their annual religious pilgrimage.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318360/2049798
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People in Hanio, Vietnam gathered to protest the taking of a Catholic church by the communist government after the Vietnam War. The church was turned into a disco house, and it's gardens were made into a parking lot.
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Greenpeace, a enviromental group which has historically used an unorthadox approach to civil resistance sent its flag ship to the coast of manilla to protest the highly unregulated and dirty emission policies of coal plants in and around the area. I found it interesting that greenpeace members aboard the ship did not follow their usual course of action when protesting, which is to lung themselves on things, or destroy things.
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At least 6 people were killed by Pakistani police while protesting military operations in the northern parts of the country.
I personally didn't have a clue about the situation in Sri Lanka. I found the governments treatment of media members to be horrible. It is a really interesting read with two articles in it.
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Angry protesters took to the streets today as a US airstrike early this morning near Miramshah reinforced anti-US sentiment in Pakistan. The strike, which Pakistan’s military confirmed occurred at 5:30 AM this morning, hit a residence and a former government school in a village in North Waziristan, not far from the Afghanistan border. The strike killed at least 14 people and injured 12 others.
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I liked this article because it was not about India or Gandhi. When most people think of non-violence, they think of Gandhi and the movements in India. This one happened in Bangladesh, and it happened very recently, near the end of August! I think it is important to recognize the non-violent movements in Southern Asia outside of India.
My main reason for choosing this article is that there is a religious aspect to it. I found it very interesting that Catholics in India have been employing non violent means to fight oppression. It is also interesting that this oppression isn't from the state, but rather the group is fighting for more protection from the state. They are also fighting violence through non violent means, the epitome of non violence.
This was an event that happened this time last year in Myanmar (Burma). It started out as an economic protest by students against the sudden rise of gas prices, but eventually came to involve large numbers of young Buddhist monks protesting the government’s actions. The involvement of the monks completely revitalized the protest movement. I found some of the monks’ protest methods interest, such as not accepting offerings or performing rituals for members of the military and government.
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A struggle between cultures, demonstrators where preforming a sit-in and officers beat some participants leaving 2 dead in the name of independence from India.I chose this article because it was a simple nonviolent sit9n/protest and it was handled by the opposing party poorly. It was interesting to me how much force was used against the protestors. They where unarmed and in a position where they could not defend themselves from police with batons, guns and teer gas. i just think it could of been handled in a different manner.
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