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*'''Protests are going on''' in '''Iceland''' against [[capitalism]] and the government. [http://libcom.org/news/actions-continue-iceland-22122008]
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*Chinese navy begins anti-piracy mission in Somalia. [http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/27/stories/2008122756051300.htm]
 
*'''[[Alexandros Grigoropoulos]]''', a 15-year-old boy, is killed by police in [[Greece]] triggering [[2008 Greek Riots|riots]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/13/athens-greece-riots]
 
*'''[[Alexandros Grigoropoulos]]''', a 15-year-old boy, is killed by police in [[Greece]] triggering [[2008 Greek Riots|riots]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/13/athens-greece-riots]
 
*The United Nations is concerned over '''"systematic and widespread" killings of civilians''' by Colombia's US-backed security forces. Navanethem Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that the 'extrajudicial killings' by Colombian forces could categorize it as 'crime against humanity'.[http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=74012&sectionid=351020703]
 
*The United Nations is concerned over '''"systematic and widespread" killings of civilians''' by Colombia's US-backed security forces. Navanethem Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that the 'extrajudicial killings' by Colombian forces could categorize it as 'crime against humanity'.[http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=74012&sectionid=351020703]
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*"'''Evo Morales''' announces '''general elections''' for 2009".[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gGNTvM_-kAKwzYTdezwLZrREY_0Q]
 
*"'''Evo Morales''' announces '''general elections''' for 2009".[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gGNTvM_-kAKwzYTdezwLZrREY_0Q]
 
*Venezuelan ex-defense minister and '''critic of [[Hugo Chavez]] on corruption issue''' Raul Baduel '''faces problem'''. This happens a couple of weeks after Venezuela expelled two Human Rights Watch members from the country for publishing report critical of Chavez administration.[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/10/another-critic.html]
 
*Venezuelan ex-defense minister and '''critic of [[Hugo Chavez]] on corruption issue''' Raul Baduel '''faces problem'''. This happens a couple of weeks after Venezuela expelled two Human Rights Watch members from the country for publishing report critical of Chavez administration.[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/10/another-critic.html]
*It is reported that US presidential candidate '''[[Barack Obama]]''', if elected, will '''increase foreign aid to Israel'''.[http://www.presstv.ir/Detail.aspx?id=71409&sectionid=3510203]
 
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Revision as of 02:57, 27 December 2008

  • Protests are going on in Iceland against capitalism and the government. [1]
  • Chinese navy begins anti-piracy mission in Somalia. [2]
  • Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old boy, is killed by police in Greece triggering riots. [3]
  • The United Nations is concerned over "systematic and widespread" killings of civilians by Colombia's US-backed security forces. Navanethem Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that the 'extrajudicial killings' by Colombian forces could categorize it as 'crime against humanity'.[4]
  • According to the UN, camps sheltering 50,000 displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been torched.[5]
  • Riot police resorts to tear gas and attacks the residents of Elliniko village near Ioannina, Greece who prevented the construction of an open-refuse dump.[6]
  • At least 18 civilians including children ranging in age from six months to 15 are reportedly killed in Afghanistan in an air strike by NATO forces.[7]
  • Riot police in the Morumbi district of Sao Paulo, Brazil have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at other police officers who are striking for better pay.[8]
  • "Evo Morales announces general elections for 2009".[9]
  • Venezuelan ex-defense minister and critic of Hugo Chavez on corruption issue Raul Baduel faces problem. This happens a couple of weeks after Venezuela expelled two Human Rights Watch members from the country for publishing report critical of Chavez administration.[10]