Resistance against Duterte’s wars against the people growing
“Everybody should stand up against the tyrant.”
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“Everybody should stand up against the tyrant.”
The Alternatives to Mines and Money campaign delivers a message of protest to the Mines and Money Conference of big mining corporations in London.
They came with torches and a mural effigy for a night rally, with some protesters in costumes depicting the horrors of worsening rights violations.
Progressives marked the International Day of Human Rights at the Bonifacio Shrine in Manila. A mural created by artist group UgatLahi was one of the highlights in the program.
This war of suppression, directed at people who resist what government armed forces call ‘vital installations’ and ‘flagship projects,’ has always been the biggest investment guarantee that the Philippine government grants to extractive and pollutive large-scale industries.
“Why did the soldiers have to kill them? If they were indeed rebels why were they not arrested instead?”
“Progressives and even those not in their group are alluded to in the terrorist-tagging because the president doesn't want any dissenter to government policies.”
“In his attempt to centralize power, remove the opposition, this proclamation of terrorism will be used against everybody including dissenters.”
“We live in a time where truth is being undermined and where lies reign. In order for reason to triumph, we must fight for it.”
The Communist Party of the Philippines-Central Luzon said the Philippine Army is the only one with the motive to kill Catholic priest Marcelito "Tito" Paez.
"We need to educate. We need to act and mobilize."
“Duterte is ignorant of international humanitarian laws, if not willfully disregarding all of them."
“This is by far the worst attack against the indigenous peoples.”
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