On the 28th of March, 20 workers of the Arcelor-Mittal iron factory of Florange, in Lorraine, eastern France, set out for a very long walk towards Paris.
Earlier in the year, Nicolas Sarkozy promised he would save the factory from closure, « with or without Mittal ».
As nothing concrete seemed to happen, 200 of the workers set out for Paris, to protest in front of Nicolas Sarkozy’s campaign HQ. The military riot police, with tear gas and batons, welcomed them violently, even though the goal of the demonstration was peaceful. Nicolas Sarkozy later called them voyous, “thugs”.
To prove him wrong, 20 of them decided to walk from the factory in Florange to Paris, which is 350 km. Their walk ended at the Eiffel tower, which was built with iron from Lorraine.
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Hundreds of Honduran Farmworkers Seize Land from Large Landowners
Thousands of rural workers in Honduras have occupied land as part of a dispute with large landowners and the government.
The coordinated invasions took place in several locations across the country, activists and officials say.
Farmers groups say the areas taken over are public lands where poor farmers have the right to grow food under Honduran law.
The government said the seizures were illegal and targeted private holdings.
The director of the National Agrarian Institute, Pedro Ham, said the coordinated occupations were politically motivated and aimed at destabilising the government of President Porfirio Lobo.
Violent disputes over farmland are common in Honduras, with dozens of rural workers killed in recent years.
Organisations representing rural workers say successive governments have failed to fulfil promises to distribute farmland using agrarian reform legislation.
They also accuse the authorities of acting in the interests of large landowners.
Ready for post-bimbo era in Italy: Critics blame Berlusconi for bombarding Italy with degrading images of women. Since his fall from power, many women are hoping that the damage can be undone.
Photo: A demonstrator in Milan carries an effigy of Berlusconi behind bars during a protest last year. Credit: Luca Bruno / Associated Press
Congressman Bobby Rush dons a hoodie in support of Treyvon Martin, violating House dress code.
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Syrian rebels carry the dead body of a comrade to a morgue after heavy fighting with Syrian government forces in Idlib, on March 11, 2012.
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Bamako, Mali. Young men gather in support of the recent military coup.
Read: The US has cut off aid to Mali following the coup. The US gives Mali roughly $140m in annual aid, and the loss could affect about half the country.
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In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston marathon. After realizing that a woman was running, race organizer Jock Semple went after Switzer shouting, “Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers.” However, Switzer’s boyfriend and other male runners provided a protective shield during the entire marathon.The photographs taken of the incident made world headlines, and Kathrine later won the NYC marathon with a time of 3:07:29.
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Without gold, you will live.
Without water, you will die.
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Palestinian women take part in a rally to mark International Women’s Day and to show their solidarity with female Palestinian detainee Hana Shalabi, who is on hunger strike, at Qalandia checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah March 8, 2012.
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On June 11th 1963, Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, sat down in the middle of a busy intersection in Saigon, covered himself in gasoline and He then ignited a match, and set himself on fire. Đức burned to death in a matter of minutes, and he was immortalized in a famous photograph taken by a reporter who was in Vietnam in order to photograph the war. All those who saw this spectacle were taken by the fact that Duc did not make a sound while burning to death. Đức was protesting President Ngô Đình Diệm’s administration for oppressing the Buddhist religion.
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International Women’s Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 8, 2010.
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Oh, to fall victim to propaganda! To let my ignorance be eased by a single video that uses me to breed more of the stuff! All good intentions acknowledged, one viral idea has made fools of us all. (Watch and be educated, but I encourage you to have a critical eye and to research further. Please don’t take everything they feed you, but feel compassion for the victims of these terrible crimes.)
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At a protest in favor of reproductive rights today in Richmond VA, protesters assembled on the Virginia Capitol’s steps. Police, many in riot gear, demanded that they disperse or be arrested. 33 people refused to leave the steps, and were arrested.
Top picture: The 33 arrestees, shortly before police moved in.
Bottom picture: Protester, identified as Mara Hyman, faces down cops in riot gear.
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Picture of the Day. Tripoli, Lebanon. A young Syrian refugee with his face painted with the Syrian opposition flag and the name of “Baba Amro,” the embattled quarter of the city of Homs. 26 February 2012.
Read: Three stories about the Lebanon-Syria nexus up on Al Akhbar today: “The Syrian Uprising in the Eyes of Lebanon Islamists,” “Syrian Children in Tripoli: Paying the Price of Politics,” and “The Ten Lebanese Benefits of the Syrian Revolution.”
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