a report on a Palestinian family that took sanctuary in a Montreal church to fight for refugee status, this is the write-up ...

Palestinian Sanctuary in Canada

Sanctuary in Canadian churches for refugees facing deportation is becoming a growing practice. Currently, there are six cases of refugees in church sanctuaries throughout the country, sparking a national debate on the practice, while also highlighting the growing rejection rates of refugees claiming asylum in Canada post September 11. In Montreal, a family of Palestinian refugees has been in sanctuary for more than six months. FSRN’s Stefan Christoff reports.

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Canada’s Growing Debate in Afghanistan Involvement

Afghanistan is facing the most violent period since the 2001 U.S. lead military invasion. 2 French soldiers, 1 British & 1 Canadian soldier have died this past week sparking growing debate in Canada, responsible for one of the largest foreign troop deployments in the country. Stefan Christoff reports on the reactions in Canada to the growing violence in Afghanistan.

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listen to reports produced for Free Speech Radio News between 2002 - 2012, the flagship Pacifica radio daily news program, these reports were produced in Montreal, but also in Beirut, Lebanon.

putting these reports up for archiving purposes, they address numerous grassroots struggles for justice and against oppression, particularly looking at struggles surrounding migrant justice, also indigenous movements for land and rights, while also struggles against colonialist wars today & the persisting impacts of wars past.

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stefan @spirodon

a report on the struggle against Security Certificates in Canada in 2004.

Security Certificates in Canada

The recently released Amnesty International Annual Report for 2004 outlined a harsh criticism of the use of “Security Certificates” by the Canadian government. Security Certificates increasingly used after September 11th, allow the indefinite detention and ultimately deportation of foreign nationals, who the Canadian government deems a serious risk to national security of the country. Stefan Christoff reports.

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listen to reports produced for Free Speech Radio News between 2002 - 2012, the flagship Pacifica radio daily news program, these reports were produced in Montreal, but also in Beirut, Lebanon.

putting these reports up for archiving purposes, they address numerous grassroots struggles for justice and against oppression, particularly looking at struggles surrounding migrant justice, also indigenous movements for land and rights, while also struggles against colonialist wars today & the persisting impacts of wars past.

thank you for listening !

stefan @spirodon

Police Killing of Aboriginal Man in Canada Sparks Outrage 3:32

The new year began on the Norway House First Nation in northern Manitoba, Canada, with the shooting of an aboriginal man Dennis St. Paul by an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Aboriginal communities in Manitoba and throughout Canada are demanding a public inquiry into the RCMP shooting death, which also has many aboriginal community activists reflecting on the long history of documented police brutality against aboriginal people at the hands of the RCMP. FSRN’s Stefan Christoff reports from Montreal.

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listen to reports produced for Free Speech Radio News between 2002 - 2012, the flagship Pacifica radio daily news program, these reports were produced in Montreal, but also in Beirut, Lebanon.

putting these reports up for archiving purposes, they address numerous grassroots struggles for justice and against oppression, particularly looking at struggles surrounding migrant justice, also indigenous movements for land and rights, while also struggles against colonialist wars today & the persisting impacts of wars past.

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stefan @spirodon

a report on the struggle against Canada joining a space based U.S. missile system, this was produced in 2004.

Canada-US Missile Defence

In early August, the Canada-U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, was amended toward what critics say pushes Canada toward directly participating in US led plans for a North American Missile Defense Shield. Involvement in Missile Defense and the increased militarization of space as part of the “War on Terror” has become an issue of national debate in Canada. FSRN’s Stefan Christoff reports from Montreal.

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listen to reports produced for Free Speech Radio News between 2002 - 2012, the flagship Pacifica radio daily news program, these reports were produced in Montreal, but also in Beirut, Lebanon.

putting these reports up for archiving purposes, they address numerous grassroots struggles for justice and against oppression, particularly looking at struggles surrounding migrant justice, also indigenous movements for land and rights, while also struggles against colonialist wars today & the persisting impacts of wars past.

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stefan @spirodon

a report on the struggle against "Security Certificates" in the post 9/11 political environmental in Canada, below is the written intro :

Canada Joins Detention Bandwagon (3:29)

"Within the last few months Canadian police and security officials have made a series of arrests of Muslim community members under what is called a “Security Certificate”. The “Security Certificate” allows the Canadian government to arrest, detain and deport landed immigrants, who are charged with being a “national security” threat. There is no chance of bail, detention can be indefinite and neither the person detained under the “Security Certificate” nor their defence lawyer is allowed to access the “evidence”. And as Stefan Christoff reports from Montreal, the “Security Certificate” is being increasingly used to arrest, detain and deport members of Muslim communities in Canada."

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listen to reports produced for Free Speech Radio News between 2002 - 2012, the flagship Pacifica radio daily news program, these reports were produced in Montreal, but also in Beirut, Lebanon.

putting these reports up for archiving purposes, they address numerous grassroots struggles for justice and against oppression, particularly looking at struggles surrounding migrant justice, also indigenous movements for land and rights, while also struggles against colonialist wars today & the persisting impacts of wars past.

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stefan @spirodon

First Nations Fight Poverty in Canada (3:28)

Across Canada a national day of action has been observed to focus on the ‘First Nations’ fight against poverty and the continual persecution facing the indigenous population. Stefan Christoff reports from Montreal.

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listen to reports produced for Free Speech Radio News between 2002 - 2012, the flagship Pacifica radio daily news program, these reports were produced in Montreal, but also in Beirut, Lebanon.

putting these reports up for archiving purposes, they address numerous grassroots struggles for justice and against oppression, particularly looking at struggles surrounding migrant justice, also indigenous movements for land and rights, while also struggles against colonialist wars today & the persisting impacts of wars past.

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stefan @spirodon

SHOOTING RAMPAGE IN MONTREAL

A college in downtown Montreal was the scene of a deadly shooting rampage yesterday. Stefan Christoff reports.

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listen to reports produced for Free Speech Radio News between 2002 - 2012, the flagship Pacifica radio daily news program, these reports were produced in Montreal, but also in Beirut, Lebanon.

putting these reports up for archiving purposes, they address numerous grassroots struggles for justice and against oppression, particularly looking at struggles surrounding migrant justice, also indigenous movements for land and rights, while also struggles against colonialist wars today & the persisting impacts of wars past.

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stefan @spirodon

Police Infiltrators in Canadian SPP Protest (2:40)

A controversy surrounding the trilateral North American summit in Canada between President George Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderón, has been making headlines throughout the week in Canada. Quebec Provincial Police are accused of sending agent provocateurs into the demonstrations opposing trilateral summit. Quebec police officials admitted that undercover agents dressed as protesters infiltrated the demonstration. FSRN’s Stefan Christoff reports from Montreal.

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listen to reports produced for Free Speech Radio News between 2002 - 2012, the flagship Pacifica radio daily news program, these reports were produced in Montreal, but also in Beirut, Lebanon.

putting these reports up for archiving purposes, they address numerous grassroots struggles for justice and against oppression, particularly looking at struggles surrounding migrant justice, also indigenous movements for land and rights, while also struggles against colonialist wars today & the persisting impacts of wars past.

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stefan @spirodon

Update in Lebanese Elections (4:05)

In the shadow of the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, people across Lebanon went to the polls last Sunday in the last of five rounds of regional voting for theParliamentary elections in Lebanon. With a voter turnout estimated by most observers at between 40-50%, Saad Hariri of the Future Movement and son of the slain former Prime Minster lead the Opposition block to a majority in the Lebanese Parliament. In Beirut, Lebanon, FSRN’s Stefan Christoff provides this post-election report.

listen to reports produced for Free Speech Radio News between 2002 - 2012, the flagship Pacifica radio daily news program, these reports were produced in Montreal, but also in Beirut, Lebanon.

putting these reports up for archiving purposes, they address numerous grassroots struggles for justice and against oppression, particularly looking at struggles surrounding migrant justice, also indigenous movements for land and rights, while also struggles against colonialist wars today & the persisting impacts of wars past.

thank you for listening !

stefan @spirodon