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August 2015 Honduras Coup Update

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 11/09/2015 - 11:42pm

With formatting: https://sydneywithhonduras.wordpress.com

August 2015 Honduras Coup Update

Cases of persecution in August 2015

Attacks against the fire torch movement; one youth killed, protests violently repressed, and a doctor and politician receives death threat for supporting the marches.

Geography: 
Global/International
Keywords: 
human rights
revolution
Honduras
student
fire torch
murder
assassination
political persecution
environment
mining
corruption
mobilisation
repression
organising
high school students
university students
politicians
General Strike

High School Hires Convicted Criminal As Mentor

Submitted by ashleepress on Mon, 11/05/2015 - 4:14pm

Former Gold Coast LNP member Timothy Gear, aged 23, has been convicted of child sex offences and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment which has been fully suspended for 18 months.

Gear, former Elanora State High School captain, was convicted of two counts of trying to procure a child under the age of sixteen, after having plead guilty to posing as an adolescent online.

Geography: 
Gold Coast
Keywords: 
parliament
scandal
underage
school
student
Crime
Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry