Links

Relatives for Justice
Support for the bereaved and injured, and the promotion and protection of human rights.

Ballymurphy Massacre
Campaign by the families of the eleven unarmed civilians who were murdered by the British Army's Parachute Regiment between 9th and 11th August 1971

Public Interest Lawyers
A law firm specialising in international human rights.

Iraq Body Count
Records the violent civilian deaths that have resulted from the 2003 military intervention in Iraq.

Al-Jazeera
http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage
English-language site for the Qatar-based news service.

AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org
AlterNet.org is a project of the Independent Media Institute, a
nonprofit rganization dedicated to strengthening and supporting
independent and alternative journalism. AlterNet's online magazine
provides a mix of news, opinion and investigative journalism on
subjects ranging from the environment, the drug war, technology and
cultural trends to policy debate, sexual politics and health issues.

ACIJ
http://www.reportage.uts.edu.au
The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ) is fully
committed to the principle that democratic societies require
independent, critical and investigative journalism of the highest
standard.

The Activist
http://www.theactivist.co.uk
Encouraging active participation in political and economic issues:
globalisation, Western economic imperialism, oppression, injustice.

Appeals Worldwide
http://www.appealsww.com
Appeals Worldwide specializes in producing appeals letters based on
Amnesty International cases, for you to send to the authorities in the
countries concerned. No two letters that we produce are identically
worded, and you can further adapt them to your own requirements. Never
before has it been so easy to act on behalf of human rights victims.

Antony Loewenstein
http://antonyloewenstein.com
Antony Loewenstein is a Sydney-based freelance journalist, author and
blogger. His book on the Israel/Palestine conflict, My Israel
Question, is released by Melbourne University Publishing in 2006.

Arab Media Watch
http://www.arabmediawatch.com
AMW was set up to tackle a proliferation of traditional bias,
ignorance and misunderstanding in the British media regarding Arab
issues. The need to restore a measure of balance to its coverage is as
urgent as ever in view of the power of the media to shape and
influence public opinion.

Black Rhinoceros
http://www.blackrhinoceros.org
The largest directory on the Net of environmental actions in the areas
of Biodiversity, Conservation, Energy, Environmental Justice, Habitat
and Pollution.

Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (UK)
http://www.cpbf.org.uk
The Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom is an independent
voice for media reform working to promote policies for a diverse,
democratic and accountable media. They campaign for a media which is
more accountable to the people it is meant to serve; the breakup of
media concentration to promote greater media diversity; rights of
citizens to redress for unfair coverage; and rights of journalists to
report freely. Membership is made up of individuals who care about the
media and democracy, and affiliated organisations. These include
national trade unions, local trade union and Labour Party branches as
well as media, cultural and educational organisations.

The Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (Canada)
http://presscampaign.org
The Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom represents a common
front of readers and viewers, those working in the media industries,
and labour and community groups concerned about the increasing
concentration of media ownership in Canada.

Chomsky Info
http://www.chomsky.info
The official archive of articles, speeches and interviews by Noam Chomsky.

ColdType.net
http://www.coldtype.net
ColdType.net publishes e-books, essays, photojournalism and its own
64-page monthly e-magazine, dedicated to 'Writing Worth Reading From
Around The World'. Its many contributors include John Pilger, Chris
Hedges, Robert Fisk, Norman Solomon, Ray McGovern, Tom Engelhardt,
George Monbiot, Frida Berrigan and many others. The site contains
hundreds of high-quality pdf downloads and everything is free.

Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org
US-based site for progressive news and analysis.

Corporate Europe Observatory
http://www.corporateeurope.org
CEO is a Amsterdam and Madrid-based research and campaign group
targeting the threats to democracy, equity, social justice and the
environment posed by the economic and political power of corporations
and their lobby groups.

CounterPunch
http://www.counterpunch.org
Muckraking US leftist newsletter edited by Alexander Cockburn and
Jeffrey St. Clair.

Crisis Forum
http://www.crisis-forum.org.uk/index.html
Crisis Forum believe that humankind is in serious trouble due to an
economic and political system which is destroying our ability to
sustain our existence on this planet. Aims are: to bring together
committed people from diverse college-based, academic disciplines, as
well as independent researchers, to analyse the nature of the crisis
in a genuinely holistic way; to put that knowledge to positive use so
that ordinary people can apply global knowledge to local contexts; to
develop this initiative as an independent research-based 'centre'
through projects, publications and study programmes.

Dahr Jamail's Iraq dispatches
http://www.dahrjamailiraq.com
News From Inside Iraq. Weary of the overall failure of the US media to
accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi
people and US soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war
himself. His dispatches were quickly recognized as an important media
resource and he is now writing for the Inter Press Service, The Asia
Times and many other outlets. His reports have also been published
with The Nation, The Sunday Herald, Islam Online, and the Guardian to
name just a few. Dahr's dispatches and hard news stories have been
translated into Polish, German, Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese,
Chinese, Arabic and Turkish. On the radio, Dahr is a special
correspondent for Flashpoints and reports for the BBC, Democracy Now!,
and numerous other stations around the globe. Dahr has spent a total
of 8 months in occupied Iraq as one of only a few independent US
journalists in the country.

Democracy Now!
http://www.democracynow.org
A daily news and TV programme on over 350 stations pioneering the
largest community media cooperation in the US. Hosted by award-winning
journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.

FAIR
http://www.fair.org
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, based in the US, has been offering
well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986.

FAS
http://www.fas.org/asmp/index.html
Arms sale monitoring project.

Robert Fisk
http://www.robert-fisk.com
Website dedicated to articles by Robert Fisk - Middle East
correspondent for the Independent newspaper in the UK.

Foreign Policy in Focus
http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org
US journal with many in-depth articles and much analysis of American
foreign policy. Working to make the U.S. a more responsible global
leader and partner.

Glasgow Media Group
http://www.gla.ac.uk/Acad/Sociology/units/media.htm
The Group consists mostly of people who have worked in the unit at
Glasgow University, plus broadcasters and others who have published
with them. The purpose of its work is to promote the development of
new methodologies and substantive research in the area of media and
communications.

Global Echo
http://www.globalecho.org
UK-based progressive site with news and current affairs from around the world.

Global Issues
http://www.globalissues.org
Progressive analysis of "global issues that affect everyone."

Global Research
http://globalresearch.ca
The Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG) is an independent
research and media group of writers, scholars and activists. It is a
registered non profit organisation in Quebec, Canada. Their website
publishes news articles, commentary, background research and analysis
on a broad range of issues, focusing on social, economic, strategic,
geopolitical and environmental processes.

Globalvision News Network
http://www.gvnews.net/html/index.shtml
"News and information from the inside out."

Green Books
http://www.greenbooks.co.uk
Publishers of books about the environment, ecology, gardening,
organics, conservation and green issues. Publishers of 'The
Compassionate Revolution' and 'Free To Be Human' by David Edwards.

Hacktivismo
http://hacktivismo.com
Hacktivismo is a group of international hackers, human rights workers,
artists and others who seek to further the goals of human rights
through technology.

Hands Off Venezuela!
www.handsoffvenezuela.org
The Hands Off Venezuela Campaign was established in December 2002 to
counter lies and misinformation about the country in the local and
international media and to campaign against imperialist intervention
by the United States.

Indymedia UK
http://uk.indymedia.org
Indymedia UK is a network of individuals, independent and alternative
media activists and organisations, offering grassroots, non-corporate,
non-commercial coverage of important social and political issues.

Information Clearing House
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info
"News you won't find on CNN or Fox (or the BBC)."

International Human Rights Seminar
https://www.oxfordunivhumanrightsseminar.org.uk
IHRS is based at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University
of Oxford and organised by students and foward-thinking academics and
headed by Dr William Pepper, an International Human Rights Lawyer.

Islam Online (in English)
http://www.islam-online.net/english/index.shtml
All the information you need about Islam and its civilizations, the
universe and its changes, current affairs and their analyses, and
general information and services.

Justice Not Vengeance
http://www.j-n-v.org
Justice Not Vengeance (JNV) is an anti-war group which has developed
out of ARROW (Active Resistance to the Roots of War). JNV opposes the
US-UK 'war on terrorism', and campaigns for a peaceful resolution of
international conflicts, based on justice and equality." Includes
excellent media reviews and other articles by Milan Rai.

Media Alliance
http://www.media-alliance.org
Media Alliance is a 25-year-old nonprofit training and resource center
for media workers, community organizations, and political activists.
Our mission is excellence, ethics, diversity, and accountability in
all aspects of the media in the interests of peace, justice, and
social responsibility.

MediaChannel
http://www.mediachannel.org
MediaChannel is a media issues supersite, featuring criticism,
breaking news, and investigative reporting from hundreds of
organizations worldwide. As the media watch the world, we watch the
media." Includes link to 'News Dissector' blog by Danny Schechter.

MediaLens
http://www.medialens.org
MediaLens is a response based on the conviction that mainstream
newspapers and broadcasters provide a profoundly distorted picture of
our world. MediaLens are convinced that the increasingly centralised,
corporate nature of the media means that it acts as a de facto
propaganda system for corporate and other establishment interests. The
costs incurred as a result of this propaganda, in terms of human
suffering and environmental degradation, are incalculable. MediaLens
hope that this website will help to turn bystanders into compassionate
actors.

Media Studies
http://www.mediastudies.com
The purpose of MediaStudies.com is to help advance research and
education in media studies and critical thinking. The site serves as a
hub - providing links to educational guidelines, global news outlets
and other resources for media educators, students, researchers, and
the wider community.

The Middle East Research and Information Project
http://www.merip.org
In the words of French journalist Eric Rouleau, "No person,
specializing or not in Middle Eastern affairs, can afford ignoring
Middle East Report." Professor Rashid Khalidi, a leading American
scholar, says "Middle East Report is the best periodical (in English)
on the Middle East -- bar none."

Morning Star
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk
The only socialist daily newspaper in the English language worldwide.

News Alternative
http://www.asia-stat.com
Access to a diverse range of news media from around the world.

The New Standard
http://newstandardnews.net
The New Standard is a unique, independent hard news website. Dedicated
to current events reporting and investigative journalism, TNS provides
up-to-date news from a journalistic perspective that emphasizes the
public interest. TNS is a reader-funded publication -- that is what
makes it truly independent. Because it receives no funding from
government, corporate or foundation sources, TNS remains free from
outside pressures and accountable to its readership.

Non-Violence Help
http://nonviolencehelp.tripod.com/index.html
This site draws together some of the available on-line resources on
the history, theory and practice of nonviolence. It is both an
introduction to nonviolent social change and a resource for trainers
and activists.

Open Democracy
http://www.opendemocracy.net
An independent, not-for-profit magazine dedicated to free dialogue
across the globe about the major issues in the world today.

People and Planet
http://www.peopleandplanet.org
UK student action on world poverty, human rights and the environment.

Private Planet
http://www.private-planet.com
Excerpts from David Cromwell's book Private Planet: Corporate Plunder
and the Fight Back (Jon Carpenter, Charlbury, 2001).

PR Watch
http://www.prwatch.org
Investigative reporting on the Public Relations industry

Relief Web
http://www.reliefweb.int
ReliefWeb is the world's leading on-line gateway to information
(documents and maps) on humanitarian emergencies and disasters. An
independent vehicle of information, designed specifically to assist
the international humanitarian community in effective delivery of
emergency assistance, it provides timely, reliable and relevant
information as events unfold, while emphasizing the coverage of
'forgotten emergencies' at the same time.ReliefWeb was launched in
October 1996 and is administered by the UN Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs.

Jeff Rense
http://www.rense.com
Web site of the Jeff Rense Program - the US radio show

Resist
http://www.resist.com.au
Resist is a not for profit entity whose aim is to help facilitate some
form of non-violent resistance to the growing neo-conservative empire.

Andy Rowell
http://www.andyrowell.com
Articles by campaigning journalist Andy Rowell, author of Green
Backlash, who has had many stories published in newspapers and
magazine across the world.

Schnews
http://www.schnews.org.uk
The weekly newsletter from Justice? - Brighton's Direct Action collective

Scientists for Global Responsibility
http://www.sgr.org.uk
SGR promotes the ethical practice and use of science and technology.
We develop and support initiatives which make science more open,
accountable and democratic. Our work involves research, education,
lobbying and providing a support network for ethically-concerned
scientists. Links to Science and Ethics related web sites and
organizations.

Spinwatch
http://www.spinwatch.org
SpinWatch exists to provide public interest research and reporting on
corporate and government public relations and propaganda. Spin
techniques are much more extensive than is generally realised,
encompassing media management, lobbying, corporate social
responsibility, investor relations and corporate dirty tricks and
spying. We aim to foster greater public and political awareness of
spin and to campaign against the manipulations of the PR industry in
the public interest.

SQUALL
http://www.squall.co.uk
SQUALL Magazine Online is a forum for radical quality journalism and
photography. It presents accessible and factually reliable
investigations into issues which the mainstream media dare not touch.

Take Back The Media
http://www.takebackthemedia.com
"The US media has abandoned their responsibility to the country. The
view that gets advanced is no longer the view of the 'little guy' -
it's the view of ownership, of top management, of major corporations.
Editorial decisions are made with one eye on the political slant that
will best benefit the company, and one eye on the bottom line. The
corporate view is tainted, in that it looks for the best way to
advance the corporation's financial interests. The result is this -
instead of behaving as the Watchdog of Democracy, the media has become
the Lapdog of government."

Union of Concerned Scientists
http://www.ucsusa.org
Citizens and scientists for environmental solutions.

UN Observer
http://www.unobserver.com
An independent journal of international affairs.

The Voice
http://www.voice-online.net/content.php
"Britain's best black paper" - coverage of a wide range of stories
from a black perspective.

Voices in the Wilderness (UK)
http://www.voicesuk.org
Voices in the Wilderness has been campaigning - both here and in the
US - against US/UK policy towards Iraq since the mid-nineties. First,
against the economic sanctions and US/UK military strikes on Iraq and,
more recently, against the invasion of Iraq.

War In Context
http://warincontext.org
Alternative perspectives on the 'War on Terrorism' and the Middle East conflict.

The White House
http://www.whitehouse.org
"One of the best satirical web sites on the planet."

World Socialist Web Site
http://www.wsws.org
The World Socialist Web Site is the Internet center of the
International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI). It
provides analysis of major world events, comments on political,
cultural, historical and philosophical issues, and valuable documents
and studies from the heritage of the socialist movement.

Brian S. Wilson
http://www.brianwillson.com
Writings by peace activist Brian S. Willson, a former United States
Air Force officer who served in Vietnam.

ZMAG
http://www.zmag.org
Z Magazine's web site: an independent political magazine of critical
thinking on political, cultural, social, and economic life in the
United States and around the globe.