People from all walks of life have demostrated in various capitals around the world against the continuing detention of WTO protestors in Hong kong.
Below is a list of signitories to petitions to the Hong Kong administration to realease the detainees.
Also Click here to see more pictures of demonstrations around the world demanding the release of the activists.
Letters/petitions – total approx. 1250 persons (individual and civil society orgs)
[Europe]
Susan George, ATTAC, France
Pierre Rousset, President, Europe solidaire sans frontieres (ESSF)
Laurence Davis, PhD, Dublin, Ireland
Ignacio Romero, PhD, United Kingdom
Kevin Smith, United Kingdom
Florian Kirchner, France
Josu Egireun, National Commitee of ESK trade union, Basque Country
René Louail, Executive Board Member, European Farmers Coordination (CPE), France
Heike Schiebeck, Executive Board Member, European Farmers Coordination (CPE), Austria
Ingeborg Tangeraas, Executive Board Member, European Farmers Coordination (CPE), Norway
Xose Ramon Cendan, Executive Board Member, European Farmers Coordination (CPE), Spain
Géza Varga, Executive Board Member, European Farmers Coordination (CPE), Hungary
Iris Widmer, Switzerland
Sylvain Arnoux, France
Zeki Ergas, Founder and Secretary General, Millennium Solidarity Geneva Group, Switzerland
T. Autenrieth, Network for Direct Democracy, Basel, Germany
José-Luis Ordóñez, Coordinator, Federal Area of Ecology and Environment of United Left, Spain
Ulrich Duchrow, Professor, Kairos Europa, Germany
Louise Richards, Executive Director, War on Want, UK
Bernard Texier, La Roche sur Yon, France
Nicole Poupinet, Responsable de la Confédération Paysanne, FRANCE
Françoise Michalon, Artisans du Monde, France
Jean-Michel Nathanson, National Secretary, Union Syndicale Solidaires, France
Toniva Meier, ATTAC-Hochschulgruppe Jena, Germany
Inga Schmalz, Germany
Gilles Pansu, ATTAC, France
Emma Fabrega, Spain
Monica Di Sisto, Tradewatch, Italy
frederic.viale ATTAC, France
Flavio Mobiglia, Monza, Italy
Alain Schmitt, France
Manuela Borsetti, Rome Italy
Hans Martin Fraund, Germany
Michael & Margarete Bothner, Germany
Claudio Orazi, Italy
Simone Hardt, Italy
Alberto Martano Strada del Verde, Italy
Gerald & Birgit Meyer, Germany
Michele Citoni, Italy
Artisans du Monde Paris Centre
Pascal Pavie, Secrétaire de la Confédération Paysanne de L’Aude, France
Halfdan Olesen, Denmark
Dr. Brooke MADDUX, Attac Comminges and Amnesty International
Jörg Wuttke, Germany
Oliver Moldenhauer. Attac Germany
Carlos Ruiz, ATTAC SPAIN
Sergio Dalmasso, Associazione Gruppo Oltre, Italy
Yoshihiro Nakano, PhD student, University of Sussex, UK
Valentina Hemmeler, UNITERRE (Farmers Union), Switzerland
Nicolas Bezençon, UNITERRE (Farmers Union), Switzerland
Javier Sanchez, COAG – Spain, CPE
María Carrascosa García, Red de Semillas, Spain
Juan Manuel González Gutiérrez, Red de Semillas, Spain
Jochen Klaubert, Germany
Manuel Figueroa Zapata, Presidente, Red Andaluza de Semillas, Spain
Eric Willemaers, Belgian INGO FOS – Socialist Solidarity, Belgium
Jacqueline Zeitz, Germany
H. Knabe, Germany
[N America]
Chris Tilly, Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
Christopher M Picone, Ph.D., Fitchburg State College, USA
Meghan C. Picone, BSN, MNEd, Mt. Wachusett Community College, USA
Peter Rosset, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor, MIT, USA
Naomi Klein, USA
Young Koreans United, USA
Lisa Valencia-Svensson, Film Producer, Toronto, Canada
John Clarke, Organizer, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, Canada
Min Sook Lee, Canada
Carlos Marentes, Border Agricultural Workers Project, US
Laurie Konwinski, Cornell University, USA
Margaret M. Gullette, Ph.D., Resident Scholar, Brandeis University, USA
Andrianna Natsoulas, Marine Campaign, Food and Water Watch, USA
Georgy Katsiaficas, Professor, Wentworth Institute of Technology, USA
Philip T Neisser, Chair, Department of Politics, SUNY Potsdam, USA
Ruthann Lee, Canada
Christine Paramonczyk, Canada
Ernest Stromberg, Associate Professor, California State University Monterey Bay, USA
Dora-Marie Goulet, Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal’s Peace and Justice Committee, Canada
[Latin America]
Daniel M. Griffith, Ph.D., Biodiversity of BOSAWAS Biosphere Reserve, Managua, Nicaragua
Atilio Boron, Professor, University of Buenos Aires, President of CLACSO, Argentina
Clara Algranati, CLACSO, Argentina
Jose Seoane CLACSO, Argentina
Emilio Taddei CLACSO, Argentina
Javier Carlés, Uruguay
Marina Rivero, Uruguay
Leonard Mattioli, Uruguay
Helios Alonso, Uruguay
RAFAEL ALEGRIA MONCADA, Coordinador General, Campaña Global por la Reforma Agraria (CGRA), Honduras
Laura Olazábal, Int’l Investigative Journalist, Consumer Organization, Uruguay
[africa]
Olaseinde Arigbede, Union of Small & Medium scale Farmers of Nigeria, Nigeria
Brahim Oubaha, National Secretary, ATTAC, Morocco
[Asia Pacific]
Zakir Kibria, Executive Director, BanglaPraxis, Bangladesh
Zia Syed, International Relations Secretary, All Pakistan Federation of United Trade Unions
Prayong Em-ot, President, Food Labour Federation of Thailand, Thailand
Seene Poonsranoi, Organizer, Food Labour Federation of Thailand, Thailand
Ferdinand R. Gaite, National President, COURAGE (Confederation for Unity, Recognition andAdvancement of Governemnt Employees), Philippines
Suzan Luu
Masahiro Watarida, Japan
Ryoko Matsuzaki, Attac, Japan
Ashraf-ul-Alam Tutu, Coordinator, Asia Pacific Network on Food Sovereignty (APNFS)-Bangladesh
Abul Hossain Rana, Project Coordinator, Coastal Development Partnership, Bangladesh
Wipaphan Korkeatkachorn, Thailand
Prungchit Phanawattanawong, Thailand
Mohiuddin Ahmad, Chairperson, CDL & Chairperson, APMDD, Bangladesh
Sohrab Hassan, Joint Editor, Daily Jugantor, Bangladesh
Michael B. Gomes, Director, CORR-Jute Works, Bangladesh
Md. Abdus Salam, Professor, Dept. Of Philosophy, Lalmatia Girls’ College, Bangladesh
Syed Tamzid-ur-Rahman, Chief Executive, Change Maker, Bangladesh
Mayeen Uddin Ahmed Badal, Executive President, Jatyo Samajtantrik Dal, Bangladesh
Kazi Wahiduzzaman, Cheief Executive, Nabolok, Bangladesh
K.M. Abdul Awaal, General Secretary, CDL, Bangladesh
Syed Nurul Alam, Executive Director, South Asia Partnership-Bangladesh
Gausul Huq Mostak, Lecturer, Dept. of Information & Library Science, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
Herbert Docena, Focus on Global South, Philippines
Mary Lou Malig, Focus on Global South, Philippines
Joy Chavez, Focus on Global South, Philippines
Mary Ann Manahan, Focus on Global South, Philippines
Joseph Purugganan, Focus on Global South, Philippines
Lourdes Torres, Focus on Global South, Philippines
Julie delos Reyes, Focus on Global South, Philippines
Vikram aditya, Member, Friendship Foundation, India
Mallavarapu Prakasamma,Member, Friendship Foundation, India
Sneha Jyoti, Member, Friendship Foundation, India
Vijay aditya, Member, Friendship Foundation, India
Muneer ul Rehman, Member, Friendship Foundation, India
Ahmed Pasha, Member, Friendship Foundation, India
Sandeep Reddy, Member, Friendship Foundation, India
Francis Raj, Member, Friendship Foundation, India
Lorena Macabuag, Migrant Forum in Asia
Susan Macabuag, Migrant Forum in Asia
Fernando Macabuag, Migrant Forum in Asia
Diego Macabuag, Migrant Forum in Asia
Nyi Nyi Lwin, Professor, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Malcolm Deans, Member, Autonomous Workers Union, Aotearoa, New Zealand
Bismo Sanyoto, National Board, Federation of Construction, Informal and General Workers, Indonesia
Andrew Casey, Australia
Katarina Pujiastuti, International Officer of National Front of Indonesian Labour Struggle (FNPBI), Indonesia
Emelina Villegas, Philippines
Thomas Kocherry, Executive Committee Member, National Fishworkers’ Forum(NFF)
Donni Pradana, Chairperson of National Peasant Union (STN), Indonesia
Iwan Dwi Laksono, Chairperson of National Student League for Democracy (LMND), Indonesia
Marlo Sitompul, Chairperson of Union of the Urban Poor (SRMK), Indonesia
Junko Okura, JapanEnri Mac Aodha, Japan
Ashraf-ul-Alam Tutu, Peoples’ Initiatives to Resist Unjust World Trade System, Bangladesh
Lee Young Ae, Actress, Korea
Ahn Seong Gi, Actor, Korea
Lee Byeong Hyeon, Actor, Korea
Reynaldo Rasing, Regional Coordinator, Global Network-Asia
Patrick Poon, Hong Kong
Abul Hossain, President, United Labour Federation, Bangladesh
Roots for Equity, Pakistan (Wali Haider, Khusnood Aziz, Azra Talat Sayeed, Roshan Ali Lashari Khaista Mohammad, Inayatullah, Tabasum, Hina, Misri, Muqam, Jameel, Khalid Haider, Naqeeb Ali, Aqeel, Kamran, Shahnawaz)
Youth Group Roots for Equity (Saleem Bheel, Imran, Ahsanullah, Hyatullah, Haleema, Omar + more than 500 youth)
Roots for Equity volunteers+ 30 other volunteers (Safdar Ali, Haider Ali, Afshan, Rohi Bano, Waseem, Kashif, )
Women Cooperatives for Homebased Workers (Sony, Sainth, Jumni, Hasina Ali + a group of 300 women workers)
Ana Maria R. Nemenzo, FREEDOM FROM DEBT COALITION, Philippines
Joseph Purugganan, STOP THE NEW ROUND! COALITION (SNR), Philippines
Buddy dela Cruz, KILUSANG MANGINGISDA, Philippines
Wilson Fortaleza, SANLAKAS, Philippines
Mercy Fabros, WELGA NG KABABAIHAN LABAN SA KAHIRAPAN AT GLOBALISASYON, Philippines
Francisco Nemenzo, LABAN NG MASA, Philippines
Marivic Raquiza, GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION AGAINST POVERTY (GCAP)-Philippines
Kageyama Keizi, Japan
Karasawa Hideko, Japan
Yukiko Kitajima, Japan
Incortorated Organization Silchunbulgio, Korea
Le Projet Mkimpo, Japan
Takahiro Suzuki, Japan
Kinuyo Inagaki, Kobe City College of Nursing, Japan
Yoon Moon Ja, Fellowship for the sufferers, Presdient, Korea
Jin Gwan, President, Buddhist Peace Solidarity, Korea
Noh Jin Min, Catholic Reunification Support Group, Korea
Hyo Rim, Buddhist Monks for Society, Korea
Naomi HORIHAMA, Attac, Japan
Masayoshi Ogawa, Btel communications trade union, Japan
Hideaki Hoshino, Attac, Japan
Fujii Katsuhiko, Sasasima Clinic, Japan
Kenji Kunitomi, Editing board of the Weekly Kakehashi, J메무
Okazaki Keiko, Nagano, Japan
Matsumoto Hiroko, Japan
IGATA MIYOKO,(ATTAC, JAPAN
Tadashi Settsu, NAM, Japan
Shirou Taira, Citizens of Hirosima, Japan
Saya Kiba, Kobe University, Japan
Yu Makino, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-si, Japan
Akiko Inari, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-si, Kyoto-fu, Japan
Nasubi San-ya, San’ya Welfare Center for Day-laborers’ Association, Japan
IGATA Kazumasa, Attac Japan
Yoko Akimoto, ATTAC Japan
KAWAZOE Makoto, LaborNet Japan
YASUDA Yukihiro, Labornet Japan
T.Nisimoto, Japan
Oidon, Japan autoworker’s network, Japan
Akira Matsubara, Japan
Takahei Masahito, APWSL, Japan
Rita Baua, ILPS Philippines Chapter and Bayan, Philippines
Yoshihide Kitahata, ATTAC Kansai Group, Japan
Hiroko Nose, Japan
Setsuko Yasuda, Vision21, Japan
JACK TSO, Japan
Toshimaru Ogura, People’s Plan Study Group(PPSG), Japan
Domatsu Katsunori, Campaign against Japan-Korea FTA, Japan
SASAKI Yumi, Labor-net Japan
Masanori Kurakata, Policy Rsearch Institute for the Civil Sector, Japan
Shigeko Ago, Amnesty International, Japan
Kenji Ago, Seinan Gakuin University, Japan
Taihei Okada, Japan
Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) , Nepal
South Asian Peasants’ Coalition (SAPC), Nepal
South Asian Alliance for Poverty Eradecation (SAAPE), Nepal
All Nepal Peasants’ Association (ANPA), Nepal
All Nepal Women’s Association (ANWA), Nepal
General Federation of Nepalese Trade Union (GEFONT), Nepal
All Nepal National Free Student Union (ANNFSU), Nepal
Rural Reconstruction, Nepal (RRN), Nepal
Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC), Nepal
Central for Women’s Right and Development (CWRD), Nepal
Centre for Social, environmental and educational development, Nepal
Children, Women in Social Service and Human Rights CWISH, Nepal
Jagaran, Nepal
Women Welfare Society, Nepal
Rita Dharani, JKB (National Cultural Activist Network) Indonesia
Nobutaka Watanabe, Journalist, Japan
PK Murthy, All India Federation of Trade Unions, India
Oh Sei-chull, Emeritus Professor of Yonsei University, Korea
Lee Min Hwan, Pusna National University Department of Music Korea
Cho Hi Yeon, Sungkonghoe University Department of Social Science Korea
Kim Se-kyun, Seoul National University Department of Politics Korea
Jou Kyong-bok, Konkuk University Department of French Language and Literature Korea
Moon Kyeong Sik, President, Korean Peasants League Korea
Jeon Jae Hwan, President, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Emergency Committee Korea
Yoon Geum Soon, President, Korean Women Peasants Association Korea
Jeong Jae Don, President, Korean Catholic Farmers Movement Korea
Jeong Gwang Hoon, President, Korean Peoples Solidarity Korea
Lee Jong Hoi, President, Korean Peoples Action against FTA & WTO Korea
Park Ha Soon, Executive Director, Peoples Solidarity for Social Progress Korea
[Intl]
Pat Roy Mooney, Executive Director ETC group
Aftab Alam Khan, Head, Trade Justice Campaign, ActionAid International
Fellows and Board Members, Transnational Institute
Lidy Nacpil, JUBILEE SOUTH – ASIA PACIFIC MOVEMENT ON DEBT AND DEVELOPMENT
[Country Unidentified]
Frank Rosengarten
Alessandro Pelizzola
==> Total 245 (Names identified)
There are at the moment 975 letters that have been sent through the French website "Cyber Acteurs (http://www.cyberacteurs.org/)", names which we are unable to identify
2. Letters/petitions – Parliamentarians and politicians
1) Parliamentarians 27 persons
Kwon Young Ghil, Member of the National Assembly, DLP President, Korea
Dan Byung Ho, Member of the National Assembly, Korea
Chun Young Se, Member of the National Assembly, DLP Parliamentary Group Leader, Korea
Sim Sang Jung, Member of the National Assembly, Korea
Choi Soon Young, Member of the National Assembly, Korea
Lee Young Soon, Member of the National Assembly, Korea
Kang Ki Kab, Member of the National Assembly, Korea
Hyun Ae Jah, Member of the National Assembly, Korea
Roh Hoe Chan, Member of the National Assembly, Korea
Caroline Lucas, Member of the European Parliament for the GREENS-ALE, UK
Dirk Van der Maelen , representative to the National Parliament for SP.A, Belgium
Eva-Britt Svensson, Member of the European Parliament for GUE/NGL, Sweden
Francesco Martone, senator, secretary of the Human Rights Committee of the Italian Senate
Gabi Zimmer, Member of the European Parliament for GUE/NGL, Germany
Glyn Ford, Member of European Parliament, UK
Harlem Desir, Member of the European Parliament for the PSE, France
Hemuth Markov, Member of the European Parliament for GUE/NGL, Germany
Francesco Martone, senator, secretary of the Human Rights Committee of the Senate, Italy
Jacky Henin, Member of the European Parliament for GUE/NGL, France
Jean Dessessard; Member of the Senate, Les Verts, France
Jean-Claude Lefort, Representative to the National Assembly; PCF; France
Jill Evans, MEP (Member of the European Parliament), Greens/EFA
Luisa Morgantini; Member of the European Parliament for the GUE/NGL; Italy; President of the Committee for Development and Co-operation
Mario “Mayong” Joyo Aguja, Akbayan; Citizen’s Action Party, Member; House of Philippines
Noël Mamère, Representative to the National Assembly, Les Verts; France
Umberto Guidoni, Member of the European Parliament for GUE/NGL, Italy
Vittorio Agnoletto, Member of the European Parliament, Member of Subcommittee for Human Rights, Italy
2) Politicians 10 persons
Alain Krivine, Former Member of European Parliament, Spokesperson of Ligue Communiste Revolutionnaire (LCR), France
Chantal Delmas; local representative, PCF, France
Dita Indah Sari, Chairperson of People’s Democratic Party (PRD), Indonesia
Jaime Caycedo, Communist Party of Colombia, Columbia
Javier Diez Canseco, Socialist Party of Peru, Peru
Jose Maria de Almeida – president of PSTU (Unified Socialist Workers Party, Brazil
Nadir Aziz, Labour Party of Pakistan, Pakistan
Olivier Besancenot, Spokesperson of Ligue communiste revolutionnaire (LCR), France
Roseline Vachetta, Former Member of European Parliament, Spokesperson LCR, France
Zely Ariane, International Officer of People’s Democratic Party (PRD), Indonesia
3. Messages for the hunger strike
Mia Boutemy, France
Laetitia Bordes, San Mateo, California
Andrianna Natsoulas, Marine Campaign, Food and Water Watch, USA
Foundation for Gaia, UK Halfdan Olesen, Denmark.
Emelina Villegas, Philippines
Peter Rosset, USA/Mexico
Claude Biver, France
Tove Schøler Christensen, Denmark
Al Alegre, Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), Philippines
Focus on Global South, Philippines
Confederation of European Farmers (CPE)
and many others
4. Intl Day of Action
[9th jan]
New York US
Ontario Canada
Colombo Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Jakarta Indonesia
Chennai India
Tokyo
Osaka
Matsumoto
Wellington NZ
Sydney
* 17 youths in Germany fasted two meals
Manila
[10th Jan]
Seoul
Geneva (in front of WTO)
[11th Jan]
Manila
