Syria tells public to stay home as the Opposition called for rallies

April 29, 2011, 3: 34 pm EDT by Massoud a. Derhally

April 29 (Bloomberg)--the Ministry of the Interior the Syria warned its citizens not step to organize demonstrations and "contribute to the stability and security" of the country as pledged to defy a deadly repression and continue protests by activists.

The Syrians said Ministry should "refrain from exercising rallies or demonstrations and sit-ins, under a title pending approval of" of the authorities, according to a statement carried by managed by the Government of Syria Arab News Agency. "The laws will be applied to serve the security of citizens and the stability of the homeland", the Ministry said.Demonstrators will likely challenge the ban because "nothing important was held to appease the anger of the people", Abdul - Karim Rihawi, head of the Syrian human rights League, said in a telephone interview from Damascus late yesterday. The opposition that Muslim Brotherhood called on people to demonstrate today, Al-Arabiya television reported. Anti-Government protests have intensified after the Friday prayer since the beginning of the agitation in the workplace March.The last exercised repression since last Friday prayers, especially in the southern region of Dara, pushed the number of deaths throughout the country since the middle of March to more than 450, says organization the national Syria for human rights. The demonstrations are part of a wave of popular movements who unseated leaders in Egypt and Tunisia, violent reactions pricked in Libya and Bahrain and oil prices have helped grow more than 20 per cent this year.More than 1,000 people were arrested across the country since the latest demonstrations began on April 22, with the total number of detentions since unrest began at least 2,000 according to Mahmoud Merhiwho heads the Arab Organization for Human Rights.European PressureEuropean nations have intensified pressure on the Syria, summoning the ambassadors and pushing for an organization of the United Nations vote to protest against violence. In New York, China and the directed Russia opposition blocked an initiative on 27 April by the United States and its European allies to the Security Council of the United Nations to condemn the attacks of the Syrian Government on peaceful demonstrators.United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague also removed invitation of Syrian Ambassador to marriage of today of Prince William and Kate Middleton of the London.European Union officials will meet in Brussels today to discuss the Syria. Germany supports sanctions on the direction of the Syria, including restrictions on travel and financial freezes, German Government spokesman Steffen Seibert told journalists in Berlin yesterday.

-Editors: Ben Holland, Karl Maier.

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China holds the worshippers to pray in Public - New York Times

BEIJING--The police arrested more than 100 members of an underground Protestant Church Sunday after the Congregation tried to pray in a public square in the North of the capital.

The raid on the Church, which sought to pray outside after he was expelled from its building under pressure from the Government, was part of a broad crackdown on dissent in the past seven weeks. The campaign led to the imprisonment of scores of lawyers, writers and rights activists, and the repression of unauthorized worship.

Authorities also have a less obvious threats, cancellation of events also various the Saint Patrick's day parades and debate this weekend collegiate tournament.

The Protestant Church, Shouwang, was expelled last week from space that he rented after the landlord do step to renew pressure on the Government lease. The Congregation, whose 1,000 members are one of the largest churches not registered in China, sought legal recognition since 2006.

According to members of the Church, the pastor, the Reverend Jin Tianming, the leaders of the Church and scores of other parishioners were blocked by police to leave their homes Sunday. Others were seized as they emerged from the Metro station Zhongguangcun Plaza, a popular shopping area where the services were to take place.

By 8 o'clock in the morning, hundreds of police officers, two police officers in uniform and dress, invading the region. They interviewed the bystanders and grouping members of the Church on the bus.

At one point given, a group of police kicked and beat a group of four young people. As one of the buses is identified, the Congregation withdrew a prayer sheet and begins to sing.

A man who answered the phone at the Haidian police station, several blocks from the site of the planned service of prayer, declined to answer questions about the detentions. Those detained Sunday were brought to a nearby primary school, where they were briefly questioned and photographed. most have been released later in the day. Among those detained was a photographer from the New York Times, which came out later.

After years of tolerance by the religious authorities churches not registered, called House Churches, have faced pressure to dissolve or to accede to the system of State-controlled congregations. First of all, the Government is out of his rented 2008 Shouwang. In 2009, the church paid 4.1 million for a floor, in an office building but the owner, under pressure from the authorities, has refused to hand over the keys. Until last week, the Church had gathered in a restaurant.

The Church has not hidden its plans to gather outside, announcing the service on the Internet. In his last sermon last week, Mr. Jin warned his flock that they would probably meet resistance. "At this time, the challenges are enormous," he said. "For all that we met, we offer our thanks to God." "Compared to what you face on the cross, that we face today is really negligible."

Cancelled debate tournament was to have drawn students from 16 universities at the Institute of technology in Beijing, where they were to have ropin' on the theme of the Chinese revolution of 1911. The revolution against the Qing dynasty, a reputation that helped cement Sun Yatsen as the founding father of modern China, may not seem controversial at first glance.

But organizers can courted disorder by urging students to recognize, as the site Web of the tournament, only "" victory revolutionary source of inspiration, but what is hidden more deep below: the awakening of the consciousness of the people of the country and to the dissemination of the system of democracy. ""

Web site also encourages students to "think more deep of nationalism, democracy and livelihood, to continue to open new trails in a pioneering spirit, will keep fighting for the renovation and development of the nation".

Zhang Ming, a judge for the competition and a Professor of political science at the Renmin University in Beijing, said the municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League ordered the organizers to cancel the event Friday night, a day before the opening debate.

"Everyone was very disappointed", Mr Zhang said in a telephone interview Sunday. "It's really hate for them to do so." Organizers said they were trying to negotiate with the Committee, but they could not interfere with the decision. ?

Xiyun Yang and Mia Li contribute research.

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Women endure deletions of jobs in the Public sector

Esmé e. Deprez and Holly Rosenkrantz

During the 18-month recession which ends in June 2009, the lost men far more jobs than women. But since the beginning of recovery, the situation has changed and women have had the worse, mainly because of cuts in public sector. As Governors continue to trim to balance spending budgets, more layoffs are on the road, and dominated by women in areas such as teaching, nursing and home care are vulnerable.

In the acrimonious debate on jobs of the Government, pension and collective bargaining, the disproportionate impact on women has gone almost unnoticed. Women lost 72% of 378,000 government jobs cut between July 2009 and in March 2010, according to the Ministry of labour when the gains of the private sector are included, women had a net loss of 212 000 jobs between July 2009 and last month.

Added men 757,000 jobs, especially in the private sector, during the same period, but they continue to women in the overall employment lagged gains. The male workforce is 6.8% below the level of employment gives, while women remain 3.7% behind.

Now that ramps up, the public sector private sector - and particular local Government - continues to shed jobs. This year will be "the year the more difficult even for local governments", Moody's Investors Service said in a report of 16 March. Local Government has the highest concentration of workers of the three government levels, to 62%. Women hold 57 percent of all jobs in the Government, show the data of the Ministry of labour.

Some of the greatest successes are in public education. Composed of approximately 76% of the teachers of the school year 2007-2008, the latest available figures by the Ministry of education of women of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has cut the school aid by $ 1.3 billion since the entry into service in January 2010. 80% Reductions of State teacher districts reported this school year, said Frank Belluscio, a spokesman at the expense of the New Jersey School Boards Kasich plan Governor of Ohio Assn.. John stiff 7,000 teachers over two years, said the Ohio Innovation, who lobbied for the poor and middle class. The Government is "taking a wrecking what have traditionally been female-dominated occupations," said Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of teachers. Dawn Willis, 39, is among those who have lost their jobs due to budget restrictions. It was social studies teacher in Jackson, New Jersey "is difficult for me to believe that we are in a recovery," she said. After eight years of classroom of experience, it can change career. "I have always been very optimistic, but now I begin to swing the other way."

Diana Furchtgott-Roth, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, a Washington research group that advocates limits on the power of work, according to the laws curbing union bargaining will allow fewer redundancies and to limit tax increases, saving money from the States. "The current system is unsustainable, says Furchtgott-Roth, who was Chief Economist at the Department of labor under President George w. Bush." Women are the winners in all this. ?

It is difficult to square with the data: last month, Governor of the Michigan Rick Snyder, stripped of the bargaining rights of workers childcare at home, including 94% are women. Widely publicized Act by the Governor of the Wisconsin Scott Walker, who is challenged in court, would revoke the bargaining rights for workers of the Hospital of the University, home and daycare providers. Firefighters and police, majority male, is exempt. Restricting collective bargaining could also jeopardize the flexible hours of work and maternity leave, explains Joan Entmacher, Vice President of the Centre of National law of women, as well as to widen the gap wage between the sexes. In 2010, women members of the Union has obtained 89 cents for each counterparts male dollar earned, according to women in Labour Dept. NonUnion made 81 cents on the dollar.

The bottom line: Public sector job losses have fallen disproportionately on women, as States cut to predominantly female jobs in education and health care.

Deprez is a journalist for Bloomberg News. Rosenkrantz is a reporter for Bloomberg News.

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