(2025-03-22). Free Mahmoud Khalil! Mobilize the Working Class Against Trump's Dictatorship! wsws.org This report was delivered to a meeting of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) at University of Michigan on March 20.
(2025-03-22). The fight to free Mahmoud Khalil and defend freedom of speech. internationalviewpoint.org In the past few days, thousands of people across the United States have demonstrated in support of Mahmoud Khalil, an individual who has come to symbolize President Donald Trump's attacks on immigrants, on Palestinians, on the Palestine solidarity movement, on universities, and on academic freedom and freedom of speech. | – | / |
(2025-03-22). Jewish Supporters Rally For Mahmoud Khalil. popularresistance.org Hundreds of Jews mobilized with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) in New York and Michigan, joining many thousands of non-Jews taking the streets across the country to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil. They want freedom for Palestine and ICE out of our campuses and communities. | Jewish protesters in New York City packed the lobby of Trump Tower last Thursday, and staged a sit-in at Columbia University to demand the release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was seized from his home on Columbia campus by ICE and is now in custody in Louisiana.
(2025-03-22). Hezbollah denies 'any link' to rocket fire at Israel, affirms commitment to cease-fire. haaretz.com GAZA: U.K., France, Germany urge cease-fire, ask Israel to restore humanitarian aid ‚ñ ISRAEL: IDF strikes Hezbollah targets following rocket launches from Lebanon; Israel strikes military bases in Syria ‚ñ YEMEN: Houthis warn Ben Gurion Airport 'no longer safe' until Gaza siege lifted…
(2025-03-22). Free Syria scares Israel, that's why it sows hatred and occupies. internationalviewpoint.org Israel has a vested interest in keeping Syria weak and fragmented, especially now that the people can openly show support for Palestine, says Joseph Daher. | – | / |
(2025-03-22). Australia: In wake of Cyclone Alfred, local councils evict homeless. wsws.org Amid a worsening housing crisis, municipal councils in Brisbane are banning homeless people from their parks.
(2025-03-22). An Open Letter From EPA Staff To The American Public. popularresistance.org The Trump administration is making accusations of fraud, waste, and abuse associated with federal environmental justice programs under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as justification for firing federal workers and defunding critical environmental programs. But the real waste, fraud, and abuse would be to strip away these funds from the American people. | As current and former employees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who developed and implemented the agency's environmental justice funding and grant programs, we want to offer our first-hand insights about the efficiency and importance of this…
(2025-03-22). Defying Courts, Trump Disappears Venezuelan Migrants to El Salvador for Forced Labor. thealtworld.com Zoe Alexandra, Editor of Peoples Dispatch, joins to discuss the Trump administration's deportation of over 250 Venezuelan migrants to a notoriously torturous mega-prison in El Salvador, after paying $6 million to President Nayib Bukele. | Forcibly removed from the country and stripped of due process, Alexandra explains the politics behind the inhumane policy. | "Venezuelan migrants are being rounded up because they have tattoos, deported to a 3rd country, where their rights are unclear," says
(2025-03-22). Trump executive order revives discredited 1776 Commission, mandating the falsification of American history in K-12 schools. wsws.org In falsifying history, the oligarchs in charge are attempting to erase any critical thoughts youth may have about American policy in the present, especially the massive growth in economic inequality, the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the ever-present threat of war against China, Iran and Russia.
(2025-03-22). Oppose the attack on Momodou Taal, the latest target of Trump's assault on democratic rights! wsws.org The Trump administration is seeking to detain and deport Taal in response to a lawsuit filed by Taal against Trump's unconstitutional executive orders.
(2025-03-22). Video: Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos cheered as arrives for police interview over anti-genocide protest. skwawkbox.org 
Starmer keeps targeting Jewish people in his war on free speech and protest rights about Palestine and Israel A large crowd of protesters cheered and embraced 87yo Jewish Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos as he arrived a Charing Cross police station, where he had been summoned for police questioning over a peaceful anti-genocide march on 18 …
(2025-03-22). Suharto's lingering shadow: Human rights in Indonesia and West Papua after Prabowo's election. ecosocialism.org.au
(2025-03-22). Saturday 4/5: Hands Off! Berkeley Fights Back Against Trump & Musk Protest. indybay.org Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park | 2151 Martin Luther King Jr Way | Berkeley, CA 94704…
(2025-03-22). Hamas, Ansar Allah launch attacks on Israel in retaliation for resumption of genocide in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org The two resistance movements launched their attacks after Israeli warplanes killed hundreds of Palestinians in the span of a few days.
(2025-03-22). Shipping Giant Maersk Votes Against Ceasing Arms Shipments To Israel. popularresistance.org Danish shipping company Maersk, responsible for transporting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of weapons to Israel since October 7, 2023, voted on Tuesday in its annual general shareholder meeting against resolutions that would have halted arms shipments to Israel. | The vote comes in the wake of Israel's resumption of the genocide in Gaza. The day of the vote was also marked with a wave of global protest, as part of a day of action called by the the international "Mask off Maersk" campaign launched by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), with the intent of continuing to put pressure on the shipping giant t…
(2025-03-22). Israel's Defence Minister vows to annex parts of Gaza as all-out aid blockade and military offensive continue. wsws.org Netanyahu's far-right regime feels it can get away with mass murder because it enjoys unconditional support from the imperialist powers. Washington, both under the Democrat Biden and the fascist Republican Trump, has viewed the genocide as a key component of a broader regional war to secure American hegemony in the Middle East.
(2025-03-22). White House Gaza genocide protest. presstv.ir The US supplies most of Israel's weapons and could halt the conflict, but instead, it has escalated tensions, leading to significant casualties in Gaza and air strikes in Yemen.
(2025-03-22). Justice Minister Levin admits Netanyahu was leaked information directly, despite claims he saw it in media. haaretz.com In an expression of no confidence in the attorney general, Levin noted that 'the only time information was leaked directly to the prime minister,' the suspects were arrested like 'common criminals'…
(2025-03-22). Defiance against Netanyahu's rule has replaced desperation in Jerusalem's raging streets. haaretz.com Despite harsh weather, hostility from locals and police violence, protesters in Jerusalem persist. 'We can't just watch as the PM destroys Israel,' said Vicki Cohen, mother of hostage Nimrod. Another activist vowed, 'On Sunday, we continue'…
(2025-03-22). Yemen warns Israeli Ben Gurion Airport unsafe until Gaza aggression ends, blockade lifted. presstv.ir Yemen's Armed Forces announced that Israel's Ben Gurion Airport will remain unsafe until the blockade on Gaza is lifted, emphasizing that their missile operation was carried out in direct support of the Palestinian people and their resistance.
(2025-03-22). Israeli troops blew up a Palestinian home's door. A young woman paid with her life. haaretz.com Israeli troops burst into the yard of a house in the Nur Shams refugee camp, planted explosives and detonated them with no warning, when 17 people were inside. The blast killed a 21-year-old and wounded her father. IDF Spokesperson: We gave a warning; no one responded…
(2025-03-22). Why this sociologist thinks Jews should stop seeking exceptionalism and start being boring. haaretz.com English writer and sociologist Keith Kahn-Harris is concerned that Jews' prominence in the world is turning them into a target – but not in the way you think. In his new book, 'Everyday Jews,' he battles for the right of his people to experience ordinary life…
(2025-03-22). IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon as Lebanese leaders try to quell escalation. haaretz.com It is not yet clear who is responsible for three rockets fired into Israel. Lebanese leaders instructed the army to investigate the incident, and say diplomatic efforts are underway to prevent Lebanon being 'dragged' back into war…
(2025-03-22). Make The World Scared Again: US Threatens United Nations Agencies. popularresistance.org "Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" was the key question at the U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings during the 1950s McCarthy era. At the height of the anti-Soviet/Communist fear, HUAC cost thousands of people their jobs and created a powerful chill to freedom of speech and association. A similar chill with global consequences has now come to 2000 U.N. agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive U.S. funding. An Office of Management and Budget questionnaire asks them to describe with whom and how they do business. It has created stupor and c…
(2025-03-22). A Strategy For Social Self-Defense. popularresistance.org French Prime Minister George Clemenceau once warned that "generals always prepare to fight the last war, especially if they won it." Conditions in 2025 differ in many ways from those of 2017. Social Self-Defense against Trumpian autocracy in the new MAGA era will fail if it is simply a rerun of the first Trump Resistance. Its strategy will have to pay continuous attention to what the Trump regime is doing, how people are reacting, and what opportunities for action those developments open or close. | Trump's actions and popular response are highly unpredictable, so his opponent's strategies will have to be highly…
(2025-03-22). Call For Permanent Mobilization In Support Of Social Reforms. popularresistance.org In the midst of tensions with Congress over the shelving of labor reform, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, said in Bogotá that a referendum had been launched to decide on the future of the reforms and that the people must remain in permanent and growing mobilization so that the parliamentarians serve them and not the powerful. | In front of tens of thousands of people who filled Plaza Bolívar, in the historic center of the capital, the head of state said that the proposal for a referendum is essential to decide the fate of the social reforms presented by the Government of Change.
(2025-03-22). Critics Of Veterans Administration Cuts Say, 'This Is Life And Death Stuff'. popularresistance.org Earlier this month, Vietnam War veteran Paul Cox went to a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in St. Louis to visit a sick friend. When he left the hospital, he encountered a woman handing out flyers in its parking lot. "VA workers are being fired," her leaflet said. "This can hurt your care. This is an assault on the VA. Call or email your Senators and Representatives as soon as you can." | Cox, a leading Veterans for Peace (VFP) member and supporter of its Save Our VA (SOVA) committee, has distributed similar appeals on many occasions, often to support VA caregivers.
(2025-03-22). CPJ, partners condemn spate of attacks on journalists in Bangladesh. CPJ Staff
(2025-03-22). US defence chief Pete Hegseth to visit Philippines, Japan in first visit to Asian treaty allies. channelnewsasia.com China is expected to be high on the agenda as Washington and Beijing tussle for regional influence.
(2025-03-22). Facial recognition concerns addressed. ecns.cn A regulation aiming to standardize the use of facial recognition technology and protect personal data was unveiled on Friday, as the increasingly wider application of the security-related tech sparks growing concerns over potential privacy violations in China.
(2025-03-22). PBOC reaffirms future rate cuts stance after U.S. Fed holds steady. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has pledged to intensify monetary policy adjustments and lower financing costs to support economic growth, according to a statement released on Friday after its first-quarter monetary policy committee meeting.
(2025-03-22). Survey: Chinese people increasingly night owls. ecns.cn China's night owls are staying up even later at night. A survey has shown that as of February, the average bedtime for Chinese people is 00: 18 am, 17 minutes later than last year.
(2025-03-22). More Chinese people are making wills than before. ecns.cn Chinese people have shown higher acceptance of making a will in recent years, and the average age of people making their wills saw a decadelong drop, said a recent report.
(2025-03-22). Pro-Palestinian group sues UCLA over handling of Gaza demos. newarab.com 
The lawsuit filed on Thursday in Los Angeles comes days after the Trump administration joined a separate lawsuit filed in June against the university by Jewish students and a J…
(2025-03-22). Bajo presión, Universidad de Columbia acata las medidas de Trump para combatir el antisemitismo. cubadebate.cu La Universidad de Columbia, que en 2023 se convirtió en el foco principal de las protestas estudiantiles contra el conflicto en Gaza, ha aceptado las demandas de la Administración del presidente Donald Trump para no perder 400 millones de dólares en financiamiento y contratos federales. De haberse concretado, los recortes habrían impactado de manera significativa.
(2025-03-22). Sudan : Towards partition. internationalviewpoint.org Although with little media coverage, the war in Sudan remains the most costly conflict in the world from a humanitarian point of view: 11 million people have been displaced and half the population is in a situation of food insecurity. The creation of a parallel government has broken the unity of the Taqaddum coalition led by former minister Abdallah Hamdok from the transitional government which emerged from the Sudanese revolution. | – | / |
(2025-03-22). US Government to Revoke Parole of Cuban Migrants and other Countries. plenglish.com Washington, March 21 (Prensa Latina) The Donald Trump administration announced today it would revoke temporary legal status for more than 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, a measure that will take effect on April 24.
(2025-03-22). Trump begins process of dismantling Department of Education. peoplesdispatch.org On March 20, US President Trump signed an executive order to begin the process of dismantling the Department of Education. The order aims to move education funding from the federal government to the states, and coincides with the plan outlined in Project 2025 by the right-wing think tank the Heritage Foundation, which set eliminating the DOE as a goal. The DOE, which, among other objectives, plays a key role in providing funding for impoverished and low income students, students with disabilities, and other underserved students, has been a target of conservatives in the US for decades. | "Closing the Department o…
(2025-03-22). Student protests in Serbia: "The movement cannot afford to stop now". internationalviewpoint.org On January 28, the ongoing mass protest movement in Serbia toppled the government, ushering in the biggest challenge to Aleksandar Vučić's authoritarian rule, which has been in place for more than a decade | – | / |
(2025-03-22). Postal workers protest across US against threatened privatization of USPS. wsws.org A deep anger and concern over Trump's bid for dictatorship was a constant at every rally Thursday, with many veterans of the 1970 national wildcat strike taking part.
(2025-03-22). Pile of unaccounted cash found at Delhi HC Judge's residence. ummid.com Raising serious concerns over corruption in the Indian Judiciary, a pile of unaccounted cash was found at the official residence of Delhi High Court sitting judge, Justice Yashwant Varma, leading to his immediate transfer by the Supreme Court Collegium.
(2025-03-22). Two films dealing with racism and fascism: The Moelln Letters and The Lie. wsws.org Together with The German People, the documentaries The Moelln Letters and The Lie were met with great interest at this year's Berlin film festival.
(2025-03-22). Sri Lankan health workers protest budget cuts amid government threats. wsws.org Despite widespread workers' anger, the trade union bureaucracies oppose the independent mobilisation of the working class against the government's attack on living and social conditions under the IMF program.
(2025-03-22). World's Most Feared Prison For Musk's 'Enemies'? Trump Warns Tesla Vandals Of '20 Years In Hell' | US. hindustantimes.com President Trump has issued a chilling warning to protesters vandalizing Tesla sites across the U.S. With Elon Musk now leading the Department of Government Efficiency, tensions have exploded—fueling anti-Musk attacks nationwide. Trump says these "terrorist thugs" could face 20-year sentences and deportation to El Salvador's infamous megaprison. This comes after 238 Venezuelans were already sent there. Are Tesla attackers next?
(2025-03-22). GE2025: PPP to step aside in Nee Soon GRC and let RDU contest as opposition party. channelnewsasia.com Red Dot United's secretary-general Ravi Philemon said his party has the "capability and capacity" to compete in the five-member GRC.
(2025-03-22). GE2025: Amenities, connectivity in Tengah have improved; could become 'better than Punggol', says PM Wong. channelnewsasia.com More "exciting projects" are in the pipeline for the new town of Tengah, including schools, places of worship and a hospital, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
(2025-03-22). Khakee: The Bengal Chapter Breathes New Life into Bengali Cinema on Netflix. devdiscourse.com Netflix's latest crime drama, 'Khakee: The Bengal Chapter,' has made its debut, drawing viewers into a gripping narrative of crime, power, and justice in the early 2000s Kolkata. Directed by Debatma Mandal and Tushar Kanti Ray, the series is a follow-up to Neeraj Pandey's 2022 hit, 'Khakee: The Bihar Chapter.'
(2025-03-22). Stalin Urges Unified Opposition Against Population-Based Delimitation. devdiscourse.com In a rallying cry for unity, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin led a Joint Action Committee meeting in Chennai, urging opposition parties to mount a collective protest against the proposed population-based constituency delimitation.
(2025-03-22). Vic Labor's harsh new bail laws opposed. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-03-22). 'Un-American,' 'Help people already here'- birthright citizenship debate divides NY. presstv.ir With the new administration of Trump rolling out immediate policy pushes on immigration, reaction on the street ran the gamut from horror to firm support.
(2025-03-22). Turkey braces for more protests over Istanbul mayor's arrest. newarab.com 
Turkey braced for a third day of protests on Friday, as anger spread across the country over the arrest of Istanbul's popular Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft and terror probe. | Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, was arrested at dawn on Wednesday, just days before he was due to be named the candidate for the main opposition CHP party in the 2028 presidential election. | His party has denounced the detention as a "coup" and
(2025-03-22). Algeria prosecutors seek 10 years' jail for writer Boualem Sansal: media. newarab.com 
Algerian prosecutors have requested a 10-year prison sentence for French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, accused of undermining the country's territorial integrity, local media reported Thursday. | Sansal, a prominent figure in North African modern francophone literature, is known for his criticism of Algerian authorities as well as of Islamists. | The 80-year-old was detained in November upon arrival at Algiers airport, at a time of A verdict in the case, w…
(2025-03-22). UK: Tommy Robinson refused legal challenge to jail segregation. newarab.com 
Yaxley-Lennon, known by the pseudonym The far-right figure breached an injunction which prevent…
(2025-03-22). Hundreds of thousands defy Erdogan to protest Imamoglu's arrest. newarab.com 
It was the third straight night that demonstrators had rallied against the arrest of Imamoglu – Erdogan's biggest political rival – in Turkey's biggest street protests in m…
(2025-03-22). Malcolm Bull: Why Is There the Amount of Art That There Is? newleftreview.org If, since Duchamp, anything can be art, regardless of skill or vision, why isn't more of it produced? Drawing on Frank Knight's work on financial risk to probe the institutional theory of art, Malcolm Bull finds curious links with the worlds of cryptocurrency and NFTs.
(2025-03-22). 'Nothing New': Reactions After Delhi HC Judge's Cash-in-Home Case. ummid.com Commenting on the pile of unaccounted cash found at the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, retired judges and lawyers said though the matter is serious they were not surprised as corruption in the Indian Judiciary is not new.
(2025-03-22). Launched: Dehydrating Book You Read Only When Watered. ummid.com Water For People, a not-for-profit organisation, has unveiled a book that you can read only when it is watered.
(2025-03-22). Book Review: Twilight Prisoners – The Rise of Hindu Right and Fall of India. ummid.com Siddhartha Deb's book 'Twilight Prisoners- The Rise of Hindu Right and Fall of India' comprises essays on the erosion of constitutional arrangement and the rise of the Hindu Right in India.
(2025-03-22). Denmark issues travel warning for transgender people going to US. scmp.com Germany has also updated its travel advisory after several of its citizens were detained at the US border.
(2025-03-22). Kurdistan: 'Turkey must choose between the status quo, endless war and peace with the Kurds'. internationalviewpoint.org Following the appeal by Abudllah Öcalan, leader of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), for his movement to lay down its arms, what are the prospects for the Kurdish people? L'Anticapitaliste spoke with Salih Azad, head of the Kurdish Democratic Centre in Marseille. | – | / |
(2025-03-22). Trump revokes security clearances for Biden Harris, Clinton, other political foes. scmp.com The move is another sign of the growing political rift in Washington as Trump seeks revenge on his perceived enemies.
(2025-03-22). Media activism 101: Don't hate the media, be the media! ecosocialism.org.au
(2025-03-22). How can we win climate justice? ecosocialism.org.au
(2025-03-22). Against war and imperialism: People-to-people solidarity in the Asia-Pacific region. ecosocialism.org.au
(2025-03-22). Trump strips Biden-era Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans of legal protections. scmp.com The order applies to about 532,000 people from the four countries who came to the United States since October 2022.
(2025-03-22). Capitalism in the head. indybay.org "The neoliberal ideology of self-optimization develops religious, even fanatical traits. It represents a new form of subjectivization. The endless work on the ego resembles the Protestant self-observation and self-examination, which in turn represents a technique of subjectivization and domination (…)" | Bjung-Chul Han…
(2025-03-22). Friday 3/21: Hey Billionaires: Hands Off Our Health Care! Protest Against Gutting Medicaid, SNAP & More. indybay.org Frank M. Santana Park | 511 S Monroe St | San Jose, CA 95128 | 11: 30 a.m.
(2025-03-22). Friday 4/11: March to Pass the "Make Polluters Pay" Climate Superfund Bill! indybay.org Crocker Park | 211 O St | Sacramento CA 95814…
(2025-03-21). CND slams Labour's nuclear rhetoric ahead of major protest outside BAE Systems. thecanary.co As CND prepares for its national demonstration at the BAE Shipyard, Barrow-in-Furness, on Saturday 22 March, the government is ramping up nuclear threats to prop up Britain's failing nuclear weapons programme and justify military spending hikes in next week's Spring Statement BAE: laughing all the way to the bank, thanks to the Labour Party The […] | By