MEE staff(2024-08-11). Tunisia: Kais Saied and two other candidates cleared to run in presidential race.middleeasteye.net Tunisia: Kais Saied and two other candidates cleared to run in presidential race | Tunisian authorities have been accused of using arbitrary detentions and administrative hurdles to secure Saied's re-election | | A supporter of Tunisian President Kais Saied holds a poster with his image under a la…
Irene Torres, Daniel Romero-Alvarez, Daniel Fernando López-Cevallos(2024-08-10). Correspondence] Lancet Commissions must challenge colonial knowledge hegemony.thelancet.com A recent Correspondence highlighted the well known fact that the O'Neill—Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health was launched in Mexico without including any of the Commissioners based there or elsewhere in Latin America.1 However, the authors conflate such an omission with the potential to perpetuate power imbalances in global health and propose a symbolic (tokenising) reparation as an inclusive approach. If colonising enterprises were designed to engage (subjugate) us all, the decolonising project should concern (empower) us all.
Kelly X. Hui, Mondoweiss.(2024-08-11). New Lawsuit Takes Canary Mission To Court Under Anti-Doxxing Law.popularresistance.org It seems like Canary Mission, the shadowy pro-Israel doxxing operation that has targeted pro-Palestinian voices for nearly a decade, will finally have its day in court. Last month, the Chicago chapter of the Council On American Islamic Relations (CAIR Chicago) filed a landmark federal lawsuit against the blacklisting website—it is the first time Canary Mission has been sued. | CAIR Chicago is representing Kinza Khan, a 34-year-old Pakistani woman who was doxxed after a tense encounter with Wayne Levinson, who is named alongside Canary Mission a co-defendant in the complaint. In November, Khan and her friend…
Kelly X. Hui(2024-08-10). Landmark Lawsuit Takes Canary Mission to Court for Doxxing Palestine Advocates.truthout.org It seems like Canary Mission, the shadowy pro-Israel doxxing operation that has targeted pro-Palestinian voices for nearly a decade, will finally have its day in court. Last month, the Chicago chapter of the Council On American Islamic Relations (CAIR Chicago) filed a landmark federal lawsuit against the blacklisting website — it is the first time Canary Mission has been sued. |
Ediz Tiyansan(2024-08-10). Maui grassroots relief efforts continue one year after fire.america.cgtn.com It's been one year since the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina burned to the ground killing more than a hundred people on the U.S. island of Maui. The exact cause of the fire still remains under investigation. The state's governor last week announced a $4 billion settlement resolving hundreds of lawsuits filed by individuals and businesses. It comes at a time when many families are still dependent on basic needs like food and medicine. | Our correspondent Ediz Tiyansan has visited a community donation center outside of Lahaina on the island of Maui.
Staff(2024-08-11). Dismantle Damon: Free the ReSisters!samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network endorses the new campaign, Dismantle Damon: Free the ReSisters! We urge all to follow the campaign at instagram.com/dismantle_damon, join in campaign activities and share news and materials widely! DISMANTLE DAMON : FREE THE RESISTERS! August 3, the International Day in Solidarity with Gaza and the Prisoners, marks 300 days since …
If Americans Knew(2024-08-10). Israeli strike on Gaza school kills more than 100 people as they pray.imemc.org IsraelPalestineNews: Israel drops 6,000 pounds of bombs on Gaza school; US poised to send Israel $3.5 billion, including to extremist battalion; two more journalists killed; waiting for "inevitable" polio outbreak as Israel blocks vaccines; new possible war crime revealed; more displacement; water and sanitation systems in shambles; more on Israeli torture of Palestinian prisoners — …
IMEMC News(2024-08-10). Army Abducts 40 Palestinians In West Bank.imemc.org The Palestinian Detainees' Committee and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society said in a joint statement that Israeli soldiers abducted, in less than two days, at least 40 Palestinians, including children and former political prisoners. The statement revealed that the abductions were carried out during massive and violent invasions, especially of homes, in various parts of the …
Staff(2024-08-10). AAP's Sisodia calls upon people to fight against 'dictatorship'.muslimmirror.com NEW DELHI : AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Saturday called upon party workers and people to fight against "tyranny" in the country and said if all opposition parties stand united against "dictatorship", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will come out of prison within 24 hours. Addressing AAP workers at the party headquarters here a day …
Staff(2024-08-10). AAP's Sisodia calls upon people to fight against 'dictatorship'.muslimmirror.comNEW DELHI : AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Saturday called upon party workers and people to fight against "tyranny" in the country and said if all opposition parties stand united against "dictatorship", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will come out of prison within 24 hours. Addressing AAP workers at the party headquarters here a day …
Roy Landersen(2024-08-10). Opponents of Putin's Ukraine war swapped for FSB assassin.themilitant.com In the largest U.S.-Russia prisoner exchange since the Cold War, 24 prisoners flown in from seven countries were swapped at a Turkish airport Aug. 1. | While Washington and its allies released one of Vladimir Putin KGB-styled regime's most notorious assassins, those released by Moscow included Russians imprisoned for speaking out against Putin's murderous war in Ukraine and a well-known U.S. reporter for the Wall Street Journal. The governments of Germany, Poland, Norway, Slovenia and the U.S. released eight people, including several alleged Russian spies. Moscow and the regime in Belarus released 16. | Three fre…
Róger Calero(2024-08-10). 1952: Cuban farmworkers in a fight get help from Fidel Castro.themilitant.com Earlier this year the Militant received a letter from Javier Perdomo, one of the millions of working people caught up by the "enormous machine for grinding people up" that is the U.S. criminal "justice" system. That quote comes from Ramón Labañino, one of the five Cuban revolutionaries framed up by the FBI in 1998 for monitoring counterrevolutionary groups that operate in Florida and carry out attacks against Cuba. | Perdomo wrote about receiving the socialist newsweekly in the Florida prison where he is incarcerated. "I am grateful an issue of the paper fell into my hands. It spoke about Che, Fidel, and the work…
Aaloke Mody, Annette H Sohn, Collins Iwuji, Rayner K J Tan, Francois Venter, Elvin H Geng(2024-08-10). Correspondence] The battle against paediatric HIV is far from over — Authors' reply.thelancet.com We want to thank Philippe Van de Perre and Thorkild Tylleskà§r for their Correspondence in response to our Seminar on HIV.1 We agree with Van de Perre and Tylleskà§r that there are substantial barriers on the path to elimination of HIV among children and that they have received less attention. Although new infections among children younger than 15 years have substantially declined, progress along the care continuum persists behind that of adults. As of 2022, only 63% of all children living with HIV knew their HIV status, 57% had started antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 46% had reached viral suppression…
Mohammed al-Hajjar(2024-08-08). 'Raped by female soldiers': Palestinian in leaked Sde Teiman photo speaks out.middleeasteye.net 'Raped by female soldiers': Palestinian in leaked Sde Teiman photo speaks out | The man in the famous photo, Ibrahim Salem, spent eight months in Israeli detention, where rape, electrocution and beatings were routine | | After spending eight months in Israeli detention, I…
newarab(2024-08-08). Israel prison footage 'shows sexual abuse' of Palestinian.newarab.com A video leaked from an Israeli detention camp purportedly showing the The video, aired by Israel's Channel 12 broadcaster on Wednesday, documents Israeli soldiers allegedly sexually assaulting…
newarab(2024-08-08). Sporting gender and race: Lessons from Imane Khelif humiliation.newarab.com "I send a message to all the people of the world to uphold the Olympic principles and the Olympic Charter, to refrain from bullying all athletes. Because this has effects, massive effects. It can destroy people, it can kill people's thoughts, spirit and mind. It can divide people. And because of that, I ask them to refrain from bullying." | These were the
Phil Pasquini(2024-08-08). AIPAC's Influence Targets American Democracy.indybay.org WASHINGTON (08-07) — Under the watchful eye of a Capitol policeman, a group of human rights activist from Code Pink and CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) held a tech-in at the Rayburn House office building cafeteria August 7 to discuss how American democracy is influenced by AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and its agenda through financial support and influence for lawmakers who support Israel.
Ramona Wadi(2024-08-08). The EU is consistent in getting its priorities wrong.thealtworld.com As international organisations warned about outbreaks of serious diseases in Gaza, caused by Israel's genocidal bombing, the EU got on board and pronounced itself "gravely concerned" over Israel's targeting of Gaza's infrastructure. Of course, the EU is far from gravely concerned, but diplomacy dictates that something is said, if only for the sake of keeping up appearances and the pretence of support for human rights. | "We recall that targeting critical life-saving infrastructure constitutes a war crime and urge all parties to take all feasible precautions to avoid harm to civilians, humanitarian workers, and cr…
Joaqlin Estus(2024-08-08). Alaska Tribes Appeal to International Body to Pause "Reckless" Canadian Mining.truthout.org Anchorage, Alaska — A group of Southeast Alaska tribes requested on Aug. 1 that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights order a temporary pause on Canadian mining activity. They say "reckless" mining activity violates their human rights. That came after Canada's Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship ordered on June 27 that the tribes be denied "participating Nation status,"… |
Staff(2024-08-08). Simla agreement key to resolving Kashmir issue, says UN deputy spokesperson.muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff The United Nations has reiterated its position that the final settlement of the Kashmir dispute must be reached peacefully, in accordance with the United Nations Charter and with full respect for human rights. Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said that the Simla Agreement of 1972 between India …
noemail(2024-08-08). Delegation Highlights Human Rights Violations to Pope Francis at Vatican City.devdiscourse.com A high-profile delegation representing Afghans, Pashtuns, and Kashmiris met with Pope Francis in Vatican City on Wednesday to raise awareness about human rights violations in their regions. The delegation, invited by the Afghan Community in Italy, aimed to brief the Pope on ongoing issues and seek global support and intervention.
GABIK(2024-08-08). Cabinet commends addition of SA sites to UNESCO list.sanews.gov.za Cabinet commends addition of SA sites to UNESCO list | Cabinet has commended the latest addition of the South African human rights and liberation struggle sites in the prestigious list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites. | The sites in the prestigious list include the Union Buildings, Constitution Hill, Liliesleaf farm, Sharpeville memorial, Walter Sisulu Square, 16 June 1976: The Streets of Orlando West, University of Fort Hare and ZK Matthews House, Mqhekezweni, Waaihoek and Ohlange. | The UNESCO World Heritage Committee also inscribed three M…
asiapacificreport.nz (2024-08-08). Call for collective global action over 'horrific' Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisonersShortly after Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced that Israel was cutting off food, water, electricity and fuel to Gaza, effectively announcing the start of the genocide, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir launched his own war against Palestinian political prisoners and detainees held in Israeli jails and camps
asiapacificreport.nz (2024-08-08). Call for collective global action over 'horrific' Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisonersShortly after Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced that Israel was cutting off food, water, electricity and fuel to Gaza, effectively announcing the start of the genocide, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir launched his own war against Palestinian political prisoners and detainees held in Israeli jails and camps
NEOB(2024-08-08). Cabinet welcomes ICJ advisory on Occupied Palestinian Territories.sanews.gov.za Cabinet welcomes ICJ advisory on Occupied Palestinian Territories | Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says South Africa's Cabinet has welcomed an advisory by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the "legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories". | Ntshavheni was addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing on Thursday. | The ICJ advisory affirmed that Israel's continued presence in the territories is unlawful under international law. | "The judgement creates an additional legal obligation for all States to end complicity in Israel…
newarab(2024-08-08). Shamima Begum refused UK Court appeal of citizenship removal.newarab.com Begum, 24, had hoped to challenge an earlier ruling in which she However, UK Supreme Court justices said she could not appeal again following her defeat at the Court of Appeal in February. | The justice…
Chris Walker(2024-08-08). Two-Thirds of Americans Say Supreme Court Justices Should Have Term Limits.truthout.org A new poll demonstrates that nearly two-thirds of Americans back a reform to the U.S. Supreme Court that President Joe Biden recently announced his support for: the implementation of term limits for justices. Currently, Supreme Court justices are appointed to lifetime tenures, and can only be removed through impeachment by Congress. Only one justice in U.S. history was ever impeached… |
Staff(2024-08-08). Ban on burqa, hijab, naqab: SC to hear students' plea of against HC verdict.muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday said it has listed for hearing on August 9 a plea challenging the verdict of the Bombay High Court which had upheld a decision of a Mumbai college to impose a ban on wearing of 'hijab', 'burqa' and 'naqab' inside the campus. A bench comprising Chief Justice …
GABIK(2024-08-08). Cabinet congratulates Justice Maya on her appointment as Chief Justice.sanews.gov.za Cabinet congratulates Justice Maya on her appointment as Chief Justice | As the country celebrates Women's Month, Cabinet has congratulated Justice Mandisa Maya on her trail blazing appointment as South Africa's first female incoming Chief Justice. | Maya, the first South African woman to lead the Constitutional Court, was appointed as Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa with effect from 1 September 2024 by President Cyril Ramaphosa. | Maya previously served with distinction as the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal since 2017 and was the first woman to hold that position. | Briefing the media on…
geo.tv(2024-08-08). Family of France's 'Mr Titanic' sues OceanGate submersible operator.geo.tv French deep-sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet is pictured in this undated image. —AFP/ FileWASHINGTON: The family of French deep-sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the operator of the submersible that imploded during a dive to the Titanic last…
Ferdinand Ibebuchi, Black Agenda Report.(2024-08-08). From East To West Africa: The People Are Uprising Against Colonial Oppression And Corruption.popularresistance.org The time for Africans to reclaim their land, dignity, and future is now. The only means by which Africans can achieve liberation and self-determination is through collaborative unity, in the form of scientific socialism. A divided continent will only remain mired in the exploitation and degradation that has defined its very existence since the imposition of colonialism a century and a half ago.
Pressenza IPA(2024-08-08). Bangladesh Learned Again— Students Efforts Spared Us from Shame.pressenza.com by Mohammad Nazrul Islam | Our children, our youth have once again proved that this G-generation can change Bangladesh, can change the country. They moved and worked hard to give proper guidance to the country, and above all, to change the decaying social system of Bangladesh. | Today is the eighth of August, 2024. Only 3 (three) days ago, by firing on the students, killing them, and running the steamroller of oppression in the country, the dictatorial attitude shown by the state, those students endured killing, torture, and oppression. And, they liberated the country again through the escape of the Prime Ministe…
Betsey Piette(2024-08-08). Philadelphians protest Israel's assassinations.workers.org Philadelphia Hundreds of people demonstrated on Aug. 3 in Center City Philadelphia in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon in the aftermath of brutal Israeli assassinations of resistance leaders. Among the protesters were families with young children who frequently helped lead chants. Called by the Philadelphia Palestine Coalition, the demonstration gathered . . . |
Brian Mier(2024-08-08). Electoral theater of Venezuela's opposition.peoplesworld.org I covered Venezuela's three-week presidential electoral campaign, the elections, and their fallout for the Latin American terrestrial and satellite news TV network TeleSur (English) — the multilateral public TV news network funded by the governments of Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. I am an experienced analyst of Brazilian politics, but I do not claim to be a …
Jonathan Cook(2024-08-08). Nothing's changed since 1948 except now Israel's excuses don't work.dissidentvoice.org The headline above, about yet another Israeli operation to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians in the tiny, besieged and utterly destroyed enclave of Gaza, was published in yesterday's Middle East Eye. When I began studying Israeli history more than a quarter of a century ago, people claiming to be experts proffered plenty of excuses to explain …
Amy Goodman(2024-08-08). Activist: Pay Attention to the Sudanese People and Not the 2 Warring Parties.truthout.org Senior United Nations officials are calling on the international community for help in getting humanitarian aid into Sudan after a famine was declared in at least one part of the Darfur region following 15 months of war between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Officials say perhaps 26 million people are at risk from acute hunger, but Sudanese activist Marine Alneel… |
Mona Ali Khalil, Consortium News.(2024-08-08). What The United Nations Chief Can Do For Gaza.popularresistance.org Secretary-General António Guterres has limited his role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to that of a town crier, expressing "grave concern" from time to time regarding the terrible Hamas attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and Israel's collective punishment of the Palestinian people in Gaza every day since then and long before. | To change his legacy, Guterres should establish a truth commission, propose a U.N. transitional administration and present a peace plan to get us to the "day after" in Gaza and beyond. | Over decades, U.N. resolutions have compelled Palestinian leaders to surrender 78 percent of P…
newarab(2024-08-08). EU, France, UK slam Israel minister for Gaza starvation comment.newarab.com The European Union, France and the UK on Wednesday condemned a far-right Israeli minister for "No one in the world will allow us to starve two million people, even though it might be justified and moral to free the hostages," Israel's Finance Minister
Medea Benjamin(2024-08-08). AIPAC Hijacks Rep. Cori Bush's Race—and Our Elections.counterpunch.org Representative Cori Bush, a progressive black woman from St. Louis, MO who is a member of the "Squad" and has been a powerful voice in Congress for poor people, women's rights, healthcare, housing—and Palestine, just lost her primary because pro-Israel lobby groups flooded the race with outside funding. Her loss is a tremendous blow to
newarab(2024-08-08). My Brother, My Land: Tales of Palestinian resistance and return.newarab.com In a harmonious collaboration at preserving oral history, Sami Hermez provides the space for Sireen Sawalha to tell the story of her family in The title itself reflects the fact that there is no dividing Palestine from the people and their narratives. | "What I remember most from what my mother told me, is how people were walking in the opposite direction screaming at us to turn around," Sireen reflects at th…
newarab(2024-08-08). Why has fighting started again in Syria's Deir al-Zour.newarab.com At least two people were killed in clashes in Deir al-Zour province in eastern Syria on Wednesday, as tribal fighters believed to be backed by the Assad regime and Iran clashed with This is the worst flare-up in violence between the tribal fighters and the SDF in eleven months. | Fighters from the Kurdish-led SDF have controlled most of northeastern Syria ever since the territorial defeat of the Islamic State militant group in 2019. | While the Kurdi…
Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch.(2024-08-08). The Streets Have Become The Key Battleground Between Chavismo And The Far-Right.popularresistance.org This past weekend, massive marches were held in Venezuela in favor and against the results of the presidential elections. Chavismo and the opposition tried to show who has the majority support in the streets. | Opposition demonstrations were held in several locations of the country such as Anaco, Maracay, Valencia, Barinas, and Maracaibo, among other cities. However, the most important demonstration took place in Caracas, where opposition leader (but not the presidential candidate), María Corina Machado, called on supporters to confront the official results. | Although María Corina Machado denounced that she was…
Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch.(2024-08-08). US Atomic Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki Remembered.popularresistance.org Over 50,000 people, including representatives from 109 countries, joined an event marking the 79th anniversary of the US's bombing of Hiroshima. The main ceremony was held at Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park on Tuesday, August 6. | A total of 344,306 people were killed during the bombing as well as in the aftermath. Despite knowing the widespread destruction and irreversible losses caused by the attack, the US dropped another nuclear bomb on Nagasaki just three days later on August 9, killing 40,000 people immediately. The number of people killed in Nagasaki would double that figure in most estimates.
Tirana Hassan(2024-08-08). UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Facilitate Government Repression.truthout.org Cybercrime — the malicious hacking of computer networks, systems, and data — threatens people's rights and livelihoods, and governments need to work together to do more to address it. But the cybercrime treaty sitting before the United Nations for adoption, presumably by August 9, could instead facilitate government repression. By expanding government surveillance to investigate crimes… |
ecns.cn(2024-08-07). Meat in demand as autumn begins.ecns.cn During liqiu, people in northern China traditionally engage in a practice known as tieqiubiao, a custom of eating more food, especially meat, to make up for the loss of appetite and weight during the hot summer.
ecns.cn(2024-08-07). Olympic gold fuels surge in tennis interest.ecns.cn Chinese athletes' dazzling performances at the Paris Olympics have motivated more people in China to pick up tennis rackets this summer and are poised to boost the sport's popularity in the country.
ecns.cn(2024-08-08). Olympic gold fuels surge in tennis interest.ecns.cn Chinese athletes' dazzling performances at the Paris Olympics have motivated more people in China to pick up tennis rackets this summer and are poised to boost the sport's popularity in the country.
ecns.cn(2024-08-08). Meat in demand as autumn begins.ecns.cn During liqiu, people in northern China traditionally engage in a practice known as tieqiubiao, a custom of eating more food, especially meat, to make up for the loss of appetite and weight during the hot summer.
ecns.cn(2024-08-08). Early warnings save lives in flood season.ecns.cn Early warning systems and rapid response efforts by the Ministry of Natural Resources have prevented the deaths of over 2,400 people in geological disasters triggered by heavy rains this year, officials said on Tuesday.
geo.tv(2024-08-08). July 2024 becomes second hottest month ever ending 13-month record streak.geo.tv People holding umbrellas in scorching heat. — Reuters/File | Reef fish swim above recovering coral colonies on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, Australia October 25, 2019. — ReutersAustralia's Great Barrier Reef, which is the world's largest reef, has come under threat as a result of water temperatures in and around the reef…
Lorenzo Santiago(2024-08-08). In Venezuela, the "silent vote" was decisive for Maduro's victory.peoplesdispatch.org Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was re-elected in a race marked by uncertainty due to the lack of reliable opinion polls. With no indicators to estimate the outcome, analysts heard by Brasil de Fato believe that a determining factor in the result was the so-called "silent vote." | On the eve of the elections, the center of Caracas was bustling. The streets and stores were full and there was little movement for the vote. When asked, Venezuelans were divided. Out of 15 interviewees, 5 said they would vote for Edmundo González. A smaller group (3) said they would go for Maduro. A larger group (7) had no qualms a…
Tings Chak(2024-08-08). To storm the castles and define the happening.peoplesdispatch.org "There's a world, many worlds, in books, comrade," Bheki told Spokes, an illiterate peasant from the Transkei. Spokes came from this homeland in southeastern South Africa created by the apartheid government, and overlapped with part of the ancestral homelands of the Xhosa people. It was January 1980 and Bheki and Spokes were training as part of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), in a forest near the town of Quibaxe in Angola. In between military drills, there were literacy classes and cultural evenings where soldiers moonlighted as poets, singers, comedians, gumboot danc…
Mark Gruenberg(2024-08-08). Kamala Harris aims her prosecutorial skills against the criminal Trump.peoplesworld.org DETROIT—Sounding like a fiery prosecutor, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, went after her Republican foe this fall, Donald Trump for repeated crimes, from molesting women to planning to terminate the Constitution. Speaking to a boisterous and overflow crowd in a Detroit airport hangar on August 7, and 128,600 more tuned in on C-Span, the incumbent …
Special to People's World(2024-08-08). Communists on Nixon's 1974 resignation: 'Partial victory' for the people.peoplesworld.org This article is part of the People's World 100th Anniversary Series. Fifty years ago, Republican Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to resign from office, a move taken to avoid impeachment and conviction for the Watergate conspiracy. Nixon's vice president and successor, Gerald Ford, had been appointed to that office after the resignation of Nixon's …
Eric A. Gordon(2024-08-08). 'Keely and Du' takes on Christian nationalism, reproductive rights and kidnapping.peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES — Jane Martin's 1993 play Keely and Du was a finalist for the 1994 Pulitzer Prize, and years later, in 2018, was turned into a feature film. The play has gone on to a respectable regional and university theater career and still attracts audiences. For what it's worth, I'd never encountered it before, …
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes(2024-08-08). 'Catastrophic flooding' as Hurricane Debby dumps over a foot of rain on southeastern U.S.peoplesworld.org Tropical Storm Debby gained strength over the weekend to become a Category 1 hurricane, making landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast early Monday morning with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, reported The Associated Press. The National Hurricane Center issued a storm surge warning for the coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. More than 283,000 Florida customers were without power, …
Amiad Horowitz(2024-08-08). In Vietnam, democracy means rule of the people.peoplesworld.org In the United States, most people are educated to understand that democracy means multi-party elections and that any country that does not have multi-party elections is repressive and undemocratic. However, democracy simply means "rule of the people" and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with multi-party elections. For example, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is …
Alina Ramos Martin(2024-08-08). Storms in Niger drag 77 people to their deaths.plenglish.com Niamey, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The floods caused by the fierce rains of the current rainy season in Niger caused the death of 77 people, most of them, 43, because of collapsed infrastructures, an official statement says.
Pressenza New York(2024-08-08). Bangladesh: Statement from Professor Muhammad Yunus.pressenza.com "I congratulate the brave students who took the lead in making our Second Victory Day possible and to the people for giving your total support to them. Let us make the best use of our new victory. Let us not let this slip away because of our mistakes. I fervently appeal to everybody to stay calm. Please refrain from all kinds of violence. I appeal to all students, members of all political parties and non-political people to stay calm. This is our beautiful country with lots of exciting possibilities. We must protect and make it a wonderful country for us and for our future generations. | Our youth is ready to giv…
Matthew Ehret(2024-08-08). Occult Olympics, Solar Deities and the French Pagan Revolution.thelastamericanvagabond.com Many people were aghast at the blatant occult symbolism on display during the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics. After a worldwide backlash from disgusted Christians, Jews, and Muslims alike, the official website of the Paris Olympics removed all recordings of the ceremonies, and while that may be considered a small victory for basic
UMMID(2024-08-08). Helicopter deployed to safely rescue 15 stuck in Girna River Malegaon.ummid.com The District Administration early in the morning Monday August 05, 2024 deployed a helicopter to rescue 15 people — 12 from Malegaon and 03 from the neighboring Dhule, who were stuck and cut off from the City after water level in Girna River rose Sunday Aug 04, 2024.
Natasha Lennard(2024-08-08). The Outrageous Case of a Journalist Charged With a Hate Crime for Recording a Gaza Protest Action.theintercept.com An NYPD officer stands on the roof of the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 31, 2024. | Photo: Jimin Kim/Sipa via AP Images | In an egregious violation of press freedoms and First Amendment-protected activity, a New York City video journalist was According to the charges, Sam Seligson, a credentialed independent videographer, filmed a small group of people la…
Michael Riojas(2024-08-08). Los incendios forestales están creando sus propias tormentas eléctricas.peoplesworld.org A medida que los incendios forestales se vuelven más frecuentes e intensos, crean tormentas eléctricas furiosas que los alimentan aún más, lo que los hace mucho más difíciles de combatir. Estas nubes pirocumulonimbus (pyroCbs) se producen cuando el calor intenso y el humo de un incendio forestal crean fuertes corrientes ascendentes, donde se condensan y …
UMMID(2024-08-08). UK in chaos as riots erupt across multiple cities, towns.ummid.com The rioters continue to rule a number of cities and towns of the United Kingdom with reports of violent attacks on police and security personnel being reported from various places Sunday August 04, 2024.
UMMID(2024-08-08). Bangladesh Hindu leader: BNP, Jamaat ensured Temples, Hindus are not targeted.ummid.com Categorically refuting the reports in a section of Indian Media about attacks on Bangladeshi Hindus, the Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mohajote said the leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) ensured the safety of their homes and Hindu places of worship.
APR editor(2024-08-07). Call for collective global action over 'horrific' Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisoners.asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Qadura Fares On August 3, last Saturday, prisoner rights institutions and Palestinians all around the world were standing in solidarity with Gaza and Palestininian prisoners. This day is dedicated to highlighting Israeli crimes and violations of Palestinian prisoners' rights and the continuing genocide in Gaza. The machinery of brutality that punishes and tortures…
News Desk, The Cradle.(2024-08-08). 'We'll Die Before Enlisting': Ultra-Orthodox Israelis Storm Army Base.popularresistance.org Israel released a statement on 6 August condemning the storming of a military base that day by ultra-Orthodox Jews, also known as the Haredim, who were protesting a recent government decision to enlist them into the Israeli army. | "Breaking into IDF bases is a grave offensive and against the law," the Israeli army said, adding that the enlistment of Haredi Jews into the military is "a critical operational need… and we are determined to continue advancing it." | Demonstrators from the ultra-Orthodox community stormed the Tel HaShome army base in Israel earlier on 6 August during a demonstration against compulso…
Saher Al Khamash(2024-08-08). Lessons from the Sandinista Revolution.workers.org The writer was part of a Solidarity Delegation of members of Workers World Party and the Bronx Anti-War Coalition that traveled to Nicaragua in July for a commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Sandinista Revolution. Mural of martyrs from 1959 student protest who were massacred by . . . |
Caitlin Johnstone(2024-08-08). From Aaron Bushnell to "I'm Speaking" in Five Months.dissidentvoice.org I can't really find the words to express how depressing it is to watch the life get sucked out of the anti-genocide movement in the United States because one of the candidates running for president this year happens to come from the administration that's been overseeing said genocide. Kamala Harris shouted down protesters against the …
newarab(2024-08-08). Kamala Harris shuts down Gaza protesters, warns about Trump vote.newarab.com US Vice President Protesters chanted "Kamala, Kamala, Kamala you can't hide, we won't vote for genocide" as the Democratic presidential nominee gave a speech at an air hangar in Detroit. | Harris's supporters responded…
Workers World Party(2024-08-08). PDF of August 8 issue.workers.org Download the version in color. Download the black & white version. The world responds WWP Tribute to Dr. Ismail Haniyeh Protests blast Israel's assassination attacks Iran plans strikes on Israel In D.C. and countrywide: Protests demand Netanyahu's arrest Boston protest: 'Netanyahu is not welcome anywhere!' Editorial Congress welcomes Israeli war . . . |
Javier Arana Villasusa(2024-08-08). Protest in Syria demanding peace for Palestinian children.plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of Syrian children gathered today in front of the United Nations Office in this capital, to denounce the crimes of the Israeli regime against children in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and occupied Syrian Golan.
Brenda Norrell(2024-08-08). Native Communities Protest at Uranium Mine Site in Grand Canyon.indybay.org Havasupai were joined by Native Americans from throughout the region to protest Energy Fuels uranium mine at the mine site in the Grand Canyon on Sunday. The Pinyon Plain mine is endangering the Supai aquifer, their source of life. The uranium mining operation endangered Navajo, Paiute, and Hopi on the haul route to the dangerous uranium mill on White Mesa Ute land in Utah.
Tahia Islam, Suhail Purkar(2024-08-08). Popular student movement ousts Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.liberationnews.org During weeks of Quota Reform Protests in July, several hundred were killed and 9,000+ detained. A Student-led Movement has pushed the Prime Minister to step down and set up an interim government. Where will Bangladesh head now?>
WSWS(2024-08-08). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa.wsws.org National walkout by nurses in Portugal and health workers in Germany, including doctors at some hospitals walk out over pay and conditions; strikes by nurses and other workers in Iran as protests continue against low pensions, poverty and social conditions; doctors' pay strike in Ogun State Nigeria as thousands protest food insecurity and lack of access to electricity…
WSWS(2024-08-08). Mass protests erupt against UK's far-right: The way forward.wsws.org There can be no successful struggle against the far-right danger that does not base itself on the fight to mobilise the entire working class against the ruling capitalist class and the war and austerity agenda of its Labour government.
UMMID(2024-08-08). India hails 'Groups' protecting Bangladeshi Hindus, Temples.ummid.com The Narendra Modi government Tuesday hailed protection provided to Temples and Hindus by Muslim students and organizations during the anti-government protests in Bangladesh which forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country.
UMMID(2024-08-08). Bangladesh: Images show Muslims guarding Temples amid reports of attacks on Hindus.ummid.com Responding to the reports by a section of the mainstream Indian media that Bangladeshi Hindus are being attacked amid the anti-government protests, local journalists and students have shared photos and videos showing Muslims protecting temples that have gone viral on social media.
Urban CNY News(2024-08-08). Community Activists Condemn Congressman Brandon Williams' Neglect of Central New Yorkers in Utica Banner Drop.urbancny.com Utica, NY — Members of Citizen Action of New York, Empire State Voices, and community advocates from across New York's 22nd Congressional District gathered today in Utica to stage a powerful banner drop protest, drawing attention to Congressman Brandon Williams' ongoing failure to address the pressing issues affecting Central New Yorkers. Despite repeated calls for action from constituents, Congressman Williams has consistently voted against the interests of working families in his district. Instead of advocating for the needs of everyday New Yorkers, he has chosen to prioritize the interests of big corpora…
Associated Press(2024-08-08). Kenyan police hurl tear gas at protesters as cabinet ministers sworn in.scmp.com The protests in Nairobi were organised by activists upset with President William Ruto even after he dismissed almost all of his ministers and added opposition members to what he called a "broad-based" government.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-08). Protestan en Siria para pedir paz a los niños palestinos.radiohc.cu La Habana, 8 ago (RHC) Cientos de niños sirios se concentraron hoy frente a la Oficina de Naciones Unidas en Damasco, para denunciar los crímenes del régimen israelí contra los infantes en la Franja de Gaza, Cisjordania y el Golán sirio ocupado.
UMMID(2024-08-08). Will United States Lead A War Against Iran?ummid.com Fears of a regional war in the Middle East spiked after Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets towards Israel. This was in retaliation to the Israeli covert operations, which killed a senior Hezbollah commander and a top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Staff(2024-08-08). Report: 15 killed in strikes on schools in northern Gaza; IDF: Targets were used by Hamas.haaretz.com IDF says 15 rockets fired in northern Israel in latest barrage from Lebanon ‚ñ Israeli army tells civilians in southeast Gaza to evacuate ‚ñ Israel revokes diplomatic status of Norway's envoys to Palestinian Authority as penalty for Palestinian recognition ‚ñ Report: Hezbollah may attack Israel before Iran; Tehran 'rethinking' retaliation scope…
hindustantimes(2024-08-08). Not Just Russia, Israel & U.S.-Led West Also Spooked By Iran's Military Ties With This Asian Nation.hindustantimes.com Not just the Russia-Iran bonhomie, but the West is also concerned over growing ties between Russia and North Korea amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East. Iran and North Korea have a history of working together to advance their military arsenals. Reports suggested that Tehran assisted Pyongyang in its bid to develop booster rockets. A visit by a North Korean delegation to Tehran in April also raised concerns in the West. With Russia firmly behind Iran, the emergence of another new bloc is worrying the West.
newarab(2024-08-08). Ancient secrets unearthed in vast Turkish cave city.newarab.com Through a basement door in southeastern Turkey lies a sprawling underground city — perhaps the country's largest — which one historian believes dates back to the ninth century before Jesus Christ. | Archaeologists stumbled upon the city-under-a-city "almost by chance" after excavation of house cellars in Midyat, near the Syrian border, led to the discovery of a vast labyrinth of caves in 2020. | Workers have already cleared more than 50 subterranean rooms, all connected by 120 metres (131 yards) of tunnel carved out of the rock. | But that is only a fraction of the site's estimated 900,000-square-m…
Urban CNY News(2024-08-08). County Executive McMahon Announces Two New Baby Patas Monkeys at Rosamond Gifford Zoo.urbancny.com Zoo Caretakers Hand-Raising Half-Sisters Sisu and Mushu Syracuse, N.Y. — County Executive J. Ryan McMahon, II announced that two patas monkeys gave birth to babies within a month of each other at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. In both cases these monkey mothers, Iniko and Kasi, struggled to demonstrate maternal instincts necessary to raise their young. Three-year-old Iniko gave birth to female Sisu (See-sue) on April 26, and her older sister Kasi gave birth to female Mushu (Moo-shoe) on May 11. The baby half-sisters are fathered by the leader of the patas troop, Mac. The patas monkey troop at the zoo mirrors thi…
Chris Walker(2024-08-08). Report of Trump Flight With Heritage's Kevin Roberts Renews Project 2025 Debate.truthout.org A new report details how former President Donald Trump shared a flight with Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts in 2022, just before Trump gave a speech to that organization praising its work on a document that would eventually become Project 2025. The report from The Washington Post provides more evidence contradicting Trump's claims that he has no connection to the unpopular Project… |
geo.tv(2024-08-08). Biden 'not confident' of peaceful transfer if Trump loses.geo.tv President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress in Washington, US, April 28, 2021. — ReutersTrump warned of a "bloodbath" if he fails to win. He falsely claimed he won 2020 election against Biden."He means what he says," said Biden in an interview. US President Joe…
Phil Pasquini(2024-08-08). Former Nigerian President Discusses US-Africa Relations.indybay.org WASHINGTON (08-07) — Kicking off its inaugural African Leadership Perspective Series at the Wilson Center to discuss an everchanging geopolitical landscape, was former Nigerian President H.E Olusegun Obasanjo. The program is designed around a series of conversations with African public figures and former African heads of state to discuss "US-Africa relations, reflect on the past and current state of leadership in Africa and to share their insights on contemporary peace, security, and economic development opportunities or challenges facing the continent."
Tunisia: Kais Saied and two other candidates cleared to run in presidential race | Tunisian authorities have been accused of using arbitrary detentions and administrative hurdles to secure Saied's re-election | | A supporter of Tunisian President Kais Saied holds a poster with his image under a la…
On Thursday, August 8th, Chris "Big Tex," was found not guilty by a jury in a criminal trial on charges of "assault on a police officer," following a mobilization in the spring of 2023 in defense of a drag event at a brewery in Fort Worth, Texas in response to threats from fascist groups. In… 
It's been one year since the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina burned to the ground killing more than a hundred people on the U.S. island of Maui. The exact cause of the fire still remains under investigation. The state's governor last week announced a $4 billion settlement resolving hundreds of lawsuits filed by individuals and businesses. It comes at a time when many families are still dependent on basic needs like food and medicine. | Our correspondent Ediz Tiyansan has visited a community donation center outside of Lahaina on the island of Maui.
A joint statement published on Saturday by the Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners Club added that Israeli forces have arrested at leas…
The United States has brought criminal charges against the former head of a notorious Samir Ousman Al-Sheikh, 72, oversaw severe physical abuse of inmates while head of the 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network endorses the new campaign, Dismantle Damon: Free the ReSisters! We urge all to follow the campaign at instagram.com/dismantle_damon, join in campaign activities and share news and materials widely! DISMANTLE DAMON : FREE THE RESISTERS! August 3, the International Day in Solidarity with Gaza and the Prisoners, marks 300 days since …
IsraelPalestineNews: Israel drops 6,000 pounds of bombs on Gaza school; US poised to send Israel $3.5 billion, including to extremist battalion; two more journalists killed; waiting for "inevitable" polio outbreak as Israel blocks vaccines; new possible war crime revealed; more displacement; water and sanitation systems in shambles; more on Israeli torture of Palestinian prisoners — …
The Palestinian Detainees' Committee and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society said in a joint statement that Israeli soldiers abducted, in less than two days, at least 40 Palestinians, including children and former political prisoners. The statement revealed that the abductions were carried out during massive and violent invasions, especially of homes, in various parts of the …
US calls for 'zero tolerance' of sexual abuse of Palestinians in Israeli detention facilities | After leaked video showing detainee being sexually abused, US State Department calls for 'full investigation' | | Protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some broke in after Israeli…
'Raped by female soldiers': Palestinian in leaked Sde Teiman photo speaks out | The man in the famous photo, Ibrahim Salem, spent eight months in Israeli detention, where rape, electrocution and beatings were routine | | After spending eight months in Israeli detention, I…
A video leaked from an Israeli detention camp purportedly showing the The video, aired by Israel's Channel 12 broadcaster on Wednesday, documents Israeli soldiers allegedly sexually assaulting…
During the renewal session of his detention held on Sunday via video conference, Omar's defence team demanded that their client be legally considered a victim…
"I send a message to all the people of the world to uphold the Olympic principles and the Olympic Charter, to refrain from bullying all athletes. Because this has effects, massive effects. It can destroy people, it can kill people's thoughts, spirit and mind. It can divide people. And because of that, I ask them to refrain from bullying." | These were the 
Norway-based Iran Human Rights said 26 men were executed in Ghezelhesar Prison in Karaj outs…
Begum, 24, had hoped to challenge an earlier ruling in which she However, UK Supreme Court justices said she could not appeal again following her defeat at the Court of Appeal in February. | The justice…
French deep-sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet is pictured in this undated image. —AFP/ FileWASHINGTON: The family of French deep-sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the operator of the submersible that imploded during a dive to the Titanic last…
by Mohammad Nazrul Islam | Our children, our youth have once again proved that this G-generation can change Bangladesh, can change the country. They moved and worked hard to give proper guidance to the country, and above all, to change the decaying social system of Bangladesh. | Today is the eighth of August, 2024. Only 3 (three) days ago, by firing on the students, killing them, and running the steamroller of oppression in the country, the dictatorial attitude shown by the state, those students endured killing, torture, and oppression. And, they liberated the country again through the escape of the Prime Ministe…
On August 4, the Israeli army bombed a group of tents inside the compound of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, killing three people. The bombing caused a number of tents to catch on fire, resulting in the injury of dozens of displaced civilians.
Philadelphia Hundreds of people demonstrated on Aug. 3 in Center City Philadelphia in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon in the aftermath of brutal Israeli assassinations of resistance leaders. Among the protesters were families with young children who frequently helped lead chants. Called by the Philadelphia Palestine Coalition, the demonstration gathered . . . | 
Ilan Pappé — Violence as a permanent and massive aspect of life can only be removed when its source is removed. In the case of Palestine, it is the ideology and praxis of the Israeli settler state, not the existential struggle of the colonised Palestinian people.
I covered Venezuela's three-week presidential electoral campaign, the elections, and their fallout for the Latin American terrestrial and satellite news TV network TeleSur (English) — the multilateral public TV news network funded by the governments of Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. I am an experienced analyst of Brazilian politics, but I do not claim to be a …
Arab Americans are viewing the U.S. presidential race with anger and disillusionment. "I just feel like our voices aren't being heard," says Palestinian American Mervat Saudi. Both parties "are not in the best interest for my own people."
The headline above, about yet another Israeli operation to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians in the tiny, besieged and utterly destroyed enclave of Gaza, was published in yesterday's Middle East Eye. When I began studying Israeli history more than a quarter of a century ago, people claiming to be experts proffered plenty of excuses to explain …
The European Union, France and the UK on Wednesday condemned a far-right Israeli minister for "No one in the world will allow us to starve two million people, even though it might be justified and moral to free the hostages," Israel's Finance Minister 
Representative Cori Bush, a progressive black woman from St. Louis, MO who is a member of the "Squad" and has been a powerful voice in Congress for poor people, women's rights, healthcare, housing—and Palestine, just lost her primary because pro-Israel lobby groups flooded the race with outside funding. Her loss is a tremendous blow to 
In a harmonious collaboration at preserving oral history, Sami Hermez provides the space for Sireen Sawalha to tell the story of her family in The title itself reflects the fact that there is no dividing Palestine from the people and their narratives. | "What I remember most from what my mother told me, is how people were walking in the opposite direction screaming at us to turn around," Sireen reflects at th…
At least 45 people have been killed by Torrential rain hit the southwestern governorates of The United Nations Office for the Coordina…
At least two people were killed in clashes in Deir al-Zour province in eastern Syria on Wednesday, as tribal fighters believed to be backed by the Assad regime and Iran clashed with This is the worst flare-up in violence between the tribal fighters and the SDF in eleven months. | Fighters from the Kurdish-led SDF have controlled most of northeastern Syria ever since the territorial defeat of the Islamic State militant group in 2019. | While the Kurdi…
People holding umbrellas in scorching heat. — Reuters/File
"There's a world, many worlds, in books, comrade," Bheki told Spokes, an illiterate peasant from the Transkei. Spokes came from this homeland in southeastern South Africa created by the apartheid government, and overlapped with part of the ancestral homelands of the Xhosa people. It was January 1980 and Bheki and Spokes were training as part of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), in a forest near the town of Quibaxe in Angola. In between military drills, there were literacy classes and cultural evenings where soldiers moonlighted as poets, singers, comedians, gumboot danc…
DETROIT—Sounding like a fiery prosecutor, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, went after her Republican foe this fall, Donald Trump for repeated crimes, from molesting women to planning to terminate the Constitution. Speaking to a boisterous and overflow crowd in a Detroit airport hangar on August 7, and 128,600 more tuned in on C-Span, the incumbent …
This article is part of the People's World 100th Anniversary Series. Fifty years ago, Republican Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to resign from office, a move taken to avoid impeachment and conviction for the Watergate conspiracy. Nixon's vice president and successor, Gerald Ford, had been appointed to that office after the resignation of Nixon's …
LOS ANGELES — Jane Martin's 1993 play Keely and Du was a finalist for the 1994 Pulitzer Prize, and years later, in 2018, was turned into a feature film. The play has gone on to a respectable regional and university theater career and still attracts audiences. For what it's worth, I'd never encountered it before, …
Tropical Storm Debby gained strength over the weekend to become a Category 1 hurricane, making landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast early Monday morning with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, reported The Associated Press. The National Hurricane Center issued a storm surge warning for the coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. More than 283,000 Florida customers were without power, …
In the United States, most people are educated to understand that democracy means multi-party elections and that any country that does not have multi-party elections is repressive and undemocratic. However, democracy simply means "rule of the people" and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with multi-party elections. For example, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is …
Badrul Alam — Prime minister Sheikh Hasina used all the tools of repression at her disposal against the people to retain power, but was defeated in the end.
An NYPD officer stands on the roof of the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 31, 2024. | Photo: Jimin Kim/Sipa via AP Images | In an egregious violation of press freedoms and First Amendment-protected activity, a New York City video journalist was According to the charges, Sam Seligson, a credentialed independent videographer, filmed a small group of people la…
A medida que los incendios forestales se vuelven más frecuentes e intensos, crean tormentas eléctricas furiosas que los alimentan aún más, lo que los hace mucho más difíciles de combatir. Estas nubes pirocumulonimbus (pyroCbs) se producen cuando el calor intenso y el humo de un incendio forestal crean fuertes corrientes ascendentes, donde se condensan y …
COMMENTARY: By Qadura Fares On August 3, last Saturday, prisoner rights institutions and Palestinians all around the world were standing in solidarity with Gaza and Palestininian prisoners. This day is dedicated to highlighting Israeli crimes and violations of Palestinian prisoners' rights and the continuing genocide in Gaza. The machinery of brutality that punishes and tortures…
The writer was part of a Solidarity Delegation of members of Workers World Party and the Bronx Anti-War Coalition that traveled to Nicaragua in July for a commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Sandinista Revolution. Mural of martyrs from 1959 student protest who were massacred by . . . | 
US Vice President Protesters chanted "Kamala, Kamala, Kamala you can't hide, we won't vote for genocide" as the Democratic presidential nominee gave a speech at an air hangar in Detroit. | Harris's supporters responded…
Download the version in color. Download the black & white version. The world responds WWP Tribute to Dr. Ismail Haniyeh Protests blast Israel's assassination attacks Iran plans strikes on Israel In D.C. and countrywide: Protests demand Netanyahu's arrest Boston protest: 'Netanyahu is not welcome anywhere!' Editorial Congress welcomes Israeli war . . . | 
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During weeks of Quota Reform Protests in July, several hundred were killed and 9,000+ detained. A Student-led Movement has pushed the Prime Minister to step down and set up an interim government. Where will Bangladesh head now?>
Far-right riots: UK government warns of more trouble as anti-racists take to streets in solidarity | A hundred far-right demonstrations were reportedly planned for Wednesday evening, but largely failed to materialise | | Anti-fascist protesters gather for a counter-demonstration against far…
Old audio of Trump praising Tim Walz's handling of George Floyd protests undermines GOP attacks claiming Minnesota's governor "let rioters burn Minneapolis."
Utica, NY — Members of Citizen Action of New York, Empire State Voices, and community advocates from across New York's 22nd Congressional District gathered today in Utica to stage a powerful banner drop protest, drawing attention to Congressman Brandon Williams' ongoing failure to address the pressing issues affecting Central New Yorkers. Despite repeated calls for action from constituents, Congressman Williams has consistently voted against the interests of working families in his district. Instead of advocating for the needs of everyday New Yorkers, he has chosen to prioritize the interests of big corpora…
Through a basement door in southeastern Turkey lies a sprawling underground city — perhaps the country's largest — which one historian believes dates back to the ninth century before Jesus Christ. | Archaeologists stumbled upon the city-under-a-city "almost by chance" after excavation of house cellars in Midyat, near the Syrian border, led to the discovery of a vast labyrinth of caves in 2020. | Workers have already cleared more than 50 subterranean rooms, all connected by 120 metres (131 yards) of tunnel carved out of the rock. | But that is only a fraction of the site's estimated 900,000-square-m…
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Zoo Caretakers Hand-Raising Half-Sisters Sisu and Mushu Syracuse, N.Y. — County Executive J. Ryan McMahon, II announced that two patas monkeys gave birth to babies within a month of each other at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. In both cases these monkey mothers, Iniko and Kasi, struggled to demonstrate maternal instincts necessary to raise their young. Three-year-old Iniko gave birth to female Sisu (See-sue) on April 26, and her older sister Kasi gave birth to female Mushu (Moo-shoe) on May 11. The baby half-sisters are fathered by the leader of the patas troop, Mac. The patas monkey troop at the zoo mirrors thi…
The Israel lobby built its strength on the fact that its opposition was politically weak. Kamala Harris's choice of Tim Walz over Josh Shapiro and the massive cost it took to defeat Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush show this is no longer the case.
President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress in Washington, US, April 28, 2021. — ReutersTrump warned of a "bloodbath" if he fails to win. He falsely claimed he won 2020 election against Biden."He means what he says," said Biden in an interview. US President Joe…