Category: Global
Israeli Operation in Gaza Destroyed 243 Homes, Killing 34 Palestinians
Gaza Strip, Palestine — At least 36 people were killed in a five-day spate of violence in Palestine and Israel between May 9-13. In the Gaza Strip, 34 Palestinians were killed, including over a dozen civilians and numerous children. In Israel, a Palestinian man and…
The Tale of the City: Gentrification in London – Part 2
‘The Guns of Brixton’ sung by the Clash in 1979 made Brixton synonymous with resistance, anti-oppression, and anti-racism beyond the borders of the United Kingdom. The song presaged the riots of 1981 which rose Brixton into a symbol even as they spread all over England*…
Israel Blows Up Home of Palestinian Prisoner’s Family
Ramallah, Occupied West Bank, Palestine — At dawn on Thursday, June 8, Israeli forces blew up the house of Palestinian prisoner Islam Froukh’s family in the ‘old city’ section of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Several Palestinians were shot, including a journalist, during the…
Court Sentences Cambodian Union Leaders to Prison Amid Wave of Repression
Phnom Penh, Cambodia — The Cambodian labor movement received a major blow from their government on May 25 when a judge sentenced the leadership of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees at NagaWorld (LRSU) to prison.
LRSU launched a strike at NagaWorld, the…
Palestinian Khader Adnan Dies on Hunger Strike in Israeli Prison
Magen-Nitzan Prison, Ramla, Israel — On his 87th day of hunger strike protesting administrative detention, Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, 45, was found unresponsive in Israel’s Magen-Nitzan Prison.
Later the same day — May 2, 2023 — political leaders, released prisoners, family members and prisoner’s rights…
Revolution in Every Country Comic Series: Episode 3 – Lebanon: On the Necessity of Intersectionality
Lebanon — Starting on October 17, 2019, an unprecedented revolutionary wave swept through Lebanon which radically altered the political, social, and psychological landscape of the country and its peoples. Although few key demands were met and the movements were crushed by numerous forces, the uprisings…