Category: Global
Die-In at Raytheon Compound in Tucson Calls Out Complicity in Gaza
Tucson, AZ — Raytheon employees on their way to work Thursday morning were confronted with an unusual spectacle — about 120 people, dressed in all black, lying in the road covered in white sheets, blocking one of the entrances to U.S. Air Force Plant 44,…
Palestine Can’t Afford Silence
"Showing blatant disregard for international law (and backed by the United States), Israel has continued to brutally slaughter Palestinians, not just in Gaza but also in the West Bank, which is not governed by Hamas. This indiscriminate killing of Palestinian people goes to show that this is an ethnic cleansing campaign, rather than self-defense, a fight against terrorism or a quest to recover kidnapped Israelis–all excuses Israel has used for its actions." - A commentary by Adnan Ahmed
National ‘Free Palestine’ Protest in DC
Washington, DC – Tens of thousands of supporters of Palestinians are in the nation’s capital for a series of protests pushing the Biden Administration to impose a ceasefire on Israel, which has been in an armed conflict for nearly a month against the stateless nation.…
Mass Protest in The Hague Calls Out Israeli War Crimes
The Hague, Netherlands — A massive pro-Palestinian demonstration marched around the center of The Hague this Sunday, where organizers and protesters were calling for an immediate ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip, for the Dutch government to cut ties with Israel, and for the International…
A Decade After the Murder of Pavlos Fyssas, the Battle Against Fascism Remains Urgent in Greece
Athens, Greece – As on every September 18 since 2013, thousands of people marched in memory of the antifascist musician Pavlos ‘Killah P’ Fyssas and filled the street renamed in his honor, Pavlos Fyssas Avenue. Starting at the memorial site where Fyssas was murdered by…
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Zimbabwean Opposition ‘Disengages’ From Parliament in Protest of ‘Illegal Recalls’
Harare, Zimbabwe — It was a rough and rowdy return to Parliament business as riot police came down with helmets and baton sticks to break up an assertive opposition wing that charged back with pushing and singing. The House of Assembly was thrown into tumult…
Pro-Palestine Protest Attacked in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN — An older white man drove his vehicle through pro-Palestinian protesters and brandished both a box cutter and a knife on Sunday afternoon. The attack is part of a rising trend of violence on protesters and came as thousands of people held a…
The Story of Chris Kaba: How London Police Hide Behind the Thin Blue Line
London, United Kingdom — Chris Kaba, 24, was unarmed when he was fatally shot by police in Streatham Hill, South London on Sept. 5, 2022. Kaba was the eldest of three brothers raised by parents from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He lived in Wembley,…
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Hamas Attacks, Israel Responds: Thousands Dead in New War
On October 7, 2023, a coalition of armed wings of Palestinian groups led by the Islamist Hamas movement launched a massive early-morning surprise attack against Israel in what they have coined “Operation al-Aqsa Flood.”
Zimbabwean Government Mounts Post-Election Propaganda Campaign
Emmerson Mnangangwa’s government has mounted propaganda in the Southern African Development Community in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s disputed August 23-24 elections.
Ancient Roman Graves Discovered in Gaza
Gaza Strip — Over the past two years, Palestinian workers in the Gaza Strip have discovered 134 ancient Roman era-graves. The most recent discoveries came in September of this year as dozens more graves were found, with a number of them displaying very unique and…
Anti-Zionist Jews Hold Solidarity Shiva for Palestinian and Israeli Lives Lost
Minneapolis, MN — Days after the start of a deadly war has killed nearly 2,000 people in Gaza and Israel, Jewish people in the Twin Cities who are standing in solidarity with Palestinians held a shiva, a Jewish mourning ritual, to grieve the loss of…
Queer Migrants Find Shelter and Community in Tijuana Collective House
Tijuana, Mexico — As the Biden administration continues in Trump’s footsteps — constructing a 30-foot-tall border wall along the Tijuana/San Diego border and imposing new barriers to seeking asylum in the United States — many activists in Tijuana have continued the quiet, daily work of…
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Uganda’s Death Sentence on its LGBTI+ Communities
For the first time since 2005, a man may be sentenced to death in Uganda. Uganda has recently joined eleven other nations that retain the death penalty for same-sex relations. Despite some marked progress in Africa around its treatment of LGBTQ+ people over the past few decades, this is a staggering setback.
Distress Hotline Volunteer Speaks on 500+ Dead from Pylos Shipwreck
This summer, as climate disasters and human-made catastrophes compounded each other in and around Greece, one of the deadliest shipwrecks in recent history occurred off the country’s coast. The Adrianna, a boat carrying an estimated 750 migrants, capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, leaving nearly 500…
Repurposed Rubber: Tire Recycling in the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip, Palestine — In the besieged and blockaded Gaza Strip, a 27-year-old Palestinian created a car tire recycling project aimed at reducing environmental damage. In light of the difficulties getting rid of tires in Gaza with the Israeli blockade imposed on the Strip, Madian…
Tale of the City: Gentrification in London – Part 3
London’s indoor market Latin Village, in the Seven Sisters district of Tottenham, is a vibrant hotspot for anti-gentrification efforts in Britain. The village is an ongoing sociopolitical experiment that draws the attention of people, groups and organizations that are involved in anti-gentrification struggles all over…
‘Makeba’ – A Viral TikTok Trend Pays Homage to Mama Africa
Whether you use TikTok or Instagram Reels, if you’ve been doom scrolling the last eight weeks, chances are you’ve heard the catchy “Can I get a ooh wee?” chorus of the song “Makeba,” a pop dance release by the French singer Jain. The meme, which…
French Police Kill Teen During Traffic Stop, Leading to Mass Revolt
A month before Minnesota law enforcement fatally shot Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop, police in France killed an Algerian teenager during a similar stop leading to a mass revolt across the country against anti-Black racism. An alarming pattern of deadly traffic stops in…
Bombed Houses in Gaza Transformed by Palestinian Calligraphy Artist
Palestinian calligraphy artist, Ayman Al-Husari, transforms Gaza’s war-damaged buildings into magical artistic creations in a move aimed at boosting people’s morale and overcoming the remnants of Israeli bombing raids on the Gaza Strip. “We love life,” Al-Husari said, “we have destruction, but this is not…
Shipwrecked Synthesizers: How Electronic Music Came to Cabo Verde
The archipelago of Cabo Verde had already been colonized by the Portuguese for hundreds of years in 1968 when a ship was discovered marooned on the São Nicolau island. To the surprise of local villagers in Cachaço, the ship was stranded eight kilometers from any…
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Gazans Flock to Beaches Amid Record Breaking Heatwave
Gaza Sea, Gaza, Palestine — The Gaza seashore has become the only outlet for the residents of the Gaza Strip to escape the sweltering heat during record breaking temperatures this summer. About 2 million citizens inhabit the Gaza Strip, living under a suffocating land, sea,…