Category: Global
Starving Palestinians in Gaza Scramble for Aid Drops
Gaza Strip, Palestine — The whole population of the Gaza Strip – over two million residents – is now facing starvation from the Israeli military bombardment, blockade and siege on Gaza. As the Israeli military and far-right Zionist settlers block aid shipments bound for destroyed…
Palestinian Solidarity Activists Attack Downtown Berlin Weapons Industry Targets
Berlin, Germany — In the middle of the night on Sunday, March 17, a group of anarchist Palestinian solidarity activists spray painted a building in downtown Berlin containing the offices of two entities currently contributing to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The activists used a…
Resisting Starvation in Gaza
As the genocidal campaign in Gaza enters its sixth month, Israel’s use of forced starvation as a tactic is escalating. First through a total siege, then by preventing the delivery of aid, and most recently by slaughtering aid seekers in the now-infamous Flour Massacres. Forced…
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‘Gold Mafia’ Kingpin Anointed MP as Zimbabwe Disenfranchises 108 Elected Officials
Pedzai Sakupwanya, the losing ZANU-PF candidate known as the “New Mr. Gold” inherited a free parliamentary seat as Zimbabwe's government dismissed 108 elected opposition officials and barred 46 from subsequent by-elections. Violence, gold money and lawfare came into focus in a by-election campaign that gave away the southern African country's troubled democracy.
Gaza War Spillover: Lebanon’s Silent Displacement Crisis
Tyre, Lebanon — For the past few months, the world’s attention has been focused on Gaza and its besieged population suffering from Israeli attacks. However, during this period in south Lebanon, thousands of people have also been suffering due to the reignited conflict between Israel…
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Palestinians Forced to Flee Khan Younis, Come Under Fire by Israeli Military
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Palestine — As Israel continues its destruction of Gaza, over 1.7 million Palestinians of the 2.3 million living in Gaza are now internally displaced and over 27,000 have been killed. In late January, the Israeli military began forcibly moving the civilian…
Greece Marks 50th Anniversary of Polytechnic University Uprising Against Military Dictatorship
Athens, Greece — Over 50 years ago in 1973, a U.S.-backed military dictatorship controlling Greece killed dozens of people during a popular uprising against the far-right junta. Every year since then, remembrance of November 17 has been ingrained into the country’s anti-authoritarian fabric.
For the…
Palestinian Paints Murals on Rubble Amid War on Gaza
Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine — Artist Amal Abu Al-Sabah, 26, paints on houses bombed by Israel during their war on Gaza. Her message to the world: “That the Israeli aggression must cease once and for all. And that no more aggression should ever afflict Gaza…
Greek Anarchist Collective Targeted by the State
The far-right Greek government has been going after the anarchist collective Rouvikonas (Rubicon) in similar ways as the U.S. has attempted to dismantle the ‘Cop City’ movement with state-level domestic terrorism and RICO charges. From wrongfully charging two Rouvikonas members with murder to attempting to…
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Lions Face Starvation in Gaza’s Last Remaining Zoo
Rafah, Palestine — Animals are dying and facing starvation in the last remaining zoo in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza — backed by the U.S. and a handful of western European nations. In Ahmed Joumaa’s private zoo in…
London: 200,000 Protesters March Against Israel’s War on Gaza
Around 200,000 protesters marched across central London on Saturday to protest against Israel’s continuing assault on Gaza and the U.K. government’s involvement in arming, funding, and providing diplomatic cover to Israel. The national demonstration, which coincided with a day of action in other cities around…
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Kendrick Lamar in Africa – Big Stepper’s Heritage Plug
The following article is a cultural commentary on the music career of American rapper Kendrick Lamar, and how his tours of the African continent has influenced his music. The views and opinions expressed within do not necessarily reflect those of Unicorn Riot.
Kendrick Lamar’s hip…
