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Hollywood's Standards on Genocide.
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On this day in 1960, Cuban revolutionary Vilma Espín founded the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC), Latin America’s largest women’s organization. Today, four million women in Cuba are organized by the non-governmental federation. Here is an album of the legendary ex-guerrilla fighter, Cuba’s First Lady Vilma Espín, and Cuban women in struggle.
Although women made up only 17% of the labor force and were the primary victims of the illiteracy that afflicted much of the population, they played a crucial role in the fight against the Batista dictatorship. Through underground organizations, Cuban women helped win the revolutionary war.
The FMC spearheaded what Fidel called the “revolution within the revolution” and contributed to drafting the first constitution and Family Code, which guaranteed women a series of rights. Through the work of the FMC, Cuba pioneered sexual and reproductive rights. It was the first Latin American country to legalize free abortion in 1965.
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Berlin police stormed a Black woman’s apartment as she was sleeping naked in bed because her racist neighbors called them, falsely claiming she was a burglar.
The police showed up unannounced to the woman’s apartment, illegally broke in, and, according to her on-camera testimony, male officers entered her bedroom where she had been sleeping naked. Just another day in Germany, rife with structural racism and sexism.
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On this day 35 years ago, revolutionary socialist and Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton was murdered in Oakland, California. Here are some of the most iconic photos of the Black Panther Party, colorized.
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Massive protests across Indonesia continue to escalate over the contentious regional electoral law revisions. Despite the Indonesian parliament’s postponement of the ratification of these changes, protesters remain on the streets, with some raising doubts about the law’s actual cancellation.
The protests have rapidly expanded in both size and intensity, with thousands of students and activists flooding the streets. Key buildings, including the Constitutional Court, Presidential Palace, and House of Parliament, were invaded during the unrest.
The parliament supposedly did not pass the legislation due to a lack of a quorum, and it is unclear if they will try to ratify the changes before regional elections open up on Tuesday. The ongoing repression and legislative maneuvers reveal a deepening commitment to preserving the status quo at the expense of the people’s democratic rights.
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Enraged Indonesians took to the streets to oppose the ruling party’s latest power grab. In major cities like Jakarta, Padang, Bandung, and Yogyakarta, police attacked protesters with tear gas and water cannons. The ruling elite has already been forced to listen to the will of the people, as they have just suspended the change.
Protesters are rallying against changes to electoral regulations which would effectively prevent smaller parties from challenging the ruling party. The country is up in arms as they see this as a political crisis that further encroaches on basic democratic rights.
Indonesia has a notoriously difficult environment for political organizing. It is illegal to support communism and the country’s president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, was kicked out of the military in 1998 for kidnapping student activists.
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In an attempt to deflect from mass outrage about Israel’s genocide in Palestine, the Democratic Party has selected so-called progressive Minnesota governor Tim Walz as vice president. But what does his record really say about his politics? Watch as we scratch beneath the surface of headlines and sound bytes.
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As Kurdish-Arab tensions erupt into a tribal uprising, the fragile partnership in Syria’s northeast faces its toughest test yet. Oil, power, and alliances are all on the line. What does this mean for Syria’s future?
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Hundreds took to the streets in the Indian city of Badlapur to protest government inaction over a sexual abuse case. Outraged protesters gathered at the railroad station, blocking the tracks and hurling stones at police as they demanded justice for the affected children. Police responded violently in an attempt to disperse the protesters.
The two young girls were allegedly abused at their nursery school last week. Police have since arrested a male employee of the school, but the parents of the children accuse the police of a delay in action.
The school’s management has also been the target of criticism. Parents have spoken about various safety lapses, including the lack of functional CCTV cameras on campus. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights called the school’s attitude towards the case “insensitive,” accusing it of trying to “suppress the case.”
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Amnesty International has called for an investigation into German police’s repression of pro-Palestine activists. In doing so, they have validated the calls of activists over the past 10 months, who have long been calling for such accountability.
Germany remains one of the principal backers of Israel while the Israeli army continues its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.
Since October 7, the German state has shown unprecedented repression of any showing of solidarity with the Palestinian people or even the mere calling for a ceasefire.
German police continuously respond with violent repression of activists, raiding organizing spaces, amongst other repressive tactics, systematically criminalizing dissent to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Hundreds of Bolivians took to the streets amid economic turmoil in the country. Union workers protested against fuel shortages and rising inflation caused by the ongoing dollar crisis gripping the country.
Similar protests due to fuel shortages have been ongoing in Bolivia since the beginning of the year as the nation’s economic crisis grows more severe. Bolivia imports half of its gasoline to meet domestic demand, costing about $800 million annually. Furthermore, as much as 80% of diesel supplies are imported.
The economic situation in the country has only worsened following the failed coup attempt by the country’s military in June. To reduce dependency on imported diesel, the government headed by Luis Arce launched an initiative expected to foster the creation of five to six new biodiesel plants, each requiring an investment of around $30 million.
Whether this will alleviate the country’s crisis and help lift the strain on Bolivian workers is yet to be seen.
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On this day in 1998, US President Bill Clinton ordered a cruise missile attack on the largest pharmaceutical factory in Sudan. The Al-Shifa factory produced 90% of Sudan’s pharmaceuticals. Its bombing led to tens of thousands of people dying from malaria and other treatable diseases.
The US claimed that the factory was producing chemical weapons and that it was linked to Osama bin Laden. When none of this turned out to be true, the US blocked a UN investigation into the attack. Sudan has requested an official apology multiple times since the 1998 attack. However, the US has never expressed any regret or compensated Sudan for the attack.
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Thousands of people coming from all parts of the US came to Chicago to protest the Democratic National Convention. Police had set up a “security fence” meant to sequester the protesters, but protesters were able to tear it down and break through.
The protesters are demanding an end to US aid to Israel and a ceasefire. Speaking at the DNC, so-called “progressive” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that Kamala Harris is “working tirelessly to bring a ceasefire to Gaza.” Yet, just last week, the US approved $20 billion in weapons to Israel.
Meanwhile, negotiations for what many argue is the last chance at a ceasefire have stalled. Hamas refuses to consider any ceasefire proposal that allows Israeli troops to remain in Gaza and declined to attend the latest talks. The US and media outlets are again framing the issue as the responsibility of Hamas, who has also accused the US of symbolically using the ceasefire talks to “buy time” for Israel’s genocide.
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63 years ago today, two dogs became heroes of the Soviet space program when they spent a day in space orbiting around the Earth. Former street dogs Belka ("squirrel") and Strelka ("little arrow") became the first ever Earth-bound creatures to survive a trip to outer space. The purpose of the mission was to see how the dogs would react to zero gravity in space.
Watch this incredible archive footage of these canine cosmonauts who became Soviet celebrities and helped Yuri Gargarin become the first man in space the following year.
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A Cholera Epidemic has struck war-torn Sudan. Sudan’s Ministry of Health declared the nationwide cholera epidemic due to contaminated drinking water and weather conditions. The eastern states of Kassala and al-Qadarif have the highest numbers of confirmed cases. According to the WHO, 11,327 cholera cases with 316 deaths had been reported across Sudan.
The humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict in Sudan has exacerbated the spread of diseases, including cholera, with large numbers of displaced people sheltering in areas without sanitary infrastructure. WHO official Margaret Harris also added that dengue fever and meningitis infections were also on the rise in the East African country.
The war in Sudan, now ongoing for more than a year, has caused over 17,000 deaths, while 7.7 million people have been internally displaced, and 16.4 million children alone are facing starvation.
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Today is the International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. It serves to remind people across the world about the tragedy of the slave trade and the suffering it perpetuated. It was first observed in Haiti in 1998. On the eve of August 23, 1791, an uprising broke out in Haiti, leading to the establishment of the first Black republic, which played a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. To mark this day, we examine the history of slavery in Haiti.
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In an exclusive interview with Abdulelah Hajar, a senior Yemeni diplomat and advisor to the Ansarallah-led Supreme Political Council, we explored the geopolitical situation of the global war on Yemen, and often overlooked factors such as China’s role.
Chinese-Yemeni relations date back to the Treaty of Friendship signed in 1958 between the then-Imam Muhammad Al-Badr and Chairman Mao Zedong. Chinese economic assistance and political advice for both northern and southern Yemen continued past Mao’s leadership, but dwindled in the late 1970s as China reoriented its foreign policy strategy.
Last year, we interviewed Abdulelah Hajar, a senior Yemeni diplomat and advisor to the Ansarallah-led Supreme Political Council, to explore these crucial issues. Watch the full interview here.
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While the world is busy saying that “nothing can justify October 7,” it is turning a blind eye to the countless war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian lawyer and political activist Diana Buttu doesn’t shy away from clearly saying where this has gotten us: “[...] the world tells us that nothing can justify October 7, and yet everything Israel has done can be justified by October 7.”
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“A lot of innocent people are being killed on both sides,” says Biden, a blatant lie, considering the most conservative ratio between Palestinian and Israeli deaths lies at around 45 to 1. Will pundits chalk this up to his senility or admit he is a deluded racist?
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Major Western headlines are currently talking about a new “bridging” ceasefire proposal led by the US and Israel, who are pressuring Hamas to accept it. What are the terms of this new proposal, and why does Hamas insist on the conditions of the July 2 ceasefire? Read On.
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At least three Palestinians were killed as part of an Israeli incursion into the Tulkarem refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military targeted a house in the camp with an airstrike as Palestinian resistance fighters attempted to fend off the invasion. Since October 7 alone, at least 637 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank.
As part of the incursion, Israeli forces deployed snipers on rooftops and sent in bulldozers, deliberately causing severe damange to infrastructure. Meanwhile, the res!st@nce fighters said that they “continue to clash with the occupation forces” and “have achieved direct hits among them.”
Several other Israeli raids have been conducted across the West Bank, clashing with Palestinians. Just last month, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory as unlawful. It said it should end “as rapidly as possible.”
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“These countries are not underdeveloped. They’re overexploited.” — Watch socialist historian Michael Parenti perfectly get to the point of the myth of “underdevelopment” in the Global South. The wealth and so-called “development” of the Global North was only made possible by the continued exploitation of some of the richest countries in the world, be it India, the Congo, or the riches of Latin America.
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Today is the anniversary of Nat Turner's 1831 slave rebellion, one of the most significant slave uprisings in the US. On August 21, 1831, Turner, an enslaved preacher, led a three-day uprising in Southampton County, Virginia. Slaves went from plantation to plantation, killing around 60 slave owners and white people and making the rebellion the deadliest slave uprising in US history.
On August 21, 1831 Turner gathered around 70 slaves and free Black people and went house to house freeing slaves and killing many of the white people they encountered using knives, hatchets, and blunt instruments. The rebellion was eventually defeated by the state militia.
Turner evaded capture for six weeks but was eventually put on trial, convicted, and executed on November 11, 1831. His body was dissected and his skin was sold to make souvenir purses. It would take a full civil war decades later to defeat the evil system of slavery in the US.
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At least 72 protesters were arrested in front of the Israeli consulate in Chicago as protests at the Democratic National Convention continue. The police deemed the protest “unlawful” and violently dispersed the crowd. The remaining protesters were then kettled and many arrested, some with zip ties.
Repression of Palestine protests are likely to intensify further once the university semester starts again. Many universities have passed regulations banning “tent protests” and prohibited protests from starting after a certain time in the evening. Other regulations are requiring students to request permission from the university before hanging signs from buildings, giving the university administration power over which views can be expressed on campus.
Protesters in Chicago have emphasized that replacing Joe Biden with Kamala Harris will have no effect on the genocide in Palestine.
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25 Palestinian prisoners were just released from Israeli concentration camps. red. media spoke to the released hostages about the abuse they endured.
Israeli society has been overwhelmingly supportive of the torture of Palestinians. In a recent survey, 65% of Israelis opposed the prosecution of soldiers who raped Palestinian prisoners. Israeli ministers have also joined protests against the prosecution of these soldiers and politicians have publicly condoned such brutal acts.
While imprisoned, Palestinians are also subjected to starvation, sleep deprivation, and regular beatings. Of the thousands of Palestinians detained, dozens have been murdered from the torture they are subjected to, including rape. The real number of Palestinians killed is likely far greater than we know.
Earlier this month, Fady Baker, a survivor of Sde Teiman torture center, also shared his testimony with us. Watch the full exclusive interview here.
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What did Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro have to say about Africa? Under his leadership, Cuba became a close ally of anti-colonial liberation movements in Africa, trained guerrilla fighters from numerous liberation movements, sent troops to Africa, and supplied anti-colonial movements with the necessary materials to fight for liberation. Watch as Fidel Castro discusses the question of "how much his people would be willing to sacrifice" in the context of the Global South, particularly Africa.
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Headlines for the few, silence for the many.
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It is no secret that the West, above all the US, is calling for “regime change” in Iran. But did you know that this is actually not the first time? Today is the 71st anniversary of the CIA’s first successful coup, the 1953 coup in Iran. Read on.
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Hundreds of thousands of Indian health workers went on a nationwide strike over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a government hospital in the city of Kolkata. While most hospitals were only hit by a 24-hour shutdown, some doctors remain off the job as they continue to demand justice.
The strike was called for by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the country’s largest organization of medics comprising 400,000 members. Many of the protests led by doctors were also joined by tens of thousands of supporters demanding action.
Doctors are not only demanding justice for the victim but also the implementation of the Central Protection Act, a legislation aimed at protecting healthcare workers from violence.
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Following Yemen’s involvement with Palestinian forces in the struggle against Israel and the July 20 Israeli airstrikes on the Yemeni city of Hodeidah, media attention has returned to Yemen.
This raises questions about Ansarallah and the Yemeni war’s origins. But who are Ansarallah, and why did war in Yemen break out in the first place?
Last year, we interviewed Abdulelah Hajar, a senior Yemeni diplomat and advisor to the Ansarallah-led Supreme Political Council, to explore these crucial issues. Watch the full interview here.
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