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US officials are saying the quiet part out loud about the ICC?
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan told CNN that senior US officials were not pleased with the Court's pursuit of Israeli leaders for war crimes.
A US official recently lectured him that the institution was “built for Africa and thugs like Putin.”
The US has been under fire for its hypocritical treatment of the genocide in Gaza when compared to its stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. No US ally has ever been targeted by the ICC in its entire history.
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Over 5,000 families launched a land occupation in rural Caucasia in Colombia, seizing over 400 hectares. The area previously belonged to a drug lord and was administered by the state after the narco was handed over to the US.
Over the past month, increasing numbers of displaced and impoverished people have been gathering on the property in north-western Colombia, preparing to build a permanent existence on the land they confiscated. The occupiers’ sole demand of the government is the right to stay on the land.
The local right-wing mayor Jhoan Oderis Montes Cortés spoke harshly against the squatters and announced that he would take action against them with the authorities. 36.6% of Colombians were living in poverty in 2022.
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Protesters in New Caledonia put up barricades, blocking the main road that links the capital of Nouméa to the airport. Though the police have dismantled many of these barriers, the road remains closed. French President Emmanuel Macron has called another security meeting to quell the unrest as protests persist on the island.
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An attempted coup involving US citizens has been thwarted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. An armed group tried to assault government buildings in Kinshasa but was stopped by the Armed Forces. Three were killed and 50 arrested, including three US citizens.
Christian Malanga, a Congolese businessman in the US, led the coup. He's the leader of a right-wing group called the United Congolese Party that claims to be a “government in exile.” Malanga's son, who is a US citizen, is among the arrested and was seen wearing a US flag badge on his bulletproof vest.
The US Embassy has stated that it was not involved and has promised to cooperate with DRC authorities. Western corporations have long profited from destabilization in the Congo by looting the country's natural mineral wealth, including cobalt, a crucial element used to produce most electronics.
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Centuries of colonial rule and a genocidal occupation finally ended for East Timor on this day in 2002, becoming the first new sovereign state of the 21st century. Independence was won through the heroic resistance led by socialist revolutionary guerrillas and international pressure.
Portugal colonized East Timor in the 16th century, while the Dutch colonized the western part, which later became Indonesia. Portugal abandoned their colony in 1974.
The Marxist-Leninist Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETILIN) declared independence in 1975, leading to an Indonesian invasion to prevent a communist state, causing the death of up to 20% of the population.
FRETILIN's guerrilla wing fought relentlessly, inspired by Mao Zedong, Amilcar Cabral, and Cuba's anti-imperialist resistance. In 1998, a popular uprising in Indonesia forced dictator Suharto to resign. This paved the way for a UN referendum, resulting in a majority voting for independence.
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What are the roots of Haiti’s prolonged crisis? Haitian-American scholar Jemima Pierre explains how the West underdeveloped the country, from French colonial looting and debt slavery to US invasions and imperialism.
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Today would have been Malcolm X’s 99th birthday. We remember the revolutionary who fought and died for the liberation of Black people in the US and who understood that capitalism is intricately connected to racism and all other forms of oppression.
Watch Malcolm X explain in under 60 seconds why liberals are enemies in disguise.
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Micaela Bastidas was a leader of Peru's most important Indigenous rebellion against Spanish rule there. Often not given the recognition she deserves, this is the story of the woman who masterminded successful battles against the colonial troops in 1780.
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What is IDAHOBIT? International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia is an annual day of global mobilization to combat violations of LGBTQI+ rights. Protests and other events are recorded each year in over 130 countries worldwide, according to may17.
The importance of IDAHOBIT becomes evident when considering how recent the institutional shift towards LGBTQI+ acceptance is. It was only 34 years ago, in 1990, that the World Health Organization (WHO) removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders. Despite this progress, violence against LGBTQI+ individuals continues and has even surged in recent years.
The rise of new right-wing movements in the West and escalating global crises have had devastating consequences for the LGBTQI+ community.
Here are some quotes from LGBTQI+ icons who have recognized the connections between the capitalist system, patriarchy, and gender oppression.
"Macron is a murderer! He has crushed the Yellow Vests, he has crushed all these people at his home, but you're not at home here, this is Kanaky, go crush your mother."
In response to protests that have erupted in New Caledonia, Emmanuel Macron has imposed a state of emergency, which has placed restrictions on movement, banned TikTok, and set a curfew on the island’s residents. He has also deployed 500 additional officers to join the 1,800 police and gendarmes already there suppressing the unrest.
The protests started when Macron passed constitutional reforms that would give white French residents voting rights in New Caledonia, where the population consists of 40% Indigenous Kanak people. The island is critical to French imperial interests in the Pacific, as it is rich in minerals and of key strategic importance amidst rising tensions with China.
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In under 30 seconds, this 1985 clip of Kanak independence hero Éloi Machoro explains what is happening in New Caledonia today.
Machoro, who is known as the South Pacific Che Guevara, was shot dead by French police just one month after he spoke these words.
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France's crackdown on massive pro-independence protests in New Caledonia is intensifying. It has imposed a state of emergency and deployed troops to quell the unrest. But why is French President Emmanuel Macron so determined to tighten France's colonial grip on the island located 17,000 kilometers away? Swipe through to find out.
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Chinese nationals are among the fastest-growing groups of migrants being intercepted at the US-Mexican border. Despite a large economy, rising inequality has meant that not everyone has enjoyed its spoils. Every day, migrants from China make the perilous journey through the Darién Gap to reach the Mexican border.
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Where has German Chancellor Olaf Scholz been over the past seven months?
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“So if the Palestinians have a complaint, they have to bring it to an Israeli court?” – US State Department Spokesperson Matt Miller told reporters that Palestinians should go to Israel to get justice for Israeli war crimes.
Under US protection, Israel has enjoyed impunity, ranging from the 1948 Nakba to the scorched-earth tactics in Gaza today. War criminals in the ranks of the Israeli military enjoy systematic protection from prosecution.
Miller condemned the ICC prosecutor's arrest warrant bid for Israeli and Gaza ruling party leaders. When asked where Palestinians can go for legal justice over war crimes in Gaza, he said Israel has jurisdiction over the strip. Miller then confused reporters by saying that the US, Israel’s largest arms supplier, has jurisdiction.
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Uruguayans held a “silent march” yesterday to remember the victims of the US-backed dictatorship.
The military junta ruled from 1973-1985, but the authoritarian period began in 1968. For a country of just 3 million people, hundreds of thousands were exiled, over 200 were executed, and 197 disappeared.
As one of the Cold War era dictatorships, the junta had the full support of the US government and coordinated with the other military juntas in the region to capture each other's dissidents across borders.
Henry Kissinger had even helped rig the elections before the 1973 coup to ensure that the left-wing “Broad Front” party wouldn't be able to win.
Those responsible for human rights abuses were protected by an amnesty law up until 2011 when leftist President Pepe Mujica eliminated it.
Mujica was one of the hundreds who were imprisoned and tortured during this period due to his membership of the “Tupamaros” socialist guerilla movement that resisted the military regime.
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Violent clashes between resistance fighters and invading Israeli forces erupted in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. Israeli military forces, including special forces, have entered the city en masse, infiltrating Jenin refugee camp. Resistance fighters have reportedly engaged the occupation forces with “heavy and successive barrages of bullets.”
Israeli forces have already killed at least seven Palestinians so far, including a doctor, a teacher, and a student, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Another 12 people have been wounded, including multiple students. All Jenin schools as well as its refugee camp have been evacuated due to the Israeli operation, which began this morning.
The Jenin refugee camp has been subjected to more Israeli military raids than anywhere else in the West Bank.
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On this day in 1941, Nazi Germany began one of the bloodiest, but least known chapters of WWII. The four year occupation of Crete, Greece's largest island, was marked by hundreds of atrocities, which left wounds that are still open to this day.
Shockingly, a red. media investigation found Nazi memorial sites still standing on the island, tucked away just out of view from the most popular tourist hotspots. They attract visits from active German soldiers, veterans and neo-Nazis.
And what is the German government's stance? To find out more, watch this video and for the full investigation, stay tuned for our upcoming documentary.
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Breaking: The International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defense Yaav Gallant. They are accused of several war crimes perpetrated in their assault on Gaza, including the starvation of civilians, attacking humanitarian workers, and violating international law.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for high-ranking Gazan resistance leaders, Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, and Mohammed Deif. The prosecutor filed the application for war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated on October 7, 2023, including extermination, murder, and hostage-taking.
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READ OUR LATEST: Erdoğan’s Palestine Dilemma: The Anatomy of a Collaborator
Erdoğan's delicate dance with Israel: Despite outcry over Gaza, trade thrives & political maneuvers persist. Explore the intricacies of Türkiye's Palestine-Israel policy – a story of pragmatism & collaboration.
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Happy birthday to the Vietnamese national liberation leader and communist revolutionary, Ho Chi Minh! Under his leadership, the Vietnamese Liberation Front was formed, which kicked out the French colonialists and US imperialists from Vietnam.
At the age of 21, Ho Chi Minh left his country to find an answer to the question of Vietnamese liberation in the international revolutionary movement. He lived in New York, London, and Paris and became involved in the global socialist movement. In France, he even became a founding member of the French Communist Party.
Later, he studied and worked in different governmental institutions in the Soviet Union and China, serving as a senior Comintern agent around Southeast Asia. In the late 1930s, he went to China to serve as an advisor to the Communist armed forces.
Upon returning to Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh played a significant role in uniting the left factions and forming the party that led the liberation movement against French and American imperialism.
Rwanda's government has long served as an outpost for Western interests. Now, the UK government wants to deport immigrants to the African country. Why? Their president, Paul Kagame, has proven his willingness to serve those who brought him to power.
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On this day three years ago, the guerrilla leader of the FARC-EP, Jesús Santrich, was killed in an ambush in Venezuela by special commandos sent by the Colombian state – trained and advised by the CIA.
Born in 1967, Santrich adopted his assumed name in 1990 as a tribute to a fallen comrade, who had been assassinated by the state. Facing political persecution, he sought refuge within the Marxist guerrilla group FARC-EP, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army.
Rapidly rising through the ranks, Santrich emerged as a prominent figure on the international stage. His distinctive features, including his iconic Palestinian keffiyeh, dark sunglasses worn due to his blindness, and his humor, contributed to his recognizable persona.
Santrich played a significant role as one of the “architects” of the 2016 peace agreement between FARC-EP and the government. After feeling betrayed by the government and being arrested, Santrich returned to rebuilding the guerrilla movement.
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Watch as Vusi Madonsela, South African ambassador to The Netherlands, slams the ICJ for its inaction in stopping Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
“South Africa had hoped, when we last appeared before this court, to halt this genocidal process, to preserve Palestine and its people. Instead, Israel's genocide has continued apace and has just reached a new and horrific stage.”
He adds that the genocide in Gaza marks a continuation of the Nakba, which began in 1948.
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The Cuban revolution seized the lands of the rich, as well as those of US absentee landlords. Thanks to this early step, huge numbers of Cuban workers were able to own land for the first time. Here are the key policies of Fidel's first agrarian reform, passed into law on this day in 1959.
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A political verdict has just shaken Turkey. At the final hearing of the long-running “Kobane trial,” 24 politicians, including former HDP leaders Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtaş, were sentenced to over 417 years in prison in total. The two were co-chairs of the left-wing pro-Kurdish HDP party. This was the last hearing of the case against 108 politicians, 18 of whom are in prison.
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Orthodox Jewish groups march against Zionism and in solidarity with Palestine through the streets of East Jerusalem. These minority groups believe that Zionism is antithetical to the teachings of the Torah.
The Me'a Sche'arim neighborhood of Jerusalem has become a home for those who consider themselves to be Palestinian Jews and have a policy of non-cooperation with the Israeli state. Since Israel's war against Gaza began, the area has held numerous protests and, as a result, has been repressed by the occupation police forces.
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