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Happy birthday to the iconic Russian communist revolutionary, Vladimir Lenin! His views on electoral politics, the importance of a communist vanguard party, and his critique of imperialism and war are still relevant today. Let’s explore what today’s socialists can learn from him.
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The protest and occupation by students at Columbia University continues apace despite attacks by the media and national government, as Joe Biden claims that "blatant anti-semitism" is sweeping college campuses.
Columbia authorities are also cracking down on the mobilizations, with numerous students suspended and all classes now taking place online rather than on campus.
The main demand of the student protesters is that Columbia divest from Israel and cut any academic cooperation. It's organized by several groups, including Columbia University Apartheid Divest, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Jewish Voice for Peace.
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“We are not in favor of escalating the armed conflict between the US and China... We are for Philippine sovereignty.”
Amid ratcheting tensions in the South China Sea, three weeks of war simulation training have begun between the US and Philippines, hosted on the island nation. The annual large-scale drills called “Balikatan” this time cross dangerous borders, into waters claimed by China.
The 2023 drills marked a significant expansion and deepening of the Philippine-US military alliance, doubling the number of participating troops and for the first time including islands neighbouring Taiwan. US Pacific commanders called this year’s drills the “most expansive yet.”
Last year, red. media interviewed Renato Reyes, Secretary General of the Philippines’ largest coalition of progressive organizations, Bayan, about the largest joint US-Philippines military drills in history. Reyes accuses the US of using the Philippines as a stepping stone for its imperialist agenda against China.
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Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is decreasing for the first time in years. Brazil and Colombia are behind the drop in the destruction, with a 36% and 49% drop in primary forest loss in 2023. The governments of Lula Da Silva and Gustavo Petro have reversed the trend left by their neo-liberal predecessors Jair Bolsonaro and Ivan Duque.
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A report by the Communist Party of the Philippines's Political Bureau one year ago today revealed that their highest ranking members, Wilma and Benito Tiamzon, along with eight of their comrades, were massacred by the Philippines' military (AFP) with the support of US military advisors.
The report says the AFP's claim that the victims, dubbed the "Catbalogan 10," were killed in August last year when their boat "suddenly exploded" during a firefight with a US-trained and commanded unit of the AFP, was designed to conceal their capture, torture, and massacre of the group.
Witnesses reported to the CPP's investigation how the Tiamzons' captors subjected them to extreme torture and "smashed" their faces and hands with hard objects.
The AFP's 8th infantry division, Joint Task Force Storm, and the Joint Operations Task Force Trident conducted the operation. Trident counts US advisers in its ranks and joined the AFP's 2017 war on alleged ISIS militants that devastated the city of Marawi.
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Several court cases were filed against Israel for committing countless crimes during its relentless war on the Gaza Strip. It has violated International Humanitarian Law (IHL) by attacking civilian targets and using prohibited weapons such as white phosphorus in a blatant breach of core provisions under the Geneva and Hague Conventions. But even with all the evidence and the live-streamed crimes seen by the entire world, no sanctions or serious action have been taken against Israel.
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This week’s photo dump featuring people in struggle and major events worldwide. 🌎 📸 [1/2]
🇮🇹 Rome, Italy – Students protested for Palestine as they rallied against their university, La Sapienza University, urging them to end all academic cooperation agreements with Israel.
🇺🇸 New York City, US – Students at the Columbia University set up an encampment on campus, demanding that the university divest from Israel and cut any academic cooperation.
🇬🇷 Athens, Greece – Food delivery workers participated in the nationwide strike mobilization, demanding measures against austerity, wage increases, and the restoration of collective labor agreements.
🇮🇷 Tehran, Iran – Iranians celebrate Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel after the latter bombed the former’s consulate in Syria.
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Columbia students occupied their university and are now facing reprisals from the police and their own university authorities. More than 100 students were arrested, and a handful have had their student status suspended by Columbia.
Protesters had set up an encampment occupying the lawn of the central campus at Columbia, a scene reminiscent of the historic anti-war protests in support of Vietnam at the same university.
The main demand of the student protesters is that Columbia divest from Israel and cut any academic cooperation. It's organized by several groups, including Columbia University Apartheid Divest, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Jewish Voice for Peace.
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Today, we need your help—not for us, but for our colleagues in Gaza: Support our colleagues, Palestinian journalists Samy Zyara, Mohammed Abu-Nahel, Mohammed El Saife, & Hassan Esdodi, who bravely report from Gaza. They choose to stay despite the risks, but their families need safety outside Gaza.
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What is behind Germany’s slide into authoritarianism? Watch red. Media’s Hüseyin Dogru explain why the attacks on Palestinians, Jews, and all who show solidarity with Gaza is an attack on German society itself. “It’s about to scare the German society and silence them for the future.”
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Activists from over 40 countries are gearing up in Istanbul to break through Israel’s total blockade of Gaza with three aid ships.
red. Media is closely following the mission on the ground as a proud media partner of the international Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC).
Several vessels will set sail in mid-April, loaded with 5,500 tons of humanitarian aid and hundreds of international human rights observers.
We present the first chapter of our Freedom Flotilla diary for daily updates from the ground on the spectacular attempt to challenge Israel’s blockade.
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Argentina now has the highest inflation of any country globally, above Lebanon and Venezuela.
The free-market "libertarian" was supposed to reduce inflation through "fiscal responsibility". However, Javier Milei's policy of ending price and exchange rate controls has pushed inflation up more than 100 points within just a few months.
Argentina already has one of the lowest minimum wages in Latin America, at just $200 per month. Now, the megadevaulation of the currency and record inflation have made life impossible for many.
Milei has also eliminated more than 24,000 public sector jobs and plans to reach 70,000 jobs cuts—a nightmare scenario for those newly unemployed during a record-breaking inflation period.
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READ OUR LATEST: Turkey's Growing Footprint in Africa: Anti-Colonial or Neo-Imperial? by Fehim Tastekin for red. media
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Thousands of Turkish people and international activists marched in Istanbul in solidarity with Gaza and to demand the Turkish government allow the emergency Freedom Flotilla to depart for Gaza.
The protest was led by the passengers and steering committee of the Freedom Flotilla, who marched and raised the Palestinian and their country’s flags.
The ships, which were supposed to depart on April 21 carrying over 5,500 tons of aid, including food, medicine, and medical supplies, are still waiting for Turkish authorities’ approval.
Over 1,000 people will be boarding the ships in an attempt to break Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza and to deliver much-needed aid as Israel continues its starvation war on the enclave.
The passengers on board represent over 30 countries from across the globe, and many are doctors, politicians, and journalists.
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The Myanmar junta is nearing its end in the Thai border states of Kayah and Kayin. Recent weeks have seen intense clashes between the anti-junta resistance forces and the military, with the former making significant gains along the Thai-Myanmar border.
Several Karenni groups in Kayah State have expanded the territory under their control following two subsequent major military offensives launched in June and November last year; they now control roughly 90% of Kayah State.
Meanwhile, Karen resistance forces and allied groups have taken over the border trade town of Myawaddy in Kayin State.
The fighting on the Thai-Myanmar border triggered a security crisis for Thailand as thousands of civilians fled into Thai territory. Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin posted on X that he was monitoring the situation closely.
Thailand shares a 2,400-kilometer border with Myanmar and, as a major trade partner, enjoys close relations with the junta leadership.
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Climate change and neoliberal shock therapy have led to a dengue epidemic in Argentina. The debilitating illness carried by mosquitos is ravaging the country with a 3000% increase in cases since Javier Milei took power.
The "libertarian" response has left Argentinians without access to vaccines and medicines, and most now cannot even afford to buy mosquito repellent as inflation has destroyed workers' salaries.
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Environmental activists have been occupying a forest on the outskirts of the German capital to stop the expansion of Tesla’s top factory. Elon Musk promised that the factory would become one of the most environmentally friendly manufacturing facilities in the world. However, things might not be as he makes them out to be. red. Media visited the occupation camp and spoke to the activists to find out what it’s all about.
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“Germany [...] you’re an embarrassment to the world.” – Moments after Palestinian journalist Hebh Jamal’s compelling speech at the Palestine Congress in Berlin, the police abruptly stormed the stage, shutting down the event. The truth of her words was immediately reinforced. The intense crackdown, involving over 1,000 police units, sparked global condemnation, yet German politicians and media steadfastly backed the police.
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Argentinian protesters are telling “anarcho-capitalist” President Milei to “f*ck off.” The “unity of workers” rallying cry has emerged as the defining slogan in the ongoing mass mobilization against the anti-worker neoliberal shock therapy. The country suffers unseen inflation and escalating poverty rates of nearly 60%.
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This week’s photo dump featuring people in struggle and major events worldwide. 🌎 📸 [2/2]
🇫🇷 Paris, France – Workers light a fire in front of the city hall after announcing that they had officially filed strike notices in all three branches of the civil service for the period of Olympic and Paralympic Games.
🇮🇳 Amritsar, India – Thousands of Indian farmers launched their “March to Delhi” to demand minimum crop prices and protest the ruling far-right BJP.
🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya – Hundreds of hospital doctors joined a protest in the streets of the Kenyan capital as a nationwide strike by medics neared its fourth week.
🇵🇸 Gaza, occupied Palestine – Children walk with other displaced Palestinians, taking the coastal Rashid road to return to Gaza City as they pass through Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip.
🇬🇪 Tbilisi, Georgia – Police block the street of the parliament building as mass protests against the reintroduction of the “Foreign Agent Bill” erupted.
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Watch never-before-released footage of Palestinian children in the West Bank overwhelming an Israeli soldier at point-blank range with a shower of stones during confrontations with the occupation forces. Throwing stones has become symbolic of the Palestinian resistance over the years, given the disparity in power and equipment with the Israeli forces.
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The US blocked the UN from recognizing Palestine by vetoing a draft resolution in the Security Council that recommended that “the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the UN.” With 12 council members voting yes, a clear majority voted in favor; only the UK and Switzerland abstained.
Meanwhile, 139 of the 193 UN member states already recognize Palestine. Even in the EU, several countries are set to recognize Palestine soon.
Since 2012, the Palestinians have been a non-member observer state to the UN, a de facto recognition of statehood granted by the UN General Assembly. However, the Security Council and then at least two-thirds of the General Assembly must approve an application to become a full member of the world body.
The Palestinian push for full membership came six months into Israel’s war of extermination against the Gaza Strip, and as Israel is expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, which the UN already considers to be illegal.
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We are setting sail in 2024 to challenge the blockade in Gaza 🇵🇸 as part of the Freedom Flotilla Gaza! Here's some behind-the-scenes footage from our coverage in Istanbul, Türkiye. As media partners of the Flotilla, we will provide daily updates on the events surrounding it, including interviews with organizers, activists, politicians who are joining, and supporters on the ground.
The Freedom Flotilla Gaza will soon depart on its mission to break the siege on Gaza and deliver much-needed aid.
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On this day in 1960, mass protests erupted in the Republic of Korea (ROK, commonly referred to as South Korea). Koreans rose up against the oppressive rule of US-backed President Syngman Rhee, who, as the first-ever President of the ROK, governed the country since its establishment in 1948. In a matter of just 15 days, Rhee was forced to resign and fled to the US.
During Rhee’s rule, marked by his vehement anti-communism, the ROK witnessed numerous civilian massacres and human rights abuses perpetrated by the military, police, fascist paramilitary groups, and the US before, during, and after the Korean War (1950-1953). Under the pretext of combating communism, an estimated one million civilians were killed through mass executions and scorched-earth anti-guerrilla campaigns.
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On this day, 60 years ago, Zimbabwe’s war of independence began – the beginning of the end of British colonial rule. The photos depict guerrillas of the Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army, one of the two main liberation movements that spearheaded the anti-colonial struggle.
Under British rule, Black Africans in Zimbabwe faced severe oppression, enduring apartheid-like conditions. They were denied access to essential services while being forced to work on farms and mines for minimal wages, all while their white oppressors enjoyed a life of luxury.
During the liberation war, ZIPRA and the ZANLA fought against colonial forces, ultimately compelling the white government to negotiate.
Rhodesia, later renamed Zimbabwe, was governed by Prime Minister Ian Smith, who once boasted that “white rule in Africa would last for 1,000 years.” However, the struggle of the Zimbabwean people led to independence in 1980, with Robert Mugabe, becoming the country’s first Black Prime Minister.
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