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Did you know that Eritrea became independent as late as 1991, making it one of the world's youngest countries? Today in Black History Month, we remember the driving force behind Eritrea's struggle for autonomy, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF).
The land on the Red Sea had been contested for centuries. During the Middle Ages, the territory that is now present-day Eritrea was part of the Abyssinian Empire.
In the mid-16th century, the Ottomans occupied what is now Eritrea. After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century, Italy colonized the region. However, Italy lost control of Eritrea to British forces during World War II. Despite a UN plan 1952 that aimed to facilitate Eritrean independence, Eritrea was once again taken into the Empire of Abyssinia as a province in 1960.
The EPLF emerged in 1973, ultimately achieving independence in 1991. 99.8% of Eritreans voted in favor of independence.
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This week in 1989 one of the most brutal cases of state repression in modern Venezuelan history took place, the "Caracazo". Up to 3,000 people were killed in the name of austerity measures ordered by the International Monetary Fund.
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A 30-year manhunt ended in the heart of Berlin when police special forces arrested former Red Army Faction guerrilla fighter Daniela Klette. She is one of the famous RAF trio, three ex-militants still on the run and among the most wanted in Germany. This trio emerged from the leadership of the third and final generation of the urban guerrilla group.
With Klette's arrest, the pressure on her comrades, who are still evading capture, continues to mount. For more details on the circumstances leading to Klette's arrest and background information on the Red Army Faction, read on.
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The US claims they "don't dictate to any country what it must do", but their spokesperson is left awkwardly laughing when a journalist responds: "unless you invade them".
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Watch China's representative at the ICJ arguing why the Palestinian armed struggle is legitimate under international law.
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"If this is not a genocide, I don't know what is." Once again, Brazil's President Lula da Silva doubled down on his clear condemnation of Israel's war of extermination in Gaza, after similar words led to a diplomatic spat between the two countries last week. Lula recalled Brazil's ambassador from Tel Aviv and summoned the Israeli one for a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, while Israel declared the Brazilian president persona non grata.
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Argentina’s poverty crisis is worsening, driven by “anarcho-capitalist” President Javier Milei’s extreme privatization reforms. Thousands have taken to the streets nationwide, demanding food assistance amidst a raging inflation crisis, which soared to 254.2% in January, a staggering 50% increase since Milei assumed power.
Argentina’s 38,000 public kitchens for those in need received their last government-funded ration before Milei came to power and slashed the program. Milei campaigned in 2023 by frequently brandishing a chainsaw, pledging to slash the size of the state to unleash more unregulated capitalism.
The percentage of Argentinians plunged into poverty surged from 45% to nearly 60%, prompting concerns that Milei’s capitalist shock therapy would exacerbate the crisis and fuel social unrest across the nation.
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On this day in 1869, Bolshevik revolutionary Nadezhda Krupskaya, wife of Vladimir Lenin, was born. Coming from a poor but radical family, she quickly became involved in Marxist student societies.
During the nearly 50 years she dedicated to the Communist Party, she played a vital role in organizing the underground conspiratorial network that supported the Bolsheviks and was instrumental in organizing the Soviet education and library systems.
Many historians overlook her tireless efforts and invaluable contributions to the Marxist-Leninist movement and Soviet society, reducing her to merely the role of Lenin’s wife. Read on to learn more about one of the Soviet Union’s most influential women.
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🟡 Latest war on Gaza news roundup:
🟡 Israel's extermination war against Gaza has exceeded 30,001 Palestinian deaths since October 7.
🟡 Israel published their first-ever post-Gaza War plan that envisions Israeli-selected authorities governing Gaza and indefinite military control.
🟡 Egyptian media report that talks are underway between Israel and Gaza's ruling group over a possible ceasefire and prisoner exchange.
🟡 The WHO called the destruction in Gaza "unprecedented," with 80% of civilian infrastructure destroyed or severely damaged.
🟡 Netanyahu said he would approve "operational plans" for the looming military invasion of Rafah early next week.
🟡 A two-month-old Palestinian baby, Mahmoud Fattouh, has died of starvation at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
🟡 Israel plans to build 3,344 new housing units in the occupied West Bank, expanding Jewish settlements.
🟡 The Jordanian Foreign Minister said that Israel's war during Ramadan "will expose the entire region to the danger of an explosion."
Today, 38 years ago, millions of Filipinos took to the streets in a peaceful revolution to end the 20-year-long US-backed dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. Marcos ruled the Philippines with an iron fist, using the rise of the Communist Party’s New People’s Army and other militant groups as a pretext to declare martial law, terrorizing the country with counter-insurgency tactics.
Marcos’ attempted election fraud backfired and triggered a mass uprising across the country, known as the People Power Revolution, which eventually forced Marcos to flee the country.
The revolution not only changed the course of Philippine history but also inspired other movements in Asia and beyond.
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Today, for Black History Month, watch Black revolutionary Kwame Ture explain the ties between colonialism and capitalism, arguing that 'Anti-colonialism is nothing but anti-capitalism.'
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🇵🇸 Gaza, Occupied Palestine – Desperate women and children queue for food rations amidst Israel's imposed famine affecting all 2 million people in the Gaza Strip.
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For today, in Black History Month, watch former Black Panther, revolutionary, and scholar Kathleen Cleaver respond to the question of non-violence, arguing that “non-violence is non-functional.” Cleaver joined the Black Panther Party (BPP) in 1967. She became the first woman to be included in the BPP’s Central Committee, the highest decision-making body within the organization. She wrote many of the organization’s speeches, delivering them nationwide and serving as a media spokesperson.
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Tensions between protesters and police flared in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia during a protest in the capital, Nouméa. Police clashed with protesters, deploying tear gas and making several arrests as they protested the visit of French ministers.
The event, organized by the Union Calédonienne's "field action coordinating cell" (CCAT), drew thousands to the streets in opposition to France's proposed constitutional reforms.
The protesters denounced France's unilateral approach in presenting legislative proposals concerning the future governance of the region, mainly the alteration of electoral rolls for local elections, a move viewed by many as undermining the native Kanak people's right to self-determination. These reforms, if enacted, are perceived by many as a breach of the 1998 Nouméa Accord, which was intended to pave the way for increased autonomy and self-determination for New Caledonia, also referred to as Kanaky.
The confrontation between police and protesters in New Caledonia, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the formation of the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), a coalition of left-leaning pro-independence parties, highlights the deep-seated frustration and disillusionment felt by many in the Pacific Island territory over perceived continued interference in their affairs by the French government after 170 years of colonial rule.
After 170 years of French colonial rule, and on the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Front de libération nationale kanak et socialiste (FLNKS), the confrontation between police and protesters underscores the deep-seated frustration and disillusionment felt by many in the Pacific island territory over what they perceive as continued interference in their affairs by the French government.
Today, for Black History Month, we remember legendary South African socialist Steve Biko.
Born in the Eastern Caper in December 1946, Biko was raised in a township and, in 1966, secured a scholarship to study at the University of Natal Medical School. Initially, Biko became active in the moderate Union of South African Students (NUSAS) before founding the all-Black South African Students’ Organization (SASO).
SASO was based on Black consciousness, encouraging Black people to recognize their dignity and self-worth. As the concept of Black consciousness spread across South African universities, Biko became of the Black People’s Convention, an umbrella organization for Black consciousness groups in 1972.
On August 18, 1977, Biko and his friend Peter Jones were seized at a roadblock and jailed in Port Elizabeth. On September 11, he was driven 1,190 km to a prison hospital in Pretoria, where he tragically died the following day, aged only 30.
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Did you know that Chiang Kai-Shek, who shaped today's Taiwan, was responsible for the massacre of 30,000 communists in Taiwan? Just two years before China's Nationalist government fled to the island of Taiwan, it was defeated by the communists in mainland China. During this period, Nationalist troops brutally massacred up to 30,000 people in Taiwan in the name of anti-communism. These troops acted under the direct orders of Chiang Kai-Shek. He would go on to rule the island with an iron fist for several decades. The February 28 Massacre marked the beginning of decades of White Terror in Taiwan.
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Violent protests have erupted in Haiti following Canada's pledge of $80 million for a multinational intervention to deploy foreign police forces in the country. The UN-backed police are expected to be provided mainly with 1,000 units from Kenya, although Kenya's high court recently ruled the mission unconstitutional.
The unrest is also directed at PM Ariel Henry, who enjoys backing from the United States and is determined to push through the international intervention despite widespread opposition. The US first proposed the intervention last August at the UN Security Council.
Haiti is grappling with the aftermath of numerous foreign interventions, which have profoundly destabilized society and exacerbated the scourge of gang violence. The situation has reached a critical point, with approximately 80% of Port-au-Prince now under gang control. An estimated 4,000 lives have been lost to gang violence, underscoring the urgent need for effective intervention and long-term solutions.
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🟡 Latest War on Gaza News Roundup
🟡 The death toll from Israel’s relentless war on Gaza has reached 29,878, with more than 70,215 people injured.
🟡 “The Israeli government is starving Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians, putting them in even more peril than before the World Court’s binding order,” said Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch.
🟡 Newborn babies are dying in the Gaza Strip because their mothers are unable to access appropriate care, while many mothers are giving premature births due to Israeli bombing and anxiety, according to the UN.
🟡 Israeli occupation forces have raided the Far’a camp south of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, killing at least three people.
🟡 The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding order from the International Court of Justice.
🟡 The Jordanian Air Force has carried out airdrops of aid off the coast of the Gaza Strip, the biggest airdrop operation so far.
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Today marks the start of the 2002 anti-Muslim pogroms in Gujarat, India, which led to the mass murder of almost 2,000 people. This episode of violence was not merely spontaneous or uncontrolled mob action; rather, it was methodically orchestrated, characterized by systematic targeting and violence against the Muslim community.
This pogrom was carried out under the guise of Hindu nationalist movements, with apparent complicity and endorsement from law enforcement and state apparatus, which were at the time under the administration of Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
This pogrom, and the collaboration between governmental authorities and radical groups, serves as one of the foundational elements of violence against Muslims in India today.
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German politicians and media outlets are outraged that a jury member and the directors of the award-winning documentary “No Other Lands” condemn Israel for its war crimes at the Berlin Film Festival.
Véréna Paravel who presented the award stated, "Now there can be no more denying the relentless abject horror of Israel, illegal military occupation, and settlements." The Palestinian activist and filmmaker Basel Adra urged Germany to respect UN decisions and stop exporting weapons to Israel.
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On this day in 1869, one of the Soviet Union’s most influential women was born. Nadezhda Krupskaya, Lenin’s wife, was an extraordinary individual in her own right. A dedicated revolutionary who encountered Marxism before her husband, she actively shaped history.
Krupskaya’s unwavering commitment to social justice led her to organize workers’ education programs and advocate for the oppressed. She was pivotal in establishing the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party and disseminating Marxist ideas. Moreover, she was a prominent educator, instrumental in literacy campaigns and educational reforms. Watch Lady Izdihar explore how her pioneering contributions to the Bolshevik movement and Soviet society solidified her status as a key historical figure.
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German politicians and media outlets are outraged that the directors of the award-winning documentary “No Other Lands” condemn Israel for its war crimes at the Berlin Film Festival.
The Israeli filmmaker Rachel Szor stated, "Now there can be no more denying the relentless abject horror of Israel, illegal military occupation, and settlements." The Palestinian activist and filmmaker Basel Adra urged Germany to respect UN decisions and stop exporting weapons to Israel.
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This day, in Black History Month, we remember Teboho "Tsietsi" MacDonald Mashinini, a prominent student leader who was the most sought-after individual in South Africa during that period. In this clip, Mashinini articulates the objective and significance of the Soweto Uprising "The black student in South Africa is being fed the type of education that will domesticate him to become a better tool for the white man."
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The first genocide of the 20th century was carried out in Africa by German colonial authorities. This Black History Month, we remember the horrors of the concentration camps in Namibia, built decades before those of the Nazi Holocaust.
Namibia’s government reminded Germany of this fact during the recent ICJ hearings when Germany expressed their full support for Israel against the genocide charges brought by South Africa.
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Today, in Black History Month, we remember revolutionary socialist, guerrilla intellectual, and pan-African activist Walter Rodney.
In his landmark book “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa,” Rodney explained how European “development” was the flip side of African “underdevelopment.” He methodically examined how centuries of European colonial exploitation have exhausted Africa’s wealth while enriching the West.
Rodney developed a Marxist analysis of the pan-African liberation struggle that placed Black Power at its core and argued that only “under the banner of socialism and through the leadership of the working classes” could Africans break from imperialism and colonialism.
In 1980, he was assassinated by a car bomb, an attack widely believed to have been a political assassination orchestrated by the state.
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NATO pushed Ukraine into war with Russia, promising to support the country for “as long as it takes.” Two years on, and after sacrificing countless lives, the US is preparing to abandon the project.
As the late Henry Kissinger once said, “It may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal.”
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Did you know about the kidnapped Ethiopian prince who is the only non-British royal buried in Windsor Castle's St George's Chapel? Today, in Black History Month, we take a look at Prince Alemayehu, for whom Ethiopians continue demanding the return of his remains one and a half centuries later. Read about his story here.
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Have you heard of the time Fidel Castro's guerrillas kidnapped Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio? While the Cuban revolution was gaining ground, U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista put on a spectacle as he hosted the Grand Prix in Havana, not least to distract from the fact that his power was crumbling. The revolutionaries seized the limelight to execute a spectacular operation that made headlines around the world. Read the story here.
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🟡 Latest war on Gaza news roundup
🟡 The death toll from Israel’s relentless war on Gaza has reached 29,410, with more than 69,465 people injured.
🟡 Under the “current status quo” scenarios, the projections of the death toll will rise to 58,260. Under an "escalation" scenario, the death toll will reach 74,290, with traumatic injuries followed by infectious diseases being the main causes of additional fatalities. These projections were calculated by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
🟡 Families in Gaza are forced to forage for scraps of food left by rats and eat leaves in a desperate bid to survive. Aid supplies are rapidly declining leaving all 1.1 million children in Gaza facing starvation, Save the Children said.
🟡 Israeli occupation forces shelling of residential homes in central Gaza killed at least 40 people and injured over 100.
🟡 Israeli occupation forces carried out an air strike in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, killing two people and injuring at least 15.
🟡 Yemen's Armed Forces launched several ballistic missiles at Israeli targets south of occupied Palestine and targeted a UK ship in the Gulf of Aden. Meanwhile, they vowed to escalate attacks against Israeli, US, and UK ships passing through the Red Sea.
🟡 Seven Israeli human rights organizations have issued a joint call to restore funding to UNRWA so the agency can continue its work in Gaza.
🟡 UNRWA has come under a “concerted effort” by Israeli officials who want to see “the dismantling” of the refugee agency for Palestinians, the UNRWA chief said.
🟡 A large portion of the weapons given to Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank were sold to Palestinian fighters who used them in recent attacks inside Israel, the Israel Hayom newspaper reported.
🟡 Israel's fascist Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has said that the Defense Ministry is set to permit the construction of 3,344 new homes in illegal Israeli settlements.
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Today, in Black History Month, we remember the youngest person to be executed in the US during the 20th century: 14-year-old Black boy George Stinney. Convicted of murder, Stinney was completely innocent.
Stinney grew up in a segregated community in South Carolina until white mobs forced his family to flee when the state accused him of killing two white girls. Stinney was arrested, interrogated without an attorney or his parents being present, and sentenced to death by an all-white jury after only 10 minutes in court. Despite multiple appeals by Black advocacy groups, Governor Olin Johnston refused to intervene.
It took seven decades until a hearing was held, during which Stinney's surviving siblings presented new evidence and testimonies proving him innocent. Ultimately, the court overturned his conviction, recognizing that he was deprived of due process, his alleged confession was not credible, and his legal representation was grossly ineffective.
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