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26 years since the "Good Friday Agreement" that put an end to the armed conflict in Ireland. We spoke to former IRA hunger striker, Tommy McKearney, about the legacy of the peace agreement and the character of the Irish national liberation movement in those years.
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This is how Palestinians in Gaza pray on Eid al-Fitr in the ruins of the bombed al-Farouk mosque, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. red. Media colleagues on the ground in Gaza captured the scenes on chilling drone footage.
Eid al-Fitr used to be a day of gathering and celebration with loved ones. But this year, there are only bittersweet memories, with Israel destroying Gaza’s most sacred moments.
Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed over 33,360 people and wounded 75,993 others, has taken a massive toll on the holiday spirit.
Despite the devastation, a large number of Palestinians, who have been displaced and lost their homes and loved ones as a result of the six-month-long war, try to keep what remains of their shattered lives.
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Government buildings were set ablaze as protests erupted against escalating violence in southern Mexico’s city of Chilpancingo. Hundreds of students set fire to over a dozen vehicles outside the government building as unrest persists following the police killing of a student last month.
Tensions between the students and the state have been high since the police shooting of 23-year-old Yanqui Kothan Gómez Peralta. Since then, several militant protests have shaken the Pacific state. The shooter fled after the murder and is believed to have been shielded by local authorities.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has condemned the killing and accused local authorities of complicity in aiding the fugitive police shooter. While two of his colleagues have been apprehended, the gunman remains at large.
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Happy birthday to Palestinian revolutionary and freedom fighter Leila Khaled! Khaled was born in 1944 in Haifa, Palestine.
She was a prominent member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), having fought her whole life for the liberation of Palestine.
Even at 80 years of age, Khaled continues to inspire the spirit of not only the Palestinian liberation movement but also that of other liberation struggles worldwide.
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Right-wing Christians and supporters of the “Lebanese Forces” party attacked Syrian refugees in the Lebanese city of Byblos. The attacks also targeted cars and shops belonging to Syrians in the area.
These incidents stemmed from the killing of a local politician in the city on April 8. According to Lebanese security forces, Syrian kidnappers were responsible for the politician's death during a robbery attempt.
Originating from the Lebanese Civil War, the Lebanese Forces party was one of the main Christian militias at the time. Today, it remains an influential opponent of the resistance group Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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Nicaragua has intensified pressure on Germany at the ICJ regarding its complicity in Israel’s genocide against Palestine. Nicaragua’s legal team pointed to the UN’s Genocide Convention, which outlines “complicity in genocide” as a punishable act.
Recent research reveals that German weapons constituted 47% of all Israeli arms imports in 2023, part of which were used directly in Gaza. Germany approved 99.75% of all arms exports to Israel despite being fully aware of the ongoing extermination war and occupation of Palestine.
The German government approved arms exports worth €326.5 million to Israel in 2023.
Israel uses German-supplied military corvettes for the naval blockade off Gaza’s coast and to launch missiles against the densely populated area. German diesel engines power the Merkava 4 tank. Israeli soldiers are equipped with German bazookas.
Simultaneously, Germany slashed its payments to UNRWA, depriving Gaza’s central aid organization of its second-largest donor.
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As Germany faces mounting pressure before the ICJ court, protests outside the parliament in Berlin are joining demands to end the German state's complicity in Israel's genocide against Palestine. Germany has arguably been Israel's most uncritical ally, devoting itself to backing the occupying state no matter what.
Nicaragua repeatedly emphasized the contradiction between Germany's admissions of possible international lawbreaking in Gaza while record arms exports to Israel continue. In 2023, Germany delivered 47% of the conventional weapons imported by Israel, making it the second-largest arms supplier to Israel, behind the US.
At the same time, Germany slashed its payments to UNRWA, depriving Gaza's main aid organization of its second-largest donor. Nicaragua's legal team pointed to Article 3 under the UN's Genocide Convention, which outlines "complicity in genocide" as a punishable act.
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Ecuador’s invasion of the Mexican Embassy is a result of not having any foreign policy other than pleasing the United States, says former Foreign Minister Guillaume Long.
On Friday, Ecuadorian police broke into the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest Jorge Glas, former Vice President to Rafael Correa, who had been granted political asylum by the Mexican government due to the persecution he has faced ever since the return to neoliberalism under ex-President Lenin Moreno.
Every Latin American government has condemned the move as a flagrant violation of the Vienna Convention, which protects Embassies as sovereign territories of each country.
Guillaume Long, Former Foreign Minister under Rafel Correa, says this shocking move results from a foreign policy that is only focused on being subservient to US interests.
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Israeli forces have withdrawn from Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, leaving the entire city destroyed beyond recognition. Following four months of intense fighting, the Israeli army announced the withdrawal of all ground forces except the Nahal Brigade. The Nahal Brigade remained in the so-called Netzarim Corridor, which cuts Gaza in half.
Following the withdrawal, streams of displaced Palestinians walked there, hoping to return to their homes from temporary shelters in Rafah. The withdrawal is not an end of the attack on southern Gaza but is meant to prepare the forces for “follow-up missions,” as stated by Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “We saw examples of such missions in Shifa, and will see such missions in the Rafah area,” he added.
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Step back in time with Lady Izdihar as she tells the story of the world’s first female captain of an ocean-faring vessel, the Soviet Union’s Anna Shchetinina.
During WWII, Shchetinina was stationed in the Baltics where she helped evacuate civilians in Tallinn under Nazi bombing raids.
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Football fans in Argentina are uniting to resist the privatization of their clubs. Football fans in Argentina are uniting to resist the privatization of their clubs. Football is the country’s most significant cultural institution, its clubs are owned by the fans, and this system is protected by law. Milei is planning to abolish these protections to allow foreign takeovers by big corporations.
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This week’s photo dump featuring people in struggle and major events worldwide. 🌎 📸 [1/2]
🇮🇷 Tehran, Iran – Protesters are burning US and Israeli flags during a protest to condemn the Israeli airstrike against the Iranian Embassy in Syria that killed seven Iranian military advisers.
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina – Teachers clash with police during their strike, demanding an adjustment to their salaries, higher education spending, and better pensions.
🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico – Members of the transgender community clash with riot police standing during a protest on International Transgender Day of Visibility.
🇵🇸 Gaza, occupied Palestine – A Palestinian father cries as he holds the body of one of his two daughters after they were both killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike in Rafah.
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October 7 is portrayed as an act of frenzied violence, coming seemingly out of nowhere and unprovoked. In reality, the Al-Aqsa Flood had clear objectives and came out of a series of specific provocations and attacks by the Israeli state against the sacred Al-Aqsa site.
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Tens of thousands of Palestinians defied violent attacks by Israeli forces to attend the last Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan. Despite the heavy presence of approximately 3,600 Israeli forces across Jerusalem, the number of attending worshippers surpassed 100,000, according to figures published by occupation authorities.
Situated on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, the Al-Aqsa Mosque holds significant religious importance as Islam’s third most sacred mosque. However, scenes of violence during these gatherings have become an annual occurrence under Israeli occupation. This year, the atmosphere is further charged by the ongoing war of annihilation against Gaza.
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Prison massacres and violent crime continue to ravage Ecuador despite the right-wing government’s “tough on crime” bravado. The country is also becoming one of the fastest-growing sources of migrants arriving at the US border. The roots of this crisis lie in the neoliberal destruction of Ecuador’s society and economy.
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Dozens of Filipinos protested the heightened militarization of the South China Sea as tensions threaten to escalate. The protesters rallied outside the Chinese consulate in Manila, calling on them to respect the sovereignty of the Philippines by pulling out from its waters in the South China Sea, referred to as the West Philippine Sea by Manila.
The protesters also condemned the Philippine government’s alignment with the US, which has been massively expanding its military presence in the region, only further provoking tensions with China. The Filipino protesters have stressed that they “don’t want a war with China,” underlining the desire for a peaceful resolution to the territorial dispute.
The Philippines and China had a series of maritime confrontations in the disputed waters, including an incident last month when China reportedly used water cannons to prevent a Philippine resupply mission to soldiers stationed on a grounded warship at the disputed Second Thomas Shoal.
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Right-wing President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea (ROK, commonly referred to as South Korea) is being put to the test today as Koreans are heading to the polls in the country’s general election.
Yoon’s single five-year term ends in 2027, but since coming to power in 2022, he’s not only been leading his country into deeper crisis but, above all, provoking an unprecedented confrontation with his counterpart in the north.
With the real possibility of war becoming a frightening reality on the Korean Peninsula, will today’s election change things?
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Today marks the 76th anniversary of the Deir Yassin massacre. On April 9, 1948, just weeks before the creation of the State of Israel, members of the Irgun and Stern Gang Zionist militias attacked the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin, killing at least 107 Palestinians.
According to testimonies from the perpetrators and surviving victims, many of the people slaughtered, from those who were tied to trees and burned to death to those lined up against a wall and shot by submachine guns, were women, children, and the elderly.
As news of the atrocities spread, thousands fled their villages in fear. Eventually, some 700,000 Palestinians would flee or be forcibly displaced at the outset of Israel’s creation, making the massacre a decisive moment in Palestinian history.
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On this day, 79 years ago, the Nazis murdered German anti-fascist and communist Georg Elser, most known for his heroic attempt on the life of Adolf Hitler. Hitler only narrowly escaped Elser’s precise and detailed assassination plan by chance. Read on to learn more about this chapter of German war-time anti-fascist resistance, largely left out of the mainstream narrative.
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Eight people were injured as clashes erupted between anti-NATO protesters and riot police in Naples, Italy. Police forcefully stopped around 50 protesters attempting to reach the San Carlo Opera House, where a concert commemorating the 75th anniversary of NATO was scheduled.
Footage shows Police using batons and tear gas to violently crack down on the protesters. The protesters reported that three of the eight injured had been injured in the face and the head.
At the same time, local newspapers also reported that pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the premises of the University of Naples Federico II, demanding that NATO stop cooperating with Israel amid its ongoing war of extermination against Gaza.
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On the 11th anniversary of the death of the UK’s former conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, watch these two Scottish women’s legendary reaction to her passing.
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Palestinian prisoner and writer Walid Daqqa, who was suffering from cancer, has died in an Israeli prison. Daqqa was one of the most prominent and longest-held Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody.
He was arrested in 1986 for killing an Israeli soldier and has remained in prison ever since. While in jail, he wrote several books, including a children’s story. In 1999, Daqqa also got married while behind bars. Along with his wife, Sana Salameh, he welcomed a daughter, Milad, in 2020, conceived after his sperm was smuggled out of prison.
Since October 7, at least 10 Palestinians have died in Israeli prisons. But a Haaretz investigation said that the number was actually at least 27.
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11 years ago today, working-class communities across the UK celebrated the death of the UK's notorious former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Here are 10 reasons why she remains reviled by oppressed people worldwide.
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Thousands of protesters rallied in front of Seoul City Hall to demand the impeachment of far-right President Yoon Suk Yeol. The protest comes just days before the upcoming legislative elections in the Republic of Korea (ROK, commonly referred to as South Korea) scheduled for April 10.
Yoon and his right-wing “People Power Party” (PPP) have become increasingly unpopular among the ROK’s populace, with approval ratings slipping and political tensions rising ahead of the election.
Yoon, who has not only been pushing for increased militarization and confrontation with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the north, is also responsible for several questionable policies further deepening economic disparities in the country, with soaring food prices unseen in decades.
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“Africa feeds France.” – This chilling statement from an African activist serves as a powerful wake-up call to the French people, urging them not to be misled by divisive rhetoric about immigration.
France's Africa policy is undergoing a seismic shift as several Sahelian countries sever their neo-colonial ties with France. The exploitative unequal exchange, which enriches France at the expense of the global South, is now being brought into sharp focus.
Simultaneously, the far-right forces are capitalizing on the escalating global crisis, exploiting ethnic divisions with alarming effectiveness.
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This week’s photo dump featuring people in struggle and major events worldwide. 🌎 📸 [2/2]
🇹🇷 Izmir, Turkey – Protesters clash with police during a protest against the authorities’ rejection of the results of regional elections in the predominantly Kurdish region of Van.
🇵🇸 Jerusalem, occupied Palestine – An anti-Zionist Jew burns an Israeli flag as anti-government protests escalated.
🇫🇷 Paris, France – Protestors from the Belleville Park collective carry a tent to show where they live as several unions and associations took to the streets to demand respect for the right to housing for all.
🇬🇧 Shipley, UK – Palestine actionists occupied the roof at Teledyne, which makes components for the F-35 fighter jet used by Israel against the Palestinian people.
🇨🇳 Hualien, China – A building partially collapsed after a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the island of Taiwan, the strongest in 25 years.
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“Peace isn’t the answer. Liberation is the answer.” – Watch this iconic clapback of revolutionary Kwame Ture, who argued that “peace” merely serves as a demand of the oppressor, while “liberation” is the true solution.
This iconic clapback is captured in the 1967 documentary “Tell Me Lies,” which explores the global response to the Vietnam War. At the time of its release, the docu was heavily attacked by imperialist advocates.
Ture’s words continue to resonate, especially in light of the ongoing annihilation war against Palestine, the unwavering resistance, and the reigniting discussion of liberation.
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Molotov cocktails rained down on riot police during another student protest at the National University demanding an urgent change of course by the administration. Over the past few months, the country has seen further and further escalating student-led riots with a particularly militant character in several cities.
The ongoing student protests center around a range of issues, including high costs, decaying campus infrastructure, and undemocratic governance. Following unanswered grievances, students at Bogotá's National University declared an “indefinite strike” earlier this week.
Colombia’s universities have historically been hotbeds of the country's rebellious periods, a tradition that has run through popular uprisings as well as armed conflict.
Unfulfilled promises by Colombia’s first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, such as the release of political prisoners from the 2019 uprising or the dissolution of the notorious ESMAD police unit, continue to fuel tensions.
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French President Emmanuel Macron plans to reform New Caledonia’s electoral system with the support of right-wing parties. This move would allow an additional 11,000 mostly non-Indigenous people to determine the future of the French overseas territory, where voices favoring independence have grown. Pro-independence forces are now attempting to push back against Macron’s effort to retain the archipelago within the French Republic. Will the revision mark the end of a peaceful process and a return to tumult?
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New leaked footage of Israel’s war crimes in northern Gaza shows Israeli forces firing at Palestinians as they attempt to receive aid in the northern Gaza Strip.
The footage depicts Palestinian civilians being directly shot at after unloading aid from aircraft near the northern border fence of the enclave, despite posing no threat to the occupation soldiers and their vehicles.
Israeli forces have committed dozens of massacres against aid seekers in northern Gaza, especially at the Kuwait and Nablusi roundabouts in Gaza City.
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