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Seen today at May Day protests in Istanbul.
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Clashes broke out in Lyon as police charged protesters during the May Day march. Thousands filled the streets—workers, students, and antifascist groups—amid a heavy police presence.
Just a day earlier, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced the dissolution of Urgence Palestine and the antifascist Jeune Garde. Justifying the move, he claimed “it was necessary to strike the Islamists”—a reference to the pro-Palestinian collective, which has been one of the main organizers of demonstrations in France against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The move signals a clear attempt to criminalize anti-colonial and antifascist organizing ahead of mass mobilizations.
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Protesters tore down police barricades in Manila on May Day. Clashes erupted near Recto Avenue, where demonstrators burned effigies of Xi Jinping and Donald Trump to protest foreign influence and imperialism in the Philippines.
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Did you know about this relatively unknown chapter of May Day? Berlin police opened fire on communist May Day protesters on this day in 1929, starting a series of anti-communist massacres known as “Blood May.” The ruling Social Democratic Party resorted to extreme tactics against the Communist Party of Germany, gaining momentum and mobilizing to the banned May Day protest. The brutal crackdown resulted in at least 33 deaths and 150 injuries – shattering the democratic facade of the Weimar Republic. Read on.
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The UN is investigating a weapons shipment from the UAE to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A panel of experts is examining how mortar rounds exported from Bulgaria to the UAE ended up in a supply convoy for RSF militia fighters.
In March, Sudan brought the UAE before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of supporting the RSF militarily, financially, and politically. Sudan has accused the UAE of being “complicit in the genocide of the Masalit” in West Darfur. Khartoum claims the RSF and its affiliates are responsible for human rights violations, including mass killings, rape, and forced displacement.
Recently, the UN reported that more than 480 people had been killed in just two weeks in North Darfur, with widespread reports of sexual violence. Since April 2023, the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF has claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced over 13 million people, and created what has been described as “the largest humanitarian crisis ever recorded.”
🟡 HAPPENING NOW: Red flags are rising in Berlin—and the state is already panicking. On the eve of International Workers' Day, hundreds filled the streets to denounce NATO militarism, the cost-of-living crisis, and the capitalist system driving both. Palestinian flags flew alongside red ones, confronting the political order.
Protesters chanted for the expropriation of capitalists—landlords included—“We will expropriate you all.” Police, mainstream media, and politicians are already framing the protests as violent threats—laying the groundwork to justify repression.
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Armed French police stormed Shahin Hazamy’s home with guns drawn. His crime? Reporting on Gaza.
After violently breaking down the door, police entered Hazamy’s apartment, assaulted him in front of his children, shoved his five-months-pregnant wife against the wall, and knelt on his neck for minutes. His press badge was ignored. They took everything—phones, cameras, even his kids’ tablet.
Hazamy spent over 48 hours in detention on trumped-up “terrorism” charges. His children are traumatised.
This isn’t an isolated case. Across Europe, journalists exposing Israel’s war on Gaza are being silenced.
red. media spoke to Hazamy days after his release. He’s shaken—but not silent.
Watch the full interview with Shahin Hazamy on red.
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Vietnam was reunified on this day 50 years ago, after decades of anti-colonial resistance. That victory wasn’t inevitable — it was fought for. At the center was Hồ Chí Minh, the revolutionary who turned a colonized nation into a symbol of anti-imperialist struggle.
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 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.
Vietnamese and Palestinian fighters stood side by side in the anti-colonial struggle. This cold-war era poster shows a Vietnamese soldier handing a victory flag to a Palestinian fighter.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Vietnam‘s reunification in 1975.
Communist-led North Vietnam built ties with the Palestinian Liberation Organization in 1968, years before most countries did. In 1988, Vietnam formally recognized the State of Palestine.
Palestinian groups like Fatah and the PFLP studied the Vietnamese Revolution. They saw it as a blueprint for guerrilla warfare against militarily superior Israeli forces, just as Vietnam fought the US.
In the 1970s, PLO fighters trained in Vietnam. They translated works by the Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap into Arabic to sharpen their strategy.
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On this day 80 years ago, Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany, took his own life. He shot himself in the head to avoid capture by advancing Soviet forces.
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Stunning drone show lights up the sky over Ho Chi Minh City for the 50th anniversary of Vietnam's national reunification. With over 10,500 drones, the display visualized the revolutionary leader, the fall of Saigon, and the communist takeover of the presidential palace.
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Israeli forces detained Palestinian journalist Ali Samoudi during a raid in Jenin, in the Occupied West Bank. The raid took place at dawn and targeted the home of Samoudi's son. The occupation forces reportedly destroyed his belongings, interrogated him, and arrested him.
Samoudi, one of the few journalists reporting from Jenin, was featured in our report on the Israeli military operation "Iron Wall," which targeted Palestinian refugee camps and cities.
Since October 2023, Israel has arrested at least 85 journalists and media workers—often without charge—in the West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem.
🟡 Watch our full report on the Iron Wall military operation, featuring Ali Samoudi, here.
Israel’s activity in the Syrian-occupied Golan suggests a plan to seize Syrian oil. Unusual operations by engineering teams and oil companies have been reported in the occupied territories.
Israeli teams have surveyed areas along the disengagement line in preparation for restarting oil exploration projects. Israel is considering drilling in newly occupied lands or using angled drilling from areas it has controlled since 1967.
This isn’t the first time Israel has sought to extract oil from Syrian territory. Exploration began in 1970, with the Israeli National Oil Company receiving a secret license to operate in the Golan. Around $25M was spent before operations were halted in 1992 by Prime Minister Rabin during negotiations with Damascus.
The project was revived when Netanyahu became Prime Minister, with drilling resuming in 1997. Three major operations in the Golan uncovered “oil reserves that could reach billions of barrels.” Syrians are concerned Israel may target both oil and water sources.
New footage shows massive US airstrikes on Yemen. The video, recorded from a Turkish cargo ship in the Red Sea, may have captured the intense US bombardment of Ras Isa port, which killed at least 80 people.
The US military campaign in Yemen has caused significant economic and military losses. Yesterday, the US announced that an F-18 fighter jet crashed into the sea while evading fire from the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF).
The F-18, valued at a minimum of $67 million, was deployed from the USS Truman aircraft carrier, currently stationed in the Red Sea as part of the US offensive against Yemen.
A recent statement by US officials confirmed the loss of seven multi-million-dollar drones in Yemen. The MQ-9 drones, each worth approximately $30 million, were reportedly shot down by the YAF.
The US is striking Yemen to break the Red Sea blockade and cripple YAF forces. Civilian casualties continue to rise, but the YAF remains defiant—vowing support for Gaza in its resistance against Israel's extermination war.
Hundreds of fascists gathered in Dongo, Italy, to commemorate the killing of the Italian fascist dictator Mussolini and 15 high-ranking fascist officials.
A police cordon separated the fascists from a counter-demonstration of citizens who had gathered to “defend the memory of the partisan martyrs.” Fascist salutes were met with jeers and the singing of “Bella Ciao.”
The Italian government has called for “sobriety” in the celebrations of Liberation Day. While government officials justified this by citing national mourning for the death of Pope Francis, critics view it as part of an increasingly fascist trend. In many cities, marches and events have been canceled, some bands have been asked to refrain from playing resistance anthems, and individuals have been identified for displaying banners supporting antifascism.
In 1945, the Italian fascist hierarchs, fleeing with Mussolini toward Switzerland, were captured and executed by the partisan resistance on April 28.
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Thousands of people rallied in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May Day. Protesters marched to demand an increase in the national minimum wage, safer working conditions, and protection of workers’ rights. Several Palestinian flags were also seen in the crowd.
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The International May Day is a historic day of struggle and solidarity for the working class. This annual event on the 1st of May sees millions taking to the streets worldwide to protest against capitalist oppression.
Here is a collection of inspiring communist and socialist posters designed to mobilize people for International May Day – not just art, but a call to action. Join your local May Day protest.
Posters are from the following countries in this order:
Palestine, Cuba, USSR, China, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Mexico, Mozambique, Spain, Türkiye
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Police in Istanbul violently detained dozens of May Day protesters as they attempted to reach Taksim Square. Authorities enforced a long-standing protest ban in the area, imposed after the 2013 Gezi Park uprising against the Erdoğan government.
Taksim Square has remained under heavy police control since the 2013 protests, which were the largest anti-government demonstrations in Turkey’s recent history.
This year’s May Day protests follow a worsening economic crisis and the arrest of a senior opposition leader. Protesters described the arrest as a “political coup” and accused the government of targeting dissent.
Further protests are expected across Istanbul. Police have been deployed in key areas to block marchers and prevent mass gatherings.
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has released a new poster for this year’s International May Day.
Translated: “Free People of the World, Unite Against Barbarism.”
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🟡 NOW: Protesters face off with police at the gates of Rheinmetall’s Berlin weapons factory. Demonstrators denounce Germany’s war profiteering—from Ukraine to Palestine—as police shield the arms industry.
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From Gaza to Vietnam, the violence of imperialism echoes through time.
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10,000 soldiers at Vietnam’s 50-year reunification parade in Ho Chi Minh City. On April 30, 1975, communist-led North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, ending the Vietnam War and unifying North and South Vietnam under one government.
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Fascist salutes flooded the streets of Milan. Around 2,000 marched to honor Sergio Ramelli, a member of the youth wing of the Fascist Italian Social Movement, killed 50 years ago by communist militants.
The salutes were met with “Bella Ciao” played from the balconies of neighboring buildings. The fascists also marched through the streets of the city with a banner in honor of “the fallen fascist comrades.”
Representatives from Italian institutions, including the President of the Senate and the Mayor of the city, took part in the public commemoration held in the afternoon. Every year, the fascist commemoration—which also honor other fascists killed by partisans—spark debate and public outrage.
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🟡 BREAKING: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has confirmed that the Israeli Army carried out a “warning strike” against “extremists preparing to attack Druze in Syria.”
In recent days, cities on the outskirts of Damascus have been affected by clashes between HTS-affiliated armed groups and the Druze community. An audio containing insults to the Prophet Muhammad has been linked to a Druze community leader and used to incite violence. At least 19 people have been killed in the ongoing clashes.
Since the fall of Assad, tensions have been high between the Syrian Druze communities and the HTS-led administration. Israel, citing the protection of minorities as a pretext, has repeatedly declared its willingness to intervene in support of Syria’s Druze communities. Its aim is to exploit sectarian tensions to fragment Syrian territory and advance its occupation.
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Vietnam is celebrating 50 years of reunification! 🇻🇳
Today, in 1975, the Vietnam War finally ended when the communist Vietnamese People’s Army liberated the capital, Saigon, becoming the first communist revolution to defeat US imperialism on the battlefield.
After a decades-long liberation struggle in Vietnam, the communist forces declared Vietnam independent from any occupation. Read on about the final moments of the Vietnam War.
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Wealthy Germans, Israelis, and others are buying kidneys from poor Kenyans through an illegal organ-trafficking network linked to Israeli middlemen.
Donors are mostly young, poor Kenyan men. They’re offered €2,000 to €6,000. Some are misled. Some are underpaid. Buyers pay up to €200,000. Most deals are done in cash, with no oversight, according to investigations by Deutsche Welle and others.
The trafficking ring is run by MedLead, a company led by Israeli businessman Robert Shpolansky. It reportedly has ties to Kenya’s political elite, including former MP Swarup Mishra, an ally of President William Ruto.
Despite German laws banning commercial organ sales, a German-registered website is helping to broker these illegal deals. After plundering Africa’s natural resources, wealthy Westerners are now commodifying African bodies.
The free market has reached people’s internal organs—preying on the poor, often in the Global South, through dangerous surgeries. Victims are left with only one kidney to filter toxins.
Molotov cocktails flew during clashes with riot police at the National University in Bogotá, Colombia.
The protests erupted on the anniversary of the 2021 National Strike, one of the largest uprisings in Colombia’s recent history.
That movement led to the country’s first leftist government under President Gustavo Petro.
However, divisions have grown between the government and the front-line organizers of the 2021 protests, who mobilized against Colombia’s socioeconomic crisis.
Many demand justice for the 169 people killed during the 2021 uprising. Petro promised accountability during his campaign, but progress has stalled.
The anger is also often directed against the notorious ESMAD riot police unit, which Petro promised to eliminate but failed to do so.
Students are increasingly disillusioned with the government’s failure to reform the education system.
Despite the criticism, many of the 2021 movement also acknowledge political gains made under Colombia’s first leftist government.
Guerrilla fighters from the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) ambushed Indonesian military forces. The TPNPB is the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, which seeks independence for West Papua from Indonesia.
The Papua conflict is a low-intensity guerrilla war that has lasted since the 1960s, rooted in Dutch colonial rule.
West Papua was formally colonized by the Netherlands in 1898. Dutch control in the region that makes up present-day Indonesia began as early as the 1600s through the Dutch East India Company.
After gaining independence, Indonesia took control of West Papua and began exploiting its natural resources on behalf of foreign corporations.
Estimates suggest that up to 500,000 people—mostly Indigenous Papuans—have been killed in the conflict. Despite spanning over 60 years, the war remains one of the least reported armed struggles in the world.
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🟡 NEW: Russia unexpectedly announced a three-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war.
President Vladimir Putin ordered the halt of military activities from May 8–10, coinciding with Moscow's 80th anniversary of World War II Victory Day commemorations.
This is a new development; as such, a ceasefire has not occurred in the previous years since the war began in 2022.