Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws.org | 2019-08-30
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
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Jazz Is a Music of Perseverance Against Racism and Capitalism
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-30
| The story of the birth and development of "one of the few art forms developed in North America and done so primarily by African Americans" — including the struggles of its practitioners to survive the brutality of Jim Crow, mobsters and ruthless exploitation by the music industry — is told in Gerald Horne's new book, Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music. In this excerpt, Horne discusses the origin…
truthout.org/articles/jazz-is-a-music-of-perseverance-against-racism-and-capitalism/

Study, fast, train, fight: The roots of Black August
Joe Tache | liberationnews.org | 2019-08-30
This article originally appeared on Liberation School Exactly 400 years ago, in August 1619, enslaved Africans touched foot in the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States for the first time. The centuries since have seen the development of a racial system more violent, extractive, and deeply entrenched than any other …
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Google says hackers have been putting 'monitoring implants' in iPhones for years
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-30
Hackers have been using compromised websites to install "monitoring implants" in iPhones for years, according to researchers at Google.The malicious software gathers users' images, contacts and other information.Ian Beer, from Google's Project Zero, said in a blog post that the hacked sites had received thousands of visitors each week.Beer said: There was no target discrimination; simply visiting the hacked site was enough for the exploit server to attack your device, and if it was successful, to install a monitoring implant.Project Zero is the technology company's team for examining new security vulnerabilities.B…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/08/30/google-says-hackers-have-been-putting-monitoring-implants-in-iphones-for-years/

Sudanese relieved but wary of new transitional government
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-30
Susan PriceIssue 1235 Sudan Sudanese revolutionAugust 30, 2019Following months of mass mobilisations, which successfully toppled former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir only to have the military attempt a take-over, the Forces for Freedom and Change and the Transitional Military Council (TMC) agreed on August 17 to a transitional gove…
greenleft.org.au/content/sudanese-relieved-wary-new-transitional-government

Brexit Gives Its Former Colonies a Whiff of Schadenfreude
Nanjala Nyabola | thenation.com | 2019-08-30
Brexit Gives Its Former Colonies a Whiff of Schadenfreude…
thenation.com/article/brexit-prorogue-colonialism-democracy/

Italy's President Allows 5-Star's Conte to Form New Gov't With PD
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-29
Italy's President asked Giuseppe Conte to head up a coalition of the 5-Star Movement and opposition Democratic Party (PD) Thursday, a move could that could improve Italy's fractious relations with the European Union. | RELATED: | Italy: 'Mare Jonio' Vessel Rescues a Hundred African Migrants | Markets welcomed the prospect of a quick end to a three-week-l…
telesurenglish.net/news/Italys-President-Allows-5-Stars-Conte-to-Form-New-Govt-With-PD–20190829-0019.html

Italy Allows the 'Mare Jonio' Vessel to Dock Women and Children
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-29
Italy's acting Interior Minister Matteo Salvini authorized Thursday the landing of women, children and sick people aboard the Mare Jonio, an Italian humanitarian ship which rescued on Wednesday African migrants at the Mediterranean Sea. | RELATED: | Italy: Center-Left PD, 5-Star Form New Coalition Led by Conte | "The Mare Jonio may descend women, child…
telesurenglish.net/news/Italy-Allows-the-Mare-Jonio-Vessel-to-Dock-Women-and-Children-20190829-0020.html

Decades of progress 'can be wiped out overnight,' UN chief laments at climate session in Yokohama
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-29
"Little undermines development like disaster," UN Secretary-General António Guterres told attendees at a thematic session on Africa and climate change, on day two of the Tokyo international Conference on African Development (TICAD), now in its seventh year.
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"Pan-African Social Ecology" Illustrates Liberation in Direct Democracy
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-29
| History is made in the "nooks, crannies, and margins of empire," writes Modibo Kadalie, a lifelong organizer, grassroots historian and author of the forthcoming book, Pan-African Social Ecology from On Our Own Authority! Publishing. | Kadalie and editor Andrew Zonneveld have compiled a short book of speeches, conversations and essays on pan-Africanism, national liberation and environmental movements. The collection of Kadalie's work is vast in…
truthout.org/articles/pan-african-social-ecology-illustrates-liberation-in-direct-democracy/

Palestine to Sue Honduras for 'Recognizing' Jerusalem as Israeli Capital
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-29
Palestinian Foreign Ministry Riyad al-Maliki announced the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) will submit a formal complaint to the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres against Honduras, over the latter's decision to open a diplomatic office in Jerusalem. | RELATED: | UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Seeks Donations as Funding Slips | The C…
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestine-to-Sue-Honduras-for-Recognizing-Jerusalem-as-Israel-Capital-20190829-0032.html

UN Welcomes Teen Climate Activist with 17 Sailing Ships
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-29
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg sailed into New York Harbor Wednesday in a zero-carbon emissions vessel, completing her nearly 14-day journey from England to take part in a United Nations climate summit. | RELATED: | US Defends Brazil's Sovereign Right To (Not) Fight Amazon Fires | The 16-year-old Swedish schoolgirl, who set sail from Plymouth, England, on Aug. 14, was greeted by cheers, chants and singing as her silver sailboat, the Malitzia II, cruised past the Statue of…
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Wednesday's Daily Brief: Guterres talks technology for Africa's development, 'extinction crisis' prompts stronger wildlife protection, Greta Thunberg reaches New York, funding shortfalls in Iraq, a positive step for Indigenous women
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-28
A recap of Wednesday's stories: Secretary-General António Guterres says 'winds of hope are blowing ever stronger' for Africa's development; Swedish climate youth activist Greta Thunberg reaches New York by boat; Chief of UN Mission for Iraq warns on funding shortfalls; and in Canada, a new bill recognizes the rights of indigenous women.
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For Africa, 'winds of hope are blowing ever stronger,' Guterres declares at conference on development
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-28
African nations have made 'significant progress' in developmental efforts in the last few years, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, kicking off the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), taking place in Yokohama.
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"We're in a Crisis of Deaths": Migrant Death Toll Tops 900 in Mediterranean as 40 Die Off Libya
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-28
At least 40 refugees and migrants are feared dead off of the coast of Libya after a boat carrying dozens of people en route to Europe capsized Tuesday morning in the Mediterranean Sea. According to the Libyan coast guard, some 65 migrants and refugees, mostly from Sudan, were rescued with the help of local fishermen. With Tuesday's tragedy, the number of migrants and refugees who have lost their lives this year in the Mediterranean en route to Europe is up to 900. Meanwhile, far-right European leaders like Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini continue to criminalize refugees and migrants, as well as humanitar…
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/28/migrant_deaths_mediterranean_unhcr_charlie_yaxley

Tuesday's Daily Brief: UN envoy on Middle East peace process, child labour in Nepal, latest deadly Mediterranean shipwreck, DRC's Goma 21-days free of Ebola transmission, UN chief urges ban on nuclear testing
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-27
A recap of Tuesday's stories: UN envoy says tangible steps 'can, and must be taken' to reverse the 'negative trajectory' of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; child labour case in Nepal highlights 'widespread and systematic' abuse; some 40 people drowned off the coast of Libya in Mediterranean shipwreck; DR Congo's Goma passes key 21-day period free of Ebola transmission; and UN chief calls for global support in putting an end to nuclear weapons testing.
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FROM THE FIELD: Malawi farmers diversify to fight climate change
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-26
Farmers in Malawi are diversifying their crops and adopting sustainable technologies as they look at ways to adapt to a changing climate.
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Marginalized groups hit hardest by inequality and stigma in cities
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-26
Millicent Auma Otieno, a Kenya-based human rights and community activist, campaigns on behalf of women and persons with disabilities who face stigmatization, as a result of cultural and religious beliefs. In an interview with UN News, Ms. Otieno reinforced the message that many people in cities are forced to live in informal settlements, which have proven to be hotbeds of unemployment, violence, drug abuse and early pregnancies.
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Monday's Daily Brief: UN chief talks climate action at G7, WFP official visits camp in Central African Republic, Deadly violence at Lesvos migrant centre, Security Council meets on AU-UN Darfur mission
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-26
A recap of Monday's stories: UN chief urges more action from G7 leaders to tackle 'climate emergency'; WFP official visits camp for displaced in Central African Republic, UN refugee agency calls on Greece to keep young migrants safe after deadly incident at Lesvos reception centre; and Security Council considers work of AU-UN Mission in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Sudan: New political transition, bolstered by peacebuilding, could bring long-term stability to Darfur, Security Council told
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-26
"Important developments" under way in Sudan since midsummer, including a pledge to end the country's outstanding conflicts, and the establishment of a new transitional government, could serve to edge the country's people closer to stability, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said, briefing the UN Security Council on Monday.
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Sudan's Bashir "Took Millions in Cash From Saudi Crown Prince," Trial Hears
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-08-19
Detective tells court the deposed president was handed the money by Mohammed bin Salman's envoys.

Sudan's Bashir "Took Millions in Cash From Saudi Crown Prince," Trial Hears

Shot in the back: Colorado Springs police kill De'Von Bailey, community fights cover-up
Sarah Farley | liberationnews.org | 2019-08-12
On Aug. 3, 19-year-old De'Von Malik Bailey was shot in the back as he fled from two Colorado Springs police officers.
liberationnews.org/shot-in-the-back-colorado-springs-police-kill-devon-bailey-community-fights-cover-up/