(2021-07-27). Sudanese judoka refuses to face his Israeli opponent in ongoing Tokyo Olympics. peoplesdispatch.org Earlier, Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine had withdrawn from the tournament after he was drawn against an Israeli opponent citing his support for the Palestinian cause…
(2021-07-27). Tajik president, Chinese defense minister discuss Afghan situation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tajik president discusses Afghanistan with Chinese defense minister DUSHANBE — Tajik President Emomali Rahmon discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe in Dushanbe on Tuesday, the Tajik presidential press service said. "The Tajik leader spoke with alarm about the critical development of the situation in this neighboring country, including districts bordering …
(2021-07-27). Calls Grow for Biden to Close Guantánamo Military Prison as U.S. Sanctions Cuba over Human Rights. democracynow.org 
As the United States imposes new Cuba sanctions, citing human rights abuses, we look at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a notorious gulag that President Biden himself has called an "advertisement for creating terror." This month, the first Guantánamo Bay prisoner to be released under the Biden administration, Abdul Latif Nasser, returned to his home country of Morocco after nearly two decades of being held without charge even though he was cleared for release in 2016. There are 39 other prisoners still at Guantánamo, nearly two decades after the start of…
(2021-07-27). The Jamal Journal Newspaper Issue #2 is now online! indybay.org The Jamal Journal Newspaper Issue #2 was released at the July 3 "In The Spirit of Consuewella Africa" Rally for Mumia at Philadelphia City Hall. Issue #2 is now available online.
(2021-07-27). U.S. leads multinational military exercise with East African, Indian Ocean nations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Exercise Cutlass Express kicks off in Djibouti Maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe, North America, and several international organizations began the multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2021 (CE21) with an opening ceremony held at the Doraleh Coast Guard Training Center in Djibouti, Djibouti, July 25, 2021. CE 21, sponsored by U.S. …
(2021-07-27). Headlines for July 27, 2021. democracynow.org California & New York City to Require Workers to Get Vaccine or Weekly Tests, CDC: Florida Accounts for One in Five of All U.S. COVID Cases, Study: Lifting of Eviction Moratoriums Resulted in Over 10,000 COVID Deaths, Tokyo Reports Record Number of COVID Cases as It Hosts Olympics, Protesters Denounce "Coup" as Tunisian President Expands Power Grab, U.S. Troops to Remain in Iraq, But Biden Says "Combat Mission" Is Ending, 57 Feared Dead as Migrant Boat Capsizes Near Libya, Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Gaza Assault, Lebanese Billionaire Tapped to Be Next Prime Minister, U.S. Sends Over 2 Doze…
(2021-07-26). Normalization Afoot: Israel's El Al to Fly to Morocco from Tel Aviv. palestinechronicle.com 
El Al Israel Airlines on Sunday launched nonstop flights to Marrakesh from Tel Aviv following a resumption of diplomatic ties last year between Morocco and Israel, reports Reuters. Flight 553 took off at 11: 35 a.m.
(2021-07-26). UN Food Systems Summit: Here Is Why We Are Boycotting It. popularresistance.org Yet, the organised peasant and indigenous movements from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas that collectively represent most of the world's small-scale food producers have called for a total boycott of this summit. In April this year, scores of scientists, researchers, faculty members, and educators who work in agriculture and food systems, also issued an open call to boycott the event. To understand why social movements and scientists are staying out of a UN-sponsored summit, it is important to know how the world's food system works today.
(2021-07-26). The Tunisian Army Blocks Access to Parliament Building. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Tunisian army blocked access to several lawmakers to the Parliament building after President Kai Said removed Prime Minister Hichem Mechich and cease the Lower House's activities for 30 days for their mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Lower House's Speaker and the Ennahda Islamic party leader Rached Ghannouchi then staged a sit-in to condemn the military action. So far, the cour…
(2021-07-26). Tunisians Celebrate Government Dismissal, Parliament Suspension. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, thousands of Tunisians took to the streets to celebrate President Kais Said's decision to dismiss Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and suspend Parliament. Advocates of the existence of an Islamic State, however, denounced the consummation of a constitutional coup d'état. | RELATED: | Although authorities decreed a curfew, citizens took to the streets of Tunis City to celebrate late into the night. One of them ex…
(2021-07-26). The Defense of the Cuban Revolution is a Struggle Against Fascism. libya360.wordpress.com José Luis Granados Ceja (@GranadosCeja) Members of the National Federation of Revolutionary Students "Rafael Ramirez" demonstrate in support of the Cuban Revolution and against US imperialism in front of the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico, July 17, 2021. (José Luis Granados Ceja) Both Republican and Democrat administrations are willing to work with far-right actors…
(2021-07-26). Tunisian president ousts PM and suspends parliament after protests and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the situation in Tunisia after the ousting of Prime Minister Mechechi and the suspension of the parliament by President Saied, the arrest of pro-democracy Members of Parliament in Swaziland amid the continued repression of the struggle for democracy, protests across the US against the imposition of sanctions and other coercive measures against Cuba, and the #ForaBolsonaro protests in Brazil demanding the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro, proper vaccine access, and emergency aid.
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(2021-07-26). Tunisian Coup Harms Turkish Interests In North Africa. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImagePresident Saied fired the prime minister and dissolved parliament on Sunday. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Tensions on the rise in Tunisia. Rumors of an ongoing coup d'etat drew global media attention this weekend. Tunisian President Kais Saied's attitude of dissolving the parliament and dismissing the prime minister raised suspicions about the beginning of a dictatorial government in the African country &#…
(2021-07-26). Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: A Unifying Peoples' Project. dissidentvoice.org With a population of 118 million (expected to top 200 million by the end of 2049) Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa. 70% (c.80 million) are under thirty, the median age being just 20. The majority of people live in rural areas where infrastructure is poor or non-existent: around 67 million are …
(2021-07-26). Tunisia's President just made the kind of Coup Trump and US Republicans plotted (and are plotting) Against President Biden. zcomm.org Americans should realize how close Washington, D.C. came to looking like today's Tunis…
(2021-07-26). NATO's legacy in Libya lingers on. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com At least 57 migrants die in shipwreck off Libyan coast At least 57 people drowned on Monday after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Khums, the latest tragedy in the central Mediterranean, the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, Trend reports citing Reuters. "According to survivors brought to shore by fishermen and …
(2021-07-26). Renewed Israeli Airstrikes launched against the Besieged Gaza Strip. imemc.org 
Israeli fighter jets, on Sunday at midnight, fired several missiles at sites in the besieged Gaza Strip, Quds News Network reports. It stated that the renewed airstrikes are the fifth incident where Israel breached the May 21, 2021 Egypt brokered ceasefire between the occupation state and the various resistance factions in the Gaza Strip. It …
(2021-07-26). Tunisian president sacks prime minister, suspends parliament. peoplesdispatch.org Tunisia's president Kais Saied fired prime minister Hichem Mechichi amid protests over the government's failure to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The president also suspended the Tunisian parliament and revoked the immunity of members of parliament, adding that he will take over the presidency of the executive authority with assistance of a new prime minister. | Massive protests were held across Tunisia, including in the capital, Tunis, with thousands of Tunisians expressing their frustration and rage at the way the government has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also railed against the government and the…
(2021-07-26). Headlines for July 26, 2021. democracynow.org France Approves COVID Health Pass; Germany Considers Restrictions for Unvaccinated People, COVID Cases Skyrocket in Southeast Asia, with Children Making Up 12.5% of Indonesian Death Toll, Fauci Says U.S. "Going in the Wrong Direction"; St. Louis Reintroduces Indoor Mask Mandate, 4,000 Homebound Detainees Could Be Sent Back to Prison After Pandemic Emergency Order Lifted, Tunisia's President Sacks Prime Minister, Suspends Parliament Following Protests, Afghanistan Sees Record Number of Casualties in 2021; U.S. Could Continue Airstrikes Beyond August, U.S. Launches Second Drone Strike in Somalia in Under a Week, Is…
(2021-07-26). Rights groups again urge US president to stop military aid to Egypt. peoplesdispatch.org Human rights organizations reiterated their demand for the US government to suspend military aid to Egypt amid rampant human rights violations by the government of al-Sisi.