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2021-11-20: News Headlines

Fight Back (2021-11-20). Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse. fightbacknews.org FRSO strongly condemns the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on all charges. This verdict is another example of how the police and courts work hand in hand with racist vigilantes to kill and injure African Americans, other oppressed nationalities, and all who try to fight to end police crimes. | In August of 2020, Jacob Blake, a young African American man, was shot in the back four times and three times in the side in by a white police officer Kenosha, Wisconsin. Coming less than two months after the killing of George Floyd, another uprising took place, with the African American community and supporters battling poli…

MEE, agencies (2021-11-20). Sudan coup: Death toll of anti-coup protests rises to 40. middleeasteye.net Sudan coup: Death toll of anti-coup protests rises to 40 | Protests have been violently suppressed since the military took power in a coup last month | Sat, 11/20/2021 – 11: 29 | Sudanese anti-coup protesters gather in "Street 40" of the capital's twin city of Omdurman on 17 November 2021 (AFP) | The death toll in

Staff (2021-11-19). 'This verdict is disgusting': How Democrats reacted to acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse. rt.com Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal by a Kenosha, Wisconsin jury has divided Americans. Outraged Democrats called it a miscarriage of justice, while Republicans hailed it as due process and warned about malicious prosecutions. | Rittenhouse,18, was charged with murdering two participants in the August 2020 riot and injuring another. He was found not guilty on all counts on Friday, after the jury deliberated for four days amid intense media coverage. | "This verdict is disgusting an…

Staff (2021-11-19). Headlines for November 19, 2021. democracynow.org House to Vote on Build Back Better Act After Filibuster-Style Delay by Republican Leader, Julius Jones Granted Clemency Hours Before Scheduled Execution, Henry Montgomery, Sentenced to Life Term at 17, Leaves Angola Prison on Parole, Belarus Shelters Some Asylum-Seekers on Polish Border, Deports Iraqi Refugees, As COVID Surges in Europe, Austria Orders New Lockdown and National Vaccine Mandate, 18,000 Cut Off by Flooding in British Columbia; Millions of Kenyans at Risk of Hunger Amid Drought, Amazon Deforestation in Brazil Hits 15-Year Peak; Indigenous Groups in Ecuador Oppose Mining Plans, Delhi School Shutdown…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-11-19). How NAM Changed International Relations. libya360.wordpress.com ND Jayaprakash Image Courtesy: India Today Organised opposition to colonialism and imperialism began in the late 1920s, and Indian leaders, especially Jawaharlal Nehru, made significant contributions via the Non-Aligned Movement. The Belgrade Declaration, adopted at the first NAM Conference on 6 September 1961 and the McCloy-Zorin Accords on General and Complete Disarmament signed between the United States and the USSR…

Jyotsna Singh (2021-11-19). Vaccine inequity persists as African continent yet to surpass 10% vaccination rate. peoplesdispatch.org While the world is discussing ways to move on from the pandemic and return to normalcy, an entire continent is struggling to get even the first dose of vaccine, with little concern expressed by international bodies…

WSWS (2021-11-19). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org French public transport workers continue wave of strikes over pay and conditions, including bus drivers and rail workers; shop workers at major South African retailer Massmart on indefinite strike over low pay and redundancies; rail workers in Nigeria hold three-day strike over wages unpaid since 2019 and demolition of homes…

Dan Owalla (2021-11-19). Health workers in Kenya continue their struggle for decent conditions. peoplesdispatch.org Nurses, doctors, and other health workers in Kenya continue to face unsafe working conditions even after a series of strikes that total over 200 days of work stoppage…

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