Staff (2021-12-27). Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) on Apartheid, War, Palestine, Guantánamo, Climate Crisis & More. democracynow.org Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African anti-apartheid icon, has died at the age of 90. In 1984 Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work fighting to end white minority rule in South Africa. After the fall of apartheid, Archbishop Tutu chaired the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, where he pushed for restorative justice. He was a leading voice for human rights and peace around the world. He opposed the Iraq War and condemned the Israeli occupation in Palestine, comparing it to apartheid South Africa. We reair two interviews Archbishop Tutu did on Democracy Now!, as well as two speech…

Amy Goodman (2021-12-27). Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) Speaks on Apartheid, Palestine, Climate Crisis and More. truthout.org Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African anti-apartheid icon, has died at the age of 90. In 1984 Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work fighting to end white minority rule in South Africa. After the fall of apartheid, Archbishop Tutu chaired the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, where he pushed for restorative justice. He was a leading voice for human rights and peace around the world. He opposed the Iraq War and condemned the Israeli occupation in Palestine, comp…

Labor Video Project (2021-12-27). The Union Busting War Against South African Clover Workers By Israeli Billionaire Family. indybay.org Five thousand South African workers at Clover face a major union busting attack by a billionaire Israeli family who have bought the company and now are trying to bust the union. They want to shut down plants in South Africa an import Israeli products.

_____ (2021-12-26). US-Backed TPLF Seeks Protection From UN After Facing Military Defeat. popularresistance.org On December 23, Ethiopian government's Minister of Communication Service, Legesse Tulu, announced that all parts of eastern Amhara and the entire Afar state have been liberated from the occupation of the US-backed Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). | The TPLF, which started the civil war in November 2020 by attacking a federal army base in Tigray state's capital city Mekelle, had invaded these two neighboring states after the federal government's unilateral ceasefire on June 29.

Anonymous103 (2021-12-26). Military Situation In Ethiopia On December 26, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On December 25, clashes between the TDF and government forces were reported near Abala; | On December 21, the government forces captured Alamata from TDF; | On December 18, pro-government forces captured Weldiyah and surrounding areas from the TDF; | On December 18, pro-government forces captured Lalibela and surrounding areas from the TDF; | On December 22, pro-government forces captured Sekota and surrounding areas from the TDF. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |

Julia Conley (2021-12-26). Desmond Tutu, Fierce Opponent of South African and Israeli Apartheid, Dies at 90. truthout.org Leaving behind a legacy of fighting for oppressed people in South Africa and around the world, Archbishop Desmond Tutu died Sunday at age 90 in Cape Town, South Africa. The cause was reportedly cancer. | Advocates for human rights, health equity, economic justice, and nonviolence honored Tutu, who helped lead the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which was formed afterwards. | The Elders, the independent group of global leaders working for j…

Zach Farber (2021-12-26). 2021: A banner year for sports support of Palestine. liberationnews.org Sporting boycotts were instrumental in undermining the legitimacy of the South African apartheid regime. Time will tell their impact in bringing down Israeli apartheid.

MEE staff (2021-12-26). Anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Tutu dies. Here is what he said about Israel-Palestine. middleeasteye.net Anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Tutu dies. Here is what he said about Israel-Palestine | The South African Nobel peace laureate has passed away at the age of 90 | Sun, 12/26/2021 – 10: 08 | "What's being done to the Palestinians at checkpoints, for us, it's the kind of thing we experienced in South Africa," Archbishop Desmond Tutu said in 2013 (AFP/file photo) | South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Des…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-12-26). President Nicolas Maduro: "We Will Not Abandon Palestine" libya360.wordpress.com Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said in an interview for Al Mayadeen, that the Venezuelan people resisted fierce attacks launched by US imperialism and its allies, and discusses relations with some countries, including Iran and Syria. In an exclusive interview with Al Mayadeen, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro noted that 2021 was the first year in which…

Olga Malik (2021-12-26). Pakistan—Russia Gas Stream: Opportunities and Risks of New Flagship Energy Project. moderndiplomacy.eu Russia's Yekaterinburg hosted the 7th meeting of the Russian-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation on November 24—26, 2021. Chaired by Omar Ayub Khan, Pakistan's Minister for Economic Affairs, and Nikolai Shulginov, Russia's Minister of Energy, the meeting was attended by around 70 policy makers, heads of key industrial companies and businessmen …