Gerard Boyce (2023-11-29). A Nuclear Assault on South Africa's Freedoms. counterpunch.org Attempts are underway to suppress and even demonize anti-nuclear protesters in South Africa. (Photo of 2016 Johannesburg protest by Linda Pentz Gunter) A considerable number of pro-nuclear articles penned by supposedly impartial nuclear experts or professed nuclear industry lobbyists have appeared in the South African media of late. The flurry of pro-nuclear activity has been

Ramzy Baroud, Romana Rubeo, LA Progressive. (2023-11-29). How Gaza War Galvanizes Global Indigenous Solidarity Movement. popularresistance.org For decades, the struggle for national liberation in Palestine was rightly understood to be part and parcel of a global struggle for liberation, mainly in the Global South. | And since national liberation movements were, per definition, the struggle for Indigenous people to assert their collective rights for freedom, equality, and justice, the Palestinian struggle was positioned as part of this global Indigenous movement. | Alas, the collapse of the Soviet Union; the growing dominance of the United States and its allies; and the return of Western colonialism in the form of neocolonialism to Africa, the Middle Eas…

People's Dispatch. (2023-11-29). Anti-Arab And Islamophobic Hate Crimes On The Rise In The US. popularresistance.org This Saturday, three young Palestinian men, Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ali, and Kenan Abdulhamid were shot in Vermont. The three men, all college students, were shot at four times by 48-year-old Jason J. Eaton. They were speaking Arabic and two of them were wearing Palestinian keffiyehs. All three of the shooting victims are 20 years old. | This comes shortly after three separate videos went viral of former State Department official Stuart Seldowitz harassing an Egyptian halal cart worker with vile Islamophobic and racist remarks. "Did you rape your daughter like Mohammed d…

Vijay Prashad (2023-11-29). A New Mood in the World Will Put an End to the Global Monroe Doctrine. dissidentvoice.org Tagreed Darghouth (Lebanon), from the series The Tree Within, a Palestinian Olive Tree, 2018. Every day since 7 October has felt like an International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, with hundreds of thousands gathering in Istanbul, a million in Jakarta, and then yet another million across Africa and Latin America to demand an end to the brutal attack being carried out by …

The Independent (2023-11-29). Huawei hosts 2023 Africa 5G Summit. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa 5G Summit, a prominent event within the sixth Southern Africa Mobile Broadband (MBB) VIP Salon, underscored the pivotal role of 5G in shaping Africa's business landscape. Hosted by Huawei and held during AfricaCom, the continent's largest technology conference, the summit convened industry leaders, government regulators, and representatives from various …

Judy Albert, MD, Claire Cohen, MD, Ed Grystar, Ana Malinow, MD. Martha Schmidt, Kay Tillow (2023-11-29). National Single Payer, a Health Care Justice Organization in the U.S., Denounces Targeting of Hospitals in the Gaza Strip and U.S. Complicity in Genocide. counterpunch.org As a national, grassroots, social justice organization that organizes locally in the struggle for national single payer health care in the U.S., united by the common principles that health care is a human right, must be free from corporate profit, and must be achieved through national legislation, the Steering Committee of National Single Payerfeels it is

The Independent (2023-11-29). Nawangwe pardons students suspended for protesting eviction of businesses. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice Chancellor Barnabas Nawangwe has pardoned three students who were suspended for protesting the eviction of small businesses at the university. In 2022, Makerere University Council ordered all businesses to vacate campus premises, a decision that was recently implemented. The businesses included photocopy and stationery shops, food …

kwjorinoco (2023-11-29). Israel and Hamas Extend Ceasefire for 2 More Days. orinocotribune.com The Palestinian resistance movement in the Gaza Strip announced Monday that the four-day truce and hostage-for-prisoner exchange agreement with Israel, which began on Friday, will be extended by two more days. | "The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas announces that it has been agreed with the brothers in Qatar and Egypt to extend the temporary humanitarian truce for two more days under the same conditions as the previous truce," the group reported in a statement released through Telegram. | At the same time, Qatar, a country that acts as a mediator, indicated that Israel and Hamas will extend the humanitarian tru…

The Independent (2023-11-28). Stress Clinic entertainment show set for Nov 29 at UMA showground. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stress Clinic, an entertainment project will officially kick off on November 29 at the Uganda Manufacturers Association base in Lugogo, some 4km from Kampala City Centre, the organisers said on Monday. Winnie Nwagi and Maddox Sematimba are some of the big artists that will entertain the audience. …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-28). Australia's Role in the Bombing of Gaza. libya360.wordpress.com Kellie Tranter Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands in front of an Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet at the Air Force's Nevatim base in southern Israel, undated (Photo: Amos Ben Gershom/Office of the President of Israel) Australian-equipped Israeli Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighters are being used to commit what amounts to war crimes in Gaza…

Craig Murray, Consortium News. (2023-11-28). United Kingdom's Rwanda Deportation Ruling Offers Assange Hope. popularresistance.org The judgment of the Supreme Court on the illegality of deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda was given massive publicity in connection with the sacking of Home Secretary Suella Braverman, but in fact it is a decision of much wider significance. | It also has great relevance to the coming High Court hearing on Julian Assange, both in terms of the arguments, some of which are common to both cases, and the stance of the judges, some of whom are also common to both cases. | Let me start with the point on which the Supreme Court decision turned — whether or not the court should independently determine whether…

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2023-11-28). International Delegation Pushes For Opening The Rafah Border To Gaza. popularresistance.org Recently, an international delegation traveled to Cairo, Egypt to visit the Rafah border crossing and pressure the United States to allow aid to be brought in to Gaza. Hundreds of trucks carrying aid are lined up at the border waiting for permission to enter. Clearing the FOG spoke with Sara Flounders, one of the members of the delegation, about the current situation in Gaza, the role of the United States in the genocide of Palestinians, how the current conflict is impacting the United States' drive to protect its hegemony and the blow back in Western Asia. Flounders also discusses the incredible solidarity acros…

Joe Tache (2023-11-28). From South Africa to Palestine, apartheid will fall. liberationnews.org It may be tempting to feel hopeless in the face of Israel's seemingly omnipotent power over Palestinians, but in reality, Israel cannot win. We can look to the example of South Africa, where a colonial apartheid system was toppled in 1994, to understand some of the key factors that will ultimately lead to the end of apartheid in historic Palestine.

The Independent (2023-11-28). Africa Cup of Nations: 1xBet tells about continent's main football tournament intrigue. independent.co.ug The bookmaker company 1xBet is a reliable partner of the Africa Cup of Nations and, together with you, is counting the days until the start of the football festival! Place The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will take place from January 13 to February 11 in Cote d'Ivoire, with Abidjan, Bouaké, Corhogo, San Pedro …

The Independent (2023-11-28). 'Africa running out of time to sort looming pensions crisis'. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An expert at the ongoing 4th Annual Conference of the African Pension Supervisors Association (APSA) in Kampala has said urgent steps need to be taken to reverse a trend in which the continent has only 10% pension coverage of its population. Sundeep Raichura, Group Chief Executive Officer Zamara says that …

The Independent (2023-11-28). Coca-Cola cement partnership to fuel plastic waste solution. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Plastic waste will be put to good use as an alternative fuel in cement production thanks to a new three-year partnership between Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) and Hima Cement Limited announced on Nov.17 in Kampala. CCBU will provide Hima Cement access to plastic waste from its operations for handling and …

The Independent (2023-11-28). Former Uganda railways boss granted bail. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has granted a sh1 million cash bail to Stanley Ssendegeya, the former managing director of Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) who is facing forgery charges. Court presided over by Sienna Owomugisha granted him bail Monday after finding that his sureties including his wife, son, and …

The Independent (2023-11-28). Kampala-Namanve railway works finally near completion. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rehabilitation of the Kampala-Namanve railway is finally entering the last phase. This stretch, which is part of the Kampala-Mukono line was scheduled for completion in September, but "unforeseen circumstances" delayed it, according to John Linonn Sengendo, the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) spokesman. He said, the works initially encountered resistance …

The Independent (2023-11-28). NCDC special needs tutor training flops over poor accommodation. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) training session came to an unexpected halt on Monday after a group of Center Coordinating Tutors (CCT) raised concern about inadequate accommodation and unclear communication from the organizers. The CCTs all returned home. The Center Coordinating Tutors had been selected to undergo specialized …

The Independent (2023-11-28). Stress Clinic entertainment show set for Nov 29 at UMA showground. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stress Clinic, an entertainment project will officially kick off on November 29 at the Uganda Manufacturers Association base in Lugogo, some 4km from Kampala City Centre, the organisers said on Monday. Winnie Nwagi and Maddox Sematimba are some of the big artists that will entertain the audience. …

Pavel López Lazo (2023-11-28). French warship to assist wounded people in Gaza. plenglish.com Paris, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The French helicopter carrier Dixmude has docked in Egypt and could start treating wounded children from Gaza later this week, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday, as Western powers look to ramp up efforts to aid the enclave.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-28). Banned Books, Arrests and Police Supression in the UK. libya360.wordpress.com Craig Murray At Saturday's great march in support of Palestine in London, police arrested members of the Communist Party of Great Britain Marxist-Leninist (CPGBML) for having a pamphlet on sale on their stall. Harpal-Brar-Zionism: A Racist, Anti-Semitic and Reactionary Tool of Imperialism The "illegal" pamphlet is entitled Zionism: A Racist, Anti-Semitic and Reactionary Tool of Imperialism….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-28). Historic March Demands an End to Canada's Complicity in Israel's Crimes in Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Tanupriya Singh Ottawa on November 25. 100,000 people marched in the Canadian capital on November 25 to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the complicity of the Canadian government in Israel's ongoing violence and colonization of Palestine 100,000 people took to the streets in Canada's capital of Ottawa on November 25…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-28). Palestinian Resistance and the Crisis of Liberal Humanism. libya360.wordpress.com Yanis Iqbal Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, launched by Hamas on October 7, 2023, was a huge blow to the settler-colonial state of Israel: Al-Qassam Brigades captured 20 settlements and 11 military sites in merely a few hours. The attacks on Israeli civilian and military outposts destroyed the narcissistic sense of security associated with the carefully orchestrated narratives of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-28). What Would a Just Peace in Palestine Look Like? libya360.wordpress.com The Eclectic Radical A meme on Twitter has been asking "Where do the Israeli Jews go?" as if this is the supreme gotcha and this question completely invalidates all discussion of Palestinian liberation, as if Palestinian self-determination automatically means rendering the entire population of Israel homeless and stateless. This ignores the fact that the mere…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-11-28). Registran sismo de magnitud 6,6 en Wewak, Papúa Nueva Guinea. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el ente, el seísmo se localizó a 49 kilómetros al noroeste Wewak, Papúa Nueva Guinea.