Tag: current affairs – international

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

They dragged little Greta by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others: Turkish activist ErsinÇelik Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Damian Carrington in London The environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg has told Swedish officials she is being subjected to harsh treatment in… Read More Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

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Kerala woman gets a ‘thank you’ from Gaza

Sreereshmi Udayakumar arranged a 3,000-litre water truck to make the supply to around 250 Palestinian families Sreereshmi Udayakumar. Photo: Special arrangement A young woman from Kerala is making headlines with visuals showing displaced families in Gaza thanking her for arranging drinking water supply for them going viral on social media. Sreereshmi Udayakumar, the founder of… Read More Kerala woman gets a ‘thank you’ from Gaza

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How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized / Palestinian NGO requests help to recover thousands of bodies buried under rubble

Thousands of Palestinians remain buried beneath Gaza’s rubble, according to a Palestinian NGO, who has issued an urgent appeal to the international community for help recovering the bodies of the dead after nearly two years of war. The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared said today that without urgent international assistance the bodies of… Read More How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized / Palestinian NGO requests help to recover thousands of bodies buried under rubble

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Great Betrayal: Why Arab & Muslim rulers backed Trump’s Gaza plan / Imperialist subjugation of Palestine to continue, genocidal murderers to be rewarded

NB: This is typical racist blackmail at the point of a gun: surrender or we will continue slaughtering and starving children, women and men. It is also noteworthy that Trump and Netanyahu changed the terms of the ‘deal’ behind the backs of the other participants in the negotiations, ensuring Israels continuing control over Gaza. This… Read More Great Betrayal: Why Arab & Muslim rulers backed Trump’s Gaza plan / Imperialist subjugation of Palestine to continue, genocidal murderers to be rewarded

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Israel’s Gaza flotilla interception triggers protests, diplomatic expulsions and calls for strikes

Thousands marched in cities across the world following the interception of the flotilla and detainment of activists including Greta Thunberg Follow latest updates live As Israeli forces began their long anticipated interception of a pro-Palestinian flotilla nearing war-torn Gaza, the ripples of the event spread across the world, triggering mass demonstrations, diplomatic censure and threats… Read More Israel’s Gaza flotilla interception triggers protests, diplomatic expulsions and calls for strikes

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‘She didn’t realise how dangerous it was’: London-bound student held in China over Tibet support

Zhang Yadi was due to begin a degree in the UK but the activist vanished on holiday amid tensions over Dalai Lama Jessie Lau As Zhang Yadi toured remote villages in the Chinese province of Sichuan last year, she updated her friends with messages and photos of lush forest landscapes, colourful streets and locals wearing… Read More ‘She didn’t realise how dangerous it was’: London-bound student held in China over Tibet support

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Global Sumud Flotilla sails to Gaza. Greta Thunberg: I’m not scared of Israel / फ्लोटिला ने प्रतिरोध की छवि और नैतिक साहस की परिभाषा ही बदल दी है

NB: Along with the millions of people in the world who have protested against the genocide; this flotilla of activists, suported by workers unions all over Europe have shown that humanity has not yet surrendered its conscience. I salute these noble souls for their courage, determination and their solidarity with the suffering people of Palestine.… Read More Global Sumud Flotilla sails to Gaza. Greta Thunberg: I’m not scared of Israel / फ्लोटिला ने प्रतिरोध की छवि और नैतिक साहस की परिभाषा ही बदल दी है

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Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here

NB: Nothing illuminates the meaning of nihilism better than Zionisms ongoing genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people. The word annihilation derives from nihil: absolute nothingness. So does the term nihilism. In both domestic politics and international relations, the imperial project means precisely this: absolute control or absolute destruction. To understand imperialism we need only take… Read More Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here

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