PEN America reported that authoritarian regimes around the world jailed more journalists and writers last year than ever before, writes Julia Conley.
International solidarity
In the United States, hundreds of thousands of people marched and rallied in more than 1000 cities across the country on International Workers’ Day, reports Malik Miah.
Ukrainian workers make up the bulk of frontline soldiers defending the country against Russia’s war of aggression, but that hasn’t stopped Volodymyr Zelensky’s government from attacking trade union rights, reports Federico Fuentes.
Since Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian children have been forcibly abducted and relocated, in violation of international law, reports Christopher Ford.
Susan Price looks at what happened in the leadup to the attack on the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship carrying urgent humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Join protests and vigils across the country to mark the 77th anniversary of al Nakba (Catastrophe), when 750,000 people were expelled from Palestine to establish the state of Israel in 1948.
Independent Citizens Against Apartheid protested in Martin Place with a presentation condemning Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon against the people of Gaza. Jim McIlroy reports.
The Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship carrying human rights volunteers and humanitarian aid to Gaza, was attacked by armed drones in international waters, reports Kerry Smith.
Sarah Hathway, the Socialist Alliance candidate for Corio, told a pro-Palestine rally that we cannot and will not address the existential threat of runaway climate change when we’re investing in genocide and war.
Indignation and resistance to United States President Donald Trump’s bullying, deportations and economic reprisals are spreading across Latin America, writes Steve Ellner.
Protesters took to the streets in many cities in pre-election protests for Palestine, demanding Australia cut political and military ties with Israel. Pip Hinman and Isaac Nellist report.
Lionel Bopage writes that Gaetano Greco was a man who worked to change the world, not just interpret it.
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