Court declares anti-BDS law in State of Georgia unconstitutional
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-25
A district court delivered the judgement on a case filed by journalist Abby Martin who was not allowed to speak at an event at Georgia Southern University after she refused to sign an undertaking agreeing to distance herself from the BDS movement…
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Abby Martin, Michelle Rodino-Colocino, and Brian Dolber
Project Censored | projectcensored.org | 2021-05-25
Mickey's first guest, independent journalist Abby Martin of The Empire Files, provides background to the Israeli bombardments of Gaza, and explains how big U.S. media strenuously avoid presenting the truth…
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Colombia Tries to Make a Media Splash by Unilaterally Opening its Border with Venezuela
Carlos Arellán | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-25
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned that Colombia wants to create a "show" at the border to divert attention from the internal drama that the neighboring country is experiencing, amid more that three weeks of strikes and demonstrations met by brutal and bloody repression. | He stressed that the Duque government seeks to open the border unilaterally, which would signify bad intentions on the part of Bogotá. | The Colombian authorities announced that they estimate the border opening to occur on June 1, to which the Venezuelan president replied this Sunday that: "Nothing unilateral is going to work. If the st…
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Colombia Tries to Make a Media Splash by Unilaterally Opening its Border with Venezuela
Carlos Arellán | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-25
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned that Colombia wants to create a "show" at the border to divert attention from the internal drama that the neighboring country is experiencing, amid more that three weeks of strikes and demonstrations met by brutal and bloody repression. | He stressed that the Duque government seeks to open the border unilaterally, which would signify bad intentions on the part of Bogotá. | The Colombian authorities announced that they estimate the border opening to occur on June 1, to which the Venezuelan president replied this Sunday that: "Nothing unilateral is going to work. If the st…
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Outrage Over Israel's Human Rights Violations Is Fueling the Global BDS Movement
Marjorie Cohn | zcomm.org | 2021-05-25
Israeli police are now threatening to carry out mass arrests against Palestinian citizens of Israel — arrests intended to punish those who took part in sit-ins and other protests in solidarity with Palestinians living in East Jerusalem and Gaza…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/outrage-over-israe…
Anti-Palestinian Racism: A Resource
Anti-Empire Project | zcomm.org | 2021-05-25
The current war throughout Israel and Palestine, focused on Gaza is enabled by a powerful force throughout the West, one that is not talked about and rarely named: Anti-Palestinian Racism…
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Video: Drone Warfare in the Middle East
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-25
Iran, if Israel …
globalresearch.ca/video-drone-warfare-in-the-middle-east/5746124
US Trying to Extradite Venezuelan Diplomat for the 'Crime' of Securing Food for the Hungry: The Case of Alex Saab v. The Empire
Roger Harris | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-25
The case of Alex Saab raises dangerous precedents in terms of extraterritorial judicial abuse, violation of diplomatic status, and even the use of torture to extract false confessions. This is according to Montréal-based international human rights lawyer John Philpot. He spoke on May 19 at a webinar sponsored by the Alliance for Global Justice and…
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Delegation observing Syrian elections reaches Damascus
Ted Kelly | workers.org | 2021-05-25
Damascus, Syria May 23 — As the global conflict centered in their country enters the 11th year, Syrians are preparing for May 26 national elections. Thousands of citizens displaced by war and U.S.-imposed sanctions have already cast their ballots in Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and elsewhere round . . . | Continue reading Delegation observing Syrian elections reaches Damascus at Workers.org…
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Military Situation In Yemen On May 25, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-25
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 78 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On May 24, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On May 24, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on the Hazm area | On May 24, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Haradh area | On May 25, sporadic clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces contin…
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Iran Kicks Off Large-Scale Electronic Warfare And Air Defense Exercise
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-25
Click to see full-size image | On May 25th, the Iranian Army kicked off a large-scale military drill to practice electronic warfare tactics, this drill on electronic warfare is dubbed 'Separ-e-Aseman 1400' (Sky Shield 1400). | According to a statement, this joint drill is being held by the strategic electronic warfare forces of the four forces of the Army and covers large areas of Iran. Rapid response and electronic warfare units of the Army's Ground Force, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense are participating in th…
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Cuban President Visits Community Project Against Racial Discrimination in Havana
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-25
The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, this Thursday visited the headquarters of a community project against racial discrimination–the Afro-descendant Neighborhood Network–in Havana, in the municipality of La Lisa. | The official Twitter account of the presidency commented on the meeting, where Maritza López, general coordinator of the initiative, received the Cuban president and provided an explanation of the principles and projections of this community initiative. | Photo: Twitter of the Cuban Presidency. | Created nine years ago, this project against racism also maintains relationships with simi…
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An Empire in Decline: Unmasking U.S. Strategies to Dominate the Globe
The Socialist Program | liberationnews.org | 2021-05-24
As the United States' power declines, the managers of U.S. empire are scrambling to come up with new approaches to maintain their dominant position around the globe.
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Venezuela's 'Best Governor' and 2002 'Hero' García Carneiro Dies
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2021-05-24
The three-time La Guaira state governor and former defense minister passed away from a heart attack Saturday.
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Venezuela's 'Best Governor' and 2002 'Hero' García Carneiro Dies
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2021-05-24
The three-time La Guaira state governor and former defense minister passed away from a heart attack Saturday.
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Venezuela's COVID-19 Sunday Brief: 1,293 New Cases, 14 Deaths and 93% Recovery Rate
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-24
On Sunday, May 23, Venezuelan Minister for Communication and Information, Freddy àëáñez, informed that in the last 24 hours 1,293 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Venezuela, of which 1,291 were community transmissions and 2 were imported cases. | àëáñez informed that the state with the most infections is Zulia, with 299 cases in 16 of its 21 municipalities. | RELATED CONTENT: Sanctions, Making Venezuela Scream: A Conversation with Alexander Main (Part I) | The rest of…
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Venezuela to Start New Vaccination Phase with 1.3 Million Doses from China
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-24
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced that 1.3 million new COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in the country from China, which would help to accelerate mass vaccination in the country. | During his speech this Sunday, May 23, the president clarified that a new phase of vaccination will start this week, with the aim to get 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of August. | "This week, a new phase of vaccination starts in the country; 1,300,000 new vaccines arrived in Venezuelans from China. More vaccines are arriving this week, and even more doses are yet to come," he stated in his Sunday address…
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Venezuela to Start New Vaccination Phase with 1.3 Million Doses from China
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-24
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced that 1.3 million new COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in the country from China, which would help to accelerate mass vaccination in the country. | During his speech this Sunday, May 23, the president clarified that a new phase of vaccination will start this week, with the aim to get 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of August. | "This week, a new phase of vaccination starts in the country; 1,300,000 new vaccines arrived in Venezuelans from China. More vaccines are arriving this week, and even more doses are yet to come," he stated in his Sunday address…
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The US Isn't An Israel Puppet, Israel Isn't A US Puppet
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-24
Nearly 200,000 protesters attended a pro-Palestine demonstration in Central London on Saturday afternoon, another clear sign that support for Palestinian rights is becoming increasingly mainstream and the imperialists are losing control of the Israel narrative. | The real consequence of this is that people will begin losing trust in the government and media institutions which support Israel, because without trust the empire can't propagandize people, and without the ability to propagandize us our rulers cannot rule. There's no risk for Israel of losing US backing due to the US government suddenly evolving a consc…
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Grand Rapids, MI: 200 March for Palestine
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-05-24
Grand Rapids, MI – 200 protesters, primarily Palestinians and Arab Americans, took to the streets of Grand Rapids, May 22, in solidarity with the Palestinian resistance movement and demanding an end to U.S. support for the state of Israel. This is the second "Free Palestine" protest organized by local activists. | "The Palestinian resistance won a major victory this week, but there is still much more work to be done to fully free the Palestinian people," said organizer Olivia Lashley, "We need to do our part as Americans by pressuring the U.S. government to cut aid to the genocidal Israeli state." | Protesters c…
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Outrage Over Israel's Human Rights Violations Is Fueling the Global BDS Movement
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-24
Israeli police are now threatening to carry out mass arrests against Palestinian citizens of Israel — arrests intended to punish those who took part in sit-ins and other protests in solidarity with Palestinians living in East Jerusalem and Gaza. | This latest attack on Palestinian rights comes just days after Israeli police once again attacked Palestinians at Al Aqsa Mosque,…
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Israel Arrests and Prosecutes Hundreds of Palestinians
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-24
Human rights defenders denounced the raids as a militarized war against Palestinians with Israeli citizenship or Jerusalem residency permits. | On Sunday night, Israeli police launched a campaign of home raids to arrest Palestinians who had participated in protests in Jerusalem and other mixed cities in Israel. | "This is a war by Israeli police forces against Palestinian protesters, political activists, and minors," denounced Hasan Yabareen, the director of the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (ADALAH). | Police announced that they have arrested over 1,500 people in recent weeks, without specif…
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Alex Saab v. The Empire: How the US Is Using Lawfare To Punish a Venezuelan Diplomat
Roger D. Harris | mintpressnews.com | 2021-05-24
That the US can engineer the arrest of a diplomat — someone who has immunity by international law even in the time of war — is a dangerous precedent.
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Activists Push To Invest In Community, Not Police
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-24
Just past midnight on December 14, 2020, Osamah Alsaidi walked near a police cruiser on a dark city street of Paterson, New Jersey's third-largest city just outside New York City. Shortly thereafter, that very same police car cut off Alsaidi's path and out jumped officers Kevin Patino and Kendry Tineo-Restituyo. | They immediately accosted the 19-year-old, striking him numerous times and dropping him to the ground where they continued their assault. The police report they filed described Alsaidi as "acting belligerent" and "screaming profanities." That report would remain the only evidence of the incident until s…
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As temperatures rise, extreme weather displaces record numbers of people
Ajit Niranjan | peoplesworld.org | 2021-05-24
Storms, floods, wildfires and droughts drove more than 30 million people from their homes last year, as rising temperatures wrought extra chaos on the climate, according to a report published Thursday by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC). Together with wars and violence, which forced 9.8 million people to flee within their borders, extreme weather brought …
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Activists force shutdown of Israeli weapons factory in UK
Mohamed Elmaazi | electronicintifada.net | 2021-05-24
Police still not able to coax activists down after six days, local fire brigade declares support…
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AUDIO: Empire Files — The Beginning of the End for Israel
The Empire Files | liberationnews.org | 2021-05-24
The past two weeks have revealed a tectonic shift in public opinion towards the Israeli colonial regime.
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JPMorgan Chase Just Became the World's Most Dangerous Bank
Alec Connon | commondreams.org | 2021-05-24
"Chase is the first major US bank to commit to 2030 climate targets; by setting the bar so devastatingly low they have made it easier for other Wall Street banks to engage in similar acts of greenwashing." #fossilfueldivestment | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Advocates Hail Ruling Striking Down 'Unconstitutional' Georgia Anti-BDS Law
Brett Wilkins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-05-24
"This ruling comes at a crucial moment, when millions of Americans are questioning the use of U.S.-provided weapons in the onslaught against the Palestinian people," said PCJF counsel Mara Verheyden-Hilliard. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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'Don't Abandon Climate, Care, Jobs, and Justice': Activists Decry Biden Concessions to GOP
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-05-24
"Biden needs to stand strong behind his campaign promises for climate change, jobs, and justice." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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In Working-Class NJ Town, Activists Push to Invest in Community, Not Police
George Ygarza | zcomm.org | 2021-05-24
Abolitionists are confronting racial capitalism and policing in…
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Iran's Inspection Deal With Internatoinal Atomic Agency Expired
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-24
Click to see full-size image | The speaker of Iran's parliament said a three-month monitoring deal between Tehran and the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency has expired. | As a result, its access to images from inside some Iranian nuclear sites would cease."From May 22 and with the end of the three-month agreement, the (IAEA) agency will have no access to data collected by cameras inside the nuclear facilities agreed under the agreement," state TV quoted parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf as saying. | The…
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Temporary Technical Agreement On Monitoring At Iranian Nuclear Facilities Prolonged
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-05-24
Illustrative image | The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran have agreed to extend a temporary technical agreement on monitoring at the Iranian nuclear facilities until June 24, according to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi. A three-month monitoring deal between Tehran and the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency expired on May 23. | As a result of talks hel…
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Denmark: Do not copy Australia's draconian detention laws
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2021-05-24
Refugee rights activists protested at the Danish Consulate against that government's plans to detain asylum seekers and process them in Rwanda. Stephen Langford reports.
greenleft.org.au/content/denmark-do-not-copy-australias-draconian-detention-laws
Iran, IAEA agree to extend monitoring deal, give ongoing Vienna talks a chance
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-24
The extension follows the expiry of a three-month agreement signed in February between the Iranian government and the IAEA providing the UN body access to Iranian nuclear sites through photos despite an Iranian law restricting physical inspection…
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NPR Should Ask Where Nicaraguan Non-Profits' Money Comes From
John Perry | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-24
Imagine what would happen if the US media discovered that a candidate in the mid-term elections was under investigation by the FBI for receiving money from a foreign government. Then, suppose it was one that's hostile to the US, perhaps Syria or Iran, and that the same government was also covertly funding election coverage in,…
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U.S. trying to extradite Venezuelan Diplomat for the "crime" of securing food for the hungry: the case of Alex Saab v. The Empire
Roger Harris | mronline.org | 2021-05-24
The case of Alex Saab raises dangerous precedents in terms of extraterritorial judicial abuse, violation of diplomatic status, and even the use of torture to extract false confessions. | May 24, 2021…
mronline.org/2021/05/24/u-s-trying-to-ex…