(2021-05-21). Russia, China, Iran criticize Israeli onslaught against Gaza. wsws.org A class gulf separates the outrage felt by millions of workers worldwide at the Israeli slaughter on Gazz from the mealy-mouthed statements of the Eurasian capitalist regimes.
(2021-05-20). Military Situation In Yemen On May 20, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 171 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On May 19, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 7 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On May 19, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Kitaf area | On May 19, clashes between the Saudi-led forces and Abidah tribe militias were reported in the Arqin area | On May 20, sporadic clashes between Ansar Allah an…
(2021-05-20). Labor for Palestine's Call for Nakba Day Support for Palestine. indybay.org U.S. Labor Must Stand With Palestine! | Labor for Palestine, Nakba Day, May 15, 2021 | As workers, labor, and anti-apartheid activists, we join millions around the world to unequivocally condemn Israel's genocidal attacks on the Palestinian people: mass evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan neighborhoods of Jerusalem, storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, waves of state-sponsored violence throughout the West Bank and the '48 areas (stolen from Palestine in 1948), and merciless bombardment of Gaza that has already killed and wounded hundreds of people, many of them children.
(2021-05-20). Palestine solidarity demonstrations witnessed across Europe. peoplesdispatch.org 
Amid the escalation in Israeli attacks against Palestinians in Gaza and Jerusalem, massive protests have been called across the world to demand that Israel stop its crimes and to show solidarity with the Palestinian cause. Across Europe progressive organizations demanded that their governments stop supporting Israel with funds and weapons and put pressure on it to cease its crimes. | On May 16, Palestine solidarity demonstrations were held in the Belgian cities of Antwerp, Ghent, Verviers, Genk and Hasselt, among others. The mobilizations saw the participation of activists of the Workers Party of Belgium (PTB/PVD…
(2021-05-20). United States Gives Former Deputy Guaidó Ultimatum to 'Remove' President Maduro. orinocotribune.com According to the ultra-conservative website PanamPost, Juan Guaidó is working on notice. The news outlet disclosed this Tuesday, May 18, that the US gave the "interim president" an ultimatum until December 1 of this year to "remove" President Maduro. If he is not able to do so within that deadline, his recognition by the US government and his access to the seized Venezuelan assets will be terminated. | This revelation has come out of a meeting between the US Ambassador to Venezuela who resides in Colombia, James Story, and the representatives of the so-called opposition G-4 in the Colombian capital, Bogotá. | The…
(2021-05-20). Maduro's Administration Awards Housing to Family of Child Survivor of Accident Repatriated from Argentina. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government awarded a new home to the family of the baby boy Oliver Toro, who survived a fatal traffic accident in Argentina, in which his parents died. | Venezuelan Deputy Minister for Latin America, Rander Peña, informed that President Nicolás Maduro granted Oliver Toro's family a home so that the baby "grows up in a home full of love and happiness." | "After the tragedy suffered by the boy Oliver Toro in #Argentina where his parents and grandmother died, President Maduro reunited him with his family in Venezuela and gave a decent house where he can grow up in a home full of love and happiness. Go…
(2021-05-20). FARC Leader Jesús Santrich Reportedly Killed Inside Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com The death of the left-wing rebel commander and former peace negotiator was confirmed in a statement by the FARC Segunda Marquetalia.
(2021-05-20). Cuba Continues to Pursue Goal of 6% Growth in 2021. telesurenglish.net Cuba's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Planning (MEP), Alejandro Gil Fernández, ratified today that Cuba will not give up its goal of growing 6% in 2021, despite the tense situation of the country due to the presence of the pandemic and the tightening of the blockade imposed by the United States.
(2021-05-20). Solidarity Saves Lives: The World is Mobilizing to Send Syringes to Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra García — May 16, 2021 | In March, social organizations, political leaders, and solidarity movements launched a fundraising campaign to send syringes to Cuba. The world wants to support the vaccination process of this small nation, which has done so much to fight COVID-19 even beyond its borders. | The campaign has gained momentum and size as the days have gone by. The initiative began in Europe, thanks to the Cuba Linda and France-Cuba Associations, and today it is spreading throughout the Americas. "Blockade Kills, Solidarity Saves Lives" is the slogan of the cause that is attracting everyone's…
(2021-05-20). Somerville becomes second city in Massachusetts to remove police from schools. liberationnews.org 
This move comes in response to pressure from parents, activists and teachers after police were called on 6-year-old Black and Latino boy.
(2021-05-20). Inflation in Venezuela at 24.6% in April, 10% Below April 2020 (Venezuelan Central Bank). orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, May 20 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—This Wednesday, May 19, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) released the consumer price index (CPI) for April 2021, a statistic through which inflation levels in the country can be measured. | According to Venezuela's monetary authority, the index suffered a variation of 24.6%, which brings the total to 183.8% for the first four months of 2021, with 46.6% in January, 33.8% in February, 16.1% in March and 24.6% in April. | A comparison between April 2020 and April 2021 shows a small decrease in the inflation figures. In April 2020 an inflation rate of 27.5% wa…
(2021-05-20). Ukraine Is Key "Blood Donor" For Turkish Military Industry. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Written by ThomasST and Edvin Watson exclusively for SouthFront. | Ukraine is emerging as a key "blood donor" to the Turkish war industry, assuring a mass supply of its military technology to as many spheres as Ankara needs. | It may seem that relations between Ankara and Kiev remain tenuous, as all the burden have fallen on the Russian-Turkish "deals", mainly due to the Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems. In fact, the transfer of Ukrainian military technology to Turkey, future and a…
(2021-05-20). Houthis Shot Down Combat Drone Along Border With Saudi Arabia. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing | On May 20, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced that they had shot down a combat drone of the Saudi-led coalition over northern Yemen. | Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Yemeni group, said that the drone was targeted while carrying out "hostile operations" along the border with the southern Saudi province of Najran."The drone was shot down with a ground-to-air missile that has not been unveiled, yet" the spokesman said. "We will share the specs of the drone…
(2021-05-20). Maya Lin's Insufficiently Haunting Ghost Forest. counterpunch.org Maya Lin's Ghost Forest is a temporary public art installation in New York City's Madison Square Park. On a stretch of green, ten blocks south of the Empire State Building, it consists of a group of 49 dead Atlantic white cedars (of the 50 intended to be displayed, one didn't make it over in suitable
(2021-05-19). How the United States Helps to Kill Palestinians. dissidentvoice.org 
Photo credit: Stop the War Coalition The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United States is an innocent neutral party to the conflict. In fact, large majorities of Americans have told pollsters for decades that they want the United States to be neutral in the Israeli-Palestinian …
(2021-05-19). Tucson organizes solidarity rally for Palestine. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – The Federal Building in downtown Tucson saw the largest rally since the pandemic, May 17, with over 300 people demanding an end to the Israeli bombing of Gaza. The demonstration, organized by the Arizona Palestine Solidarity Alliance and the Tucson chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, drew protesters from the Palestinian, Arab and Muslim communities, along with other supporters of Palestine. | Palestinian flags flew and signs held by Palestinian children read: "End aid to Israel" and "Stop killing children!" | While a handful of armed and cowardly Patriot Movement reactionaries shouted from across th…
(2021-05-19). Death of FARC-EP's Jesús Santrich: Breaking News, False Positive, Uribismo Media Smokescreen or Colombian Violation of Venezuelan Territory? orinocotribune.com The alleged death "in combat" in Venezuelan territory of the Colombian guerrilla commander Jesús Santrich could end up being "breaking news" for Semana news magazine, but it is more likely that it will end up ranking in the top ten of fake news—which is saying a lot because the story concerns Colombia, a country where fabricating fake news, mounting false flag operations, and producing smokescreens is already part of the daily modus operandi of the ruling elite, inextricably associated with its media apparatus. | The alleged news is trending on social media networks and remains as such although, after twelv…
(2021-05-19). Colombia Rebel Group Claims Leader 'Jesús Santrich' Slain. latinorebels.com BOGOTàÅ, Colombia (AP) — A rebel leader who abandoned the 2016 peace accord with Colombia's government and had been at large for three years was killed by Colombian troops in Venezuela, his new armed group said Tuesday.
(2021-05-19). When We Fight, We Win: Victories in the Fight Against Face Surveillance Keep Piling Up. aclu.org After years of advocacy, grassroots organizing, and on the cusp of the one-year anniversary of when hundreds of thousands of people joined in solidarity with Black organizers by marching to support Black lives and to divest from racist policing, we've reached a major milestone: Amazon has announced it will stop selling face recognition technology to police — indefinitely. | Amazon had previously announced a one-year moratorium on sales to police that was set to expire on June 10. The initial moratorium was issued weeks into renewed nationwide protests following the police murder of George Floyd in Minnea…
(2021-05-19). Sunrise Activists Are Marching 400 Miles to Demand a Green New Deal Jobs Program. truthout.org 
On May 10, as a pounding Spring rain eased to an intermittent sun-dappled drizzle, New Orleans's Young PinStripe Brass Band played a supercharged fanfare of "We Got the Funk" to spur the first steps of the roughly 400-mile trek from the Superdome to Houston, Texas. Five activists from the Sunrise Movement, ages 17 to 31, are marching in support of the passage of a major jobs component of the Green New Deal. At a clip of 10 miles per day along their walkable route, the group is making stop…
(2021-05-19). Venezuela: Lácteos Los Andes President Jailed on Corruption Charges. venezuelanalysis.com A worker from the dairy company denounced irregular practices during a live video conference with President Maduro, which prompted the investigation.
(2021-05-19). Venezuela Delivers 4th Report on Human Rights Cases in Venezuela to International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com 
The Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported this Tuesday, May 18, that his office delivered a new report, the fourth, to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which adds to the information provided to the ICC prosecutor regarding controversial human rights cases in Venezuela. | "Once again we point out that we work blindfolded in terms of providing official information to the ICC," wrote Saab on his Twitter account, "but with a will to collaborate, based on the commitments assumed by the Venezuelan State in our visit to The Hague on #4Nov 2020. This fourth report presents a new list, an upda…
(2021-05-19). Central Syria: Eight Pro-Government Fighters Killed In ISIS Ambush. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Early on May 18, ISIS cells ambushed a convoy of pro-government forces in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the deadly ambush took place to the south of the village of al-Mateyah in Maskanah desert."Five four-wheel-drive vehicles of the 25th Division and the Iranian militias were attacked in the area, while clashes took place between ISIS members and Iranian militias, which led to the death of eight members, including an Irania…
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(2021-05-19). Filipino social movements demand protection for human rights lawyers and their clients. peoplesdispatch.org A week after authorities named peace activists and political prisoners as "terrorists," raising alarm over continued crackdown, rights groups have called for court intervention to protect human rights lawyers…