2023-12-31: News Headlines

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-31). Greeks Protest Docking Of US Warship. popularresistance.org On Thursday, December 28, anti-imperialists in Greece protested the docking of the US Navy's aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford at the Souda Port in Chania. The mobilization, called by the Peace Committee and labor unions in Chania, saw participation from activists of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), the Greek Committee for International Détente and Peace (EEDYE), the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE), and All Workers Militant Front (PAME), among others. | Activists held a banner that read "There is no place here for murderers! US and NATO soldiers are not welcome!" The aircraft carrier docked at the port on Dece…

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-31). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-12-30). In an Age of Forever Wars, American Popular Culture Has Reimagined Its Veterans as Victims Rather than Agents of Empire. covertactionmagazine.com Long Forgotten Is the Role that Veteran Anti-War Activists Played in Ending the Vietnam War In 1995, Massachusetts Governor William Weld pardoned Joseph Yandle who was then serving a life sentence for first degree murder, stating that Yandle had gone to "serve his country in Vietnam" and "returned a scarred man, and he has served …

Pressenza IPA (2023-12-30). Ukraine blatantly violates the human rights of peace activists and conscientious objectors. pressenza.com The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO), War Resisters' International (WRI), the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), and Connection e.V. (Germany) express their deep disappointment and grave concerns about the continuing harassment of peace activists and conscientious objectors, including arbitrary prosecutions and unfair judgments, as well as the inappropriate…

Redacción Madrid (2023-12-30). Anti-militarists protest against the militarisation of the Expojove children's fair in Valencia. pressenza.com A group of activists from Antimilitaristes-MOC València paint pink and climb on a tank in protest against the militarisation of the Expojove children's fair in Valencia. | Antimilitarist activists dressed as clowns have painted the army tank at the Expojove children's fair in Valencia pink to "demilitarise" the event and protest against the presence of the military and other armed institutions in the area. The action was called to coincide with the presence of the municipal committee visiting the stand on the morning of Tuesday 26 December, at around one o'clock in the afternoon. | The 'clown troop' entered the s…

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-30). 18 Months After "Dobbs," Here's How Abortion Providers and Activists See Things. truthout.org

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-30). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au

Phil Pasquini (2023-12-30). Demanding an End to Israel's Targeted Killings of Journalists. indybay.org Union and Palestinian human rights activists commemorated the targeted killing of journalists in Gaza at the SF Chronicle.

Code Pink (2023-12-31). Sign CODE PINK Petition to End Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza. indybay.org Bombing Gaza is a deliberate act of genocide against the Palestinian people. | www.codepink.org/indefensible | The US has played a significant role in this by being the biggest funder of Israel's military, providing it with $3.8 billion every year, as well as currently working to send $14.5 billion more in military "aid". Despite Israel's brutal violence against Palestinians increasing this year, and the blatant genocide being carried out in Gaza now, the US has repeatedly expressed its support for the occupying forces. Now 15,000+ Palestinians have been killed by Israel since October 7. Help us move towa…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-12-30). Matthew Ehret: Kissinger's role as a midwife to Satan. expose-news.com Henry Kissinger played an instrumental role in converting the US from a republic that aspired to uphold liberty to a nation fully committed to empire under the control of a techno-feudal priesthood, …

presstv.ir (2023-12-31). US Navy commander admits failure of Red Sea coalition as Yemen's strikes continue. presstv.ir The United States' military has admitted to the failure of a Washington-led multinational task force.

James North (2023-12-30). Israel is provoking the U.S. into a conflict with Iran — but the media ignores the danger. mondoweiss.net In addition to killing thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, Israel has been routinely attacking at least four other nations in the region: Iran, Yemen, Syria, and Lebanon. Why does the U.S. media keeps the American public in the dark?

Staff (2023-12-30). Thousands of Yemenis rally in support of Gaza. muslimmirror.com SANAA, Yemen : Thousands of Yemeni people on Friday participated in mass rallies in support of Gaza facing an Israeli devastating onslaught. The rallies were called for by the Houthi group in several cities and areas under the group's control, under the title "With You until Victory… The Americans Won't Stop Us." According to the …

Staff (2023-12-30). Thousands of Yemenis rally in support of Gaza. muslimmirror.com SANAA, Yemen : Thousands of Yemeni people on Friday participated in mass rallies in support of Gaza facing an Israeli devastating onslaught. The rallies were called for by the Houthi group in several cities and areas under the group's control, under the title "With You until Victory… The Americans Won't Stop Us." According to the …

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-12-30). US Sanctions Yemeni Money Network Over Pro-Palestine Action. popularresistance.org The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on 28 December imposed unilateral economic sanctions on one individual and two currency exchange houses in Yemen, accusing them of "facilitating" the flow of funds for the Ansarallah resistance movement. | "Today's action underscores our resolve to restrict the illicit flow of funds to [Ansarallah], who continue to conduct dangerous attacks on international shipping and risk further destabilizing the region," said Brian Nelson, the US Treasury under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. | The sanctions targeted Nabil Ali Ahmed [mda…

Editor (2023-12-30). How Yemen changed everything. mronline.org In a single move, Yemen's Ansarallah has checkmated the west and its rules-based order.

Jin & Andrea (2023-12-30). Saturday 12/30: Ceasefire Postcards to Congress Pop-Up. indybay.org Heyma Yemeni Coffee at 1122 University Ave in Berkeley…

presstv.ir (2023-12-30). Yemen warns foreign forces against supporting Israel in Red Sea, Arabian Sea. presstv.ir The Yemeni defense minister warns trans-regional military forces against securing passage of Israeli-owned and Israel-bound merchant vessels in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.

presstv.ir (2023-12-30). Yemeni armed forces 'eager' to confront US in Red Sea: Ansarallah. presstv.ir A senior official of Yemen's Ansarallah resistance movement says the country's armed forces are "eager" to engage in a confrontation with the United States in case of escalating tensions in the strategic Red Sea.

presstv.ir (2023-12-31). Leader: General Soleimani was prime factor in reviving resistance front. presstv.ir Ayatollah Khamenei made the remark in a meeting with General Soleimani's family members.

presstv.ir (2023-12-31). Iran's president hopes for end to Israeli massacre in Gaza in 2024. presstv.ir The Iranian president hopes that the international community takes urgent action in the New Year to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-31). West using UN rights body as tool against Iran: FM. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian calls for an end to the Western countries' "instrumental use" of the UN Human Rights Council to exert pressure against the Islamic Republic.

presstv.ir (2023-12-31). Hamid Nouri's life sentence violation of human rights, says lawyer. presstv.ir Hamid Nouri's life sentence is a violation of human rights, says his lawyer, criticizing the Swedish government's trial of the former Iranian official on false allegations.

presstv.ir (2023-12-31). 'Zionist criminals to pay' for assassinating Iranian commander: Raeisi. presstv.ir Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says Israel's assassination of a senior IRGC commander will not go unanswered and "the Zionist criminals will pay for this crime."

presstv.ir (2023-12-31). Iran: Israel assassinated IRGC commander due to its chain of defeats. presstv.ir Brigadier General Seyyed Razi Mousavi was serving as a military advisor in Syria.

presstv.ir (2023-12-30). Hamas tells Iran it can confront Israel in Gaza for months. presstv.ir Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Hamas has informed the Islamic Republic that it has sufficient capabilities to continue the confrontation with Israel in Gaza for months.

presstv.ir (2023-12-30). Israel assassinated IRGC advisor after failing in Gaza battleground: Quds Force cmdr. presstv.ir Ranking Iranian commander puts the Israeli regime's recent assassination of a senior IRGC advisor in Syria down to the regime's failure in the Gaza war.

presstv.ir (2023-12-30). Iran says E3, US had better stop pressure on its nuclear program. presstv.ir A recent Western statement has condemned what is claimed to be an increase by Iran in the production rate of highly enriched uranium of up to 60% purity.

presstv.ir (2023-12-30). Four Mossad-linked saboteurs executed: Iran judiciary. presstv.ir Four main members of a sabotage team affiliated with the Israeli Mossad spy agency have been executed in northwestern Iran after being convicted of acting against the country's security.

presstv.ir (2023-12-30). Egyptian official sees exchange of ambassadors with Iran in near future. presstv.ir A senior Egyptian official says Cairo and Tehran are expected to fully restore diplomatic ties and exchange respective ambassadors in the near future after more than four decades of estrangement.

presstv.ir (2023-12-30). Top Egypt official expects exchange of ambassadors with Iran in near future. presstv.ir A senior Egyptian official says Cairo and Tehran are expected to fully restore diplomatic ties and exchange respective ambassadors in the near future after more than four decades of estrangement.

presstv.ir (2023-12-30). Iran: Israel assassinated IRGC commander due to its chain of defeats. presstv.ir Brigadier General Seyyed Razi Mousavi was serving as a military advisor in Syria.

presstv.ir (2023-12-30). Israel assassinated IRGC advisor out of despair: Iranian minister. presstv.ir The Iranian interior minister said Israel has "no respect whatsoever for international principles and ethical values."

Juan M. Garcia (2023-12-31). Doctor Mercedes Blanco, a Cuban physician in Guatemala. plenglish.com Guatemala (Prensa Latina) Dr. Mercedes Blanco's story in the northeastern department of Alta Verapaz shows the work during 2023, and before, of the anonymous heroes of Cuba's collaboration in Guatemala.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-12-31). Cuba and China in the dynamics of a multi-sector alliance. plenglish.com Beijing (Prensa Latina) China and Cuba have reinvigorated their economic-commercial relations, strengthened mutual political trust with high-level meetings and signed several agreements during a fruitful year for their ties.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-12-31). Cuban residents abroad celebrate 65th anniversary of Revolution. plenglish.com Panama, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) The Network of Cuban Residents in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Marti Association of Cuban Residents in Panama congratulated their country on the 65th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution on Sunday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-12-31). French association celebrates 65th anniversary of Cuban Revolution. plenglish.com Paris, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) The France-Cuba Solidarity Association reaffirmed its support for Cuba and its people on Sunday, on the 65th anniversary of the Revolution, on January 1.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-12-31). Dominican Solidarity Committee in Barahona congratulates Cuba. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) The Committee of Solidarity with Cuba in the Dominican province of Barahona (southwest) congratulated Cubans on Sunday on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Revolution, on January 1.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-12-31). Díaz-Canel invites Cubans to welcome 2024 with joy and passion. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) On the eve of another challenging year on Sunday, President Miguel Díaz-Canel invited the Cuban people to start 2024 with the passion and joy required by the task of changing everything that must be changed.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-12-31). Bolivia to commemorate 65th anniversary of Cuban Revolution. plenglish.com La Paz, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, the Bolivian television channel ATB will broadcast, on January 1, the documentary "Lo Primero que hay que salvar" (The First to Be Saved), by filmmaker Santiago Rony Feliú.

Sebastiana Romero (2023-12-31). Realizará Cuba ceremonia militar por aniversario 65 de la Revolución. radiohc.cu La Habana, 31 dic (RHC) La tradicional ceremonia militar por el aniversario del triunfo de la Revolución cubana tendrá lugar hoy desde la capitalina Fortaleza San Carlos de la Cabaña, para conmemorar los 65 años de aquel primero de enero que cambio la historia nacional.

teleSUR, ajb -JGN (2023-12-31). Cuba recuerda a la heroína de la revolución Haydée Santamaría. telesurtv.net Su amor por la independencia de la Isla la hizo vincularse desde temprano con la causa revolucionaria.

Sebastiana Romero (2023-12-31). Cuba espera 2024 y celebra el triunfo revolucionario con cultura. radiohc.cu La Habana, 31 dic (RHC) Cuba anda hoy de fiesta, celebrando con espectáculos, conciertos y otras iniciativas la llegada del año nuevo y el aniversario 65 del triunfo de su Revolución, el 1 de enero de 1959.

Sebastiana Romero (2023-12-31). Anuncian nueva numeración para la telefonía celular en Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 31 dic (RHC) La Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba (Etecsa) informó sobre la habilitación de una nueva numeración móvil para sus clientes en el país.

teleSUR, lfb, JDO (2023-12-31). Putin felicita a líderes de países aliados por el Año Nuevo. telesurtv.net Envía telegramas de felicitaciones a varios lideres latinoamericanos, entre ellos el presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel; de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, y de Brasil, Lula da Silva.

Desinformémonos (2023-12-30). Mexico: more than 8,000 people advance towards Oaxaca in migrant caravan. pressenza.com The more than 8,000 Central and South American migrants who make up the migrant caravan known as the "Exodus of Poverty" continued their journey early this morning from the municipality of Escuintla to Mapastepec, in Chiapas, to reach the state of Oaxaca. | On the fourth day of their journey, the thousands of men, women, and children from Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, and Cuba advanced along the coastal highway of Chiapas to head north. | According to Luis Rey García Villagrán, an activist with the Human Rights Centre for Human Dignification, nine out of ten migrants in the caravan want to s…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-30). Cuba will apply salary increases to health workers. plenglish.com Havana, July 30 (Prensa Latina) Starting January 1, Cuba will apply new salary measures to encourage the stay of workers in the National Health System and recognize the conditions in which they work, the Official Gazette reported today.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-30). Tribute paid to the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Santa Clara. plenglish.com Santa Clara, Cuba, December 30 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of people celebrated here today the 35th anniversary of the battle and liberation of this central Cuban city by the troops of Commander Ernesto Che Guevara.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-12-30). Silvio Alejandro Rodríguez praises song's development in Guatemala. plenglish.com Guatemala, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Alejandro Rodríguez praised the existence of a troubadour movement in Guatemala, which is growing with works from Cuba, Latin American and his own.

María Candela (2023-12-30). Vicepresidente de Cuba felicita al pueblo por triunfo revolucionario. radiohc.cu La Habana, 30 dic (RHC) El vicepresidente de Cuba, Salvador Valdés, felicitó este sábado al heroico pueblo de la isla por el aniversario 65 del Triunfo de la Revolución, a celebrarse el próximo 1 de enero.

Orlando González Cruz (2023-12-30). Pertiguista Quiala segunda en cita bajo techo de Navarra. radiohc.cu La Habana, 30 dic (JIT) La cubana Ailsin Quiala despidió el año con el segundo lugar en el salto con pértiga del Navarra Indoor Athletics 2023, celebrado en la ciudad española de Pamplona.

Raúl Rodríguez (2023-12-30). Segunda Aslin Quiala en Meeting Atlético de Navarra. radiohc.cu La Habana, 30 dic (RHC).- La garrochista cubana Aslin Quiala estrenó la temporada invernal con un registro de 4.30m, válido para el segundo lugar en el Meeting de Atletismo Indoor de Navarra (España).

María Candela (2023-12-30). Sancti Spíritus: Trazos sobre el 2023. radiohc.cu El 2023 ya es historia, y en el recuento, las proezas de esta Revolución, escoltada por los millones de cubanos que aman y fundan. Este árbol, llamado Revolución, sigue en pie y Sancti Spíritus como parte de él, abona sus raíces.

María Candela (2023-12-30). La juventud cubana en el 2023, entre retos y voluntades (+Fotos). radiohc.cu Durante el 2023 la juventud cubana enfrentó importantes retos en diferentes áreas de trabajo. Sin embargo, se impuso la voluntad de hacer, de buscar soluciones y alternativas para apoyar la construcción del presente y futuro del país.

María Candela (2023-12-30). Llaman en Italia a fortalecer la solidaridad con Cuba. radiohc.cu Roma, 30 dic (RHC) La Asociación Nacional de Amistad Italia-Cuba (Anaic) y la organización regional MediCuba-Europa, publicaron este sábado un mensaje conjunto donde llaman a elevar la solidaridad con esa nación caribeña.

María Candela (2023-12-30). Peruanos solidarios con Cuba celebran aniversario 65 de la Revolución. radiohc.cu Lima, 30 dic (RHC) La fortaleza de la Revolución Cubana y la fraternidad binacional destacaron este sábado en la celebración, organizada por el Movimiento de Solidaridad Perú-Cuba, del 65 aniversario del triunfo de aquella gesta.

Victoria Torres (2023-12-31). Alex Saab Appears on Maduro Podcast, Provides Details of Illegal Imprisonment in Cape Verde and US. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who was recently liberated from illegal imprisonment in the US, was interviewed by President Nicolás Maduro on the third episode of Maduro Podcast. In the interview, aired on Thursday, December 28, Saab shared details of his experiences during his illegal imprisonment of more than three years, first in Cape Verde and afterwards in the US. | Saab, accompanied by his wife Camila Fabri de Saab, expressed his gratitude to the Bolivarian government "for not getting tired when it was easy to get tired" and achieving his release from an unjust kidnapping of more than 1,280 days in a U.S. p…

Staff (2023-12-31). Venezuelan Army to Remain Deployed Until UK Navy Ship Leaves Disputed Water With Guyana. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López supervised the General Domingo Anotnio Sifontes joint military drill of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) that is going on in the Venezuelan Atlantic Faàßade. The drill was launched by the Venezuelan government on Thursday to safeguard the security and territorial sovereignty of the country in response to Guyana violating the Argyle Agreement and allowing a British warship to sail in the udelimited water of the disputed Essequibo territory. reached last December 14 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines between President Nicolas Maduro and Guyanese Pr…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-12-31). Venezuela rejects Argentina's decision on Emtrasur aircraft. plenglish.com Caracas, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela has categorically rejected the decision by Argentine authorities regarding the hijacking of the Emtrasur aircraft that has been illegally held in that country since last year.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-31). Venezuela agradece apoyo de la Copppal ante provocación del Reino Unido. telesurtv.net La entidad regional señaló que bajo el patrocinio de la Celac y la Caricom se busca lograr una solución negociada a la controversia territorial en la Guayana Esequiba.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-31). Venezuela rechaza secuestro ilegal de aeronave de Emtrasur en Argentina. telesurtv.net Denuncia que Justicia de ese país pretende aplicar tratado bilateral entre Buenos Aires y Washington, el cual no aplica a Venezuela, para que EE.UU. se apodere del avión.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-31). Arriban a Venezuela 207 connacionales provenientes de México. telesurtv.net El regreso de los connacionales es el resultado de los acuerdos migratorios establecidos entre Venezuela y México…

Ariadna Eljuri, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-12-30). Venezuela Deploys Military In Response To UK And Guyanese Provocation. popularresistance.org The commander-in-chief of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) of Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro, has ordered the immediate deployment of the "General Domingo Antonio Sifontes" Joint Operation, set to be a series of joint military exercises between various armed personnel of Venezuela that will take place on the eastern Caribbean and the Atlantic Faàßade of Venezuela—near the border with the disputed Essequibo territory—in response to Guyana and the United Kingdom's military provocations. | This announcement was made during his presidential end-of-the-year greeting ceremony to the FA…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-30). Two hundred seven Venezuelans repatriated from Mexico. plenglish.com Caracas, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) A total of 207 repatriated compatriots arrived in Venezuela today from Mexico, as part of the migration agreements agreed upon by presidents Nicolás Maduro and Andrés Manuel López Obrador, respectively.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-30). Venezuela Condemns Arrival of British Navy Ship in Guyana. orinocotribune.com

teleSUR (2023-12-30). Copppal Condemns British Ship Presence in Guyana's Coast. telesurenglish.net The Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (Copppal) condemned and rejected on Friday the presence of a United Kingdom war frigate off the coast of Guyana, at a time when the latter nation and Venezuela have established a frank and direct dialogue. | RELATED: | Copppal President Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas, who along with prominent party leaders in the region is pushing for a nego…

noemail (2023-12-30). Brazil expresses concern over Venezuela-Guyana border dispute as naval exercises begin in area. devdiscourse.com Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday it was concerned about a border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana that intensified this week following Britain's decision to send a warship to Guyana's shores.

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