Daily Archives: December 18, 2023

2023-12-18: News Headlines

Tanupriya Singh (2023-12-18). Prabir Purkayastha: Fighting the good fight from the Emergency to today. peoplesdispatch.org Writers, journalists, students, and activists gathered in India's capital for a discussion on the memoir of jailed Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha, expressing solidarity with him…

Ellie Zimmerman, Unicorn Riot. (2023-12-18). A Beacon Of Hope To The Unhoused Faces Eviction. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, MN — Camp Nenookaasi is throwing the subject of Minneapolis' encampment policies into the spotlight again as it faces eviction on December 19. The camp's supporters are waging the latest skirmish in a longer fight between the city's prohibition of encampments and those who claim that allowing encampments to remain intact is the most humane approach to the issue, as well as a crucial first step toward getting people into stable housing and recovery programs. | On Dec. 8, a group of activists arrived at Mayor Jacob Frey's office to deliver an eviction notice to his door, symbolically evicting him…

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-18). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au

Phil Pasquini (2023-12-18). Sen. Padilla's Office is Chalk Marked – Gaza Ceasefire Now. indybay.org Human rights activists protest outside Senator Alex Padilla's office demanding his support for permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

Alessandra Bergamin, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-12-18). Inside The Youth-Led Fight For A Demilitarized Future. popularresistance.org In January 2020, Dissenters — a grassroots, youth-led antiwar movement — began with the mission to connect violence against Black and brown communities in the U.S. to the systems of oppression that fund, arm and enable global militarism. While born from the legacy of the U.S. antiwar movement, Dissenters takes an intersectional approach that connects global wars with corporate elites, local police, border walls, surveillance and prisons. Operating across the country through campus chapters, training fellowships and a strong social media presence, Dissenters has been organizing for college divestment f…

Ralph Nader (2023-12-18). Israeli and American Jews Speak Out Against Horrors in Gaza. counterpunch.org In the midst of Netanyahu's annihilation of innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza, many of them children, women and the elderly, there is a rising urgency from many Israeli and domestic Jewish groups for an immediate ceasefire and greatly increasing the flow of humanitarian aid. In the U.S. Jewish Voice for Peace and If Not Now

WSWS (2023-12-18). UAW President Fain, DSA congresspeople hold press conference to falsely posture as opponents of Gaza genocide. wsws.org Only a few minutes after the press conference, Democrats in Congress voted 147 to 73 in favor of the latest National Defense Authorization Act. The law includes $874.2 billion in funding for the US war machine, and includes provisions to fast-track sending weapons to the Israeli military.

msn.com (2023-12-18). Houthi attacks on commercial ships have upended global trade in vital Red Sea corridorThe attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi rebels have scared off some of the world's top shipping companies and oil giants, effectively rerouting global trade away from a crucial artery for consumer goods and energy supplies that is expected to trigger delays and rising prices. | | Proofread, edit, APA 2¢/word! – Editing & proofreading service

MEE staff (2023-12-18). War on Gaza: Israel kills 26 at al-Shifa hospital as shipping giants swerve Red Sea. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Israel kills 26 at al-Shifa hospital as shipping giants swerve Red Sea | More than 170 killed as Israeli forces attack medical facilities and refugee camp, as ships re-route to avoid attacks by Yemen's Houthis | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 15: 30 | People inspect the damage in a room following Israeli bombardment at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on 17 December 2023 (AFP)…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Yemen warns retaliatory strikes will expand if Israeli genocide in Gaza persists. presstv.ir A senior Ansarullah official says Yemeni retaliatory operations will expand to hit depths of the Israeli-occupied territories if the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip does not stop.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Shipping company OOCL halts all shipments to Israeli regime. presstv.ir The shipping company OOCL stopped delivering cargo to Israel, after the Yemeni army targeted two Israeli-bound container ships in waters off the country's coast.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Yemeni army's operations have left significant economic impact on Israel: Ansarullah. presstv.ir Ansarullah says the Yemeni army's attacks against vessels headed to the occupied Palestinian territories have taken a big toll on the Israeli economy.

infobrics (2023-12-18). Forget about Israel and Palestine: Iranian-Israeli war escalating at the Red Sea and beyond with global consequences. infobrics.org Iran-backed Houthis in actions are paralyzing shipments in the Red Sea and are part of a long Israeli-Iranian proxy fuel war that could spiral out of control.

MEE correspondent (2023-12-18). Iran: Petrol stations paralysed by Israel-linked cyberattack. middleeasteye.net Iran: Petrol stations paralysed by Israel-linked cyberattack | Officials claim the country's enemies have orchestrated the attack to 'inflict suffering' on Iran | Mon, 12/18/2023 – 15: 55 | People wait at a gas station in Tehran on 18 December 2023 as fuel distribution across 60 percent of Iran's gas stations is disrupted. The disruption is due to a "possible sabotage," state med…

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran: Palestinians definite winners of 'unequal battle' against Israel. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister said Israeli officials continue to commit crimes more heinous than those by Daesh.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran Army drones, missiles lined up on borders to repel threats: Top cmdr. presstv.ir The Iranian Army's Ground Force has deployed missile, drone and artillery units along the country's northeastern border areas to give a "rapid and timely" response to any possible threat, says commander of the force.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran's gas stations returning to normal after software problem disrupts services. presstv.ir The National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company says efforts are underway to fix a software problem which disrupted fuel supply across Iran, particularly in Tehran.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Pakistan condemns deadly terrorist attack in southeast Iran. presstv.ir Pakistan strongly condemns the recent, fatal terrorist attacks in Iran's southeast Rask county, killing at least 11 and injuring several others.

presstv.ir (2023-12-18). Iran FM meets new Kuwaiti Emir to discuss expansion of all-out ties. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran is ready to further improve relations with Kuwait in various fields.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-18). Clausuran quinto ciclo de diálogos de paz entre el Gobierno de Colombia y el ELN. telesurtv.net Las partes, que desarrollan un proceso de negociaciones desde el año pasado, acordaron reunirse en enero próximo en La Habana, Cuba.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-18). Presidente cubano denuncia acciones contra el país. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado cubano denunció el genocidio que se está perpetrando contra el pueblo palestino por parte de Israel.

José Luis Granados Ceja, Venezuelanalysis. (2023-12-18). Venezuela And Guyana To Maintain Direct Dialogue On Essequibo. popularresistance.org Mexico City, Mexico — Venezuela and Guyana agreed Thursday to an ongoing direct dialogue between the two countries following a first meeting between their respective leaders in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. | Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart Irfaan Ali met at the airport in Kingstown alongside representatives from CARICOM, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Brazil, Colombia, and the United Nations. | The two leaders gathered following a letter by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines calling on the leaders to diffuse…

ecsorinoco (2023-12-18). President Maduro to Guyana's President Ali: You Are Opening the Door to the Devil. orinocotribune.com President Maduro reproached his Guyanese counterpart for having agreed to carry out a series of military exercises with the United States in Guyana. | From 2: 00 pm until 4: 08 pm on Thursday afternoon, a meeting was held between the presidents of Venezuela and Guyana, Nicolás Maduro and Mohamed Irfaan Ali, respectively. The two presidents were joined by a high-level delegation from each of their administrations. | They spoke of the Essequibo territory, but Irfaan asked that the word "Essequibo" not be included in the Joint Declaration of Argyle, a document that sealed the commitment of both nations to rely on the…

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-18). Venezuela felicita al pueblo de Chile por participación en plebiscito. telesurtv.net "Felicitamos al pueblo de Chile que (…) ha enviado una señal muy clara hacia los nuevos tiempos", escribió el canciller venezolano Yván Gil.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-12-18). Alba-TCP saluda el diálogo entre Venezuela y Guyana. telesurtv.net La plataforma de integración expresa su disposición de "apoyar el camino del diálogo, única vía para alcanzar una solución beneficiosa sobre la controversia territorial.

teleSUR, MER, JGN (2023-12-18). Conoce siete frases para recordar el legado de Simón Bolívar. telesurtv.net El Libertador Simón Bolívar es una de las principales figuras de la emancipación hispanoamericana.

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