(2021-04-18). Tallahassee joins statewide protests against repressive law. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On April 10, the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) held a rally at the Leon County Courthouse as part of a statewide day of action coordinated by organizations from the Florida Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression. Activists rallied to call on the Florida Senate to reject HB1/SB484, a repressive bill designed to limit protest and dissent in Florida. Dozens of activists showed up to hear organizers with TCAC, the Dream Defenders, and More Than A Name speak about how the need for continued struggle in the face of state repression. | Trish Brown of the Tally 19 spoke on HB1…
(2021-04-18). Ethiopian Survivors Retell Horrors Of Last Month's 'Houthi Holocaust'. eurasiareview.com By Ephrem Kossaify | When Abdel Karim Ibrahim Mohammed, 23, fled the recent violence consuming Ethiopia's Oromia region, he never imagined he would fall into the hands of Yemen's Houthis. | In fact, like many of his compatriots desperate to escape conflict-ridden Ethiopia, he had not even heard of the Iran-backed militia, which seized control of Yemen's capital Sanaa in 2015. | When he first set out on his dangerous voyage across the Red Sea, Abdel Karim had envisioned an arduous overland crossing to one of the Arab Gulf states where opportunity and prosperity awaited him. | Events had taken a frightening turn…
(2021-04-18). Iran Says It's Identified Suspect Behind 'Explosion' At Natanz Nuclear Site. eurasiareview.com Iran's intelligence service has named a suspect in the 'explosion' that damaged the Natanz power plant last week. It says the culprit, identified as a man from a town near the nuclear facility, has already fled the country. | "Reza Karimi, the perpetrator of this sabotage… has been identified" by the intelligence ministry, Iranian state television announced on Saturday. | Karimi was described in the report as a 43-year-old male who was born in the town of Kashan, not far from the Natanz facility. | Tehran had earlier blamed the incident on its arch-rival Israel and promised to retaliate. The Jewish state, wh…
(2021-04-18). Cuba — La terquedad del alma roja y verde olivo. globalizacion.ca Quisiera ser racional, comedido, paciente, ponderado, tolerante, apacible, moderado… ufff, son decenas de sinónimos que resumirían mi anhelo por dar la razón a tanta gente buena y sincera, quienes en estos días, en las redes sociales y en la vida…
(2021-04-17). The Dirty Campaign Underlying Ecuador's "Free and Fair" Election. dissidentvoice.org 
A spoiled ballot in Ecuador's elections. Photo by @AlinaDuarte Ecuador's April 11 election that led to a 5-point victory by conservative banker Guillermo Lasso over progressive candidate Andrés Arauz was not what it appeared to be. On the surface, it was a surprisingly clean and professional election, as our CODEPINK official observer delegation witnessed. But …
(2021-04-17). Ramsey Clark: An Essential Voice of Dissidence from the Center of US Power. orinocotribune.com 
By William Camacaro — Apr 14, 2021 | "There will be some who will remember Ramsey Clark as an outsider. There are many more who remember him as a friend of justice, the oppressed, the exploited, and the rule of law. Perhaps he himself would like to be remembered merely as someone who used the law to help others." | Curtis Doebbler, International Law Attorney | During the heat of the Gulf War under the George H. W. Bush administration, I had the opportunity in New York to meet an extraordinary human being: Ramsey Clark. It was an event to protest the State Department and Pentagon's arrogantly labeled "Operati…
(2021-04-17). Venezuela Expands Operations Against Colombian Paramilitary Gangs. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has expanded military operations in the border state of Apure to capture Colombian narco-paramilitary groups and eliminate foreign aggression. | "We are stepping up operations in Apure state (bordering Colombia) to guarantee internal order and for the capture of armed Colombian drug traffickers and their collaborators in the area," declared the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB) account on Friday, April 16. | In this sense, the command emphasized in a post on its official Twitter account that the military will continue actions aimed at eliminating foreign aggr…
(2021-04-17). Venezuelan Army to Begin Clearing Mines in Apure State near Colombian Border. orinocotribune.com Major General Domingo Hernández Lárez, general commander of the Bolivarian Army, reported on his Twitter account that a military team has already been deployed to begin demining in the state of Apure, suffering from Colombian narco-paramilitary violence that included landmines planted to cause terror among local residents. | The minesweeper, the commander wrote, is an armored unit designed by Army engineers, dubbed the "patrol alligator." | El barremina diseñado por los ingenieros de combate del Ejército Bolivariano está listo para ir al Alto Apure e iniciar el desminado en nuestro territorio nacional del Alto Ap…
(2021-04-17). Venezuelan Legislature Approves National Communal Parliament Law. venezuelanalysis.com Grassroots organizations will now debate the legislation and suggest changes to the text.
(2021-04-17). Declassified: CIA Plotted Assassination Of Cuba's Raul Castro. southfront.org 
Raul Castro Source: Twitter | According to the declassified documents, the CIA attempted to assassinate Raul Castro, the younger brother of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in 1960. The top secret documents were published on the The report claims that CIA recruited the pilot, Jose Raul Martinez, in Cuba. On July 21, 196…
(2021-04-17). Meet Reza Karimi, Iran Identified The Natanz Bomber. southfront.org 
File image | On April 16, the Ministry of Intelligence of Iran identified the man behind the recent
(2021-04-17). Russian Navy To Guard Iranian Oil Supplies To Syria Under Strategic Agreement — Report. southfront.org 
A Russian Navy assault team from the Russian Federation ship Severromorsk land by helicopter on the deck of the Italian Ship San Marco, the NATO flag ship to Operation Ocean Shield, during a NATO-Russia counter piracy exercise in the Gulf of Aden. | Russia, Iran and Syria have established a joint operation room that would work to guarantee the security and stability of oil and wheat supplies to Syrian ports through the Mediterranean Sea, Sputnik reported on April 17. | According to the agency, a series of intensive meetings be…
(2021-04-17). Unusual Saudi Silence After Houthi Drone Targeted King Khalid Air Base. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, a Qasef-2K being intercepted by a Saudi fighter jet. | On April 17, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced that they had carried out another attack on a military base in Saudi Arabia. | In a statement, Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Yemeni group, said that a "sensitive military target" in King Khalid Air Base in the southern province of 'Asir was struck with a Qasef-2K suicide drone. | The Qasef-2K drone is a copy of the Iranian Ababil-2. The drone has a range of up to 150 km and is armed with a hi…
(2021-04-17). Military Situation In Yemen On April 17, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 219 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On April 16, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On April 16, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Khab and Shaaf area | On April 16, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Baqim area | On April 16, Ansar Allah reportedly attacked Jizan Airpor…
(2021-04-17). The Hawks Who Want War with Iran Are Working Overtime. globalresearch.ca Last week's cyberattack on an Iranian nuclear facility, reportedly by Israeli …
(2021-04-17). Sydney protest says 'stop Black deaths in custody'. greenleft.org.au Rachel Evans reports that First Nations activists and supporters rallied to mark the handing down 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
(2021-04-17). Labour disclosure "shows antisemitism was weaponised against Corbyn", activists say. dissidentvoice.org A group of Labour activists fighting through the courts to discover why they and others were investigated or expelled from the UK's Labour Party for antisemitism say they have flushed out proof of bad faith from their accusers. The group, who call themselves Labour Activists for Justice (LA4J), say the new disclosure confirms their claim …
(2021-04-17). [World Report] Turkey withdraws from treaty on violence against women. thelancet.com Activists object to Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, amid wider conservative ire over women's rights and attitudes towards gender. Kaya Genàß reports from Istanbul.
(2021-04-17). How Persistent Student Organizing Forced the University of Michigan to Divest from Fossil Fuels. juancole.com By Jonathan Morris | — ( Waging Nonviolence ) — Last month, the University of Michigan became the latest to accept the obvious — that investing in the destruction of society is fundamentally counter to the mission of higher education. With its endowment of $14.2 billion, Michigan now becomes one of the largest public universities …
(2021-04-17). At Least 96 Killed as Yemen's Houthis Push Toward Maarib. news.antiwar.com Since February, fighting has raged over the northern Yemen city of Maarib, the last government-held possession in the north, as the Houthis and their allies try to contest control over it with a 3-pronged offensive. | In recent weeks, reports are that the Houthis are gaining some ground, and in the last two days they've gone deeper in, with heavy Pro-Saudi forces say that the Houthis now pose a "very real threat" to both f…
(2021-04-17). Yemeni army targets military area at 'King Khalid' Airbase. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — A spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces announced a drone strike against a sensitive military target in Khamis Mushait, southwest of Saudi Arabia.
(2021-04-17). Iran Begins 60% Uranium Enrichment in Response to Natanz Sabotage. news.antiwar.com Iran said on Friday that it has begun "Sixty-percent enrichment is currently underway at the Shahid Ahmadi Roshan nuclear facility" at Natanz, said Ali Akbar Salehi, The move is the latest step Iran has take…
(2021-04-17). 'Only removal of sanctions will save Vienna talks': source. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — An informed source says that only the removal of all sanctions together against Iran will save the Vienna talks.
(2021-04-17). Iranian, Serbian FMs hold high-profile talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Serbian Foreign Minister, Nikola Selakoviƒá, who has traveled to the Islamic Republic of Iran to hold talks with high-ranking Iranian authorities, met and held talks with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sat.
(2021-04-17). US senator says Washington should take first JCPOA step. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — The US Connecticut democratic senator said that the first return of the United States to Iran's nuclear deal, JCPOA, would be a strategic decision.
(2021-04-17). Pakistan eyes developing border marketplaces with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Development of border marketplaces with the Islamic Republic of Iran has been put atop agenda of Pakistan government.
(2021-04-17). Pak FM Qureishi to visit Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi is to pay a visit to Iran.
(2021-04-17). FM Zarif to host Serbian counterpart to discuss bilateral tie. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will host his Serbian counterpart Nikola Selakoviƒá in Tehran on Sat. to discuss bilateral talks.
(2021-04-17). Iran, Serbia FMs ink coop. document to broaden bilateral ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Foreign ministries of Iran and Serbia signed cooperation document in Tehran on Saturday for the development and enhancement of bilateral relationship.
(2021-04-17). Close to 2 tons illicit drugs busted in SE Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) — The Sistan and Baluchestan police commander announced that the anti-narcotics police forces confiscated 1.8 tons of narcotics in Khash and Saravan counties.
(2021-04-17). Indefatigable efforts continue to maintain JCPOA: Austrian FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Austrian Foreign Ministry revealed the continuation of intensive talks in Austrian capital Vienna to keep Iran's nuclear deal, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), alive.
(2021-04-17). New agreement being formed in Vienna: Araghchi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — Iranian deputy FM said on Sat. that it seems a new agreement is being formed in JCPOA talks in Vienna and that the time is now ripe to jot down the text of the agreement.
(2021-04-17). Around the World in 8 Minutes: Protests erupt demanding justice for Daunte Wright in the US. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode, we take you the United States where massive protests have been taking place following the brutal police murder of Daunte Wright, increasing violence on Palestinians by extremist Israeli settlers as well as the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.
(2021-04-17). Cuba — La importancia de lo que no ocurrió. globalizacion.ca El 15 de abril de 1961 comenzaron los bombardeos aéreos en La Habana. Dos días después, 1 200 mercenarios cubanos dirigidos por la Agencia Central de Inteligencia estadounidense intentaron desembarcar por Playa Girón, una pequeña franja en el centro sur…
(2021-04-17). Mayor of La Victoria: 'Colombian Paramilitary Gangs Use Robin Hood Modus Operandi to Engage with Locals'. orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 16 (OrinocoTribune.com) — On Thursday, April 15, a webinar was hosted by Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ), in which the special guest was José María Romero, better known as "Chema." He is the mayor of Páez municipality in Apure state, Venezuela, which is close to the small town of La Victoria where clashes between the Venezuelan National Armed Force (FANB) and Colombian narco-paramilitary groups occurred for almost five days towards the end of March. | Due to the frankness, clarity and detailed information provided by the mayor in his statement and his replies to the questions of attendees,…
(2021-04-17). Venezuela Border Conflict Mixes Drug Trafficking And Regime-Change. popularresistance.org Beginning in mid-March, Venezuelan army units have been attacking and expelling Colombian operatives active in Apure state. These have long used Venezuela's border region to prepare cocaine arriving from Colombia and ship it to the United States and Europe. The fighting has subsided; eight Venezuelan troops were killed. Seeking safety, 3,500 Venezuelans crossed the Meta River—an Orinoco tributary—to Arauca in Colombia. | The bi-national border is unmonitored and long enough, at 1367 miles, to encourage smuggling and the undocumented passage of cross-border travelers, in this instance the embattled Col…
(2021-04-16). PSL greetings to the Communist Party of Cuba's 8th Congress. liberationnews.org 
On behalf of the Party for Socialism and Liberation in the United States, we send you revolutionary greetings and solidarity on the occasion of the VIII Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.
(2021-04-16). PSL greetings to PCC VIII Congress. liberationnews.org On behalf of the Party for Socialism and Liberation in the United States, we send you revolutionary greetings and solidarity on the occasion of the VIII Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.
(2021-04-16). 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba: Between change and continuity. peoplesdispatch.org 
The Communist Party of Cuba is holding its 8th Party Congress which will focus on the renovation of leadership to take forward the revolutionary project…
(2021-04-16). Venezuela border conflict mixes drug trafficking and regime-change ambitions. peoplesworld.org 
Since mid-March, Venezuelan army units have been attacking and expelling Colombian operatives active in Apure state, in western Venezuela. Colombians have long used the border regions to prepare cocaine arriving from Colombia and ship it to the United States and Europe. Fighting has subsided; eight Venezuelan troops were killed. Seeking safety, 3,500 Venezuelans crossed the …
(2021-04-16). Anti-Blockade Digital Seminar: How to Turn Sanctions into Opportunities. orinocotribune.com 
With a presentation on the origin and reasons behind the unilateral coercive measures imposed on Venezuela by the US government, Hugbel Roa, Deputy to the National Assembly for the Bloque de la Patria, participated in the anti-blockade digital seminar "Is it Possible to Develop a Besieged Country?" | The event served as a platform to analyze how the financial and commercial attack against Venezuela intensified after Nicolás Maduro won the presidential election with popular support, following the physical departure of Commander Hugo Chávez. | In his speech, Roa detailed that it was Chávez who "guaranteed not only…
(2021-04-16). Cuban Talent Replaces Expensive Imports for Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
Today, Cuban advice in Venezuela enables the "La Mariposa" electrical transformer recovery plant to stabilize operations and proudly display a savings of millions of dollars from import substitution. | Alexis Iván Landeiro Ferro, Cuban head of the factory, explained to Cubadebate that at first the Venezuelan technicians and engineers were trained, who later joined the project, aware of the importance of the task. | Currently , more than 8,000 electrical transformers and their components have been rescued, with savings in foreign currency of around 2,000 dollars for each unit in the international market. | "The pl…
(2021-04-16). Saludo del PSL al VIII Congreso del PCC. liberationnews.org 
Nuestro Partido se ha mantenido durante mucho tiempo en solidaridad con la Revolución Cubana, su Partido y su pueblo.
(2021-04-16). Cuba's Castro steps down, says he's handing power to next generation of 'anti-imperialist' leaders. rt.com 
Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro has announced that he is stepping down and handing leadership to a younger generation "full of passion and anti-imperialist spirit." The Castro family has led the party since 1961. | "As I live I will be ready with my foot in the stirrups to defend the fatherland, the revolution and socialism," Castro told party delegates at a convention in Havana on Friday. | Also on rt.com | | Raul has served…
(2021-04-16). Entisar al-Hammadi: Yemen's missing model to be questioned by prosecutors. middleeasteye.net 
Entisar al-Hammadi: Yemen's missing model to be questioned by prosecutors | Famous model and actress disappeared without trace more than a month ago in a case that has divided the war-torn country | Fri, 04/16/2021 – 14: 30 | Hammadi, who featured in several TV shows last year, says her childhood dream was to be either a model or a flight attendant (Facebook) | More than a month after t…
(2021-04-16). Arabic press review: Egypt expects breakthrough for political prisoners. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Egypt expects breakthrough for political prisoners | Meanwhile, former Yemeni minister blasts Saudi Arabia, Oman seeks release of detained citizens in UAE, and Houthi attacks on Saudi soil escalate | Fri, 04/16/2021 – 14: 01 | Egypt's al-Qanatir women's prison, at the tip of the Nile delta in Qalyoubiya province (AFP) | 'Imminent breakthrough' for Egypt's political priso…
(2021-04-16). Vaccination Plan Advances: Venezuela Receives Fourth Shipment of Sputnik-V. orinocotribune.com 
Early in the morning of Thursday, April 15, the fourth shipment of the Russian Sputnik-V vaccine arrived in Venezuela. These vaccines will be used to carry forward the Venezuelan immunization plan initiated on February 18. | The shipment was dispatched from Moscow, capital of the Russian Federation, and was carried by the Russian airline Azur Air. | To date, Venezuela has received 300,000 doses of the Sputnik-V vaccine, considered to be the most efficient vaccine in the world against COVID-19. | Moreover, Venezuela has included other COVID-19 vaccines in its vaccination plan, namely the Russian EpiVacCorona and t…
(2021-04-16). Chile Vaccinates Over 50 Percent of Its Population. telesurenglish.net Chile's Health Ministry reported on Thursday that over 60 percent of the population had been vaccinated, as the country enjoys one of the fastest COVID-19 vaccine rollouts alongside Iran. | RELATED: | Minister Rogelio Paris said that "12,934,282 doses of vaccine against COVID-19 have been administered. Of which, 7,664,226 are people with the first dose, and 5,270,056 are vaccinated people who have already complet…
(2021-04-16). Medical Oxygen Plant Reactivated in Venezuela to Tackle COVID-19 Spike. orinocotribune.com The company Oxígenos del Centro CA (Oxicentro), was reactivated by government authorities and the healthcare staff in the municipality of Independencia (Santa Teresa del Tuy), Miranda state, with the goal of helping to provide oxygen to healthcare centers in the region. The privately owned industrial and medicinal oxygen plant had been inoperative for more than eight years. | The facilities were supervised and refurbished by officials from the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), the scientific-technological council of Miranda, and the mayor's offices of the municipalities Independencia (Santa Ter…
(2021-04-16). Recognition of Palestine is 'Symbolic' but also Critical: The Australian Case. dissidentvoice.org 
Australia's Labor Party's recognition of Palestine as a State on March 30 is a welcomed position, though it comes with many caveats. Pro-Palestinian activists are justified to question the sincerity of the ALP's stance and whether Australia's Labor is genuinely prepared to fully adopt this position should they form a government following the 2022 elections. …