Mineworkers Reject Murder of Bolivian Deputy Minister

August 26, 2016

Rodolfo Illanes,  Photo: Gonzalo Jallasi

Rodolfo Illanes, Photo: Gonzalo Jallasi

The executive of the Federation of Bolivian Mine Workers (FSTMB), Orlando Gutierrez, condemned the assassination of Deputy Minister of the Interior, Rodolfo Illanes, after he was kidnapped by members of mining cooperatives. (more…)

Dilma Warns of Democracy’s Death in Impeachment Testimony

In measured but blunt language, the suspended president proclaims her innocence and says Brazil is “one step away from a real coup d’etat.”

August 29, 2016

Suspended President Dilma Rousseff took the stand Monday morning in her impeachment trial, and in measured but blunt language denied any criminal wrongdoing in handling the country’s budget, and decried the effort to remove her from office as a “coup” orchestrated by Brazilian politicians to stop a federal investigation of allegations of bribery and influence-peddling. (more…)

Why Colin Kaepernick Was Right Not To Stand For The National Anthem

By Shaun King on August 27, 2016

On Friday night, before a 49ers preseason game against the Packers, quarterback Colin Kaepernick chose not to stand for the national anthem. It wasn’t an accident. He didn’t forget. He wasn’t injured.He didn’t stand at attention like Gabby Douglas did during the Olympics. He stayed seated – on purpose. It was a deliberate act of protest. (more…)

Bilal Kayed’s Hunger Strike Ends after 71 days with Agreement for his Freedom; Continued Mobilization Critical to Support Fellow Prisoners

August 25, 2016

PalestineIn a press conference held on Thursday morning, 25 August, Sahar Francis, the executive director of Addameer, confirmed that Bilal Kayed had ended his hunger strike after 71 days following the conclusion of an agreement with Israeli occupation prison administration that he will be released in December 2016, with no renewal of administrative detention. (more…)

“Week of National Shame”

August 26, 2016

Lula accuses the Senators of “breaking the Constitution by “prosecuting a President whose only mistake was being honest”.

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called this time as “the week of national shame” in describing the last session of the political trial that started yesterday in the Senate against the suspended President, Dilma Rousseff.  (more…)

Stop the IRS Attack on IFCO/ Pastors for Peace!

August 26, 2016

Photo: Bill Hackwell

Photo: Bill Hackwell

Ever since the first Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba challenged the unilateral blockade of the island in 1992 the U.S. government has had it out for the organization. Many of us remember the scene that year as border agents assaulted religious clergy and students carrying bibles and bicycles across the Mexican border on its way to the people of Cuba. (more…)

Argentine General and 28 Others Sentenced to Life for Crimes against Humanity

Thousands gather to hear the historic sentencing for crimes against humanity outside the federal court in Cordoba, Argentina.

August 25, 2016

An Argentine court sentenced former General Luciano Benjamin Menendez to life in prison Thursday for crimes against humanity committed at secret Dirty War-era detention centers in the late 1970s, making a landmark step in the struggle for justice for human rights abuses during one of  the darkest chapters in the South American country’s history.  (more…)

There is an Agreement in Colombia: Now we Need the Yes to Win in the Referendum

August 26, 2016

downloadThe Network of Intellectuals, Artists, and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity expresses its full support for the agreements reached in Havana Cuba between the FARC-EP and the Government of Juan Manuel Santos regarding Peace in Colombia. (more…)

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