Daily Round-Up | Cuban authorities continue to battle fire and more
In today’s episode, we bring you stories from the fire in Cuba, Chinese military exercises in Taiwan, the conviction of the killers of Ahmad Arbery, and the arrest of activist Walden Bello in the Philippines
After the largest anti-racist uprising in the US, historic trials provide important lessons
In the year 2021, it was the turn of the US government, particularly its judicial system, to respond to the protests of 2020
Three men involved in Ahmaud Arbery’s murder found guilty, set to face life sentences
Travis McMichael, along with his father Greg McMichael and neighbor William Bryan, received a unanimous guilty verdict 21 months after the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. The three are also set to face a federal hate crimes trial in February
Colombia marks 5th year of Peace Accords amid continued insecurity and other stories
Today we look at the Colombian peace process in the context of growing insecurity, casualties after a refugee boat capsized in the English Channel, and more
Former DA indicted for obstruction of justice in the Ahmaud Arbery case
Jackie Johnson, a former district attorney in Georgia, was indicted by state authorities over her misconduct in the investigation of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery
Protests against violent crackdown on Palestinians in Israeli jails and other stories
Today we look at protests against the violence faced by Palestinians in Israeli jails, protests held at the South African border in solidarity with Swaziland, and more
Movements in the US continue on the streets in demand of structural changes
Protesters across the US have remained on the streets for over a month to demand justice for victims of police brutality and immediate structural changes to the capitalist racist system
Black Lives Matter protests continue in cities across the US
Over a month after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, protests continue to rage on in dozens of cities across the United States with demands for structural change
The murder of George Floyd is normal in an abnormal society
Vijay Prashad writes on how the recent murder of George Floyd in the US is sadly unsurprising in a country that upholds capitalist exploitation through white supremacy
- Israeli massacres, settler violence surge in Gaza and West Bank
- Israel continues to target Palestinian and foreign journalists
- Argentine Chamber of Deputies ratifies Milei’s veto of university funding law
- Israel commits new massacre in Damascus, continues attacks on Lebanon and Gaza
- Undercover Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Nablus
