Daily Archives: August 1, 2022

2022-08-01: News Headlines

Margaret Kimberley (2022-08-01). Celebrating Revolution in Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberly — Jul 20, 2022 | Genuine peoples holidays are hard to come by in the US But in Nicaragua the ongoing revolutionary process is widely celebrated. | Holidays in the United States celebrate awful events such as the settler colonists declaring independence from Britain so that they might take indigenous lands and protect slavery. There is also Thanksgiving, the commemoration of genocide turned into a day when Americans should think grateful thoughts before spending more than they can afford in order to celebrate Christmas. Christmas is ostensibly a religious holiday but is rarely treated as…

____ (2022-08-01). Hezbollah not rule out war with Israel over gas field. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — The Lebanese Resistance Movement of Hezbollah does not rule out going to war with Israel over the regime's attempts at impinging on Lebanon's natural resources.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-08-01). Lula da Silva protagoniza acto masivo de campaña en Fortaleza. telesurtv.net El expresidente y candidato por el PT remarcó que estas serán las elecciones de la democracia contra el fascismo, de la solidaridad contra la discordia, y del amor contra el odio.

Labor Video Project (2022-08-01). 2022 CA Fed Meeting, Internationalism, Fascism & A Workers Party With LA Roofers Local 36. indybay.org Cliff Smith, the business manager of Roofers Local 36 in Los Angeles was a delegate to the 2022 California AFL-CIO convention and raised issues about fascism and internationalism at the convention. The leadership opposed a resolution calling for the prosecution of people who participated in the insurrection and attempted coup on January 6, 2020. He also discussed the issue of the formation of a workers party.

Esha Krishnaswamy (2022-07-31). "These are animals, not people": Zelensky frees convicted child rapists, torturers to reinforce depleted military. thegrayzone.com Once condemned by Ukrainian officials and imprisoned for sadistic torture and the rape of minors, leaders of the notorious Tornado Battalion are free under Volodymyr Zelensky's orders. After banning virtually his entire political opposition, publishing a blacklist of foreign journalists and academics accused of advancing "Russian propaganda," and ramming through a law exempting 70% of Ukrainians from workplace protections, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy has freed from prison fascist militants convicted of some of the most heinous crimes the country has …

_____ (2022-07-31). Caracas Protests 'Astonishing' Ruling In Favor Of US-backed Guaidó. popularresistance.org Venezuelan authorities have blasted the latest court ruling in the struggle for control over 31 tonnes of gold stored in the Bank of England (BoE). | On Friday, the High Court of England and Wales decided in favor of opposition politician Juan Guaidó and dismissed a new effort by the Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV) to regain control over the reserves worth an estimated US $1.7 billion. | Caracas had brought to court the Venezuelan Supreme Court decrees stating that the parallel BCV board appointed by the US-backed opposition was illegal. However, judge Sara Cockerill decreed that the British Court could not recogni…

Staff (2022-07-31). "Far Away" wins award at Serbian film festival. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — Iranian animation "Far Away" by Behrouz and Shirin Soleimani Nazir and Farnaz Moazen won the grand prize of the International Animated Film Festival "Constantine's gold coin" in Serbia.

IMEMC News (2022-07-31). Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Near Jenin. imemc.org On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted a former political prisoner and broke into the Village Council building in Nazlet Zaid village, southwest of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Aziz Kilani, the head of Nazlet Zeid Village Council, said several army jeeps invaded the village and abducted a former political prisoner, Zeid …

IMEMC News (2022-07-31). Soldiers Abduct Five Palestinians In Bethlehem and Jerusalem. imemc.org On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians, including siblings and a child, from their homes in Bethlehem and Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, searched homes, and abducted three Palestinians, including a child. Media sources said the soldiers abducted Qussai Nael Taqatqa, 19, Issa Luay …

IMEMC News (2022-07-31). Soldiers Shoot And Abduct A Palestinian Worker Near Tulkarem. imemc.org On Sunday dawn, Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian worker before abducting him near the illegal Annexation Wall, west of Zeita town, north of Tulkarem in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers fired live rounds at Palestinian workers near one of the gates of the Annexation Wall, wounding one. They …

Staff (2022-07-31). "Fedayin" screening in Iran highlights case of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah. samidoun.net On Saturday, 30 July, Samidoun Iran screened "Fedayin: Georges Abdallah's Fight" at the Soura Hall of the Art Gallery in Tehran. The film, made by the Collectif Vacarmes Films in France, highlights the life and struggle of Georges Abdallah, the Lebanese Arab revolutionary and struggler for Palestine imprisoned in France for the past 38 years, …

Staff (2022-07-31). Solidarity with Gaza at the Aubervilliers market in France. samidoun.net On Saturday, 30 July, Samidoun Région Parisienne held its monthly stand at the Aubervilliers market. This was an opportunity to launch fundraising for Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza, while paying tribute to Ghassan Kanafani on the th anniversary of his assassination. The residents of Aubervilliers responded enthusiastically to the stand, welcoming Palestinian flags and making generous …

Editor2 (2022-07-31). Condemn the FBI Raids in St Louis, MO and St Petersburg, FL! (Statement). orinocotribune.com By Committee to Stop FBI Repression and National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression July 30, 2022 | Defend our rights to speak and organize! Stop political repression! | Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Committee to Stop FBI Repression and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | On the morning of Friday, July 29th, the FBI conducted raids at multiple locations, including the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida, the private residence of Omali Yeshitela in St. Louis, Missouri, as well as the Uhuru Solidarity Center, also in St.

Fight Back (2022-07-31). Milwaukee Alliance hosts press conference and marches with family of Brieon Green. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI — On Friday, July 29, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression held a press conference with the family of Brieon Green, a 21-year-old African American male who died last month at Milwaukee County Jail hours after his arrest. The Milwaukee Alliance joined Green's family to voice the following demands: | — The public release of all the officers' names who arrested Green and handled his booking | — The release of the body camera footage of all seven officers who interacted with Green during his arrest inside the county jail | — The release of the footage from street camer…

Staff (2022-07-31). Descubren en Egipto posible templo del sol de la Quinta Dinastía. cubadebate.cu Una misión arqueológica descubrió al sur de esta capital un edificio de adobe que pudiera ser uno de los cuatro templos del sol de la Quinta Dinastía del Antiguo Egipto (2494-2345 a.n.e.), informó una fuente oficial. Mustafa Waziri, secretario general del Consejo Supremo de Antigàºedades, dijo que el hallazgo fue realizado por italianos y polacos.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-07-31). Nueva represión israelí deja al menos 11 palestinos heridos. telesurtv.net Los heridos fueron impactados por balas recubiertas de goma y requirieron de atención hospitalaria.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-31). In Sight: Hezbollah Releases Recon Footage Of Disputed Gas Field In Threat To Israel. southfront.org Lebanon's Hezbollah has escalated its threats to Israel over the On July 31, the group's Military Media released a video message with reconnaissance footage of a number of vessels currently operating at the Karish gas field, including the Greek-owned Energean Power FPSO [Floating Production Storage Offloading] which reached the disputed field in Jun…

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