Daily Archives: December 17, 2022

2022-12-17: News Headlines

en.mehrnews (2022-12-17). 44 people detained in Jordan after deadly fuel protests. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) — Jordan has arrested dozens of people accused of involvement in protests against rising fuel prices in which a senior police officer was gunned down, the country's security agency said Saturday, according to media reports.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-12-16). Bolsonaristas Launch Attacks on Public Infrastructure in Brasilia. orinocotribune.com Protesters set fire to cars, buses and wreaked havoc in the city center following the arrest of a Bolsonarista leader | Last night on December 12, Bolsonaro protesters transformed the center of Brasilia into a war zone, and continued to cause problems for the residents of the city as of Tuesday morning, December 13. | The violence began at the headquarters of the Federal Police, in the center of the capital, in protest against the arrest of the chief Tsererê Xavante, one of the leaders of the coup protests in the Federal District, and who had his arrest decreed by the Federal Supreme Court (STF), at the request o…

Fight Back (2022-12-16). Book review: Jon Melrod's Fighting Times a new class struggle classic. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — Jon Melrod's newly-published memoir, Fighting Times, is more than just a remembrance. It details his time as a revolutionary helping to build the fighting people's movements – from the student movement of the 1960s in SDS and being part of the Revolutionary Union, to the solidarity struggle with the Menominee Warrior Society occupation in 1975, to building a fighting UAW local at an American Motors plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin – and the lessons learned from each fight. It is a book that class-struggle union militants, student organizers and activists from all the people's movements alike wo…

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-12-15). Peruvians occupy the streets as anti-coup protests escalate. peoplesworld.org Since December 7, tens of thousands of citizens have been protesting in different parts of Peru against the ouster of democratically-elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo in a legislative coup carried out by the right-wing dominated unicameral Congress. For the last week, Peruvians have been on the streets demanding that Castillo, who was illegally arrested following his removal from office, …

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