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2024-07-08: News Headlines

hindustantimes (2024-07-08). On 9-Month Anniv Of Hamas Attack, Israeli Protestors Clash With Cops; Arrests At Stir For Hostages. hindustantimes.com Protests erupted in Israel on the nine-month anniversary of Hamas' biggest attack. On July 7, anti-government protesters called for a hostage deal and fresh elections. The demonstrators were staged at Kfar Hayarok Interchange near Tel Aviv. Israeli police said five protesters were arrested for 'disturbing the peace'. Watch for more.

newarab (2024-07-08). Iran arrests lawyer critical of 2022 crackdown after Amini death. newarab.com An outspoken Iranian lawyer who has publicly criticized how the government handled the The unrest at the time followed the death of 22-year-old Her death triggered massive protests that quickly escalated into calls to overthrow Iran's four-decade-old Islami…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2024-07-08). Juneteenth to Freedom Summer. The 60th Anniversary of the African-American Civil Rights Movement During 1964. globalresearch.ca

latintimes (2024-07-08). Black and Hispanic Americans disproportionately suffer from 401(k) disparities, study suggests. latintimes.com Blacks and Hispanics tend on average to contribute less to their retirement accounts, potentially due to certain disparities they experience, according to study…

Human Rights Watch (2024-07-08). Zimbabwe: SADC Should Respond to Intensified Crackdown on Opponents. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Opposition supporters protest outside a court, in Harare, Zimbabwe, Thursday, June 27, 2024. The protesters were angered by a magistrate's decision to deny bail to close to 80 activists arrested mid-June for allegedly meeting without official clearance. | © AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli…

Plus News (2024-07-08). Nakaseke Police Arrest Five Suspects for Vandalism of Electricity Infrastructure. plusnews.ug Police in Nakaseke District have arrested five individuals in connection with the vandalism and malicious damage to power wires and poles. The vandalism, which led to a blackout, occurred on Thursday, July 4, 2024, along Bulyana Road in Kikandwa Parish, Semuto Town Council. The suspects hail from beyond Nakaseke District, including Wakiso District and …

(2024-07-08). Algerian authorities detain 2 journalists over news report. english.alarabiya.net

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2024-07-03: News Headlines

Hebh Jamal, CHarlie Markbreiter, Mondoweiss. (2024-07-03). CUNY Encampment Felony Charges Could Set A Dangerous Precedent. popularresistance.org Earlier this month, the Manhattan district attorney's office dropped felony charges against nine pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at City College's encampment on the fateful police raid orchestrated on April 30. Thirteen protestors, however, could still serve felonies, including up to nine years of jail. While organizers have faced legal threats nationally, CUNY students — who, in addition to being predominantly POC and working class, are consistently some of the most militant student intifada members — have been hit with the highest charges. This sends a message: when it comes to Zionist repressio…

NorCal AntiWar Action (2024-07-03). Fill Roseville Jail with Calls. indybay.org Roseville PD violently assaulted and arrested protesters, call the South Placer County Jail to demand their freedom.

Jail Support (2024-07-03). Tuesday 7/2: Pack the Courtroom for Arrested Roseville Protesters. indybay.org Department 20 Placer County Superior Court, 10820 Justice Center Dr, Roseville, CAb…

aljazeera (2024-07-03). More than 270 people arrested in antigovernment rallies in Kenya. aljazeera.com Police say protests were co-opted by 'suspects' engaging in 'criminal activities'.

newarab (2024-07-03). Egypt to buy US shale gas in bid to tackle rolling blackouts. newarab.com One of Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co SAE (Sidpec) said in a bourse disclosure on Monday that it will hold a 25 percent stake in a $663 million company that will be established this year through a consortium to import…

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2024-07-01: News Headlines

newarab (2024-07-01). Turkey arrests at least 15 protesters at Pride rally. newarab.com Turkish police detained at least 15 protesters in Police declined to comment. | The Istanbul Governor's Office said earlier on Sunday that the Pride March would not be permitted. | Turkish police blocked central Istanbul to prevent the march from taking place, shutting down metro stations and blocking traffic on the main streets.

Roger D. Harris, Popular Resistance. (2024-07-01). Trump/Biden Debate Immigration: US Foreign Policy As A Driver Is Ignored. popularresistance.org The contestants squared off in the first of the US presidential debates of 2024. Both wore identical white shirts and navy suits with American flag lapel pins. One wore a red tie; the other a blue one. There were other differences, but none quite so substantive. | The immigration issue dominated the debate. The challenger claimed that the country was being menaced by immigrants — marauding hordes of rapists, murders, and mentally ill. They were the ruination of the nation. Social Security and Medicare were jeopardized by the alien element. Immigrants endangered the jobs of blacks and Hispanics.

NorCal AntiWar Action (2024-07-01). Fill Roseville Jail with Calls. indybay.org Roseville PD violently assaulted and arrested protesters, call the South Placer County Jail to demand their freedom.

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2024-06-29: News Headlines

newarab (2024-06-29). Haredi military exemptions, Egypt blackouts, Jamaal Bowmen out. newarab.com This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss Netanyahu's recent comments that the intensity of the war in Gaza would decrease and the recent ruling by the Israeli High Court, which said that Haredi Jews would no longer be exempt from military service. Also Egypt's fuel shortages and the intense heatwave that has lead to blackouts across the country, as well as deaths. Finally, we talk about the recent primary race in New York, which saw pro-Palestine Congressman Jamaal Bowmen lose his place on the Democratic ticket, after AIPAC spent tens of millions of dollars supporting his opponent. | Joining us to…

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