_____ (2023-01-02). New Documentary On Late Sixties Civil Unrest Is A 'Rosetta Stone' For Decoding The Modern Day Police State. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, Minnesota — A new documentary film shines light on the history of the militarization of American police in an era defined by civil unrest, drawing sharp parallels to today. | Without mentioning recent events in the entire film, Sierra Pettengill's new documentary "Riotsville, USA" still invokes striking parallels between the late 1960s and the George Floyd protest uprisings in 2020. The film was produced during 2015-2021, premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2022 and was widely released in September by Magnolia Films; it's attracted more coverage in lists of top documentaries for the…

Suha Ma'ayeh (2023-01-01). What's driving Jordan's fuel protests? asiatimes.com Recent protests in Jordan over rising fuel prices and calls for government intervention have been met with an all too familiar response: Rather than addressing underlying grievances, authorities are responding with an iron fist. After demonstrations began on December 4 in the country's south, Jordanian security forces used teargas and began arresting organizers and activists who …

Rick Rozoff (2022-12-31). Standoff in Kosovo Approaches Three Weeks of Near-Total Media Blackout. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Standoff in Kosovo Approaches Three Weeks of Near-Total Media Blackout Andy Corbley A crisis with the potential consequence of ethnic cleaning is seemingly being welcomed in Eastern Europe by several NATO countries, as NATO-trained ethnic Albanian military police in Kosovo attempt to impose a kind of martial law on ethnic Serbs in the north of …

Mickey Z. (2022-12-31). How an "Activist" Celebrates New Year's Eve (2011 & 2012). dissidentvoice.org I took the photo above shortly before midnight on December 31, 2011, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Manhattan. Please allow me to explain. Members of Occupy Wall Street and other local "activist" groups held a "noise demo" in front of the jail to let the prisoners know they were not forgotten (or something …

Felix Abt (2022-12-31). Shameless Hypocrisy: West Shows Solidarity with Chinese Protesters While it Conceals its Own Earlier Massive Atrocities Against China. covertactionmagazine.com Of course, police brutality against peaceful protesters in China and elsewhere is reprehensible and condemnable. When it happens in China, it is particularly heinous—at least from the point of view of Western mainstream media and politicians who are particularly concerned about human rights in China. Only exceptionally does a Western mainstream media outlet—such as the …

Mickey Z. (2022-12-31). How an "Activist" Celebrates New Year's Eve (2011 & 2012). dissidentvoice.org I took the photo above shortly before midnight on December 31, 2011, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Manhattan. Please allow me to explain. Members of Occupy Wall Street and other local "activist" groups held a "noise demo" in front of the jail to let the prisoners know they were not forgotten (or something …

Felix Abt (2022-12-31). Shameless Hypocrisy: West Shows Solidarity with Chinese Protesters While it Conceals its Own Earlier Massive Atrocities Against China. covertactionmagazine.com Of course, police brutality against peaceful protesters in China and elsewhere is reprehensible and condemnable. When it happens in China, it is particularly heinous—at least from the point of view of Western mainstream media and politicians who are particularly concerned about human rights in China. Only exceptionally does a Western mainstream media outlet—such as the …

_____ (2022-12-30). Moroccans Challenge Normalization With Israel. popularresistance.org Two years ago, Morocco and Israel signed the US-brokered "Joint Declaration", thus officially recognizing Israel and instating diplomatic ties. Though other Arab countries had already done the same, the Moroccan official recognition of Apartheid Israel was particularly devastating for Palestinians. | Years ago, a close Moroccan friend told me that the 'first time' he was arrested was during a solidarity protest for Palestine in Rabat which took place many years ago. | The reference to the 'first time' indicated that he was arrested again, though mostly for other political activities, suggesting that Palestine, in…

_____ (2022-12-30). The Price of Betraying Palestine: Moroccans Challenge Normalization with Israel. popularresistance.org Two years ago, Morocco and Israel signed the US-brokered "Joint Declaration", thus officially recognizing Israel and instating diplomatic ties. Though other Arab countries had already done the same, the Moroccan official recognition of Apartheid Israel was particularly devastating for Palestinians. | Years ago, a close Moroccan friend told me that the 'first time' he was arrested was during a solidarity protest for Palestine in Rabat which took place many years ago. | The reference to the 'first time' indicated that he was arrested again, though mostly for other political activities, suggesting that Palestine, in…