(2024-08-07). Germany convicts pro-Gaza activist for 'from river to sea' chant. newarab.com
A 22-year-old activist has been convicted of condoning a crime for chanting the slogan "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" at a rally in the German capital Berlin, in a move her defence team slammed as a suppression of free speech. | Ava Moayeri, a German-Iranian national, was arrested just days after Israel's war on Gaza began on 7 October after she was accused of "condoning the assault by Hamas" when she recited the chant on an 11 October protest near the Sonnenallee boulevard in the Neukà∂lln district, which the activist co-organised. | Before the trial started, Moayeri said in a statem…
(2024-08-07). 'Torture Survivors Terrified to go out as Far-Right Riots Sweep Britain'. bylinetimes.com The scenes of violence that we've seen unravelling across the country have left me reeling. It's horrendous. | It reminds me of my grandma's stories of Oswald Mosley and the Blackshirts in 1930s London. Images of people attacking and setting fires to hotels housing refugees, of minoritised communities being abused and attacked in the streets have been awful to watch. But for the survivors that
(2024-08-07). UK's Starmer guarantees safety for Muslims amid violent protests. geo.tv
Police trying to handle the situation in Great Britain. —ReutersStarmer holds emergency meeting with ministers, police chiefs."Our first duty is to ensure our communities are safe," he says. UK prime minister says more than 400 people had been arrested.
(2024-08-07). "Tear Gas Tim" – Tim Walz's executive orders to repress the George Floyd Uprising. indybay.org
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is facing criticism for using an ad featuring an altered picture of US Representative Cori Bush of Missouri which some have described as racist. | The picture in question that was sent out to constituents shows Bush, a Black woman, with a jaw and forehead that are clearly elongated from the original, prompting questions over the motivations behind the move. | Bush's campaign has responded to the controversy, saying in a public statement, "it is shameful that in 2024 our communities are still being targeted with such blatant racism from political campaigns, l…
People protesting outside Abdullah Quilliam mosque in Liverpool. — ReutersMore violence feared after misinformation on killings.Extra police, intelligence and prosecutors deployed.17-year-old boy charged with murder of three girls.
Israeli soldiers suspected of raping Palestinian prisoner arrested, sparking far-right riot | Minister among Israelis storming notorious Sde Teiman detention facility in solidarity with the suspects | | Israeli protesters wave flags outside Sde Teiman detention facility, after Israeli soldiers were…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several youthful anti-corruption protesters were on Tuesday arrested from various parts of Kampala during the anti-corruption march to Parliament. While the police had warned against the march, mainly calling for the resignation of the Speaker of Parliament Annet Anita Among, some brave youth came out to face the military and …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two groups of anti-corruption protesters have been arrested in separate incidents near Parliament Avenue. The first group, comprising students from Makerere University, has been taken into custody on Nasser Road. Shortly afterwards, mores students, this time from the Islamic University of Uganda-IUIU have also been arrested at Parliament Avenue. "Anita …