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France struck by rebellion after police killing of North African youth
International News

Police Brutality, Racism and Poverty Underlie Youth Rebellion in France

July 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A 17-year-old youth of Moroccan and Algerian descent named Nahel M was gunned down by the French police on June 27 sparking a nationwide series of mass demonstrations and rebellions throughout the […]
Leonard Peltier
Domestic News

Leonard Peltier Statement to the Annual Commemoration of the Anniversary of the 1975 Oglala Fight

July 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Leonard Peltier Greetings my relatives, friends, supporters, loved ones. I want you to understand that after all these years in prison, I may not think like you, I may not talk in a way […]
French victim's mother of police killing
International News

France Erupts in Rebellion After Police Killing of North African Youth

July 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A young person was brutally shot to death during a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on June 27 prompting mass demonstrations and rebellions in various areas in France. On […]
Al-Awda NY Panel discussion
International News

Marking Two Years Since Nizar Banat’s Extra-Judicial Killing

July 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Palestinian Assembly for Liberation Coalition for Justice Demands Accountability for Nizar Banat and a End to Palestinian Authority Repression – Sign Here June 25, 2023, Today marks the second anniversary of Nizar Banat’s extra-judicial […]
Detroit 60th anniversary Walk to Freedom march where a sign on pension theft was held
Domestic News

Detroit Commemorates 60th Anniversary of Walk to Freedom

July 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Saturday, June 24, 2023, the local NAACP chapter in Detroit sponsored a march down Woodward Avenue to mark the 60th anniversary of the historic civil rights action. That demonstration, which […]
Israeli forces killed 15-year-old Ashraf Morad Mahmoud Al-Sa’di near Jenin in the first-ever Israeli weaponized drone strike in the occupied West Bank
International News

Israeli drone attack kills three near Jenin

July 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Tamara Nassar, The Electronic Intifada For the first time in nearly two decades, Israeli occupation forces conducted an airstrike killing three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. An Israeli Elbit Hermes drone fired multiple […]
Palestinian homes are being burned down with families inside them
International News

After Israeli settler pogroms against Palestinians – even worse genocidal violence to come

July 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Maureen Clare Murphy “He wasn’t even fighting, was just trying to protect people,” the widow of Omar Qateen told a delegation of diplomats in between deep breaths on Friday. The woman said she was […]
Could Ukraine be planning a “false flag” attack on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to justify NATO escalation and direct participation
International News

Russia Quells Wagner Group Mutiny – Ukrainian Offensive Still Stalled

June 30, 2023 fwstaff
By David Sole News outlets around the world focused on a short lived mutiny inside Russia by the “private” Wagner military group while the bigger story is that Ukraine’s much touted offensive is stalled in […]
Sudan and South Sudan border crossing still open
International News

Fighting Continues in Sudan as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

June 30, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In a recent report published by the South African-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS), an argument was made for the mobilization and deployment of an African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in the […]
Free Walid Daqqah
International News

Take Action to Free Walid Daqqah

June 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Palestinian Youth Movement The Palestinian Youth Movement is inviting you to participate in signing and circulating our petition to Free Walid Daqqah. This petition is the first step of our Free Walid Daqqah Campaign. […]