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Free Palestine march says end the occupation on May 16, 2021
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From Detroit to Palestine Occupation is a Crime!

June 11, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Thousands more people took to the streets for the second straight day in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb right across the southwest border with Detroit on Sun. May 16, 2021. The rally […]
Dearborn demonstration against the Israeli occupation of Palestine, May 15, 2021
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Free Palestine on Al-Nakba Day

June 11, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Thousands took to the streets in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb just west of the border with Detroit on Saturday, May 15, 2021, to commemorate al-Nakba, the catastrophe for Palestinians and other […]
Palestine Brooklyn rally 20210508_5
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Joint Statement by Palestinians in North America on Nakba Day

May 19, 2021 fwstaff
By Palestinian Youth Movement As we mark the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba, we, the undersigned, join together to reaffirm our commitment to the Palestinian people’s struggle for justice, return, and liberation. We commemorate the […]
Somalia conflict within SNA over presidential tenure
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Instability in Somalia Continues Despite Years of Western Interventions

May 10, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A decades-long effort by the United States and other western states to remake the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia in their images has only resulted in further political fragmentation and economic […]
Chad demonstration against the transitional military council
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Chadian Military Council Suppresses Mass Demonstrations Demanding Civilian Rule

May 7, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Thousands of people took to the streets in the two largest cities in Chad, N’Djamena and Moundou, on April 27 in the aftermath of the state funeral of slain President Idriss Deby […]
Chinese fleet patrolling the South China Sea
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Wall Street’s Drumbeat for War with China Continues Under Biden

May 5, 2021 fwstaff
By Chris Fry Biden has pledged to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan, a move that is 20 years overdue. But as welcome as that news is, if it is actually carried out, it appears one […]
Domestic News

Lift Up Filipino Working Women This May Day

May 4, 2021 fwstaff
By GABRIELA USA – National Alliance of Filipino Women For Immediate Release May 1, 2021 Reference: Irma Shauf-Bajar, Chairperson, gabrielawomen@gmail.com On May 1st, International Workers’ Day, GABRIELA USA highlights the rise of Filipino women workers […]
Ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet threaten China
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Wall Street’s Drumbeat for War with China Continues Under Biden

May 4, 2021 fwstaff
By Chris Fry In March 2016, alt-right chief Trump adviser Steve Bannon announced: We’re going to war in the South China Sea in five to 10 years. There’s no doubt about that. They’re taking their […]
African Union Conference on COVID-19 vaccination production held on April 12-13, 2021
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Vaccinations and the COVID-19 Surges from Africa to the United States

April 26, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe As the world experiences another spike in COVID-19 infections, the African continental 55-member states regional organization has held a conference on the necessity of establishing vaccination manufacturing centers. The African Union (AU) […]
Mumia
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USA: Shackling of aged inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal, is deplorable – UN experts

April 25, 2021 fwstaff
By United Nations Human Rights Commission GENEVA (20 April 2021) – UN human rights experts* expressed serious concerns about the treatment and welfare of Mumia Abu-Jamal, an African-American man who has been in jail for […]