Protests

The Great Hypocrisy Of Our Time

October 30, 2019 Jorge Capelán, Tortillaconsal.com Resist! Class Struggle, Protests

Curiously, in the case of genuine popular uprisings, the most violent thing you see are stones, at most some Molotov cocktails, and generally those who get killed or wounded are the demonstrators, not the police. In the protests in Chile, Honduras or Catalonia, not a single policeman was killed... In those protests the demonstrators did not torture people, nor did they strip them, paint them, tie them to poles or kidnap them, much less set other people on fire as happened here in Nicaragua. Here, during last year's failed coup attempt, 22 policemen died and 401, one in five of all the people wounded, were policemen.

Universities Are Bowing To Israeli Pressure And Treating Protests Of Israel As A Hate-Crime

October 30, 2019 Philip Giraldi, Americanfreepress.net Educate! BDS, Higher Education, Israel, Palestine, Protests, Repression

The Israel lobby in the United States and its counterparts in Europe have been paying particular attention to curtailing the activities of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS). This is because BDS, which is non-violent and based on established human rights principles, is extremely appealing to college students, who will be tomorrow’s leaders. Israel, which promotes its own largely fictional narrative about itself, is reluctant to allow any competing stories about its foundation and current activities...

Why Lebanon And Iraq Are At The Brink Of Further Strife

October 30, 2019 Staff, Moonofalabama.org Educate! Corruption, Electoral Politics, Iraq, Lebanon, Protests

An imminent breakdown of the very weak economy of Lebanon, partially caused by U.S. sanctions against Lebanese banks and the end of traditional Saudi subsidies to Lebanon, also led to protests and today to the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri. He will now lead a caretaker government which will have too little power to change anything. Both, Iraq and Lebanon, have ethnic-sectarian systems that are finely balanced. The warlords or clan leaders of the various groups use the state for their own enrichment. Providing services for the whole country mean nothing to them.

Haiti’s Sixth Week Of Protests: 30 Protesters Have Died

October 29, 2019 Staff, Orinocotribune.com Resist! Class Struggle, Haiti, Protests, Repression

Haiti is about to live its sixth consecutive week of protests and total paralysis of activities, and mobilizations convened by the main unions of teachers and religious leaders. According to a United Nations count, at least 30 people have died at the demonstrations, 15 at the hands of the police. The country has been the scene of daily mobilizations against its president Moise since September 16, due to the delicate economic situation and the political crisis that has made it impossible to form a government since last March.

Lebanon’s ‘October Revolution’ Must Go On!

October 29, 2019 Rima Majed, Opendemocracy.net Resist! Austerity, Class Struggle, Inequality, Lebanon, Protests, Uprising

The ‘streets’ of Lebanon have exploded in massive protests since October 17th. Following months of austerity and dire economic conditions, a shortage of US dollars that caused a serious threat of devaluation of the Lebanese currency resulting in a potential crisis of gasoline and bread, the continuing power and water outages, and a catastrophic week with wildfires ravaging the country and exposing the ruling class, the government met on Thursday and agreed to impose new taxes on the people, including a tax on Whatsapp calls!

Ecuador: After A Blaze Of Protests, A Grey Horizon

October 28, 2019 Kimberely Brown, Towardfreedom.org Resist! Class Struggle, Ecuador, Latin America, Protests

During the recent 11-day uprising that shook Ecuador, parts of the capital Quito looked like a battle scene as police drove armed trucks through protest zones and fired tear gas and pepper spray at protesters, many of whom were women and children. The demonstrators wore gas masks laced with vinegar to filter the air, hid behind makeshift shelters and responded by throwing rocks and Molotov bombs. In total, eight people were confirmed killed, 1,340 injured and 1,192 arrested, according to the Ecuadorian Ombudsman.

South Dakota Governor Caves On Attempted Efforts To Silence Pipeline Protesters

October 26, 2019 Vera Eidelman, Aclu.org Resist! Pipelines, Protests, South Dakota

South Dakota’s governor and attorney general today backed down from their unconstitutional attempts to silence pipeline protestors. In response to a lawsuit we filed alongside the ACLU of South Dakota and the Robins Kaplan law firm, the state has agreed to never enforce the unconstitutional provisions of several state laws that threatened activists who encourage or organize protests, particularly protests of the Keystone XL pipeline, with fines and criminal penalties of up to 25 years in prison.

Women-Led Protests In Lebanon Inspire Middle East Feminists

October 26, 2019 Staff, DW.com Resist! Class Struggle, Lebanon, Middle East, Protests, Sexism

Women are on the front lines of protests in Lebanon — and they are inspiring feminists in other Arab countries to stand up, too. The masculine ridicule has been relentless, but so has the feminist response. A video of the scene has been clicked and reposted tens of thousands of times on social media platforms in Lebanon and other Arab countries. According to media reports, the incident occurred on October 17. That day, a convoy of vehicles accompanying Lebanese Education Minister Akram Chehayeb got caught up in a demonstration in the center of the capital, Beirut.

Panama: Students Defy Blockade, Deliver Message Directly To The National Assembly

October 25, 2019 Staff, Diaadia.com.pa Resist! March, Panama, Protests, Students

More than a thousand students, teachers and administrators of the first house of studies of the University of Panama, made a march on Tuesday October 22 from the Transistmica to the facilities of the National Assembly. The measure was given as a rejection of the proposals that would modify the articles of the Political Constitution of the Republic, in which, according to the university authorities themselves, they revealed that they would affect the operation of the higher education center.

Stirrings Of Basic Change Accompany Protests In Haiti

October 25, 2019 By W. T. Whitney, Counterpunch.org Educate! Class Struggle, Haiti, Protests, Uprising

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Food availability is uncertain for 60 percent of the people. Conditions are bleak, and bleaker still from shortages, rampant political corruption, and not much to show after two years of regular street protests. In the year prior to September, security forces killed 77 people. That month protests accentuated and by October 7 they had killed at least 17 more. One observer looking at recrudescence of turmoil recently describes “lockdown.”

‘Crude Truth’ Protest At National Portrait Gallery BP Awards Exhibition.

October 23, 2019 Staff, Realmedia.press Resist! BP, Climate Change, Exploitation, Protests

The final day of the BP Portrait Awards exhibition at London’s National Portrait Gallery was interrupted by protesters from various campaign groups working together to highlight BP’s part in the exploitation and repression of frontline communities, especially in the Global South, as well as its role in the climate and ecological crisis. The National Portrait Gallery flaunts its 30 year relationship with BP, but recently the RSC announced that it was ending its association with BP, and the National Gallery has also jettisoned Shell...

Tens Of Thousands Rally Against Former Ruling Party In Sudan

October 22, 2019 Khalid Abdelaziz, Reuters.com Resist! Electoral Politics, Protests, Sudan

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Sudanese demonstrated in Khartoum and other cities on Monday to call for the former ruling party to be dissolved and for ex-officials to be put on trial. Thousands gathered in Freedom Square, where ousted president Omar al-Bashir held a large rally in his final months in power, to call for the dissolution of his National Congress Party and to put Bashir-era officials on trial for alleged corruption. A key demand of the rally, called by the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) that spearheaded anti-Bashir demonstrations that led to his overthrow...

Jane Fonda, Sam Waterston Arrested On Capitol Hill Protesting For Green New Deal

October 22, 2019 By Olivia Rosane, Ecowatch.com Resist! Green New Deal, Protests, Reform, Washington DC

It appears Jane Fonda is good for her word. The actress and political activist said she would hold demonstrations on Capitol Hill every Friday through January to demand action on the climate crisis. Sure enough, Fonda was arrested for demonstrating a second Friday in a row Oct. 18, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Only this time, her Grace and Frankie co-star Sam Waterston joined her. The two actors were arrested with 15 other people demanding a Green New Deal, a plan to transition the U.S. to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 while promoting green jobs and greater equality.

Chilean Military Deployed Against Protests For The First Time Since Pinochet

October 21, 2019 Andrea Lobo, Wsws.org Resist! Chile, Military, Protests, Repression

For the first time since the fascist military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, tanks rolled into downtown Santiago, Chile, this weekend, deployed against protesters demonstrating against a drastic fare hike of the Santiago metro, from the equivalent of USD $1.12 to $1.16. Military personnel in plainclothes and uniform were filmed shooting machine guns and pointing them at crowds of demonstrators. On Saturday, the right-wing government of billionaire Sebastián Piñera invoked the still-standing 1980 Constitution established by Pinochet to declare a state of emergency across the country and to impose curfews in Santiago...

College Students From The Korea University Student Association Entered US Embassy Residence

October 19, 2019 Staff, Sovereignty Broadcast Resist! Protests, South Korea, Student Activism, US military

On October 18, university students staged a protest inside the residence of the U.S. ambassador to South Korea against defense cost-sharing. South Korea paid $920 million for 2018 (in addition to a nearly $11 billion for building the Camp Humphreys) and, according to the news, the United States demands $6 billion for 2019. The negotiation will start in December. The Korean on the YouTube says: “On October 18, college students from the Korea University Student Association entered the US Embassy residence. They condemned the US for asking for US $ 6 billion in military contributions.

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