Israeli police ‘turning a blind eye to killing spree’

10 October 2019 — Jonathan Cook

Palestinian citizens of Israel take to streets to accuse police and politicians of exploiting crime wave in their communities

Middle East Eye – 10 October 2019

Palestinian citizens of Israel escalated their protests against the police and government on Thursday by bringing sections of the country’s busiest highway to a crawl as they drove in a slow convoy towards Jerusalem for a major demonstration.

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Around the world in 8 Minutes Ep 58: Ecuador fights back against IMF

10 October 2019 — Peoples Dispatch

What has happened in the week of protests in Ecuador against the neoliberal economic policies of Lenín Moreno? Why are people on the streets?

In this episode of Around the World in 8 minutes, we look at the mounting resistance of the people of Ecuador to the neoliberal policies of Lenin Moreno. The struggle of Ecuadorians in the face of intense repression marks another moment in the Latin American outburst against the far-right whose policies have wreaked great havoc on the lives and livelihoods of all sections of the people.
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Defying repression, tens of thousands of Ecuadorians take part in national strike

10 October 2019 — The Peoples Dispatch

The heavy-handed response of the Ecuadorian police and military to the massive mobilizations in the country has already cost eight lives with hundreds suffering grave injuries

Tens of thousands of protesters mobilized in Quito on October 9 against the neoliberal ‘package’ announced by President Lenín Moreno. Photo: Ecuador Today

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SYRIA: Turkey, the Kurds and NATO explained By Vanessa Beeley

10 October 2019 — The Wall Will Fall

There is a growing confusion over the situation in the north-east of Syria – Turkey, a NATO member state, is de facto challenging other NATO member states by attacking a U.S proxy force occupying the region. The Kurdish contras and separtist factions that make up the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) are the apparent target.

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A Green Earth With Peace And Room For Us All

9 October 2019 — Transform! Europe

Source: flickr.com/DonkeyHotey

Draft Globalization programme submitted by the National Board of the Red-Green Alliance/Enhedslisten, Denmark, to the party’s next Annual Congress on 5 – 6 October. It is a programmatic text about global development.

The world economy is characterized by major economic inequalities and by a production system that has already exceeded the limits of what is globally sustainable.

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