A powerful struggle in New Caledonia between the indigenous people and French colonial authorities is taking place against the backdrop of intensifying U.S.-led militarisation of the Pacific.
Vijay Prashad: Pacific Lands & Seas
Category: Protests
Netanyahu Commands, US Obeys
UPDATED: U.S. support for Israel’s genocide against Palestine is rooted not only in campaign financing but other factors, including a rigid ideology stuck in the shadow of World War II, writes Joe Lauria.
Protests Target Netanyahu’s Speech in US Congress
A new coalition of advocacy groups is urging U.S. lawmakers to skip Netanyahu’s speech in Washington, where protesters are planning demonstrations against the Israeli leader and the genocide in Gaza.
Amnesty International Flags Peru’s Violence Against Protesters
The rights group implicates Dina Boluarte and other senior officials in the deadly repression of protesters who took to the streets after Pedro Castillo’s ouster in December 2022.
Bolivian Leader Replaces Military Chiefs Over Coup Attempt
After President Arce replaced three of the country’s military leaders, condemnations of the coup attempt swept in from around the world.
US Service Members to Congress: ‘Stop Genocide’
As Israel continues its genocide against the Palestinians, the number of active-duty U.S. conscientious objectors is increasing, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Harvard’s Punitive ‘Palestine Exception’
Members of the university’s medical faculty call out the Harvard Corporation’s disproportionate punishment of 13 seniors for participating in the school’s Gaza solidarity encampment.
Thomas Friedman v. Critical Thought on Gaza
Lawrence Davidson on The New York Times’ columnist’s failure to acknowledge the imbalance of violence over the entire history of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The Homeland Security Campus
Repress U., Class of 2024: Michael Gould-Wartofsky provides an overview of the wide-reaching crackdown on U.S. campus protest.
Funding Attacks on the Pro-Palestine Student Movement
Natalia Marques rounds up the links between the violent crackdown on Gaza solidarity student encampments and billionaire activists.