This Week in Palestine Sept. 22-28
The Palestinian leadership submits an application of a non-member state to the United Nations, meanwhile, Israeli military abduct around 20 Palestinians in the West Bank, these stories and more, read on
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Latin America
Palestine Conditions “More Brutal” Than in U.S. South of 50 Years Ago, Says Author Alice Walker
Democracy Now speaks with the legendary poet, author and activist, Alice Walker, who has also been a longtime advocate for the rights of Palestinians.
Read MoreIn U.N. Address, WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Urges Obama Admin to End “Regime of Secrecy”
Speaking via videolink from the Ecuadorean embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addressed a side meeting of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday evening.
Read MoreThousands Surround Spanish Parliament in Bid to “Occupy Congress” and Stop Austerity
Thousands of people surrounded the Spanish Parliament in Madrid on Tuesday to protest austerity measures and the loss of public confidence in elected leaders. The “Occupy Congress” protest came as the conservative administration of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy prepares to unveil further austerity measures on Thursday.
Read More“Harvest of Empire”: New Film Recounts How U.S. Intervention Caused Mass Latin American Migrations
At a time of heated and divisive debate over immigration, the new feature-length documentary, “Harvest of Empire,” examines the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today.
Read MoreHomophobia a la Chavez?
Sometimes he’s dressed up like a woman, others times he’s placed naked with blacks eager to “sodomize” him. They dress him in butterfly wings or feature him half-naked and stunted under the legs of a muscular and almighty Chavez.
Read MoreJailed, Censored at Home, Russia’s Pussy Riot Hailed by Supporters from Yoko Ono to Aung San Suu Kyi
Three members of the Russian band Pussy Riot have spent the last six months in prison for staging a protest against Russian leader Vladimir Putin inside an Orthodox cathedral. On Friday, the group was awarded the Lennon Ono Grant for Peace award by the artist and activist Yoko Ono.
Read MoreEvo Morales in Cuba on Unannounced Visit
Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Havana on Sunday for an unannounced meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro. Morales is in route to New York for the UN General Assembly Session on Sept. 24-25.
Read MoreThis Week in Palestine Sept. 15-21
Palestinian politicians reiterate interest in one-Democratic state solution lablig the two-state solution as a failure, meanwhile Israeli military continue attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, these stories and more read on.
Read MoreAs Italy Sentences 23 CIA Agents in Rendition Case, Obama Refuses to Prosecute Anyone for Torture
Italy’s high court has upheld the sentences of 23 CIA operatives convicted of kidnapping a Muslim cleric under the U.S. program of “extraordinary rendition.” The cleric, Abu Omar, was seized from the streets of Milan in 2003 and taken to U.S. bases in Italy and Germany before being sent to Egypt, where he was tortured during a four-year imprisonment.
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