A young Palestinian man became the first victim of the open-ended hunger strike launched聽1600 Palestinian political prisoners in the occupied West Bank on May 1. The 30-year-old,聽identified as Mazan al-Maghrebi, passed away at his home in the city of Ramallah, where he was on hunger strike in solidarity with the prisoners.聽
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Venezuelan trade union leader Esmin Ramirez was killed on April 23 in Guayana City in the south-eastern state of Bolivar after being kidnapped in an act that people close to him say was politically motivated.
Ramirez was a member of the Movement 21 union in the state-run iron ore producer Ferrominera and a member of the governing United Socialist party of Venezuela (PSUV). The union leader was killed by several gunshots to the head. He had been kidnapped the night before.
Get Out
Written & directed by Jordan Peele
Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams & Lil Rel Howery
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Why don鈥檛 more horror movies deal with racism?
Race, of course, always lurks underneath the surface, especially from a white protagonist鈥檚 perspective. In many horror films, the monster is some unconscious manifestation of racial anxiety or white guilt, like the prosperous, Reagan-voting family in 1982鈥檚聽Poltergeist, haunted by the vengeful spirits of Native victims of genocide.
By Jeff Sparrow
, 2017
Paperback, 292 pp
Melbourne writer Jeff Sparrow鈥檚 new book, No Way But This is a thoughtful, sensitive and respectful examination of the life and work of Paul Robeson, the great African-American baritone, Shakespearian actor, and left-wing political activist.
In to English rock band Radiohead, Jewish voices for Peace ask the rockers to respect the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign targeting Israel, and cancel a Tel Aviv gig scheduled for July.
Launched by dozens of Palestinian civil society groups in 2005, the BDS campaign aims to isolate Israel in protest against its apartheid policies towards Palestinians.
Speaking to tens of thousands of supporters gathered to commemorate International Workers Day on May 1, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced he would call a constituent assembly, effectively remaking the country's constitution.
"Today, on May 1, I announce that I will use my presidential privileges as constitutional head of state in accordance with article 347, to convene the original constituent power so that the working class and the people can call a national constituent assembly," President Maduro said.
For more聽than two months, displaced Tamils have been camped outside a military base at Keappa-Pulavu in northern Sri Lanka. They are demanding the return of their land, which was taken over by the Sri Lankan armed forces.
On April 24, Tamilnet said the Sri Lankan military has offered to return 30 acres of聽the 482 acres originally taken, while also giving the displaced people 90 acres of jungle.
Protestor Arumugam Velauthapillai responded: 鈥淲e are not prepared to give up the protest until all our lands are released.鈥澛
Women took to the streeks of Caracas on April 27, demanding an end to violent opposition protests, that day. The rally was supported by dozens of women鈥檚 groups from across the country, after being called by the Minister of Women and Gender Equality, Blanca Eekhout.
鈥淪isters, let's go together to fill the streets with love in the defence of life,鈥 Eekhout said ahead of the march. She added, 鈥淲e will overcome!鈥
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez announced that the country will begin the process of exiting the Organization of American States (OAS).
The announcement came after the organisation's Permanent Council agreed on April 26 to convene a meeting of foreign ministers to discuss the situation in Venezuela, with 19 votes in favour, 10 against, one abstention and one absence.
鈥淟abour is solidly ahead of the Conservatives with voters under 40 years old, despite being more than 20 points behind in the polls overall, according to a significant new poll,鈥 The Independent said on April 26.
A survey found a mass uprising against the聽Irish聽government would be joined by more than half of young people in the country,聽an April 26 Independent article said.
Fifty four per cent of 18-34-year-olds said they would take part in聽a 鈥渓arge scale uprising against the generation in power if it happened in the next days or months鈥.
The survey polled nearly 20,000 people in Ireland as part of the European Broadcasting Union鈥檚聽Generation What?听谤别蝉别补谤肠丑.
It showed that聽about 76% viewed politicians as聽corrupt or partly corrupt.
Less than three months into President Donald Trump鈥檚 reign we can already say that there is a non-trivial chance that the United States will soon be engaged in a nuclear war.
The threat is still remote, but the pieces are in place. An aircraft carrier group is聽en route聽to the Korean peninsula and anonymous sources have threatened a pre-emptive strike against North Korea.
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