An Israeli Military Court handed down an 18-month sentence to Israeli soldier Elor Azaria for the murder of Palestinian, Fatah Al-Sharif. Al-Sharif was lying on the ground at the time of the fatal shooting. Azaria, the soldier was convicted in early January of manslaughter for shooting Fatah Al- Sharif and for inappropriate conduct. We reported his conviction in Real News … [Read more...] about Sentencing of Israeli Soldier for Killing of Palestinian Exposes Contradictions of Occupation
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Most recent stories from InterPress ServiceTrump Marks the End of a Cycle Roberto Savio Let us stop debating what newly-elected US President Trump is doing or might do and look at him in terms of historical importance. Put simply, Trump marks the end of an American cycle! Roberto SavioLike it or not, for the last two centuries the entire planet has … [Read more...] about News from the Global South
海保、船長の胸ぐらつかむ 市議視察船を一時拘束/Repression Japanese style
辺野古問題取材班】米軍普天間飛行場の移設に伴う名護市辺野古への新基地建設で、１２日に海上保安庁などに過剰な警備について抗議する名護市議会の議員ら６人が１１日午前、船上から作業現場を事前視察した。議員たちが「暴力的で過剰な警備は許さない」と呼び掛けながら、臨時制限区域を示す油防止膜（オイルフェンス）内を航行していたところ、海上保安官が船を一時拘束した。 議員たちは取材陣と同じ船に乗っていた。船が拘束される際、海上保安官が男性船長（２９）のライフジャケットの胸ぐらをつかみ、緊迫した。船には定員の１ ３人が乗っていたが３、４人の海上保安官が乗り込み、一時定員オーバーとなった。海保のゴムボートで船をオイルフェンス外にえい航した。同議会軍事基地等対策特別委員会の大城敬人（よしたみ）委員長は「暴力的な警備をしていることが分かった。明日の要請の場で抗議し … [Read more...] about 海保、船長の胸ぐらつかむ 市議視察船を一時拘束/Repression Japanese style
Dorothea Lange’s Censored Photographs of the Japanese American Internment by Linda Gordon
Shortly after Franklin Roosevelt ordered the internment of Japanese Americans in 1942, the War Location Authority hired photographer Dorothea Lange to document the process. I strongly suspect that whoever made the decision knew little about her previous work, but learned that she had worked for the federal government and that she lived in California, where most of the internees … [Read more...] about Dorothea Lange’s Censored Photographs of the Japanese American Internment by Linda Gordon
The Very Real Water Crisis That Few Are Acknowledging by Farron Cousins
On January 16, 2016, President Obama declared a federal emergency for the city of Flint, Michigan, over the contamination of the city’s drinking water.One year later, not only is the city still struggling to provide clean sources of water to the Michigan city’s population, but the plight of residents in Flint has opened up the conversation about a water crisis in … [Read more...] about The Very Real Water Crisis That Few Are Acknowledging by Farron Cousins