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Death toll in Gaza rises to over 7,000 dead including nearly 3,000 children
One scene of the aftermath of Israeli attacks on Gaza -- image via RT on Twitter In an appalling new milestone Al Jazeera reports that...
Michael Laxer
Oct 26, 20233 min read


Sergio Massa Pulls Ahead in First-Round Presidential Election in Argentina
By Global News Service Argentina will head to runoff presidential elections after the Unión Por la Patria (Union for the Homeland)...
Michael Laxer
Oct 25, 20231 min read


Thousands March in Tunis for Palestine
Tunis rally -- image via People's Dispatch By Global News Service Thousands demonstrated in Tunis on October 21 as part of a national...
Michael Laxer
Oct 25, 20231 min read


Oxfam Accuses Israel of 'Using Starvation as Weapon of War' in Gaza
"Millions of civilians are being collectively punished in full view of the world," said Oxfam International's regional Middle East...
Michael Laxer
Oct 25, 20233 min read


UN reports over 2,300 children killed in Gaza since October 7
“It is shameful that some continue to justify what is happening, citing the right to self-defence and resisting terrorism". In a...
Michael Laxer
Oct 25, 20232 min read


US human and civil rights groups confront the issue of police sexual violence including in schools
On October 18 the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Advancement Project, Alliance for Educational Justice, the National Women’s Law...
Michael Laxer
Oct 24, 20236 min read


6,800 Autoworkers Join the UAW’s Stand Up Strike at Stellantis’ Largest Plant
UAW leadership standing with Local 1700 members on strike at the Sterling Heights Assembly picket line -- image via the UAW on Twitter...
Michael Laxer
Oct 23, 20232 min read


Scores of UN Workers and Journalists Killed in Israel's Indiscriminate Strikes on Gaza
"We are in shock and mourning," said the U.N.'s Palestinian refugee agency. "We are devastated. We are grieving with each other and with...
Michael Laxer
Oct 23, 20233 min read


'A Mass Atrocity': Israeli Airstrikes Have Killed At Least 400 in Gaza Over Past 24 Hours
Israeli bombs reportedly hit Gaza's largest refugee camp and residential buildings. Israeli strikes on Gaza By Jake Johnson, Common...
Michael Laxer
Oct 23, 20233 min read


Solidarity with Gaza & Palestine! Red Review #116 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from Greece, Canada, the USA, Australia, the IMCWP and with a very large section of news and solidarity statements from...
Michael Laxer
Oct 22, 202315 min read


"Ceasefire now, end the siege" -- 50 Canadian groups issue joint statement on Gaza
Palestinian solidarity rally in Toronto, October 21 -- Image via The Left Chapter 50 Canadian organizations that include labour, faith,...
Michael Laxer
Oct 22, 20233 min read


"End the Siege of Gaza Now!": Thousands march in Toronto in solidarity with Palestine
All images by Natalie Lochwin & Michael Laxer As the relentless slaughter in Gaza continues, thousands rallied in Toronto in solidarity...
Michael Laxer
Oct 21, 20231 min read


Hundreds of Thousands March in London Demanding 'End to War on Gaza'
The large-scale demonstration in the U.K. occurred as paltry levels of humanitarian aide were finally allowed through the southern border...
Michael Laxer
Oct 21, 20234 min read


Women’s rights organizations raise concerns with the UN over the US’s failure to uphold human rights
A coalition of leading women's rights organizations is holding the USA to account for failing to protect the rights of women and girls in...
Michael Laxer
Oct 20, 20237 min read


Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs "condemns the indiscriminate bombing of the people of Gaza"
Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla at the press conference -- image via Twitter The Communist Party of Cuba reports that the Cuban Minister of...
Michael Laxer
Oct 20, 20232 min read


Tanzanian Farmers Are Paying for “Conservation” With Their Land and Lives
Rice weeding in rice fields in Tanzania's Mbeya region By Global News Service Located in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands, the district of...
Michael Laxer
Oct 19, 20231 min read


Price of Eggs Expected to Jump in South Africa
By Saurav Sarkar The BBC reported that an egg shortage in South Africa is likely to lead to price increases. The biggest reason for the...
Michael Laxer
Oct 19, 20231 min read


Tens of Thousands of Pakistanis Hold Solidarity Protests for Palestine
Image of Karachi rally, October 15 -- screenshot via Twitter By Global News Service Tens of thousands mobilized in the southern port city...
Michael Laxer
Oct 19, 20231 min read


'Not In Our Name!' Hundreds Arrested at US Capitol as Jewish-Led Protest Demands Gaza Cease-Fire
By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Hundreds of Jewish Americans and allies were arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday during a protest...
Michael Laxer
Oct 19, 20233 min read


Cubans stand in solidarity with Palestine
Dayan Gonzalez of the Communist Party of Cuba released a statement regarding a rally in Havana in solidarity with Palestine. We have...
Michael Laxer
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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