Guatemala arrests ex-minister who resigned rather than use force against protesters
GUATEMALA CITY—Guatemalan police on January 11 arrested the country’s former interior minister for allegedly not carrying out his duties when he opted for dialogue with protesters rather than using force to remove them as a court had ordered. Police arrested Napoléon Barrientos at his home, leading him out in handcuffs and a bulletproof vest. Barrientos told reporters he didn’t know...
Israeli genocide causing ‘complete psychological destruction’ of Gaza children
by Brett Wilkins In addition to killing, maiming, and forcibly displacing hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children, Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza has wrought tremendous psychological damage upon kids in the embattled strip, as detailed by a Save the Children report published March 12. The charity’s report—entitled Trapped and Scarred: The Compounding Mental Harm Inflicted on Palestinian Children in Gaza—examines how “five months of...
U.S. Congress threatens ICC with retaliation over arrest warrants for Israeli officials
American lawmakers are in the process of drafting a bill aimed at responding to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in case it decides to issue arrest warrants against high-ranking Israeli officials accused of committing war crimes in Gaza. The legislation is being drafted in a retaliatory move against the ICC to prevent it from issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials....
Do not import what can be produced in Cuba
The 5th International Convention and Exposition of Cuban Industry (Cubaindustria 2024) will promote the strengthening of technological partnerships between domestic and foreign industries, the promotion of exportable items and the consolidation of national productions. To that end, it will promote effective productive linkages among all the economic actors that make up the Cuban industrial network, to meet the needs of...
Challenging cultural norms and removing stigma is key to confronting Lesotho’s rape culture
Commentary THABA-TSEKA, Lesotho—The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed and given rise to a new, deeply concerning wave of rape culture in Lesotho. Although the true extent is not known yet, we have noticed concerning reports that the onset of the pandemic has worsened sexual violence with more women and girls being confined to small living places whilst social tensions are exacerbated. According...
Gadhafi: Reason for Bush’s trip to Africa?
Activists closely watch Bush in Africa Click here to read recent and past articles on the African Union Why Liberia? Why Pres. Charles Taylor? (Column by A. Akbar Muhammad)In The Twilight Of Our Freedoms? (by Cynthia McKinney) THE WHITE HOUSE(FinalCall.com)--President George W. Bush left for his first visit to Africa July 7, confident that his administration will bring about a...
African Union launches diplomatic mission in Washington
ASKIAMSenior Correspondent The African Union (Official Site)African Union chairman: ‘Africa must unite’ (FCN, 07-18-2007)Africa rebukes Bush on African Command (FCN, 07-11-2007)Progression towards United States of Africa continues (FCN, 07-21-2005) WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - The African Union (AU) officially launched its diplomatic mission to the United States on July 11 at the Organization of American States/African Union Democracy Bridge Forum themed “Democracy Bridge:...
War with Iran and unseating President Obama
-Contributing Writer- (FinalCall.com) - Iran and Israel, allegedly over Iran achieving nuclear weapons capability, is fast becoming the 800-pound gorilla in the room that is the U.S. presidential race. U.S. officials like Maryland Representative Dutch Ruppersberger, the top Democrat on the house intelligence committee, was told while in Israel recently that the Obama administration won’t get a heads...
Parole For Anti-Apartheid Hero’s Killer? Victim’s Family Says ‘No!’
GINNEWS JOHANNESBURG (GIN)– The wife of a slain anti-apartheid hero is raging against a court decision ordering the release of her husband's killer on parole within 14 days. Limpho Hani, widow of Chris Hani, called the decision to grant parole to Janusz Walus “a sad day for South Africa.” She harshly rebuked the judge who made the ruling, calling her a...
Macron’s Anti-Islam Platform And France’s Presidential Race
Anti-Islamic comments made by French president Emmanuel Macron and a speech he made offer previews of his rhetoric in preparation for a presidential election that is two years away. “Islam is a religion that is in crisis all over the world today, we are not just seeing this in our country,” he said during a speech introducing a law to...