While Western media continues to describe hit-and-run attacks on civilian fuel tankers by Al-Qaeda fighters who cannot hold positions as a “blockade”, a much more complex struggle for and against Mali’s sovereignty unfolds on the ground.
The protests have prompted various response strategies from the government. Now, mounting pressure has led the Paz administration to reshuffle the cabinet in an attempt to defuse calls for resignations. At the same time, it has opened another front of conflict with Colombia by expelling the ambassador from Bogotá.
Over 400 flotilla activists are expected to be transferred to their countries after days of abuse in Israeli imprisonment.
The US Department of Justice has indicted the historic leader of the Revolution for an event that took place nearly 30 years ago. Havana maintains that this is a ploy to justify military aggression against Cuba.
Congolese community and progressive forces in Ireland demand justice for Yves Sakila, who died after being violently pinned down by security guards.
Xi demonstrated that it is possible to resist US pressure without capitulation or resorting to theatricality. China approached the United States as a sovereign equal and insisted on that equality calmly.
After blockading the state highway for 30 hours on the 426th day of the protest, farmers continue agitations against the acquisition of 9,600 acres of fertile, irrigated land to expand Bangalore city, capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
Government pushed to negotiate as fuel strike paralyzes Kenya
Demonstrators have closed several roads and faced heavy repression from security forces. Meanwhile, the Paz government has accused former president Evo Morales of being behind the mass protests.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez addressed a mass gathering in India’s capital to condemn the tightened US blockade on the island and call for the people of the world to rally in its defense.
