2023-02-17: News Headlines

_____ (2023-02-17). The ROK has begun to "pay the Vietnamese bills" journal-neo.org On February 7, 2023 a very significant event occurred, in the author's opinion. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Nguyen Thi Thanh, a Vietnamese woman seeking compensation from the ROK government. Nguyen claimed that she lost five family members and suffered gunshot wounds herself when members of the Republic of Korea's 2nd …

Arjae Red (2023-02-17). Protests demand U.S. military out of the Philippines. workers.org U.S. Secretary of Defense, and former Raytheon board member, Lloyd Austin visited the Philippines, where he met with President Ferdinant Marcos Jr. on Feb. 1 to announce the expansion of the U.S. military presence there, from five to nine bases. The expansion and establishment of these bases are allowed under . . . |

Anish R M (2023-02-17). Indonesian courts convicts soldiers for killing and mutilation of West Papuans. peoplesdispatch.org The rare conviction by a military court for the gruesome killing of four Papuans in August was welcomed by civil society groups and rights advocates…

_____ (2023-02-17). The ROK has begun to "pay the Vietnamese bills" journal-neo.org On February 7, 2023 a very significant event occurred, in the author's opinion. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Nguyen Thi Thanh, a Vietnamese woman seeking compensation from the ROK government. Nguyen claimed that she lost five family members and suffered gunshot wounds herself when members of the Republic of Korea's 2nd …

Arjae Red (2023-02-17). Protests demand U.S. military out of the Philippines. workers.org U.S. Secretary of Defense, and former Raytheon board member, Lloyd Austin visited the Philippines, where he met with President Ferdinant Marcos Jr. on Feb. 1 to announce the expansion of the U.S. military presence there, from five to nine bases. The expansion and establishment of these bases are allowed under . . . |

Anish R M (2023-02-17). Indonesian courts convicts soldiers for killing and mutilation of West Papuans. peoplesdispatch.org The rare conviction by a military court for the gruesome killing of four Papuans in August was welcomed by civil society groups and rights advocates…

Doro-Chiba International Solidarity Committee (2023-02-17). International Solidarity Action In Tokyo To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Blocked By Police. indybay.org Hoshino Defense Committee, Osaka Defense Committee and Doro-Chiba the railway workers union went to the US embassy to deliver a statement of soldiarity for the freedom of Mumia Abu-Jamal. US embassy officials called on the Japanese police to block the statement from being delivered and mobilized the Tokyo police.

Nihonmachi Outreach Committee (2023-02-17). Sunday 2/19: "Reparatory Justice: Together We Rise": SJ Vigil for Japanese American Imprisonment WW2. indybay.org San Jose Buddhist Church | 632 N. Fifth Street | San Jose CA 95112 US…

WSWS (2023-02-17). Oppose the Sri Lankan government's anti-democratic attack on local elections. wsws.org The government's ongoing attempts to postpone the elections is a part of its broader attacks on the social and democratic rights of working people who are beginning to rise up against its brutal austerity measures.

Covid, Race & Democracy (2023-02-17). Earthquake Response Turkey; Husseini on Pandemic Origins & US Biowarfare; ILWU10 For Mumia. indybay.org Pacifica's CRD: Earthquake Response in Turkey; Sam Husseini on Pandemic Origins and US Biowarfare; Union Fights for Freedom for Mumia; Death Penalty Abolitionists in Texas Speak Out…

WorkWeek (2023-02-17). The Earthquake, The Deregulation, Corruption & The Erdogan Government. indybay.org The catastrophic earthquake in Turkey has exposed the massive privatization, deregulation and corruption by the Erdogan government. The WorkWeek show looks at the growing social and economic crisis…

WSWS (2023-02-17). A preventable disaster: Antioch, Turkey once again razed by earthquake. wsws.org It was known that some of the earthquakes with the highest loss of life throughout history have occurred in Antioch.

WSWS (2023-02-17). Who is responsible for earthquake deaths in Turkey? wsws.org Numerous experts, and even official reports, have been predicting earthquakes along Turkey's fault lines on a scientific and historical basis for years.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-02-17). Syria Held Hostage by the US And Its Allies. orinocotribune.com By B. Nimri Aziz — Feb 13, 2023 | Perhaps the most agonizing experience for a family, for any bystander, even for humanitarian professionals, is a double tragedy—a death or calamity where they are refused access, where they are forced to helplessly witness suffering, unable to offer succor. This is surely what faces millions of able-bodied Syrians today. It affects Syrians within the stricken nation along with their faraway relatives and friends. | Anyone seeing suffering is involuntarily driven forward— to assist. Yet Syrians globally, those most affected by the agonizing images and stories emer…

teleSUR, MER (2023-02-17). Jordán Rodas: que el pueblo de Guatemala elija en las urnas. telesurtv.net Rodas manifestó que la indignación es muy grande y que la paciencia del pueblo tiene un límite.

Staff (2023-02-17). Nelson Domínguez dona al Museo de la Danza óleo en homenaje al primer encuentro entre Fidel y el Ballet Nacional de Cuba. cubadebate.cu El creador cubano de las artes visuales Nelson Domínguez realizó la donación al Museo de la Danza de un óleo titulado Pas de deux- homenaje, en el que están representados Alicia Alonso y el Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro. El acto rinde homenaje al 65 aniversario del primer encuentro de Fidel con el Ballet Nacional de Cuba.

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