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Syrian president Bashar al-Assad wins fourth consecutive term in office
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-29
The speaker of the Syrian parliament, Hammouda Sabbagh, announced that Bashar al-Assad had won the elections held on Wednesday with an overwhelming 95.1% of the votes…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/29/syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-wins-fourth-consecutive-term-in-office/

Assad Wins Syria's Presidential Election
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-29
President Assad's win was largely anticipated as his competitors in the race are a low-profile opposition figure and a former cabinet minister. | Damascus, May 27 (Xinhua) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has won his fourth seven-year term in the 2021 presidential race, the Syrian Parliament announced on Thursday, May 27. | The Speaker of the parliament, Hamoudeh Sabbagh, informed that Assad won 95.1% of the vote, which was a significant increase from the 88.7% that he received in the 2014 election. Assad's win was largely anticipated, as his competitors in the presidential race were a low-profile oppositi…
orinocotribune.com/assad-wins-syrias-presidential-election/

Australia's second-largest state on a knife-edge amid outbreak of Indian COVID variant
wsws.org | 2021-05-29
While infection numbers remain low, the cases have grown swiftly and most of the population remains unvaccinated.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/29/vict-m29.html

SEP (Sri Lanka) to hold online meeting this Sunday on COVID-19 catastrophe in India
wsws.org | 2021-05-29
The Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) is holding an online meeting–"The COVID-19 pandemic and the need for a socialist strategy"–this Sunday, May 30, at 6: 00 p.m. Indian Standard Time.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/29/imtg-m29.html

[World Report] Cambodia ends controversial COVID-19 restrictions
Megan Tatum | thelancet.com | 2021-05-29
Strict policies that prevented hundreds of thousands of people from leaving home, and left many without food or supplies for weeks, have been lifted. Megan Tatum reports.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01196-X/fulltext?rss=yes

[Perspectives] Cultures of contagion
Aarathi Prasad | thelancet.com | 2021-05-29
The Science Gallery Bengaluru's online exhibition CONTAGION opened in April, 2021, just as India approached a staggering 20 million reported cases of COVID-19, a number likely to be a vast undercount. The alarming second wave of COVID-19 in India gives this exhibition an immediacy and relevance.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01154-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Genocide In Canada: Mass Grave of Indian Children Found
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-29
An indigenous community in British Columbia says it has found evidence of what happened to some of its missing children: a mass grave containing the remains of 215 children on the grounds of a former residential school, operated by the Church. | RELATED: | US, Mexico, and Canada To Discuss UMSCA Deal Next Week | Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation said on Friday that ground-penetrating radar had discovered the remains near the site of the Kamloops Indian Resi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Genocide-In-Canada-Mass-Grave-of-Indian-Children-Found-20210529-0006.html

New Tamil Nadu state government keeps India's disastrous pandemic policy
wsws.org | 2021-05-29
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's government is keeping workers on the job, letting the virus spread unchecked while protecting the wealth of the region's billionaires.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/29/tami-m29.html

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand
wsws.org | 2021-05-29
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/29/labo-m29.html

After inner Mongolia Bitcoin ban, Sichuan mulls mining shutdown
mronline.org | 2021-05-29
Will the province, rich in hydropower, change its welcoming stance toward cryptocurrencies? | May 29, 2021 | Newswire…
mronline.org/2021/05/29/after-inner-mongolia-bitcoin-ban-sichuan-mulls-mining-shutdown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-inner-mongolia-bitcoin-ban-sichuan-mulls-mining-shutdown

"The Myanmar police came for me: my mom offered them tea"
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-29
I am a 21-year-old freelance journalist from a town in Shan State, and began my journalism career in late 2018. One day in early February 2021, I was covering and filming a huge protest rally against the Myanmar military coup in my hometown, when armed police and soldiers broke it up violently. | RELATED: | At Least 120,000 Displaced in Myanmar Since the Coup | Residents fled, looking for safer locations. I, too, ran for cover and went into a two-storey building nearby where a charity gro…
telesurenglish.net/news/The-Myanmar-police-came-for-me-my-mom-offered-them-tea-20210529-0003.html

U.S., EU threaten Belarus while defending pro-Nazi forces
Otis Grotewohl | workers.org | 2021-05-29
Western imperialists and their media pundits are once again crying "foul" against the sovereign government of Belarus and its duly elected president, Alexander Lukashenko. On May 23, a Ryanair passenger plane, scheduled to fly from Greece to Lithuania, was forced to land in Minsk, Belarus. Neo-Nazi Roman Protasevich taking part . . . | Continue reading U.S., EU threaten Belarus while defending pro-Nazi forces at Workers.org…
workers.org/2021/05/56709/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-eu-threaten-belarus-while-defending-pro-nazi-forces

Por el derecho a vivir: Las consecuencias de las armas químicas de EE.UU. en Vietnam
Olga Pinheiro | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-29
"Soy hija del Mekong, del colonialismo y de la guerra, hija de una tierra mágica y envenenada" (Tran To Nga) | Vietnam es un minúsculo país de gigantes lecciones históricas; tanto en los parámetros de la dignidad de la lucha por…
globalizacion.ca/por-el-derecho-vivir-las-consecuencias-de-las-armas-quimicas-de-ee-uu-en-vietnam/

Sri Lankan president imposes strikes ban on state-sector workers
wsws.org | 2021-05-29
Sri Lankan opposition parties and the unions who are equally nervous about the developing social opposition among workers and the poor, have not opposed Rajapakse's repressive measures.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/29/sril-m29.html

Four, Including Terrorist Leader, Killed In Clashes Between Turkish Proxies, ISIS Cells In Syria's Al-Bab
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-29
Illustrative image. | On May 28, the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) announced that it had eliminated the mastermind behind ISIS assassinations in Turkish-occupied areas in northern Syria during a joint operation with the so-called Free Syrian Police. | In an official statement, the SNA said that a joint force had raided a hideout in the town of al-Bab where ISIS assassination commander was taking shelter. Information obtained from two members of the terrorist group, who were apprehended in a recent operation, l…
southfront.org/four-including-terrorist-leader-killed-in-clashes-between-turkish-proxies-isis-cells-in-syrias-al-bab/

Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham Is Rounding Up Government Supporters In Greater Idlib — Reports
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-29
Click to see full-size image | Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is reportedly rounding up government supporters in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | On May 29, the General Security Agency, the security wing of HTS, carried out an arrest campaign in the region. Dozens of government supporters were arrested from the towns of Salqin, Harem, Darkoush, and Kafr Takharim in northern Idlib as well as from the town of Jisr al-Shughur in western Idlib. | The campaign targeted anyone who voiced hi…
southfront.org/hayat-tahrir-al-sham-is-rounding-up-government-supporters-in-greater-idlib-reports/

'Epic Makers 3': ISIS Released Horrifying Footage From Recent Attacks In Iraq
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-29
Click to see full-size image. | On May 28, ISIS published a new video release documenting some of the attacks which were carried out by its cells in Iraq recently. | The video release, titled "Epics Makers 3," includes horrifying footage from a number of terrorist attacks in the provinces of Saladin, Diyala, al-Anbar as well as near the capital Baghdad. | In the 10-minute video, ISIS terrorists can be seeing executing many civilians, Sunnis and Shiites, as well as tribal leaders and government service members. Most of the victim…
southfront.org/epic-makers-3-isis-released-horrifying-footage-from-recent-attacks-in-iraq/

Turkey Pushed NATO Allies Into Softening Reaction To Belarus Plane Incident — Report
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-29
Illustrative Image. | Turkey had pressured NATO allies into softening their official reaction to the ' forced landing' of a passenger plane by Belarus authorities, Reuters reported on May 28, citing two diplomats familiar with the matter. | The incident, which took place on May 23, saw…
southfront.org/turkey-pushed-nato-allies-into-softening-reaction-to-belarus-plane-incident-report/

Military Situation In Nagorno-Karabakh On May 29, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-29
Click to see full-size image | On May 27, six Armenian soldiers were captured, they were allegedly trying to cross the border in Gegarkunik region, according to the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry | On May 26, a 32-year-old contract soldier at the border near the village of Verin Shorzha was killed as a result of a shootout with Azerbaijani military servicemen, according to the Armenian MoD | On May 28, an Azerbaijani soldier was wounded by Armenian artillery shelling on the border with the Na…
southfront.org/military-situation-in-nagorno-karabakh-on-may-29-2021-map-update/

Syria's Assad Says Winning Election "Slap in Faces of Enemies"
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-28
After scoring a sweeping victory in the presidential election, incumbent Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Friday that the vote was "a slap in the faces of enemies." | RELATED: | Syria's President Receives Congratulations for His Re-Election | Assad made the remarks in a televised speech after his election victory, where he said the vote constituted an "unprecedented challenge to enemies of the homeland," apparently referring to the Western-backed exiled opposition, the ar…
telesurenglish.net/news/Syrias-Assad-Says-Winning-Election-Slap-in-Faces-of-Enemies-20210528-0019.html

Syrian Security Forces Clash With Protesters In Daraa City (Video)
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-28
Screen grab from the protest video. | Late on May 27, Syrian security forces clashed with pro-opposition protesters in the southern city of Daraa, a former stronghold of the rebels. | Dozens of opposition supporters took to the streets in the southern part of Daraa, known as Daraa al-Balad, to protest against the presidential elections which saw President Bashar al-Assad wining with 95.1% of the votes. | The gathering was pea…
southfront.org/syrian-security-forces-clash-with-protesters-in-daraa-city-video/

How America Does Regime-Change Propaganda
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-05-28
Illustrative image | Written by Eric Zuesse. | In the case of Saddam Hussein, it was by lying about "WMD" and about Saddam's being behind Al Qaeda. | In the case of Muammar Qaddafi, it was by lying about Qaddafi's being hated (instead of supported) by most Libyans. | In the case of Bashar al-Assad, it was by lying about Assad's being hated (instead of supported) by most Syrians. | In the case of Xi Jinping, it is by lying about Xi's being a dictator. | In the case of Vladimir Putin, it is by lying about Putin's being…
southfront.org/how-america-does-regime-change-propaganda/

Bashar Al-Assad Elected For His 4th Term As Syrian President
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-28
Click to see full-size image | In an expected outcome, Syria's incumbent president Bashar al-Assad won the May 26th election with 95.1% of the vote. | Assad's government said the election shows Syria is functioning normally despite the decade-old conflict. | Syria's parliament speaker, Hammouda Sabbagh announced the results at a news conference, saying voter turnout was around 78%, with more than 14 million Syrians taking part. | The Speaker went on to say that the second candidate to…
southfront.org/bashar-al-assad-elected-for-his-4th-term-as-syrian-president/

What Does It Mean to be a Woman, a Mother and a Grandmother in Gaza?
Andaleeb Adwan | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-28
Don't think that I'm addressing this to both genders out of concern for gender equality or to ensure gender-sensitive language. No. I want each of you, man or woman — those that God placed outside of Gaza, whether you're Palestinian or not — to try to seriously imagine yourselves in Gaza now, even for just…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/28/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-woman-a-mother-and-a-grandmother-in-gaza/

"Somos conejillos de indias humanos": Las alarmantes tasas de víctimas de las vacunas de ARNm requieren acción urgente
F. William Engdahl | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-28
*** | A medida que surgen datos oficiales del gobierno en Europa y EE. UU. Sobre el alarmante número de muertes y parálisis permanente, así como otros efectos secundarios graves de las vacunas experimentales de ARNm, está quedando claro que se…
globalizacion.ca/somos-conejillos-de-indias-humanos-las-alarmantes-tasas-de-bajas-de-las-vacunas-de-arnm-requieren-una-accion-urgente/

California To Allocate $116 Million To Encourage Vaccination
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-28
California State Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced a decision to offer US$116.5 million in prize money to stimulate residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. | RELATED: | California Host Rally of Support for Asian American Communities | The State will give $50 gift cards for grocery or other uses to the first 2 million Californians who get shots. Meanwhile, all those aged 12 or older who received at least a dose will be eligible for the prize money drawing in Jun…
telesurenglish.net/news/California-To-Allocate-116-Million-To-Encourage-Vaccination-20210528-0013.html

Vijay Prashad on India, Covid and Modi
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting | fair.org | 2021-05-28
New York Times ( 5/25/21) | This week on CounterSpin: A May 25 New York Times story reports that India's leading Bharatiya Janata Party is pressuring Twitter to censor and sanction anyone posting critically about prime minister Narendra Modi. An after-dusk visit by "officers from India's elite antiterrorism police unit" to Twitter's New Delhi offices wasn't so much legally binding as symbolic, the Times explained, sending a "a clear message that…
fair.org/home/vijay-prashad-on-india-covid-and-modi/

Indian and Sri Lankan workers and students explain why they are attending the May 30 meeting on India's COVID-19 catastrophe
wsws.org | 2021-05-28
SEP members in Sri Lanka and the ICFI supporters in India spoke with workers and students who plan to attend this Sunday's meeting.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/28/meet-m28.html

Students back on UK campuses amid explosive growth of Indian covid variant
wsws.org | 2021-05-28
The reopening of campuses last September led to the massive spread of covid, forcing thousands of students to self-isolate after travelling away from friends and family, and the government is repeating the same reckless policy, recommending that all students be "eligible to return to in-person teaching and learning."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/28/unuk-m28.html

Necropolis Now: The U.S. Assault on Iraqi Healthcare
Nick Alexandrov | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-28
The recent Baghdad hospital fire, Western reporters told Iraq, is a "you" problem. The Washington Post blamed the country's "endemic corruption" for the 82 deaths. The New York Times denounced its "mismanagement" and "legacy of decrepit infrastructure." And the Wall Street Journal, quoting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, cited "negligence." But Iraqi healthcare wasn't always…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/28/necropolis-now-the-u-s-assault-on-iraqi-healthcare/

At Least 120,000 Displaced in Myanmar Since the Coup
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-28
The latest update from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Asia and the Pacific indicates that "Around 46,000 people were displaced in the south-eastern part of Myanmar between April and May due to the conflict and insecurity, about 37,000 of them displaced in late May following the clashes in Kayah State."
telesurenglish.net/news/At-Least-120000-Displaced-in-Myanmar-Since-the-Coup-20210528-0022.html

California Assembly bill aims to remove derogatory term 'alien' from state law
Special to People's World | peoplesworld.org | 2021-05-28
SACRAMENTO — Assemblywoman Luz Rivas's (D-Arleta) Assembly Bill 1096 was approved by the California Assembly Thurs., May 20, with bipartisan support and will now move on to the State Senate. It is expected that that bill will also pass in the Senate. AB 1096 eliminates the offensive term "alien" from all state codes. The legislation …
peoplesworld.org/article/california-assembly-bill-aims-to-remove-derogatory-term-alien-from-state-law/

Three Turkish Proxy Groups Merged In New Formation In Northern Syria
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-28
File image. | On May 28, three Turkish-backed armed groups in northern Syria merged in a new formation led by the Syrian National Army (SNA) called the 13th Division. | In a joint statement, the groups, the Mehmed the Conqueror Division, the Samarkand Brigade and the Waqqas Brigade, said that the step is meant organize military forces in Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria. | The three groups are among the smallest factions of the SNA, which was formed in 2017 to unify Turkish-backed groups and pla…
southfront.org/three-turkish-proxy-groups-merged-in-new-formation-in-northern-syria/

Iraqi Security Forces Thwarted Rocket Attack In Baghdad (Photos)
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-28
Click to see full-size image. | On May 28, the Iraqi Security Media Cell announced that the Federal Police had thwarted a rocket attack on an unspecified target in the capital Baghdad. | An improvised rocket launched loaded with three "Katyusha" [107 mm] rockets and wired to a timer was found in the al-Jihad neighborhood, which is located around 5 kilometers to the east of Baghdad International Airport. | "A security force uncovered a rocket launcher prepared to targ…
southfront.org/iraqi-security-forces-thwarted-rocket-attack-in-baghdad-photos/

Marco Rubio García, monomaniaco y mitómano
José A. Amesty R. | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-28
Sin duda alguna el senador republicano Marco Rubio García en EEUU, se ha convertido en el estratega de presión contra Cuba y Venezuela. Su verborrea barata, repetitiva, politiquera y mentirosa, lo hace ser un monomanà¨aco y mentiroso. | Su última perla…
globalizacion.ca/marco-rubio-garcia-monomaniaco-y-mitomano/

Mapping Faultlines: Battles over airspace, geopolitics in Belarus
Newsclick | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-28
Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the recent incident in Belarus where a plane carrying dissident and anti-government activist Roman Protasevich was made to land and he was detained…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/28/mapping-faultlines-battles-over-airspace-geopolitics-in-belarus/

Sherry Buchanan:The Women Warriors Who Stopped the U.S. Genocide in Vietnam
Moderator | scheerpost.com | 2021-05-28
Photo courtesy of Sherry Buchanan] Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play The Vietnam War–or, as it is more accurately called in Vietnam, the American War–has become an inextricable and tragic part of the fabric of both Vietnamese and American society. America's Cold War intervention in the Asian country was as much an act of neocolonialism as it was a consequence of the country's… | Source…
scheerpost.com/2021/05/28/sherry-buchananthe-women-warriors-who-stopped-the-u-s-genocide-in-vietnam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sherry-buchananthe-women-warriors-who-stopped-the-u-s-genocide-in-vietnam

The Long Silence of Bao Ninh
Rohit Inani | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-28
In the fall of 2018, Rohit Inani, a freelance journalist based in New Delhi, contacted CounterPunch contributor Marc Levy after reading his 1998 interview with Bao Ninh. Rohit, who admires Ninh's work, asked to be put in touch with Ninh. Several weeks later, with help from the Joiner Institute, and the Vietnamese Writer's Association, Rohit…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/28/the-long-silence-of-bao-ninh/

Sherry Buchanan:The Women Warriors Who Stopped the American War in Vietnam
Moderator | scheerpost.com | 2021-05-28
Photo courtesy of Sherry Buchanan] Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play The Vietnam War–or, as it is more accurately called in Vietnam, the American War–has become an inextricable and tragic part of the fabric of both Vietnamese and American society. America's Cold War intervention in the Asian country was as much an act of neocolonialism as it was a consequence of the country's… | Source…
scheerpost.com/2021/05/28/sherry-buchananthe-women-warriors-who-stopped-the-u-s-genocide-in-vietnam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sherry-buchananthe-women-warriors-who-stopped-the-u-s-genocide-in-vietnam

Tens of thousands observe 6 months of farmers' protests in India
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-05-28
Six months into the historic farmers' agitation in India, organizations have reiterated that they will not back down until three contentious farms laws introduced by the Narendra Modi government are revoked.
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/05/28/tens-of-thousands-observe-6-months-of-farmers-protests-in-india/

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Megan Tatum (2021-05-29). [World Report] Cambodia ends controversial COVID-19 restrictions. thelancet.com Strict policies that prevented hundreds of thousands of people from leaving home, and left many without food or supplies for weeks, have been lifted. Megan Tatum reports.

Aarathi Prasad (2021-05-29). [Perspectives] Cultures of contagion. thelancet.com The Science Gallery Bengaluru's online exhibition CONTAGION opened in April, 2021, just as India approached a staggering 20 million reported cases of COVID-19, a number likely to be a vast undercount. The alarming second wave of COVID-19 in India gives this exhibition an immediacy and relevance.

Anonymous007 (2021-05-28). Bashar Al-Assad Elected For His 4th Term As Syrian President. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | In an expected outcome, Syria's incumbent president Bashar al-Assad won the May 26th election with 95.1% of the vote. | Assad's government said the election shows Syria is functioning normally despite the decade-old conflict. | Syria's parliament speaker, Hammouda Sabbagh announced the results at a news conference, saying voter turnout was around 78%, with more than 14 million Syrians taking part. | The Speaker went on to say that the second candidate to…

Anonymous103 (2021-05-28). How America Does Regime-Change Propaganda. southfront.org Illustrative image | Written by Eric Zuesse. | In the case of Saddam Hussein, it was by lying about "WMD" and about Saddam's being behind Al Qaeda. | In the case of Muammar Qaddafi, it was by lying about Qaddafi's being hated (instead of supported) by most Libyans. | In the case of Bashar al-Assad, it was by lying about Assad's being hated (instead of supported) by most Syrians. | In the case of Xi Jinping, it is by lying about Xi's being a dictator. | In the case of Vladimir Putin, it is by lying about Putin's being…

Anonymous669 (2021-05-28). Syrian Security Forces Clash With Protesters In Daraa City (Video). southfront.org Screen grab from the protest video. | Late on May 27, Syrian security forces clashed with pro-opposition protesters in the southern city of Daraa, a former stronghold of the rebels. | Dozens of opposition supporters took to the streets in the southern part of Daraa, known as Daraa al-Balad, to protest against the presidential elections which saw President Bashar al-Assad The gathering was pea…

F. William Engdahl (2021-05-28). "Somos conejillos de indias humanos": Las alarmantes tasas de víctimas de las vacunas de ARNm requieren acción urgente. globalizacion.ca *** | A medida que surgen datos oficiales del gobierno en Europa y EE. UU. Sobre el alarmante número de muertes y parálisis permanente, así como otros efectos secundarios graves de las vacunas experimentales de ARNm, está quedando claro que se…

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (2021-05-28). Vijay Prashad on India, Covid and Modi. fair.org New York Times ( This week on CounterSpin: A May 25 New York Times

WSWS (2021-05-28). Students back on UK campuses amid explosive growth of Indian covid variant. wsws.org The reopening of campuses last September led to the massive spread of covid, forcing thousands of students to self-isolate after travelling away from friends and family, and the government is repeating the same reckless policy, recommending that all students be "eligible to return to in-person teaching and learning."

WSWS (2021-05-28). Indian and Sri Lankan workers and students explain why they are attending the May 30 meeting on India's COVID-19 catastrophe. wsws.org SEP members in Sri Lanka and the ICFI supporters in India spoke with workers and students who plan to attend this Sunday's meeting.

Andaleeb Adwan (2021-05-28). What Does It Mean to be a Woman, a Mother and a Grandmother in Gaza? counterpunch.org Don't think that I'm addressing this to both genders out of concern for gender equality or to ensure gender-sensitive language. No. I want each of you, man or woman — those that God placed outside of Gaza, whether you're Palestinian or not — to try to seriously imagine yourselves in Gaza now, even for just

Mark Gruenberg (2021-05-28). Chicago ordinance bringing laid-off hotel workers back to work stalls. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—Marie Lourdie Pierre-Jacques, a naturalized Haitian immigrant who was a banquet server in Swissotel in Chicago's Loop, gave her life to her job for 18 years. She almost had her first baby at the hotel. After only six weeks of leave, she returned to work. After that, her first son called her sister "Mommy" and …

Special to People's World (2021-05-28). California Assembly bill aims to remove derogatory term 'alien' from state law. peoplesworld.org SACRAMENTO — Assemblywoman Luz Rivas's (D-Arleta) Assembly Bill 1096 was approved by the California Assembly Thurs., May 20, with bipartisan support and will now move on to the State Senate. It is expected that that bill will also pass in the Senate. AB 1096 eliminates the offensive term "alien" from all state codes. The legislation …

Anonymous669 (2021-05-28). Iraqi Security Forces Thwarted Rocket Attack In Baghdad (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On May 28, the Iraqi Security Media Cell announced that the Federal Police had thwarted a rocket attack on an unspecified target in the capital Baghdad. | An improvised rocket launched loaded with three "Katyusha" [107 mm] rockets and wired to a timer was found in the al-Jihad neighborhood, which is located around 5 kilometers to the east of Baghdad International Airport. | "A security force uncovered a rocket launcher prepared to targ…

Anonymous669 (2021-05-28). Three Turkish Proxy Groups Merged In New Formation In Northern Syria. southfront.org File image. | On May 28, three Turkish-backed armed groups in northern Syria merged in a new formation led by the Syrian National Army (SNA) called the 13th Division. | In a joint statement, the groups, the Mehmed the Conqueror Division, the Samarkand Brigade and the Waqqas Brigade, said that the step is meant organize military forces in Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria. | The three groups are among the smallest factions of the SNA, which was formed in 2017 to unify Turkish-backed groups and pla…

Nick Alexandrov (2021-05-28). Necropolis Now: The U.S. Assault on Iraqi Healthcare. counterpunch.org The recent Baghdad hospital fire, Western reporters told Iraq, is a "you" problem. The Washington Post blamed the country's "endemic corruption" for the 82 deaths. The New York Times denounced its "mismanagement" and "legacy of decrepit infrastructure." And the Wall Street Journal, quoting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, cited "negligence." But Iraqi healthcare wasn't always

Moderator (2021-05-28). Sherry Buchanan:The Women Warriors Who Stopped the U.S. Genocide in Vietnam. scheerpost.com Photo courtesy of Sherry Buchanan] Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play The Vietnam War—or, as it is more accurately called in Vietnam, the American War—has become an inextricable and tragic part of the fabric of both Vietnamese and American society. America's Cold War intervention in the Asian country was as much an act of neocolonialism as it was a consequence of the country's… |

Newsclick (2021-05-28). Mapping Faultlines: Battles over airspace, geopolitics in Belarus. peoplesdispatch.org Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the recent incident in Belarus where a plane carrying dissident and anti-government activist Roman Protasevich was made to land and he was detained…

Rohit Inani (2021-05-28). The Long Silence of Bao Ninh. counterpunch.org In the fall of 2018, Rohit Inani, a freelance journalist based in New Delhi, contacted CounterPunch contributor Marc Levy after reading his 1998 interview with Bao Ninh. Rohit, who admires Ninh's work, asked to be put in touch with Ninh. Several weeks later, with help from the Joiner Institute, and the Vietnamese Writer's Association, Rohit

José A. Amesty R. (2021-05-28). Marco Rubio García, monomaniaco y mitómano. globalizacion.ca Sin duda alguna el senador republicano Marco Rubio García en EEUU, se ha convertido en el estratega de presión contra Cuba y Venezuela. Su verborrea barata, repetitiva, politiquera y mentirosa, lo hace ser un monomanà¨aco y mentiroso. | Su última perla…

teleSUR (2021-05-27). Assad Wins Syria's Presidential Election. telesurenglish.net Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has won his fourth seven-year term in the 2021 presidential race, the Syrian parliament announced on Thursday. | Hamoudeh Sabbagh, the parliament speaker, said that Assad won 95.1 percent of the vote as opposed to 88.7 percent in the 2014 election. | RELATED: | He said that about 14 million of the estimated 18 million eligible voters inside and outside Syria cast their votes, with a turno…

Ben Norton (2021-05-27). US-funded Belarusian Regime-Change Activist Arrested on Plane Joined neo-Nazis in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — May 26, 2021 | Belarusian regime-change activist Roman Protasevich, whose arrest on a grounded plane caused a global scandal, joined Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and was cultivated by the US government's media apparatus. | A high-profile Belarusian regime-change activist whose detention on a forcibly grounded airplane caused an international scandal has extensive links to neo-fascist groups, which his political sponsors in Western capitals have conveniently overlooked. | Right-wing activist Roman Protasevich was traveling on the Irish airliner Ryanair on May 23 when the plane crossed int…

Ben Norton (2021-05-27). U.S.-funded Belarusian regime-change activist arrested on plane joined neo-Nazis in Ukraine. mronline.org Belarusian regime-change activist Roman Protasevich, whose arrest on a grounded plane caused a global scandal, joined Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and was cultivated by the U.S. government's media apparatus. | May 27, 2021…

Andrew Korybko (2021-05-27). The Strategic Significance of the Syrian Elections. globalresearch.ca The Hybrid War …

teleSUR (2021-05-27). COVID'S "Olympic" Strain Feared During Summer Tokyo Games. telesurenglish.net The head of the Japan Doctors Union, Dr. Naoto Ueyama, has issued a warning related to the upcoming Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, explaining that the convergence of thousands of athletes from all over the world could create an 'Olympic' strain of Covid-19, as Japan currently battles a fourth wave of the virus. | RELATED: | Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Dr. Ueyama highlighted how proceeding with the Olympic games would bring toge…

Dean Baker (2021-05-27). The New York Times Says 200,000,000 People Have Been Infected with Covid in the United States (sort of). cepr.net This is the implication of its analysis of likely Covid deaths and infections in India. Its central estimate assumes a case fatality rate of 0.3. This means that for every thousand people who get infected, three will die. There have been roughly 600,000 reported deaths from Covid, since the pandemic began. If this is 0.3 …

Prabir Purkayastha (2021-05-27). A Caring World Needs a Sharing World to End the COVID-19 Pandemic. counterpunch.org After three months of dithering, the Biden administration eventually agreed to a temporary waiver of patent rights for the COVID-19 vaccines. The proposal by South Africa and India for a waiver on intellectual property rights in the World Trade Organization has found support from a large number of countries and more than 400 public health

Staff (2021-05-27). No Tokyo Olympics: As COVID Spikes in Japan, Calls Grow to Cancel Games. IOC Refuses. Who Profits? democracynow.org Pressure is growing on organizers to cancel the Tokyo Olympics as Japan struggles to contain a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases. The games, which were delayed by a year due to the pandemic, are scheduled to begin July 23 even though less than 3% of the Japanese population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the lowest rates in the developed world. Jules Boykoff, author and former Olympic athlete who played for the U.S. Olympic soccer team, says the "extremely lopsided" contracts the International Olympic Committee signs with host countries give the body ultimate authority over whether or not to cancel…

WSWS (2021-05-27). Australia: Victorian state government announces lockdown amid outbreak of Indian COVID variant. wsws.org While infection numbers remain low, the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, including in the state capital of Melbourne, and more than 10,000 people have been deemed as contacts of confirmed cases.

WSWS (2021-05-27). Hyundai and Renault-Nissan forced to shut Indian plants due to worker unrest over lack of COVID-19 protections. wsws.org The autoworkers' job action underscores that it is the global working class that is the main source of opposition to the ruling elite's criminal "open economy" policy, which prioritizes capitalist profit over saving workers' lives.

Eva Bartlett (2021-05-27). Today I Saw Syrians Dancing and Celebrating Life, and a Return to Peace — but, of Course, the Western Media Won't Report that. globalresearch.ca Although the West …

South Front (2021-05-27). Video: War-torn Syria Takes to the Voting Polls. globalresearch.ca In Iraq, attacks …

Anonymous669 (2021-05-27). Syrian Mercenaries Are Faking Illness To Return From Libya: Monitoring Group. southfront.org Illustrative image. | Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries in Libya are faking illness in order to return to their country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on May 27. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the mercenaries are doing this because Turkey has not withdrawn any group from Libya in a while. | "A small number of mercenaries returned to Syria after they provided medical reports and falsified some of them by bribing the leaders of Turkish-backed factions, amid widespread discont…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-27). Azerbaijan Takes 6 Armenian Servicemen Prisoner In Nagorno-Karabakh. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 27th, 6 Armenian soldiers were arrested and taken prisoner by Azerbaijani troops in Nagorno-Karabakh's Kalbajar province. | Both sides blame the other for the situation. Armenia claimed that Azerbaijan encroached on its territory, and it has been doing so since May 12th. The Armenian soldiers were conducting repair work on a base in a border region, and the Azerbaijani troops surrounded them and took them captive."The Azerbaijani troops, who have infiltrated into Arme…

Anonymous669 (2021-05-27). Syrian Army Stormed Northern Daraa Town After Attack On Intelligence Center, Police Station (Videos). southfront.org Illustrative image | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) stormed Dael in the northern countryside of Daraa following a large hit-and-run attack on government buildings in the town. | Late on May 26, unidentified gunmen attacked the Ba'ath Party office, where a detachment of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate is deployed, as well as the local police station in Dael. Heavy clashes broke out in the town. Moreover, local sources reported hearing at least two large explosions. | According to the pro-opposition Horan Free League n…

_____ (2021-05-27). For the First Time, Big Oil Is Held Liable for Climate Change. popularresistance.org Hundreds of thousands of farmers, workers and members of trade unions, student and women organizations observed a protest at thousands of places across India on Wednesday, May 26. The day marked the completion of six months of the historic farmers' protest against the three contentious farm laws passed by the government of Narendra Modi. Farmers across India have opposed the laws, saying it will dismantle vital state regulations, reduce the price they get for their produce and lead to greater corporate entry in agriculture.

Fight Back (2021-05-27). International delegation visits Douma day before Syrian elections. fightbacknews.org Douma, Syria – On Tuesday, May 25, one day before the Syrian election, an international delegation, which includes a number of observers from the U.S., visited the war-torn cities of Douma and Jobar just outside Damascus. The observers viewed tunnel networks used by terrorists during the six-year occupation of the city and spoke to residents who had returned after the city was liberated in 2018 by the Syrian Arab Army. | Soldiers guided the delegation through the city riddled with rubble and bullet holes as far as the eye can see. The area had been occupied by the Saudi-backed Jaish al Islam from 2012 until 2018.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-27). Protests over struggling economy and unemployment in Oman enter fourth day. peoplesdispatch.org The police crackdown on protesters using British-manufactured tear gas has led a UK-based campaign group to demand the review of sale of arms and riot/crowd control equipment to the Gulf state by the British government…

Raj Patel (2021-05-27). Why Aren't We Talking about Farmers in India? zcomm.org Protesters have declared that they will remain either until Modi repeals his agricultural reforms or until he loses his 2024 reelection bid…

WSWS (2021-05-27). Alton Estate workers in Sri Lanka confront harsh and worsening social conditions. wsws.org The horrendous conditions confronting Alton Estate workers typify the plight of tens of thousands of plantation workers across Sri Lanka.

WSWS (2021-05-27). Twelve years since the end of Sri Lanka's communal war. wsws.org The military and its brutal methods used during the war are now being prepared for use against the working class as unrest grows over the worsening social conditions facing working people.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-27). Protestors demanding freedom for political prisoners in West Papua face arrests and violence. peoplesdispatch.org As demands for the release of Papuan pro-independence activist Victor Yeimo grow in Indonesia, protesters are facing repression and mass arrests. Yeimo, general secretary of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB), was arrested earlier this month for his role in the anti-racism protests of 2019.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-27). India marks day of resistance as farmers' struggle continues and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the nationwide 'Black Day' of resistance observed in India as the ongoing farmers' struggle completes 6 months, the crackdown on a protest against the killing of activists in Iraq, the success of a 22 month long struggle for better working conditions and pay by workers at the Ibis des Batignolles hotel in France, the ongoing crackdown on Papuan communities in Indonesia as they demand the release of political prisoners, and volunteer initiatives to feed poor and unhoused people in Brazil in the absence of adequate government aid policies during the pandemi…

Newsclick (2021-05-27). Across India, protesters mark six months of historic farmers' agitation. peoplesdispatch.org Across India, members of farmers' groups, trade unions and women's and students' organizations held aloft black protest flags and burnt copies of the three controversial farm laws which have been fiercely opposed…

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