How Trump and Netanyahu Undermine Freedom of Speech
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-20
Dima Khalidi discusses Trump's support for banning entry to Occupied West Bank on the basis of political opinion, such as Ilhan Omar's and Rashida Tlaib's support for the boycott movement against Israel. In the process, Trump also implicitly supports Israeli sovereignty over the Occupied Palestinian Territory…
therealnews.com/stories/how-trump-and-netanyahu-undermine-freedom-of-speech

Political upheaval over Tlaib and Omar shows the power of BDS
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-08-20
We are in the middle of a political upheaval on Israel/Palestine in the United States, and Americans who are concerned with Palestinian human rights live for these moments. They are the moments of potential change: When more tarnish is added to Israel's image, and Americans get a clearer picture of what the Jewish state actually […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/20/political-upheaval-over-tlaib-and-omar-shows-the-power-of-bds/

Ilhan Omar Urges Congress to Bear Witness to Israeli Occupation
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-08-20
In a press conference, the Minnesota representative calls on her colleagues to make the state visit Benjamin Netanyahu has denied her.
truthdig.com/articles/ilhan-omar-urges-congress-to-bear-witness-to-israeli-occupation/

Why the World Is Watching the Fate of an Iranian Tanker in the Mediterranean
Vijay Prashad | commondreams.org | 2019-08-20
The British seized the Iranian tanker at the urging of the United States. (Photo: Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/iran_tanker_uk.jpeg …
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Why the world is watching the fate of an Iranian tanker in the Mediterranean
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2019-08-20
The British, it is clear, seized the Iranian tanker at the urging of the United States. There was no previous British warning that it might enter in such a muscular way into the U.S. attempt to suffocate Iran. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/19/why-the-world-is-watching-the-fate-of-an-iranian-tanker-in-the-mediterranean/

US-North Korea Peace Talks Have Not Resumed: Pompeo
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-20
The U.S. and North Korea have not returned to the negotiation table as quickly as they initially hoped, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, but he added that Washington knew there would be 'bumps on the road' in the denuclearization talks. | RELATED: | Trump Designates Brazil a 'Major Non-Nato Ally' | "We haven't gotten back to the table as quickly as we hoped but we've been pretty clear all along, we knew there would be bums along the way," Pompeo said during an interview with CBS…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-North-Korea-Peace-Talks-Have-Not-Resumed-Pompeo-20190820-0002.html

Kushner's Threat to Palestine: An Interview with Norman Finkelstein
Colter Louwerse | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-20
Norman Finkelstein is a leading authority on the Israel-Palestine conflict. While most observers have proclaimed Jared Kushner's ongoing 'peace' initiative to be dead in the water, Norman warns that it may pose a serious threat to the Palestinians. In part 1 of this interview, I spoke with him about what we can expect from the…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/20/kushners-threat-to-palestine-an-interview-with-norman-finkelstein/

As Deadly Bombings Devastate Afghanistan, US-Taliban Peace Talks Continue
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-20
| In Afghanistan, a series of bomb attacks devastated restaurants and other public spaces Monday in the eastern city of Jalalabad, injuring at least 66 people. The explosions took place on Afghanistan's 100th Independence Day, following Saturday's bloody suicide bombing at a wedding in Kabul that killed 63 people, wounding around 200 others. ISIS claimed the attack, which was the deadliest this year in Afghanistan. The bombings came as the U.S. and Taliban are reportedly close to a peace deal a…
truthout.org/video/as-deadly-bombings-devastate-afghanistan-us-taliban-peace-talks-continue/

Is Hong Kong Important? For Whom?
Daniel Warner | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-20
Hundreds of thousands in the streets of Hong Kong protesting the anti-extradition bill for now over ten weeks; thousands closing down the busy international airport; an influential British parliamentarian proposing to return UK citizenship to Hong Kong residents; Chinese students supporting the government and those supporting the protesters clashing in foreign countries; videos showing Chinese…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/20/is-hong-kong-important-for-whom/

Hong Kong: Flashpoint of Class Struggle in China
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-20
What began as isolated protests against a standard criminal-extradition law has somehow erupted into a violent fury throughout Hong Kong. The Chinese city's American-and-British-flag-waving protesters are, on the one hand, calling for "freedom, human rights, and democracy" while, on the other, assaulting police and even random bystanders alike. Western media have already been on the …
uwidata.com/4966-hong-kong-flashpoint-of-class-struggle-in-china/

Protest against police brutality to support the people of Hong Kong
N. Calif Hong Kong Club, ÂåóÂä Â∑ûȶôÊ∏ØÊúÉ | indybay.org | 2019-08-20
Embarcadero Plaza, Market St &, Steuart St, San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/16/18825518.php

Indonesia Curbs Net, Sends More Police to Papua Amid Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-20
Indonesia sent 200 more police officers to Papua Tuesday and reined in internet speeds to "prevent hoaxes from spreading" as civil unrest persisted in some parts of the country's easternmost area, officials said. | RELATED: | Thousands Demand Independence in Indonesia's Papua Regions | Thousands of Papuans took the streets of the cities of Sorong, Manokwari, and Jayapura Monday, blocking roads, damaging an airport and torching government buildings. | The protests were triggered by th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Indonesia-Curbs-Net-Sends-More-Police-to-Papua-Amid-Protests-20190820-0006.html

Iran Praises North Korea for 'Exercising Vigilance Against US'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-20
The speaker of Iran's parliament, Ali Larijani, has praised North Korea's 'intelligent' approach to the U.S., and said that they have successfully resisted unilateral pressures, thereby securing their independence. Larijani also said that he hoped Iran and North Korea could increase their cooperation, since both are heavily sanctioned by Washington. | RELATED: | War With Iran Will Be 'Mother Of All Wars': Rouhani | "North Korean leader [Kim Jong-un] acted properly during negotiations with t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Praises-North-Korea-for-Exercising-Vigilance-Against-US-20190820-0013.html

Mystery Airstrikes Rock Baghdad Base With US Forces Present; Deaths Reported
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-08-20
The attack is already being blamed on Israel.

Mystery Airstrikes Rock Baghdad Base With US Forces Present; Deaths Reported

Pentagon Officials Eager to Present a Recovering ISIS, but Facts Don't Support It
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-08-20
The Pentagon clearly wants this to be true, because they are using it to spin a US military withdrawal from Syria as dangerous.

Pentagon Officials Eager to Present a Recovering ISIS, but Facts Don’t Support It

China Warns of Reemergence of Islamic State Group in Syria
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-20
A senior Chinese official said Tuesday that there was a danger of Islamic State group re-emerging in Syria and called for progress in the political process between the Damascus government and the opposition to end the war. | RELATED: | Syria Slams US-Turkey Safe Zone, Calls it 'Blatant Aggression' | "There is now a danger of terrorist organizations like ISIS…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Warns-of-Reemergence-of-Islamic-State-Group-in-Syria-20190820-0011.html

Turkey removes HDP mayors amid impending military attack on Syria
wsws.org | 2019-08-20
The Turkish government removed mayors belonging to the Kurdish nationalist party as it plans a renewed attack on Kurdish YPG militias in Syria.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/20/turk-a20.html

Jammu and Kashmir: the Legitimacy of Article 370
Nyla Ali Khan | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-20
Introduction The recent unilateral decision of Prime Minister Modi's government to revoke Article 370, which guaranteed the special status of Jammu and Kashmir; dismemberment of the State, and its diminishment are flagrant violations of the sovereign Constitution of India. These maneuvers jeopardize the federal structure of India. The erosion of the rights and privileges of…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/20/jammu-and-kashmir-the-legitimacy-of-article-370/

Elections 2020: Warren and Klobuchar address Native American presidential candidate forum
Al Neal | peoplesworld.org | 2019-08-20
SIOUX CITY, Iowa–"Over the past couple of years, I've had the opportunity to get to know Elizabeth. We have spoken often of the needs of Indian Country, and she has taken action to address them, helped me get elected to Congress, and we've worked together to introduce legislation on affordable healthcare, pre-k education, and housing," …
peoplesworld.org/article/elections-2020-warren-and-klobuchar-address-native-american-presidential-candidate-forum/

The Plot to Attack Iran:‚Ä® How the CIA and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Iran
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2019-08-20
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/15/18825506.php

Exploiting Russiagate coma, Democrats raped climate movement
Patrick Walker | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-20
Introduction: Some gallows humor: | Seeing the grave existential and political fix we're now in, some gallows humor–a sophomoric old joke highly pertinent to my title theme–seems as good a way to start as any. | Q: What's the difference between a virgin and a light bulb? | A: You can unscrew a light bulb. | Like the virgin of this admittedly sick joke (relic of more patriarchal times), the climate movement has been truly and royally screwed by Democrats. Given what's at stake, a more appropriately inflammatory term is raped, and…
nationofchange.org/2019/08/20/exploiting-russiagate-coma-democrats-raped-climate-movement/

Review: Russian revolution revered as trailblazing event in the developing world
Tony Pecinovsky | peoplesworld.org | 2019-08-20
"Like a brilliant sun, the [1917] October [Bolshevik] Revolution shone over all five continents, awakening millions of oppressed and exploited people around the world. There has never existed such a revolution of such significance and scale in the history of humanity," wrote a young H·ªì Chí Minh while in Paris. He had just read the …
peoplesworld.org/article/russian-revolution-revered-as-trailblazing-event-in-the-developing-world/

China, Russia Accuse US of Inciting New Arms Race
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-20
The United States is stoking military tensions with their latest ground-launched cruise missile test, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. | RELATED: | 'We May Not Do Any Business With Huawei': Trump Says as License Expires Aug. 19 | The Kremlin said the U.S. missile test revealed Washington had long been preparing to exit the nuclear pact. The U.S. previously accused Russia of violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), which was established during the Cold War. | T…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Russia-Accuse-US-of-Inciting-New-Arms-Race-20190820-0007.html

Maryland teacher incorporates hard lessons about slavery into public school curriculum
splcenter.org | 2019-08-20
At a workshop for teachers about educating children on American slavery, one instructor grew angry and insisted that Thomas Jefferson — who fathered biracial children with an enslaved woman on one of his plantations — was an advocate for racial equality.
splcenter.org/news/2019/08/20/maryland-teacher-incorporates-hard-lessons-about-slavery-public-school-curriculum

Key Trump Policies Show a Person Mentally Disordered: Megalomaniacal, Paranoid, and Psychopathic
Jeffrey D. Sachs | commondreams.org | 2019-08-20
US President Donald Trump arrives to pose for a family photo with participants of the G7 summit during the Summit of the Heads of State and of Government of the G7, the group of most industrialized economies, plus the European Union, on May 27, 2017 in Taormina, Sicily. (Photo: Stephane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/donald_trump_g7_megalomaniacal_paranoid_psychopathic.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/08/20/key-trump-policies-show-person-mentally-disordered-megalomaniacal-paranoid-and?cd-origin=rss

You Can't Put Capitalism Over Sustainability—and Other Lessons From China
David Korten | commondreams.org | 2019-08-20
Nanjing Road in Shanghai, China. (Photo by DuKai/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/china_2.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/08/20/you-cant-put-capitalism-over-sustainability-and-other-lessons-china?cd-origin=rss

Australian prime minister elevates pro-US militarists to top cabinet, intelligence positions
wsws.org | 2019-08-20
Shearer's role will be to advise Morrison and other ministers on how to publicly promote the US-led preparations for war with China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/20/shea-a20.html

Turkey and China One Road One Belt Project
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-20
In recent years, thanks to the development of Turkey's transit fleet and the emergence of a vibrant and active private sector in this sector, Turkey has been able to take a fair share of the road transport market with the countries of the region by creating competitive advantages. Turkey and the Modern Silk Road Project …
uwidata.com/4983-turkey-and-china-one-road-one-belt-project/

Approval of Armenian Gold Mine Shows Corporate Courts 'Crush Democracy'
commondreams.org | 2019-08-20
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/08/20/approval-armenian-gold-mine-shows-corporate-courts-crush-democracy?cd-origin=rss

Sotto lo ´scudo ª missili nucleari Usa in Europa
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-20
ll sito missilistico Nato di Deveselu in Romania, facente parte del sistema statunitense Aegis di ´difesa missilistica ª, ha terminato ´l'aggiornamento ª iniziato lo scorso aprile. Lo comunica la Nato, assicurando che ´esso non ha conferito alcuna capacità offensiva al sistema ª, il …
globalresearch.ca/sotto-lo-scudo-missili-nucleari-usa-in-europa/5686775

In 'Astounding' Exchange Rare for Corporate Media, Peter Beinart Calls on US Lawmakers to Witness Firsthand the Plight of Palestinians
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-08-20
Shortly after Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar called on their fellow lawmakers to visit the occupied West Bank to see firsthand Israel's treatment of Palestinians, Atlantic editor Peter Beinart bolstered their argument in a CNN panel discussion. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11425061731.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/08/20/astounding-exchange-rare-corporate-media-peter-beinart-calls-us-lawmakers-witness?cd-origin=rss

Deadly Bombings Devastate Afghanistan as U.S.-Taliban Peace Talks Continue Without Afghan Government
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-20
In Afghanistan, a series of bomb attacks devastated restaurants and other public spaces Monday in the eastern city of Jalalabad, injuring at least 66 people. The explosions took place on Afghanistan's 100th Independence Day, following Saturday's bloody suicide bombing at a wedding in Kabul that killed 63 people, wounding around 200 others. ISIS claimed the attack, which was the deadliest this year in Afghanistan. The bombings came as the U.S. and Taliban are reportedly close to a peace deal after months of talks between the two parties. Top issues in the negotiations include a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanist…
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/20/afghanistan_peace_talks_us_taliban

Interview with Kate Jessica Raphael on Fiction, Memory, and Palestine
Roberta Tracy and James Tracy | indybay.org | 2019-08-20
Interview with local author Kate Jessica Raphael. Raphael is a San Francisco Bay Area writer, feminist and queer activist and KPFA radio journalist.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/17/18825543.php

What Fareed Zakaria Gets Wrong About Afghanistan: Everything
Maj. Danny Sjursen | truthdig.com | 2019-08-19
Since when does a (mostly) respected press pundit sound just like an army general? Well, for a while now, in fact. Politicians and reporters will argue viciously about all kinds of issues: immigration, healthcare, race, et al. There's only one sacred cow that mainstream insiders — both "left" and right — dare not challenge: the runaway Pentagon budget and America's forever wars. | So it was, this Sunday morning, lounging in my hotel room in Spokane — I was in town for the national Vet…
truthdig.com/articles/what-fareed-zakaria-gets-wrong-about-afghanistan-everything/

Anti-War Committee denounces Israel's ban of Omar and Tlaib
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-19
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following August 15 statement from the Twin Cities based Anti-War Committee. | The Minnesota Anti-War Committee condemns the Israeli government's August 15 decision not to allow US Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering occupied Palestine, to which the Israeli state controls all access. Reps. Omar and Tlaib join the thousands of peace activists, human rights officials and people of conscience around the world who are denied entry over their support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel and its Zionist policies of occu…
fightbacknews.org/2019/8/18/anti-war-committee-denounces-israel-s-ban-omar-and-tlaib

Anti-War Committee denounces Israel's ban of Omar and Tlaib
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-19
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following August 15 statement from the Twin Cities based Anti-War Committee. | The Minnesota Anti-War Committee condemns the Israeli government's August 15 decision not to allow US Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering occupied Palestine, to which the Israeli state controls all access. Reps. Omar and Tlaib join the thousands of peace activists, human rights officials and people of conscience around the world who are denied entry over their support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel and its Zionist policies of occu…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/8/18/anti-war-committee-denounces-israel-s-ban-omar-and-tlaib

Netanyahu is called out as a 'bully' for banning Omar and Tlaib from entering occupied Palestine
Peadar O'Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2019-08-19
Feminist Gloria Steinem called Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "bully" for banning US congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from visiting occupied Palestine. Steinem's message reminds us how important it is to stand against right-wing racists and bullies. | The congresswomen respond | This is how congresswoman Omar responded at the…
thecanary.co/global/2019/08/19/netanyahu-is-a-called-out-as-bully-for-banning-omar-and-tlaib-from-entering-occupied-palestine/

Twitter Helped Chinese Government Promote Disinformation on Repression of Uighurs
Ryan Gallagher | theintercept.com | 2019-08-19
Twitter helped to promote Chinese government propaganda and disinformation about the country's controversial internment camps in the Xinjiang region, a review of the company's advertising records reveals. | The social media company today announced a policy change that would bar such promotion following an inquiry from The Intercept and an earlier controversy over similar propaganda related to demonstrations in Hong Kong. | In Xinjiang, a western province in China, the United Nations has estimated that 1 milli…
theintercept.com/2019/08/19/twitter-ads-china-uighurs/

Hong Kong in the crosshairs of global power and ideological struggles
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-19
Hong Kong is one of the most extreme examples of big finance, neoliberal capitalism in the world. As a result, many people in Hong Kong are suffering from great economic insecurity in a city, with 93 billionaires, second-most of any city. | Hong Kong is suffering the effects of being colonized by Britain for more than 150 years following the Opium Wars. The British put in place a capitalist economic system and Hong Kong has had no history of self-rule. When Britain left, it negotiated an agreement that prevents China fr…
nationofchange.org/2019/08/19/hong-kong-in-the-crosshairs-of-global-power-and-ideological-struggles/

Hong Kong in the Crosshairs of Global Power and Ideological Struggles
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-19
Hong Kong is one of the most extreme examples of big finance, neoliberal capitalism in the world. As a result, many people in Hong Kong are suffering from great economic insecurity in a city with 93 billionaires, second-most of any city. Hong Kong is suffering the effects of being colonized by Britain for more than …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/hong-kong-in-the-crosshairs-of-global-power-and-ideological-struggles/

Hong Kong in the Crosshairs of Global Power and Ideological Struggles
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
Hong Kong is one of the most extreme examples of big finance, neoliberal capitalism in the world. As a result, many people in Hong Kong are suffering from great economic insecurity in a city with 93 billionaires, second-most of any …
globalresearch.ca/hong-kong-global-power-ideological-struggles/5686677

Activist on the Front Lines Discusses the Historic Protests in Hong Kong
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-19
We had to blur her image but she talks about police brutality, the struggle for a transparent democracy, the Chinese army at the border, and hope for the future…
therealnews.com/stories/activist-on-the-front-lines-discusses-the-historic-protests-in-hong-kong

What Do the Hong Kong Protesters Want?
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-08-19
An activist on the front lines reflects on the Umbrella Movement of 2014 and explains why she and millions more have taken to the streets.
truthdig.com/articles/what-do-the-hong-kong-protesters-want/

Paraguay Labels Hamas, Hezbollah As 'Terrorist Groups'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-19
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Paraguay's decision Monday to label Palestinian organization Hamas and Lebanese militant group and political party Hezbollah, as "international terrorist organizations," a move that comes shortly after Argentina first blacklisted Hezbollah. | RELATED: | Lebanon Accuses Israel of Threatening Peace in the Region | "I welcome the decision of Paraguayan President Mario Abdo to define Hezbollah and Hamas as terrorist organizations," Netanyahu said in…
telesurenglish.net/news/Paraguay-Labels-Hamas-Hezbollah-terrorist-groups-Israel-Applauds-20190819-0017.html

Afghanistan: Explosions Injure Dozens on Independence Day
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-19
Dozens of people including children were wounded after a series of explosions hit the Afghan eastern city of Jalalabad in the Nangarhar Province, as the country was commemorating its 100th year of independence from the British rule. | RELATED: | US-Taliban Peace Talks End With No Deal, Sept. 1 Deadline Looms | Noor Ahmad Habibi, the spokesman for the provincial governor, said at least 10 explosions occurred around Jalalabad. "Most of the people had minor injuries and were relea…
telesurenglish.net/news/Afghanistan-Explosions-Wound-Scores-on-Independence-Day-20190819-0019.html

Sudan agreement, Hong Kong Protests, Venezuela and Trade War
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-19
Sudan Agreement The first agreements between military and civilians have been reached in Sudan following months of turmoil. According to the newly signed constitutional declaration, a sovereign council will become the highest authority in Sudan during the transition period pending upcoming elections. The console will include five representatives of the military and five civilian figures, …
uwidata.com/4995-sudan-agreement-hong-kong-protests-venezuela-and-trade-war/

Follow the Money Trail Behind the Hong Kong Protests
Sara Flounders | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
The demonstrations in Hong Kong, now an open confrontation with the People's Republic of China, have a global impact. What are the forces behind this movement? What provides the funds and who stands to benefit? | *** | The increasingly violent demonstrations …
globalresearch.ca/money-behind-hong-kong-protests/5686679

Hundreds of thousands again take to Hong Kong's streets
wsws.org | 2019-08-19
Underlying the protests is mounting frustration with the city's glaring social inequality and the lack of welfare services, affordable housing and job opportunities.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/19/hong-a19.html

2,500 Injured: Putin Recalls Macron His 'Yellow Vests' Record
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-19
Russian President Vladimir Putin recalled French President Emmanuel Macron that France had a concerning record of violence during the 'Yellow Vests' protests after Macron urged the Russian leader to abide by democratic principles following weeks of protests in Moscow. | RELATED: | France: Police Repress Yellow Vest Protest in Nantes | "We called this summer for freedom of protest, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion and the freedom to run in elections, which should be fully respected in Russia…
telesurenglish.net/news/Putin-Recalls-Macron-His-Yellow-Vests-Record-20190819-0018.html

Thousands Demand Independence in Indonesia's Papua Regions
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-19
Protests in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua called for independence Monday, following two days of mobilizations against the harassment and arrest of students in Surabaya city over the weekend. | RELATED: | Indonesia Blamed for Deaths of Babies in W. Papua Repression | The protests were organized after the arrest of 43 college students, whose dormitories in the city of Surabaya in Java were surrounded by Indonesian nationalists on Friday and Saturday for allegedly…
telesurenglish.net/news/Thousands-Demand-Independence-in-Indonesia-Papua-Region-20190819-0013.html