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Haitian elections under U.S. controlHaitian elections under U.S. control

Haitian elections under U.S. control

Haitian President Michelle Martelly liked running the country without a parliament. He could do whatever tickled his fancy. But when…

September 25, 2015
Ukraine’s Poroshenko: War criminal!Ukraine’s Poroshenko: War criminal!

Ukraine’s Poroshenko: War criminal!

When Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko arrives in New York for the 70th United Nations General Assembly in late September, activists…

September 25, 2015
Vigil for Lumad hits U.S. role in PhilippinesVigil for Lumad hits U.S. role in Philippines

Vigil for Lumad hits U.S. role in Philippines

The New York Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines held a vigil in New York’s Union Square on Sept.…

September 25, 2015
Pickets demand — ‘Free Petrenko and Moldovan protesters!’Pickets demand — ‘Free Petrenko and Moldovan protesters!’

Pickets demand — ‘Free Petrenko and Moldovan protesters!’

Protesters demanding freedom for Grigory Petrenko and imprisoned Red Bloc activists picketed outside the Republic of Moldova’s Permanent Mission to…

September 25, 2015
Phoney charges — A tool of repression in ColombiaPhoney charges — A tool of repression in Colombia

Phoney charges — A tool of repression in Colombia

By Húbert Ballesteros Húbert “Huber” Ballesteros is a peasant leader from Fensuagro (National Unitarian Agricultural Trade Union Federation) and the…

September 23, 2015
Imperialist wars leave migrants stranded and abusedImperialist wars leave migrants stranded and abused

Imperialist wars leave migrants stranded and abused

Sept. 21 -- Tens of thousands of migrants are living under precarious conditions in Hungary and Croatia as well as…

September 22, 2015
Pro-Cuba group calls on Obama to free U.S. political prisonersPro-Cuba group calls on Obama to free U.S. political prisoners

Pro-Cuba group calls on Obama to free U.S. political prisoners

Organizers of the “Days of Action Against the Blockade of Cuba,” which took place this past week in Washington, D.C.,…

September 21, 2015
Venezuela defends against Colombian border attacksVenezuela defends against Colombian border attacks

Venezuela defends against Colombian border attacks

In late August, after months of outrages and provocations, Venezuela temporarily closed down some sections of its border with neighboring…

September 20, 2015
Turkish regime opens fire on Kurds, leftistsTurkish regime opens fire on Kurds, leftists

Turkish regime opens fire on Kurds, leftists

The Turkish government, as well as admittedly fascist elements, have opened a broad attack on democratic organizations throughout western Turkey.…

September 20, 2015
U.S.-backed ground war intensifies in YemenU.S.-backed ground war intensifies in Yemen

U.S.-backed ground war intensifies in Yemen

Sept. 7 -- An escalating ground war is taking place for control of Yemen, the most underdeveloped state in the…

September 18, 2015