South Africans are deeply disturbed by the character assassination and threats levelled against Leila Khaled, an icon of anti-colonial struggle, writes South African human rights activist, Salim Vally.
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Binoy Kampmark writes the event was a salutatory reminder that the plight of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who remains in Belmarsh Prison in London, has become one of immediate concern.
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Touring Israeli real estate exhibitions are making stops in Canada to promote sales of land in the occupied West Bank in Palestine. Canadians are responding with protests, reports Jeff Shantz.
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Protesters blocked the road next to the Queensland parliament on March 7 as part of the campaign to Shut Down Ferra. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Speakers from Malaysia, the Philippines and the United States have been added to the growing bill of international guests at the Ecosocialism 2024 conference. Fred Fuentes reports.
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Morality and justice are not determined by body counts but a fraction of history shows Israel as a militarised, apartheid state which cultivates violent racism towards another people, argues Stuart Rees.
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In a moving display of anti-colonial solidarity, protesters carried more than 100 Palestinian flags from Reddacliff Place over the Victoria Bridge. Kamala Emanuel reports.
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Activists established a community picket that stopped work at the Heat Treatment Australia factory in Campbellfield for the whole day. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Aotearoa/New Zealand news media came under fire at a Palestine solidarity rally in Auckland calling for an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza with speakers condemning what they said was pro-Israeli “bias” and “propaganda”, reports Pacific Media Watch.
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Palestine solidarity activists blockaded major arms manufacturing companies across Canada, reinforcing growing calls for an immediate embargo on the country's arms sales to Israel, reports Jeff Shantz.
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Family for Palestine say it is vital to speak up for children and families of Gaza, who are forced to endure unspeakable mental and physical torment. Aneesa Bhamjee reports.
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Nick Riemer and Markela Panegyres argue that universities should insist on science and knowledge serving the cause of peace and human progress, and not fuel the arms race.