Amira Mohammed, one of the commanders of the Women’s Protection Units in North East Syria (Rojava), spoke to Firat News Agency’s Cûdî Îbrahîm about the role of women in Syria and the protection of all women living in the country.
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Russian sociologist and anti-war political prisoner Boris Kagarlitsky was released from three days of solitary confinement to the relief of his supporters, reports Susan Price.
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Greens Senator David Shoebridge became the first Australian parliamentarian to visit the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (also known as Rojava). He spoke with Green Left’s Peter Boyle about the visit.
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In a historic victory for the left, Catherine Connolly won the presidential election in Ireland, becoming the first left candidate to win a majority of votes in a national election. Green Left’s Isaac Nellist speaks to Paul Murphy, Dublin-based ecosocialist and member of the Irish Parliament, about the significance of the campaign.
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Tamil university students announced the launch of a new Pongu Thamil campaign, in solidarity with Eelam Tamils living in the Sri Lankan state. Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud reports.
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Isaac Nellist speaks to Irish ecosocialist activist Paul Murphy about the presidential election campaign of Catherine Connolly, who won the presidency with a historic margin while standing for neutrality, against Israel’s genocide and for a more just and equal society.
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About 600 people gathered at the State Library to show solidarity with the Sudanese people facing a genocide by armed right-wing forces. Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud reports.
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Pro-Palestine community members, including a local basketball coach, shut down the Ferra weapons factory. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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The Jewish Council of Australia has called for united action to combat the far right and call out racism, rather than giving police more powers. Kerry Smith reports.
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More than 100 people attended a film screening of Gaza Surf Club in Ocean Grove. Tim Gooden reports.
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Farooq Sulehria looks behind the recent clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Community members protested outside the United States’s most important foreign spy base — Pine Gap — over its role in the Western-backed Israeli genocide in Palestine. Kerry Smith reports.