International solidarity

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Pro-Palestine activists across Canada heeded the global call on April 15 to occupy, blockade and picket economic targets across the country, reports Jeff Shantz.

Sudanese refugee camp in Chad

April 15 marked one year since war broke out between rival military factions in Sudan, sending the country into a spiralling social and humanitarian crisis. Green Left’s Susan Price spoke with the Sudanese Australian Advocacy Network’s Wilson Madit Kuek about the scale of the crisis, SAAN’s work and prospects for peace and democracy.

Free Palestine, Gadigal/Sydney, April 21

Palestinian prisoners highlighted on the 28th consecutive week of protests against Israel's genocide, reports Alex Bainbridge.

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Green Left journalists Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen discuss the latest news from across the continent and around the world.

Socialist Alliance condemns Israel and its Western allies, including Australia, for their role in escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Palestinian refugees

Khaled Ghannam writes that desperate Palestinians are selling their assets, at a quarter of their value, to merchants who exploit their need for funds to leave Gaza, while Western governments refuse to shoulder responsibility for their displacement.

Sue Bolton, Socialist Alliance councillor for Merri-bek in Naarm/Melbourne, addressed the rally organised by Hume for Palestine.

The Blockade Ferra campaign prevented all deliveries from going in or out

The Ferra Engineering factory in Magan-djin/Brisbane was one of several targets of an internationally coordinated day of disruptive action against genocidal Israel on April 15. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Cuban doctors in the Henry Reeve Brigade

Aotearoa/New Zealand-based solidarity and labour activist Mike Treen visited Cuba in January, where he witnessed the impacts of the United States' cruel and illegal blockade.

die in at Penny Wongs office

Protesters staged a ‘die-in’ outside foreign minister Penny Wong’s office in Kaurna Yerta/Adelaide. Kerry Smith reports.

Efforts to unearth details of the defence relationship between Australia and Israel are proving difficult. Binoy Kampmark reports that defence is continuing to deny information due to alleged damage to international relations.

Blockading the offices of Mediterranean Shipping Company

Protesters blockaded the offices of Mediterranean Shipping Company as part of an international economic blockade against Israel. Alex Salmon reports.