International solidarity

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Boris Kagarlitsky’s daughter, Ksenia Kagarlitsky, and others inside and outside Russia, are spearheading a global campaign to demand her father’s release. She spoke with Green Left's Federico Fuentes about the campaign and the need for solidarity with all political prisoners in Russia.

Greens MPs Larissa Waters, Max Chandler-Mather and Jenny Leong, as well as National Tertiary Education Union general secretary Damien Cahill and Geelong Trades Hall Council president Zeta Henderson, are among those calling for anti-war activist Boris Kagarlitsky’s release from a Russian prison. Federico Fuentes reports.

On the 167th day of the latest genocide, the Tzedek Collective with Jews Against the Occupation ‘48 led a second public sit-in of diaspora Jews, Palestinians and allies to show solidarity with Palestine. Shula Kirovsky reports.

 

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Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza has largely eclipsed their actions in the West Bank since October 7, says Ammar Abu Shamleh.

The Anthony Albanese government’s treatment of Palestinian refugees escaping the genocide in Gaza presents another blatant example of state-sponsored racism, argues Jonathan Strauss.

Veronica Koman, Jess Spear, Khaled Ghannam and Rebecca Meckelburg.

The full conference agenda for Ecosocialism 2024 has been released, with an exciting list of new speakers and panels. Fred Fuentes reports.

Palm Sunday protesters in Meanjin/Brisbane call for peace and a ceasefire, March 24

The traditional Palm Sunday rallies for peace and refugee rights were organised on the 24th week of continuous protests against Israel's genocide against the people of Gaza. Alex Bainbridge reports.

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Israel has temporarily put its ground invasion of Rafah on hold to engage in diplomatic maneuvers to justify its onslaught, in the face of worldwide opposition, reports Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah. Meanwhile, Israel continues its campaign to starve Gaza's people.

A community assembly of more than 300 Palestinian activists targeting the operations of the Israeli ZIM shipping line was violently broken up by NSW Police. Rachel Evans reports.

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The notorious Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG), a secretive tactical arm of the British Columbia (BC) Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), has been "rebranded" and deployed against the Palestine solidarity movement, reports Jeff Shantz.

Human rights and solidarity groups have condemned the brutal torture of a West Papuan man by Indonesian troops in Yahukimo, in West Papua’s highlands, and have reaffirmed their calls for the United Nations Human Rights Commission to be allowed to visit Papua, reports Susan Price.

Green Left News Podcast Ep 36, March 22, 2024

Green Left journalist Isaac Nellist goes through the latest news from across the continent and around the world.