National liberation

women standing on cars protesting

Iran’s monarchist opposition’s support for “liberation” by invasion proved to be a nightmare for ordinary people, says Iranian American socialist feminist Frieda Afary in an interview with Alternative Viewpoint’s Farooq Sulehria.

Iranian flag behind a prisoner in a cell

Sarah Glynn looks at the brutal crackdown on Kurds and other minorities and activists since the Israeli-United States bombings of Iran.

Niko Leka reports that First Nations Elder Uncle Robbie Thorpe has lodged an application with the Federal Court for Hamas to be removed from the list of terrorist organisations, as Hamas is a legitimate political entity.

Palestine solidarity activists are organising to converge on Parliament House in Canberra to demand Labor places sanctions on genocidal Israel. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Three faces

As the United States and Israel bomb Iran, Barry Sheppard looks at why the US and its Zionist allies want to bring Iran to heel and surveys the revolution that toppled the US-backed regime of Shah Reza Pahlavi.

Israel’s new attacks on Iran has not distracted it from its continued blitzkrieg on Gaza, as protests against the genocide continue around the world. Pip Hinman and Isaac Nellist report. 

Riley Breen caught up with Nasser Mashni, Australia Palestine Advocacy Network president, to ask him what the federal government must do to help stop Israel’s genocide.

Elbit systems, the Israeli weapons and surveillance company, is a key focus of pro-Palestine activists, who want their governments to stop supplying it with component parts. William Maxwells reports.

Hundreds turned out to a snap rally at the Prime Minister’s electorate office to protest Israel’s illegal boarding of the Madleen and its taking 12 Gaza Flotilla activists hostage. Jepke Goudsmit reports.

Hands off the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Naarm/Melbourne, June 9

Hundreds of people joined emergency protests against Israel’s illegal arrest of 12 activists from the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. They followed regular weekend protests on the 610th day of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Pip Hinman, Jacob Andrewartha and Alex Bainbridge report.

To stifle growing pro-Palestinian activities on campuses, university authorities are developing and applying techniques of control. Universities as places of free speech, political activism and the right to protest is under attack, argues Jane Kenway.

Trinity College Dublin, 2019

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement won an important victory when Trinity College Dublin cut institutional ties with Israeli universities. Alex Bainbridge reports.