Daily Archives: June 25, 2023

2023-06-25: News Headlines

Editor (2023-06-25). Prigozhin Headed for Belarus After Ending 'Insurrection'. scheerpost.com By Will Porter / Antiwar Russia's Wagner Group has called off its march on Moscow and agreed to stand down after launching a two-day mutiny and seizing a military base in the city of Rostov-on-Don. The Kremlin said it would drop all charges against the company and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been guaranteed …

Will Porter (2023-06-24). Wagner Chief Attempts 'Armed Insurrection' in Russia: Kremlin. news.antiwar.com The head of Russia's Wagner private military firm, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has claimed to have captured a military facility in the Russian city of Rostov, after the mercenary chief accused government forces of attacking his fighters in Ukraine. The Kremlin has denied the allegations, instead labeling the move an "armed insurrection." In a video shared on …

Will Porter (2023-06-24). Wagner's Prigozhin Halts Advance on Moscow. news.antiwar.com This article has been updated here.Russia's Wagner Group has called off its march on Moscow, its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday, agreeing to end a two-day mutiny after the mercenary firm claimed it seized a military base in the city of Rostov-on-Don and began to advance toward the capital. Prigozhin shared a brief audio …

People's Dispatch. (2023-06-25). Anti-War Groups In Ireland Disrupt Security Conference. popularresistance.org Irish anti-war groups disrupted discussions over militarization and membership of military alliances at the government's first national security consultation meeting that began at the University College Cork (UCC). On June 22, activists from the Connolly Youth Movement (CYM) disrupted the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy meeting with anti-war slogans and raised a red banner that read "NATO Wars! Millions Dead." | Deputy head of government and foreign and defense minister Micheál Martin from the Fianna Fail of the ruling liberal-conservative coalition, was set to address the gathering, only to b…


Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-24). Anti-war groups in Ireland disrupt security conference at Cork University. peoplesdispatch.org Irish anti-war groups disrupted discussions over militarization and membership of military alliances at the government's first national security consultation meeting that began at the University College Cork (UCC). On June 22, activists from the Connolly Youth Movement (CYM) disrupted the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy meeting with anti-war slogans and Deputy head of government and foreign and defense minister Micheál Martin from the Fianna Fail of the ruling liberal-cons…

Stansfield Smith (2023-06-24). Liberal and Left Silence on National Security Police State When Used Against Trump and His Supporters. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Jun 21, 2023 | The National Security police state now regards the Democratic Party as a more useful tool to criminalize opposition to US wars and maintain their control over the US government. We see this in the attack on the Uhuru Movement as being in the pay of Russia, in the imprisonment and torture of Julian Assange, in the jailing of numerous whistleblowers, in the censoring of hundreds of anti-war websites, claiming they spread Russian "disinformation." Unfortunately, not a few who consider themselves on the left or liberals acquiesce to these attacks. Many actually repeat them.

Peninsula Peace & Justice Center (2023-06-25). Thursday 6/22: Pride, Prejudice & Corporate P.R: Corporate Capitalism and Anti-LGBTQIA+ Hate. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

mforinoco (2023-06-25). The Western Left Must Reject Anti-China Propaganda and Join the Progressive Global Trend. orinocotribune.com By Jenny Clegg — Jun 20, 2023 | What follows is the text of a speech given by veteran British peace activist and China specialist Jenny Clegg at the launch event in London for Carlos Martinez's book The East is Still Red: Chinese socialism in the 21st century. | Summarizing the key points of the book, Jenny highlights in particular the escalating New Cold War and anti-China rhetoric in the West. "China is being presented as an existential threat to the Western way of life so as to prepare a climate for war." | Beyond the obvious dangers of preparing a climate for war, Jenny points out that the incessant lies…




Global Research (2023-06-24). "The Criminalization of War" globalresearch.ca Text of Major Declaration following the Kuala Lumpur Peace Forum, 15-17 December 2005…

mforinoco (2023-06-24). Sudanese Left Skeptical of US-Saudi led Peace Talks, 'The Resolution has to be Found Here in Sudan'. orinocotribune.com By Pavan Kulkarni — Jun 20, 2023 | The Sudanese Communist Party argues that the ceasefire mainly serves the warring parties who can resupply their forces and resume fighting with greater intensity. | The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which entered its third month on June 15, resumed in the early hours of Wednesday, June 21, with the end of the 72-hour-long ceasefire. The ceasefire began on June 18. | Speaking to Peoples Dispatch during the lull in the fighting amid the ceasefire, Fathi Elfadl, national spokesperson of the Sudanese Commun…

Nauman Sadiq (2023-06-24). The Failed Ukraine-Russia March 2022 Peace Negotiations. Evidence of US-NATO Sabotage. globalresearch.ca Ukrainian negotiators said that under their proposals, Kyiv would agree not to join alliances or host bases of foreign troops. The proposals, which would require a referendum in Ukraine. They have essentially agreed to to reject NATO membership.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-06-24). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

Global Research (2023-06-24). "The Criminalization of War" globalresearch.ca Text of Major Declaration following the Kuala Lumpur Peace Forum, 15-17 December 2005…

mforinoco (2023-06-24). Sudanese Left Skeptical of US-Saudi led Peace Talks, 'The Resolution has to be Found Here in Sudan'. orinocotribune.com By Pavan Kulkarni — Jun 20, 2023 | The Sudanese Communist Party argues that the ceasefire mainly serves the warring parties who can resupply their forces and resume fighting with greater intensity. | The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which entered its third month on June 15, resumed in the early hours of Wednesday, June 21, with the end of the 72-hour-long ceasefire. The ceasefire began on June 18. | Speaking to Peoples Dispatch during the lull in the fighting amid the ceasefire, Fathi Elfadl, national spokesperson of the Sudanese Commun…

Nauman Sadiq (2023-06-24). The Failed Ukraine-Russia March 2022 Peace Negotiations. Evidence of US-NATO Sabotage. globalresearch.ca Ukrainian negotiators said that under their proposals, Kyiv would agree not to join alliances or host bases of foreign troops. The proposals, which would require a referendum in Ukraine. They have essentially agreed to to reject NATO membership.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-06-24). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2023-06-24). Chinese-American Worker And Activist Arrested For Advocating For Peace. popularresistance.org Labor leaders and organizers are banding together to demand justice for Chinese-American unionized worker and activist Li Tang "Henry" Liang. Liang was indicted and then arrested in early May in Boston in retaliation for exercising his free speech rights. "The federal government has targeted Liang for advocating peaceful relations between the US and China," say labor activists in the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance of the AFL-CIO, the largest trade union in the US. | As a hotel worker, Liang was an active member in his union, UNITE HERE Local 26. He is also an activist in the Chinese-American community, ral…

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-06-24). Friday 6/23: Bridge Bannering for Peace and Justice. indybay.org We'll be on the pedestrian bridge over Geary at Webster near Japantown in San Francisco.

teleSUR, JCM, SH (2023-06-25). Venezuela, Nicaragua y Cuba expresan su apoyo al Gobierno ruso. telesurtv.net En sendos comunicados, los Gobierno venezolanos y nicaragüense se manifestaron sobre la amenaza que lanzó el grupo militar Wagner de avanzar hacia Moscú, pero fue desactivado.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-06-25). Presidente de Venezuela ratifica solidaridad y apoyo a Rusia. telesurtv.net Nicolás Maduro participa en acto conmemorativo por los 202 años de la Batalla de Carabobo. Asegura que Rusia enfrentó y venció un intento de traición y guerra civil.

Jalil Muntaqim, Black Agenda Report. (2023-06-25). Report From Venezuela On The Case Of Political Prisoner Alex Saab. popularresistance.org I was invited by Camilla Saab, the spouse of the kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat, Alex Saab, to attend the international conference titled: "Lawfare Against Venezuela: Three Years After the Kidnapping of Diplomat Alex Saab." This conference, sponsored by the Free Alex Saab Movement, brought activists and revolutionaries from as far as Canada, Slovenia, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Nigeria, England and the United States, to name a few. | On June 14th, 2023, a public forum was held at the Jose Felix Ribas Hall, Teatro Teresa Carreno, where invited speakers presented their support for the immediate release of Ale…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2023-06-24). Venezuela: Yukpa People Call for Justice for Detainees Amidst Protests. venezuelanalysis.com Indigenous communities from western Venezuela were injured during a crackdown while trying to reach Caracas to sell handicrafts.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-24). Venezuela y Nicaragua expresan su respaldo al Gobierno de Rusia. telesurtv.net En sendos comunicados, los Gobierno venezolanos y nicaragüense se manifestaron sobre la amenaza que lanzó el grupo militar Wagner de avanzar hacia Moscú, pero fue desactivado.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-06-24). Geopolitical map and legislative commission in Venezuelan week. plenglish.com Caracas, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The presentation of the Geopolitical Map of Sanctions and the creation of a special commission to identify the scope of the confessions of former US President Donald Trump against Venezuela, stood out in the week that ends here today.

Ana Perdigón (2023-06-24). Deadline Passes: Who Registered for Venezuela's Opposition Primaries? orinocotribune.com The deadline to register candidacy for the Venezuelan opposition primary elections has almost ended. Still, some candidates have not registered. This caused the National Primary Commission (CNP) to extend the deadline, generating discomfort in some opposition politicians. | The internal elections to elect the sole opposition presidential candidate are increasingly facing more obstacles. Not only are almost half the leaders banned from running for public office, but they do not even know who will actually participate. On Monday, CNP will report who officially registered their candidacy. | Initially, candidates cou…

Editor (2023-06-24). Argentina: Repression against indigenous people in Jujuy (+human rights in Venezuela). mronline.org Police repression of mass protests regarding provincial constitution reforms—threatening the right to protest and land workers' rights—have led to at least 68 people being arrested and 170 injured this Tuesday, June 20.

teleSUR (2023-06-24). Venezuela and Nicaragua Show Support to Russia. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros and Daniel Ortega Saavedra, Nicaraguan President, issued a communiqué supporting Russia and its President, Vladimir Putin, and condemning the armed insurgency of the Wagner Group in Russia. | Related: | According to the statement released by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Venezuela and its people "reject any change of power or armed uprising by violent and…

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