(2024-01-04). "International Coalition forms to support South African Case Against Israel on the Issue of Genocide" iacenter.org No Compromise, No Retreat Ajamu Baraka National Organizer, Black Alliance for Peace ****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** International Coalition of Human Rights and Antiwar Organizations forms to Demand End to Genocide in Palestine Social Movements Call on Nations to Support the South African Petition to the World Court on Israeli Genocide with Declarations of Intervention. Contacts: Adrienne Pine 202-652-5601, adrienne@quotha.net Ajamu Baraka 201-292-4591, ajamubaraka2@gmail.com Suzanne Adely 773-510-7446, suzanne.adely@gmail.com Lamis Deek 212-226-3999, lamisjamalesq@yahoo.com United States — On December 30, the…
(2024-01-04). International Coalition of Human Rights and Antiwar Organizations Forms to Demand End to Genocide in Palestine. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-04). Amid Escalation, Israel Attacks Hezbollah Targets in Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com With the very real possibility that the assassination of Hamas figure Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut earlier this week could expand the ongoing war, Israel seemingly increased the odds Thursday with a flurry of attacks on Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon. These hit an observation post and multiple infrastructure targets. They also reportedly struck an anti-tank …
(2024-01-04). US Aircraft Carrier Conducts Joint Patrol With Philippines in South China Sea. news.antiwar.com A US Navy aircraft carrier conducted joint patrols and exercises with the Philippine military in the South China Sea in the latest US provocation in the region aimed at China. The USS Carl Vinson and its strike group, which includes a cruiser and two destroyers, participated in the operations on Wednesday and Thursday along with …
(2024-01-04). US Drone Strike Kills Iraqi Militia Leader in Baghdad. news.antiwar.com A US drone strike in Baghdad killed a senior militia leader, marking another significant escalation that could lead to a full-blown regional war. The strike killed Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi, a deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) operations in Baghdad. The PMF is a coalition of mostly Shia Iraqi militias that are part of …
(2024-01-04). Iran Vows a 'Harsh Response' for Bombing That Killed Over 100 Iranians. news.antiwar.com Iran has vowed a "harsh response" to the bombing in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman that killed at least 103 people, including women and children, but has not formally attributed blame for the attack. The bombing targeted a memorial commemorating the fourth anniversary of the US killing of Iranian Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani, …
(2024-01-04). US, Allies Release Statement Threatening Houthis Over Red Sea Attacks. news.antiwar.com
(2024-01-04). A New Anti-War Movement Emerges in America. counterpunch.org 
Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza since Hamas' October 7th attack has produced the most significant antiwar campaigning since the election of Barack Obama in 2008. For the first time in nearly two decades, we have the beginnings of an antiwar movement in the United States with thousands pro-Palestinian demonstrators regularly appearing on the streets of major U.S.
(2024-01-04). A New Anti-War Movement Emerges in America. counterpunch.org Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza since Hamas' October 7th attack has produced the most significant antiwar campaigning since the election of Barack Obama in 2008. For the first time in nearly two decades, we have the beginnings of an antiwar movement in the United States with thousands pro-Palestinian demonstrators regularly appearing on the streets of major U.S. cities.
(2024-01-04). BAE Systems Factory Blockaded Over Links With Israeli Military. popularresistance.org A group of over 60 activists from the Cymru Peace Coalition have blockaded one of the UK's largest munitions factories, holding banners saying "stop arming genocide" and "UK weapons kill." | In the early hours of Wednesday 3rd January, the group travelled to the BAE Systems factory in Glascoed, near Pontypool and blocked the entrance. The have take action to highlight what they say is BAE Systems' complicity in Israel's ongoing bombardment of Gaza, which has already killed over 21,000 Palestinians, including over 10,000 children. | The International Federation of Human Rights has described the situation as "an un…
(2024-01-04). M23 appoints former DRC electoral commission chairman alliance coordinator. independent.co.ug 
SOUTHERN KIVU, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) has announced the appointment of Corneille Nangaa Yobeluo, former Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) Chairman as the Coordinator of Alliance River (Fleuve) Congo. Alliance Fleuve Congo is a political-military alliance with M23 and other armed groups claiming to be fighting to restore peace in …
(2024-01-04). Milan, January 1st, several churches in the square against all wars — Video. pressenza.com 
Piazza Santo Stefano, 4 pm on January 1st, on the occasion of the 57th World Day of Peace, called by the community of Sant'Egidio, at least 200 people arrive, a good part of them immigrants. They remember the violence in the world, and the many wars spread across the planet, they display many signs with the names of the places where peace is a dream. Speakers include a young man from Sudan who recalls that 8 million Sudanese are displaced, largely within the country itself, but also outside of it, an Afghan man who lists the abuses of a Taliban government which crushes the population, starting with the women, and…
(2024-01-04). Thai ruling establishment promotes amnesty bills for political offences. wsws.org The discussions over amnesty are meant to give the impression that Thailand has entered into a peaceful political period while attacks on workers' conditions are being prepared behind the scenes.
(2024-01-04). Germany considers bomb blasts in Iran as terrorism. plenglish.com "We remain deeply saddened by the high number of people killed in the explosions in Kerman, many of them children, and we condemn this act of terrorism," the German Foreign Ministry wrote in X. | The people of Iran deserve a future in peace and security, it added. | The blasts took place on a road leading to the cemetery where Qassem Soleimani, former head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, is buried. | At least 84 people were killed, according to Sayyed Mohammad Saberi, head of the city's Emergency Organization. | Soleimani was killed on Jan. 3, 2020, in a U.S. drone strike outside Baghdad ai…
(2024-01-04). Afghanistan] Peace Winds Began Preparation for Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance for Victims of West Afghanistan Earthquake. reliefweb.int Country: Afghanistan | Source: Peace Winds Japan | Following the distribution of blankets in mid-October 2023 to households affected by the earthquake in western Afghanistan, Peace Winds is preparing, together with our local partner organization, to provide multi-purpose cash assistance to the victims of the earthquake in need. | Although three months have passed since the earthquake occurred on 7 October 2023, many affected people are still forced to live in tents in areas where houses were completely or partially destroyed. | After the earthquake, local partner organization staff visited the affected areas s…
(2024-01-04). 14 years after a historic milestone: More necessary than ever to redouble efforts for Peace and Nonviolence. pressenza.com Fourteen years ago, on January 2, 2010, the closing ceremony of the First World March for Peace and Nonviolence was held in the mountainous area of Punta de Vacas, a few kilometres from the border between Argentina and Chile. | After covering nearly 200,000 kilometres during 93 days and with hundreds of activities in more than 400 cities in 90 countries, the March culminated its journey in the Punta de Vacas Park of Study and Reflection, the foundational space of the movement initiated by Silo in the 1960s. | Nearly 20,000 people welcomed the members of the base team of the World March from various countries who…
(2024-01-04). Sunday 1/7: San Jose: Art Build and Postering for Palestine. indybay.org San José Peace and Justice Center | 48 S 7th St | San Jose, CA…
(2024-01-04). Monday 1/8: Virtual Community Hour: The Missing Peace. indybay.org
(2024-01-04). Wednesday 1/3: Sacramento Families for Free Palestine Rally. indybay.org World Peace Rose Garden | 15th St & L St | Sacramento, CA…
(2024-01-04). Friday 1/5: Palo Alto: Silent Vigil for Peace on Earth. indybay.org Corner of El Camino Real & Embarcadero Road | Palo Alto, CA…
(2024-01-04). Venezuela Denounces EMTRASUR Jet Theft by Argentina's Judiciary. orinocotribune.com The government of Venezuela categorically condemned the decision of an Argentinian judge in the case of the Venezuelan Boeing 747 cargo jet belonging to the Venezuelan state company EMTRASUR, and called it a "theft." | Through a statement, the Venezuelan authorities denounced the illegal action by which the Argentinian State "submits to the powers of US imperialism and flagrantly violates the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the United Nations Charter, the Bilateral Agreement between the Republic of Argentina and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and ot…
(2024-01-04). Venezuela Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Iran on Soleimani's Assassination Anniversary. orinocotribune.com The government of Venezuela has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that occurred in the city of Kerman, Iran, during the fourth anniversary of the US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. | Through a statement released this Wednesday, January 3, by the foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, the Venezuelan government expressed its solidarity with the people of Iran, extending heartfelt words of condolence to the families of the victims of this unfortunate event that massacred over 100 innocent lives. | The Venezuelan government's statement further insists that those responsible for this repreh…
(2024-01-04). Pity the British. orinocotribune.com By Maria Paez Victor — Jan 1, 2024 | Bread and circus! That was the Roman formula for governance. The latest UK government ploy, however, omits the bread and jumps straight to circus. The UK has sent a warship that will inflame a delicate 100-plus year border dispute between two Caribbean nations, Venezuela and Guyana. | The government of the UK should be at pains to right a wrong the UK committed one hundred and twenty-four years ago. Instead, the UK is threatening Venezuela with a warship — a situation that could very quickly escalate into a regional conflict. | In 1899, as the mainstream press of th…
(2024-01-04). Venezuela rechaza decisión de juez sobre avión de Emtrasur. telesurtv.net El Gobierno venezolano expresó que con esta decisión se violan varios convenios internacionales.
(2024-01-04). Gaza, Saudi, Iran, Venezuela and More. counterpunch.org 
It would have been outlandish to suggest that a small region like Gaza, seemingly bereft of significant natural resources, political will of its own, and let alone sovereignty, would become the world's most significant geopolitical spot on earth. The ongoing Israeli war on Gaza and the legendary resistance of the Palestinian people, however, have changed