(2024-05-15). Drop the Charges: Demands for CUNY to Divest from Israel Met by Violent Police Repression & Felony Charges. democracynow.org 
Students and workers at the City University of New York held a peaceful occupation Tuesday of the school's Graduate Center in solidarity with Palestine and renamed its library "The Al Aqsa University Library," after Gaza's oldest public university, which was destroyed by Israel's bombardment. This comes as over 500 faculty and staff at CUNY have signed a letter demanding the charges be dropped against at least 173 people arrested in April when NYPD violently raided a peaceful Gaza solidarity encampment on the City College campus. "This is really the most egregious example we…
(2024-05-15). Biden Moves Forward Over $1 Billion in Weapons for Israel as Tanks Push Deeper Into Rafah. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration has notified Congress that it intends to move forward with a weapons package for Israel worth over $1 billion as Israeli tanks are pushing further into the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The arms package, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, includes $700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical …
(2024-05-15). Support pouring in for Palestine's UN bid. ecns.cn As an overwhelming number of countries have voiced support for Palestine's bid to become a full member of the United Nations, the onus is now on world major powers to work toward achieving a two-state solution and bring lasting peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
(2024-05-15). President Maduro: Venezuela Is Transitioning to Socialism. orinocotribune.com By ensuring that Venezuela is on the path to socialism, the head of state, Nicolás Maduró, pointed out that the construction of a society with the principles of equality, peace, and solidarity "takes time, but we have advanced thanks to the ideology of Comandante Chávez." | President Maduro emphasized that thanks to the conscience and values of Venezuelan society, it has been possible to build an organized state of social well-being with a clear and human vision, according to a presidential press release. | "We have an important vanguard in the people, in the common man, in the common woman," said the president d…
(2024-05-15). Police attack dismantles UPenn encampment. workers.org 
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker claimed she wanted the Encampment for Palestine, on the University of Pennsylvania campus since April 25, to "end peacefully." But at 5: 30 a.m. on May 10, city and university police gave sleeping participants just two minutes notice before they began arresting them and tearing down tents . . . |
(2024-05-15). Saturday 8/3: Pacific Grove: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Remembrance & Peace Lantern Ceremony. indybay.org Lovers Point Beach Cove, Ocean View Blvd., at 17th Street, Pacific Grove, CA 93950…
(2024-05-15). Reflections on Student Activism. counterpunch.org 
I've spent most of my life as an advocate for a more peaceful world. In recent years, I've been focused on promoting diplomacy over war and exposing the role of giant weapons companies like Lockheed Martin and its allies in Congress and at the Pentagon as they push for a "military-first" foreign policy. I've worked
(2024-05-15). 'Sowing Peace'? Colombia Program For War Criminals Stokes Debate. latintimes.com Like dozens of other alleged war criminals in the South American country, 61-year-old Torres is participating in an alternative sentencing program that some victims' families decry as a "mockery" of justice.
(2024-05-15). Bahrain signals willingness to join Arab multinational force in Gaza, US official says. middleeasteye.net 
Bahrain signals willingness to join Arab multinational force in Gaza, US official says | Western officials say Bahrain and other Arab Gulf states would participate in peacekeeping operation under a UN Security Council resolution | | Palestinians move past destroyed buildings along a street i…
(2024-05-15). Félix Díaz, a leader in the defense of indigenous peoples. pressenza.com 
Fighter for peace, defender of indigenous peoples, President of the Participatory Indigenous Consultative Council of the Republic of Argentina, lover of dialogue, declared apolitical, co-author with Araceli Maldonado of his biography "Qarashe. A fighter for his people and for the justice of his communities, a great friend, a brother, and a humanist who gives us lessons in coexistence, as we will see in this long interview that leaves no one indifferent. | We spent many hours talking, sending each other messages and photos, talking about the problems of the indigenous peoples of northern Argentina, and about the t…
(2024-05-15). What can we do to prevent a world war? The World Humanist Forum launches a series of virtual dialogues. pressenza.com Faced with the alarming situation of violence spreading across the planet and threatening to trigger a global armed conflict, even with the use of nuclear weapons, the World Humanist Forum invites to an in-depth dialogue that will help people to take decisive action to change the scenario. | While multitudes take to the streets to denounce the stupidity, deafness, and cynicism of criminal governments, the media and corporate social networks are trying to silence the people's cry for peace and a world worthy of humanity. | The initiative aims to amplify the voice of those who work every day for a different world a…
(2024-05-15). 'Genuine desire': Putin backs China peace plan to end Ukraine war. aljazeera.com Isolated Putin to meet Xi to rally support for the war, but cautious China is wary of punitive measures from the West.
(2024-05-15). A countercultural gospel. anabaptistworld.org The world today remains full of warfare. Military invasion and illegal occupation, civil wars between armed factions and the Western powers ignoring or fueling an escalating human toll. We Anabaptists, members of the historic peace churches, bear a unique responsibility to proclaim our message of peace and proclaim justice ever more loudly than before. Having …
(2024-05-15). Arab and Jewish students unite in Tel Aviv to mark Nakba Day. peoplesworld.org 
TEL AVIV—Hundreds of Arab and Jewish students took part at noon Wednesday in a rally commemorating Nakba Day that was held at the entrance to Tel Aviv University on the initiative of the student chapter of Hadash, the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality. Contrary to what has happened in the past 11 years, the …
(2024-05-15). Presidente venezolano tiene respaldo electoral del 54.20 %. telesurtv.net La cifra de respaldo al jefe de Estado, revelada por la encuesta del Cmide, casi triplica la del candidato que le sigue.
(2024-05-15). Venezuelans Use More Bolívars Than US Dollars. orinocotribune.com Commercial transactions in bolívars in Venezuela increased in February of this year while transactions in US dollars recorded their lowest monthly level since June 2019. This was highlighted in the most recent report issued by Ecoanalytica, cited by the platform Banca y Negocios. | The use of bolívars [Venezuela's national currency] represented 54.9% of the transactions, which is equivalent to an increase of 7.6 percentage points compared to the last report. Dollars were used for 32.7% of transactions (9.6 percentage points less than the last report). | Venezuela has experienced a decrease in recent months in inf…
(2024-05-15). En Venezuela Reunión del Grupo de amigos en defensa de la Carta de Naciones Unidas (+Foto). radiohc.cu En Venezuela inició la Reunión del Grupo de Amigos en defensa de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas, un concierto de voces contra el bloqueo, y las medidas coercitivas y sanciones contra los pueblos.
(2024-05-15). Presidente Maduro inaugura varias obras en el estado Yaracuy. telesurtv.net En esta jornada de trabajo, el Ejecutivo entregó obras para el sector educativo y de salud.
(2024-05-15). Pueblo de La Guaira exige levantamiento del bloqueo contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net La marcha fue encabezada por la vicepresidenta Ejecutiva de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez y el gobernador del estado, José Alejandro Terán.
(2024-05-15). Yerno del opositor Ledezma se declara culpable de corrupción en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Según la información proporcionada, Vuteff recibió al menos 3,7 millones de dólares en comisiones como parte del esquema para pagar sobornos.
(2024-05-15). AN de Venezuela propone al Poder Electoral retirar invitación a la UE para comicios del 28J. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, diputado Jorge Rodríguez, rechazó la postura de la Unión Europea.
(2024-05-15). Iran strongly condemns Australian sanctions. presstv.ir Iran has strongly condemned Australia's sanctions against several Iranian senior officials, entities and companies allegedly over the country's peaceful missile and drone programs.
(2024-05-15). Sanctions and war central axis of US foreign policy: Venezuela VP. presstv.ir Venezuela's Vice President states that the American imposed sanctions over the Latin American country are, along with war, the central axis of the foreign policy of the United States.