National liberation

Targeting health care workers is a war crime, Naarm/Melbourne, January 5

The first pro-Palestine rallies for 2025 condemned Israel鈥檚 attack on Kamal Adwan hospital and the arbitrary arrest of its director,听Dr听Hussam Abu Safia.听Alex Bainbridge听reports.

Two Kurdish journalists killed

Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned the Turkish drone strikes that killed Kurdish journalists C卯han Bilgin and Naz谋m Da艧tan near Koban锚 in northern Syria, reports Medya News.

We鈥檙e scrolling more and reading less, but when it comes to standing up to fossil fuel companies, the arms industry, empire and systemic injustice, fiction and non-fiction books can provide clarity and transformative ideas, argues Tamara Pearson.

How much longer will you let this go on?, Naarm/Melbourne, December 29

Protests for Palestine continued in the week between Christmas and New Year, as Israel destroyed the Kamal Adwan hospital.听Alex Bainbridge听reports.

Boycott genocide at Christmas time

The 63rd weekend of continuous protest against Israel鈥檚 genocide in Gaza was marked on December 22 in Naarm/Melbourne,听Gadigal Country/Sydney and other Australian cities. Alex Bainbridge and Kamala Emanuel report.

Activists continue to demand an end to Australia's complicity in Israel's war crimes, including its deals with the US to export tungstan, which ends up in the bodies of innocent Gazans, including children.听Alan Isherwood reports.

Protesters rallied against Israel鈥檚 genocide in Gaza for the 62nd week in a row, defying Jillian Segal鈥檚 call for rallies to be banned. Peter Boyle听补苍诲 Adam Bremner 谤别辫辞谤迟.听

Amnesty International Australia, rights organisations and pro-Palestine solidarity organisers have criticised the NSW Premier鈥檚 call to ban Palestine protests outside places of worship. Pip Hinman reports.

Omer Ocalan and Abdullah Ocalan

A deputy of the People鈥檚 Equality and Democracy Party has made public in the Turkish parliament the details of his meeting with imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah 脰calan, reports Medya News.

Syrian dictator Basar al Assad鈥檚 fall should be celebrated 鈥 but we should now be very concerned about the plight of the Kurds, argues Sarah Glynn.

crowd of supporters of Alianza de Pais in Puerto Rico

The New Progressive Party, Puerto Rico鈥檚 right-wing pro-statehood faction, has entrenched itself as a major political force, creating a system that increasingly resembles a one-party state, argues Javier A Hern谩ndez.

map of northern Syria

The fall of Aleppo and the withdrawal of the Syrian army and Russian troops without a fight cleared the way for Turkish-backed militias, writes Zeki Bedran.