1 hour ago 2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike

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4 h. ago ‘Starting to be very afraid’: Italy’s Gaza protests raise pressure on Meloni

With strikes and demonstrations, intensifying Italian opposition to Israel’s war is challenging the PM’s stanceA piercing chorus of tooting horns and dockers shouting “we don’t want you” greeted an Israeli-owned container ship when it arrived in Livorno, a port city on the coast of Tuscany this week.For two days, the striking dockworkers stood their ground, refusing to unload and reload the ship’s cargo in a display of defiant solidarity for Palestinians and the Global Sumud flotilla attempting to bring aid to Gaza. The protest was a triumph and the ship, bound for the US and Canada, left. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Defend Our Juries vows to continue with protest despite pleas from Met

The Metropolitan Police has raised concerns about the amount of police resources the protest would divert following the Manchester synagogue attack.

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2 d. ago Italian Prime Minister urges Greta Thunberg's flotilla to 'stop now' as it makes final approach to Gaza

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called on Greta Thunberg's 'Freedom Flotilla' trying to deliver aid to Gaza to immediately stop their mission. 

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6 d. ago Scots gran arrested for second time for ‘holding campaign sign near abortion clinic’

A GRAN has been arrested for a second time over holding a sign near an abortion clinic urging women to think twice about terminating pregnancies. Rose Docherty, 75, was quizzed by cops then led into a van by four officers for allegedly raising the placard in an anti-protest ‘buffer zone’ near Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University...

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7 d. ago Italian airports disrupted after workers strike over pay and Gaza

Delays and cancellations are expected due to the industrial action

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8 d. ago Motion on Gaza aid flotilla to be tabled in Irish parliament next week

A cross-party committee decided on Thursday night that a motion on the Gaza aid flotilla would be tabled on Tuesday.

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9 d. ago ‘A symbol of liberation’: how the One Piece manga flag became the symbol of Asia’s gen Z protest movement

Carried by a band of pirates that stand up to corrupt and repressive rulers, the meaning of the One Piece flag has resonated across AsiaIn Indonesia, it was hung outside homes, on motorbikes, cars and trucks, in a sign of discontent with the government that boiled over into deadly protests railing against lavish perks enjoyed by politicians. In Nepal, it was draped on the golden gates of the palace that houses parliament, as young people toppled their government. In the Philippines, it was raised at rallies by protesters furious at alleged government corruption.The flag, showing a cartoon skull wearing a straw hat, taken from the hugely popular Japanese anime One Piece, has become a symbol of defiance and hope for gen Z protesters across Asia. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Police launch probe after St George's Cross is painted on giant GOOSE mascot as move is dubbed 'a step too far'

Two-metre tall Goosey the Goose, the centrepiece of Nottingham's annual Goose Fair, was daubed with red paint in what seemed to be the latest protest in 'Operation Raise the Colours'.

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1 week ago Thousands of Italian workers strike in solidarity with Gaza, causing disruptions across the country

Thousands of workers and students across Italy have joined a general strike and demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza

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3 w. ago Toddler evacuated from Gaza with rare disease recovers from malnutrition in Italian hospital

A Palestinian toddler is recovering after being evacuated from Gaza to a hospital in Italy for treatment of severe malnutrition worsened by a genetic metabolic disease

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