India: author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted over 2010 Kashmir remarks | India | The Guardian

Official from ruling BJP party allows action against Booker winner under controversial anti-terrorism law
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/15/india-author-arundhati-roy-to-be-prosecuted-over-2010-kashmir-remarks

Behind the scenes at Ring Ding with Miss Lou – YouTube

Ring Ding which began in 1968, airing on the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC) and which continued until 1980 was hosted by the redoubtable Miss Lou (Louise Bennett-Coverley) and was one of the first of its kind produced locally. This is a behind-the-scenes look at that iconic program.
— Read on m.youtube.com/watch

Historic Speech About Black Liberation Army Ancestor Sekou Odinga – Abolition Media

Many times when we talk about Sekou and the liberation of Assata Shakur, a lot of times we mention him but I don’t think that we really understand the role that he played. And many times it’s almost like brushed over like it was something that she organized and he participated in. No, it was something that he organized and she participated. He went and got her.

— Read on abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/post/2024/06/11/historic-speech-about-black-liberation-army-ancestor-sekou-odinga/

From toxic industries to green extractivism: rural environmental struggles, multinational corporations and Ireland’s postcolonial ecological regime

Full article: From toxic industries to green extractivism: rural environmental struggles, multinational corporations and Ireland’s postcolonial ecological regime
— Read on www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09670882.2024.2304946

The Saorstát is a Neo-colony

Crucial to the idea of neo-colonialism is that direct imperial control has been superseded by more sustainable forms of governance, via the construction of local political institutions that do not challenge free trade or foreign investment and that these limitations are partially enforced or upheld on a domestic level, by a native class who can expect to benefit from the arrangement.
— Read on rupture.ie/articles/the-saorstat-is-a-neo-colony

(Chile) Autonomy and Persistence Against Prisons. Words from Comrade Mónica Caballero – Abolition Media

In this prison I have not been able to resume my studies because, according to what was reported by the gendarmerie personnel, the only thing missing is the authorization of the Regional Director, who can take as much time as he deems appropriate to simply manage the continuity of something that has already been going on for years.

It seems incredible that the facilities are not given and that impediments are put against something that seems to be as basic and essential as studying, we cannot ignore that power structures are capable of breaking their own rules over and over again, according to their convenience.

— Read on abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/post/2024/06/10/chile-autonomy-and-persistence-against-prisons-words-from-comrade-monica-caballero/

Chiquita Found Liable for Colombia Paramilitary Killings | National Security Archive

Today, an eight-member jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, found Chiquita Brands International liable for funding a violent Colombian paramilitary organization, the United Self-defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), that was responsible for major human rights atrocities during the 1990s and 2000s.
— Read on nsarchive.gwu.edu/news/colombia-chiquita-papers/2024-06-10/chiquita-found-liable-colombia-paramilitary-killings