Every progressive person should condemn the arrest of Professor Jose Maria Sison by authorities in the Netherlands. Sison’s arrest by Dutch police on trumped-up murder charges is an attempt to criminalize the liberation movement of the Philippines and to silence the voice of the Philippines’s most important revolutionary. Professor Sison has lived as a political refugee in the Netherlands for 20 years. It is the hidden hand of the Bush administration that is pressuring the Netherlands to take actions against Sison, including freezing his bank account and stripping him of his right to work. This arrest is political, not criminal.
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement on the arrest of Professor Sison, a well-known leader of the struggle to free the Philippines from exploitation and foreign domination.
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Jose Maria Sison, of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, on the threat by U.S. Admiral Timothy Keating to escalate military intervention in the Philippines.
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following press statement from the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. The statement deals with the rape of a Philippine woman, called Nicole, by a U.S. Marine. The case has attracted a huge amount of attention in the Philippines.
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Democratic Front of the Philippines on devastation caused by typhoon Durian and the relief efforts organized by the progressive movement there.
The following interview with Baha Abu Hussein, the Director of International Relations in the Palestinian Progressive Youth Union, was conducted by Kosta Harlan.
Chicago, IL - Almost 30 Palestinian, Black and Latino youth marched into a packed banquet hall to open the Saturday night event of the Popular Conference for Palestinians in the U.S. The historic weekend conference on Aug. 8-10 in Chicago had over 1000 organizers, activists and community members attend from across the country. Amongst the resolutions approved for future work were a focus on the Right to Return demand, campaigns to free political prisoners held in Israeli and U.S. jails, the establishment of national youth and student networks and the mandate to establish new local committees in cities all over the U.S.
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees on the passing of Maha Nassar, an important leader of Palestinian women and a member of the Central Committee of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on the Bush administration's attack on Syria.
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following call for action from the Friends of Ahmad Sa'adat. Ahmad Sa’adat is a Palestinian political prisoner and the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. He is being held by the Israeli authorities. Fight Back!’s 2003 interview with Ahmad Saadat can be read at: http://www.fightbacknews.org/2003-3-summer/pflp.htm.
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Ahmad Sa’adat is a Palestinian political prisoner and the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. He is being held by the Israeli authorities. Fight Back!’s 2003 interview with Ahmad Sa’adat can be read at: http://www.fightbacknews.org/2003-3-summer/pflp.htm
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on the Israeli killings of hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza. The number of dead and injured has continued to rise.
Chicago, IL - 500 people gathered here Dec. 28 for an emergency rally and press conference to condemn the Israeli attacks in the Gaza. The crowd formed a circle around the speakers in front of the Water Tower at noon. The real anger was felt when most of the group moved to the corner to chant at the lone Zionist with an Israeli flag across the street. The militant chanting ranged from, “Free, free Palestine!” to “ End the occupation now!”
Minneapolis, MN - 200 Palestinian Americans, anti-zionist Jews and peace activists protested outside of Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar’s office, Dec. 30, to demand an end to U.S. support for Israel’s attacks on Gaza. Over 400 people have died and over 1700 Palestinians have been injured in Gaza from Israeli bombing attacks.
Minneapolis, MN - Around 400 protesters gathered at the Islamic Cultural Community Center here, Jan. 2 to protest against the Israeli attack on Gaza. Most of the protesters were Muslim and Arab. The crowd was passionate and demanded an end to U.S. aid to Israel and an end to the bombing of Gaza. The protesters marched throughout the neighborhood that is home to many Arab people. The marchers were greeted by honks and many people joined the march as it went by.
Durham, NC - Over 120 protesters representing dozens of organizations and many nationalities rallied here, Jan. 3, to support the people of Gaza and denounce the U.S.-supported Israeli attacks on Palestinians. Protesters chanted, “We want justice for all Gaza!” and “Free Palestine.” Several local anti-war leaders spoke at the rally and emphasized the importance of linking the struggle against the occupation in Iraq with the struggle for liberation and peace in Palestine.
Cincinnati, OH - 300 people protested the Israeli military invasion of Gaza on Saturday, Jan. 3. The protest sent a message that U.S. support for Israel must end. Gathering at Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati, the mostly Palestinian and Arab-American protesters were joined by dozens of social justice and solidarity activists from local communities, including Christian and Muslim peace activists. The Palestinian organizers circulated amongst white and African-American activists, thanking them for their support.
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following three statements from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The PFLP is one of the organizations leading the fight to end the occupation of Palestine.
