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On Jan. 10, the Rural Gayones Movement issued a statement, provided below, to commemorate the 158th anniversary of the murder of Ezequiel Zamora, a compatriot of Simón Bolívar and a supporter of radical land reform.

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Slams Philippine government’s illegal arrest of farmers in North Cotabato

According to a statement from Rigoberto F. Sanchez, spokesperson for the New People’s Army (NPA), in Southern Mindanao, Red fighters under the Mt. Apo Sub-Regional Command arrested Police Inspector Menardo Nisperos Cui, Philippine National Police (PNP), Badge No. 0-28281, on Dec. 28, 2017, in North Cotabato and subsequently declared him NPA Prisoner of War.

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Members of the New People's Army.

According to Rigoberto F. Sanchez, spokesperson of the New People’s Army-Southern Mindanao, the Red fighters of Comval-Davao Gulf Subregional Command-New People’s Army raided RAM Aggregates, Inc., a nickel mining company in Brgy. Puntalinao, Banay-banay, Davao Oriental. The raid on the mining company occurred on Jan. 4, at 4 a.m.

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By Sean Orr

Milwaukee, WI – On Dec. 18, Donald Trump announced his administration’s National Security Strategy, essentially laying out the worldview of the American ruling class and how the U.S. intends to project its power into the future. All in all, it is more of the same: “peace through strength” by pumping hundreds of billions of dollars away from the needs of the American people and into the Pentagon, border militarization and the use of all means available to extend U.S. influence to every corner of the globe.

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By People's Opposition to War, Imperialism and Racism

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from POWIR (People's Opposition to War, Imperialism, and Racism)

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By Jessica Schwartz

New York rally stands in solidarity with Ahed Tamimi.

New York, NY – About 200 people rallied in New York City, Jan. 5, in Grand Central Station, to protest the arrest of Ahed Tamimi, a 16-year-old Palestinian girl seized last month by Israeli police and charged with ‘crimes’ for defending her home against Israeli soldiers, after they shot her cousin in the head.

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By Dave Schneider

You would think the most progressive land reform in the history of Africa would be something to celebrate.

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Puts U.S. cities like Milwaukee to shame

Washington, D.C. – Cuba has hit a milestone by maintaining an infant mortality rate below five per 1,000 live births for the tenth consecutive year, according to the authoritative press outlet Granma.

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following greeting from Freedom Road Socialist Organization to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

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In a New Year address, Korean leader Kim Jong Un talked about the need to develop the industries and agriculture of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and stated, “Let us launch a revolutionary general offensive to achieve fresh victory on all fronts of building a powerful socialist country!”

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Minneapolis, MN – Yisrael Katz, the Israeli politician who wants to name a future Jerusalem train station after President Trump, is well known for a past statement calling for the “civil targeted killings “of activists who advocate for boycotting, sanctions and divestment from the apartheid state of Israel.

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By National Democratic Front of the Philippines

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Dec. 26 statement from Ka Joaquin Jacinto, Spokesperson, National Democratic Front of the Philippines, Mindanao.

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) to the Central Committee, Communist Party of the Philippines.

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A protesting Palestinian youth dressed as Santa Claus was shot by Israeli troops in southern Gaza on Dec. 22. Israeli occupation forces have killed at least a dozen Palestinians since Trump announced plans to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem.

#Palestine #MiddleEast

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Minneapolis, MN – 150 people rallied at the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, Dec. 18, to oppose Trump’s announcement naming Jerusalem the capital of Israel. The protest was organized by Palestinian youth, including Students for Justice in Palestine-UMN. The call for Palestinian liberation was clearly the central theme of the event with loud chants of “Free, free Palestine” being heard throughout of the protest.

#MinneapolisMN #Palestine #Jerusalem #StudentsForJusticeInPalestine #MiddleEast

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The New People's Army is fighting for the liberation of  the Philippines

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Dec. 18 statement from Rigoberto F. Sanchez, Spokesperson Merardo Arce Command, Southern Mindanao Regional Operations Command, New People’s Army.

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Washington, D.C. – According to a Dec. 14 report from the Korea Central News Agency, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) denounced talk from the figures in the Trump administration on implementing a sea blockade directed at north Korea.

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Participants in New York event 'The Palestinian Revolutionary Left"

New York, NY – Around 50 people gathered on Dec. 11 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), at an event titled The Palestinian Revolutionary Left.

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Dec. 7 statement from the Information Bureau, Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). On Duterte’s Proclamation 374

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By Michela

New York City protest against repression in Philippines.

New York, NY – On the evening of Dec. 10, approximately 70 activists gathered at the Philippine Consulate on 5th Avenue to protest the regime of President Duterte and to demand an end to its state-sanctioned mass killings.

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