(2025-10-08). Swedish flotilla activist Greta Thunberg raises her fist after arriving at Athens. radiohc.cu Israel has deported more activists it had abducted after intercepting the aid-carrying Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters en route to the besieged Gaza Strip. | In a statement released on Monday, Israeli authorities said they had deported another 171 activists held in detention, bringing the total number expelled to 341 out of 479 detainees. The abductees, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, were reportedly sent to Greece and Slovakia. | Television footage showed Thunberg being greeted at Athens airport by a crowd, some waving Palestinian flags. | Nearly 500 activists were abducted on board the…
(2025-10-08). Gaza aid flotilla says IDF intercepted its boats; Israel vows swift deportation. haaretz.com Several Gaza-bound vessels carrying humanitarian aid were seized by Israeli forces, with 150 international activists detained. 'This seizure blatantly violates international law, our volunteers cannot be criminalized for delivering aid,' an organizer of the 'Freedom Flotilla' said…
(2025-10-08). Moroccan King to make speech, Gen Z protests halted. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – Moroccan Gen Z protesters have agreed to halt their demonstrations until Thursday after King Mohammed VI announced that he will deliver a royal speech on Friday, Al Jazeera reported.King Mohammed VI's speech is scheduled for the opening of Parliament next Friday, and Gen Z protesters said they will stop taking to the streets until they hear the speech.The Gen Z movement said in a statement posted on social media that "the protests will be temporarily suspended until Thursday," following "the agreement of the majority of the demonstrators."Demonstrators lift placards during a youth-led protest demanding…
(2025-10-08). Monday 10/13: Protest Against the Trump Regime. indybay.org Corner of Ocean and Water Streets in Santa Cruz…
(2025-10-08). 40 killed as Myanmar junta drops bombs at festival protest. jagonews24.com A Myanmar military strike on a festival event and protest killed 40 people, including children, an attendee and a local committee member told AFP on Tuesday.
(2025-10-08). The world is determined: Free Palestine! workers.org 
People all over the world are protesting Israel's attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla. Over 40 boats were attempting to reach Gaza, deliver material aid and break the siege. According to the flotilla's website, 161 of the kidnapped crew members had been released as of the morning of Oct. 6, . . . |
(2025-10-08). Will Teachers Save Our Democracy? counterpunch.org 
With nearly every day presenting more evidence of America's eroding democracy, it's understandable to wonder whether a countervailing force will come forward to ensure—to paraphrase Lincoln—that the government of, by, and for the people will endure. Mass protests with catchy themes like "Hands Off" and "No Kings" seem to offer more symbolism than substance. Court cases often
(2025-10-08). Videos show Berlin police beating pro-Palestine protesters. aljazeera.com Videos show German police officers beating pro-Palestine protesters in Berlin after authorities banned a planned demonst…
(2025-10-08). Morocco: End the crackdown on peaceful protests and uphold the right to demands social justice. fidh.org Human rights organisations, including FIDH and OMCT within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn the repression carried out by the Moroccan authorities against peaceful demonstrations organised by the 'Generation Z 212' movement, in which minors and human rights defenders participated. They call for the immediate and unconditional release of all those arrested for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly.
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(2025-10-08). Two years on, American Jews turn sharply against Israel's genocidal war in Gaza: survey. geo.tv 
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including anti-Zionist Haredi Jews, protest near the UN headquarters condemning Israel's invasion of Gaza and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after his speech at the 80th United Nations General Assembly, at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York…
(2025-10-08). Israel subjects Flotilla participants to abuse and mistreatment. fidh.org Alexis Deswaef and Aziz Rhali, both vice-presidents of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), are among the 470 members of the Flotilla who were abducted by Israel in international waters on October 1 and 2, 2025. The two men have begun a hunger strike to protest their imprisonment, the mistreatment they are subjected to, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. FIDH is calling for their immediate and unconditional release, as well as that of all the Flotilla participants still (…) | – | /…
(2025-10-07). Trump May Invoke Insurrection Act to Override Courts That Block His National Guard Orders. truthout.org President Donald Trump has said multiple times this week that he may invoke the Insurrection Act to send federal troops — beyond the National Guard — to cities across the country. Trump has claimed he is deploying National Guard troops to cities like Portland and Chicago to crack down on crime or assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents — despite crime rates decreasing in both… |
(2025-10-07). Batsh*t Robert Jenrick has completely lost the plot this time. thecanary.co Failed Tory leadership hopeful and now-shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick claims to have 'uncovered' judges with links to political causes that compromise the 'independence of the judiciary'. I have uncovered over 30 immigration judges with links to open borders charities. It is now beyond any doubt that a deep rot has infected parts of our […] | By
(2025-10-07). Prominent Palestinian Protester in Brussels Dies in Custody. theintercept.com 
Mahmoud Farajalah, a 26-year-old Palestinian living in Brussels, died after taking his life in a detention center near the Zaventem airport, sparking angry protests and a hunger strike among other detainees. | A prominent face on the daily Palestinian solidarity demonstrations outside the Bourse, a major city square, Farajalah had been arrested three months ago for lacking legal immigration status after a failed attempt to get asylum, activists and a fellow detainee said. | "He was such an incredible person, the kindest and the most thoughtful person who I ever met in that center." | Farajalah's mother had rec…
(2025-10-07). DHS Secretary Claims Cartels Are Targeting Federal Immigration Agents With $10K Bounties: 'They Want to Take Them Down'. latintimes.com Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that cartels, gangs, and terrorist organizations have placed bounties on U.S. federal immigration agents, offering up to $10,000 to kill them and $2,000 to kidnap them.
(2025-10-07). Acre and Dubai, building costs are about the Inside Arab Gulf migration. haaretz.com Racism, neglect, and rising violence — along with the Abraham Accords and the Gaza war — are prompting many Arab Israelis to consider a new life in the United Arab Emirates, investing in homes there both for profit and as an insurance policy…
(2025-10-07). Pope Leo makes his strongest challenge yet to Trump and MAGA. peoplesworld.org 
ROME—Pope Leo XIV, a Chicagoan and the first-ever U.S.-born Pope, has thrust himself into U.S. politics, strongly backing migrants worldwide, including those entering the U.S. And in his Oct. 5 Sunday homily during the Holy Year, Leo added migrants shouldn't be thrown out of the countries they migrate to—a direct contradiction to the massive and …
(2025-10-07). Headlines for October 7, 2025. democracynow.org Israelis Mark 2nd Anniversary of Hamas Attacks with Commemorations and Protests, Israeli Strikes Have Killed Over 100 in Gaza Since Trump Called for Halt to Bombings, 170 Activists, Including Greta Thunberg, Deported from Israel After Raid on Gaza-Bound Flotilla, U.N. Says Israeli Attacks Have Killed Over 100 Civilians in Lebanon Since Ceasefire, National Guard Troops Head to Chicago After Judge Declines to Block Deployment, Trump Administration Appeals Judge's Order Blocking Deployment of National Guard to Portland, Trump Threatens More Mass Layoffs, Blames Democrats, as Government Shutdown Enters 7th Day,…
(2025-10-07). Students, community outraged after ICE kidnaps respected Iowa educator. liberationnews.org 
This arrest is part of a crusade to assert control over schools and universities.
(2025-10-07). Cycling Team Cuts Israeli Ties after Global Outrage over Gaza War. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Israel—Premier Tech cycling team will erase its Israeli identity after intense global condemnation and mass pro-Palestinian protests, marking another sign of Israel's deepening isolation amid its deadly assault on Gaza.
(2025-10-07). Ecuador president's motorcade attacked by crowd throwing rocks, possible gunfire. scmp.com Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa escaped injury after his car was attacked by a crowd throwing rocks on Tuesday, in what a top minister said was an assassination attempt that had left signs of bullet damage on the vehicle. | Environment and Energy Minister Ines Manzano, who filed a formal report of an assassination attempt on the president, said five people were detained after Noboa's motorcade was surrounded by around 500 protesters throwing stones.
(2025-10-07). Colombia vows to protect US embassy amid anti-genocide protests. colombiareports.com The government vowed to protect the US embassy in Bogota ahead of anti-genocide and anti-apartheid protests scheduled throughout Colombia for Tuesday. In a post on social media platform X, President Gustavo Petro said that he would not impede a march from the embassy building in the north of Bogota to the central Bolivar Square. In …
(2025-10-07). Historic protests in Spain oppose Gaza genocide. wsws.org An explosive conflict is emerging between the working class and the capitalist political establishment, including pseudo-left parties complicit in Israeli attacks on Gaza.
(2025-10-07). Port Elizabeth Protest on Arm Shipments to Israel. mediasanctuary.org On Friday Oct. 3, shortly before dawn, 100 protestors disrupted Maersk's and ZIM's operations at the port of Elizabeth, New Jersey. This site exports weapons used by Israel to kill Palestinians in Gaza, shipped by Maersk and ZIM. In addition, it is one of the largest weapons exporters on the East coast. Supplying these weapons for Israel's genocide is a blatant violation of the U.S. War Crimes Act, the Leahy law, The Foreign Assistance Act, Arms Export Control Act, and The Genocide Convention Implementation Act. John Amidon of Veterans for Peace and Pax Christi talks about the event.