2026-04-20: Fascism Roundup

So far today: 2026-04-20 08:34am GMT

| Naeem Asghar | (2026-04-20). Offices, schools move online as Red Zone sealed ahead of US-Iran talks. tribune.com.pk All public and private offices and schools within the Red Zone have been instructed to move online, and all government operations in the capital have been shifted to remote working as authorities seal off entry to the Red Zone from Monday, ahead of the expected next round of US-Iran talks in the federal capital. | Pakistan took centre stage when it brokered a 14-day ceasefire between the US and Iran, followed by high-stakes talks in Islamabad attended by senior delegations from the two countries. Although the talks did not yield the desired results, the ceasefire remains intact, with confidence-building measur…

WSWS (2026-04-20). Argentine union boss pitches corporatist alliance to US executives and fascistic President Milei. wsws.org Speaking at the AmCham summit, CGT chief Jorge Sola proposed to Milei and the assembled business executives and politicians a strategic alliance against the working class.

Ed Newman (2026-04-20). Cultural marathon in Mexico: Another show of solidarity with Cuba. radiohc.cu The anti-fascist cultural marathon "All for Cuba" joins the diverse displays of solidarity with the Caribbean nation in Mexico, amid the tightening of the blockade imposed by the United States. | The initiative, organized by the Anti-Fascist Cultural League at the Monument to the Revolution in Havana, featured theater companies, poetry readings, and musical groups, including the renowned Aragón Orchestra from Cuba. | The event took place on Sunday and also included a collection center for items that will later be sent to the island. | For more than six decades, Washington has imposed an economic, commercial, and…

Pablo Rafael Fuente (2026-04-19). Maratón cultural en México: Otra muestra de solidaridad con Cuba. radiohc.cu El maratón cultural antifascista Todas y todos con Cuba se suma hoy en México a las disímiles muestras de solidaridad hacia la nación caribeña, en medio del endurecimiento del bloqueo impuesto por Estados Unidos. | La iniciativa, convocada por la Liga Cultural Antifascista en el capitalino Monumento a la Revolución, presentará a compañías de teatro, espacios para la poesía y agrupaciones musicales, entre estas, la reconocida orquesta Aragón, de la mayor de las Antillas. | "Mañana domingo en el Monumento de la Revolución #CubaNoEstáSola | Música por Cuba. La Aragón para México y para Cuba. Muchos cantantes mexican…

LVP (2026-04-20). Justice 4 For All! CFA & the Acquittal Of CSU Channel Island CFA Professor John Caravell. indybay.org CSU Channel Island professor John Caravello was framed up by ICE and the US "Justice" Department after he went to the Glass House to defend immigrants there. He was charged with throwing tear gas projectiles at the ICE agents. He talks about the defense campaign and the active support of the CFA, students and community.

anonymous (2026-04-20). New Book by Anarchist / Anti-Imperialist Political Prisoner Casey Goonan. indybay.org Lines in the Sand: Writings on the Gaza Solidarity Encampment & Campus Flood at U.C. Berkeley from an Anarchist Pris ≠oner of War by Casey Goonan…

Ed Newman (2026-04-19). Civil society in Cuba calls for signatures for the Homeland. radiohc.cu Civil society in Cuba is calling for the popular movement "My Signature for the Homeland" starting this Sunday, April 19, in response to the imperialist threat, announced Yuniasky Crespo Baquero, head of the Ideological Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), today. | During her address at the closing of the 5th International Colloquium "Patria," the member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) stated that, with the signature of every inhabitant of this island, they will reaffirm the unwavering commitment to peace that is the essence of the Cuban nation, f…

Maria Candela Hechavarria Carmenate (2026-04-19). Sociedad civil en Cuba convoca a unir firmas por la Patria. radiohc.cu La sociedad civil en Cuba convoca al movimiento popular "Mi firma por la Patria" a partir de este domingo 19 de abril, frente a la amenaza imperialista, anunció hoy Yuniasky Crespo Baquero, jefa del departamento Ideológico del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC). | Durante su intervención en la clausura del V Coloquio Internacional Patria, la integrante del Comité Central del PCC dijo que, con la rúbrica de cada habitante de esta Isla, reafirmarán la irrenunciable vocación de paz que es esencia de la nación cubana, fraguada, "con la más profunda convicción de que defendernos, no es solo un derecho,…

aljazeera (2026-04-19). Why Britain's far-right celebrates a saint revered in Palestine. aljazeera.com Hundreds of far-right "Britain First" supporters marched in the streets of Manchester to celebrate Saint George.

aljazeera (2026-04-19). Who will shape the global agenda, the left or far right? aljazeera.com Left-wing leaders meet in Barcelona, while far-right protesters march in Milan.

Linda Dayan (2026-04-20). against the tide, but More Israelis and Palestinians now choose to grieve together. haaretz.com The joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony is now in its 21st year. One of its organizers says that people are now joining faster after the loss of their loved ones, understanding 'they can't remain indifferent'…

Liza Rozovsky (2026-04-19). Who is behind the Israel-Lebanon cease-fire and will talks manage to disarm Hezbollah? haaretz.com U.S. President Donald Trump announced a cease-fire had been reached between Israel and Lebanon and the two countries' leaders were invited to the White House to start a peace process. What conditions are at the base of the cease-fire and is it even possible to disarm Hezbollah?

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