Articles by Defend Democracy Press

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Frankfurt Undermines Human Rights by Canceling a Concert by Roger Waters
Katie Halper and Vijay Prashad | Defend Democracy Press – TRANSCEND Media Service, 20 Mar 2023

Roger Waters will take his “This Is Not a Drill” tour to Europe. But on 24 Feb, Frankfurt’s city council cancelled the concert for “persistent anti-Israel behavior” calling Waters an antisemite. In response, Peter Gabriel, Julie Christie, Noam Chomsky, Susan Sarandon, Alia Shawkat, Glenn Greenwald and others signed a petition calling on the German government to uncancel the concert.

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Why the Banking System Is Breaking Up
Michael Hudson | Defend Democracy Press - TRANSCEND Media Service, 20 Mar 2023

15 Mar 2023 – The collapses of the Silvergate and Silicon Valley Banks are like icebergs calving off from the Antarctic glacier. The financial analogy to the global warming causing this collapse is the rising temperature of interest rates. Most media reports reflect a prayer that the bank runs will be localized, as if there is no context or environmental cause.

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Sanctions Imposed by US and Allies Hamper Relief and Rescue Work in Earthquake-Devastated Syria
Defend Democracy Press | Delphi Initiative - TRANSCEND Media Service, 13 Feb 2023

7 Feb 2023 – The head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent demanded that the US and its allies lift their siege and sanctions on Syria so that rescue and relief work can proceed after the devastation of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake yesterday. Over 5,000 people have been reported dead so far and thousands more injured in Turkey and Syria.

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Russia Moves to End European Treaties
Defend Democracy Press | Delphi Initiative - TRANSCEND Media Service, 30 Jan 2023

17 Jan 2023 – President Vladimir Putin asked the Russian lawmakers today to adopt a law that would formally end the country’s participation in 21 treaties and charters related to the Council of Europe.

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Stop the Violence against the Peruvian People and the Journalists!
Defend Democracy Press - TRANSCEND Media Service, 23 Jan 2023

18 Jan 2023 – We, communicators and journalists (below), repudiate the brutal violence against the Peruvian people by the security forces and the disturbing attacks against journalists and photographers who seek to tell the truth about what is happening in the country.

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Macron Wants to Double French Military Spending
David William | Defend Democracy Press - TRANSCEND Media Service, 23 Jan 2023

20 Jan 2023 – Armaments: France wants to increase military spending to 400 billion.

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Superpower in War against Cuba for 50 Years
Noam Chomsky – Defend Democracy Press, 12 Dec 2016

“During the Winter of 1959-1960, there was a significant increase in CIA-supervised bombing and incendiary raids piloted by exiled Cubans” based in the US. Cuba, however, did not respond with violent actions within the US for revenge or deterrence but followed international law. In July 1960, Cuba called on the UN providing the Security Council with records of bombings, including names of pilots, plane registration numbers, unexploded bombs, and other specific details.

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