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New York (AFP) - Cries of "Free Palestine" rang out in New York on Friday, as thousands of protesters took to the streets to denounce Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip. Calling for an end to "Israeli occupation" and the "liberation" of the Palestinian territories, protesters took up multiple blocks in a city that serves as a crossroads for religions and nationalities spanning the world. The largely youthful protest -- which drew demonstrators of all origins, some sporting Palestinian flags and keffiyehs -- accused Israel of "genocide" and called for the US to withdraw support for its Middle E...
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Washington (AFP) - The daughter of a German citizen of Iranian descent who was sentenced to death by Tehran pleaded Tuesday for the United States and Germany to act urgently to save him. Jamshid Sharmahd's daughter met in Washington with US officials after holding a sit-in outside of the State Department, on the heels of a deal by President Joe Biden's administration to free five American citizens who were imprisoned in Iran. According to his family, Sharmahd, a software developer who had been living long-term in California, was kidnapped in 2020 on a visit to the United Arab Emirates and take...
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New York (AFP) - Chinese dissidents who took part in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests unveiled a museum in New York on Friday dedicated to remembering the "democratic dreams of the Chinese people," two days ahead of the 34th anniversary of the uprising's "brutal suppression." "The events of 1989 had an impact on China but also on the entire world," said Wang Dan, founder of the tiny museum and a leading figure in the Tiananmen Square student movement. "Today, as we begin to wake up to the threat to human civilization posed by the Xi Jinping regime, we should remember back to 1989," he said, ...
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Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday showered attention on three Tennessee officials targeted for expulsion from the state legislature over their support for gun control, as the fracas escalated into a major national row over race and representation. Biden spoke via phone with the "Tennessee Three" and "thanked them for their leadership in seeking to ban assault weapons," a White House statement said. Biden invited the three to the White House "in the near future," it added. The Republican-led Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two Bla...
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Paris (AFP) - From the Arab Spring uprisings to the MeToo movement in which women spoke up about sexual assaults, Twitter has proven itself a formidable ally for political activists and opposition groups, one whose reach and impact would be difficult to replace. Other social media platforms may have more users, but the network now owned by the billionaire Elon Musk dominates the global conversation -- even as Twitter's future is being called into doubt. "Twitter is clearly very influential in getting the media and officials to pay attention. So it has a very special and unique place in that wa...
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New York (AFP) - Donald Trump has reached a settlement with activists of Mexican descent who launched a civil lawsuit over an alleged attack by his security guards, a lawyer for the former US president said. Several activists brought the lawsuit alleging that Trump's bodyguards violently broke up a protest they were holding outside Trump Tower in New York in 2015. They were demonstrating against derogatory comments Trump had made about Mexicans, saying they were bringing drugs and crime to the United States and were "rapists." Lawyers for both sides met in recent days as another trial got unde...
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Washington (AFP) - Thousands of people, including many of Iranian origin, marched Saturday in Washington to show support for nationwide protests in Iran sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini last month. They chanted slogans such as "Women, life, freedom" and "Justice for Iran" as they walked from the National Mall -- the vast green expanse that is home to the Washington Monument -- to the White House. Siamak Aram, one of the organizers, said attendance would surpass 10,000 by the end of the procession and that this was the fifth such rally in Washington, in solidarity with women-led protests in ...
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Orlando (AFP) - A Beyonce hit thumped in the background as Pride parade participants marched on Saturday through the streets of Orlando, transforming the Florida city into a rainbow island in a US state more and more associated with the conservative politics of its governor. Behind their beaming smiles and vibrant outfits, the state's LGBT community is having a tough year. "We're definitely headed back in time," said Donna Marie, a 55-year-old nurse in a rainbow hat. "And if this continues, the next thing is going to be gay marriage," she added, referring to the fear of a potential political t...
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Washington (AFP) - Multiple US organizations that support abortion rights called Thursday for nationwide protests on May 14, after a leaked draft opinion showed the Supreme Court poised to overturn its landmark Roe v. Wade decision. "We don't have the luxury to waste any time," said Kelley Robinson, executive director of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund -- the political arm of the reproductive health care provider Planned Parenthood -- during a joint press call on Thursday. Robinson, along with the leaders of three other national progressive organizations, called for a "massive day of action...
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New York (AFP) - Thousands of people gathered Saturday in Times Square in New York in support of Ukraine, demanding the United States, NATO or the European Union intervene to stop the unfolding war. Some were Ukrainian-American, while others were just New Yorkers who wanted to express their opposition to Russia's invasion of the former Soviet republic. The iconic New York square, known for its giant billboards, was a sea of blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Protesters of all ages waved signs for hours calling for the end of the war, a no-fly zone over Ukraine and to simply "st...
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