There are some extraordinary photos in this album by Bilal Ahmad on children under occupation in Kashmir. Children are the enemy of oppression since every new generation must be inculcated with terror of resistance & socialized to accept oppression:
http://withkashmir.org/2018/03/25/photo-story-children-nation-builders-conflict-zones/
Assad supporters are calling the forcible evacuation of thousands of civilians from Eastern Ghouta a “liberation.” That’s because they come from the same political traditions that called Stalin’s forced mass relocations a liberation. But the sole purpose of forcibly removing people from their homes & towns & dispersing them to homelessness or pup tents is to break down the social fabric & cohesion–in this case, to break down the revolutionary spirit of the Syrian people against a brutal dictatorship.
Stand with the Syrian people & demand the immediate cessation of Syrian, Russian, Turkish, & US coalition bombing of civilians, the immediate release of all political prisoners, the immediate, unconditional withdrawal of all foreign military forces from Syria, & the immediate halt to forcible evacuations.
Photo of child being forcibly evacuated is from White Helmets.
Apocalypse Now, Syria. Or what Assad supporters call a “liberation.”
(Photo from Free Syria Media Hub)
Little Palestinian boy being manhandled by Israeli soldiers is freed by a young man & another fearless little boy.
This incredibly powerful photo is of Ginnalyn Soriano weeping over the body of her older brother Julius who was executed by a vigilante death squad as part of Duterte’s war on the poor. Many consider such wrenching photographs an invasion of privacy. We all prefer photos of flowers & puppies. But in the barbaric phase of capitalism, it is necessary to face the realities of human suffering imposed by inequality, war, occupation, genocide. Ginnalyn & Julius are one of ours. We need to know exactly what is happening to them in order to take our place next to them in solidarity. May Julius Rest In Peace.
The photo won the 2017 Istanbul Photo Award for young photographer.
(Photo by Ezra Acayan)
An important article about Facebook’s censorship of Palestinian voices as “hate speech.” Twitter & Facebook play just as pernicious a role in silencing the voices of Kashmiris, Rohingya, and at the behest of other tyrannous regimes. This is a civil liberties issue. Facebook is facing criticism, interrogation, & investigations for violating members’ privacy by trawling personal data even off android phones. This is of a piece with its political censorship. We need to consider legal options to protect privacy & our right to free speech.
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/facebook-labels-palestinian-journalism-hate-speech