At Least 23 Cop City Protesters Charged with Domestic Terrorism in Atlanta
At least 23 people, including a legal observer, have been charged with domestic terrorism as protests against a $90 million police-training facility in Atlanta continue.
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Police Reportedly Shoot and Abduct Swaziland Communist Amid Protests Against Africa’s ‘Last Absolute Monarchy’
Mvuselelo Mkhabela was reportedly shot and dragged into a police van, according to the Communist Party of Swaziland. His current whereabouts are unknown. Mkhabela was tortured earlier this month for protesting elections.
Africa News Wrap for February 2023
African Stream did a round-up of February's news from Africa.
‘All We Got Was More Debt’: Lumpy Skin Disease Kills Cattle, Adding to Financial Struggles of India’s Poor
Climate change impacts and an epidemic of Lumpy skin disease killing cattle have forced many rural Indians to flee their homes in search of another source of income and take on loans for living expenses. Sanket Jain reports from the countryside of the western Indian state of Maharashtra.
Buhari Warns About Foreign Meddling As Nigeria Heads to Polls to Decide on Next President
Nigeria’s president has scolded Western diplomats for their comments about the way the February 25 presidential election is being run, warning against foreign meddling. Countries across Africa are up against Western-backed coup attempts and Western-supported disinformation campaigns. African Stream reports.
Indigenous-Led Occupation in United States Demands City of Minneapolis Call Off Demolition
Residents of the Minneapolis neighborhood of East Phillips and members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) started an occupation in the early morning hours of February 21 to resist the city’s plan to demolish a Superfund site, which sits atop decades of arsenic contamination. Niko Georgiades reports for Unicorn Riot.