La guerrilla independentista de Cabinda informa de 25 morts en combats contra l'exèrcit d'Angola

El Front d'Alliberament de l'Enclavament de Cabinda (Portuguès: Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda, FLEC) ha comunicat la mort de dotze persones en enfrontaments entre la milícia independentista i les forces d'ocupació d'Angola. Sis de les víctimes són civils cabinda, dos són guerrillers i quatre militars del règim. El "Maior-General das Forças Armadas Cabindesas (FAC)", António do Rosário ha situat els combats el 2 de juny a la localitat de Chuvovo, regió de Massabi. 

El 6 i 7 de juny els enfrontaments es van reproduir a Macama-Nzila i Ndongo Buba dues localitats properes a la frontera amb la RDC. Van morir 13 militars d'Angola i un comandant de les FAC així com els eu lloctinent. Fins a onze membres de les forces d'ocupació van resultar ferits als boscos de Maiombe on es refugia la resistència. Segons les FAC l'exèrcit havia violat l'alto el foc que s'havia establert per a evitar la propagació del coronavirus a Cabinda.

Unitats de combat del FELC-FAC

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Pakistan officer heading state death squad killed in Panjgur by the Baloch Republican Army

Naik Muhammad Khan was involved in Baloch genocide policies in Panjgur for many years. Beebagr Baloch, a spokesman for the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), Beebagr Baloch, said in a statement issued to the media today that our Sarmachars opened fire on Panjgur Allah Akbar Chowk and killed MI personal Naik Muhammad Khan. The MI officer had been patronizing the state death squad and thieves and robbers in Panjgur for many years.

"Our struggle against the state death squads and the state agencies that sponsor them will be intensified," Beebagr Baloch added.

He further said that our operations and actions will continue till the attainment of independent Balochistan.

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La fiscalia indonèsia dures penes de presó a 7 militants papús per les protestes antiracistes

La Fiscalia indonèsia ha demanat que els set acusats papús siguin condemnats a presó de cinc a disset anys per càrrecs de traïció després de la seva participació en protestes que condemnaven el racisme l’agost passat. Les protestes es van desenvolupar a les manifestacions independentistes més grans que es van veure a Papua durant anys. Els set, entre els quals hi ha líders de l'ULMWP (Moviment d'Alliberament Unit per Papua Occidental), del KNPB (Comitè Nacional de Papua Occidental) i líders estudiantils.

1. Buchtar Tabuni, 17 anys de presó. Tabuni és un dels set presos polítics de Papou Occidental (HT #Balikpapan7) a judici a Kalimantan Oriental, després d'haver estat traslladat a la presó preventiva des de Papua per "motius de seguretat". Tabuni, un activista líder que ha estat empresonat reiteradament per protestes pacífiques que demanaven la independència de Papua Occidental, és acusat pel fiscal de ser el cervell que hi ha al darrere de la revolta de Papua del 2019.

2. Agus Kossay, 15 anys de presó. És el president del Comitè Nacional de Papua Occidental (Komite Nasional Papua Barat, KNPB). Un dels que està acusat de "traïció"

3. Steven Itlay, 15 anys de presó

4. Alex Gobay, 10 anys de presó

5. Ferry Combo, amb 10 anys de presó, és el cap de la Unió d’Estudiants de la Universitat Cenderawasih a Papua Occidental.

6. Hengky Hilapok, 5 anys de presó

7. Irwanus Uropmabin, a 5 anys de presó

El seu crim? Líder de les protestes antiracistes.

Sobre les protestes d'agost de 2019.

Suport als Presos Polítics Papús.

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Assassinat un maputxe que denunciava la brutalitat policial xilena

Alejandro Treuquil, comuner maputxe, va ser assassinat Collipulli el 4 de juny. Un impacte de bala el va matar quan estava cercant un cavall. Precisament uns dies abans, el 26 de maig, havia denunciat a la premsa "La policia xilena ens ha estat pegant constantment. Assetjament total contra els nostres nens, contra les nostres dones. A nivell personal, fa tres dies la meva dona va perdre el seu nadó que tenia en el seu ventre, pel problema que tots sabem ... les lacrimògenes. Això és el que ens té més descontents, perquè no sabem per què ens estan pegant la policia xilena ".

Article de comiat.

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All charges dropped against 22 Wet’suwet’en land defenders

Criminal and civil contempt of court charges have been dropped against those who were arrested in February for violating an injunction while fighting the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C.
The arrests of 22 members of the Wet'suwet'en Nation and their supporters sparked protests across the country, shutting down rail and roads and putting a dent in the Canadian economy.
The BC Prosecution Service says in a statement issued Friday that criminal contempt charges for those arrested near Houston, B.C., will not be pursued.

The Crown says there have been no further breaches of the injunction, there wasn't enough evidence linking those arrested to damage to a bridge and recent talks between governments and the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs all played a role in their decision.
Suzanne Wilton with pipeline builder Coastal GasLink says in a statement that in light of work progressing in the area and ongoing talks with hereditary chiefs, it won't pursue civil contempt charges against the protesters.
A post on the Facebook site Gitimt'en Access Point says while they are relieved that charges have been dropped, they know the RCMP arrests on unceded lands was unlawful.

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Mapuche indigenous who denounced Chilean police brutality, murdered

Alejandro Treuquil, a Mapuche commoner, was murdered in Collipulli on June 4. A bullet impact killed him while he was looking for a horse. Precisely a few days earlier, on May 26, he had reported to the press "The Chilean police have been constantly beating us. Total harassment against our children, against our women. On a personal level, three days ago my wife lost the his baby he had in his womb, because of the problem we all know ... the tear gas. That's what makes us most unhappy, because we don't know why the Chilean police are beating us. "

Communiqué

The Autonomous Mapuche Community of We Newen denounces the murder of Werken* Alberto Alejandro Treuquil Treuquil, who was murdered at gunpoint on the night of June 4th, 2020, with three other members sustaining injuries. We Newen, under a State of Siege by the Chilean government since May 13th, has been "victim to ongoing political persecution... subject to constant threats, especially our Werken, who has been murdered," in a statement made by the community. Members of the community had filed for preventative injunctions [on violations of personal freedoms] due to the ongoing harassment.
"Our Werken was cowardly murdered by individuals outside the community while searching for a missing horse within our surrounding Lof [territory]. He along with three other community members were ambushed and attacked with fire arms sustaining various injuries. Our Werken Alejandro Treuquil was mortally injured and transferred immediately to hospital to the town of Collipulli, where he succumbed to his injuries."
"We thank the gestures of support and call for people to spread the word," the statement continued. "Please join us in this difficult moment where we have lost a fundamental pillar in our community, an example of struggle for the dignity of the Mapuche people and reference for furture generations that seek to reclaim the land."
Meanwhile, the Mapuche Political Prisoner hunger strike, lead by Machi [Medicine Healer] Celestino Cordova, enters its 35th day at the Temuco Penetentiary, as the struggle for their liberation enters a critical phase.
We call on the international community to denounce the ongoing violence and genocide of our Mapuche peoples and the just struggle for liberation!
Amulepe Taiñ Weychan!
Marrichiweu!

*Meaning Messenger in mapudungun

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FLEC announces the death of 17 Angola's soldiers in clashes in Cabinda

The Cabinda State Liberation Front (FLEC), claimed the death of 17 soldiers from the Angola forces in several clashes the last days. On June 2nd the clashes killed four military personnel from the Angolan Armed Forces, six civilians and two combatants from the organization in .

“What happens in Cabinda are not incidents. It is a political-military conflict that took place before the country’s independence before November 1975. It is an expression of the aspirations of the people of Cabinda for self-determination ”, said Rául Danda, former vice president of UNITA, a native of Cabinda, the conflict “is legitimate, it has a reason to be”, but “the Government of Angola, led by MPLA, has been dealing with the issue in a more simplistic and hideous way”.

Other clashes took place on Macama-Nizia and Ndongo Buba, a border area between Cabinda and RDC. "The aim of the Angolan operation was to capture a senior FAC officer, unfortunately they fell into special units of the FLEC/FAC commands". The FLEC reconized "the death in combat of two FAC commands, namely an operational commander and his bocyguard, of 13 FAA soldiers, who also registered 11 wounded."

Created in 1963, the FLEC maintains "armed resistance" against Luanda rule and claims that "Cabinda is a territory illegally invaded by Angola and the local population is under terrible oppression by the ANgolan Government".

FLEC-FAC Special Forces at the parade this Monday, June 1st, 2020, in the military region of Necuto, Buco-Zau, Cabinda.

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Retirats els càrrecs contra 22 activistes indigenistes al Canadà

Van ser arrestats al febrer per violar una ordre judicial mentre lluitaven contra la construcció d’un gasoducte al gas natural al nord de la Colúmbia Britànica, al Canadà. Les detencions de 22 membres de la Nació  i els seus partidaris van provocar protestes a tot el país, tancant ferrocarrils i carreteres i es va reduir a l'economia canadenca.

El Servei de Fiscalitat de la  Colúmbia Britànica diu que, en un comunicat publicat el 5 de juny, que no seran perseguides les acusacions de menyspreu penal car no hi ha hagut més incompliments de l’ordre, no hi havia proves suficients que vinculessin els arrestats per danyar en un pont i les converses recents entre els governs i els caps hereditaris dels Wet'suwet'en van jugar un paper en la seva decisió.

Suzanne Wilton, amb el constructor de gasoductes Coastal GasLink, afirma en un comunicat que, a la vista dels treballs que progressen a la zona i les converses en curs amb els caps hereditaris, no perseguirà acusacions de menyspreu civil contra els manifestants.

Una publicació al lloc de Facebook del moviment Gitimt'en Access Point asegura que, mentre e'ls alleuja que s'hagin retirat els càrrecs, mantenen que les obres en terrenys sense precedents era il·legal. El 14 de maig els caps hereditaris de la tribu van signar un acord amb el Canadà pel que se'ls reconeixia la titularitat sobre 22.000 km2 de les seves terres i acceptaven la construcció del gasoducte però aquesta està essent contestada pels contraris a les orbes.

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Siberian Peoples alert about the impact on the ecosystem of the diesel fuel spill in the Krasnoyarsk Region.

The Russian Association of the Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON) alerts that it is necessary to conduct an Ethnological expertise of the diesel fuel spill in the Krasnoyarsk Region.
According to data available in early June 2020, there are no injured people or direct damage to reindeer husbandry in Taimyr. Taimyr is the centre of indigenous reindeer herding in the Krasnoyarsk region. The official data state that the number of domestic reindeer exceeds 130 thousand heads. Their main pastures are located farther than a hundred kilometres west of Norilsk in the Tukhardy tundra. Moreover, Indigenous Peoples are engaged in fishing and hunting.

However, considering the expected negative impact on the environment, namely on reindeer herding conditions for local communities, as well as on rivers and other water bodies used for traditional economic activities, the President of RAIPON Grigory Ledkov (Nenets) addressed regional authorities with a proposal to conduct an Ethnological expertise. This is a scientific impact assessment that comprehensively examines impacts in places of traditional residences of Indigenous Peoples. It is important to define compensation measures that will reduce the negative impact of the diesel fuel spill on the traditional lifestyle and traditional economic activities of Indigenous Peoples in Taimyr.

Grigory Ledkov emphasized: “It’s necessary to conduct the Ethnological expertise. It is the only way we can reliably measure the damage. Since we do not possess thorough information about the emergency impact on the ecosystem so far, we have to approach the assessment process with responsibility”.

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Els wampanoag derroten Trump als tribunals i mantindran la seva reserva

De la setantena de tribus wampanoag que existien a l'arribada dels europeus només dues han subsistit. Es tracta de la tribu d'Aquinnah i la Mashpee, a Massachusetts. Eren uns 5.000 en el moment del contacte. Van impulsar una política de col·laboració amb els peregrins puritans gràcies al cap Wamsutta. La seva ajuda als puritans des de 1620 es recordada cada any amb el Dia d'Acció de Gràcies. Les epidèmies i els incompliments dels europeus van fer inviable aquesta via i el 1675 foren executats tres wampanoag per un delicte que no havien comés. Metacomet 'King Philipp' va aixecar un exèrcit indi amb els narragansett, abenaki, nipmuc i els tradicionals aliats pennacook amb 12.000 guerrers. Van destruir 9 de les 90 poblacions dels puritans, atacant-ne mig centenar, i matant 2.500 blancs fins a la seva derrota el 1676. Metacomet fou executat i el seu cap penjat, la seva família va ser venuda com a esclaus. Van morir fins a 5.000 indis (40 % de la població que hi havia a ala zona). L'any 1704 van llençar un nou atac i mig segle després quedaven només 300 wampanoag. Malgrat això es van recuperar. Els qui van sobreviure van ser reclosos a la reserva de Mashpee, Massachusetts, de 130 km2. Que va ser repartida el 184. D'altres tres reserves menors es van crear a Martha's Vineyard de les que, en ser espoliades, quedaven 13 km2 el 1850.

Segons el cens de 2010 sobreviuen 2.750 wampanoag. Estan dividits en dues tribus: Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) amb una reserva coneguda com a Watuppa Wampanoag (Martha's Vineyard) de 1,9 km2 on l'any 2000 hi vivien 90 indis dels 1.120 membres del grup. Foren reconeguts el 1987 federalment després de reclamar-ho des de 1972. La segona és la Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, establerta també el 1972 i amb 1.400 membres l'any 2000. Finalment el 2007 se'ls va reconèixer federalment i el 2011 se'ls va permetre aixecar un casino que no han arribat a aixecar. L'any 2015 els EUA els van atorgar, en estatut de reserva però la nova administració republicana, tres anys després, va retrocedir la decisió i els hi va revocar l'estatut.

 

Els wampanoag mashpee va iniciar un procés legal. Finalment el 5 de juny de 2020 va donar la raó als indígenes i va determinar que la reserva s'havia de mantenir segons la legislació vigent. El jutge va decretar que la decisió de Washington havia estat ““arbitrària, capriciosa, un abús del dret de discreció i contrària a la llei.”

Fotografies de la protesta dels Wampanoag el 14.11.2018 davant el Capitoli

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Sámi: Finland violates the rights of the Sámi people by allowing mining companies in our land

The Saami Council echoes the concerns of the Ergon Sámi siida in the North Western Enontekiö area and other Sámi communities regarding the news of a Dutch-owned mineral exploration company Akkerman Finland Oy attempting to enter the Finnish side of Sápmi, without the indigenous Sámi rights holders, such as reindeer herding siidas, being officially separately informed about the reservation.

Finland voted for the United Nation Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in 2007, but still has not recognized the land rights of the Sámi people. The Saami Council urges Finland to seize the opportunity to implement the UNDRIP, by ratifying the ILO Convention No 169 and making necessary amendments to the inadequate Mining Act, to make sure that the principle of free, prior of informed consent is included. That also includes the right to refrain from giving consent, says the President of the Saami Council.

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El PSOE obliga a tancar l'Ofizina de Lengua Aragonesa després de 4 anys de treball

L'Oficina de Llengua Aragonesa d'Osca ha tancat les seves portes de quatre anys de treball per "fomentar la normalització, l'ús i la presència de l'aragonès en tots els àmbits de la vida social i cultural de la ciutat", segons constava en la presentació d'aquesta àrea en la pàgina web de l'Ajuntament d'Osca. Tal com està previst, el servei ha deixat de prestar-se aquest 30 de maig. Els pressupostos de 2020 no hi havia partida per prorrogar el contracte perquè "hi ha altres prioritats", segons van justificar al febrer des del govern municipal socialista. La defensa i el foment de la llengua va tenir davant a les forces imperialistes espanyoles, PP i Ciutadans. Els populars van ser especialment crítics amb la col·locació dels cartells que donaven la benvinguda a Osca en espanyol i aragonès en les entrades de la ciutat. Ara el PSOE s'ha afegit a aquests posicionaments.
L'octubre de 2019 a partir d'una moció de PP que va ser secundada per Cs i Vox, ja s'havien retirat els cartells en aragonès. Sense rètols i sense Oficina de Llengua Aragonesa, de l'intent de fomentar una llengua que, segons consta al web municipal, "forma part del nostre patrimoni cultural i la nostra història llengua", només queden els cartells de Ubierto i Zarrau que diversos establiments comercials i hostalers mantenen penjats a les portes.

El servei de servei d'assessorament per a la promoció de l'aragonès a la ciutat costava a l'any 21.000 euros i el tenia un pressupost de 5.000 euros per a publicitat i rètols i 2.000 per a la convocatòria d'un premi, el Pedro Lafuente.

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#Balikpapan7 Indonesian Prosecutor demands Harsh prison sentences sought for West Papuan antiracist protestors

The Public Prosecutor has demanded that the seven Papuan defendants be sentenced to prison for five years to 17 years for treason-related charges after their involvement in protests condemning racism last August. The protests developed into the largest pro-independence demonstrations seen in Papua for years  The seven, including senior ULMWP politicians, KNPB leaders and student leaders are being threatened with the following sentences:

1. Buchtar Tabuni, 17 years in prison. Tabuni is one of seven West Papuan political prisoners (HT #Balikpapan7) on trial in East Kalimantan, having been moved to custody there from Papua for "security reasons"
2. Agus Kossay, 15 years in prison. He is the Chairman of the West Papua National Committee (Komite Nasional Papua Barat, KNPB). One of the he is being charged with "treason" 
3. Steven Itlay, 15 years in prison
4. Alex Gobay, 10 years in prison
5. Ferry Combo, 10 years in prison, he is the Head of the Cenderawasih University Students' Union in West Papua 6. Hengky Hilapok, 5 years in prison
7. Irwanus Uropmabin, 5 years in prison
 
Their crime? Leading antiracist protests.

The Asia Pacific Report quotes TAPOL saying the sentences sought are excessive and at best an attempt to make examples out of West Papuan political activists who were simply trying to exercise their civil and political rights. The NGO says these rights are protected by international principles as well as Indonesia's national Constitution.

"West Papuans have been denouncing the injustice of these heavy sentences, as the racist perpetrators in Java who triggered the mass protests were either freed or only sentenced to 5, 7, and 10 months imprisonment."

Tabuni, a leading activist who has repeatedly imprisoned for peaceful protests demanding independence for West Papua, is accused by the prosecutor of being the brains behind the Papua Uprising of 2019.

You can Take action for West Papuan political prisoners.

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Migizi Communication, a 40 year old Native youth organization, was burned in Minneapolis Riot

In 1977 the Migizi Communications founded in Minneapolis by the American Indian Movement (AIM). The organization is dedicated to produce Indian news and information and educate students of all ages as tomorrow's technical work force. Migizi means "bald eagle" in ojibwe language.

In the third night of rioting in protest of George Floyd's death, May 29th, AIM members were defending this Minneapolis Native youth nonprofit when it caught fire Thursday night from embers that blew over from a U.S. Post office that was torched by looters. However, they could do nothing to prevent the fire, which started on the roof of the Migizi Communications building. American Indian Movement members defended the Migizi building Thursday night into Friday but had to retreat when the structure ignited. Damage could near $2 million, said Migizi Executive Director Kelly Drummer, Oglala Sioux. Migizi Communication, a 40 year old Native youth organization, was burned in Minneapolis Riot reports from the org state that everything was lost archives, historic material, photos.

Migizi provides training in media arts such as radio, film and social media. It is the home of First Person Productions and also provides training for “green” jobs, such as solar energy.
Around 400 youth a year receive job training at Migizi, which employs eight people, Drummer said. People have been donating to the organization online, and volunteers have helped with cleanup.Please consider a donation to our beloved Migizi: You can also donate directly to Migizi outside of by going to their website or in facebook.

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La guerrilla balutx mata un membre dels esquadrons de la mort pakistanesos

El Baloch Republican Army (BRA, Exèrcit Republicà Balutx) ha confirmat la mort d'un membre de Jahanzeb a Pangjur. Aquest grup integra esquadrons de la mort auxiliars de les tropes pakistaneses que segresten i assassinen civils balutxs. 

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