Check out this week's photo dump of people in struggle around the world: 🧵
Sakhnin, occupied Palestine – Palestinian flags fill the streets on "Land Day", which commemorates the 1976 uprising following the murder of six Palestinian protesters who resisted Israeli land theft.
Sanaa, Yemen – Huge crowds swarm the capital's streets, marking the anniversary of the Saudi war on Yemen
Paris, France – President Macron depicted on a hangman graffiti on the streets which are still engulfed by massive strikes and protests against his anti-democratic pension bill.
Melbourne, Australia - Activists join worldwide protests on #TransDayOfVisibility, which champions trans rights and LGBTQ+ struggles.
Valparaiso, Chile – Clashes between police and protesters erupt on the annual "Day of the Young Combatant", a Chilean anniversary marking the murder of two young revolutionary brothers in 1985.
Beirut, Lebanon – Ongoing protests flare up in Lebanon driven by retired servicemen demanding an adjusted pension to cope with crippling inflation.
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico – Migrants laying down flowers in front of the immigration detention center near the US border, where at least 39 people died in a fire.
Nairobi, Kenya – A protester hurls a rock at riot police during ongoing anti-government protests, which erupted amid a severe cost of living crisis.
Rabat, Morocco – A protester burns the Israeli flag at a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine and against Israeli military escalation in the occupied West Bank.
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Large crowds gather in the world-famous Plaza de Mayo on the 47th anniversary of the 1976 military coup. Protesters mourn victims and celebrate the defeat of the dictatorship.
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On this day in 1971, German communist Monika Ertl gunned down "the executioner of Che Guevara", who was a brutal right-wing Bolivian colonel called Roberto Pereira. 🧵
Surprisingly, Ertl was the daughter of a Nazi propagandist who had fled to Bolivia. She was raised surrounded by her family's Nazi friends, such as Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie, aka the "Butcher of Lyon", who British director Kevin Macdonald alleges orchestrated Guevara's murder.
Monika cut ties with her fascist family and grew closer to the Communist cause. She was deeply moved by Che Guevara's assassination in 1967 which led to her joining the National Liberation Army of Bolivia (ELN), which Che headed prior to his death.
33 years ago today, riots broke out across the UK against Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s outrageous poll tax which forced people to pay a flat tax to fund local services irrespective of their wealth or income.
The massive opposition eventually led to Thatcher's demise. 🧵
The "Community Charge", as the poll tax was officially known, was first introduced in Scotland in April 1989, followed by England and Wales from April 1990. Many people simply refused to pay, up to 30 percent of the population in some areas.
The tax contrasted to the old system known as the ‘rates’ when the amount of tax paid to the local council was based on the rental value of the rate payer's home.
On this day in 1958, Cuban guerillas led by Fidel Castro kidnapped then Formula One reigning world champion, Juan Manuel Fangio. Their goal was to bring international attention to their cause and embarrass the dictatorial regime of U.S.-backed Fulgencio Batista. 🧵
In the summer of 1958, Batista was hosting the Grand Prix in Cuba. Many famous drivers took part as Batista dug deep into the funds he had plundered from the Cuban masses to put on a spectacle for the bourgeoisie and tourists.
The 46-year-old Argentine champion, Juan Manuel Fangio, intended to defend his title at the Cuban Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and their comrades of the M-26-7, had been organizing in the Sierra Maestra mountains to overthrow Batista's dictatorship.