Excluded Headlines: Farmer droughts and protests, odd Ecuador referendum ...
Stay up to date on the global news stories the US- and Eurocentric media overlook, with author and journalist, Tamara Pearson.
In this week’s Global South news:
US-trained general implicated in genocidal violence declares electoral victory in Indonesia - Yesterday, Prabowo Subianto claimed victory in Indonesia's presidential election after unofficial results projected his win without the need for a run-off. The right-wing candidate got nearly 60% of the vote, according to those unofficial results. Source.
Repression of Indian farmer protests - Indian farmers began marching to the capital on Tuesday to demand debt waivers and minimum crop prices. Over the past decade, more than 100,000 farmers have committed suicide, as they were unable to survive. The state heavily repressed the march, erecting barbed wire barricades to stop it, and raining teargas on protesters, leaving many injured. Police used water cannon, and phone and Internet access was cut off in some areas. Source, source, source.
Changing rain patterns seeing Nepal farmers face another agricultural drought - Another year of protracted drought and completely different rain patterns has left Nepal farmers, who depend on the rain for irrigation, without crops. Source.
Indian Supreme Court outlaws private company donations to political parties - The court declared electoral bonds illegal, and overruled a law which allowed companies to make unlimited financial contributions to political parties under the cover of anonymity. Source.
Ecuador to hold citizen referendum on organised crime - Ecuador’s electoral body has given the go-ahead to a referendum to be held in April, with various questions proposed by conservative president Noboa. Topics include militarizing parts of the country, increasing prison sentences of organised criminals, allowing police to use guns against criminals, and permitting hourly work (as opposed to full or part time jobs with workers’ rights). Source, source.
1.4 million Gazans have no where to go - Israel’s government has announced a ground invasion of Rafah, the area it told all other Gazans to flee to. With almost all Gazans now living there, mostly in tents, and having no where else to go, the invasion would be even more catastrophic and genocidal than what the Israeli government has done to Palestinians so far. With Israel recently launching air raids and artillery fire in Rafah, some people have fled to central Gaza, which is completely destroyed. Source.
Unrest over Pakistan election results - On Sunday, the Pakistan election results were declared, with former PM Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and affiliates winning the most seats, but not a majority. Other parties alleged tampering, and Pakistanis blocked roads in protest, with police making various arrests. Source, source.
Much of Sudan without phone or Internet services - In Khartoum and El Gezira, a telecommunications and Internet outage has lasted nine days. In Darfur and Kordofan, the network disruption has lasted for months. The outages impact the arrival of aid and access to funds. Source.
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