Excluded Headlines: Intervention in Haiti, massacre in Sudan and so many other important stories
Stay up to date on the global news stories the US- and Eurocentric media overlooks, with journalist and author, Tamara Pearson.
In this week’s overlooked, distorted, and ignored news about the Global South:
Kenya approves sending 1,000 police to Haiti - In an interventionist move pushed by the US, Kenya’s parliament today agreed to send national police officers to Haiti, allegedly to combat violent gangs there. The senate also needs to approve the deployment, though it is expected to do so. Those opposed in Kenya argue that their police aren’t meant to be deployed in other countries, while those in favour are prioritising their country’s international reputation (at least with the US, if not Latin America). It’s not clear how new police recruits who don’t even speak Haitian Creole or French, could possibly help bring the country out of poverty, violence and gang control, and the chaos of an unelected, US-backed president. Source, source, source.
Alleged recent mass grave in Sudan, ethnic cleansing - At least 1,335 Internally Displaced Persons are estimated to have been killed in an attack on a camp near El Geneina, in West Darfur in the largest single massacre since the war in Sudan started earlier this year. The situation in the region is dire as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) allegedly closed the Sudan-Chad border. A video clip of El Geneina circulated on social media allegedly showed armed men forcing people to bury themselves in a mass grave (screen capture in the source link, note it is disturbing). Source, source.
Uruguayans march against corruption - On Monday, unionists and movements mobilised in the capital in response to a huge corruption scandal, arguing that it is representative of the decaying state of democracy in the country. Source, source.
Formal inflation in Nigeria hits 27.33% - Food inflation in particular has increased, partly due to the government removing fuel subsidies and the naira has depreciated. Source.
Mosque massacre in Gaza - At least 50 people were killed by an Israeli Army airstrike on a mosque on Wednesday, and the region’s last working flour mill is running out of fuel. Source, source.
Several Global South countries want to accuse Israel of genocide at the International Criminal Court - South Africa, Colombia, and Algeria are launching a case against the Israeli government in the ICC. Also in South Africa, more than 500 South African Jews called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestine in an open letter. In India, the Central Trade Union Organization (CTUOs), representing approximately 100 million workers, has condemned alleged talks between India and Israel that could see the “export” of up to 100,000 Indian workers to replace Palestinian workers in Israel. Source, source, source, source.
Half a million displaced in Somalia from floods - Dozens have been killed and half a million people forced to leave their homes after “once in a century” floods in Somalia. Source.
Severe water scarcity in South Asia - According to a UN report, 347 million children are dealing with high or extremely high water scarcity in South Asia. Water scarcity causes health problems and financial hardship for small farmers. Source.
Chile to vote on another constitution - On Tuesday, Chilean president Gabriel Boric called for a national plebiscite on a second proposal to replace the country's dictatorship-era constitution. Unlike the first constitution proposed, this second one has largely been drafted by right-wing forces. Source.
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