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Solidarity: THE BARCELONA 8

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BARCELONA 2/17/2021.- Several protesters throw objects at a riot squad vehicle at a demonstration to protest the arrest of rapper Pablo Hasel, who entered prison the day before, convicted of crimes of glorifying terrorism and insults to the Monarchy, this Wednesday in Barcelona. EFE / Enric Fontcuberta

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Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel -who barricaded himself inside the University of Lleida, defying a court order for his arrest- was finally kidnapped by Catalan police on 16th February 2021 and jailed on a nine-month sentence for “insulting the Spanish monarchy, insulting the Spanish army and police forces, and praising terrorism and banned groups” both in his statements on social media and the lyrics of his songs.

Almost two hours after officers from the Catalan police force went in early on Tuesday, Hasel was led away shouting “they will never silence us; death to the fascist state”.
Dozens of supporters had earlier built a barricade at the university in Lérida (Lleida in Catalan), 150km (90 miles) west of Barcelona. Pictures from the scene showed activists spraying fire extinguishers at police before he was arrested in the university rector’s building.

On Tuesday night protests broke out in cities across Spain. In Barcelona…

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Hunger-striking US activists demand end to criminal Yemen blockade by Saudis/US.

By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours at aljazeera.com shared with thanks.illustrations/links added

Iman Saleh has not eaten anything in 17 days.The 26-year-old Yemeni American and her younger sister, Muna, came to Washington, DC late last month from the US state of Michigan to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, where a war has raged for six years.

Yemeni-American activist Iman Saleh, who launched a hunger strike for Yemen in March 2020, participates in a protest in Washington, DC, the United States on April 3, 2021 [Courtesy Laura Albast]

Activists urge US President Joe Biden to end backing for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, where millions are going hungry

Saudi War on Yemen. 6 year Epic Failure: Riyadh’s colonial genocide enriches depraved USA and UK .. Video

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”Risk of dying after vaccine .. higher than risk of dying from Covid” .. Norway bans Astra Zeneca.

note: Norway has a low rate of Covid infections and deaths, recently just a few every day. The Euro statistics site EudraVigilance gives no breakdown of vaccine reaction deaths by country , but the total deaths due to vaccine reactions added up to 5,915 in the EU, up to April 2nd 2021, and increased by 1,951 since the March 13 figures (about 93 a day) . We might therefore estimate that in some other EU countries or regions, (especially those in which, like Norway, most old people have already been vaccinated), ”deaths from the vaccine may be more than those estimated for Covid itself”, at least in the same time frames.