August 15 marks the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese occupation. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein In 1905, Japan invaded Korea and in 1910 annexed its territories by force, ending the Yi Dynasty. Japan used Korea as a supplier of food and a source of cheap labor. The annexation “treaty,” actually a humiliating imposition, stated in Article 1: “His Majesty the ...
Oh people, oh humanity, hear and know: Africa is being liberated! We know that imperialism has darkened the fortunes of the land of the black skinned. Our pearl-toothed brothers and sisters are determined to overthrow the hegemony of US imperialism. European imperialism, on the other hand, is watching its feet in Africa in order to avoid the great defeat of ...
On September 30, a military coup took place in Burkina Faso, the second in 2022. As a result, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was overthrown and Captain Ibrahim Traoré replaced him in power. The constitution was suspended, state institutions were dissolved, borders were closed and the army imposed a curfew throughout the country from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Meanwhile, ...