A video shared online of young Germans chanting racist anti-immigrant slogans outside a pub on the North Sea island of Sylt has sparked outrage in the country. The group chanted “Foreigners out!” and “Germany for Germans” as the hit party song “L’Amour Toujours” by Gigi D’Agostino played at a pub in the resort town of […]
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Charlotte Church joins pro-Palestine rally following backlash over protest chant
Welsh singer Charlotte Church said she was spreading a “loving message” as she joined a pro-Palestine rally following the backlash she received for singing a protest chant. In late February, the 38-year-old led a rendition of From The River To The Sea at a Sing For Palestine fundraising event in Wales which the Campaign Against […]
Community members chant ‘cease-fire now!’ after Naperville council doesn’t respond to resolution request
The Naperville City Council adjourned its meeting Tuesday to calls of “cease-fire now!” after another string of pleas for a local Gaza cease-fire resolution was met with no response from elected officials. After packing the council chambers last month, a group of community members from in and around the city again spent the bulk of […]
Fort Collins mayor ends council meeting after demonstrators disrupt it, chant about Gaza
Fort Collins City Council members abruptly ended their meeting Tuesday night when dozens of people seeking a local resolution supporting a cease-fire in Gaza began shouting inside the council chambers at the start of the meeting. After the meeting ended and the crowd dispersed, three women who had glued their hands to the wall of […]
Russians chant anti-war slogans at Navalny’s funeral
People chanted anti-war slogans at Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny‘s funeral in Moscow on 1 March. Local media reported that participants of the rally are being detained. Sources: BBC News Russian; OVD-info, a human rights media project about political persecution in Russia; Latvia-based Russian media outlet Meduza; Russian media outlet Vazhnye Istorii (Important Stories) Details: […]
Charlotte Church denies ‘misguided’ claims of antisemitism over protest chant
Charlotte Church said it is “misguided” to draw an inference of antisemitism from a pro-Palestinian chant she sang. The Welsh singer, 38, said she had experienced a “really uncomfortable day” as she faced a backlash for leading a choir in a rendition of From The River To The Sea at the Sing For Palestine fundraising […]