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Code Pink makes Saudi Crown Prince's dinner guests run gauntlet of protesters

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 03/23/2018 - 00:05

On the 22nd of March, Code Pink again disrupted an event featuring Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This time it was a fancy dinner at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, which attendees had to run a gauntlet of protesters to enter. One of the Code Pink activists got inside before being expelled. The Prince himself found his motorcade jeered by screaming protesters.

Video of Code Pink heckling diners and the Prince's motorcade

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A Code Pink member dressed as a head-chopping, bomb-dropping Saudi king

The Shortwave Report 03/23/18 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/22/2018 - 19:23

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Spanish National Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, NHK World Radio Japan, and Sputnik Radio.         From SPAIN- A Spanish migrant rescue boat has been impounded by Italian authorities after rescuing more than 200 migrants off the coast of Libya- an Italian judge suspects the boat was colluding with traffickers.

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Code Pink disrupts Saudi Prince's event at Kennedy Center

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 03/22/2018 - 00:02

On the 21st of March, Code Pink protested inside the Saudi Arts and Cultural event at the Kennedy Center. This event was in honor of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to the US. Code Pink disrupted it to protest Saudi Arabia's ongoing bombing and war against the people of Yemen.

Video of Code Pink inside the Kennedy Center protesting Saudi bombing of Yemen

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Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Code Pink about to enter the Saudi Arts and Cultural event

Puerto Ricans protest FEMA, Congress six months after Hurricane Maria

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 03/20/2018 - 23:05

On the 20th of March, Puerto Ricans came to DC, outraged by the US government's refusal to help rebuild Puerto Rico's power grid and other crucial infrastructure. They held a rally outside FEMA before marching to Congress under rain so cold it was snow and sleet just a few miles north of the city.

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Protesting FEMA's inaction (photo by Maria Pena)

Six Months After Maria, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Wait for Relief

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Mon, 03/19/2018 - 15:36

Six months after Hurricane Maria, blue tarps still cover homes and buildings across Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The number of people who lack power can be counted in the hundreds of thousands. 

"The suffering continues on the islands and our fellow citizens need help," said Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of the religious development group Jubilee USA. "It's important that Congress voted for relief aid for the islands. Now we need Congress to increase the aid so that the islands can rebuild to withstand the next storms."

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