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GLOBAL LEFT MIDWEEK — DECEMBER 24, 2025  
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December 24, 2025
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_ Not-so-silent nights _

Cover of the 2019 album “Moral Instruction” by Falz.,

 

* Falz: Nigerian Rap and Politics
* Report on Standing Together
* Political Standstill in Honduras
* The UK Palestine Action Hunger Strikers
* From Argentina: Proposals and Struggle
* Kurdistan Workers’ Party Negotiates Peace
* Venezuela’s Military Capabilities
* Poland Bans the Communist Party
* Osman Hadi: Killing of a Firebrand
* …And to all a good night

 

__________FALZ: NIGERIAN RAP AND POLITICS
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_Paul Onanuga_ / The Conversation (Melbourne)

For over a decade now, Falz has been marrying musical skills and
social activism with digital savvy and comedy. Falz became known for
his unique blend of hip-hop and Afropop, but what really made him
stand out was his skill at infusing humour into his socially
conscious, often revolutionary, songs.

__________REPORT ON STANDING TOGETHER
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_Samah Watad_ / +972 (Tel Aviv)

The Jewish-Arab movement is celebrating its 10th anniversary after a
period of rapid expansion. But as it grows, so do questions about its
political stances, its electoral ambitions, and the limits of
binational organizing.

__________POLITICAL STANDSTILL IN HONDURAS
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_Pablo Meriguet_ / Peoples Dispatch (New Delhi)

Two weeks after elections in Honduras, no winner has been declared
yet. As the irregularities grow, both the Liberal Party and LIBRE have
charged that electoral fraud is being committed in favor of the
Trump-favored far-right candidate. Outgoing President Xiomara Castro
called on the Honduran people to defend the Republic and the
constitutional order.

__________THE UK PALESTINE ACTION HUNGER STRIKERS
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_Dan Haygarth_ / The Independent (London)

Palestine Action activists who have been on hunger strike for months
while awaiting trial for alleged break-ins or criminal damage are
dying, according to a doctor. The alleged offences took place before
the group was banned under terrorism legislation in July, which has
made membership of or support for it a criminal offence punishable by
up to 14 years in prison.

__________FROM ARGENTINA: PROPOSALS AND STRUGGLE
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_Daniel Campione_ / Huella del Sur (Buenos Aires)

[MODERATOR’S NOTE: _This link will take you to the original essay in
Spanish. It’s a long article, and we recommend clicking on this
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version._] 

It is imperative to enter the public sphere with the understanding
that solutions exist and a desirable future is possible. This equates
to the possibility of genuine democracy, of community action that
transcends isolation and the pursuit of individual salvation. A
defensive stance, such as “Milei must be stopped,” lacks any
ambition for progress or combative impetus. 

__________KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY NEGOTIATES PEACE
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_John Lubbock_ / Jacobin (Brooklyn)

Abdullah Öcalan’s Kurdistan Workers’ Party is engaged in
high-stakes negotiations with the Turkish government over a peace
settlement. The outcome will shape the future for Kurds throughout the
region, including the PKK’s sister parties in Syria and Iran.

__________VENEZUELA’S MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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_John Polga-Hecimovich_ / War on the Rocks (Washington DC)

The Venezuelan government has built a dense internal-control system
and an expansive militia network, and it boasts an urban geography
that amplifies asymmetric resistance. The Venezuelan military’s
operational doctrine reflects this reality: survive the first blows,
then disperse, adapt, and bleed an invader politically through
guerrilla warfare.

__________POLAND BANS THE COMMUNIST PARTY
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_Czesław Kulesza_ / transform! europe (Vienna)

In December 2025, a group of judges in Warsaw read out a ruling that
made headlines: the Communist Party of Poland was unconstitutional.
The party has no seats, no money, and barely a functioning structure.
The ruling reveals a fear — but not of communists. It is a
performance of power — aimed not at the KPP, but at the society
watching.

__________OSMAN HADI: KILLING OF A FIREBRAND
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_Badrul Alam_ / Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières (Paris)

In the political history of Bangladesh, some deaths are not merely the
end of an individual life—they shake an entire generation,
permanently alter a family, and expose the true character of the
state. Sharif Osman Hadi, known in political circles as Osman Hadi,
was one such name.

__________…AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT
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_The Kinks_

St. Nikolai says: Do it with class.

* Falz
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* Nigeria
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* hip-hop
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* Israel
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* Palestine
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* Standing Together
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* Honduras
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* Xiomara Castro; Honduras elections;
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* UK
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* Palestine Action
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* hunger strike
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* Argentina
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* PKK
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* Abdullah Öcalan
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* Turkey
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* Syria
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* Venezuela
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* Poland
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* Communist Party of Poland
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* Surrealism
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* Fascism
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* Father Christmas
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* The Kinks
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