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On this day, 9 June 2022 Indigenous Maasai people in Tanzania from the villages of Ololosokwan, Oloirien, Kirtalo and Arash gathered to protest against land enclosures by the Tanzanian government.On June 7, Tanzanian security forces and Ngorongoro Conservation Area officials seized 1500 km² of Maasai land and began evicting some of its 70,000 residents. The land enclosure was nominally in the name of "conservation" and in order to establish a luxury hunting reserve for wealthy tourists.On June 10, security forces used live ammunition and tear gas against Maasai protesters. 32 people were shot, and one 84-year-old protester named Orias Oleng’iyo was "disappeared". Maasai people fought back and one police officer was killed by an arrow. The government then used this death as an excuse to round up Maasai leaders, and eventually charged 24 people with murder and conspiracy.Meanwhile, over 2000 Maasai people fled to neighbouring Kenya, and protests continued with Maasai people marching on the Tanzanian high commission in Nairobi.Eventually, in November, lacking any evidence, prosecutors dropped the criminal charges.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/11105/maasai-people-protest-enclosures * If you enjoy our social media posts be sure to check out our podcasts. In our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History, we speak with participants in social movements about their experiences, and our daily mini podcast, On This Day in Working Class History, has one of our anniversaries each day. We also have a website and map containing thousands of our stories with full sources. All of our work is funded by you, our readers and listeners, on Patreon. To learn more and support us check out our links in our bio.

Far-right advances in EU election, France calls snap national vote

Gains by the far-right in voting for the European Parliament on Sunday prompted a bruised French President Emmanuel Macron to call a snap national election and added uncertainty to Europe's future political direction.

While the centre, liberal and Socialist parties were set to retain a majority in the 720-seat parliament, the vote dealt a domestic blow to the leaders of both France and Germany, raising questions about how the European Union's major powers can drive policy in the bloc. read more

Merkel withheld information about Russia's intention to blackmail Europe with gas, German outlet reports.
Former Chancellor Angela Merkel knew of Russia’s plans to limit gas supplies to pressure the Nord Stream 2 launch, but concealed this information before stepping down in late 2021, according to Handelsblatt.

https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/angela-merkel-kanzlerin-hielt-informationen-ueber-wladimir-putins-erpressungstaktik-zurueck/100042871.html

Gantz’s decision does not put Netanyahu’s government in immediate danger – his party was not part of the prime minister’s coalition, which retains a majority with 64-seats in the 120-member Knesset, Israel’s parliament. It would however leave the war cabinet, set up four days after Hamas’ October 7 attack, without representation from any party other than Netanyahu’s Likud.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/09/middleeast/benny-gantz-resignation-post-war-plan-gaza-intl-latam

Kopftuchverbot an Schweizer Schulen und Kindergärten rückt näher https://www.watson.ch/!425098905

Hamas soll Resolution über Waffenstillstand zugestimmt haben – das Wichtigste in 3 Punkten https://www.watson.ch/!339653452

The reality of queer and trans in Palestine.

Bitte nicht nur den clickbaity Lead lesen: https://www.volksverpetzer.de/aktuelles/europawahl-ungebildete-waehlen-afd/