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00:03 In Palestine, Israeli shelling in the south of Gaza
00:13 killed at least 50 Palestinians in the last 24 hours.
00:16 In Iran, authorities reported the arrest
00:21 of those responsible for the attack that killed at least 95
00:24 people in Kerman last Wednesday.
00:28 And in Bangladesh, a fire destroyed
00:30 hundreds of shelters in several areas
00:32 in the southeast of the country on Sunday.
00:34 Hello, welcome to "From the South."
00:41 I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the Lesus Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:45 We begin with the news.
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00:50 In Palestine, Israeli shelling in the south of Gaza
01:06 killed at least 50 Palestinians in the last 24 hours.
01:10 According to local media, over 12 minors were among the dead.
01:13 The figures relate to the Israeli bombardments
01:15 launched on Saturday night against the city of Hanjounis
01:18 in the south of the Gaza Strip.
01:20 In this sense, the Israeli attacks
01:22 against the center and south of Gaza
01:24 take place after occupation forces
01:26 ordered Palestinian population to mobilize towards localities
01:29 in these areas.
01:30 According to data from the Ministry of Health,
01:32 it is estimated the number of deaths
01:34 since the beginning of the aggravation against Gaza
01:36 on October 7 surpasses 22,700, while more than 58,000
01:41 Palestinians have been wounded.
01:44 [AUDIO OUT]
01:47 And next Thursday and Friday, the International Court
01:52 of Justice will hold a hearing in the framework
01:54 of South Africa's accusation against Israel
01:56 of committing genocide in Gaza.
01:58 Social movements from all around the world
02:00 are calling for organizations in every country
02:03 to support South Africa in the hearings
02:05 and hold Israel accountable.
02:06 To go deeper on the matter, we welcome
02:08 Suzanne Adderley, president of the National Lawyers Guild
02:11 in the US and member of the International
02:13 Coalition of Human Rights Organizations
02:15 for the End of Genocide in Palestine.
02:17 Hello, Suzanne.
02:18 Welcome to From the South.
02:19 [AUDIO OUT]
02:21 Can you hear me, Suzanne?
02:25 [AUDIO OUT]
02:27 I can hear you.
02:28 OK, welcome.
02:29 Suzanne, first things first.
02:30 Tell us more about the initiative
02:32 to bring together global social movements
02:33 to support South Africa before the ICJ.
02:36 How is the plan and its importance?
02:38 [AUDIO OUT]
02:41 Our coalition began forming several weeks ago,
02:49 and it was officially launched on December 30,
02:52 a day after South Africa's crucial application
02:58 in the International Court of Justice.
03:00 And the coalition includes human rights organizations,
03:05 anti-war organizations, and representatives
03:07 of civil society and popular movements
03:11 that are calling for and demanding an end
03:14 to the genocide in Palestine.
03:16 And we recognize that there are many legal institutions,
03:20 progressive legal institutions, that
03:22 are working to hold Israel accountable for their crimes
03:28 in Gaza and all of Palestine.
03:31 But we felt it was important to build a coalition representing
03:37 popular movements that are strongly
03:41 anti-colonial, anti-imperialist, and support
03:44 global social justice to raise their voices along
03:49 with these legal organizations to demand
03:51 an end to the genocide, to demand accountability
03:54 under international law, and to use our movements
03:58 to put pressure on governments throughout the world
04:01 to follow the same leadership as states as South Africa have
04:07 to use our international legal mechanisms to end the genocide.
04:13 So, San, what is the legal framework?
04:15 What convention or law does South Africa
04:17 base its accusation against the Israeli government?
04:21 Well, South Africa, like many states,
04:22 is a party to the Genocide Convention.
04:28 And they have produced a strong, really outstanding
04:34 legal complaint charging Israel with genocide,
04:38 showing that Israel's actions are genocidal in character,
04:43 as they are committed with the requisite specific intent
04:45 to destroy Palestinians in Gaza as part
04:48 of the broader Palestinian national, racial,
04:51 and ethnic group.
04:53 They have-- the complaint is about 84 pages.
04:58 And they have documented about 10 pages of direct quotes
05:03 from Israeli officials who are expressing
05:06 clear content for this genocide.
05:09 And one of the things-- one of the first things
05:11 that our coalition has done was to produce a letter calling
05:17 on nations around the world who are also
05:20 parties to the Genocide Convention
05:22 to officially support South Africa's
05:24 filing in the world court by drafting
05:29 their own declarations of intervention,
05:32 backing South Africa's complaint.
05:36 And that letter has now over 800 signatures of organizations
05:43 from around the country supporting that demand.
05:46 And additionally, in the past few days,
05:50 we've heard that Malaysia, Turkey, and Jordan
05:53 are going to be making official moves to officially support
05:57 the South Africa filing.
05:58 And although it's a short window of time,
06:01 I think there's still an opportunity for other states
06:04 to follow that lead.
06:06 How important is it for other governments
06:08 to file declarations of intervention,
06:10 as you were saying, at the International Court of Justice
06:12 in support of South Africa's genocide case against Israel?
06:17 Really, it's imperative.
06:19 And it's imperative for a couple of reasons.
06:22 I mean, the first is we're seeing genocide being
06:26 committed before our eyes.
06:28 We're seeing genocide live streamed.
06:31 We know the world knows what is taking place.
06:36 And we need to do everything that we can to stop
06:39 that genocide from happening.
06:41 And if we need to get a ruling from the world court
06:45 in order to strengthen our ability to put a stop to arming
06:48 and funding Israel, then we need to make sure that that happens.
06:53 But another reason why it's imperative
06:55 is because in many ways, South Africa's case
07:00 is going to be a test of the whole international legal
07:04 structure, of the whole international legal order.
07:06 This is, in many ways, both in the legal case in the ICJ
07:15 and in the larger popular movement throughout the world,
07:18 there's been a turning point in support for Palestinians
07:22 and their liberation struggle, as well as
07:24 a turning point in piercing through the veil of impunity
07:28 that Israel has had throughout its existence
07:32 as a violent settler colonial state.
07:35 And the success of this complaint by South Africa,
07:42 either legally or politically, is really
07:46 vital to ending the genocide, as well as
07:50 preserving the integrity of the entire international legal
07:54 system.
07:56 So, Suzanne, what can we expect after the hearings
07:58 in next Thursday and Friday?
08:02 Well, I hope that we will get a ruling that
08:06 agrees with South Africa's complaints charging
08:09 Israel with genocide.
08:11 And I hope then that that ruling will then
08:14 be followed by calls to take action to stop
08:18 the genocide from happening.
08:20 However, we know that the process can be unpredictable.
08:25 It could be delayed.
08:29 There could be some other sort of legal barriers.
08:33 We have to understand that, despite, I think,
08:36 the World Court being one of the strongest institutions
08:39 that we have in the international legal system,
08:42 many of the international legal systems
08:44 are still sort of clouded by the influence of states
08:47 like the United States, which we know themselves
08:50 are aiding and abetting the genocide taking place in Gaza.
08:54 And so it has implications for the United States,
08:56 as well as Israel.
08:58 So they might be sort of making moves
09:01 to legally and politically try to undermine South Africa's
09:04 case.
09:05 But what we hope is that our coalition
09:08 and other organizations around the world
09:10 will organize to uplift the necessary political pressure
09:17 that the ICJ and the judges that sit there with integrity
09:22 understand that there has to be a ruling that is telling--
09:25 that is putting in writing, that is putting in a legal analysis
09:29 what the rest of the world knows and is witnessing
09:32 before their eyes, that genocide is taking place.
09:35 And that after that determination is made,
09:38 then we need to figure out what the next steps are
09:42 going to be to stop the genocide from happening immediately.
09:47 Thank you, Suzanne, for your time hearing from the South.
09:52 Thank you very much.
09:53 It's our pleasure.
09:54 We were talking to Suzanne Adeli, President
09:56 of the National Lawyers Guild in the US,
09:58 on the global initiative to support the Palestinian people
10:02 before the ICJ and hold Israel accountable for its crimes
10:05 against Palestinians in Gaza.
10:07 Let's now take a short break.
10:08 But remember, you can join us on TikTok at Teles of English,
10:11 where you will find news in different formats, news
10:14 updates, and much more.
10:15 Other stories coming up.
10:21 Stay with us.
10:22 Welcome back from the South.
10:43 In Iran, the authorities have captured
10:45 those responsible for the attack that
10:47 killed at least 95 people in the city of Kerman last Wednesday.
10:50 The provincial prosecutor's office
10:51 announced the arrest of 32 people involved
10:54 in the attack, for which the Islamic State has claimed
10:56 responsibility.
10:57 The double bombing took place near the tomb
10:59 of Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian general who
11:02 headed the Revolutionary Guard Coups force, who
11:05 was killed by the US.
11:07 The provincial prosecutor said some 16 bombs
11:09 with high explosive power have been discovered at the site.
11:12 And he added that over the last few months,
11:14 23 suicide bombers had been imprisoned across the province.
11:18 On Saturday in Syria, US military
11:24 looted a new batch of crude oil from the oil fields
11:27 in the country's northeastern territory.
11:29 Activists near the Iraqi border reported
11:31 that a new US convoy of 56 tanker trucks
11:34 loaded with oil left for Iraq through the illegal Mahmoud
11:37 Iyya crossing.
11:38 In addition, the army removed a caravan
11:41 with 34 trucks, containers, and tankers
11:43 at its illicit border crossing at Al-Walid.
11:46 In these regards, Syria recently condemned
11:48 the intensification of looting and smuggling
11:50 of the country's natural wealth, calling this action a criminal
11:53 act that violates international law.
11:55 So far, the looting of minerals by Washington
11:57 has generated losses of nearly $111 billion to the nation.
12:02 Mexico's government granted legal status
12:09 to the 32 migrants who were kidnapped in Taumalipas
12:12 on December 30.
12:13 Migration authorities will grant visitors cards and documents
12:17 to the group of migrants for humanitarian reasons.
12:19 These documents will allow them to reside and work legally
12:23 in the country.
12:24 Among the kidnapped migrants were Venezuelan, Honduran,
12:26 and Colombian citizens who were traveling
12:28 on a bus between Reynosa and Matamoros
12:31 when they were intercepted by an armed commando.
12:34 The mass kidnapping attracted media attention
12:36 and was among the topics of Mexican press in address
12:39 to Manuel Lopez Obrador's morning briefings.
12:41 Four people were killed in a shooting in Ecuador's coastal
12:48 region amid a growing wave of violence by criminal gangs
12:51 in that nation.
12:52 According to local media, the incident
12:54 was reported in the city of Durán,
12:56 in the province of Guayas.
12:57 The fatal victims were three women and one man,
13:00 while a baby was wounded in the shooting.
13:04 On the other hand, a bus was reportedly set on fire
13:06 in the city of Guayaquil by a group of extortionists.
13:09 Ecuador is going through the greatest insecurity crisis
13:11 in its history, where murders, kidnappings, extortions,
13:14 prison riots, and assaults are becoming more and more frequent.
13:16 Also in Ecuador, members of the National Union of Educators
13:24 called for a mobilization in rejection
13:26 of President Daniel Nomoa's proposal for a referendum.
13:30 The teachers' union issued a statement
13:31 in which they described the referendum as inconvenient,
13:35 erratic, and unnecessary.
13:37 They also denounced that it would only
13:39 lead to a waste of money in the midst of a fiscal crisis,
13:42 while they considered that more than $50 million that
13:45 would be used in such consultation, which they
13:47 affirmed can be made through legal reforms,
13:49 could instead be invested in public policies and prevention
13:53 plans so that children and young people are no longer recruited
13:56 by criminal gangs.
13:58 In this sense, they called for a day of nationwide demonstration
14:01 to be held on January 18 in defense of life and security.
14:04 The Brazilian government informed
14:10 that it will build a democracy museum in memory
14:12 of Bolsonaro's attack to the free seats of state power
14:16 carried out on January 8, 2023.
14:19 According to a statement issued by the Brazilian Ministry
14:21 of Culture, the growth acceleration program
14:23 guaranteed $8.2 million for the project, for which a parcel
14:27 of land located in the north side of the ministry's esplanade
14:30 in the center of the capital, Brasilia, has been awarded.
14:34 Moreover, it also states that once the land is available,
14:37 a national contest will be held to select the architectural
14:39 project for the space in question,
14:41 and that only after this stage the works will be put out
14:44 to tender, with construction scheduled to start in 2025.
14:48 The ministry also specified that the museum will be built
14:50 together with all the democratic sectors within the country
14:53 and would not be linked to any political entity.
14:55 Paraguay's government decrees alert
15:01 in view of dengue and COVID-19 circulation in the country.
15:05 This Sunday, the Ministry of Health
15:06 reported that the joint appearance of these diseases
15:10 in the country has already claimed
15:11 the lives of at least four people
15:13 and is spreading in different sectors,
15:14 especially among children and teenagers.
15:18 Therefore, the health entity calls on specialists
15:22 to evaluate each of the diseases individually,
15:24 as their combined action can be dangerous.
15:27 Likewise, the authorities make a call to the sick people
15:29 not to self-medicate and instead seek care at health centers
15:32 and determine the origin of their illness,
15:34 those qualifying the diseases as co-infection,
15:37 co-circulation, and COVID-19.
15:40 In Chile, the Supreme Court of Justice
15:47 sentenced 10 retired military officers to 20 years in prison
15:50 for burning two young men alive in 1986
15:54 during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
15:56 The second criminal chamber of the Supreme Court
15:58 rejected all the appeals presented
16:00 by the lawyers of the accused former military personnel.
16:03 Authors also aggravated homicide
16:05 in the case of Rodrigo Rojas de Negri
16:07 and the attempted homicide of Carmen Gloria Quintana.
16:11 There were also lower sentences for four former conscripts
16:14 accused of being accomplices
16:15 and two other former members of the military as accessories.
16:19 This case, known as the Quemados case,
16:21 is one of the most significant of the last years
16:23 of the Pinochet dictatorship,
16:25 which left more than 3,200 victims.
16:28 U.S. Civil Aviation Authority suspended operations
16:35 of Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft following a new incident.
16:39 The suspension took place this Friday after Boeing 737 MAX 9,
16:43 with more than 170 passengers on board,
16:45 made an emergency landing at Portland Airport
16:48 with a window exploding in mid-flight.
16:50 The aircraft, operated by the national carrier
16:52 Alaska Airlines, was flying from Oregon to California.
16:55 Concerning this event, the authorities announced
16:57 that all passengers escaped safely from the accident.
17:00 The Federal Aviation Administration announced
17:02 that it will issue a temporary stand-down order
17:05 for certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft
17:08 operated by U.S. Airlines.
17:10 We have a second short break coming up,
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17:36 Welcome back from the South.
17:55 A fire destroyed hundreds of shelters in several areas
17:57 in the southeast of Bangladesh on Sunday.
18:00 According to local media, at least 2,500 people
18:02 have been left homeless after the blaze broke out
18:04 in the Rohingya refugee camp.
18:06 The fire destroyed some 500 makeshift shelters
18:08 before the intervention of firefighters,
18:10 who after more than three hours of extinguishing work,
18:13 managed to control the flames.
18:15 No casualties have been reported so far.
18:17 However, damage assessments continue.
18:19 Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar
18:22 have been living in refugee camps in Bangladesh
18:24 since August 2017 to escape violence
18:27 and destruction of their homes and villages.
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18:32 In Italy, the Superior Institute of Health
18:36 reported over 370 deaths per week
18:39 and 38,737 cases of COVID-19.
18:42 The Director General for Health Prevention
18:44 of the Ministry of Health reported a 33% increase
18:48 in the number of cases compared to the 279 patients
18:50 who died between December 21st and the 27th last year.
18:54 In Italy, 218,284 people are still positive for the disease,
18:59 of whom 6,320 are in general hospital wards.
19:03 The Director General also pointed out
19:04 that in the last week, 242,518 tests were carried out
19:09 to detect the presence of the virus,
19:11 and the positive rate was 16 percentage points,
19:13 2.1 points lower than in the previous seven days.
19:16 In France, workers at the Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel
19:24 through Maine and on general strike
19:26 after 11 days demanded better working conditions.
19:29 A quarter of the workers at one of France's main attractions
19:32 and a World Heritage site have stopped their work
19:35 because they say it is physically impossible
19:37 to continue working with the current conditions
19:39 of the building.
19:40 Protesters say that given the cold, humidity,
19:43 and the steps they have to climb every day,
19:46 the number of employees must be increased,
19:49 and also the salary, as well as repairs
19:51 to the monument's infrastructure.
19:53 The Mont Saint-Michel was named a World Heritage site in 1979
19:58 by UNESCO and received more than 3 million visitors a year.
20:01 Orthodox Christians in Russia gather in churches
20:10 to celebrate their Christmas festivities.
20:12 This holiday, marked by fervent vigils
20:14 and traditional ceremonies, has its origins
20:16 in the centuries-old decision of the Orthodox
20:19 to separate from the Catholic Church
20:21 and follow a different calendar from the one used
20:23 by most of the world today.
20:25 The main Orthodox Christian service
20:26 took place on January 6, a day before the Orthodox Christmas
20:29 day, which is on January 7.
20:31 On the occasion of the celebration,
20:33 the Russian president, by reporting,
20:34 sent messages of congratulations and best wishes
20:37 to his Orthodox compatriots while highlighting the holiday
20:40 as representative of the union of millions of people
20:43 around the ideals of kindness, mercy, and justice.
20:46 We have come to the end of this news brief.
20:52 You can find these and many other stories
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21:02 For Telestro English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos.
21:04 Thank you for watching.
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