The Shortwave Report

This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, France 24, and Radio Havana Cuba.   http://youthspeaksout.net/swr241206.mp3    (29:00)          From JAPAN-   Space Force, the newest branch of the US military, has established a new unit in Japan. The South Korean President invoked martial law to put his opponents in check- large protests followed and he now faces impeachment. The International Co...

This week's show begins with media crackdown in Israel, several pieces on the Plastic Summit in South Korea, will the Israeli ceasefire on Lebanon affect Palestine, and the bill blocking social media for Australians under 16 passes the House.  This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, and NHK Japan.   http://youthspeaksout.net/swr241129.mp3    (29:00)          From GE...

This week's show starts starts with an analysis of the revised Russian nuclear policy, the US and the UK gift Ukraine with permission to use long range missiles in Russia, along with a US okay to use anti-personnel land mines, several reports about the G20 summit, and Maori and aborigines question authority in the parliaments. This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan,...

This week's show begins with New Zealand apologizing to 200,000 children and elderly for abuse in institutions since 1950, the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) opens in Azerbaijan, plans to help developing countries meet climate goals, a month ago Biden said he would cut off weapons to Israel is aid supplies weren't increased (it has decreased), and the US supported spyware in Colombia that it...

This week's show begins with reports and press reviews on the US presidential election results, news on the state of the climate, Netanyahu praises Trump's election, Israel continues wars in Gaza and Lebanon, and at Fukushima a few grams of highly radioactive waste are retrieved from the 880 tons still inside. This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, Radio Havana Cub...

This week's show begins with press reviews on Israel banning UNRWA, the UN Environment Center urges immediate fossil fuel reduction because of extreme weather events, Israel expands bombing of Lebanon, Israel kills 3 more journalists, and large protests in London against the far-right.   This week's show features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba.   http://youthsp...

 This week's show begins with some Israeli politicians and citizens plans for reoccupying Gaza, several pieces on BRICS, COP 16 Biodiversity Summit opens in Colombia, expanding fracking and voters in Pennsylvania, and an indigenous senator in Australia suggests King Charles give back everything Britain stole. This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan,  France 24, and R...

This week's show begins with an Oxfam report on the state of Palestinians in northern Gaza, the US uses a stealth bomber in retaliation in Yemen, rapid escalation of border tensions in the Koreas, and 200 arrested protesting at the New York stock exchange. This week's show features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan,  and Radio Havana Cuba.   http://youthspeaksout.net/swr24101...

This week's edition starts with a report from Columbia university on October 7, press reviews from October 7, an interview with the Communication Director at Human Rights Watch, and French President Macron called for an arms embargo on Israel. This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24,  and Radio Havana Cuba.   http://youthspeaksout.net/swr241011.mp3    (29:00)        ...

This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24,  NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.   http://youthspeaksout.net/swr241004.mp3    (29:00)          From GERMANY- Julian Assange made his first public address since leaving prison to a hearing of the Human Rights Committee of the Council of Europe in France. He maintains that he pled guilty to the basic methods of journalism. Exc...

This week's show begins with interviews with Reporters Without Borders and the International Crisis Group, press reviews on Lebanon and Palestine, reports on the United Nations Pact for the Future and General Assembly, and demonstrations against war across Europe. This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24,  NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.   http://youthspeaksout.net/...

This week's show begins with press reviews of the Israeli terror attacks in Lebanon, Elon Musk and X banned in Brazil, US military agitating China in the Taiwan Strait, and another setback in cleaning up the Fukushima nuclear power plant.  This week's show features stories from France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and NHK Japan.   http://youthspeaksout.net/swr240920.mp3   (29:00)          From FRANCE-...

This week's show begins with an interview of two Israeli Army reservists who refused to return to the Gaza Strip, Mexico changes judges from appointment to popular elections with large protests, Iran denies supplying Russia with missiles, in Brazil Bolsonaro leads rallies to reinstate Twitter in the country. This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana C...

This week's show begins with a group discussion on what the far-right election victory in two easternGerman states means and how it happened, the Israeli media critiques Netanyahu, Russia focus on the Far East Economic Forum, and the US has plans for Venezuela for not accepting the alleged victory of the opposition presidential candidate. This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle...

This week's show begins with the increased global spending on nuclear weapons, how does US election spending compare to the rest of the world, Zelensky has a peace plan to present to Biden next month and he is using the F16s the US gifted him, and Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have launched separate charges against Israeli military actions in Palestine.  This week's show features st...

This week's edition begins with problems cleaning up the Fukushima power plant, European military buildup in the South China Sea continues, an interview with an Egyptian journalist about the Israel/ Palestine ceasefire talks, taxing the world's wealthiest, and Nicaragua condemns the National Endowment for Democracy. This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio...

This week's show begins with in-depth reporting on the German government issuing a warrant for a Ukrainian whom they believe was involved in the 2022 Nord Stream Pipeline explosion, the 20th school bombing in Palestine in a month leaves more than 90 civilians dead and global outrage, in Venezuela right-wing groups spread chaos and murder, and 500 medical workers in Palestine have been killed. With...