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The Japanese island of Okinawa sees one of the biggest demonstrations in two decades, involving at least 50,000 people who protest against heavy US military presence after a local woman was murdered by an ex-Marine and a string of other incidents.

The rally, which organizers said numbered more than 65,000 – including Governor Takeshi Onaga and officials from opposition parties – has taken place in Okinawa’s capital Naha located in close proximity to US air bases Kadena and Futenma. Simultaneous solidarity protest took place outside the national parliament in Tokyo.

The demonstrators were protesting against heavy US military presence and grave crimes repeatedly committed by servicemen against the residents. In the most recent case that resonated amongst the locals, a 20-year-old woman has been murdered by an ex-Marine employed as civil worker at the US military base.

https://www.rt.com/news/347325-okinawa-protest-us-military/

 

in regard to the ban of the russian olympic team...

Many moons ago, MAD Magazine had a three-pager on the "politically inspired" Olympic meddle. From Gus' collection of useless stuff and MAD magazines:

 

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RT wins award for best...

RT brought its best game to competitors from across the world to take four coveted awards for achievements in television design, technology and marketing in PromaxBDA’s contest. RT fended off CNN to take home the top prize in one of the major categories.

The PromaxBDA Awards recognize the world’s most trailblazing achievements in entertainment marketing and design.

RT won gold in the ‘Special News Report or Event Program Spot or Campaign’ category. The victorious ‘RT_10’ promos, celebrating the channel’s 10th anniversary, featured 10 thought-provoking stories, some of which – like horrific reports from Guantanamo Bay – the mainstream media chose to ignore.

All of the clips came with the hashtag Helping you to #QuestionMore.

One of RT’s winning stories revolved around indefatigable WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Another came from RT’s explosive coverage from one of the world’s hotspots, Yemen, where a Saudi-led US-backed bombardment campaign against Houthi rebels has left thousands of people dead.

read more: https://www.rt.com/news/347513-awards-ny-promaxbda-ceremony/