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By World BEYOND War, August 10, 2021

CANADA - Vashandi munyika yose yeCanada vakaratidza gore rechitatu rekuuraya chikoro chemabhazi eYemen neMuvhuro nekuratidzira kune vagadziri vezvombo nemahofisi ehurumende, vachidaidzira Canada kuti imise zvese zvinotumirwa kunze kwenyika kuenda kuSaudi Arabia. Bhomba reSaudi bhazi rechikoro mumusika wakazara vanhu kuchamhembe kweYemen muna Nyamavhuvhu 9, 2018 yakauraya vana makumi mana nevana nevanhu vakuru gumi ndokukuvadza vamwe vazhinji.

MuNova Scotia varatidziri vakaratidzira kunze kwenzvimbo yeLokheed Martin's Dartmouth. Bhomba rakashandiswa munhandare yendege pabhazi rechikoro reYemeni rakagadzirwa nemugadziri wezvombo Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin Canada inotsigirwa nekambani yeUS Lockheed Martin.

[Vhidhiyo kubva pakuratidzira: Livestream, Wechizvarwa wengoma anoridza anoita kurapa rwiyo, mwana ane meseji kuna Lockheed Martin]

“Makore matatu apfuura nhasi bhazi rese rechikoro revana rakaurayiwa nebhomba re500 Lockheed Martin bhomba. Ndiri pano panzvimbo yaLokheed Martin nhasi nemwana wangu mudiki, zera rakaenzana nevazhinji vevana vari mubhazi iro, kuitira kuti kambani iyi ive nemhosva yekufa kweava vana makumi mana nevana uye kuona kuti havana kukanganikwa, ”akadaro Rachel Small World BEYOND War.

MuLondon, varatidziri veOntario vakapenda matangi matangi matsvuku anotungamira kuenda kumba kwaDanny Deep, Mutungamiri weGeneral Dynamics Land Systems, kambani yeLondon inogadzira mota dzakareruka dzehondo dzeMambo weSaudi Arabia. Makwara akapendwawo pamahofisi enhengo dzenharaunda dzeRusununguko dzeParamende Peter Fragiskatos (London North Center) uye Kate Young (London West). Vanhu veRunyararo London neLabour Against the Arms Trade vakadaidzira kuti kuchinjwe kwemaindasitiri ehondo senge GDLS nzvimbo muLondon kugadzirwa nerunyararo murunyararo kuitira kuchengetedza mabasa akanaka kugadzirisa zvinodiwa nevanhu kwete kusimudzira hondo.

Vhiki rapfuura, zvakaratidzwa kuti hurumende yeCanada yakabvumidza chibvumirano chitsva chekutengesa mabhomba emadhora zviuru makumi manomwe nemana emadhora kuSaudi Arabia muna 74. Kubva pakatanga denda iri, Canada yakatumira zvombo zvinopfuura mabhiriyoni zana nemakumi maviri emadhora kuSaudi Arabia. Mu2020, Canada yakaburitsa maoko anokosha emadhora 1.2 mabhiriyoni kuhumambo - kanopfuura makumi manomwe nekanomwe kukosha kwedhora rekuCanada rubatsiro kuYemen mugore rimwe chete. Zvombo zvinotumirwa kunze kwenyika kuSaudi Arabia izvozvi zvinoita pamusoro pe2019% yeCanada isiri yeUS mauto kunze kwenyika.

MuVancouver, nhengo dzenzanga yeYemeni nevabatsiri vakasangana kuhofisi yegurukota redziviriro Harjit Sajjan. Kukurudzira Kurwisa Hondo & Basa (MAWO), Yemeni Nharaunda Yenhengo yeCanada neMoto Ino Nguva Yekufamba kweRunyararo Rwevanhu vakaronga rally yekudaidzira kutengeswa kweCanada kwezvombo zvinouraya kumubatanidzwa unotungamirwa neSaudi. Vanhu vaipfuura vakacherekedza matangi matsvuku ematangi anotungamira kubva munzira kusvika kumusuwo weHofisi yeGurukota reDziviriro Sajjan, pamwe nemabhanhire nezvikwangwani zvaida kuti kumiswa kwekutsigira kweCanada mhosva dzehondo dzeSaudi muYemen.

"Nhasi tinorangarira vana vanodarika makumi mana nevanhu vakuru gumi nemumwe vakaurayiwa nendege yekuSaudi pabhazi ravo rechikoro, makore matatu apfuura muna Nyamavhuvhu 40, 11," akadaro Azza Rojbi, mutsigiri weTunisian, munyori uye nhengo yepamusoro yeMobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO). "Hatifanirwe kukanganwa kuti bhomba rinotungamirwa nemalaser rakauraya vana ava rakagadzirwa muUnited States, uye zvombo zvinoramba zvichiuraya vanhu veYemeni mazuva ese zvinotengeswa neCanada neUS kumubatanidzwa unotungamirwa neSaudi."

MuSt. Catharines nharaunda nhengo dzakanamatira kucheka kwevana paMutezo weParamende Chris Bittle kuti vamiririre mumwe wevana vakaurayiwa mubhomba rechikoro bhomba.

Zvino mugore rayo rechitanhatu, Hondo inotungamirwa neSaudi kuYemen yakauraya vangangoita kota yemiriyoni, maererano neUN Hofisi yeKurongeka kweVanhu. Inotungamirwawo kune zvakanzi neuto reUN "dambudziko rakaipisisa revanhu."

"Mwana muYemen anofa masekondi makumi manomwe neshanu gore rino nekuda kwehondo iri kuenderera mberi, sekutaura kweWorld Food Program. Semubereki, handigoni kungomira nekubvumira Canada kuti irambe ichibatsirana nehondo iyi nekutengesa zvombo kuSaudi Arabia, "akadaro Sakura Saunders, nhengo yebhodhi World BEYOND War. "Zvinoshoreka kuti Canada iri kuenderera mberi nekukurudzira hondo iyo yakonzera njodzi huru dzevanhu pasi pano uye vanhu vazhinji varikufa muYemen."

Kudonha kwekupedzisira, Canada yaive kekutanga kutumidzwa pachena seimwe yenyika dzinobatsira kukonzeresa hondo muYemen neboka revanozvimirira vanoongorora kukakavara kweUN uye kuongorora mhosva dzinogona kuitika dzevarwi, kusanganisira Saudi Arabia.

"Kuti Trudeau apinde musarudzo idzi achiti anomhanya 'nevakadzi vekunze mutemo' hazvina musoro zvakapa kuzvipira kusingazungunuke kwehurumende iyi kutumira zvombo zvemabhiriyoni emadhora kuSaudia Arabia, nyika ine mukurumbira rekodhi rekodzero dzevanhu uye kudzvanyirirwa kwakarongeka vakadzi. Chibvumirano chemaSaudi chakapesana chaicho nemaitiro echikadzi kune mutemo wezvekunze, "akadaro Joan Smith anobva kuNova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace.

Vanopfuura mamirioni mana vanhu vakatamiswa nekuda kwehondo, uye makumi masere muzana yevagari, kusanganisira vana mamirioni gumi nemaviri, vari kushaiwa rubatsiro rwevanhu. Rubatsiro irworwo rwakakanganiswa nenyika yemhepo inotungamirwa neSaudi, mhepo, uye kuvharirwa kwenyika. Kubva 4, kuvharirwa uku kwakadzivirira chikafu, mafuta, zvinhu zvekutengesa, uye rubatsiro kubva pakupinda Yemen.

Media Contacts:
World BEYOND War: Rachel Mudiki, Canada Murongi, canada@worldbeyondwar.org
Kurwisana neHondo nebasa: Azza Rojbi, rojbi.azza@gmail.com
Mabvunzurudzo anowanikwa muChirungu, French, Spanish, uye Arabic.

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