2025-03-22: News Headlines

A A (2025-03-22). Mahmoud Khalil and the historic persecution of Muslims in the U.S. strategic-culture.su

Shira Dicker (2025-03-22). The Case Against Mahmoud Khalil: Bold Legal Precedent or Executive Overreach? themedialine.org

Rita Singer, Left Voice. (2025-03-22). Jewish Supporters Rally For Mahmoud Khalil. popularresistance.org Hundreds of Jews mobilized with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) in New York and Michigan, joining many thousands of non-Jews taking the streets across the country to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil. They want freedom for Palestine and ICE out of our campuses and communities. | Jewish protesters in New York City packed the lobby of Trump Tower last Thursday, and staged a sit-in at Columbia University to demand the release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was seized from his home on Columbia campus by ICE and is now in custody in Louisiana.

Dan La Botz (2025-03-22). The fight to free Mahmoud Khalil and defend freedom of speech. internationalviewpoint.org In the past few days, thousands of people across the United States have demonstrated in support of Mahmoud Khalil, an individual who has come to symbolize President Donald Trump's attacks on immigrants, on Palestinians, on the Palestine solidarity movement, on universities, and on academic freedom and freedom of speech. | – | / |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-03-22). What is Really Happening in Syria: Testimonies from Survivors. 40 Thousand Killed in HTS Genocide. libya360.wordpress.com Free Palestine TV Laith Marouf and Hadi Hotait visit the village of Massoudieh in the Akkar Governorate of north Lebanon bordering Syria, inspect the relief efforts to help Syrians escaping the Genocide in the coast being conducted by Wahhabi death squads led by HTS, speak to the mayor of the town, and recently arrived refugees…

presstv.ir (2025-03-22). Israeli forces infiltrate southern Syria, strike Homs. presstv.ir Israeli forces have escalated their offensives in southern Syria, launching airstrikes and advancing ground troops into Quneitra and Homs, seizing territory and targeting civilian infrastructure.

ICRC (2025-03-22). Syria: ICRC president warns "path to peace fragile" and calls on global community to not abandon country at this historic crossroads. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-22). ICRC President: "We have a shared interest and responsibility to help Syria emerge from the ruinous abyss of war" icrc.org

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-03-22). "Lebanese Forces" Officials Urge 'Israel', Syria Terrorists to Disarm Hezbollah Even If Massacres Required. english.almanar.com.lb The Israeli brutality and barbarism in Gaza and South Lebanon have pushed certain political forces in Lebanon to escalate their rhetoric against Hezbollah and the resistance supporters in an attempt to seize the "historic opportunity". The "Lebanese Forces" politicians and officials blatantly and insolently resorted to the language of sedition and incitement against the resistance. …

Staff (2025-03-22). Hezbollah denies 'any link' to rocket fire at Israel, affirms commitment to cease-fire. haaretz.com GAZA: U.K., France, Germany urge cease-fire, ask Israel to restore humanitarian aid ‚ñ ISRAEL: IDF strikes Hezbollah targets following rocket launches from Lebanon; Israel strikes military bases in Syria ‚ñ YEMEN: Houthis warn Ben Gurion Airport 'no longer safe' until Gaza siege lifted…

Agence France-Presse (2025-03-22). Syria's Alawite minority finds refuge in Lebanon. scmp.com Nearly 16,000 Syrians have arrived since early March, adding to the 1.5 million who sought refuge in Lebanon during the 14-year civil war.

Joseph Daher (2025-03-22). HTS must reject Assad-era neoliberalism. internationalviewpoint.org The fall of Assad in December 2024 raised hopes for a brighter future in Syria. But as the country looks to rebuild its economy, enormous challenges remain. | – | / |

Joseph Daher (2025-03-22). Free Syria scares Israel, that's why it sows hatred and occupies. internationalviewpoint.org Israel has a vested interest in keeping Syria weak and fragmented, especially now that the people can openly show support for Palestine, says Joseph Daher. | – | / |

Alexandra Hall Hall (2025-03-22). 'Why the Democrats Must Start Fighting Back Against Trump and Musk'. bylinetimes.com For weeks a battle has been raging within the party, largely behind the scenes, over how best to handle this moment. Some members want the party to take more forceful action now, given the gravity of the political crisis. Others argue for letting Trump's decisions play out, and then capitalising on the chaos which his policies are causing, to win back voter support in time for the mid-term elections in 2026. | Tensions within the party erupted into broad daylight late last week, when the Democratic leader in the Senate, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, broke with most of his party, to vote in favour of a Re…

WSWS (2025-03-22). Australia: In wake of Cyclone Alfred, local councils evict homeless. wsws.org Amid a worsening housing crisis, municipal councils in Brisbane are banning homeless people from their parks.

presstv.ir (2025-03-22). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.

ICRC (2025-03-22). Afghanistan: Addressing the water crisis for communities. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-22). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. icrc.org

Ben Radford (2025-03-22). Peru's gender-based violence crisis requires structural solutions. greenleft.org.au Women in Peru face high levels of gender-based violence and structural barriers to accessing abortion and contraception, reports Ben Radford.

newleftreview (2025-03-22). Susan Watkins: Baselines. newleftreview.org Trump's second term has begun with a whirlwind of iconoclastic pronouncements and an opening to Moscow that has sent European rulers into ideological crisis. An American-policy aide-mémoire offers baseline metrics for the ruptures—and continuities—ahead.

Eric Toussaint (2025-03-22). A questionable account by Varoufakis of the origins of the Greek crisis. cadtm.org

Maxime Perriot (2025-03-22). Assessing the new debt crisis in the South [Part 1]. cadtm.org

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-03-22). Emergency protests erupt across Britain in response to the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire. leftfootforward.org An emergency 'End the Genocide' protest is taking place in London today (March 22). It is part of a wave of emergency Palestine protests have been taking place up and down the country this week, following the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that shattered the ceasefire. | Doctors in Gaza described scenes of 'Armageddon.' A total blockade on supplies has meant medics are unable to cope with the dying and injured, including children with severed limbs. | Palestinian health officials said that in just a few hours, more than 400 people had been killed, most being women and children. | The renewed violence could signal…

ICRC (2025-03-22). Israel and the occupied territories: Ceasefire agreement essential to avoid region plunging back into despair. icrc.org

aljazeera (2025-03-22). DRC M23 rebels to withdraw from Walikale in peace gesture. aljazeera.com The Congolese group said decision was in line with a ceasefire declared in February and in support of peace initiatives.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). The livestream from Gaza's killing fields resumes. aljazeera.com Israel shatters the ceasefire in Gaza and issues 'final warning' to Palestinians.

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). Israel breaks ceasefire: Join rallies for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

newarab (2025-03-22). Israel's Katz threatens to annex parts of Gaza amid attacks. newarab.com The warning came as Israel pressed the A Palestinian source close to the ceasefire talks told AFP l…

newarab (2025-03-22). Ukraine hopes for at least 'partial ceasefire' at Saudi talks. newarab.com Ukraine hopes to secure at least a partial ceasefire at upcoming talks in Saudi Arabia, during which US officials will meet separately with Russian and Ukrainian delegations, a senior Ukrainian source told AFP on Friday. | Momentum has been building in recent weeks towards a ceasefire in the three-year war as US officials hold talks with both sides, though their efforts have so far failed to yield a breakthrough. | Both Russia and Ukraine say they back a 30-day pause in strikes on energy infrastructure, a pause that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered on Tuesday but that Kyiv says Moscow has already broke…

Jason Ditz (2025-03-22). Lebanon PM Warns of Risk of 'New War' as Israeli Airstrikes Pound Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com The 2024 Israel War in Lebanon never really completely ended, the invasion was somewhat stopped by a ceasefire, though near daily Israeli attacks continued throughout that ceasefire. With strikes escalating Friday, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is warning that a "new war" may be brewing. The attacks targeting southern Lebanon are more intense Friday than …

Jeffrey St. Clair (2025-03-22). The Ceasefire That Never Was. counterpunch.org

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Gaza is being starved and bombed again. Why are we allowing it? aljazeera.com Watching Western leaders cover up Israeli crimes has been exhausting. But I refuse to surrender and accept injustice.

anonymous EPA employees, DeSmog. (2025-03-22). An Open Letter From EPA Staff To The American Public. popularresistance.org The Trump administration is making accusations of fraud, waste, and abuse associated with federal environmental justice programs under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as justification for firing federal workers and defunding critical environmental programs. But the real waste, fraud, and abuse would be to strip away these funds from the American people. | As current and former employees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who developed and implemented the agency's environmental justice funding and grant programs, we want to offer our first-hand insights about the efficiency and importance of this…

Rania Khalek (2025-03-22). Defying Courts, Trump Disappears Venezuelan Migrants to El Salvador for Forced Labor. thealtworld.com Zoe Alexandra, Editor of Peoples Dispatch, joins to discuss the Trump administration's deportation of over 250 Venezuelan migrants to a notoriously torturous mega-prison in El Salvador, after paying $6 million to President Nayib Bukele. | Forcibly removed from the country and stripped of due process, Alexandra explains the politics behind the inhumane policy. | "Venezuelan migrants are being rounded up because they have tattoos, deported to a 3rd country, where their rights are unclear," says

Bereket Alemayehu (2025-03-22). Migrants Anti-racial Discrimination Rally in South Korea. pressenza.com To mark the 2025 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, South Korea-based national migrant human rights organizations staged a rally in front of Seoul Station Plaza Stairs. | They once again affirmed to create a world without hate and discrimination by declaring to make it happen, even though change within Korean society remains painfully slow. | The organizers mentioned that despite repeated recommendations from UN human rights bodies, including the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), South Korea has failed to enact even the most basic anti-discrimination law.

WSWS (2025-03-22). Trump executive order revives discredited 1776 Commission, mandating the falsification of American history in K-12 schools. wsws.org In falsifying history, the oligarchs in charge are attempting to erase any critical thoughts youth may have about American policy in the present, especially the massive growth in economic inequality, the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the ever-present threat of war against China, Iran and Russia.

WSWS (2025-03-22). EU adopts White Paper demanding €800 billion defense spending increase. wsws.org Adopting the policies proposed in the White Paper, designed to arm Europe for war with Russia, would require devastating attacks on social spending and democratic rights in Europe.

WSWS (2025-03-22). Oppose the attack on Momodou Taal, the latest target of Trump's assault on democratic rights! wsws.org The Trump administration is seeking to detain and deport Taal in response to a lawsuit filed by Taal against Trump's unconstitutional executive orders.

presstv.ir (2025-03-22). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). Severance is renewed for Season 3, producer Ben Stiller once thought the series might not even get made. channelnewsasia.com Severance star Adam Scott and executive producer and director Ben Stiller share their thoughts on the upcoming season of the Apple TV+ series.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). Singapore Airlines resumes flights to Heathrow as airport reopens. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). Heathrow Airport 'fully operational' after fire shutdown: Spokesperson. channelnewsasia.com

ICRC (2025-03-22). Azerbaijan: Activity highlights for 2024. icrc.org

newarab (2025-03-22). London Heathrow fire cancels and diverts dozens of MENA flights. newarab.com Flights between the The disruption grounded more than 1,000 flights, leaving thousands of passengers stranded or scrambling for alternative routes. UAE airliners Emirates and Etihad Airways were among those affected by the shutdown. | Emirates announced…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-03-22). Video: Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos cheered as arrives for police interview over anti-genocide protest. skwawkbox.org Starmer keeps targeting Jewish people in his war on free speech and protest rights about Palestine and Israel A large crowd of protesters cheered and embraced 87yo Jewish Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos as he arrived a Charing Cross police station, where he had been summoned for police questioning over a peaceful anti-genocide march on 18 …

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). First direct flight between Shanghai, Central Asia to debut in May. ecns.cn Direct flights linking Shanghai and Shymkent, Kazakhstan, will be launched on May 29, marking the first direct flight between Shanghai and Central Asia, announced the Shanghai Airport (Group) Co Ltd on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Xi's visit highlights flowering prospects in Yunnan. ecns.cn During his Yunnan tour, Xi urged the province to accelerate the development of distinctive agriculture unique to plateau areas in order to increase farmers' incomes.

Susan Price (2025-03-22). Suharto's lingering shadow: Human rights in Indonesia and West Papua after Prabowo's election. ecosocialism.org.au

newleftreview (2025-03-22). Tariq Ali: Conquered Lands. newleftreview.org A political panorama of the Middle East, surveying the fortunes of rulers and ruled in Riyadh, Cairo, Tripoli, Damascus, Tehran, Gaza and Tel Aviv, under the stifling blanket of a heavily militarized Israeli-American hegemony.

_____ (2025-03-22). Somali journalist killed in Al-Shabaab bombing, at least 22 others arrested for reporting attack. CPJ Staff

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2025-03-22). Shipping Giant Maersk Votes Against Ceasing Arms Shipments To Israel. popularresistance.org Danish shipping company Maersk, responsible for transporting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of weapons to Israel since October 7, 2023, voted on Tuesday in its annual general shareholder meeting against resolutions that would have halted arms shipments to Israel. | The vote comes in the wake of Israel's resumption of the genocide in Gaza. The day of the vote was also marked with a wave of global protest, as part of a day of action called by the the international "Mask off Maersk" campaign launched by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), with the intent of continuing to put pressure on the shipping giant t…

WSWS (2025-03-22). Israel's Defence Minister vows to annex parts of Gaza as all-out aid blockade and military offensive continue. wsws.org Netanyahu's far-right regime feels it can get away with mass murder because it enjoys unconditional support from the imperialist powers. Washington, both under the Democrat Biden and the fascist Republican Trump, has viewed the genocide as a key component of a broader regional war to secure American hegemony in the Middle East.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-03-22). Israeli Aggression on Gaza Continues: More Martyrs, Injuries. english.almanar.com.lb Israeli occupation forces continued on Saturday their aggression on Gaza for the fifth consecutive day in a new wave of escalation against the Strip after 57 days of calm which took effect on January 19, 2025. The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the death toll from the Israeli genocide has risen to 49,747 …

SKWAWKBOX (2025-03-22). Pro-Israel pressure group 'demands control' of BBC's Gaza coverage. skwawkbox.org Board of Deputies exists to 'advance Israel's security, welfare and standing' and is telling the BBC how to cover Israel's genocide in Gaza — though of course that word is not used Israel lobby group the 'Board of Deputies of British Jews' (BoD) has said it met the BBC with its demands for changes to …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-03-22). 'Where Was the UN?' Asks Freed Israeli Captive. Its Staff Were Busy Being Killed! libya360.wordpress.com Jonathan Cook Sympathy for Israeli former captive Eli Sharabi must not obscure the bigger picture: he has allowed himself to be recruited to Israel's propaganda campaign for genocide. Israel has found a captive recently released from Gaza willing to regurgitate some of its most nonsensical talking points on the stage of the United Nations. Predictably,…

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Thousands of Israelis protest Shin Bet chief's dismissal, for captives. aljazeera.com PM Netanyahu and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar have been at loggerheads over failure to prevent October 7 attacks.

Bar Peleg (2025-03-22). Justice Minister Levin admits Netanyahu was leaked information directly, despite claims he saw it in media. haaretz.com In an expression of no confidence in the attorney general, Levin noted that 'the only time information was leaked directly to the prime minister,' the suspects were arrested like 'common criminals'…

Ben Samuels (2025-03-22). Witkoff: Israel's return to Gaza fighting 'unfortunate' but 'had to be,' two states may not be best solution. haaretz.com U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff told Tucker Carlson that Netanyahu sees pressure on Hamas as key to freeing hostages, though at times him and the PM 'slightly disagree'. He also questioned the viability of a two-state solution, calling it overly restrictive for Gaza's post-war reconstruction…

Nir Hasson (2025-03-22). Defiance against Netanyahu's rule has replaced desperation in Jerusalem's raging streets. haaretz.com Despite harsh weather, hostility from locals and police violence, protesters in Jerusalem persist. 'We can't just watch as the PM destroys Israel,' said Vicki Cohen, mother of hostage Nimrod. Another activist vowed, 'On Sunday, we continue'…

Susan Price (2025-03-22). From Trump to Netanyahu, Modi to Milei — Understanding the rise of the global far right. ecosocialism.org.au

bwitanek (2025-03-22). CAIR Condemns Columbia's 'Cowardly, Racist Capitulation' to Trump Administration Demands. fightbackbetter.com

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-03-22). Trump Is Just Bush In A Red Hat: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Trump is butchering children in Gaza, stomping out free speech in the US, bombing Yemen for Israel, and preparing for full-scale war …

Abby Zimet (2025-03-22). No One Cares: We Grieve When We Bury Our Children. commondreams.org No words. Of over 600 Palestinians killed this week in savage new US-funded Israeli bombings, officials say over 40% were children in perhaps the bloodiest few days of an unprecedentedly bloody campaign Israeli leaders call "only the beginning." Amidst too many gruesome wounds and grieving parents' luminous images of babies now gone, one desperate father who got his five children out alive from their bombed home bewailed, "I brought them out to what? A life where we run from one death to another."Despite Israel's persistent pretense it's targeting Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters, this week's bloodshed saw th…

Joyce Chediac (2025-03-22). Lebanon: A lesson in continuous and unconditional resistance. liberationnews.org A people's militia has pushed out Israeli ground forces armed and backed by all of world imperialism.

Ryan Cristián (2025-03-22). Trump Suggests Sending Americans To El Salvador & Israel Commits "Largest Child Massacre In History" thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/22/25). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Tareq S. Hajjaj (2025-03-22). The only visible light in Gaza is coming from Israeli bombardment. mondoweiss.net Israel resumed its genocidal war on Gaza by cutting off water and electricity to 2.1 million Palestinians, threatening a humanitarian disaster.

The Media Line Staff (2025-03-22). Hezbollah, Houthis Target Israel, Israeli Military Intercepts Missiles. themedialine.org

tn.ai (2025-03-22). Rallies in Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco Denounce Resumption of Israeli War on Gaza. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — People in Jordan, Morocco and Mauritania staged rallies on Friday to condemn the resumption of the Israeli genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.

WSWS (2025-03-22). Sydney nurse baited by Israeli provocateur signals he will fight bogus charge. wsws.org The recording of the nurses, without their knowledge or consent, would clearly breach Australian laws.

presstv.ir (2025-03-22). Israeli reservist admits to 'blowing up' UN offices in war-ravaged Gaza. presstv.ir An Israeli reservist admitted his unit destroyed UN offices in Gaza, contradicting Israeli military denials following Israeli forces' deadly strike on UN guesthouses in Deir al-Balah.

ICRC (2025-03-22). Israel and the occupied territories: Red Cross Field Hospital responding to increased number of casualties in Gaza. icrc.org

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Israel blows up Gaza's only specialised cancer hospital in massive blast. aljazeera.com Destruction of Turkish-Palestinian hospital has been condemned as being part of Israel's 'systematic state terrorism'.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Lebanon warns of 'new war' as Israel strikes Tyre in south. aljazeera.com Attack on one of Lebanon's largest cities represents a major escalation by Israel.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-03-22). Lebanon's Senior Officials Warn against Israeli Escalation against South Lebanon, Call for Disclosing Truth of Missile Fire. english.almanar.com.lb President of the Republic Joseph Aoun condemned "attempts to once again drag Lebanon into the cycle of violence." He said, "What happened today in the south, and what has been ongoing since February 18th, constitutes a persistent attack on Lebanon and undermines the rescue plan that all Lebanese have agreed upon." He called on "all …

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-03-22). Israeli enemy launches again several air raids on South Lebanon, targeting Tyre city, outskirts of Iqlim Al-Tuffah and Zibqin. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-03-22). Al-Manar reporter: Israeli air raid targets Al-Nabi Sheet town in Bekaa. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-03-22). Al-Manar reporter: Israeli air raid targets Sir'een town in Bekaa. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-03-22). Lebanon's health ministry: Israeli air raid leaves 4 injuries in Tyre City. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-03-22). Israeli air raid targets Saksakiyeh town, South Lebanon, with no recorded casualties: Al-Manar reporter. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-03-22). Israeli Air Force Launches Second Wave of Raids on South Lebanon, Bekaa: Numerous Casualties. english.almanar.com.lb The Israeli enemy launched on Saturday night a second wave of air raids on several cities and towns in South Lebanon and Bekaa under the pretext of responding to the alleged missile fire at Metula settlement earlier in the morning. In a treacherous and barbaric manner, the Zionist war jets started their attacks during the …

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-03-22). One ballistic missile was fired from Yemen at 'Israel': Zionist media. english.almanar.com.lb

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). Israel out of Gaza, stop the bombing now! greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). MUA joins call on Maersk to end arms shipments to Israel. greenleft.org.au

Gideon Levy (2025-03-22). Israeli troops blew up a Palestinian home's door. A young woman paid with her life. haaretz.com Israeli troops burst into the yard of a house in the Nur Shams refugee camp, planted explosives and detonated them with no warning, when 17 people were inside. The blast killed a 21-year-old and wounded her father. IDF Spokesperson: We gave a warning; no one responded…

Haaretz Podcast (2025-03-22). 'If I need to talk to the devil to get the hostages out of Gaza, I will'. haaretz.com

Jack Khoury (2025-03-22). IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon as Lebanese leaders try to quell escalation. haaretz.com It is not yet clear who is responsible for three rockets fired into Israel. Lebanese leaders instructed the army to investigate the incident, and say diplomatic efforts are underway to prevent Lebanon being 'dragged' back into war…

Ronen Tal (2025-03-22). Why this sociologist thinks Jews should stop seeking exceptionalism and start being boring. haaretz.com English writer and sociologist Keith Kahn-Harris is concerned that Jews' prominence in the world is turning them into a target – but not in the way you think. In his new book, 'Everyday Jews,' he battles for the right of his people to experience ordinary life…

newarab (2025-03-22). Israel attorney general warns against naming new Shin Bet chief. newarab.com Israel's attorney general said on Friday that The unprecedented move to fire The top court's decision earlier Friday came after opp…

newarab (2025-03-22). Israel limits Aqsa access on 3rd Friday of Ramadan, 80,000 pray. newarab.com Israel has continued to impose restrictions on Palestinian Muslim worshippers attempting to access the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as Various media reports indicate that severe weather conditions, including heavy rainfall and extreme cold, added to the restrictions. | However, the Jordan-appointed Directorate of Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem Affairs stated on Friday that the tightened Israeli security measures and weather…

newarab (2025-03-22). Israeli settlers use grazing to grab West Bank land: report. newarab.com A report by Israeli settlement watchdogs says settlers have used grazing to seize control of In their report, "The Bad Samaritan", Israeli NGOs Peace Now and Kerem Navot said that in the past three years, 70 percent of all land seized by settlers was "taken under the guise of Settle…

UMMID (2025-03-22). Over 400, majority children, killed in renewed Israeli bombing on Gaza. ummid.com Over 400 Palestinians, majority of them women and children, were killed in renewed Israeli bombing on Gaza Strip Tuesday March 18, 2025.

Especial para Mundo Popular (2025-03-22). La presidenta mexicana, Claudia Sheinbaum, da la bienvenida al nuevo embajador palestino. peoplesworld.org La presidenta mexicana, Claudia Sheinbaum, recibió oficialmente las cartas credenciales de la embajadora palestina, Nadya R. H. Rasheed, en el Palacio Nacional de la Ciudad de México. Durante un evento formal, la embajadora Rasheed expresó su profunda gratitud en nombre de su gobierno y elogió la postura de México respecto a la guerra de Israel …

ICRC (2025-03-22). The humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons are beyond the capacity of any humanitarian organization to address effectively. icrc.org

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). Rising Tide takes issue with Dutton's nuclear policy. greenleft.org.au

newarab (2025-03-22). Russia defends Iran's right to peaceful nuclear programme. newarab.com

Kori Davis (2025-03-22). Why was I investigated for sharing an article critical of Zionism by the 'free speech' organization PEN America? mondoweiss.net Working at PEN American has given me a firsthand look at how liberal institutions suppress pro-Palestinian voices.

Daniel Warner, Counter Punch. (2025-03-22). Make The World Scared Again: US Threatens United Nations Agencies. popularresistance.org "Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" was the key question at the U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings during the 1950s McCarthy era. At the height of the anti-Soviet/Communist fear, HUAC cost thousands of people their jobs and created a powerful chill to freedom of speech and association. A similar chill with global consequences has now come to 2000 U.N. agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive U.S. funding. An Office of Management and Budget questionnaire asks them to describe with whom and how they do business. It has created stupor and c…

Jeremy Brecher, Strike. (2025-03-22). A Strategy For Social Self-Defense. popularresistance.org French Prime Minister George Clemenceau once warned that "generals always prepare to fight the last war, especially if they won it." Conditions in 2025 differ in many ways from those of 2017. Social Self-Defense against Trumpian autocracy in the new MAGA era will fail if it is simply a rerun of the first Trump Resistance. Its strategy will have to pay continuous attention to what the Trump regime is doing, how people are reacting, and what opportunities for action those developments open or close. | Trump's actions and popular response are highly unpredictable, so his opponent's strategies will have to be highly…

Resumen English. (2025-03-22). Call For Permanent Mobilization In Support Of Social Reforms. popularresistance.org In the midst of tensions with Congress over the shelving of labor reform, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, said in Bogotá that a referendum had been launched to decide on the future of the reforms and that the people must remain in permanent and growing mobilization so that the parliamentarians serve them and not the powerful. | In front of tens of thousands of people who filled Plaza Bolívar, in the historic center of the capital, the head of state said that the proposal for a referendum is essential to decide the fate of the social reforms presented by the Government of Change.

Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, Washington Monthly. (2025-03-22). Critics Of Veterans Administration Cuts Say, 'This Is Life And Death Stuff'. popularresistance.org Earlier this month, Vietnam War veteran Paul Cox went to a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in St. Louis to visit a sick friend. When he left the hospital, he encountered a woman handing out flyers in its parking lot. "VA workers are being fired," her leaflet said. "This can hurt your care. This is an assault on the VA. Call or email your Senators and Representatives as soon as you can." | Cox, a leading Veterans for Peace (VFP) member and supporter of its Save Our VA (SOVA) committee, has distributed similar appeals on many occasions, often to support VA caregivers.

Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. (2025-03-22). The Chaotic Release Of Long Sought After JFK Files. popularresistance.org The National Archives published two batches of records from the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection after President Donald Trump spontaneously announced that all remaining files would be released. | "This is a breakthrough. The absurd and suspicious redaction that have denied us the full story are, for the most part, removed," declared renowned reporter Jefferson Morley, known for his work publishing the JFK Facts newsletter. He's also the vice president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation, which maintains a searchable database for exploring released files.

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2025-03-22). Unilateral Coercive Measures And The War On Women. popularresistance.org In 1945, when the United Nations Charter was drafted, its authors and those who first adopted it carefully crafted language on how to deal with armed conflict in the world. Between the signing of the charter in June and its coming into force in October, the United States dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities: Hiroshima, on 6 August, and Nagasaki, on 9 August. It is hard to digest the fact that as the charter's solemn preamble was being formalised, setting out to 'save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind', the United States armed fo…

presstv.ir (2025-03-22). Search, rescue ops continue in Tibet's Shigatse following deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake. presstv.ir Rescue efforts continue in Shigatse region after a devastating earthquake hit Tibet.

JANET (2025-03-22). Friday March 28 Al-Quds Day New York 4pm Times Sq. iacenter.org PEOPLE OF CONSCIENCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY SUPPORTING THE OPPRESSED International Day of Al-Quds DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINE, UNITED AGAINST ZIONISM Friday, March 28 Times Square, Corner of 42nd St. and Broadway. 4: 00PM Al Quds Day demonstrates the unity, will, and power of those seeking justice in the face of arrogant imperialist powers today. seeking justice in the face of arrogant imperialist powers today. All are requested to attend. Supporting Organizations (as of 3/21): International Action Center Muslim Action Committee Neturei Karta PAL-Awda NY/NJ PAL-Awda Long Island PALI Coalition Workers World P…

Gilbert Achcar (2025-03-22). "America First" and the Great Upheaval in International Relations. cadtm.org

CADTM International (2025-03-22). 8 March: Solidarity with women in Gaza, the DR of the Congo, and of the world at large. cadtm.org

CETIM (2025-03-22). (Neo)colonial Offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Solidarity with the people of Congo! cadtm.org

Denys Pilash, Federico Fuentes (2025-03-22). 'The left should support a just peace for Ukraine, not a Trump-Putin deal to appease the aggressor': An interview with Ukrainian socialist Denys Pilash. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2025-03-22). Greece 2015: Varoufakis's Advisers. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2025-03-22). How Tsipras and Varoufakis's turned their backs on Syriza's platform. cadtm.org

Mike McCarthy , Christoph Sorg, Eric Meier, J W Mason, Lavinia Steinfort, Melanie Brusseler, Sushovan Dhar (2025-03-22). Workshop on Democratizing Investment. cadtm.org

Yorgos Mitralias (2025-03-22). Like the good fascists they are, }}{{Trump and his friends will violate international law and all established rules! cadtm.org

tn.ai (2025-03-22). Iran, UAE FMs Voice Concern over Deteriorating Regional Situation. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign ministers of Iran and the United Arab Emirates voiced deep concern over the deteriorating regional situation following attacks on Gaza and Yemen.

tn.ai (2025-03-22). US Accusations against Iran Groundless, Devoid of Any Credibility: UN Envoy. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations dismissed as baseless the accusations leveled against the country by the United States at a UN Security Council open briefing on Friday.

tn.ai (2025-03-22). Iran, Brazil Stress Using BRICS Capacities to Develop Ties. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign ministers of Iran and Brazil discussed bilateral relations in various fields.

tvbrics (2025-03-22). Traces of Neanderthal presence are found in Iranian cave. tvbrics.com Ancient humans estimated to have lived 40,000 to 80,000 years ago…

tvbrics (2025-03-22). Honey production to boost in Argentina. tvbrics.com Local initiative expands beekeeping and promotes sustainable forest use across the province…

tvbrics (2025-03-22). Egypt discovers 3,500-year-old royal tomb. tvbrics.com Archaeologists have also found a pottery workshop from the Roman period…

tvbrics (2025-03-22). Indonesia plans to inscribe tempeh on UNESCO Intangible Heritage List. tvbrics.com Indonesia's –°ulture Minister said the gastronomy is part of the country's traditions…

_____ (2025-03-22). CPJ, partners condemn spate of attacks on journalists in Bangladesh. CPJ Staff

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Deadly Russian drone attack in Ukraine before next US talks in Saudi Arabia. aljazeera.com Russia launched an attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three people, in a residential area.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Detained Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu denies 'terrorism' charges: Report. aljazeera.com Opposition leader detained by the government on Wednesday for alleged corruption and "terrorism".

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Ethiopia's army claims to have killed 300 Fano fighters in renewed clashes. aljazeera.com The armed group contradicts the army's claim of having 'destroyed' the former ally in the Amhara region.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). How Columbia gave in to Trump's demands to get its $400m funding back. aljazeera.com The New York university's federal funding was revoked last month over allegations of 'antisemitic harassment' on campus.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Japan, S Korea, China meet to strengthen ties at 'turning point in history'. aljazeera.com The meeting is an accomplishment for Japan, which has historical and territorial disputes with China and South Korea.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Niger declares three days of mourning after mosque attack kills 44. aljazeera.com Authorities blame the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Pope Francis to leave hospital on Sunday, needs two months rest: Doctors. aljazeera.com Ailing pontiff was admitted to Rome hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Sudan's army seizes control of central bank amid steady gains in Khartoum. aljazeera.com The capture of the bank comes a day after Sudanese army forces celebrated the seizure of the presidential palace.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Trump revokes legal status for 530,000 immigrants in the US. aljazeera.com Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans could face deportation from April 24.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Trump targets Biden, Harris in US security clearance purge. aljazeera.com The executive order also targets Hillary Clinton and Antony Blinken, former state secretaries, and some Republicans.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Why is X suing the Indian government as Musk woos Modi? aljazeera.com X has filed a lawsuit alleging that New Delhi is unlawfully censoring content online.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Flavours of the Arab Golden Age — EP 2: Spain and North Africa. aljazeera.com Chef Fadi and historian Kotoz sample an ancient dish that Jews and Muslims used to share at Passover in Morocco.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Is the conflict in Sudan entering a decisive phase? aljazeera.com Army retakes territory in the capital. RSF makes gains in Darfur.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Sudanese army's advancement is a "symbolic victory" aljazeera.com "The bigger picture here is that Sudan continues to be a divided country."

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Alcaraz 'not feeling great' as he crashes out of Miami Open. aljazeera.com Carlos Alcaraz exits Miami Open in the second round to 55th-ranked David Goffin but Novac Djokovic ends losing streak.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). World heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman dies at 76. aljazeera.com Foreman took on Muhammad Ali in 1974 in one of boxing's most famous match-ups, the Rumble in the Jungle.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Chinese F1 GP: Hamilton hails 'mega' first Ferrari win. aljazeera.com Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton leads from start to finish in the sprint race before Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). Chinese F1 GP: Piastri takes first pole, Hamilton to start in fifth. aljazeera.com Australia's Oscar Piastri claims his first Formula One pole at the Chinese Grand Prix with George Russell second.

aljazeera (2025-03-22). New Zealand vs Pakistan: fourth T20I; teams, preview, how to follow, stream. aljazeera.com New Zealand and Pakistan face off in a crunch fourth match of the five-game T20 series with the Kiwis leading 2-1.

Andrew Korybko (2025-03-22). Europe's Reported Plan To Replace The US In NATO Ignores The Interests Of Five Key Countries. thealtworld.com It's strongly implied that Poland, the Baltic States, and Romania prefer to remain under the US' security umbrella. | The Financial Times (FT) cited four unnamed European officials to report that "

____ (2025-03-22). Wanted Criminal Killed in Police Encounter in Bihar. devdiscourse.com In a significant breakthrough for Bihar police, a wanted criminal with a hefty bounty was neutralized in an encounter in Araria district early Saturday morning. Chunmun Jha, alias Rakesh Jha, who was implicated in multiple high-profile crimes, including jewellery heists, was intercepted by a Special Task Force team based on intelligence reports.

____ (2025-03-22). Blaze Erupts in Shaheen Bagh Shoe Store. devdiscourse.com Saturday morning saw a fire break out in a shoe showroom located in the bustling Shaheen Bagh area of southeast Delhi. According to a Delhi Fire Services official, the emergency call was logged at precisely 11: 17 am, prompting a rapid response.

newarab (2025-03-22). First Saudi World Cup worker death brings heartbreak to Pakistan. newarab.com A Pakistani foreman has reportedly died while working on a new stadium in Muhammed Arshad allegedly fell to his death while Citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the incident,…

Staff (2025-03-22). William Castillo Bollé: "Es altísimo el costo humano que tienen que pagar los pueblos por el desafío de ser independientes" (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Durante más de una década, Venezuela se ha enfrentado a una política agresiva de medidas coercitivas unilaterales impuestas por Estados Unidos. Sobre cómo ha sido el enfrentamiento a ese bloqueo y sobre cómo de la resistencia se ha pasado a la ofensiva como estrategia para reanimar la economía, habló en la Mesa Redonda William Castillo Bollé, viceministro de Políticas Antibloqueo de Venezuela. Castillo Bollé sostuvo que "es altísimo el costo humano que tienen que pagar los pueblos por el desafío de ser independientes".

United World International (2025-03-22). Cambodia's Deepening Ties with China. uwidata.com By Mehmet Enes Be≈üer Over the past decade, Cambodia has significantly strengthened its relationship with China, a development that has garnered both domestic and international attention. This burgeoning partnership, characterized by extensive economic investments, military collaborations, and political support, presents a complex landscape of opportunities and challenges for Cambodia. Economic Engagement: Infrastructure and Investments China's …

WSWS (2025-03-22). Musk's Pentagon meeting points to advanced planning for conflict with China. wsws.org The publication of reports of the planned Pentagon briefing triggered a highly unusual and vociferous denial by US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as well as a Pentagon spokesperson.

presstv.ir (2025-03-22). Rescue workers search for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet. presstv.ir Rescue workers search rubble for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). US defence chief Pete Hegseth to visit Philippines, Japan in first visit to Asian treaty allies. channelnewsasia.com China is expected to be high on the agenda as Washington and Beijing tussle for regional influence.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). Tencent launches T1 reasoning model amid growing AI competition in China. channelnewsasia.com The launch comes amid heightened rivalry in China's AI landscape following DeepSeek's emergence.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). Japan, China and South Korea agree to promote peace, cooperation. channelnewsasia.com The trilateral talks take place as US trade tariffs loom large, and as concerns mount over North Korea's weapons tests and its deployment of troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). Pro-Trump senator Steve Daines meets China's economy tsar He Lifeng amid mounting trade tensions. channelnewsasia.com Daines is the first member of the US Congress to visit Beijing since Donald Trump took office in January, and his office has said he is coordinating closely with the White House and will be "carrying President Trump's America First agenda".

Finbarr Bermingham (2025-03-22). Don't expect Trump aggression to make Europe cosy up to China: EU official. scmp.com European Commission's deputy director general for trade called idea that Trump will drive the Brussels and Beijing together 'simplistic thinking'.

newleftreview (2025-03-22). Teemu Ruskola: The Making of the Chinese Working Class. newleftreview.org Drawing inspiration from Edward Thompson's classic study, a comparative analysis of the forces that have shaped and re-shaped China's labouring masses, as wave upon wave of 'new enclosures' complete the proletarianization of the peasantry.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). IOC president-elect hails Beijing's Games legacy. ecns.cn Citing Beijing's proven success in maximizing the Games legacy, the International Olympic Committee's president-elect Kirsty Coventry has called on future hosts to learn from China's best practices to promote sustainability.

Associated Press (2025-03-22). Trump unveils plan for secretive F-47 fighter jet built by Boeing, as US eyes China threat. scmp.com The next-generation aircraft will lead a fleet of drones designed to penetrate the air defences of China and any other potential foes.

He Huifeng,Ralph Jennings (2025-03-22). Chinese entrepreneurs' philanthropy helps lure world-class scholars. scmp.com Fuyao University of Science and Technology, which began enrolling students this year, trumpets faculty's international credentials.

Mark Magnier (2025-03-22). Western sanctions on China and Russia have done little to change their minds: analysts. scmp.com Punitive measures have neither led Beijing to slow its civilian-military integration nor convinced Moscow to roll back its war on Ukraine.

Reuters (2025-03-22). US FCC probing if Huawei, other Chinese firms are seeking to evade curbs. scmp.com Other companies under investigation include ZTE, Hikvision, China Mobile and China Telecom.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Mechanism for fairer company fees sought. ecns.cn China is taking steps to establish a well-functioning and sustainable regulatory mechanism for enterprise-related fees aimed at anchoring expectations of market players of all types and boosting their confidence in future growth.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Poverty fight sets example for other nations. ecns.cn As Uzbekistan increasingly looks eastward for development solutions, especially for poverty alleviation, linguist Dilsora Mirzaakhmedova is trying to introduce China's development philosophy to the Central Asian country while building bridges for cross-cultural communication.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Chinese movies make deep inroads into ASEAN. ecns.cn It only took the Chinese animation movie Ne Zha 2 six days after its March 13 opening in Malaysia to gross over 22 million ringgit ($4.97 million). The huge earnings have made it the highest-grossing film from China in the Malaysian box office, according to the social media post of TGV Cinemas, one of Malaysia's biggest cinema chains.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Nation poised to meet 2025 growth goal. ecns.cn China is on track to meet its 2025 growth target, with the economy expected to expand by 5 percent annually, given its continued recovery, a raft of stimulus measures, blossoming emerging industries, and gradual rebound in demand, an expert on economic policy said.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). PBOC reaffirms future rate cuts stance after U.S. Fed holds steady. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has pledged to intensify monetary policy adjustments and lower financing costs to support economic growth, according to a statement released on Friday after its first-quarter monetary policy committee meeting.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Beijing welcomes ongoing visit by U.S. senator. ecns.cn Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday that China welcomes the ongoing visit by United States Senator Steve Daines, stressing that a stable and healthy China-U.S. relationship benefits both nations.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). FM: China, Japan should work together for regional stability. ecns.cn China and Japan should enhance mutual trust and strengthen cooperation to inject more stability and certainty into the world amid turbulence in the international landscape and emerging global challenges.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Shenzhou XIX crew complete 3rd spacewalk. ecns.cn The Shenzhou XIX mission crew members have conducted their third spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station, completing several assignments and floating for seven hours, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Chinese Meridian Project Phase II gets national acceptance. ecns.cn China has achieved a significant milestone in space science with the recent completion and national acceptance of the Chinese Meridian Project (CMP) Phase II on Friday.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Glacier area in China shrinks 26% over the past 60 years. ecns.cn The glacier area in China has shrunk by about 26 percent over the past 60 years, with approximately 7,000 small glaciers completely disappearing, according to data from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Ministry warns of rise in fire-risk areas. ecns.cn China faces a "severe and complex" situation in forest and grassland fire prevention and control this spring due to generally higher temperatures and lower precipitation, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on Friday, which marked the International Day of Forests.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Facial recognition concerns addressed. ecns.cn A regulation aiming to standardize the use of facial recognition technology and protect personal data was unveiled on Friday, as the increasingly wider application of the security-related tech sparks growing concerns over potential privacy violations in China.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Survey: Chinese people increasingly night owls. ecns.cn China's night owls are staying up even later at night. A survey has shown that as of February, the average bedtime for Chinese people is 00: 18 am, 17 minutes later than last year.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). (W. E. Talk) Tamara Prosic: From Zero-Sum to 'Hehe' is a Must for the World. ecns.cn In today's world, zero-sum and "Hehe"(和合), which literally means peace and cooperation, seem to have become two typical ways of thinking and perspectives for dealing with international affairs. How do these two types differ dialectically? What is the root cause of zero-sum thinking? What does China's "Hehe Culture" mean to the world? | During her participation in the second Wuyi Forum, Tamara Prosic, a senior researcher in philosophy, history, and international studies at Monash University, gave an exclusive interview to "W.E. Talk"

Rhoda Wilson (2025-03-22). Canadian pharmacist: Halt covid vaccinations and reclassify them as gene therapies. expose-news.com In the following interview, Canadian consultant pharmacist Maria Gutschi raises concerns about the covid mRNA "vaccines" due to manufacturing issues, contamination and regulatory oversight. Independent laboratories have verified the presence of plasmid …

_____ (2025-03-22). Sudan's Rapid Support Forces kill 3 state TV journalists and their driver in drone strike. CPJ Staff

____ (2025-03-22). Ukraine's Resilient Air Defenses: A Nighttime Victory. devdiscourse.com In the latest escalation between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian air defenses effectively intercepted 100 out of 179 drones launched by Russia during a night-time offensive, according to Kyiv's air force statement on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Tesla starts exporting Megapacks from Shanghai. ecns.cn U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla saw its energy storage Megafactory in Shanghai's Lin-gang Special Area ship the Megapack energy storage systems to Australia on Friday, according to the company.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). SPA samples help analyze moon scar age. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have determined that the South Pole-Aitken basin, the largest and oldest impact scar on the moon, was formed 4.25 billion years ago, after analyzing lunar samples returned by the Chang'e 6 mission.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Forest food production key in agricultural output. ecns.cn During his Yunnan tour, Xi urged the province to accelerate the development of distinctive agriculture unique to plateau areas in order to increase farmers' incomes.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). More Chinese people are making wills than before. ecns.cn Chinese people have shown higher acceptance of making a will in recent years, and the average age of people making their wills saw a decadelong drop, said a recent report.

ICRC (2025-03-22). For the hostages in Gaza, the Red Cross is neutral – but we are not bystanders. icrc.org Neutrality provides us with the ability to try and influence both sides to act in accordance with the laws of war…

newarab (2025-03-22). Egypt denies report it will 'absorb' 500,000 Gazans in Sinai. newarab.com Cairo…

newarab (2025-03-22). Mia Khalifa slams Gal Gadot; Yellowjackets star backs Gaza. newarab.com

newarab (2025-03-22). Pro-Palestinian group sues UCLA over handling of Gaza demos. newarab.com The lawsuit filed on Thursday in Los Angeles comes days after the Trump administration joined a separate lawsuit filed in June against the university by Jewish students and a J…

Staff (2025-03-22). Bajo presión, Universidad de Columbia acata las medidas de Trump para combatir el antisemitismo. cubadebate.cu La Universidad de Columbia, que en 2023 se convirtió en el foco principal de las protestas estudiantiles contra el conflicto en Gaza, ha aceptado las demandas de la Administración del presidente Donald Trump para no perder 400 millones de dólares en financiamiento y contratos federales. De haberse concretado, los recortes habrían impactado de manera significativa.

Guest Blogger (2025-03-22). New York Takes A Stab At a Green New Deal Demonstration Project: The Case of Ithaca. wattsupwiththat.com In short, everything about Ithaca's Green New Deal is either a scam, or has been quietly abandoned, or both. | Here in New York City we have our own building electrification mandate called "Local Law 97" that is said to require some 50,000 buildings to convert to electric heat and cooking by 2030. Does anybody really think we can make any more progress toward such a goal than Ithaca?>

ICRC (2025-03-22). Call for entries for the 2025 Humanitarian Visa d'Or award. icrc.org

Paul Martial (2025-03-22). Sudan : Towards partition. internationalviewpoint.org Although with little media coverage, the war in Sudan remains the most costly conflict in the world from a humanitarian point of view: 11 million people have been displaced and half the population is in a situation of food insecurity. The creation of a parallel government has broken the unity of the Taqaddum coalition led by former minister Abdallah Hamdok from the transitional government which emerged from the Sudanese revolution. | – | / |

ICRC (2025-03-22). The 23rd Red Cross IHL Moot (Asia-Pacific Region) Championship goes to Singapore Management University. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-22). Ethiopia: Solar power helps bring back water to the population of conflict-affected Lalibela. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-22). Good news: Transforming pain through song. icrc.org Through a song of hope and resilience, Peru's younger generations are sharing their good news with missing loved ones — family members they have never stopped searching for.

ICRC (2025-03-22). Iraq: Restoring Livelihoods That War Left in Ruins. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-22). Iraq: Water, Life, and the Fight Against Climate. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-22). Myanmar: Finding hope, strength, and food security. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-22). India: Decade-long partnership with CURE India concludes successfully. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-22). Peru: Soldiers at VRAEM bases learn the rules of war. icrc.org Better knowledge of the law fosters greater respect for civilians and better protection for all they hold dear.

ICRC (2025-03-22). Reneging on cluster munitions ban endangers civilian lives and erodes IHL. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-22). DRC/Burundi/Uganda/Rwanda: Families search for their loved ones as cross-border displacement surges. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-22). Georgia: Remains of six people missing in connection with 1992—93 armed conflict handed over to families. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-22). ICRC brings together experts to explore how upholding rules of war can help facilitate peace. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-22). ICRC Warns of Civilian Harm as Cluster Munitions Ban is Eroded. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-03-22). ICRC Regional Director, Nicolas Von Arx, warns of catastrophic consequences for civilians caught up in endless escalations in the Middle East. icrc.org

WSWS (2025-03-22). European court orders Ukraine to pay victims of the 2014 Odessa fascist massacre. wsws.org The European Court's findings confirm the WSWS's assessment of the massacre 10 years ago and underscore the anti-democratic nature of the Kiev regime.

newleftreview (2025-03-22). Perry Anderson: Idées-forces. newleftreview.org What weight should be given to the role of ideas in moments of radical change, as opposed to that of material interests and forces? From the Reformation to the Enlightenment, rise of Marxism and hegemony of neoliberalism, lessons for a system-changing left.

Édouard Soulier, Louisa D (2025-03-22). Algeria: Colonisation and racism. internationalviewpoint.org Jean-Michel Apathie, a well-known French mainstream columnist, was suspended from the RTL television channel on 5 March after pointing out that France had committed massacres during the colonisation of Algeria. | – | / |

presstv.ir (2025-03-22). Nearly 200 migrants deported from US, all men, arrive in Venezuela. presstv.ir Two planes carrying Venezuelan migrants deported from the US landed at Venezuela's La Guaira airport.

hindustantimes (2025-03-22). Trump Orders Largest-Ever Mass Deportation? Ultimatum Issued To 5.3 Lakh Migrants: 'No More Excuses'. hindustantimes.com Donald Trump's administration has launched a sweeping immigration crackdown, revoking legal status for over 500,000 Latin American migrants. With the CHNV program terminated, DHS warns migrants to self-deport within 30 days or face arrest and removal. ICE is preparing for mass operations, while critics say the reversal of Biden-era policies will ignite national chaos.

A A (2025-03-22). Myanmar as a bridge for multipolarism in Asia. strategic-culture.su

Tom Tanuki (2025-03-22). Twitter promotes Nazi groups so it's time to say goodbye. independentaustralia.net

A A (2025-03-22). La piazza "per l'Europa" che vuol farci accettare la guerra. strategic-culture.su Dal punto di vista popolare, come possano essere compatibili le bandiere della pace ed il riarmo dell'Unione Europea, è più di un mistero, mentre è ormai assodato, da decenni, il globalismo della sinistra ha servito le logiche di annientamento della sovranità nazionale e degli interessi popolari. | Segue nostro Pensare che serva davvero alla pace andare in piazza ad inneggiare all'Europa, anche sventolando bandiere ucraine, proprio nella…

JANET (2025-03-22). Yale purges Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi, another targeted Palestine activist. iacenter.org Helyeh Doutaghi Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi, deputy director of the Law and Political Economy Project at Yale Law School, was suspended, cut off from her information technology accounts and banned from campus in March of this year. She was accused of terrorism for allegedly belonging to the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, by an obscure, artificial intelligence-controlled, right-wing website, Jewish Onliner. The U.S. State Department claims Samidoun donates funds to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The suspension was based on information provided by a bot! Dr. Doutaghi, in a statement p…

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presstv.ir (2025-03-22). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). North Korean leader reaffirms support for Russia's war in Ukraine in talks with top official. channelnewsasia.com North Korea is believed to be receiving economic and military assistance from Russia in return for providing weapons and troops.

geo.tv (2025-03-22). Putin not a 'bad guy', says Trump envoy. geo.tv US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff looks on, at the White House, in Washington, US on February 3, 2025. — ReutersWASHINGTON: White House envoy Steve Witkoff has praised Vladimir Putin in glowing terms as trustworthy and said the Russian leader told him he had…

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Vladimir Unkovski-Korica (2025-03-22). Student protests in Serbia: "The movement cannot afford to stop now". internationalviewpoint.org On January 28, the ongoing mass protest movement in Serbia toppled the government, ushering in the biggest challenge to Aleksandar Vučić's authoritarian rule, which has been in place for more than a decade | – | / |

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). Socialist Alliance launches Sydney, NSW Senate campaign with communities in struggle. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2025-03-22). Postal workers protest across US against threatened privatization of USPS. wsws.org A deep anger and concern over Trump's bid for dictatorship was a constant at every rally Thursday, with many veterans of the 1970 national wildcat strike taking part.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Pile of unaccounted cash found at Delhi HC Judge's residence. ummid.com Raising serious concerns over corruption in the Indian Judiciary, a pile of unaccounted cash was found at the official residence of Delhi High Court sitting judge, Justice Yashwant Varma, leading to his immediate transfer by the Supreme Court Collegium.

Urban CNY News (2025-03-22). City Secures Court Order to Dismantle Northside "Appliance Graveyard" urbancny.com (Syracuse, NY — March 22) Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced a legal victory in the city's ongoing effort to eliminate long-standing blight on the Northside, as a State Supreme Court …

The Media Line Staff (2025-03-22). US Citizen Freed After 2 Years in Taliban Captivity. themedialine.org

WSWS (2025-03-22). New York Times resurrects debunked Wuhan Lab Lie. wsws.org A publication on the discovery of a novel coronavirus by Chinese scientists has been the occasion for the Times to drum up the lab leak conspiracy once more.

WSWS (2025-03-22). Judge denounces Trump's "incredibly troublesome" invocation of Alien Enemies Act. wsws.org The case is the focal point of an increasingly violent and unhinged campaign by Trump and his coterie of Hitler-loving advisors to assert unlimited presidential powers, which supposedly cannot be constrained by the courts, which in the Constitution is a co-equal branch of government.

WSWS (2025-03-22). Sri Lankan health workers protest budget cuts amid government threats. wsws.org Despite widespread workers' anger, the trade union bureaucracies oppose the independent mobilisation of the working class against the government's attack on living and social conditions under the IMF program.

WSWS (2025-03-22). Two films dealing with racism and fascism: The Moelln Letters and The Lie. wsws.org Together with The German People, the documentaries The Moelln Letters and The Lie were met with great interest at this year's Berlin film festival.

WSWS (2025-03-22). Neighbourhood Action Committee established to fight Labor's demolition of Melbourne public housing. wsws.org Residents from public housing towers across Melbourne attended the forum, passing a resolution to form the Committee and take up a struggle against Labor's attack, carried out in the interests of big business.

WSWS (2025-03-22). 2,300 teachers slated for layoffs in California. wsws.org Thousands of California educators and support staff are expected to lose their jobs before the start of the 2025-2026 academic year more than 2,300 school employees received pink slips last week.

_____ (2025-03-22). Brazilian reporter's personal information, photos leaked following investigative work. CPJ Staff

_____ (2025-03-22). Jordanian publisher arrested under cybercrime law after ex-PM complains. CPJ Staff

_____ (2025-03-22). Haitian gangs set fire to 3 Port-au-Prince radio stations as violence escalates. CPJ Staff

_____ (2025-03-22). Pakistan authorities detain Raftar founder Farhan Mallick in Karachi. CPJ Staff

_____ (2025-03-22). Georgia parliament very close to making harsher 'foreign agent' bill a law. CPJ Staff

_____ (2025-03-22). Exiled Pakistani journalist's brothers 'abducted,' another journalist disappears. CPJ Staff

Guest Contributor (2025-03-22). Redefining belonging: From statelessness to collective strength. globalvoices.org

Nick Cleveland-Stout (2025-03-22). New Trump order a big win for war profiteers. responsiblestatecraft.org President Trump is working on delivering what could be a big win for U.S. arms contractors. Politico Pro reported on Thursday that the White House is currently "drafting an executive order aimed at streamlining the federal government's process of selling weapons overseas." | The text of the executive order has not yet been released, but a source familiar with the order confirmed it will boost arms contractor interests and reduce congressional oversight by stripping down parts of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), the law that governs the arms export process. | Close observers of the process say the order may…

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Rhoda Wilson (2025-03-22). Audible enclaves, voice-to-skull and the Voice of God. expose-news.com A recent article from Science Alert discussed a new technology that can create "audible enclaves," which are localised pockets of sound that can be directed to a specific listener. Although the technology …

Celia Bernhardt (2025-03-22). What could Trump's move to dismantle the Department of Education mean for Pa. and N.J.? whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? President Donald Trump signed an e

A a (2025-03-22). Mulheres traficadas têm óvulos roubados na Geórgia, mas a prioridade é combater a homofobia. strategic-culture.su

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A A (2025-03-22). France arms citizens with wartime survival guide. strategic-culture.su

A A (2025-03-22). Under the Fog of Trumpist Bravado: the imprecise contours of the new U.S. strategy. strategic-culture.su

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Charles Rotter (2025-03-22). Why "Can you provide empirical measured proof of how much warming is caused by CO2?" is a really stupid question. wattsupwiththat.com Yet, despite its appeal, it's not just unanswerable with current methods—it also reflects a misunderstanding of how climate science works. And no matter one's position in the climate debate, including those deeply skeptical of climate alarmism, it's important to recognize why this question, as framed, is fundamentally flawed.

Eric Worrall (2025-03-22). "Tens of Thousands of [Foreign Climate Change] jobs" gone Because of President Trump. wattsupwiththat.com "… The only word I can use to describe it is brutal. …"

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-03-22). NUJ calls out bonus disparities at Reach, as CEO receives £662k, while staff get £600. leftfootforward.org Staff at Reach, the UK's largest commercial news publisher, each received a £600 bonus in recognition of the company's 2024 profit growth of 6 percent, which reached £102.3m. | Jim Muller, meanwhile, the publishing giant's chief executive, was paid £662,000 in total bonuses. Bonuses are paid each March to around 3,300 members of staff at Reach, who work for company's 120-plus media brands, including the Mirror, the Express, Daily Record and Daily Star, to local brands like MyLondon, BelfastLive and the Manchester Evening News. | Part of the growth has been attributed to AI-written articles,…

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-03-22). Will the right unite — and how will the left respond? leftfootforward.org If the right unites, especially if Dominic Cummings, the inveterate plotter and 'strategic genius' (Barnard Castle rather undermined the genius label) gets into bed with Farage, the left could be in trouble. How Labour responds will be crucial.

Guest Blogger (2025-03-22). House Oversight Committee Sinks into Key Study 'Intentionally Buried' By Biden Administration. wattsupwiththat.com "The Energy Department has learned that former Secretary Granholm and the Biden White House intentionally buried a lot of data and released a skewed study to discredit the benefits of American LNG," one DOE source previously told the DCNF. "They were prioritizing their own political ambitions over the interests of the American people, and the administration intentionally deceived the American public to advance an agenda that harmed American energy security, the environment and American lives."

Jag Mohan Thaken (2025-03-22). The Cancerous River Ghaggar: Who Will Emancipate It? pressenza.com Just within a month after BJP's win in the Delhi Assembly, how did Haryana CM Saini change his previous standpoint? And how have the dirt and effluents in the same Yamuna River water become visible, which previously was being claimed to be carrying pure and drinkable water? | Chairing the 56th Meeting of the Haryana State Drought Relief and Flood Control Board in Chandigarh on March 15, CM Saini directed all DCs to ensure that no polluted effluents fall into the Yamuna and said, "We need to find alternate arrangements for the outflow of sewage water". Doesn't it mean that previously, the polluted effluents and se…

Pressenza Philippines (2025-03-22). Panagbenga Festival, 2025: Float Parade, Culture and Symbolism. pressenza.com by Meriam Beverly P. Ticobay | Baguio City, Philippines. Real beauty in the hands of human creativity draws thousands of crowds in Baguio City during the 29th Panagbenga Festival, an annual festivity and a month-long celebration that starts on the first day of February and culminates on the first Sunday of March. "Panagbenga" comes from the Kankanaey term meaning, "a season of blossoming; a time for flowering," since the Cordillera takes pride in its paradise-like floral gardens. The event showcases floral landscapes but also celebrates with street dancing, a float parade, a fluvial parade, and cultural presentat…

Rhoda Wilson (2025-03-22). Online Safety Act: The truth behind one of UK's most authoritarian pieces of legislation yet. expose-news.com The Online Safety Act, which originated in 2017 after the death of 14-year-old Molly Russell, has evolved to include provisions which introduce a new criminal offence for "knowingly sending false information" that …

Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza (2025-03-22). A zoning bill meant to punish 'bad actors' passed in Philly City Council, but some argue it's simply more red tape. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Philadelphia's zoning code is on track to change after City Council recently passed a controversial bill meant to crack down on bad actors. Still, some worry it will have unintended consequences by slowing down development. | It applies to an obscure section of the zoning code that deals with nonconformities. These refer to properties whose use does not conform to current zoning overlays, which may restrict its use, but the property was grandfathered in at some point. | City…

Sandra Jones (2025-03-22). Gun owners rarely use firearms for self-defense, Rutgers report shows. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Research from the New Jersey Gun Violence

Tom Murphy (2025-03-22). More states requiring paid medical or sick leave. whyy.org

Urban CNY News (2025-03-22). Attorney General Releases Report on Fatal DeWitt Police Encounter. urbancny.com Syracuse, NY — New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has released its findings on the September 6, 2023, fatal police-involved shooting of Dhal Apet and …

Urban CNY News (2025-03-22). Back-to-Back Blazes Test Syracuse Firefighters: Historic Maria Regina Campus and Carbon Street Home Burn. urbancny.com (Syracuse, NY — March 22) A rare and challenging two-alarm scenario unfolded Friday evening on Syracuse's Northside, as Syracuse Fire Department crews battled two major fires within minutes of each …

Urban CNY News (2025-03-22). County Executive McMahon Announces County Buildings to Light Up Green in Honor of Jeremiah Huff "Monday March 24th" urbancny.com Carnegie, Courthouse and other facilities will light up green in honor of Jeremiah (Syracuse, N.Y.) County Executive McMahon today announced that on Monday, March 24th County facilities will light up …

Urban CNY News (2025-03-22). Employment Opportunities with Onondaga County. urbancny.com We are currently seeking candidates for the following positions in our parks department: Recreation Leader and Park Labor Crew Leader. I have included the job specifications. Recreation Leader Park Labor Crew Leader …

Urban CNY News (2025-03-22). One Stop Shop Program — April 2025 Workshops. urbancny.com The One Stop Shop Program will be hosting 3 free workshops in April! Please see the list below and the attached flyers for further details. If you are interested in any …

Urban CNY News (2025-03-22). Overnight Closures of I-481 Southbound to Impact Syracuse Traffic Through Early April. urbancny.com (Syracuse, NY — March 22) Motorists traveling through Syracuse should prepare for detours and nighttime disruptions as the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) begins overnight closures of Interstate …

WHYY (2025-03-22). WHYY Newscast for Saturday 10:00 a.m. whyy.org The latest local headlines from WHYY…

WHYY (2025-03-22). WHYY Newscast for Saturday 8:00 a.m. whyy.org The latest local headlines from WHYY…

presstv.ir (2025-03-22). More than 260 Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia. presstv.ir More than 260 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh after floating at sea for days.

presstv.ir (2025-03-22). California firefighters battling wildfire near Los Angeles. presstv.ir California firefighters battle a fast-moving wildfire.

presstv.ir (2025-03-22). Aerial shots of damage caused by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. presstv.ir Aerial shots show the destruction of a wide range of houses by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California.

presstv.ir (2025-03-22). 'Un-American,' 'Help people already here'- birthright citizenship debate divides NY. presstv.ir With the new administration of Trump rolling out immediate policy pushes on immigration, reaction on the street ran the gamut from horror to firm support.

hindustantimes (2025-03-22). World's Most Feared Prison For Musk's 'Enemies'? Trump Warns Tesla Vandals Of '20 Years In Hell' | US. hindustantimes.com President Trump has issued a chilling warning to protesters vandalizing Tesla sites across the U.S. With Elon Musk now leading the Department of Government Efficiency, tensions have exploded—fueling anti-Musk attacks nationwide. Trump says these "terrorist thugs" could face 20-year sentences and deportation to El Salvador's infamous megaprison. This comes after 238 Venezuelans were already sent there. Are Tesla attackers next?

hindustantimes (2025-03-22). 'Bring Them Back': Trump Vs Judge Fight Escalates Over Deportations Of Venezuelans | El Salvador. hindustantimes.com In a contentious legal battle, U.S. President Donald Trump has invoked the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which the administration has classified as a terrorist group. Last weekend, Trump sent 238 individuals to El Salvador under an agreement with President Nayib Bukele's government. However, this move has sparked significant backlash, particularly from Judge James Boasberg, who criticised the Trump administration's lawyers for their "intemperate and disrespectful" language during court proceedings. Watch the video for more…

hindustantimes (2025-03-22). Trump Takes Bold Action Against Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Drops Hitlist Of Top Democrats | US. hindustantimes.com In a dramatic move, U.S. President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearances of several top Democrats, including Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Hillary Clinton, citing national interest as the reason for his decision. This action follows Trump's earlier announcement to cancel Biden's security clearance and comes amidst ongoing tensions between the political rivals. Watch the video for details.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). A major new international airport to serve Cambodia's capital and boost tourism is due to open in July. channelnewsasia.com Located about 30km south of Phnom Penh, Techo International Airport is expected to be initially capable of handling up to 13 million passengers a year.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). Italy's deal with Starlink has stalled, defence minister says. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). Singer-actress Selena Gomez and music producer Benny Blanco release their joint album, I Said I Love You First. channelnewsasia.com The couple, who got engaged in December 2024, gives fans a deeply personal insight into their love story in the 14-track album.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). A Letter to Myself Podcast: The budding musician who made an academic deal with her parents to pursue her passion. channelnewsasia.com Her cousin's near death experience made Renny Goh reevaluate her life. The LA-based musician realised then that she had to pursue her dreams with no regrets.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). GE2025: PPP to step aside in Nee Soon GRC and let RDU contest as opposition party. channelnewsasia.com Red Dot United's secretary-general Ravi Philemon said his party has the "capability and capacity" to compete in the five-member GRC.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). GE2025: Tanjong Pagar MPs mark 10th anniversary of Lee Kuan Yew's death; welcome MP Rachel Ong to the ward. channelnewsasia.com An exhibition in Tanjong Pagar GRC opened on the eve of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's 10th death anniversary. Mr Lee was its MP for nearly 60 years.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). GE2025: Amenities, connectivity in Tengah have improved; could become 'better than Punggol', says PM Wong. channelnewsasia.com More "exciting projects" are in the pipeline for the new town of Tengah, including schools, places of worship and a hospital, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). Rice hails 'fearless' England debutant Lewis-Skelly. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). Scaloni pleased with Argentina depth after win over Uruguay without Messi, Martinez. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). A world-renowned scientist, a former SingHealth CEO and 4 others, inducted into Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. channelnewsasia.com Pioneer art curator Constance Sheares, bilingual writer and playwright Kamaladevi Aravindan, pioneering childhood educator-entrepreneur June Rusdon, and Vivien Goh, who founded the Singapore National Youth Orchestra, are part of a group of six women inducted into the 2025 Singapore Women's Hall of Fame.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). Trump pulls security clearances for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton. channelnewsasia.com

____ (2025-03-22). Repose Mattress Partners with UK & Co for Strategic Growth. devdiscourse.com Repose Mattress, a prominent figure in the mid-to-premium mattress sector, has formed a strategic alliance with UK & Co, a distinguished family business consulting firm based in India. This partnership is intended to elevate Repose Mattress to new levels of growth by leveraging the extensive expertise of UK & Co.

____ (2025-03-22). Khakee: The Bengal Chapter Breathes New Life into Bengali Cinema on Netflix. devdiscourse.com Netflix's latest crime drama, 'Khakee: The Bengal Chapter,' has made its debut, drawing viewers into a gripping narrative of crime, power, and justice in the early 2000s Kolkata. Directed by Debatma Mandal and Tushar Kanti Ray, the series is a follow-up to Neeraj Pandey's 2022 hit, 'Khakee: The Bihar Chapter.'

____ (2025-03-22). Tensions Flare as Tamil Nadu CM Faces Criticism Over Delimitation Talks. devdiscourse.com In Chennai, political tensions intensified as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin convened a Joint Committee meeting on constituency delimitation, drawing sharp criticism from BJP President K Annamalai. The meeting aimed to unify opposition against the population-based delimitation exercise, which Stalin claims could weaken southern states' political influence.

____ (2025-03-22). Stalin Urges Unified Opposition Against Population-Based Delimitation. devdiscourse.com In a rallying cry for unity, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin led a Joint Action Committee meeting in Chennai, urging opposition parties to mount a collective protest against the proposed population-based constituency delimitation.

____ (2025-03-22). BJP imposing a policy of "demographic penalty," alleges Telangana CM Revanth Reddy at delimitation meet in Chennai. devdiscourse.com

____ (2025-03-22). Delhi Assembly Nominates MLAs to Boost City Governance. devdiscourse.com In a significant move to enhance city governance, Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta has nominated 14 MLAs to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for the fiscal year 2025-26. According to an official release, these appointments fall under the Municipal Corporation Act, 1957.

____ (2025-03-22). South Indian States Unite Against Delimitation Proposal. devdiscourse.com In a significant political gathering, Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister M K Stalin spearheaded discussions on confronting the Centre's proposed delimitation of Parliamentary seats, underscoring the need for a legal battle.

geo.tv (2025-03-22). Heathrow resumes operation after fire shuts down airport. geo.tv

geo.tv (2025-03-22). Trump revokes legal status for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans. geo.tv

geo.tv (2025-03-22). Trump revokes security clearances of Biden and senior aides. geo.tv Donald Trump and Joe Biden during a meeting in the Oval Office, Washington, USA, on November 13, 2024. — AFPThey shouldn't be allowed access to classified material: Trump Ex-US presidents traditionally retain a security clearance.Trump has remained furious with Biden, lashes out…

geo.tv (2025-03-22). Niger declares 3 days of mourning after attack on mosque kills 44. geo.tv Nigerien soldiers stand guard outside the Diffa airport in South-East Niger, near the Nigerian border, on December 23, 2020. — AFP Attack occurred as people were attending prayer service, says interior ministry."Savage" attack takes place in area close to borders with Burkina…

geo.tv (2025-03-22). Pope Francis plans to appear in public on Sunday for first time in five weeks. geo.tv Pope Francis looks on during an exclusive interview with Reuters, at the Vatican, July 2, 2022. — Reuters | ISTANBUL: After his third night in custody, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was to appear before prosecutors on Saturday, just hours after hundreds of thousands hit the streets across Türkiye in a massive show of defiance.It was the third straight night that protesters had rallied…

geo.tv (2025-03-22). Yaum-e-Ali processions taken out in US's Dallas. geo.tv Youm-e-Ali procession is being taken out in Dallas, US on March 22, 2024. — reporterMajalis and processions were held across…

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). Community demands Pine Street homes be moved, not demolished. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). Cyclone Alfred: Latest rain bomb from climate inaction's production line. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). Is the expulsion of Selwyn Street residents to be the 'new Sydney'? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). Greens' Legalising Cannabis Bill: Will equity of access survive corporate cannabis? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). Labor's committee says JobSeeker must be raised, but will it? greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). March in March to end native forest logging. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). NSW parliament debates fair pay for nurses, midwives after being petitioned. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). Opposing Labor's latest crackdown on the right to protest. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). Protesters say Vic Labor's anti-protest laws should be 'defied'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). Vic Labor's harsh new bail laws opposed. greenleft.org.au

newarab (2025-03-22). The Golden Era of Andalusia revived in Toledo's Ramadan iftar. newarab.com

newarab (2025-03-22). Algeria prosecutors seek 10 years' jail for writer Boualem Sansal: media. newarab.com Algerian prosecutors have requested a 10-year prison sentence for French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, accused of undermining the country's territorial integrity, local media reported Thursday. | Sansal, a prominent figure in North African modern francophone literature, is known for his criticism of Algerian authorities as well as of Islamists. | The 80-year-old was detained in November upon arrival at Algiers airport, at a time of A verdict in the case, w…

newarab (2025-03-22). Egyptian parliamentarians push to block sale of Banque du Caire. newarab.com reported sale of Banque du Caire to the UAE, expressing concerns about Egypt's economic independence and the increasing influence of Gulf nations over the country's banking sector. | According to The New Arab's Arabic-language sister site, Al-Araby al-Jadeed, members of Egypt's House of Representatives, including Maha Abdel Nasser, have urged…

newarab (2025-03-22). Hundreds of thousands defy Erdogan to protest Imamoglu's arrest. newarab.com It was the third straight night that demonstrators had rallied against the arrest of Imamoglu – Erdogan's biggest political rival – in Turkey's biggest street protests in m…

newarab (2025-03-22). Turkey braces for more protests over Istanbul mayor's arrest. newarab.com Turkey braced for a third day of protests on Friday, as anger spread across the country over the arrest of Istanbul's popular Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft and terror probe. | Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, was arrested at dawn on Wednesday, just days before he was due to be named the candidate for the main opposition CHP party in the 2028 presidential election. | His party has denounced the detention as a "coup" and

newarab (2025-03-22). Turkey's stock market hit hard after arrest of Istanbul mayor. newarab.com The Istanbul stock exchange's main index The 53-year-old mayor – Erdogan's main political rival – was arrested on Wednesday, days before he was due to be named the CHP party's candidate for the 2028 presidential race. | The BIST 100 had already slipped by 8.7 percent on Wednesday following Imamoglu's arrest over alleg…

newarab (2025-03-22). UAE commits to $1.4 trillion investment framework in US, White House says. newarab.com The United Arab Emirates has committed to a 10-year, $1.4 trillion investment framework in the United States after top UAE officials met President Donald Trump this week, a White House official said on Friday. | The new framework will "substantially increase the UAE's existing investments in the US economy" in AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy, and American manufacturing, the official told Reuters. | The official said the agreement resulted from

newarab (2025-03-22). UK: Tommy Robinson refused legal challenge to jail segregation. newarab.com Yaxley-Lennon, known by the pseudonym The far-right figure breached an injunction which prevent…

newleftreview (2025-03-22). Enrico Dal Lago: Atlantic Histories. newleftreview.org How should Blackburn's slavery quintet be situated in relation to shifting historiographical paradigms of the Atlantic World, from the voyages of discovery to the age of Anglo-American predominance?

newleftreview (2025-03-22). John Clegg: Roads To Freedom. newleftreview.org Opening a symposium on Robin Blackburn's The Reckoning, a probing examination of political agents and structuring conditions behind the late overthrow of slavery in the American South, Cuba and Brazil.

newleftreview (2025-03-22). Malcolm Bull: Why Is There the Amount of Art That There Is? newleftreview.org If, since Duchamp, anything can be art, regardless of skill or vision, why isn't more of it produced? Drawing on Frank Knight's work on financial risk to probe the institutional theory of art, Malcolm Bull finds curious links with the worlds of cryptocurrency and NFTs.

newleftreview (2025-03-22). Nancy Fraser: Slavery and Social Theory. newleftreview.org What questions for critical social theory are posed by the capitalist slave regimes of the Americas? An inquiry into the political, economic and social-reproductive dimensions of enslaved and 'doubly free' labour.

newleftreview (2025-03-22). NLR Editors: Symposium: Introduction. newleftreview.org A discussion of Robin Blackburn's quintet on slavery in the Atlantic world: origins, rise, overthrow, legacy.

newleftreview (2025-03-22). Robin Blackburn: Contradictions of Capital and Slavery: A Reply. newleftreview.org Responding to his interlocutors in NLR's symposium, Blackburn foregrounds the contradictions of capital and political rule in the Atlantic slave systems that opened space for class struggle.

UMMID (2025-03-22). 10 Minarets of Masjid Nabawi that resonate with Call to Prayer. ummid.com The ten minarets of the Prophet's Mosque, Masjid e Nabawi, stand as an iconic Islamic landmark and historical heritage site.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Get Rs 50,000 Loan Without Salary Slip: Quick and Hassle-Free Methods. ummid.com Several financial institutions and online lending websites today provide no income proof loans, allowing you to take a loan based on other documents such as your Aadhaar card, PAN, or bank account transactions.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Samsung official rollout of One UI 7 from April 7. ummid.com Samsung Electronics Tuesday announced that the official rollout of One UI 7 will start April 7, bringing a bold new design for greater personalization and control to the user experience.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Several Tesla vehicles set on fire in Las Vegas. ummid.com Several Tesla vehicles were early in the morning Tuesday March 18, 2025 set on fire at a Tesla Service Center Las Vegas, Nevada.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Will Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore return as normal human? ummid.com Stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have finally docked off the International Space Station (ISS) and now on their way to Earth.

UMMID (2025-03-22). 'You will run out of bullets': Muslim Panel warns Modi govt on Waqf Bill. ummid.com The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Monday March 17, 2025 warned of a nationwide stir if the Narendra Modi government in New Delhi went ahead with its plan to pass the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 in the Parliament.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Elon Musk's Grok Wrecks Indian Right Wing Propaganda. ummid.com While the Modi government is busy rolling out the red carpet for Tesla and Starlink, Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, is throwing a wrench in their propaganda machinery.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Fuel Savings Simplified: Benefits of Indian Oil Credit Cards. ummid.com Indian Oil, a trusted name in the energy sector, has partnered with leading financial institutions to introduce credit cards specifically for fuel purchases.

UMMID (2025-03-22). MAH MCA CET 2025 Admit Card Released – Download Steps. ummid.com The Maharashtra CET Cell has released the Hall Ticket, also known as Admit Card, of the students who have registered for MAH MCA CET 2025 on its official website cetcell.mahacet.org.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Eid al Fitr 2025 likely date, holidays announced. ummid.com Eid al Fitr — the festival which marks the end of The Holy Month of Fasting Ramadan, will be celebrated across the world either on March 30 or 31, 2025.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Launched: Dehydrating Book You Read Only When Watered. ummid.com Water For People, a not-for-profit organisation, has unveiled a book that you can read only when it is watered.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Launched: New glossary to remove intimidation surrounding Bitcoin. ummid.com A leading educational platform dedicated to making Bitcoin accessible and easy to understand for everyone, has launched a new comprehensive Bitcoin Glossary to demystify crypto jargon and boost user confidence.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Pilgrims made over 320 mn calls from Makkah, Madinah during Ramadan 1st Half. ummid.com Pilgrims made over 320 million calls from the Two Holy Cities – Makkah al Mukarramah and Madinah al Munawwarah, during the first half of the ongoing month of Ramadan.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Book Review: Twilight Prisoners – The Rise of Hindu Right and Fall of India. ummid.com Siddhartha Deb's book 'Twilight Prisoners- The Rise of Hindu Right and Fall of India' comprises essays on the erosion of constitutional arrangement and the rise of the Hindu Right in India.

UMMID (2025-03-22). 'Nothing New': Reactions After Delhi HC Judge's Cash-in-Home Case. ummid.com Commenting on the pile of unaccounted cash found at the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, retired judges and lawyers said though the matter is serious they were not surprised as corruption in the Indian Judiciary is not new.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Understanding EMI calculation formula for better loan repayment planning. ummid.com This article explains how EMIs are calculated, the factors influencing them, and how a personal loan eligibility assessment plays a role in securing the right loan.

UMMID (2025-03-22). KV Admission 2025 Last Date, Draw Result Time Changed. ummid.com The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has extended the last date of application for KV admission in Balvatika-1 & 3 for the academic year 2025-2026 and accordingly also changed the date and time of lottery result display.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Laylatul Qadr: Facts, Signs and Deeds. ummid.com The magnificent and spiritually radiant night of Laylatul Qadr was granted exclusively to the Ummah of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Aleihi Wa Sallam) as a result of his deep concern for his followers…

UMMID (2025-03-22). Ramadan 2025: 4K registered Pilgrims in Itikaf at Masjid Nabawi. ummid.com A total of 4,000 Muslims – including men and women both, from 120 countries have been confined to The Prophet's Mosque, Masjid Nabawi, to perform Itikaf.

UMMID (2025-03-22). ULIP vs Endowment Plans: Understanding Key Differences. ummid.com While investing in a growth-oriented investment plan for securing the future financially, ULIPs and Endowment Plans are the two most sought-after options.

The Independent (2025-03-22). Court issues production warrant for lawyer Eron Kiiza. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has issued a production warrant directing the officer in Charge of Kitalya, Luzira, Kigo and Nakasongola prisons to produce lawyer Eron Kiiza before Court next week for hearing of his bail application. According to the order signed by the Assistant Registrar Criminal Division of …

The Independent (2025-03-22). Judiciary unveils 11 video conferencing sets to improve access to justice. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary launched 11 sets of video conferencing systems to streamline court proceedings and improve access to justice. This initiative aims to leverage technology to facilitate online service delivery, reduce delays, and increase efficiency in the administration of justice. It will be funded by the World Bank and the …

The Independent (2025-03-22). M23 cancels meeting with UN group of experts. independent.co.ug KINSHASA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have cancelled a discussion with a United Nations (UN) group of experts amidst continuous fighting with Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers and coalition in the eastern part of the country. A UN group of experts had on Friday announced that …

The Independent (2025-03-22). More than 47 million people sign call for clean air for better health. independent.co.ug GENEVA | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 47 million health professionals, patients, advocates, representatives from civil society organizations, and individuals worldwide have signed a resounding call for urgent action to reduce air pollution and to protect people's health from its devastating impacts. Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health and …

The Independent (2025-03-22). Nature's groceries and safety net: how forests help feed the world better. independent.co.ug OPINION | Dr QU Dongyu | Our forests play a vital role in feeding the world. From wild foods to fresh water, from shelter to energy, forests sustain billions of people and biodiversity. Yet we continue to lose them at an alarming rate through deforestation and land degradation. Between 2015 and 2020, more than 10 million …

The Independent (2025-03-22). New HIV prevention drug for babies. independent.co.ug A dissolvable oral dispersible film of dolutegravir could transform treatment ANALYSIS | MELODY CHIRONDA | In the fight against HIV, one of the most vulnerable populations — newborn babies — is often overlooked. It is estimated that 120,000 new HIV infections occur in children aged 14 years and younger every year, and more than 1.3 million …

The Independent (2025-03-22). Suzuki Grand Vitara hybrid drives Ugandan market with efficiency and style. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | In a market increasingly focused on fuel efficiency and affordability, Suzuki is making a significant impact in Uganda, offering vehicles that combine performance, technology, and style. The Suzuki Grand Vitara Hybrid, available through CFAO Mobility, the brand's official distributor, is leading this charge. "Suzuki has carved a niche for …

The Independent (2025-03-22). TECNO Camon 40 Series: AI takes center stage. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Tech enthusiasts and industry leaders gathered at Arena Mall for the highly anticipated launch of TECNO Mobile's Camon 40 series. This latest innovation sets a new benchmark for smartphone photography and AI, featuring a cutting-edge camera, water resistance, and intelligent features designed to elevate daily life. The Camon 40 …

The Independent (2025-03-22). UPDF 409 Brigade commander dead. independent.co.ug ARUA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Col. David Byaruhanga, the Commander of 409 Brigade at Bondo Barracks in Arua District is dead. The 3rd Division Commander, Brig. Gen. Wilberforce Sserunkuma confirmed his death. Although the details of his demise are still scanty, information obtained indicates that Col. Byaruhanga died on Friday after sustaining injuries from a …

Sam Pollak (2025-03-22). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: You're Rehired! levernews.com Good things are happening! Thousands of federal workers head back to work, two red states are ahead of the clean energy curve, a judge shields climate grants, and all 50 states push for the right to own your stuff. Trump Says "You're Rehired!": President Donald Trump's administration said in

Agence France-Presse (2025-03-22). Trump's brand booms in Asia despite worldwide loathing. scmp.com Two months after his frenetic return to the White House, Donald Trump's brand has had mixed success worldwide.

Agence France-Presse (2025-03-22). Denmark issues travel warning for transgender people going to US. scmp.com Germany has also updated its travel advisory after several of its citizens were detained at the US border.

Agence France-Presse (2025-03-22). Columbia University placates Trump, announces new policies in bid to restore funding. scmp.com Columbia University unveiled new policies to combat antisemitism and restore US$400 million in federal funding amid pressure from the US president.

Anthony Rowley (2025-03-22). Southeast Asia's new arms race undermines its regional strengths. scmp.com As Asean members modernise their militaries, the bloc could be sacrificing its cherished norms of stability and consensus.

Associated Press,Reuters (2025-03-22). Trump strips Biden-era Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans of legal protections. scmp.com The order applies to about 532,000 people from the four countries who came to the United States since October 2022.

Associated Press (2025-03-22). US woman drowned her dog in airport bathroom after being denied boarding, police say. scmp.com Tywinn the miniature schnauzer's body was found in the trash, while cameras showed the owner leaving the toilet before getting on her plane.

Bloomberg (2025-03-22). Rwanda-backed rebels make gains in DR Congo's mineral-rich east. scmp.com M23's success comes after a surprise meeting between the presidents of Congo and Rwanda in Qatar, where they pledged to ease tensions.

Reuters,Agence France-Presse (2025-03-22). Trump revokes security clearances for Biden Harris, Clinton, other political foes. scmp.com The move is another sign of the growing political rift in Washington as Trump seeks revenge on his perceived enemies.

Reuters (2025-03-22). London's Heathrow shutdown exposes security flaws, raises concerns over contingency plans. scmp.com Experts have criticised Heathrow's contingency planning after a fire disrupted global aviation, costing millions and exposing infrastructure vulnerabilities.

_____ (2025-03-22). Severed pig head sent to Indonesian news outlet as president attacks foreign-funded media. CPJ Staff

6abc digital staff (2025-03-22). Man shot by police in Point Breeze was carrying airsoft-style BB gun. whyy.org This story originally appeared on Philadelphia police say the man who was shot by The incident happened around 11 a.m. Wednesday when two sheriff's deputies and an employee from the Department of Licenses and Ins…

Dan La Botz, Jason Schulman (2025-03-22). Against Campism, for International Working-Class Solidarity. internationalviewpoint.org

Gilbert Achcar (2025-03-22). Yemen on the brink. internationalviewpoint.org

Kay Mann (2025-03-22). Class, Race, and Gender in the 2024 elections. internationalviewpoint.org

Salih Azad (2025-03-22). Kurdistan: 'Turkey must choose between the status quo, endless war and peace with the Kurds'. internationalviewpoint.org Following the appeal by Abudllah Öcalan, leader of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), for his movement to lay down its arms, what are the prospects for the Kurdish people? L'Anticapitaliste spoke with Salih Azad, head of the Kurdish Democratic Centre in Marseille. | – | / |

Susan Price (2025-03-22). Media activism 101: Don't hate the media, be the media! ecosocialism.org.au

Susan Price (2025-03-22). Against war and imperialism: People-to-people solidarity in the Asia-Pacific region. ecosocialism.org.au

Susan Price (2025-03-22). How capitalism ruined the internet. ecosocialism.org.au

Susan Price (2025-03-22). How can we win climate justice? ecosocialism.org.au

Susan Price (2025-03-22). A world to win! Closing session featuring international guests. ecosocialism.org.au Featuring international guests and local activists…

A a (2025-03-22). Una fuerte lluvia va a caer. Desde el Oeste hasta el Este. strategic-culture.su En esta coyuntura incandescente, lo que importa es lo que no se dice. | àönete a nosotros en , y . | Escríbenos: | Empecemos con esa llamada telefónica. La…

Staff (2025-03-22). Lazo Hernández enfatiza la importancia del vínculo entre delegados y la población. cubadebate.cu Esteban Lazo Hernández, miembro del Buró Político del Comité Central del Partido y presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y del Consejo de Estado, dirigió la reunión mensual con los presidentes de las Asambleas Municipales del Poder Popular, correspondiente a marzo. El encuentro se realizó mediante videoconferencia desde el Capitolio Nacional.

Staff (2025-03-22). Qué trae la prensa cubana, sábado 22 de marzo de 2025. cubadebate.cu

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Juliette Rousselot (2025-02-22). India: NGOs call on the European Union to take action on urgent human rights concerns. fidh.org

newarab (2025-02-22). Swiss police detained journalist Ali Abunimah despite no threat. newarab.com Swiss authorities detained and expelled Palestinian journalist The executive director of During his detention, Abunimah was reportedly locked in a cell 2…

newarab (2025-02-22). Amnesty calls for urgent action to free detained poet in UAE. newarab.com Amnesty International has called for urgent action to be taken to secure the immediate release of the Egyptian-Turkish poet The opposition writer has been held incommunicado in the UAE for more than six weeks after "Fears are growing abou…

newarab (2025-02-22). EU to suspend Syria banking, energy, transport sanctions. newarab.com The European Union will suspend sanctions on Syria's banking, energy and transport sectors Monday, diplomats said, in a bid to help the country's reconstruction after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. | Syria's new leaders have been clamouring for the West to ease sanctions on the country imposed to target Assad's regime during the civil war. | But Europe and other powers have been reluctant to move before clear signals from the new Islamist-led rulers in Damascus that they are serious on having an inclusive transition. | The step due to be greenlit at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels is a formal mov…

newarab (2025-02-22). Exclusive: Iraq braces for US sanctions over Iran militia links. newarab.com

newarab (2025-02-22). US piles pressure on Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports: sources. newarab.com US President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, eight sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. | A speedy resumption of exports from Iraq's semi-autonomous The US government has said it wants to isolate Iran from the g…

MDORE (2025-02-22). Terms of reference – Monitoring & Evaluation Consultancy on integration of outcome harvesting as a monitoring tool. fidh.org Organisation : International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) Programme : "Global Initiative Against Impunity for International Crimes and Serious Human Rights Violations : Making Justice Work" (GIAI) Engagement manager (reporting to) : GIAI MEAL Officer Duration : Estimated 15 days within March – November 2025 Starting date : Around 20 March 2025 Location : Online Applications deadline : 2 March 2025
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Juliette Rousselot (2025-02-21). India: NGOs call on the European Union to take action on urgent human rights concerns. fidh.org

newarab (2025-02-21). Tunisia court orders release of prominent journalist. newarab.com Tunisian journalist and media figure Boughalleb, 61, had been detained since March last year and was being His lawyer, Hamadi Zaafrani, to…

newarab (2025-02-21). Swiss police detained journalist Ali Abunimah despite no threat. newarab.com Swiss authorities detained and expelled Palestinian journalist The executive director of During his detention, Abunimah was reportedly locked in a cell 2…

newarab (2025-02-21). Doctor Hussam Abu Safiya shackled in prison after Gaza detention. newarab.com His arrest, captured in a broadcast by Israeli media, has sparked outrage worldwide, especially among his family members. | Reacting to the footage, one of Ab…

G. Dunkel (2025-02-21). Panamá: Unions battle regime over workers' rights. workers.org A mass national demonstration Feb. 12 in front of Panamá's National Assembly protested the regime's attempt to privatize social security and its attacks on the labor movement. Using excessive force, police fired tear gas at protesters, who replied with rocks and bottles. Police made 480 arrests and injured 100 demonstrators, . . . |

newarab (2025-02-21). EU to suspend Syria banking, energy, transport sanctions. newarab.com The European Union will suspend sanctions on Syria's banking, energy and transport sectors Monday, diplomats said, in a bid to help the country's reconstruction after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. | Syria's new leaders have been clamouring for the West to ease sanctions on the country imposed to target Assad's regime during the civil war. | But Europe and other powers have been reluctant to move before clear signals from the new Islamist-led rulers in Damascus that they are serious on having an inclusive transition. | The step due to be greenlit at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels is a formal mov…

newarab (2025-02-21). Exclusive: Iraq braces for US sanctions over Iran militia links. newarab.com

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-21). Honduras: Stop the violence in Agúan, no more trade with Corporación Dinant. fidh.org Organisations, including the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), made an urgent call for corporations to cease trading with Corporación DINANT due to severe human rights violations linked to its palm oil production in Honduras, including land grabs, intimidation, and the murder of human rights defenders.
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MDORE (2025-02-21). Terms of reference – Monitoring & Evaluation Consultancy on integration of outcome harvesting as a monitoring tool. fidh.org Organisation : International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) Programme : "Global Initiative Against Impunity for International Crimes and Serious Human Rights Violations : Making Justice Work" (GIAI) Engagement manager (reporting to) : GIAI MEAL Officer Duration : Estimated 15 days within March – November 2025 Starting date : Around 20 March 2025 Location : Online Applications deadline : 2 March 2025
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Farrah Hassen (2025-02-21). Guantánamo Needs to be Shutdown Not Expanded. counterpunch.org Shrouded in secrecy, the U.S. continues to capture and detain asylum seekers fleeing Haiti, Cuba, and other Caribbean countries at Guantánamo. Last fall, the International Refugee Assistance Project reported that refugee families are kept in a dilapidated building with mold and sewage problems, suffer from a lack of medical care, and are "detained indefinitely in prison-like conditions without access to the outside world."

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newarab (2025-02-10). Gaza govt slams 'double standards' over released captives. newarab.com The Gaza government's Detainee Media Office has issued a statement slamming what it called "international double standards" in media treatment of Media reports on Saturday focused on the gaunt and emaciated condition of the three released captives [mda…

newarab (2025-02-10). Hamas, Israel complete fifth prisoner swap under Gaza deal. newarab.com Hamas and Israel completed the fifth prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal on Saturday, with many of the Palestinians released suffering health problems from mistreatment in Israeli prisons, according to a local rights monitor. | Israeli released 183 Palestinians in exchange for Hamas freeing three Israeli captives held in Gaza. | Of the Palestinians released, seven were hospitalised and the majority were in poor health, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club said, accusing Israel of "systematic abuse". | An AFP correspondent later reported that more than 100 Palestinian prisoners had arrived in Gaza. | T…

Human Rights Watch (2025-02-10). Negotiations for UN Tax Treaty Present Historic Opportunity for Rights. hrw.org Click to expand Image | An activist holds up a button as negotiations for the tax convention take place at the United Nations in New York, February 6, 2025. | © 2025 Anne Marte Skaland | This week, United Nations member states began negotiating a first-ever treaty on international tax cooperation that could replace the current patchwork system that deprives governments of billions in revenue and undermines their capacity to deliver on human rights.The treaty process was initiated in 2022 by African countries, which face particularly consequential losses under the current tax system yet lack fair represent…

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-10). Cambodia: British environmental journalist denied re-entry to the country. fidh.org The Cambodian government's decision to deny British journalist Gerald Flynn re-entry to Cambodia and ban him from the country is a blatant attack on journalism and serves as yet another example of the Cambodian authorities' intolerance of critical and investigative journalism. The Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders (International Federation for Human Rights-FIDH and World Organisation Against Torture-OMCT) along with 19 other organisations condemn this arbitrary (…) | – |

Catherine ABSALOM (2025-02-10). Joint civil society letter ahead of the European Union-Israel Association Council. fidh.org In a letter published ahead of the European Union (EU)-Israel Association Council, a coalition of civil society and human rights organisations publish a clear case for the EU to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement in the face of Israel's breaches of international law and call on the European Commission to draft a proposal accordingly. The forthcoming EU-Israel Association Council must address Israel's violation of Article 2 and act decisively to uphold its commitment to human rights (…) | – |

Staff (2025-02-10). Headlines for February 10, 2025. democracynow.org Constitutional Crisis: Trump Admin Hints It Will Ignore Judge's Ruling to Block Musk from Treasury Records, Freed Palestinians Say They Were Held by Israel in "Torture Center" Without Food, Water, In Occupied West Bank, Israel Kills Two Women, Including One 8 Months Pregnant, U.N. Warns U.S. Cuts Could Lead to 6 Million AIDS-Related Deaths as Trump Moves to Dismantle USAID, National Institutes of Health Moves to Cut $4 Billion in Biomedical Research, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Brink of Being Shuttered After Saving Consumers $21 Billion, Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Steel and Alumin…

APR editor (2025-02-10). Peters' refusal to join ICC backers puts NZ in Trump's 'lawless minority'. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By John Minto New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters' refusal to join 79 other countries trying to protect the International Criminal Court (ICC) after vicious attacks and sanctions issued by US President Trump is unconscionable. Endless New Zealand politicians, including the present government, have pointed to our support for a rules-based international system. The…

Maxime Duriez (2025-02-10). United States of America: FIDH and its members condemn President Trump's draconian executive order establishing International Criminal Court sanctions regime. fidh.org

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-09). Cambodia: British environmental journalist denied re-entry to the country. fidh.org The Cambodian government's decision to deny British journalist Gerald Flynn re-entry to Cambodia and ban him from the country is a blatant attack on journalism and serves as yet another example of the Cambodian authorities' intolerance of critical and investigative journalism. The Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders (International Federation for Human Rights-FIDH and World Organisation Against Torture-OMCT) along with 19 other organisations condemn this arbitrary (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-09). Cambodia: British environmental journalist denied re-entry to the country. fidh.org The Cambodian government's decision to deny British journalist Gerald Flynn re-entry to Cambodia and ban him from the country is a blatant attack on journalism and serves as yet another example of the Cambodian authorities' intolerance of critical and investigative journalism. The Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders (International Federation for Human Rights-FIDH and World Organisation Against Torture-OMCT) along with 19 other organisations condemn this arbitrary (…) | – |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-09). The Boomerang Comes Back. libya360.wordpress.com Noura Erakat Police detain a protester at a May 3, 2024 protest at NYU. Image: Getty Images How the U.S.-backed war on Palestine is expanding authoritarianism at home—from Project Esther to violence at the border. In the fallout of the election, a stream of social media content—some from passionate Harris supporters, some from lesser-evil Democratic…

Maxime Duriez (2025-02-09). United States of America: FIDH and its members condemn President Trump's draconian executive order establishing International Criminal Court sanctions regime. fidh.org

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hindustantimes (2025-02-08). Trump Steals Putin's Friend's Airplane? Russia's South American Ally Calls Top US Diplomat 'Thief'. hindustantimes.com The US authorities have confiscated one of the Venezuelan government's planes days after Trump's special envoy Richard Grenell met President Nicolas Maduro. During a visit to the Dominican Republic on Thursday, Rubio inspected the seizure of a Dassault Falcon 200 jet and said that the plane violated US sanctions. Meanwhile, Venezuela's foreign ministry denounced US action and called Rubio a "mercenary of hate" and a "thief." Watch this video to know more.

Editor (2025-02-08). ICC Condemns Trump Sanctions as UN Human Rights Office Demands Reversal. scheerpost.com

Editor (2025-02-08). Israel Obstructing Aid Deliveries Into Gaza, Rights Group Warn. scheerpost.com

JANET (2025-02-08). Veterans oppose mass deportation, military deployments. iacenter.org February 7, 2025 Veterans for Peace Statement Statement from Veterans For Peace pledges that VFP "will support military personnel who question the legality of [President Donald] Trump's orders" and is an important contribution to mobilizing to defend the rights of migrant workers. National Guard in Texas used to police migrants. Will this be role of federal troops? Veterans For Peace strongly objects to the Trump administration's racist campaign of mass deportation of undocumented workers, who are our friends, neighbors and even our fellow veterans. We condemn the violent raids that are sowing fear and terror in…

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-08). Cambodia: British environmental journalist denied re-entry to the country. fidh.org The Cambodian government's decision to deny British journalist Gerald Flynn re-entry to Cambodia and ban him from the country is a blatant attack on journalism and serves as yet another example of the Cambodian authorities' intolerance of critical and investigative journalism. The Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders (International Federation for Human Rights-FIDH and World Organisation Against Torture-OMCT) along with 19 other organisations condemn this arbitrary (…) | – |

WSWS (2025-02-08). Students, faculty attend meeting to oppose attacks on pro-Palestinian protesters and democratic rights at the University of Michigan. wsws.org Over 150 people attended a meeting held by the pro-Palestinian Tahrir Coalition on Tuesday to oppose the escalating attacks on students protesting the US/Israeli genocide in Gaza by the University of Michigan. Members of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality spoke at the meeting, fighting for an independent working class-based socialist response to fascism, war and genocide.

Maxime Duriez (2025-02-08). United States of America: FIDH and its members condemn President Trump's draconian executive order establishing International Criminal Court sanctions regime. fidh.org

krish-rad_ind (2025-02-08). Trump 'threatens' international rule of law: Dozens of nations condemn US sanctions on ICC. thecradle.co

tn.ai (2025-02-08). Iran Condemns US' Sanctions on ICC. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson condemned the sanctions the US has imposed on the International Criminal Court over investigations of the Israeli regime's crimes, denouncing the move as a clear abuse of power that will jeopardize world peace and security.

presstv.ir (2025-02-08). Iran condemns US sanctions on ICC, highlights Washington's complicity in Israeli crimes. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns the United States' imposition of sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in support of the Israeli regime.

presstv.ir (2025-02-08). About 80 countries condemn US sanctions on Intl. Criminal Court. presstv.ir Scores of countries around the world have rushed to defend the International Criminal Court (ICC) after US President Donald Trump launched sanctions against the international tribunal.

presstv.ir (2025-02-08). Iran condemns 'illegitimate' US sanctions targeting oil exports. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns new sanctions slapped by the administration of US President Donald Trump on the country's oil industry, saying they run contrary to international rules and standards.

Andrew Korybko (2025-02-07). Why Did Trump Threaten To Modify Or Rescind India's Sanctions Waiver For Iran's Chabahar Port? pressenza.com

newarab (2025-02-07). US imposes sanctions on firms that help ship Iran oil to China. newarab.com The U.S. Department of Treasury on Thursday The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned more than dozen people and companies in China, India…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-02-07). Breaking: Israel finally appears to lift ban on tortured Dr Hussam Abu Safiya meeting lawyers. skwawkbox.org Human rights group urgently trying to arrange access after more than 40 days denial but fate of Dr Ahmad al-Muhanna remains unknown after well over 300 days The Israeli occupation has finally lifted its ban on kidnapped Kamal Adwan hospital director Dr Hussam Abu Safiya meeting lawyers, after more than forty days' arbitrary detention and …

Editor (2025-02-07). Austrian Police Detain Richard Medhurst; Accuse Him of Being Hamas Member; UK Extends Probe Against Him. scheerpost.com

Martha Grevatt (2025-02-07). Cleveland: Solidarity with detained migrants. workers.org Cilantro Taqueria in Cleveland Heights, Ohio,was especially crowded, even for a Saturday night, on Feb. 1. People came out to express solidarity and outrage over the arrest of six Cilantro workers by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Jan. 26. The workers were taken to the ICE detention center . . . |

SKWAWKBOX (2025-02-07). Breaking: Medhurst now raided and detained by Austrian police (video). skwawkbox.org UK appears to have incited Austrian authorities to target journalist already persecuted and charged under Starmer regime's war on pro-Palestine journalism British journalist Richard Medhurst has been raided and detained by Austrian police apparently acting on behalf of the UK state that has already targeted Medhurst and others as part of the Starmer regime's war …

Editor (2025-02-07). Austrian Police Detain Richard Medhurst; Accuse Him of Being Hamas Member; UK Extends Probe Against Him. scheerpost.com

John Catalinotto (2025-02-07). Hunter College students defend migrant rights. workers.org With a public action declaring its intention to combat the attacks from the Trump administration on their PICTURE STORY: WWPHOTO: John Catalinotto fellow students and their families, the Hunter College Committee to Defend Immigrants held a rally and demonstration outside Hunter West in New York City on the afternoon of . . . |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-07). Cambodia: British environmental journalist denied re-entry to the country. fidh.org The Cambodian government's decision to deny British journalist Gerald Flynn re-entry to Cambodia and ban him from the country is a blatant attack on journalism and serves as yet another example of the Cambodian authorities' intolerance of critical and investigative journalism. The Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders (International Federation for Human Rights-FIDH and World Organisation Against Torture-OMCT) along with 19 other organisations condemn this arbitrary (…) | – |

Progressive International. (2025-02-07). We Stand With The People Of The Congo. popularresistance.org Rwanda is a proxy for Western interests in the mineral-rich Great Lakes region. Its military is armed by the United States, United Kingdom, France, the European Union, and supported by other proxies like Uganda. It is closely aligned to Israel and its intelligence and military are equipped with Israeli-made spyware and weapons. Paul Kagame, Rwanda's president, remains a key ally of the West even as his regime surveils, jails, tortures, disappears and assassinates critics; seizes sovereign territory; and violates the most fundamental norms of international law.

Dave DeCamp (2025-02-07). Trump Signs Order Imposing Sanctions on ICC for Israel. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its investigations into Israeli war crimes. Trump sanctioned officials of the Hague-based court during his first term in office over an ICC investigation into war crimes committed by all sides, including the US, in Afghanistan. The Biden …

Ed Sykes (2025-02-07). Trump's attack on the ICC is no worse than Biden's support for genocide and impunity. thecanary.co Republican Party president Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the arrest warrants it issued against his war criminal ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But it's essential to remember that this is simply an extension of Democratic Party president Joe Biden's own assault on international law. Because it's high […] | By

Staff (2025-02-07). Ireland among 79 states united in condemning Trump sanctions on International Criminal Court. defenddemocracy.press Taoiseach Micheál Martin urges move by US president be withdrawn By Martin Wall Feb 07 2025 Ireland is among a group of 79 states that have issued a joint statement condemning sanctions imposed by US president Donald Trump against the International Criminal Court. On Thursday, Mr Trump signed an executive order which accuses the International …

The Canary (2025-02-07). The UK must push back against Trump's ICC plan. It's obliged to under the Rome Statute. thecanary.co Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC), placing financial and visa sanctions on individuals and their immediate family who assist ICC investigations against Israelis and Americans. The Executive Order comes after last week's efforts to pass a bill entitled the 'Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act' in Congress. The […] | By

irishtimes.com (2025-02-07). Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court, accusing it of targeting US and IsraelActions may include blocking property and assets and not allowing ICC officials, employees and relatives to enter the United States. | | The 125-member ICC is a permanent court that can prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression against the territory of member states or by their nationals. The United States, China, Russia and Israel are not members.

Staff (2025-02-07). Trump's attack on the ICC is no worse than Biden's support for genocide and impunity. thecanary.co Republican Party president Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the arrest warrants it issued against his war criminal ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But it's essential to remember that this is simply an extension of Democratic Party president Joe Biden's own assault on international law. Because it's high …

presstv.ir (2025-02-07). Trump sanctions ICC for Israel, US probes. presstv.ir Trump has signed an executive order slapping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for what he called baseless investigations targeting America and its close ally Israel over genocide in Gaza.

aljazeera (2025-02-07). Trump sanctions 'illegitimate' International Criminal Court. aljazeera.com The US president ordered asset freezes and travel bans against ICC officials, employees and their family members.

The Canary (2025-02-07). The UK must push back against Trump's ICC plan. It's obliged to under the Rome Statute. thecanary.co Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC), placing financial and visa sanctions on individuals and their immediate family who assist ICC investigations against Israelis and Americans. The Executive Order comes after last week's efforts to pass a bill entitled the 'Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act' in Congress. The […] | By

presstv.ir (2025-02-07). Iran condemns 'illegitimate' US sanctions targeting oil exports. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns new sanctions slapped by the administration of US President Donald Trump on the country's oil industry, saying they run contrary to international rules and standards.

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newarab (2025-02-03). Freed Palestinians bear signs of torture, starvation by Israel. newarab.com Dozens of As part of the agreement between Hamas and Israel, 183 Palestinians were freed from Israeli jails on Saturday. | Dressed in stained grey prison uniforms, many appeared frail and exhausted as they arriv…

newarab (2025-02-03). Israel defence chief threatens freed Palestinian detainee. newarab.com Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz took to social media on Thursday to threaten a former Palestinian detainee with reincarceration after the man was released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. | Katz's post on X targeted "One mistake and you're going to meet old friends," Katz

newarab (2025-02-03). Israel kills former Palestinian detainee in West Bank. newarab.com A former The Gaza Health Ministry revealed two Palestinians were killed south of Jenin, including Abdul Hadi Issam Alawneh. | Alawneh was released under the November 2023

newarab (2025-02-03). Iran detains political activist who criticised the ruling system. newarab.com

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-03). Ethiopia: Defend and strengthen the human rights movement against erosion! fidh.org Human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Agasint Torture (OMCT), under the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, express deep concern over the escalating political tensions and ongoing conflicts in Ethiopia.
23 January 2025. The undersigned African civil society organisations (CSOs) and various international non-governmental organisations urgently express our deep concern (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-03). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-03). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

Abdiel Rodríguez Reyes, Orinoco Tribune. (2025-02-03). Panama: Self-Determination And National Popular Unity. popularresistance.org The peoples have the right to decide their own collective destiny as established by the Bandung Conference in 1955 and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966, which was not gratuitous but a product of the struggle of the peripheral countries for their decolonization. Amid this reality, the United States never gave up extending the Monroe Doctrine to the present day. Making the situation worse, imperial irredentism becomes explicit with President Donald Trump. The Panamanian people's distrust of the political elite at this juncture is being reproduced in the collective imagination in a ma…

Noa Shpigel (2025-02-03). Israeli Finance Minster Smotrich backs Saudi normalization, unless it includes Palestinian state. haaretz.com Smotrich said during a party meeting that he would support Israel normalizing ties with Saudi Arabia on the condition that it is based 'on truth, not lies suggesting that Arabs have national rights in the Land of Israel'…

cameron orr (2025-02-03). Trump's proposal to "clear out" Gaza a crime against humanity. cpusa.org The Communist Party USA unequivocally condemns the illegal, inhumane, and monstrous proposal by President Trump to "clear out" the population of the Gaza Strip. | Trump's suggestion that the Palestinian population should be removed from Gaza and "absorbed" by Egypt and Jordan is a blatant call for population transfer. The United States, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt are all signatories to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), both of which categorically declare forced population transfers illegal. Additionally, the U.S., Jordan, and Egypt are signatories…

_____ (2025-02-03). Why Hasn't the UNSC Sanctioned Rwanda or Referred Its President to the ICC? transcend.org 29 Jan 2025 – The UN Security Council has never sanctioned Rwanda or referred its president to the International Criminal Court, despite decades of UN documentation of their international crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-03). Canada Props Up Gang-Supported Plunder of Haiti Under Pretext of "Kenyan-Led" Intervention. libya360.wordpress.com Marthad Shingiro Umucyaba A screenshot from The Canada Files' interview with Booker Ngesa Omole, the Communist Party of Kenya (Marxist)'s General Secretary. A Canadian military mission is focused on enabling NATO and its' Kenyan proxy to select gang members in Haiti to guard resource extraction sites, and sanction gang members so when they get into…

JANET (2025-02-02). Thurs. Feb 6: U.S. Role in Regime Change — Libya, Iraq, Syria at 7pm ET — Webinar & In person. iacenter.org Date: Thursday, Feb 6 Time: 7 PM In Person: The New School, NYC, RSVP: bit.ly/tnspanel On Zoom: bit.ly/tnszoom What is regime change, and how has the US used it to target nations like Libya, Iraq, and Syria that resist Western dominance? This event will explore how sanctions, propaganda, and military intervention are wielded as tools of imperialism, plunging nations into chaos under the guise of "human rights" rhetoric. Join us to analyze the devastating consequences of US-led interventions and corporate media propaganda. Spread the word: www.instagram.com/p/DFbE4W7Sczl Questions? Email us at thenewschool…

newarab (2025-02-02). Freed Palestinians bear signs of torture, starvation by Israel. newarab.com Dozens of As part of the agreement between Hamas and Israel, 183 Palestinians were freed from Israeli jails on Saturday. | Dressed in stained grey prison uniforms, many appeared frail and exhausted as they arriv…

newarab (2025-02-02). Palestinian detainees released as 50 patients cross into Egypt. newarab.com Hamas freed three Three buses carrying The prisoners, dress…

newarab (2025-02-02). Israel defence chief threatens freed Palestinian detainee. newarab.com Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz took to social media on Thursday to threaten a former Palestinian detainee with reincarceration after the man was released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. | Katz's post on X targeted "One mistake and you're going to meet old friends," Katz

newarab (2025-02-02). 'It's time for a free Palestine': Released detainee Al-Zubaidi. newarab.com Freed Palestinian detainee Zakaria Al-Zubaidi said it was time for Israel's occupation of the West Bank to end so Palestinians could have a state of their own, while declining to comment on his time in Israeli detention. | Al-Zubaidi, a commander of Fatah's The renowned resistance figh…

newarab (2025-02-02). Sweden releases suspects over killing of anti-Islam campaigner. newarab.com A Swedish prosecutor said on Friday he had decided to release from detention five suspects who were held over the killing on Wednesday of an

Rhoda Wilson (2025-02-02). American human rights lawyer and professor of international law Dr. Francis Boyle has died. expose-news.com Dr. Francis A. Boyle, an American human rights lawyer and professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law, died on 30 January 2025 at the age of 74. …

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-02). Ethiopia: Defend and strengthen the human rights movement against erosion! fidh.org Human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Agasint Torture (OMCT), under the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, express deep concern over the escalating political tensions and ongoing conflicts in Ethiopia.
23 January 2025. The undersigned African civil society organisations (CSOs) and various international non-governmental organisations urgently express our deep concern (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-02). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-02). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

Rachel Fink (2025-02-02). Multinational alliance pushing for legal, diplomatic and economic sanctions against Israel. haaretz.com Government ministers from nine African and South American countries announced the group's launch on Friday, saying, 'When future generations inquire about our contribution to Palestine's right to self-determination, our response must be, we took concrete measures'…

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JANET (2025-02-02). Thurs. Feb 6: U.S. Role in Regime Change — Libya, Iraq, Syria at 7pm ET — Webinar & In person. iacenter.org Date: Thursday, Feb 6 Time: 7 PM In Person: The New School, NYC, RSVP: bit.ly/tnspanel On Zoom: bit.ly/tnszoom What is regime change, and how has the US used it to target nations like Libya, Iraq, and Syria that resist Western dominance? This event will explore how sanctions, propaganda, and military intervention are wielded as tools of imperialism, plunging nations into chaos under the guise of "human rights" rhetoric. Join us to analyze the devastating consequences of US-led interventions and corporate media propaganda. Spread the word: www.instagram.com/p/DFbE4W7Sczl Questions? Email us at thenewschool…

newarab (2025-02-02). Freed Palestinians bear signs of torture, starvation by Israel. newarab.com Dozens of As part of the agreement between Hamas and Israel, 183 Palestinians were freed from Israeli jails on Saturday. | Dressed in stained grey prison uniforms, many appeared frail and exhausted as they arriv…

newarab (2025-02-02). Palestinian detainees released as 50 patients cross into Egypt. newarab.com Hamas freed three Three buses carrying The prisoners, dress…

newarab (2025-02-02). Israel defence chief threatens freed Palestinian detainee. newarab.com Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz took to social media on Thursday to threaten a former Palestinian detainee with reincarceration after the man was released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. | Katz's post on X targeted "One mistake and you're going to meet old friends," Katz

newarab (2025-02-02). 'It's time for a free Palestine': Released detainee Al-Zubaidi. newarab.com Freed Palestinian detainee Zakaria Al-Zubaidi said it was time for Israel's occupation of the West Bank to end so Palestinians could have a state of their own, while declining to comment on his time in Israeli detention. | Al-Zubaidi, a commander of Fatah's The renowned resistance figh…

newarab (2025-02-02). Sweden releases suspects over killing of anti-Islam campaigner. newarab.com A Swedish prosecutor said on Friday he had decided to release from detention five suspects who were held over the killing on Wednesday of an

Rhoda Wilson (2025-02-02). American human rights lawyer and professor of international law Dr. Francis Boyle has died. expose-news.com Dr. Francis A. Boyle, an American human rights lawyer and professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law, died on 30 January 2025 at the age of 74. …

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-02). Ethiopia: Defend and strengthen the human rights movement against erosion! fidh.org Human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Agasint Torture (OMCT), under the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, express deep concern over the escalating political tensions and ongoing conflicts in Ethiopia.
23 January 2025. The undersigned African civil society organisations (CSOs) and various international non-governmental organisations urgently express our deep concern (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-02). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-02). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

Rachel Fink (2025-02-02). Multinational alliance pushing for legal, diplomatic and economic sanctions against Israel. haaretz.com Government ministers from nine African and South American countries announced the group's launch on Friday, saying, 'When future generations inquire about our contribution to Palestine's right to self-determination, our response must be, we took concrete measures'…

JANET (2025-02-01). Behind the scenes of the plan to deport Palestinians. iacenter.org January 30, 2025 By Fouad Baker The following article was submitted on Jan. 29, 2025, by Fouad Baker, a Palestinian politician and human rights activist. The article was lightly edited. The Trump plan to deport the Palestinian people from Gaza and the West Bank cannot be viewed in the same way as his rhetoric about purchasing Greenland from Denmark, merging Canada with the United States or controlling the Panama Canal and the Gulf of Mexico. The plan to deport Palestinians is presented with high seriousness, and preparations for it are taking place behind the scenes to move the residents of Gaza to Egypt and from…

Editor (2025-02-01). Trump Evokes Global Symbol of Torture With Plan to Send Immigrants to Gitmo. scheerpost.com

newarab (2025-02-01). Palestinian detainees released as 50 patients cross into Egypt. newarab.com Hamas freed three Three buses carrying The prisoners, dress…

JANET (2025-02-01). 'Free Ahmad Sa'adat and all Palestinian prisoners!'. iacenter.org January 30, 2025 The slightly edited talk was given by George Qarmout, a Palestinian activist educating and mobilizing for the freedom of Palestinian prisoners, at a New York City Workers World Party meeting on January 23, 2025. Go to youtu.be/iVZlbAx41j0 to view the talk. "The Palestinian struggle for national liberation is part and parcel of the international movement of peoples for national liberation, international racial and economic justice and an end to occupation, colonialism and imperialism." — Ahmad Sa'adat January 15, 2025, marks the 23rd anniversary of the detention of Ahmad Sa'adat [md…

newarab (2025-02-01). Sweden releases suspects over killing of anti-Islam campaigner. newarab.com A Swedish prosecutor said on Friday he had decided to release from detention five suspects who were held over the killing on Wednesday of an

newarab (2025-02-01). UN 'alarmed' at reported executions of civilians in Sudan. newarab.com The UN rights chief said Friday that he was "deeply alarmed" by reports of summary executions of civilians in "Deliberately taking the life of a civilian or anyone not or no longer directly taking part in hostilities is a war crime," Volker Turk said in a statement. |

Abby Zimet (2025-02-01). Slander and Racists and Unholy Rescindments Oh My. commondreams.org WTF. In just ten dystopian days, in the name of restoring America to a mythical white guy greatness, a blundering, vengeful, rabidly unfit oompa-loompa has tried to shut down the government, strong-arm the economy, whitewash culture, roll back civil rights, and in a ghastly flourish pass the buck on a fatal crash by luridly scapegoating imagined "others": Look! Over there! A blind, black, dwarf female air traffic controller! Grim fact: "What a horrible, pathetic little man." | Like a malignant, unstrung kid with zero impulse control blithely toying with a live grenade, the Orange Oaf (OOF) has unleashed chaos…

The Pinnacle Gazette. (2025-02-01). Nations Launch Legal Action Against Israel At The Hague. popularresistance.org Nine nations are set to meet today, January 31, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands, launching The Hague Group with the goal of holding Israel accountable for its alleged violations of international law in the Gaza Strip. The nations aim to announce coordinated legal, economic, and diplomatic measures as part of their commitment to uphold Palestinian rights. | The historic meeting, convened by the Progressive International, will bring together representatives from Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal, and South Africa.

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-01). Ethiopia: Defend and strengthen the human rights movement against erosion! fidh.org Human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Agasint Torture (OMCT), under the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, express deep concern over the escalating political tensions and ongoing conflicts in Ethiopia.
23 January 2025. The undersigned African civil society organisations (CSOs) and various international non-governmental organisations urgently express our deep concern (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-01). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-01). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

WSWS (2025-02-01). University of Michigan bans pro-Palestinian student group as part of escalating assault on democratic rights. wsws.org The International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) at UM denounces the ban on Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, the local chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, and demands that it be immediately lifted and SAFE be allowed to function freely as a student organization on campus.

scorinoco (2025-02-01). Panama: Self-Determination and National Popular Unity in the Face of Imperialist Irredentism. orinocotribune.com By Abdiel Rodríguez Reyes — Jan 30, 2025 | The peoples have the right to decide their own collective destiny as established by the Bandung Conference in 1955 and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966, which was not gratuitous but a product of the struggle of the peripheral countries for their decolonization. Amid this reality, the United States never gave up extending the Monroe Doctrine to the present day. Making the situation worse, imperial irredentism becomes explicit with President Donald Trump. The Panamanian people's distrust of the political elite at this juncture is being…

Alina Ramos Martin (2025-02-01). Palestinian governmental party denounces arrest of its spokesman. plenglish.com Ramallah, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) The governmental Fatah movement condemned the arrest of its spokesman, Maher al-Namoura, by the Israeli army. The movement affirmed that the organization would continue its struggle until the liberation of the Palestinian people. The arrest of al-Namoura will not silence our voice, nor will it deter us from abandoning our historic role in protecting the Palestinians and their legitimate national rights, the organization said in a statement.

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2025-01-29: News Headlines

Alexandra Hall Hall (2025-01-29). 'Donald Trump's Self-Defeating Foreign Aid Freeze Will Only Help America's Enemies'. bylinetimes.com When I was in the Foreign Office, an unofficial principle was to avoid any initiative which could be spun negatively by the Daily Mail, which has waged a decades-long campaign against "wasteful" British aid expenditure. | Examples cited by the Mail include the vast amounts of development aid given to India, a country which has its own space programme and nuclear arsenal; to authoritarian or corrupt regimes in Africa; to places where the per capita GDP is higher than in some parts of the UK; to aid organisations allegedly associated with terrorists; or to projects advancing "politically correct" goals —…

aljazeera (2025-01-29). India hopes Mahakumbh will bring in investors, but economists are sceptical. aljazeera.com Uttar Pradesh state has pumped in millions for the 45-day festival, which is largest gathering of Hindus every 12 years.

aljazeera (2025-01-29). Deadly crowd crush at India's Mahakumbh Mela: All to know. aljazeera.com About 400 million pilgrims are expected to participate in the world's largest religious festival on Wednesday.

aljazeera (2025-01-29). At least 7 reported killed in crush at India's Mahakumbh religious festival. aljazeera.com The crowd crush occurred at the world's largest religious event for Hindus, attended by hundreds of millions of people.

aljazeera (2025-01-29). Video: Deadly crush at India's Mahakumbh religious festival. aljazeera.com Deadly crush at India's Mahakumbh Mela religious festival…

aljazeera (2025-01-29). At least 7 killed in crush at India's Mahakumbh religious festival. aljazeera.com The crowd crush occurred at the world's largest religious event for Hindus, attended by hundreds of millions of people.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-29). Denuncian en India arbitrariedad de EE.UU. con Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 ene (RHC) Sonya Surabhi Gupta, profesora e investigadora de estudios latinoamericanos en India, denunció hoy la arbitrariedad de Estados Unidos de reincorporar a Cuba en la lista de países presuntos patrocinadores del terrorismo.

hindustantimes (2025-01-29). Elon Musk Team Exposes Biden's Condom Plan For Gaza Worth $50 Million: Trump Aide Leavitt | DOGE | USA. hindustantimes.com US President Donald Trump's aide and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made a stunning claim regarding the previous Joe Biden administration's aid policy on Gaza. Leavitt said that the Biden administration had earmarked $50 million for condoms for Gaza. She added that the expenditure was discovered in Trump's first week, including by the new Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk. Meanwhile, Andrew Miller, who served as deputy assistant secretary for Israeli-Palestinian affairs under Biden, called the claim "outlandish." Watch this video.

Bob Topper (2025-01-29). The Meaning of Life in a Secular World. counterpunch.org Reincarnation is a core belief of the Hindu faith. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna explains that changing one's body is like changing one's clothes. I accept that possibility as I accept the idea of a Christian afterlife. Both speculations are fascinating. But I am far more amazed by the life I live. How is it

Otis Grotewohl (2025-01-29). Trump 2.0 terrorizes migrant workers. workers.org Upon being sworn in on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump abruptly unleashed racist attacks against undocumented workers and migrant families. Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 2024. (WW Photo: Joe Piette) Trump used the inaugural address as a forum for his assault. In his speech, he threatened to pass "a series of historic . . . |

WW editors (2025-01-29). Will U.S. troops refuse to brutalize migrants? workers.org The billionaires' new administration in Washington is putting its violent and reactionary anti-migrant program into effect. Its enforcement relies on shock and awe. On force. It relies on obedience. In the end, it counts on the U.S. Armed Forces. But will all troops follow their orders, including illegal orders? Workers . . . |

Otis Grotewohl (2025-01-29). Trump 2.0 aterroriza a los trabajadores migrantes. workers.org Por Otis Grotewohl Tras jurar su cargo el 20 de enero, el presidente Donald Trump desató de repente ataques racistas contra trabajadores indocumentados y familias migrantes. Día Internacional del Migrante, 18 de diciembre de 2024, Nueva York. Trump utilizó el discurso inaugural como foro para su ataque. En su discurso, . . . |

newarab (2025-01-29). UK military role in Israel's Gaza war exposed in report. newarab.com A recent report by the British Palestinian Committee (BPC) has unveiled the full extent of the UK's military collaboration with Israel during its The report gave an in-depth look at how UK resources – including military bases, arms exports, and logistical support – were instrumental in sustaining Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which saw much of the enclave utterly destroyed. | According to the BPC, while the UK was not directly responsi…

newarab (2025-01-29). US sending Patriot missiles from Israel to Ukraine: report. newarab.com The United States transferred some 90 Patriot air defence interceptors from Israel to Poland this week to then deliver them to Ukraine, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing three sources with knowledge of the operation. | "We have seen the reports but have nothing to provide at this time," a Pentagon spokesperson said in response to the report. | A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed to Axios that a Patriot system had been returned to the U.S., adding "it is not known to us whether it was delivered to Ukraine." | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he…

newarab (2025-01-29). Using prisoners to put out LA wildfires is a case for abolition. newarab.com Los Angeles is a city of stark inequalities. So, some might have said that it was predictable that the worst environmental disaster in the area's history would play out along class lines. During crises, for example, the Covid-19 pandemic, the gap between rich and poor often becomes more stark, with poor, racialised and criminalised people being exposed to the greatest level of risk. | When it was reported that over

newarab (2025-01-29). Gaza's mothers face deadly pregnancies during Israeli assault. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-29). The Gaza ceasefire at a crossroads: What next and will it hold. newarab.com From the moment that Netanyahu, his Yet,…

newarab (2025-01-29). Israel jeopardising 'any prospect of peace': UNRWA chief. newarab.com Implementation of Israel's ban on the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA will be disastrous, the aid agency's chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, saying Israel's actions jeopardise "any prospect of peace". | The ban is set to come into force after months of an intensified Israeli campaign against UNRWA, which it has claimed supports terrorism without providing evidence. | "In two days, our operations in the occupied Palestinian territory will be crippled," UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told the 15-member Security Council. "Full implementation of the Knesset legislation will be disastrou…

newarab (2025-01-29). Israel is shifting its battlefield from Gaza to the West Bank. newarab.com Israeli forces are engaging in an Just hours after the truce came into effect on 19 January, Israel began Only two days…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-29). Israel bombs horse cart, killing 5yo girl, because it was on a street not 'approved' for vehicles. skwawkbox.org Traffic violation treated by Israel as excuse to breach ceasefire and murder child Israel has bombed a family's horse cart, in yet another egregious breach of its supposed ceasefire in Gaza, murdering five-year-old Nadia al-Amoudi — supposedly because the cart was on a street that Israel had not approved for vehicles en route to northern …

newarab (2025-01-29). Will Gaza's ceasefire impact the Houthis' Red Sea strategy. newarab.com As a subplot to the Gaza war, the Yemen-based Part of this shift has involved unprecedented naval attacks and The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas announced on 18 January may alter…

newarab (2025-01-29). Israel strikes on south Lebanon wound 24: health ministry. newarab.com Israeli strikes wounded 24 people in The first strike hit the southern town of Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa, wounding 20 people, the ministry said, updating a previous toll of 14 injured. | It added that another strike on the neighbouring town of Zawtar wounded four people. | At around 7: 30 pm, an Israeli drone carried out "a strike with a guided missile targeting a small vegetable truck" in Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa, t…

newarab (2025-01-29). Israelis need to disclose military service to enter New Zealand. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-29). US envoy kickstarts Israel visit to oversee Gaza ceasefire. newarab.com US top diplomat This comes as negotiations for the second phase of the Israel-Hamas truce are set to begin. | The ceasefire is aimed at ending the war and seeing the According to US outlet Axios, citing an Israeli…

newarab (2025-01-29). US Mid East envoy in Israel, Gaza visits for ceasefire push. newarab.com The US' Middle East envoy, Witkoff, who is a real estate investor and attorney, might also visit the Gaza Strip during his trip. Such a visit would mark the first time a US official has set foot in the war-battered…

newarab (2025-01-29). US Senate Democrats stop bill sanctioning ICC for Israel. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-29). Survey reveals Israel's systematic obstruction of aid into Gaza. newarab.com A year after the Conducted by 35 aid agencies, including Oxfam, Médecins du Monde, ActionAid, and the Norwegian Refugee Council, the survey revealed a systematic obstruction of aid and escalatin…

newarab (2025-01-29). Iran's Khamenei says Gaza brought Israel 'to its knees'. newarab.com The "The small, limited Gaza brought the Zionist regime, armed to the teeth, and fully supported by America, to its knees," Kha…

newarab (2025-01-29). Lebanon ex-PM Adib nominated as Salam's replacement at ICJ. newarab.com Lebanon has nominated diplomat If successfully appointed, Adib will represent Lebanon at the

Medjool (2025-01-29). Canada Charity Partners, oundation for Public Policy Development (FPPD), NGO Monitor and Tax-receipted. justpeaceadvocates.ca Did you know that for decades, registered charity status in Canada ) has been used as a tool for Zionist political groups to fund war crimes in Palestine and related Zionist political interests? If not, we don't blame you.

newarab (2025-01-29). In Gaza 'never again' happened again as the powerful looked on. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-29). Unpacking Palestine's struggle in Jaffa and the Present Absence. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-29). Russia to assert Africa-Europe power via Libya airbase expansion. newarab.com The Mataan al-Sarra Airbase in the

newarab (2025-01-29). Turkish airstrikes on Iraqi Kurdistan kills six civilians. newarab.com Six civilians were killed in two separate airstrikes in Turkey frequently c…

Guest Blogger (2025-01-29). Trump Dumps the Paris Agreement: Is it a Big Deal? wattsupwiththat.com President Trump's executive order for the US to exit the Paris agreement is a huge deal, not least in saving the nation hundreds of millions of dollars which would have been spent on climate boondoggles such as President Biden's euphemistically termed Inflation Reduction Act and vast transfers in climate funds pledged to developing countries. Let not the naysayers say otherwise.

Guest Blogger (2025-01-29). Truths about Coral Bleaching: CO2 Warming vs Reduced Clouds Cover? wattsupwiththat.com However, the science of coral bleaching now reports it is changes in the sun's insolation that primarily drives bleaching by increasing ROS production during photosynthesis along with solar heating. If global warming alone is causing coral bleaching and rising coral deaths, we would expect a steady decline in coral cover as CO2 rises. However, changes in coral cover have oscillated as we would expect from the El Nino oscillation. After recent El Nino-related massive bleaching events impacted nearly 90% of Australia's corals, in 2022 the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) reported the highest levels of…

newarab (2025-01-29). Kurdish parties struggle to form government in Iraqi Kurdistan. newarab.com Efforts to establish a new government in This political deadlock has cast uncertainty over the r…

newarab (2025-01-29). Palestinian prisoners with life sentences describe endless abuse. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-29). Your guide to attend and who to cheer for Morocco's Afcon 2025. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-29). Egypt's bread subsidy system reforms hit the poor hardest. newarab.com

Kit Klarenberg, MintPress News. (2025-01-29). 'Conspiracy Theory' Is Now Fact: Greater Israel Has Arrived. popularresistance.org Ever since Tel Aviv's 1948 creation, much has been said and written about 'Greater Israel' — the notion Zionism's ultimate end goal is the forcible annexation and ethnic cleansing of vast swaths of Arab lands for Jewish settlement, based on Biblical claims that this territory was promised to Jews by God. The media typically dismisses this concept as an antisemitic conspiracy theory or, at most, the fringe fantasy of a minuscule handful of Israelis. | In reality, as The Guardian admitted in 2009, the idea of a Greater Israel has long appealed to "religious and secular right-wing nationalists" alike in Tel Av…

Staff (2025-01-29). Sheinbaum vs. Trump: How Mexico's Popular First Woman President Is Navigating Hostile U.S. Policy. democracynow.org We take a look at Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's first 100 days in office with Edwin Ackerman, an expert on Mexican politics. Sheinbaum has proved enormously popular with the Mexican public, championing populist reforms and issuing forceful rebukes of Donald Trump's scapegoating and demonization of Latin America, including his attempt to rename the Gulf of Mexico to "the Gulf of America" and his threat to enact crushing tariffs on Mexico, the U.S.'s second-largest trading partner. Sheinbaum may be at the forefront of a "renewed pink tide," says Ackerman, referencin…

Frank Landymore (2025-01-29). Top AI Investor Says Goal Is to Crash Human Wages. indybay.org What a noble vision. | AI-induced wage collapse is a consequence that happens "logically" and "necessarily," according to the billionaire.

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-29). Afghanistan: International Criminal Court Prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Taliban leaders marks new milestone for gender justice. fidh.org

Palestine Chronicle. (2025-01-29). US Senate To Vote On Sanctions Against ICC Over Israel War Crimes Warrants. popularresistance.org The US Senate is set to begin voting on Tuesday on a bill that would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to a report by The Washington Post. | The move has reportedly sparked concerns among some prominent European allies who warn it could undermine international law. | "U.S. lawmakers are moving to pass a law that some of Washington's top European allies fear will 'cripple' the world's preeminent international court, enable war criminals to act with impunity, and degrade the West's moral authority," the Washington Post reported.

Staff (2025-01-29). Headlines for January 29, 2025. democracynow.org Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Trump's Radical Plan to Freeze Federal Grants and Loans, Unions Condemn Trump's "Deferred Resignation" Offer to Buy Out 2.3 Million Federal Workers, Trump Ousts National Labor Relations Board Leaders Who Support Workers' Rights, Immigration Raids Accelerate as ICE Sets Deportation Quota of at Least 1,200 Per Day, Senate Confirms Climate Denier Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary, Senate Confirms Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, Caroline Kennedy Calls HHS Nominee RFK Jr. a "Predator" Ahead of Senate Conf…

editor (2025-01-29). A world premiere in public international law. onlineopinion.com.au The Convention's nine chapters provide a detailed approach of modalities to prevent and combat the global problem of cybercrime while also including appropriate human rights safeguards.

Staff (2025-01-29). Headlines for January 29, 2025. democracynow.org Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Trump's Radical Plan to Freeze Federal Grants and Loans, Unions Condemn Trump's "Deferred Resignation" Offer to Buy Out 2.3 Million Federal Workers, Trump Ousts National Labor Relations Board Leaders Who Support Workers' Rights, Immigration Raids Accelerate as Trump Sets Quota of at Least 1,200 Arrests Per Day, Senate Confirms Climate Denier Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary, Senate Confirms Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, Caroline Kennedy Calls HHS Nominee RFK Jr. a "Predator" Ahead of Senate Confir…

Human Rights Watch (2025-01-29). From Israel to Libya, Italy is Protecting Alleged War Criminals. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Antonio Tajani, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic, photographed during a press conference after the joint conversation with Annalena Baerbock, Federal Foreign Minister, (not pictured here) at the Foreign Office. Berlin, September 28, 2023. Photo by: Janine Schmitz/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images | ©…

Reuters (2025-01-29). Senate Democrats block bill to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel. haaretz.com U.S. Senate Democrats halted a Republican-led effort to sanction the World Court in protest of its arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister and former defense minister over alleged war crimes committed in Gaza…

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-29). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-29). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

APR editor (2025-01-29). PSNA's Minto hits back at Gaza 'genocide hotline' critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldiers entry. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report A national Palestine advocacy group has hit back at critics of its "genocide hotline" campaign against soldiers involved in Israel's war against Gaza, saying New Zealand should be actively following international law. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) dismissed a "predictable lineup of apologists for Israel" for their criticisms of the PSNA…

tn.ai (2025-01-29). Iran Refutes Israel's Allegations. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's ambassador to the UN rejected the Zionist regime's threadbare and unfounded accusations against the Islamic Republic, saying Israel is attempting to distract the international community from its heinous atrocities against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

APR editor (2025-01-29). PSNA's Minto hits back at Gaza 'genocide hotline' critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldier visas. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report A national Palestine advocacy group has hit back at critics of its "genocide hotline" campaign against soldiers involved in Israel's war against Gaza, saying New Zealand should be actively following international law. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) dismissed a "predictable lineup of apologists for Israel" for their criticisms of the PSNA…

tn.ai (2025-01-29). Iran Welcomes Iraq's Anti-Terrorism National Strategy. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An Iranian diplomat in Geneva praised Iraq's national strategy to combat terrorism designed for 2021—2025, stressing the need for the continuation of the scheme considering the threat of ISIL (Daesh) terrorist group to the region.

aljazeera (2025-01-29). Tyres burned, embassies attacked in DR Congo's Kinshasa protests. aljazeera.com Burning tyres and looted embassies mark chaotic Kinshasa protests against international inaction in DR Congo conflict.

David Hencke (2025-01-29). Rising Cyber Threats: UK Government's Vulnerability Exposed. bylinetimes.com Cyber attacks on government departments and Parliament from malign actors in Russia, China and Iran are becoming increasingly sophisticated and severe, the National Audit Office warns in a report published today. | Ministries are vulnerable to attack because 58 critical key IT systems in Whitehall have gaps in their cyber resistance and another 238 legacy computer systems are operating without any security updates because manufacturers have long ceased to provide them. | Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Tory Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, said: "Today's NAO report must serve as a stark wake-up call to the G…

Robert Koehler (2025-01-29). 'All They Will Call You Will Be Deportees'. counterpunch.org And now Trump consciousness purports to claim — or reclaim — control over America: the land of white Christian nationalists and no one else, damnit! But of course that level of selfishness — mine, mine, mine! — is only possible to maintain with a huge helping of fear alongside it: fear of the enemy. Fear of

Todd Miller (2025-01-29). A Walk on the Border the Day After the National Emergency Declaration. counterpunch.org I approached Mirabel Cruz to ask her what she thought of the national emergency declaration for the U.S.-Mexico border, announced by President Donald Trump during his inauguration. She was at her house on International Street in Nogales, Arizona, where she lives in front of the 20-foot rust-colored wall, the very place that, according to Trump, is suffering a "dangerous invasion."When he declared the national emergency, there was a rousing standing ovation. I found the enthusiasm startling. Did the attendees at his inauguration know something I don't? So I came down to walk alongside the wall and take a look. Alo…

Ana Perdigón (2025-01-29). What to Expect from Venezuela's Constitutional Reform. orinocotribune.com In a special interview with journalist Breno Altman, Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro detailed the major changes expected for the proposed Constitutional Reform. | During the conversation, the national leader explained that the proposed Constitutional Reform will transform the state, the economy, and society. | He indicated that this process aims to unify and consolidate the climate of peace in Venezuela and increase the empowerment of the people. | He also announced that the debate for the reform will take place, alongside civilians, starting on February 15. | "The state is the Constitution, the state is the…

Charlie Jaay (2025-01-29). University of Birmingham targeting two students over their support for Palestine. thecanary.co On Tuesday 28 January, Antonia Listrat, final year International Law and Globalisation student at the University of Birmingham (UoB), went to what she thought was a disciplinary hearing, only to be told it was a fact-finding meeting instead. University of Birmingham: anti-Palestinian racism? "They didn't want to disclose any evidence and, at first, refused to …

Javier Arana Villasusa (2025-01-29). Nicaraguan Parliament continues approval of reform to Magna Carta. plenglish.com Managua, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) The National Assembly (Parliament) of Nicaragua continues today the process of discussion and approval of the partial reform of the Constitution, which aims to modernize and update the State to ensure new times of security and prosperity.

AW Staff (2025-01-29). AMBS professors organizing conference on Christian nationalism. anabaptistworld.org "The conference promises to be a profound time of global reflection on the rise and challenges that Christian nationalism presents to Catholics and Mennonites."

GABIK (2025-01-29). SA signs international treaty to boost food security, biodiversity. sanews.gov.za SA signs international treaty to boost food security, biodiversity | South Africa has joined scores of countries worldwide that have formalised their commitment to ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. | The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) announced on Tuesday that South Africa has officially signed the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). | The objectives of the ITPGRFA are conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, and to pro…

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-29). Fighting impunity: FIDH at the first world congress on enforced disappearances. fidh.org

The Independent (2025-01-29). Busoga University to reopen in August. independent.co.ug Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga University will reopen in August. This was revealed by the Ministry of Education's assistant commissioner in charge of university education and training, John Ochira. In December 2016, the National Council for Higher Education-NCHE revoked the provisional license of Busoga University, which has been in operation since 1998 on …

The Independent (2025-01-29). Four day NRM register update starts today. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM has started updating its register ahead of party primaries. The exercise that started this morning will run till Saturday, February 1st, 2025 across all the villages in Uganda. Rosemary Namayanja the Deputy Secretary General of NRM, says the exercise intends to enable persons who have turned …

The Independent (2025-01-29). UN evacuates staff to Uganda following conflict in eastern DR Congo. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda said on Tuesday that the United Nations has evacuated part of its staff from Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following intense fighting. Henry Okello Oryem, Uganda's minister of state for foreign affairs in charge of international cooperation, told Xinhua by telephone that the UN's …

A Guest Author (2025-01-28). 'It's finally over' — President Biden grants Leonard Peltier clemency. workers.org The NDN Collective released the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025: Sumterville, Florida — Today, President Biden granted Leonard Peltier executive clemency and commuted the remainder of his sentence. The president's decision is the result of decades of grassroots organizing in Indian Country and the unveiling of increasing amounts of . . . |

tvbrics (2025-01-28). India unveils Draft Legal Metrology Rules to unify time across the country. tvbrics.com This proposal seeks to establish synchronised Indian Standard Time (IST) under "One Nation, One Time" initiative…

Alfred W. McCoy (2025-01-28). Detroit's Death Spiral? counterpunch.org It came upon a midnight clear, a vision both complete and quite specific — not from any of those "angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold," as in the Christmas carol, but from a long line of trucks on the Indiana Toll Road. On that cold winter's night about five years

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-28). Respaldan en la India a Cuba en homenaje a José Martí. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) Organizaciones de India corroborarán hoy su respaldo a Cuba en medio del aumento de la agresividad de Estados Unidos con la reinserción de la isla en su lista de Estados Patrocinadores del Terrorismo.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-28). A los 76 como república, India figura entre las principales economías>. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) Al celebrar el aniversario 76 como república, India figura hoy como la quinta potencia económica a escala internacional y "con gran esfuerzo se encamina a ser la tercera en 2027", vaticinó el embajador Armstrong Changsan.

DikelediM (2025-01-28). Stronger measures to protect oceans from pollution. sanews.gov.za Stronger measures to protect oceans from pollution | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill, ushering in stronger measures to better protect South Africa's oceans from ship-related pollution. | In a statement, The Presidency highlighted the importance of the legislation, which is also a contribution to global efforts to protect the marine environment and sustainable economic exploitation. | "With a coastline stretching over 3 000 kilometres from Namibia on the Atlantic Ocean to Mozambique on the Indian Ocean, the new legislation is…

Nava J. Thakuria (2025-01-28). In Pursuit of India's R-Day Celebration. pressenza.com Defying all odds, including a boycott call by some armed militant outfits, the people of far eastern Bharat (India) celebrated the 76th Republic Day, unfurling the Tri-colour paying homage to the known and unknown martyrs of India's Freedom Movement against the colonial British forces. | Resentments against the governments in respective State capitals as well as in New Delhi, anti-India rhetoric and even the diktats from separatist militants could not deter from joining the celebrations aspiring for a powerful nation, which is definitely a Biswa Mitra (if not immediately, it can emerge as Biswa Guru), a guiding l…

newarab (2025-01-28). Switzerland deports Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah. newarab.com Palestinian American journalist Abunimah, an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights and Executive Director of The Electronic Intifada, arrived in Swiss authoriti…

newarab (2025-01-28). Emirati conglomerate Al-Habtoor cancels all Lebanon investments. newarab.com Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor, the head of Dubai conglomerate Al-Habtoor said separately in a statement the unrest and instability in Lebanon by "factions loyal to armed militias in the country paint a grim picture", likely referring to Shia movement Hezbollah which has been…

newarab (2025-01-28). Israel kills two Lebanese villagers as they try to return home. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-28). Lebanon ex-PM Adib nominated as Salam's replacement at ICJ. newarab.com Lebanon has nominated diplomat If successfully appointed, Adib will represent Lebanon at the

newarab (2025-01-28). Iran's Khamenei says Gaza brought Israel 'to its knees'. newarab.com The "The small, limited Gaza brought the Zionist regime, armed to the teeth, and fully supported by America, to its knees," Kha…

A Guest Author (2025-01-28). Veterans For Peace celebrates Gaza ceasefire, pledges to defend it. workers.org Workers World received this Jan. 23, 2025, statement from Veterans For Peace: Veterans For Peace joins the people of Gaza in rejoicing at the ceasefire that has brought a halt to Israel's bombardment of Palestinian children, women and men and their churches, their mosques, their schools and hospitals. At least . . . |

Bronx Anti-War Coalition (2025-01-28). New York protest: Free Ahmad Sa'adat and all Palestinian prisoners! workers.org The Bronx Anti-War Coalition posted this report on Jan. 23, 2025. On January 22, in light of the glorious Toufan al-Ahrar (Flood of the Free), we gathered outside the comprador "Palestinian Authority" (PA) to demand freedom for Ahmad Sa'adat and all Palestinian prisoners, whose liberation remains on the horizon. New . . . |

guest author (2025-01-28). Leonard leaves prison. workers.org Prison Radio posted this commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal on Jan. 22, 2025. Leonard Peltier & Mumia Abu-Jamal Just a few hours ago, Leonard Peltier left the U.S. prison cell, what Indigenous people call the Iron House, and began the long trek home to North Dakota, where he was [unjustly tried . . . |

Lyn Neeley (2025-01-28). Week three: Oregon's largest health care workers strike. workers.org Portland, Oregon Providence Health & Services' health care workers are entering the third week of the largest nurse's strike in Oregon's history. Nearly 5,000 nurses, physicians, clinicians, midwives and other medical professionals from eight Portland area hospitals are demanding decent health care benefits, safe staffing, competitive wages and the hiring . . . |

newarab (2025-01-28). Israeli minister u-turns on threat to quit over Gaza ceasefire. newarab.com Earlier this month, Smotrich opposed a

newarab (2025-01-28). Qatar prepares phase 2 Gaza truce talks as thousands return home. newarab.com The Gaza ceasefire has entered its tenth day, with more than Despite the temporary lull, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 48 Palestinians were killed and 80 others wounded in the past 48 hours. Among the casualties were 37 bodies recovered from the rubble of previous airstrikes, alongside 11 civilians who were shot by Israeli forces.

newarab (2025-01-28). After the bombs stop, Israel's drones continue to terrorise Gaza. newarab.com Although Nimr Abu Nimr suffers from severe hearing loss, the roar of Abu Nimr returned to his home west of

newarab (2025-01-28). UK military role in Israel's Gaza war exposed in report. newarab.com A recent report by the British Palestinian Committee (BPC) has unveiled the full extent of the UK's military collaboration with Israel during its The report gave an in-depth look at how UK resources – including military bases, arms exports, and logistical support – were instrumental in sustaining Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which saw much of the enclave utterly destroyed. | According to the BPC, while the UK was not directly responsi…

newarab (2025-01-28). North Gaza faces food crisis as more Palestinians return. newarab.com Around 300,000 Palestinians have now made their way back to the enclave's northern area from the recently opened Netzarim corridor, following 15 months of

newarab (2025-01-28). Heartbreak and lost dreams await Palestinians in north Gaza. newarab.com When the displaced Palestinians returned to the north of the Instead, they were met with devastation far beyond their darkest fears. The alleys choked with rubble, and homes once bri…

Editor (2025-01-28). In Historic Return March, Thousands of Palestinians Arrive in Northern Gaza. scheerpost.com

Editor (2025-01-28). Kshama Sawant: Fight the Rich. scheerpost.com

Editor (2025-01-28). Michael Hudson: Trump's Tariff Threats Could Destabilize the Global Economy. scheerpost.com

newarab (2025-01-28). Russia to assert Africa-Europe power via Libya airbase expansion. newarab.com The Mataan al-Sarra Airbase in the

Editor (2025-01-28). Police in Switzerland Ban Then Detain Palestinian American Journalist. scheerpost.com

newarab (2025-01-28). Turkish airstrikes on Iraqi Kurdistan kills six civilians. newarab.com Six civilians were killed in two separate airstrikes in Turkey frequently c…

APR editor (2025-01-28). 'Turn it into a retirement village': Inside the war of words over Eden Park. asiapacificreport.nz After lengthy, torrid and emotional debate a critical decision for the future of Auckland TƒÅmaki Makaurau is being made in March. One party will celebrate; the other will slink back to the drawing board. But will it really settle the great Auckland stadium debate? SPECIAL REPORT: By Chris Schulz It resembles a building from Blade…

APR editor (2025-01-28). 'Turn it into a retirement village': Inside the war of words over Eden Park. asiapacificreport.nz After lengthy, torrid and emotional debate a critical decision for the future of Auckland TƒÅmaki Makaurau is being made in March. One party will celebrate; the other will slink back to the drawing board. But will it really settle the great Auckland stadium debate? SPECIAL REPORT: By Chris Schulz It resembles a building from Blade…

Guest Blogger (2025-01-28). Carbon Capture A Waste Of Money, Says Octopus Boss. wattsupwiththat.com But Jackson did not seem to realise the irony when he commented that it was competition rather than subsidies that should be driving the UK's energy transition. | Does he not know that subsidies for renewable energy have cost close to £100 billion already, and will continue to rise?>

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-28). Exclusive: Labour now 'trying to KEEP Amesbury despite assault' — because afraid of Reform 'party'. skwawkbox.org Runcorn and Helsby MP convicted of assault and awaiting sentencing — but Labour dumps Ashworth plan for fear of loss to far-right corporate 'party' if by-election triggered As Skwawkbox has covered previously, Runcorn and Helsby MP Mike Amesbury — currently suspended by Labour — was convicted after admitting that he assaulted a man repeatedly in …

newarab (2025-01-28). After 42 minutes this season Al-Hilal terminates Neymar contract. newarab.com Brazilian star "The club expresses its thanks and appreciation to Neymar for what he has provided throughout his career with

newarab (2025-01-28). Egypt's bread subsidy system reforms hit the poor hardest. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-28). ICC prosecutor seeking warrants over West Darfur atrocities. newarab.com The prosecutor of the Karim Khan told the

The Independent (2025-01-28). Unlocking Uganda's E-Commerce Potential: Empowering SMEs to thrive in the digital age. independent.co.ug OPINION | Ivy Maingi | Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the heartbeat of Uganda's economy, playing a crucial role in job creation, local innovation, and overall economic growth. Yet, in today's fast-paced digital landscape, many SMEs face challenges in adapting to the tools and platforms necessary to remain competitive. At Glovo, we believe e- commerce …

Kit Klarenberg (2025-01-28). 'Conspiracy Theory' is Now Fact: Greater Israel Has Arrived. mintpressnews.com Ever since Tel Aviv's 1948 creation, much has been said and written about 'Greater Israel' — the notion Zionism's ultimate end goal is the forcible annexation and ethnic cleansing of vast swaths of Arab lands for Jewish settlement, based on Biblical claims that this territory was promised to Jews by God. The

Karen J. Greenberg (2025-01-28). With Trump Back in the White House, What Will Happen to Guantánamo? truthout.org On January 10th, one day before the 23rd anniversary of its opening, a much-anticipated hearing was set to take place at the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility on the island of Cuba. After nearly 17 years of pretrial litigation, the prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the "mastermind" of the devastating attacks of September 11, 2001, seemed poised to achieve its ever-elusive goal of… |

Our Reporter (2025-01-28). Joint Security Forces Recover 60mm Bomb in Moroto. plusnews.ug The joint security forces have successfully recovered a 60mm bomb in Apeikidor village, Nadunget sub-county, Moroto District. The bomb was recovered on Monday morning just 2 kilometers away from the neighboring village where another bomb killed two minors who were hunting edible rats on Sunday morning. The recovery was made possible through a tip-off from …

NEOB (2025-01-28). SA improves housing consumer rights. sanews.gov.za SA improves housing consumer rights | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Housing Consumer Protection Bill, which is geared at offering greater protection for housing consumers and support for new entrants in the home building industry. | According to a statement by the Presidency, the law also seeks to address "challenges identified by the Department of Human Settlements and the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), with regard to the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act of 1998". | "The new law seeks to ensure adequate protection of housing consumers and effective regulation of…

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-28). Afghanistan: International Criminal Court Prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Taliban leaders marks new milestone for gender justice. fidh.org

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-28). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-28). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

presstv.ir (2025-01-28). 'The main threat': Iran says Israel disrupting peace, endangering region's fragile stability. presstv.ir Iran says Israel is the main threat to international peace and security.

WSWS (2025-01-28). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Signal workers at Canadian National Railways could strike from Tuesday over contract issues, while the Association of Flight Attendants has told its Alaska Air members to vote "yes" on new contract or face dire consequences.

aljazeera (2025-01-28). Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok. aljazeera.com US president says there's 'great interest' in purchasing video-sharing platform facing ban on national security grounds.

Charlie Jaay (2025-01-28). The repression of the pro-Palestine movement at Birmingham University should be a national scandal. thecanary.co Expressing ourselves freely is a basic human right, and freedom of speech is an important part of this expression. Nowhere is it more important than in universities, where ideas need to be challenged, new perspectives developed, and independent thinking among students and staff should be the norm. Although the Equality Act is already in place …

Alina Ramos Martin (2025-01-28). Cuba's National Hero honored in East Timor. plenglish.com Dili, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) Friends of Cuba and members of the diplomatic corps paid tribute to the architect of the Caribbean nation's independence, José Martí, on the 172nd anniversary of his birth.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-01-28). Cuba hosts International Conference dedicated to Marti. plenglish.com The scientists Hector Hernandez and Eduardo Torres, who are members of the organizing committee, explained that a youth forum, some workshops, and a conference will be dedicated to debating Marti on his 172nd birthday and the 130th anniversary of his death in combat. | We had to talk about peace, unity, solidarity, and other controversial issues, so we chose Jose Marti, the first to write and offer a dialogue on those issues," Eduardo Torres affirmed. | "His ideas were not just for Cuba, he was a universal thinker whose ideas are still valid at present," he continued. | The Jose Marti Project for World Solidarit…

Eloise Goldsmith (2025-01-28). Trump Ousts 2 Key Leaders at the National Labor Relations Board. truthout.org In a radical shake-up of the federal agency tasked with protecting the right of private sector employees to organize, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday fired two key leaders at the National Labor Relations Board. Trump ousted NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and — in a less expected and legally dubious move — also removed Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox. |

WSWS (2025-01-28). Axel Rudakubana's Southport murders: Who bears responsibility? wsws.org Starmer's inquiry will not address the problems in the National Health Service, social services and schools which prevented them from intervening effectively to shift Rudakubana from the path he was on. Nor will it pose the question: what are the psychological pressures at work in today's society which drove him down that path in the first place?

EDWIN (2025-01-28). Mchunu honours men and women in blue. sanews.gov.za Mchunu honours men and women in blue | Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has thanked police officers for the sacrifices they make to safeguard the country. | | The country on Monday marked National Police Day. | | "You leave your families to serve the greater family that is our beloved country. Your sacrifices do not go unnoticed. On behalf of the government of the Republic of South Africa and the people you so diligently protect, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you. | | "The parade today is a symbol of the discipline, strength, and capabilities of the SAPS [South African Police Service]. It is a…

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-28). Fighting impunity: FIDH at the first world congress on enforced disappearances. fidh.org

nosihle (2025-01-28). Have your say on draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy. sanews.gov.za Have your say on draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy | Public comments are sought on the draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy in South Africa. | | The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion Travers George, has called on the public to comment on the draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy in South Africa. | | "The draft strategy provides a high-level vision and strategic objectives at national level for the management and long-term conservation of elephants as a meta-population in South Africa, while contributing to the well-being of people," the Department of Forestry, Fisheries…

DikelediM (2025-01-28). SANDF refutes video clip claims. sanews.gov.za SANDF refutes video clip claims | The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has dismissed claims circulating on social media that its forces surrendered to M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | | The SANDF said these allegations are misleading and untrue. | | In a statement on Tuesday, the SANDF clarified the misrepresentation of events circulating in a video clip claiming that SANDF forces surrendered to M23 rebels. | | "We wish to set the record straight. The footage in question depicts a white flag raised, which is an outcome of discussions between the opposing fighting forces to agree…

The Independent (2025-01-28). Gulu University gives Chinese constructors sh500M compensation. independent.co.ug Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A report by the Auditor General has revealed how Gulu University forked out Shillings 527.5 million to pay accumulated interest to Chinese firm Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) over delayed contract payments. The University management entered a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) on June 19, 2019, at a …

The Independent (2025-01-28). NUP kicks off selection of Kawempe North by-election candidate. independent.co.ug Kawempe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) has kick-started a process of selecting a party flag bearer to contest in the Kawempe North by-election. This is carried out in a formal statement calling for expression of interest from the political party members for the parliamentary seat and councillor for the Kazo-Angola …

DikelediM (2025-01-28). SANDF members killed in rebel attack near Goma Airport. sanews.gov.za SANDF members killed in rebel attack near Goma Airport | The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed the passing away of three of its members following a mortar bomb attack by the M23 rebel militia near Goma Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday. | | This follows an exchange of mortar bomb between the Forces Armees de la Republic Democratique du Congo (FARDC), Congolese Defence Force and the M23 rebel militia near Goma Airport, where the SANDF base is collocated. | | "The M23 rebels launched several a mortar bomb in the direction of Goma Airport, which landed in the SANDF b…

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A Guest Author (2025-01-28). 'It's finally over' — President Biden grants Leonard Peltier clemency. workers.org The NDN Collective released the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025: Sumterville, Florida — Today, President Biden granted Leonard Peltier executive clemency and commuted the remainder of his sentence. The president's decision is the result of decades of grassroots organizing in Indian Country and the unveiling of increasing amounts of . . . |

tvbrics (2025-01-28). India unveils Draft Legal Metrology Rules to unify time across the country. tvbrics.com This proposal seeks to establish synchronised Indian Standard Time (IST) under "One Nation, One Time" initiative…

Alfred W. McCoy (2025-01-28). Detroit's Death Spiral? counterpunch.org It came upon a midnight clear, a vision both complete and quite specific — not from any of those "angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold," as in the Christmas carol, but from a long line of trucks on the Indiana Toll Road. On that cold winter's night about five years

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-28). Respaldan en la India a Cuba en homenaje a José Martí. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) Organizaciones de India corroborarán hoy su respaldo a Cuba en medio del aumento de la agresividad de Estados Unidos con la reinserción de la isla en su lista de Estados Patrocinadores del Terrorismo.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-28). A los 76 como república, India figura entre las principales economías>. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) Al celebrar el aniversario 76 como república, India figura hoy como la quinta potencia económica a escala internacional y "con gran esfuerzo se encamina a ser la tercera en 2027", vaticinó el embajador Armstrong Changsan.

DikelediM (2025-01-28). Stronger measures to protect oceans from pollution. sanews.gov.za Stronger measures to protect oceans from pollution | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill, ushering in stronger measures to better protect South Africa's oceans from ship-related pollution. | In a statement, The Presidency highlighted the importance of the legislation, which is also a contribution to global efforts to protect the marine environment and sustainable economic exploitation. | "With a coastline stretching over 3 000 kilometres from Namibia on the Atlantic Ocean to Mozambique on the Indian Ocean, the new legislation is…

Nava J. Thakuria (2025-01-28). In Pursuit of India's R-Day Celebration. pressenza.com Defying all odds, including a boycott call by some armed militant outfits, the people of far eastern Bharat (India) celebrated the 76th Republic Day, unfurling the Tri-colour paying homage to the known and unknown martyrs of India's Freedom Movement against the colonial British forces. | Resentments against the governments in respective State capitals as well as in New Delhi, anti-India rhetoric and even the diktats from separatist militants could not deter from joining the celebrations aspiring for a powerful nation, which is definitely a Biswa Mitra (if not immediately, it can emerge as Biswa Guru), a guiding l…

newarab (2025-01-28). Switzerland deports Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah. newarab.com Palestinian American journalist Abunimah, an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights and Executive Director of The Electronic Intifada, arrived in Swiss authoriti…

A Guest Author (2025-01-28). Veterans For Peace celebrates Gaza ceasefire, pledges to defend it. workers.org Workers World received this Jan. 23, 2025, statement from Veterans For Peace: Veterans For Peace joins the people of Gaza in rejoicing at the ceasefire that has brought a halt to Israel's bombardment of Palestinian children, women and men and their churches, their mosques, their schools and hospitals. At least . . . |

newarab (2025-01-28). Israeli minister u-turns on threat to quit over Gaza ceasefire. newarab.com Earlier this month, Smotrich opposed a

newarab (2025-01-28). Qatar prepares phase 2 Gaza truce talks as thousands return home. newarab.com The Gaza ceasefire has entered its tenth day, with more than Despite the temporary lull, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 48 Palestinians were killed and 80 others wounded in the past 48 hours. Among the casualties were 37 bodies recovered from the rubble of previous airstrikes, alongside 11 civilians who were shot by Israeli forces.

Bronx Anti-War Coalition (2025-01-28). New York protest: Free Ahmad Sa'adat and all Palestinian prisoners! workers.org The Bronx Anti-War Coalition posted this report on Jan. 23, 2025. On January 22, in light of the glorious Toufan al-Ahrar (Flood of the Free), we gathered outside the comprador "Palestinian Authority" (PA) to demand freedom for Ahmad Sa'adat and all Palestinian prisoners, whose liberation remains on the horizon. New . . . |

guest author (2025-01-28). Leonard leaves prison. workers.org Prison Radio posted this commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal on Jan. 22, 2025. Leonard Peltier & Mumia Abu-Jamal Just a few hours ago, Leonard Peltier left the U.S. prison cell, what Indigenous people call the Iron House, and began the long trek home to North Dakota, where he was [unjustly tried . . . |

Lyn Neeley (2025-01-28). Week three: Oregon's largest health care workers strike. workers.org Portland, Oregon Providence Health & Services' health care workers are entering the third week of the largest nurse's strike in Oregon's history. Nearly 5,000 nurses, physicians, clinicians, midwives and other medical professionals from eight Portland area hospitals are demanding decent health care benefits, safe staffing, competitive wages and the hiring . . . |

newarab (2025-01-28). Lebanon ex-PM Adib nominated as Salam's replacement at ICJ. newarab.com Lebanon has nominated diplomat If successfully appointed, Adib will represent Lebanon at the

newarab (2025-01-28). Iran's Khamenei says Gaza brought Israel 'to its knees'. newarab.com The "The small, limited Gaza brought the Zionist regime, armed to the teeth, and fully supported by America, to its knees," Kha…

newarab (2025-01-28). Emirati conglomerate Al-Habtoor cancels all Lebanon investments. newarab.com Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor, the head of Dubai conglomerate Al-Habtoor said separately in a statement the unrest and instability in Lebanon by "factions loyal to armed militias in the country paint a grim picture", likely referring to Shia movement Hezbollah which has been…

newarab (2025-01-28). Israel kills two Lebanese villagers as they try to return home. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-28). North Gaza faces food crisis as more Palestinians return. newarab.com Around 300,000 Palestinians have now made their way back to the enclave's northern area from the recently opened Netzarim corridor, following 15 months of

newarab (2025-01-28). After the bombs stop, Israel's drones continue to terrorise Gaza. newarab.com Although Nimr Abu Nimr suffers from severe hearing loss, the roar of Abu Nimr returned to his home west of

newarab (2025-01-28). UK military role in Israel's Gaza war exposed in report. newarab.com A recent report by the British Palestinian Committee (BPC) has unveiled the full extent of the UK's military collaboration with Israel during its The report gave an in-depth look at how UK resources – including military bases, arms exports, and logistical support – were instrumental in sustaining Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which saw much of the enclave utterly destroyed. | According to the BPC, while the UK was not directly responsi…

newarab (2025-01-28). Heartbreak and lost dreams await Palestinians in north Gaza. newarab.com When the displaced Palestinians returned to the north of the Instead, they were met with devastation far beyond their darkest fears. The alleys choked with rubble, and homes once bri…

Editor (2025-01-28). In Historic Return March, Thousands of Palestinians Arrive in Northern Gaza. scheerpost.com

Editor (2025-01-28). Kshama Sawant: Fight the Rich. scheerpost.com

Editor (2025-01-28). Michael Hudson: Trump's Tariff Threats Could Destabilize the Global Economy. scheerpost.com

newarab (2025-01-28). Russia to assert Africa-Europe power via Libya airbase expansion. newarab.com The Mataan al-Sarra Airbase in the

Editor (2025-01-28). Police in Switzerland Ban Then Detain Palestinian American Journalist. scheerpost.com

newarab (2025-01-28). Turkish airstrikes on Iraqi Kurdistan kills six civilians. newarab.com Six civilians were killed in two separate airstrikes in Turkey frequently c…

APR editor (2025-01-28). 'Turn it into a retirement village': Inside the war of words over Eden Park. asiapacificreport.nz After lengthy, torrid and emotional debate a critical decision for the future of Auckland TƒÅmaki Makaurau is being made in March. One party will celebrate; the other will slink back to the drawing board. But will it really settle the great Auckland stadium debate? SPECIAL REPORT: By Chris Schulz It resembles a building from Blade…

APR editor (2025-01-28). 'Turn it into a retirement village': Inside the war of words over Eden Park. asiapacificreport.nz After lengthy, torrid and emotional debate a critical decision for the future of Auckland TƒÅmaki Makaurau is being made in March. One party will celebrate; the other will slink back to the drawing board. But will it really settle the great Auckland stadium debate? SPECIAL REPORT: By Chris Schulz It resembles a building from Blade…

Guest Blogger (2025-01-28). Carbon Capture A Waste Of Money, Says Octopus Boss. wattsupwiththat.com But Jackson did not seem to realise the irony when he commented that it was competition rather than subsidies that should be driving the UK's energy transition. | Does he not know that subsidies for renewable energy have cost close to £100 billion already, and will continue to rise?>

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-28). Exclusive: Labour now 'trying to KEEP Amesbury despite assault' — because afraid of Reform 'party'. skwawkbox.org Runcorn and Helsby MP convicted of assault and awaiting sentencing — but Labour dumps Ashworth plan for fear of loss to far-right corporate 'party' if by-election triggered As Skwawkbox has covered previously, Runcorn and Helsby MP Mike Amesbury — currently suspended by Labour — was convicted after admitting that he assaulted a man repeatedly in …

newarab (2025-01-28). After 42 minutes this season Al-Hilal terminates Neymar contract. newarab.com Brazilian star "The club expresses its thanks and appreciation to Neymar for what he has provided throughout his career with

newarab (2025-01-28). Egypt's bread subsidy system reforms hit the poor hardest. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-28). ICC prosecutor seeking warrants over West Darfur atrocities. newarab.com The prosecutor of the Karim Khan told the

The Independent (2025-01-28). Unlocking Uganda's E-Commerce Potential: Empowering SMEs to thrive in the digital age. independent.co.ug OPINION | Ivy Maingi | Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the heartbeat of Uganda's economy, playing a crucial role in job creation, local innovation, and overall economic growth. Yet, in today's fast-paced digital landscape, many SMEs face challenges in adapting to the tools and platforms necessary to remain competitive. At Glovo, we believe e- commerce …

Kit Klarenberg (2025-01-28). 'Conspiracy Theory' is Now Fact: Greater Israel Has Arrived. mintpressnews.com Ever since Tel Aviv's 1948 creation, much has been said and written about 'Greater Israel' — the notion Zionism's ultimate end goal is the forcible annexation and ethnic cleansing of vast swaths of Arab lands for Jewish settlement, based on Biblical claims that this territory was promised to Jews by God. The

Karen J. Greenberg (2025-01-28). With Trump Back in the White House, What Will Happen to Guantánamo? truthout.org On January 10th, one day before the 23rd anniversary of its opening, a much-anticipated hearing was set to take place at the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility on the island of Cuba. After nearly 17 years of pretrial litigation, the prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the "mastermind" of the devastating attacks of September 11, 2001, seemed poised to achieve its ever-elusive goal of… |

Our Reporter (2025-01-28). Joint Security Forces Recover 60mm Bomb in Moroto. plusnews.ug The joint security forces have successfully recovered a 60mm bomb in Apeikidor village, Nadunget sub-county, Moroto District. The bomb was recovered on Monday morning just 2 kilometers away from the neighboring village where another bomb killed two minors who were hunting edible rats on Sunday morning. The recovery was made possible through a tip-off from …

NEOB (2025-01-28). SA improves housing consumer rights. sanews.gov.za SA improves housing consumer rights | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Housing Consumer Protection Bill, which is geared at offering greater protection for housing consumers and support for new entrants in the home building industry. | According to a statement by the Presidency, the law also seeks to address "challenges identified by the Department of Human Settlements and the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), with regard to the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act of 1998". | "The new law seeks to ensure adequate protection of housing consumers and effective regulation of…

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-28). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-28). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-28). Afghanistan: International Criminal Court Prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Taliban leaders marks new milestone for gender justice. fidh.org

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-28). Italy's failure to surrender Libyan suspect to the International Criminal Court is a breach of its Rome Statute obligation. fidh.org

WSWS (2025-01-28). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Signal workers at Canadian National Railways could strike from Tuesday over contract issues, while the Association of Flight Attendants has told its Alaska Air members to vote "yes" on new contract or face dire consequences.

presstv.ir (2025-01-28). 'The main threat': Iran says Israel disrupting peace, endangering region's fragile stability. presstv.ir Iran says Israel is the main threat to international peace and security.

aljazeera (2025-01-28). Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok. aljazeera.com US president says there's 'great interest' in purchasing video-sharing platform facing ban on national security grounds.

Charlie Jaay (2025-01-28). The repression of the pro-Palestine movement at Birmingham University should be a national scandal. thecanary.co Expressing ourselves freely is a basic human right, and freedom of speech is an important part of this expression. Nowhere is it more important than in universities, where ideas need to be challenged, new perspectives developed, and independent thinking among students and staff should be the norm. Although the Equality Act is already in place …

Alina Ramos Martin (2025-01-28). Cuba's National Hero honored in East Timor. plenglish.com Dili, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) Friends of Cuba and members of the diplomatic corps paid tribute to the architect of the Caribbean nation's independence, José Martí, on the 172nd anniversary of his birth.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-01-28). Cuba hosts International Conference dedicated to Marti. plenglish.com The scientists Hector Hernandez and Eduardo Torres, who are members of the organizing committee, explained that a youth forum, some workshops, and a conference will be dedicated to debating Marti on his 172nd birthday and the 130th anniversary of his death in combat. | We had to talk about peace, unity, solidarity, and other controversial issues, so we chose Jose Marti, the first to write and offer a dialogue on those issues," Eduardo Torres affirmed. | "His ideas were not just for Cuba, he was a universal thinker whose ideas are still valid at present," he continued. | The Jose Marti Project for World Solidarit…

Eloise Goldsmith (2025-01-28). Trump Ousts 2 Key Leaders at the National Labor Relations Board. truthout.org In a radical shake-up of the federal agency tasked with protecting the right of private sector employees to organize, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday fired two key leaders at the National Labor Relations Board. Trump ousted NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and — in a less expected and legally dubious move — also removed Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox. |

WSWS (2025-01-28). Axel Rudakubana's Southport murders: Who bears responsibility? wsws.org Starmer's inquiry will not address the problems in the National Health Service, social services and schools which prevented them from intervening effectively to shift Rudakubana from the path he was on. Nor will it pose the question: what are the psychological pressures at work in today's society which drove him down that path in the first place?

EDWIN (2025-01-28). Mchunu honours men and women in blue. sanews.gov.za Mchunu honours men and women in blue | Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has thanked police officers for the sacrifices they make to safeguard the country. | | The country on Monday marked National Police Day. | | "You leave your families to serve the greater family that is our beloved country. Your sacrifices do not go unnoticed. On behalf of the government of the Republic of South Africa and the people you so diligently protect, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you. | | "The parade today is a symbol of the discipline, strength, and capabilities of the SAPS [South African Police Service]. It is a…

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-28). Fighting impunity: FIDH at the first world congress on enforced disappearances. fidh.org

nosihle (2025-01-28). Have your say on draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy. sanews.gov.za Have your say on draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy | Public comments are sought on the draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy in South Africa. | | The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion Travers George, has called on the public to comment on the draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy in South Africa. | | "The draft strategy provides a high-level vision and strategic objectives at national level for the management and long-term conservation of elephants as a meta-population in South Africa, while contributing to the well-being of people," the Department of Forestry, Fisheries…

DikelediM (2025-01-28). SANDF refutes video clip claims. sanews.gov.za SANDF refutes video clip claims | The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has dismissed claims circulating on social media that its forces surrendered to M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | | The SANDF said these allegations are misleading and untrue. | | In a statement on Tuesday, the SANDF clarified the misrepresentation of events circulating in a video clip claiming that SANDF forces surrendered to M23 rebels. | | "We wish to set the record straight. The footage in question depicts a white flag raised, which is an outcome of discussions between the opposing fighting forces to agree…

The Independent (2025-01-28). Gulu University gives Chinese constructors sh500M compensation. independent.co.ug Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A report by the Auditor General has revealed how Gulu University forked out Shillings 527.5 million to pay accumulated interest to Chinese firm Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) over delayed contract payments. The University management entered a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) on June 19, 2019, at a …

The Independent (2025-01-28). NUP kicks off selection of Kawempe North by-election candidate. independent.co.ug Kawempe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) has kick-started a process of selecting a party flag bearer to contest in the Kawempe North by-election. This is carried out in a formal statement calling for expression of interest from the political party members for the parliamentary seat and councillor for the Kazo-Angola …

DikelediM (2025-01-28). SANDF members killed in rebel attack near Goma Airport. sanews.gov.za SANDF members killed in rebel attack near Goma Airport | The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed the passing away of three of its members following a mortar bomb attack by the M23 rebel militia near Goma Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday. | | This follows an exchange of mortar bomb between the Forces Armees de la Republic Democratique du Congo (FARDC), Congolese Defence Force and the M23 rebel militia near Goma Airport, where the SANDF base is collocated. | | "The M23 rebels launched several a mortar bomb in the direction of Goma Airport, which landed in the SANDF b…

Andrew Korybko (2025-01-27). Trump's Gaza Proposal Takes A Page From Ralph Peters' "Blood Borders" thealtworld.com He might have convinced himself that ethnically cleansing the Palestinians is the only way to decisively end the conflict, ensure Israel's long-term security, and restore regional business opportunities like the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. | Ralph Peters is a former US Army analyst who became famous in the mid-2000s for his article "

tvbrics (2025-01-27). India's tourism sector creates 24 million new jobs in emerging cities. tvbrics.com This expansion is expected to create a more balanced workforce…

tvbrics (2025-01-27). Indonesia and India forge strategic cooperation across key sectors. tvbrics.com The nations have agreed to partner in fintech, artificial intelligence (AI), digital public infrastructure, and space exploration…

nosihle (2025-01-27). Anant Singh appointed to WEF Global Arts and Culture Council. sanews.gov.za Anant Singh appointed to WEF Global Arts and Culture Council | South African film producer, Anant Singh, has been appointed to the Global Arts and Culture Council (GACC). | This, at the GACC's inaugural meeting held at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. | The GACC was established in the context of the shifting world from an industrial era to a more intelligent and interconnected society, where the arts and culture sector is uniquely positioned to lead the way toward a unified and prosperous future. | In this moment of transformation, the GACC was launched with a distingu…

A A (2025-01-27). Auschwitz's hierarchies of villains and victims. strategic-culture.su It is necessary to remember all the victims of imperialism, not only in Auschwitz but also in Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola and countless other places like Bengal and Vietnam, Declan Hayes writes. | Join us on , , and .

presstv.ir (2025-01-27). Qassam commander killed in Israeli drone strike on West Bank. presstv.ir The commander of the Qassam Brigades was killed after Israeli forces bombed his vehicle in Tulkarm.

newarab (2025-01-27). Israel kills 22 in south Lebanon as residents retake some towns. newarab.com This live blog has now ended. Make sure to follow us for the latest news on The Lebanese health ministry said the Israeli army opened fire on Sunday on southern Lebanese residents trying to

newarab (2025-01-27). 'This is our land': Palestinians rush to homes in northern Gaza. newarab.com For the first time in 15 months of Israel's genocidal war and forced displacement, Along the coastal Rashid Street, the scene resembled a flood—with waves upon waves of families carrying their belongings and rushing to return to their homes. | This historic return unfolded against the backdrop of U…

newarab (2025-01-27). Displaced Palestinians return to north Gaza amid ceasefire. newarab.com Masses of Palestinians began returning to their homes in It marks the first time that Palestinians have been allowed to reach northern Gaza since the outbreak of Israel's deadly Israel had been preventing Pa…

newarab (2025-01-27). Hamas hands list of Israeli captives for release as truce holds. newarab.com Tens of thousands of Palestinians walked on foot towards northern Gaza on Monday, ending more than a year of displacement from their homes by Israeli forces who had barred their return. | Israel ended its block on Palestinians returning north after it agreed a deal with Hamas on the release of Israeli captive

newarab (2025-01-27). Israeli MKs push draft bill for settlers to buy Palestinian land. newarab.com The The "Elimination of the Discrimination in the Purchase of Real Estate in Judea and Samaria" bill, previously proposed by Bezalel Smotrich, was introduced by Moshe Solomon of the

newarab (2025-01-27). Israel massacres 22 in Lebanon on ceasefire withdrawal deadline. newarab.com The Lebanese Ministry of Heath continues to update the d…

newarab (2025-01-27). Israel demolishes 20 homes in Jenin refugee camp. newarab.com Israeli forces continued their siege and assault on Jenin refugee camp for the seventh day in what Israel has dubbed Operation "Iron Walls", which had left Two-year old On Sunday night, Israeli bul…

newarab (2025-01-27). UN envoy meets Houthi official in Oman after workers detained. newarab.com The United Nations' special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, met on Sunday with a senior Houthi official in Oman and called for the release of UN staff held by the rebels. | A statement from Grundberg's office said he met in Muscat with "senior Omani officials" and Mohammed Abdul Salam, spokesman for the "They addressed the recent arbitrary detention of additional United Nations personnel adding to the numerous others already held by Ansar Allah," the statement said, referring to the Yemeni rebels.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-27). EI's Abunimah deported by Switzerland after violent arrest and isolation. skwawkbox.org Journalist arrested and held for two days during visit to give talk Electronic Intifada director Ali Abunimah has been deported by Switzerland today after being arrested and detained for two days — after Swiss border police had interviewed him and allowed him to enter for an event talk he was scheduled to give. Abunimah, who …

newarab (2025-01-27). UN experts decry arrest of Electronic Intifada co-founder. newarab.com UN human rights experts and activists condemned on Sunday the arrest of Abunimah, the executive director of online pro-Palestinian publication

newarab (2025-01-27). Electronic Intifada co-founder arrested in Switzerland. newarab.com Swiss police reportedly arrested The publication revealed that police questioned Abunimah for an hour before he was permitted to enter the country, where he is currently detained and has had access to legal counsel. | "The Electronic Intifada team stands in solidarity with Ali Abunimah. Speaking out against injustice in Palestine is not a…

Editor (2025-01-27). Israel Isn't Leaving Syria: Settlement Plans Signal a Permanent Land Grab. scheerpost.com By Jessica Buxbaum / MintPressNews Israel wasted no time following the abrupt collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria. Within hours of Assad's fall on December 8, 2024, Israeli forces seized the buffer zone separating the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the rest of Syria. They raised Israel's flag atop Mount Hermon. More than a month later, Israeli troops …

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-27). Exclusive: Labour councillor and former Stockport mayor slammed for Islamophobic comments. skwawkbox.org Councillor David Wilson doubles down when challenged — no action from Labour Right-wing Stockport Labour councillor — and former Stockport mayor — David Wilson has been slammed for a grossly Islamophobic comment about Palestinian children. Reddish councillor Wilson posted excitedly about the release — in perfect health — of four captured serving female Israeli soldiers …

newarab (2025-01-27). Hamas to release Arbel Yehud, Israel to allow north Gaza return. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-27). Image of Lebanese woman in standoff with Israeli tank goes viral. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-27). Lebanese continue return to villages amid partial Israel retreat. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-27). Lebanese reporter who interviewed Israeli army spox released. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-27). Lebanon-Israel ceasefire deal extended till Feb 18: White House. newarab.com The US said on Sunday that the agreement between Lebanon and Israel would remain in effect until February 18, after Israel said on Friday it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline set out in a US-brokered ceasefire that halted last year's war with "The arrangement between Lebanon and Israel, monitored by the United States, will continue to be in effect until February 18, 2025," the White House said in a It also sa…

newarab (2025-01-27). UK's failure to act enabled Israel's 'genocide' in Gaza: Amnesty. newarab.com The UK-based rights watchdog urged "The genocide against the Palestinian people is a matter o…

newarab (2025-01-27). Israel's war on Palestinian education is about erasing identity. newarab.com In September 2024, the EU Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee gave preliminary approval to the

newarab (2025-01-27). 'Baptism of blood' forces Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon. newarab.com The Israeli army Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday that at least 124 others were injured as the Israeli army fired on people attempting to return to their homes. | The mass…

newarab (2025-01-27). Israel blocks thousands from returning to northern Gaza. newarab.com

Charles Rotter (2025-01-27). When a Forecast Flops: Post-Hoc Rationalization in Climate Science. wattsupwiththat.com For climate science to have any credibility, it needs to grapple honestly with its uncertainties—not reframe every miss as proof of an unknowable, ever-shifting reality. Until then, one can't help but see this as another chapter in the growing credibility crisis of climate forecasting.

newarab (2025-01-27). Life will never be the same for Palestinians after this genocide. newarab.com It was midnight on December 28, 2008, Terrified, I had no idea what to do. My mother quickly woke my two siblings up, and we fled the house, still dressed in our nightclothes. We had barely gone 50 meters when missiles illuminated the area. We crouched beneath a wall for cover as rubble and smoke engulfed us. After a few moments, we started running again, heading towards my grandfather's…

newarab (2025-01-27). Egypt, Jordan reject forced displacement of Palestinians. newarab.com Egypt and Jordan on Sunday rejected the forced displacement of Palestinians, after US President Donald Egypt's foreign ministry in a statement expressed Cairo's "continued support for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on their land". | It "rejected any infringement on those inalienable rights, whether by settlement or annexation of land, or by the depopulation of that land of its people through dis…

newarab (2025-01-27). Tunisia parliament seeks to legalise deportation of migrants. newarab.com In The move follows government claims last year of success in the "voluntary" repatriation of more than 7,000 migrants. However, rights groups have expressed…

newarab (2025-01-27). US teacher on leave after calling Palestinian child an extremist. newarab.com A public teacher in Pennsylvania was put on leave after allegedly calling a Palestinian American middle school student an extremist, the school district and a Muslim advocacy group said. | Why it's important | Human rights advocates say there has been a Key quotes | The Central Dauphin School District said on Saturday it had l…

newarab (2025-01-27). White House in talks to have Oracle, investors take over TikTok. newarab.com The administration of Under the deal being negotiated by the White House, TikTok's China-based owner, ByteDance, would retain a stake in the company, but data collection and software updates would be overseen by Oracle, which already provides the foun…

Editor (2025-01-27). Gaza, Where Bread Means Life — and Death. scheerpost.com

newarab (2025-01-27). Iran's weakening 'will not harm Iraq': deputy parliament speaker. newarab.com Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Mohsen al-Mandalawi spoke to Reuters in a recent interview after seismic shifts in the Middle East that have seen Iran's armed allies in Gaza and

Editor (2025-01-27). It's Official: US Abandoning Ukraine. scheerpost.com By Kit Klarenberg / Global Delinquents On January 19th, TIME magazine published an astonishing article, amply confirming what dissident, anti-war academics, activists, journalists and researchers have argued for a decade. The US always intended to abandon Ukraine after setting up the country for proxy war with Russia, and never had any desire or intention to assist Kiev in defeating Moscow in the …

maxyyjones (2025-01-27). Prof. John Mearsheimer: Trump Does NOT Want War with Iran. scheerpost.com

newarab (2025-01-27). Will a strategic partnership strengthen Russia and Iran's ties. newarab.com On 17 January, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a This agreement formalised Russia and Iran's commitments to expanding

Editor (2025-01-27). Missing Links in Textbook History: The American Empire. scheerpost.com By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost America the Beautiful O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! Katharine Lee Bates Lyrics from 1911 In thinking …

Editor (2025-01-27). Patrick Lawrence: Trump's Failures, America's Failures. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Well, we now have a president who says what he means, and this is an advance beyond the four years Americans spent listening to a lifelong, compulsive liar who more than occasionally said the opposite of what he meant. It is always best to know someone means what …

Editor (2025-01-27). The Evolution of the Militarized Data Broker. scheerpost.com

newarab (2025-01-27). Canadian ex-soldier detained by Afghan Taliban freed. newarab.com A Canadian ex-soldier detained by the

newarab (2025-01-27). Iran FM arrives in Kabul in first visit after Taliban's takeover. newarab.com The one-day visit is part of an effort to bolster relations between the

newarab (2025-01-27). US may put 'very big bounty' on Taliban leaders: Marco Rubio. newarab.com The U.S. may place a "very big bounty" on the top leaders of the "Just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported," Rubio said in a post on social media platform X. | "If this is true, we will have to immediately place a VERY BIG bounty on t…

Guest Blogger (2025-01-27). How To Rescind the Endangerment Finding in a Way That Will Stick. wattsupwiththat.com On today's Court, I think it highly likely that a majority will uphold a well-reasoned rescission of the EF, and will not think it necessary to overrule Mass v. EPA.

Guest Blogger (2025-01-27). Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #628. wattsupwiththat.com "Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at pleasure."—Thomas Jefferson (1823)…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-27). Video: Honduran President Castro threatens to close US military bases if Trump expels Hondurans. skwawkbox.org Honduras joins Colombia in standing up to Trump's bullying and posturing, as Trump tries to bully Denmark into giving up Greenland Honduran president Xiomara Castro has become the latest national leader from Central and South America to stand up to microwaved US president Donald Trump's bullying and posturing. Earlier on Sunday, Colombian premier Gustavo Petro …

newarab (2025-01-27). Egypt passes communication surveillance law amid privacy concern. newarab.com In a move viewed by experts and free speech advocates as arguably legalisation of an already present situation, Egypt On 13 January, the lower house of the parliament passed an amendment to Article 79 of the

newarab (2025-01-27). Morocco AWI Islamist group challenges monarchy's 'legitimacy'. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-27). Saudi allows foreigners to invest in Mecca, Medina real estate. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-27). Saudi Arabia announces 'strategic partnership council' with Italy. newarab.com Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and visiting Italian Prime Minister The official Saudi Press Agency reported that during their meeting in

newarab (2025-01-27). Is state media control in Egypt too costly to maintain. newarab.com An intelligence-affiliated media company has recently turned in two public television channels, throwing light on the high cost of state control over the media in United Media Services, a media company founded by the

newarab (2025-01-27). Sudan's army chief visits HQ after recapture from paramilitaries. newarab.com "Our forces are in their best condition,"

newarab (2025-01-27). Turkey FM calls for regional cooperation to fight PKK. newarab.com The Kurdistan Workers' Party (

Guest Blogger (2025-01-27). 'Miracle' of Green Hydrogen Becomes Fading Mirage. wattsupwiththat.com The story of green hydrogen's fall from grace is eerily reminiscent of past technological bubbles. We saw similar patterns with first-generation biofuels and concentrated solar power. Each time, the lesson is the same: we must be wary of silver-bullet solutions that promise to solve all our energy challenges without confronting the fundamentals of physics and economics.

Imran Khalid (2025-01-27). Trump's Tariffs vs. China's Long Game. fpif.org Donald Trump, never one to shy away from a headline-grabbing maneuver, announced on January 21 that he's mulling a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports, potentially set to take effect February 1. This latest salvo in the long-simmering trade spat between the world's two largest economies raises eyebrows and questions in equal measure. | The proposed tariffs, ostensibly aimed at pressuring Beijing into a more U.S.-friendly trade posture, ironically come just as China's exports, including those to the United States, have recently surged. This trend seems to contradict Trump's intended goal of curbing Chinese econom…

Kshama Sawant (2025-01-27). Fight the Rich. counterpunch.org It's time to declare war on the rich. We need to build an organized, unified movement of working people to systematically take on the rich who run society and to undermine their ability to rule. Our goal must be to both fight for radical change in the present and to bring down the billionaires and

WSWS (2025-01-27). After the Aschaffenburg attack, all of Germany's establishment parties on far-right course. wsws.org With their anti-migrant tirades, the establishment parties are pursuing two goals: two goals: dividing the working class and building a police state.

A A (2025-01-27). The green agenda is about getting rid of as many humans as possible. strategic-culture.su For those that are attempting to fight climate change, fighting population growth is one of their number one goals. They tell us that on average each additional human produces approximately 4 tons of carbon dioxide per year. So many true believers in this agenda are convinced that reducing population growth is the most important thing that they can do for the environment.

Staff (2025-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2025. democracynow.org Trump Accused of Backing Ethnic Cleansing After Calling for "Clean Out" of Gaza, Tens of Thousands of Palestinians Head Home to North Gaza, Hamas Releases 4 More Israeli Soldiers as Israel Frees 200 Palestinian Prisoners, Israeli Soldiers Shoot and Kill 2-Year-Old Palestinian Laila Muhammad Ayman al-Khatib in West Bank, Israel Fires on Displaced Lebanese Returning to Their Homes as It Continues to Violate Truce, U.S. Freezes All International Aid, Except Military Funding to Israel and Egypt, JD Vance Breaks Senate Tie to Confirm Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary, Trump Fires Slew of Independent Federa…

Jesse Hagopian, Truthout. (2025-01-27). Trump's Education Agenda For Teachers. popularresistance.org "Getting critical race theory out of our schools is not just a matter of values, it's also a matter of national survival," Donald Trump railed at a rally in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. "We have no choice, the fate of any nation ultimately depends upon the willingness of its citizens to lay down — and they must do this — lay down their very lives to defend their country." | This is more than political theater — it's a clarion call to enforce, by any means necessary, what can only be called "post-truth schooling," a system where ideological conformity replace inquiry and objecti…

Nicholas Mwangi, People's Dispatch. (2025-01-27). Kenya Deploys 200 More Police Officers To Haiti As Crisis Escalates. popularresistance.org Kenya has deployed another batch of 217 police officers to Haiti, adding to the 400 sent last year as part of a "multinational mission" aimed at addressing the country's deepening crisis of gang violence. The intervention aims to protect critical infrastructure and conduct "targeted operations" alongside the Haitian National Police, however, there are significant doubts about its effectiveness in resolving the systemic challenges plaguing Haiti. | On October 2, 2024, the United Nations Security Council authorized this year-long, Kenyan-led security intervention to purportedly combat gang violence and restore stab…

Human Rights Watch (2025-01-27). Egypt: Declining Funding Undermines Education. hrw.org Click to expand Image | An Egyptian teacher instructs students on the first day of the academic year at Orman school, in Cairo, Egypt, September 22, 2024. | © 2024 Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters | (Beirut) — Egyptian authorities have severely undermined the right to education in recent years by failing to allocate sufficient budgetary resources, Human Rights Watch said today. The government has reduced the national budget for education in real terms and as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and expenditure, further exacerbating a crisis of poor-quality education, a shortage of adequately tra…

The Independent (2025-01-27). Hamas rejects Trump's relocation proposal. independent.co.ug GAZA | Xinhua | Hamas on Sunday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan. In a press statement, Hamas described the plan as an "aggressive scheme" aimed at displacing Palestinians and undermining their national cause. Hamas said that the Palestinian people, who have endured "genocide …

Sharon Zhang (2025-01-27). Report: Israel Detaining Record Number of Palestinian Children Without Charges. truthout.org Record numbers of Palestinian children are being held without charges by Israel, a Palestinian children's rights group reports, as international leaders and corporate news outlets focus mainly on Israeli captives in Gaza. Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP) said in a report on Monday that, as of December 31, 112 Palestinian children were being held in administrative detention… |

Staff (2025-01-27). Christian Nationalist at the Pentagon: Pete Hegseth's Calvinist Sect Embraces Confederacy, Crusades. democracynow.org The Senate has confirmed former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary by just one vote. Hegseth has "very clear" ties to extreme Christian nationalism, as well as a history of alleged sexual assault and abuse. Logan Davis, a reporter in Denver, Colorado, who grew up in the same classical Christian educational movement that Hegseth is raising his family in, explains the problematic ideology that shapes it. Hegseth has endorsed leaders in the community and their beliefs that the church possesses supremacy over worldly affairs, antebellum slavery was a "beneficent American i…

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-27). Afghanistan: International Criminal Court Prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Taliban leaders marks new milestone for gender justice. fidh.org

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-27). Italy's failure to surrender Libyan suspect to the International Criminal Court is a breach of its Rome Statute obligation. fidh.org

Human Rights Watch (2025-01-27). Libya: Civic Space Crushed. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Libyan security forces stand guard in Tripoli, Libya, August 16, 2023. | © 2023 Yousef Murad/AP Photo | Libyan authorities have used a litany of overbroad and draconian legacy laws that violate international law to threaten, harass, arbitrarily detain, and attack civil society members and activists.Targeting nongovernmental organizations risks completely closing the space for free assembly and association in the country. Many activists are self-censoring or leaving the country.The authorities in both administrations vying for control of Libya should cease targeting civic groups and…

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-27). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-27). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-01-27). Venezuelan police take control of Sucre municipality. plenglish.com Caracas, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Ministry of Internal Relations, Justice, and Peace informed that units of the Bolivarian National Police Corps and the Armed Forces took control of Sucre municipality, in northern Miranda state, as part of operations to bring peace to that territory.

Schuyler Mitchell (2025-01-27). How Is Trump's Anti-Trans Executive Order Being Used? Here's What We Know. truthout.org Within hours of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump began signing a record-breaking blitz of executive orders. From ending birthright citizenship to withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization, the far-reaching directives paint a disturbing picture of how Trump plans to refashion national policy over the next four years to serve the MAGA… |

Ralph Nader (2025-01-27). To Thwart Trump's Tyranny, the Media Must Cover Resistance by Civic Groups and Unions. counterpunch.org A lawless madman, with cunning political skills, is at large in our White House. After less than five days in office, he has set a record for flamboyantly issued executive orders, many violative of federal statutes and the Constitution. A partial list: he has withdrawn the U.S. from the World Health Organization (e.g., damaging international

ijvcanada (2025-01-27). Remembering the Holocaust through Solidarity with Gaza. ijvcanada.org Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we pause to honour the six million Jews and millions more victims—including Roma, queer and trans people, disabled people, and political dissenters—murdered by the Nazi regime.

infobrics (2025-01-27). Pakistan Expects to Become BRICS Partner Soon. infobrics.org Pakistan expects to join the list of BRICS partner nations soon, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-01-27). Cubans pay tribute to their National Hero Jose Marti. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuban students will reenact the traditional March of the Torches on Monday to pay tribute to National Hero Jose Marti on his 170th birthday, on January 28.

EDWIN (2025-01-27). Rhino poachers handed prison sentences. sanews.gov.za Rhino poachers handed prison sentences | Police have commended the sentencing of three wildlife poachers, who have been found guilty of a number of serious crimes by the Skukuza Regional Court. | Two South African citizens, Sam Khosa (40) and Solly Bennett Selahle (30), and Mozambican national, Oddis Maluleke (46), were sentenced by the court on Friday, 24 January. | During proceedings, the court heard that on Friday, 15 February 2019, a regional field ranger observed suspicious activity inside the Kruger National Park (KNP) involving the accused individuals. | A field ranger, who passed away before the case was…

EDWIN (2025-01-27). Salute to police officers! sanews.gov.za Salute to police officers! | The blood, sweat and tears of the men and women in blue have been honoured at the official National Police Day event. | Police Minister Senzo Mchunu said National Police Day, which was held in Durban on Monday, 27 January, is a platform to recognise the sacrifices, courage and unwavering dedication of the members of the South African Police Service (SAPS). | "Today, we pause to reflect on your invaluable contributions, to honour your service and reaffirm our commitment to supporting and strengthening our police service," Mchunu told officers at the event. | With South Africa having ma…

Eileen Kinch (2025-01-27). After eyebrow-raising sermon to Trump, Bishop Budde beset with criticism and praise. anabaptistworld.org On the morning of the presidential inauguration, Mariann Budde pretty much had the structure of her sermon for the next day finished. The Episcopal bishop of Washington had ruminated on it ever since she was announced in October as the preacher for the interfaith prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral that traditionally concludes the …

nosihle (2025-01-27). Matric results queries should be directed to SACAI, says Umalusi. sanews.gov.za Matric results queries should be directed to SACAI, says Umalusi | Umalusi has advised learners and parents to direct their queries regarding the assessment outcomes of the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exam to the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute (SACAI). | | These queries include concerns relating to the costs of and timeliness for viewing, re-marking or re-checking of examination scripts, re-writing of examinations and other NSC exam-related processes. | Umalusi is the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training in South Africa. It is responsible for ensu…

progressive.international (2025-01-27). What's next for the Nigerian left? progressive.international The potential for the left to transform Nigeria's political landscape remains a question.

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-27). Fighting impunity: FIDH at the first world congress on enforced disappearances. fidh.org

NEOB (2025-01-27). Tshwane spaza shop owners reminded of registration deadline. sanews.gov.za Tshwane spaza shop owners reminded of registration deadline | The City of Tshwane is urging spaza shop and food-handling facilities to register their businesses with the municipality. | This as the deadline for registering all spaza shops and food-handling facilities is approaching on February 28. | | "Last year, the national government gave spaza shops and food-handling facilities 21 days to register with their respective municipalities to ensure compliance with by-laws. The registration deadline was later extended from 17 December 2024 to 28 February 2025 by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditiona…

Kate Yoder (2025-01-27). Trump is just getting started. What are climate activists supposed to do? grist.org The movement to demand action on climate change took a new turn on October 14, 2022, the day that a pair of activists in London's National Gallery tossed tomato soup at the glass in front of Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting. | Most people didn't like the spectacle, an attempt to grab public attention by vandalizing a celebrated work of art, but

RONALD MUSOKE (2025-01-27). Why are poor poorer, and the rich richer? independent.co.ug Anti-poverty report sees billionaire wealth surging as poverty is unchanged since 1990 COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On Jan.20, the global anti-poverty NGO, Oxfam International published its 2025 report. It coincided with the day business elites gathered in the Swiss resort town of Davos for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and American billionaire, Donald …

Dan Evans, Tom Latchem (2025-01-27). 'My Name Is Levi Davis and My Life Is in Danger' — Reopening the Case of the Rugby Star Who Disappeared. bylinetimes.com Now, a year after the case was officially shelved in Spain, police in the UK are facing calls from a Government Minister and Levi's family for a full international review as Byline Times publishes a major new investigation. | A version of this article was first published in the July 2024 edition of Byline Times | It's a missing person's case with dark criminal undertones, conspicuously unsolved two years after the rugby union professional and reality television contestant Levi Davis stepped off a ferry in Barcelona and vanished. | Twelve months later, police probes in the Catalan capital were being shelved wit…

The Canary (2025-01-27). Sorry Boomers and Gen-X: work-life balance is now more important than money. thecanary.co Work-life balance has become the top priority for employees worldwide, surpassing pay as the second most important factor, according to a recent survey. An international survey of 26,000 employees across 35 countries revealed that work-life balance is the most critical consideration when choosing or staying in a job. The Ranstad survey found that 83% of respondents …

Hannah Sharland (2025-01-27). On International Holocaust Remembrance Day disabled people are still being killed by the state. thecanary.co Let's play a game of statement spot the difference. The first: £300m bill for handouts: Spending on disability benefits for people claiming to have ADHD shoots up 41,000 per cent within a decade The other proclaims how "the state pays" 'X' amount: a day for a hereditary sick person. Then, it emphasises that for the …

Javier Arana Villasusa (2025-01-27). Sri Lanka and Cuba hold talks on reactivation of parliamentary group. plenglish.com Colombo, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) Ambassador Andres Gonzalez and Parliament Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne today discussed the historical ties between the two countries and the reactivation of the Sri Lanka-Cuba Friendship Association in the Legislative.

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Andrew Korybko (2025-01-25). What Impact Might The US' Latest Energy Sanctions Have On Russo-Indo Relations? pressenza.com Trump's preference for sanctions and his latest threat to double down on secondary ones could derail India's careful multi-alignment between the US and Russia by forcing it to choose between them. | The media has been awash with

newarab (2025-01-25). Freed Palestinian women speak on torture in Israeli prisons. newarab.com Between feelings of deep joy at her release from an Yasmine was The 26-year-old from Bethlehem…

newarab (2025-01-25). Palestinians celebrate release of 200 detainees from Israel. newarab.com

newarab (2025-01-25). UN says more staff detained by Houthi rebels in Yemen. newarab.com The UN called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of its staff held in Yemen, which is suffering one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. | "Yesterday, the de facto authorities in Sanaa detained additional UN personnel working in areas under their control," the office of the resident United Nations coordinator for Yemen said. | It did not say how man…

newarab (2025-01-25). Dutch parliament passes motion to protect ICC from US sanctions. newarab.com The The motion, which passed on Thursday, called on the Netherlands' government to take national measures and work with the

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-25). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-25). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. (2025-01-25). Zone of Peace In Haiti And The Americas. popularresistance.org Thank you for joining us for this critical webinar exploring the multifaceted tools of imperialism and their impact on the Americas, or rather, Our Americas or Nuestra América. This discussion will unpack how sanctions, soft power mechanisms like the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and USAID, militarization, and global banking systems are weaponized to uphold U.S. power and undermine sovereignty across the region. Panelists will analyze the historical and contemporary roles these tools play in destabilizing governments, fostering dependency, and suppressing popular people's movements for self-determination…

newarab (2025-01-24). Torture victims file UN complaints over Tunisian abusers' impunity. newarab.com Complaints have been lodged with the UN Committee against Torture on behalf of six Tunisian victims protesting the failure of authorities to secure a single torture conviction, a human rights group said Thursday. | Since the launch in 2018 of special courts tasked with trying alleged cases of torture under the authoritarian governments that preceded the Arab Spring of 2011, "not one trial has led to a verdict", the vice-president of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), Mokhtar Trifi, told reporters. | The OMCT's Tunisian branch is supporting complaints to the UN committee by two former prisoners and…

newarab (2025-01-24). US human rights advocates slam 'shameful' anti-immigration bill. newarab.com The Laken Riley Act, named after a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by a Venezuelan national living in the US unlawfully, was approved in the House of Representatives on Wednesday by a 263-158 vote. | Under the legislation, forces could detain undocumented immigrants accused of committing crimes such as theft…

newarab (2025-01-24). UN says more staff detained by Houthi rebels in Yemen. newarab.com The UN called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of its staff held in Yemen, which is suffering one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. | "Yesterday, the de facto authorities in Sanaa detained additional UN personnel working in areas under their control," the office of the resident United Nations coordinator for Yemen said. | It did not say how man…

newarab (2025-01-24). Dutch parliament passes motion to protect ICC from US sanctions. newarab.com The The motion, which passed on Thursday, called on the Netherlands' government to take national measures and work with the

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-24). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-24). Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages welcomed: Justice is the only way for a lasting peace. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, which it has been urging for the past 15 months. The ceasefire is a first step. On its own it cannot provide justice for the victims. It cannot produce a lasting peace. The ceasefire is a temporary strategic solution. What needs to come now is a real political and human rights based solution for the end of the Gaza blockade, the end of Israel's settler-colonial (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-24). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

Javier Arana Villasusa (2025-01-24). More than 77,000 abused minors reported in Italy. plenglish.com An investigation by the Authority for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (AGIA), carried out jointly with the international human rights organization Terres des Hommes and the University Hospital of Padua, in the northern region of Veneto, shows the seriousness of this phenomenon and proposes actions to confront it. | The analysis, published on the website of the specialized publication Sanitá Informazione, highlights the importance of investing in generalized training on this problem, since, according to the survey carried out, 57.6 percent of Italian doctors and psychologists lack adequate training on t…

Staff (2025-01-24). Marcus Garvey's Pardon Is Part of Undoing "Harms of the Past," Honoring Black History: Justin Hansford. democracynow.org As one of his last acts in office, President Joe Biden issued a posthumous pardon for Black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and generations of civil rights leaders. Advocates and congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey for years, with supporters arguing that Garvey's 1923 mail fraud conviction was politically motivated and an effort to silence the popular leader who spoke of racial pride and self-reliance. "This electrified a people around the world that were in the midst of oppression," says Howard University law professor Justin Hansford. Garvey w…

John Perry, The Grayzone. (2025-01-24). Development Banker Says US Knew Of Plot To Oust Him Over Nicaragua Loans. popularresistance.org After Nicaragua suppressed a violent US-backed 2018 coup d'etat which saw hundreds of deaths, Washington enacted the "Nica Act" sanctions bill in 2018, which largely succeeded in cutting off the country's funding from international institutions such as the World Bank. According to Nicaragua's former finance minister, the sanctions had two immediate effects: First, the World Bank stopped financing anti-poverty projects in Nicaragua, meaning that the poorest communities lost funding of around US$500 million annually.

infobrics (2025-01-24). Kremlin unfazed by threats of additional sanctions and pressure. infobrics.org While ready to engage in dialogue, Russia is taking its national interests as the only absolute and refuses to back down "even an inch", because it knows perfectly well what happened the last time it did. With Trump focusing on endless domestic issues and pivoting to Asia and the Middle East, Moscow knows that its position will only grow stronger and that NATO's leverage in any future negotiations is effectively non-existent.

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newarab (2025-01-24). Torture victims file UN complaints over Tunisian abusers' impunity. newarab.com Complaints have been lodged with the UN Committee against Torture on behalf of six Tunisian victims protesting the failure of authorities to secure a single torture conviction, a human rights group said Thursday. | Since the launch in 2018 of special courts tasked with trying alleged cases of torture under the authoritarian governments that preceded the Arab Spring of 2011, "not one trial has led to a verdict", the vice-president of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), Mokhtar Trifi, told reporters. | The OMCT's Tunisian branch is supporting complaints to the UN committee by two former prisoners and…

newarab (2025-01-24). US human rights advocates slam 'shameful' anti-immigration bill. newarab.com The Laken Riley Act, named after a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by a Venezuelan national living in the US unlawfully, was approved in the House of Representatives on Wednesday by a 263-158 vote. | Under the legislation, forces could detain undocumented immigrants accused of committing crimes such as theft…

newarab (2025-01-24). UN says more staff detained by Houthi rebels in Yemen. newarab.com The UN called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of its staff held in Yemen, which is suffering one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. | "Yesterday, the de facto authorities in Sanaa detained additional UN personnel working in areas under their control," the office of the resident United Nations coordinator for Yemen said. | It did not say how man…

newarab (2025-01-24). Dutch parliament passes motion to protect ICC from US sanctions. newarab.com The The motion, which passed on Thursday, called on the Netherlands' government to take national measures and work with the

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-24). Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages welcomed: Justice is the only way for a lasting peace. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, which it has been urging for the past 15 months. The ceasefire is a first step. On its own it cannot provide justice for the victims. It cannot produce a lasting peace. The ceasefire is a temporary strategic solution. What needs to come now is a real political and human rights based solution for the end of the Gaza blockade, the end of Israel's settler-colonial (…) | – |

Javier Arana Villasusa (2025-01-24). More than 77,000 abused minors reported in Italy. plenglish.com An investigation by the Authority for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (AGIA), carried out jointly with the international human rights organization Terres des Hommes and the University Hospital of Padua, in the northern region of Veneto, shows the seriousness of this phenomenon and proposes actions to confront it. | The analysis, published on the website of the specialized publication Sanitá Informazione, highlights the importance of investing in generalized training on this problem, since, according to the survey carried out, 57.6 percent of Italian doctors and psychologists lack adequate training on t…

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-24). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-24). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

Staff (2025-01-24). Marcus Garvey's Pardon Is Part of Undoing "Harms of the Past," Honoring Black History: Justin Hansford. democracynow.org As one of his last acts in office, President Joe Biden issued a posthumous pardon for Black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and generations of civil rights leaders. Advocates and congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey for years, with supporters arguing that Garvey's 1923 mail fraud conviction was politically motivated and an effort to silence the popular leader who spoke of racial pride and self-reliance. "This electrified a people around the world that were in the midst of oppression," says Howard University law professor Justin Hansford. Garvey w…

John Perry, The Grayzone. (2025-01-24). Development Banker Says US Knew Of Plot To Oust Him Over Nicaragua Loans. popularresistance.org After Nicaragua suppressed a violent US-backed 2018 coup d'etat which saw hundreds of deaths, Washington enacted the "Nica Act" sanctions bill in 2018, which largely succeeded in cutting off the country's funding from international institutions such as the World Bank. According to Nicaragua's former finance minister, the sanctions had two immediate effects: First, the World Bank stopped financing anti-poverty projects in Nicaragua, meaning that the poorest communities lost funding of around US$500 million annually.

infobrics (2025-01-24). Kremlin unfazed by threats of additional sanctions and pressure. infobrics.org While ready to engage in dialogue, Russia is taking its national interests as the only absolute and refuses to back down "even an inch", because it knows perfectly well what happened the last time it did. With Trump focusing on endless domestic issues and pivoting to Asia and the Middle East, Moscow knows that its position will only grow stronger and that NATO's leverage in any future negotiations is effectively non-existent.

Maxime Duriez (2025-01-23). Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages welcomed: Justice is the only way for a lasting peace. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, which it has been urging for the past 15 months. The ceasefire is a first step. On its own it cannot provide justice for the victims. It cannot produce a lasting peace. The ceasefire is a temporary strategic solution. What needs to come now is a real political and human rights based solution for the end of the Gaza blockade, the end of Israel's settler-colonial (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-23). Ethiopia: Defend and Strengthen the Human Rights Movement Against Erosion! fidh.org Human rights organisations, including FIDH and OMCT under the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, express deep concern over the escalating political tensions and ongoing conflicts in Ethiopia.
The undersigned African civil society organisations (CSOs) and various international non-governmental organisations urgently express our deep concern regarding Ethiopia's escalating political tensions and entrenched conflicts. We strongly condemn the Ethiopian (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-23). Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective. fidh.org 11 organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, condemn in the strongest terms the latest restrictions imposed by the Singapore government on activists from the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a civil society group actively opposing the death penalty and advocating for human rights in the country. Read the statement (…) | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-23). Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at winter session 2025. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to uphold the suspension of Azerbaijan's credentials for 2025, as escalating repression of civil society in the country violates the principles of the Council of Europe (…) | – |

The Canary (2025-01-23). Dr Abu Safiya has STILL not been released by Israel — and the UK is doing nothing. thecanary.co The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) has written to the foreign minister for the Middle East Hamish Falconer, regarding Israel's continued arbitrary detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, asking for the minister to push for his release. Dr Abu Safiya: the UK government must act Dr Hussam Abu Safiya is a 51-year-old Palestinian …

Shanyat Turani-Chowdhury, Mondoweiss. (2025-01-23). How The Jewish National Fund Abets US-Sanctioned Settlers. popularresistance.org For more than a century, the Jewish National Fund (JNF) has raised money in the United States and around the world to acquire land for Jewish-only settlements in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. In recent years, more than $1 million of that money has flowed towards people and projects that have since been sanctioned by the United States government for their violence against Palestinians, according to Israeli financial documents reviewed by Mondoweiss. | A registered 501(c)(3) in the United States with 40 offices around the world and its international headquarters based in Jerusalem, the Jewish Nat…

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