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Gaza power cut impacts safe water access for hundreds of thousands
Severe water shortages in Gaza have reached critical levels, with only one in 10 people currently able to access safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on March 10. The situation has deteriorated further following Israel’s decision on March 9 to cut power to the enclave—in a bid to increase pressure on Hamas over hostage releases—disrupting vital desalination...
Senior official: Iran not to cave in under pressure of sanctions
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs says the Islamic Republic will not cave in to external pressure, adding that the so-called rights advocates are themselves the biggest rights violators for subjecting Iran to the most brutal sanctions. Kazem Gharibabadi made the statement in the opening ceremony of an exhibition showcasing Iranian women’s achievements in the capital Tehran on...
Yemen resumes ban on Israeli ships as deadline passes for reopening Gaza’s crossings
Yemen announces resumption of military operations targeting Israeli vessels in key maritime regions off its coastline following the expiration of a deadline for the Israeli regime to reopen the Gaza Strip’s crossings and allow aid into the war-wrecked and impoverished Palestinian territory. The Yemeni Armed Forces issued the announcement on March 12, saying the strikes would resume as per a...
Rampant gender-based violence happening in war-torn Sudan
The increasing need for gender-based violence-related services during the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan has increased 100-fold since the crisis began. This most recent violence, which began on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) headed by General Abdul Fattah al-Burham and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) headed by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as...
U.S. targets Cuba’s humanitarian medical missions
Around the world, Cuba is celebrated and lauded for its medical brigades, in which the island nation sends its doctors and personnel to other countries in need. For decades Cuba has provided free humanitarian medical services to countries impacted by emergencies, diseases, weather-related disasters, and more. Their medical brigade has saved lives. In addition, Cuba offers free medical education and...
North Korea slams U.S. military provocations
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has strongly condemned the United States’ political and military provocations after a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier visited the South Korean port of Busan. The comments were made through an official statement by Kim Yo Jong, the sister of the DPRK’s leader, Kim Jong Un. The statement was published on March 4 by the...
Historic agreement between Africa and Latin America: ALBA-TCP and SADC confirm international cooperation
by Pablo Meriguet - The Peoples Dispatch On February 26, Elias M. Magosi, Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and Jorge Arreaza, Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America—Peoples’ Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP), signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning cooperation between the two organizations. The agreement will benefit dozens of countries on both...
‘A litany of human suffering’ in Myanmar, warns UN rights chief
Myanmar is mired in one of the world’s worst human rights crises, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Feb. 28, describing conditions there as “a litany of human suffering.” Addressing the Human Rights Council on Feb. 28, he detailed the devastating toll of the ongoing conflict and economic collapse on civilians—many of whom have been displaced by the...
There must be a move to ban exploitation of Africa’s raw minerals
During the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan’s 1996 World Friendship Tour, which included Africa, he warned the continent against dependence on Western powers, including America, while appearing on Pan African Daily TV. Fresh off the success of the historic 1995 Million Man March, Minister Farrakhan stated, “This is Africa’s Dilemma. You’re parading yourself before the world as international beggars when you...
Another Palestinian abductee dies in Israel’s prison
Palestinian prisoner rights groups say another Palestinian prisoner, who had been abducted by Israeli forces in Gaza, has lost his life in prison. The prisoner, Rafat Adnan Abu Fannanah, 34, breathed his last in custody, said the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society in a joint statement on Feb. 26. Abu Fannanah was injured as he was being abducted on Oct....