Myanmar coup: ‘No sign’ of end to brutal crackdown on all fronts
One hundred days since the Myanmar military seized power, the “brutal” repression of protesters has continued, despite all international efforts to end the violence,...
UK act of parliament authorizes torture and rape under ‘certain circumstances’
Proposed legislation giving police sweeping powers to decide whether protests are justified, the power to impose start and finish times and even the right...
There will be blood: America is coming out of the Middle East
Bloody battles have exploded again with Israeli atrocities against Palestinians, but where will this end? The bombings, killings, protests and slaughter of outmatched Palestinians is...
Indigenous and Afro Latino victims and unrest in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia—Forty-two people have died during anti-government protests that began two weeks earlier amid discontent fueled by growing poverty and inequality during the pandemic,...
ISIL crimes against Yazidis constitute genocide, UN investigation team finds
A UN team investigating ISIL, of ISIS, atrocities in Iraq has established “clear and convincing evidence” of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority, the...
Paris court tries anti-racism activist for statue attack
PARIS—A French activist for Black rights went on trial in Paris for defacing a statue of a historical figure from France’s colonial, slave-trading past,...
Africa, the internet and youth organizing
Autocratic leaders in Africa are increasingly relying on internet shutdowns to mitigate young people’s use of social media to mobilize against post-colonial political structures...
One year old among 29 children injured in Israeli aggression
The United Nations’ children agency reports that the Israeli regime’s recent aggression in the holy occupied city of Jerusalem al-Quds has injured 29 children,...
Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over
The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was declared officially over on May 3, just three months after the first case...
Egypt court upholds seizure of ship that blocked Suez Canal
CAIRO—An Egyptian court May 4 rejected an appeal by the owner of a massive container ship of the court-ordered seizure of the vessel over...