As their leaders remain complicit, ordinary people say no to Gaza genocide
by H. Patricia Hynes - CommonDreams.org Medford, a city of 60,000 people in Massachusetts, voted to pass a historic ordinance to divest from weapons companies that contribute...
Sahel’s continued defiance: the AES states and the struggle for sovereignty
by Nicholas Mwangi - The Peoples Dispatch The bold and historic revolutionary project in the Sahel continues to gain momentum despite external challenges and security needs....
Tens of thousands march across Australia in support of Palestinians
SYDNEY—Tens of thousands of people marched through Australia’s cities and towns on Aug. 24 demanding action to save dying and starving Palestinians. Peaceful rallies were held in...
UN says nearly 1,000 Palestinians killed in West Bank as Israel raids Nablus
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has reported that Israeli forces have killed 982 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank...
U.S. stands back as all UN Security Council members back Gaza famine declaration
All members of the United Nations Security Council, except the U.S., have backed a recent declaration of famine in the Gaza Strip’s largest urban...
UN urges renewed solidarity eight years after forced exodus of Rohingya
August 25 marked eight years since the mass displacement of Rohingya from Rakhine state in Myanmar and the United Nations is calling for greater...
U.S. president eyeing Africa for deportation destination
At the beginning of the summer, President Donald Trump announced plans to deport undocumented immigrants to countries other than their own. However, according to...
Israel’s genocide of Palestinians and thirst for ‘Greater Israel’
As Israel wages war on Palestinians in Gaza under the guise of eradicating Hamas, allegations of genocide continue mounting after leaked remarks from Israel’s...
Tanzania’s president leads the growth of the country into a regional trading hub
Seen as one of Africa’s most progressive leaders, Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has not only, in the four years since being elected, been...
UN rights chief decries ‘relentless intensification’ of U.S. sanctions against International Criminal Court staff
The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk...