The struggle to achieve sustainable development goals amid rising debt levels
The inability of Global South countries—which include the continent of Africa—to achieve sustainable development goals in the face of rising debt levels, requires financial...
Iran slams U.S. human rights violations 36 years after downing of passenger plane
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the United States’ serious and gross violations of human rights on the 36th anniversary of the downing of...
Kenya’s repressive tax policies, derived from IMF austerity programs, spark protests
Thousands poured into the streets in Kenya for a second time in less than a week as the country’s majority youth population engaged in...
Israel escalating abduction of Palestinian children: Rights group
The Palestinian Prisoners Society says Israeli forces have been expanding the abduction of Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank. In a statement released on...
‘Julian Assange is free’: WikiLeaks founder strikes plea deal with U.S.
by CommonDreams.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on June 24 reached a deal with the U.S. government, agreeing to plead guilty to one felony related to the disclosure...
Millions spent on war, but there is more inequality and poverty
by Raúl Antonio Capote A dangerous escalation of expenses that seems to have no end, endangers the existence of humanity. The U.S. military cost reached...
New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader’s release from custody in mainland France
NICE, France—Members of a pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, demanded the “release and immediate return” of the Indigenous Kanak...
How will Blacks fare under South Africa’s new coalition government?
In the aftermath of the recent elections in South Africa and the newly formed Government of National Unity (GNU), some political tensions remain and...
Canada’s blacklisting of IRGC ‘bitter irony’: Iran’s rights chief
The secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has strongly condemned an earlier hostile move by Canada to designate the country’s Islamic Revolution...
British weapons used to kill thousands of Palestinian children in Gaza: Oxfam
The chief executive of London-based charity organization Oxfam has censured the UK as “intellectually and morally incoherent” over supplying arms to Israel while attempting to provide...