20 years later, Abu Ghraib torture victims get their day in court
by Brett Wilkins, CommonDreams.org Two decades after they were tortured by U.S. military contractors at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, three Iraqi victims...
Iran shoves Israel and Western cohorts back with missile attack
The Islamic Republic of Iran sent shock waves across the world when it sent a retaliatory barrage of missiles and drones into the Zionist...
27 percent of Saudis in ‘bombshell’ study experienced heart issues after mRNA COVID shots
A study from Saudi Arabia reported on by TrialSite News found that 27.11% of participants experienced heart complications following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, with onset...
Modern capitalism encourages debt that Africa can never repay
Debt as a form of imperialism went global, as mentioned in David Graeber’s 2011 book “Debt: The First 5,000 Years.” He frames the IMF...
Migrant rights report examines global anti-Black immigration policies
When anti-Black racism, xenophobia and its relevant expressions raise their hideous heads against Black migrants and immigrants, they must be resisted without equivocation. An...
A Dubai company’s staggering land deals in Africa raise fears about risks to Indigenous livelihoods
ABUJA, Nigeria—Matthew Walley’s eyes sweep over the large forest that has sustained his Indigenous community in Liberia for generations. Even as the morning sun...
Forbes billionaires list shows ‘utterly unconscionable’ wealth growth of world’s richest
by Julia Conley - CommonDreams.org Forbes recently released its latest catalog of, as one economic justice campaigner put it, people who should be regulated “out...
Zimbabwe launches ‘gold’ currency to replace dollar
Zimbabwe has introduced a new national currency aimed at stabilizing the economy and countering the devaluation of the local dollar in the southern African...
At least 38 migrants are dead and others are missing off Djibouti after a shipwreck
NAIROBI, Kenya—The United Nations migration agency says 38 migrants are dead and 22 others have been rescued from a shipwreck off Djibouti on a...
Cuba summons U.S. diplomat after Washington’s ‘meddlesome’ remarks
Cuba has summoned the United States’ charge d’affaires to the country, denouncing Washington for “intervening” in the island’s internal affairs. The move came on March...