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Middle East ‘ceasefire’ reached, but for how long amid Palestinian suffering?

After 11 straight days of missile bombardment on the occupied West Bank and Gaza by the Zionist State of Israel a ‘unilateral’ cease-fire was agreed to. The Israeli Security Cabinet approved to halt the military onslaught amid international pressure and negotiation. The talks were brokered by Egypt and the State of Qatar. The May 20 decision also came while Israel...

Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo

BENI, Congo—When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, a World Health Organization doctor offered her a job investigating Ebola cases at double her previous salary—with a catch. “When he asked me to sleep with him, given the financial difficulties of my family … I accepted,” said Shekinah, 25, who asked that...

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, said the UN rights office OHCHR. “The military authorities are showing no sign of letting up in their brutal crackdown on opponents in a bid to consolidate their hold on power,” spokesperson Rupert Colville told journalists...

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 to disband one-person protests has led to nationwide protests. The legislation includes vague criteria such as being “too loud” or a “nuisance” as being sufficient justification for any action undertaken by UK police during protests.  The protestors...

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 continuing as Israelis exert deadly force and might backed by the arms, the money and the support of the United States.  In a conversation, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, patriarch of the Nation of Islam, once spoke...

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, Colombia’s human rights ombudsman said. The government agency added May 11 that 168 people had been reported missing during the protests, which were set continuing. On May 5, the human rights ombudsman said 24 people had...

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 Security Council heard recently.   In his final briefing May 10 to ambassadors, Karim Khan, special adviser and head of the team, known as UNITAD, reported that investigators have reached a “landmark moment” in their work. They have...

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, calling the protest a political act to denounce deep-seated racism. Franco Lollia said that rather than vandalize the statue, he improved it by spraying “state Negrophobia” in red paint on its pedestal. The statue outside parliament honors...

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 across the continent. The internet continues to grow and “gain considerable power and agency around the world,” noted The Conversation, a research-based online publication. The internet is perceived to be a threat by governments that have...

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, including a one-year-old, saying some of the victims have suffered head and spine injuries. The casualties have been caused during the regime’s violence across al-Quds, including in its Old City and Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, UNICEF said...