(2023-12-01). Censorship of pro-Palestine content on social media continues. peoplesdispatch.org On November 23, Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on Human Rights in occupied Palestinian territories Albanese was alerted by some users of the social media site claiming that they were unable to search her page. Whenever they entered her username, unrelated parody pages were brought up (this has since been rectified). The UN rapporteur has been vocal against…
(2023-11-30). "This Is Genocide": Attorney Raji Sourani on Israeli War Crimes & Fleeing Gaza After Home Was Bombed. democracynow.org 
After his home in Gaza was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in October, Palestinian human rights lawyer Raji Sourani joins us from Cairo. He says Israel is enacting a "new Nakba" in its war on Gaza, and the expulsion of all Palestinians from their homeland is the clear end goal of the Israeli state. "They want us out, out of Palestine, out of Gaza, out of the West Bank," says Sourani. "This is genocide, this is ethnic cleansing, and these are first-class war crimes."…
(2023-11-30). How activists lost EACOP case with costs. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has dismissed with costs, a case in which environmental and human rights groups were challenging the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline from western Uganda to Eastern Tanzania. The activists claimed that the heated crude oil pipeline would adversely affect …
(2023-12-01). Saturday 12/2: Virtual screening of "Stone Cold Justice: Israel's torture of Palestinian children" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-11-30). Calling for Genocide. counterpunch.org 
While anti-Islam manifestations have exponentially increased after the Israeli onslaught on the Palestinians in Gaza, the case of Stuart Seldowtiz is different for many reasons. Seldowitz had a high-ranking position in the State Department at a time when the US was outsourcing torture to countries like Egypt and Syria. According to justiceinitiative.org, "At least 136 individuals were reportedly extraordinarily rendered or secretly detained by the CIA and at least 54 governments reportedly participated in the CIA's secret detention and extraordinary rendition program; classified government documents may reveal ma…
(2023-12-01). La corte internacional penal del Haya, instrumento de la guerra sin límites de Washington en contra de Rusia. globalizacion.ca Slobodan Milosevic murió durante un juicio ilegal, organizado por un tribunal ilegal en el corazón de una Europa que se autodenomina como la paladina de la libertad, la democracia y los derechos humanos, sin poder disfrutar de ninguno de estos…
(2023-12-01). Australian government demands parliament sits until it passes "preventative detention" law. wsws.org Holding parliament in session until it rubberstamps such a repressive law is a lurch toward authoritarianism.
(2023-11-30). MSNBC Drops Mehdi Hasan's Show as He Speaks Out for Palestinian Rights. truthout.org MSNBC announced to staff on Thursday that the network is canceling Mehdi Hasan's weekend show, delivering a major demotion to one of the most prominent and outspoken left-leaning news hosts on a major broadcast outlet on the air. According to Semafor, which cited two sources familiar with the move, Hasan's show on the network and on its streaming service, Peacock, has been canceled. |
(2023-11-30). Headlines for November 30, 2023. democracynow.org Israel and Hamas Agree to Last-Minute Deal Extending Truce by 24 Hours, Decomposing Bodies of Premature Babies Discovered in Besieged Gaza Hospital, Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinian Children in Raid on Jenin Refugee Camp, Palestinian Gunmen Kill 3 at Jerusalem Bus Stop; Netanyahu Pledges Gaza Assault Will Resume, "Christmas Is Canceled": Protesters at NYC Tree-Lighting Ceremony Call for End to Israeli Occupation, House Progressives Join White House Hunger Strikers in Call for Gaza Ceasefire, Prominent Law Firm Rescinds Job Offer to Arab American Attorney Who Supports Palestinian Rights, Henry Kissi…
(2023-11-30). Headlines for November 30, 2023. democracynow.org Israel and Hamas Agree to Last-Minute Deal Extending Truce by 24 Hours, Decomposing Bodies of Premature Babies Discovered in Besieged Gaza Hospital, Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinian Children in Raid on Jenin Refugee Camp, Palestinian Gunmen Kill 3 at Jerusalem Bus Stop; Netanyahu Pledges Gaza Assault Will Resume, "Christmas Is Canceled": Protesters at NYC Tree-Lighting Ceremony Call for End to Israeli Occupation, House Progressives Join White House Hunger Strikers in Call for Gaza Ceasefire, Prominent Law Firm Rescinds Job Offer to Arab American Attorney Who Supports Palestinian Rights, Henry Kissi…
(2023-12-01). US Says If CIA-Backed Embassy Security Opened Phones of Assange Visitors, It Was Constitutional. scheerpost.com 
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter An attorney for the United States government contended CIA-backed contractors had not violated the privacy rights when they allegedly opened the physical structure of cellphones belonging to Americans, who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the Ecuador embassy in London. "There are several cases," U.S. Attorney Jean-David Barnea argued, …
(2023-12-01). Niger's Largest Solar Plant Launched Amid Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Following a military coup in late July, Niger came under series of sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which suspended all cooperation with the country, with Nigeria cutting off electricity to its northern neighbor. | Niger's biggest solar power plant started operating amid There…
(2023-11-30). CEPR Sanctions Watch November 2023. cepr.net 
In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering November 2023: UN special coordinator says that sanctions have "crippled" Afghanistan's private sector; UN General Assembly votes 187 to 2 to condemn the US embargo on Cuba while US imposes new sanctions on airlines flying Cuban migrants to Central America; A new World Bank report finds that sanctions …