(2023-12-25). Angelina Jolie exposes 'ugly reality' of global affairs, days after condemning killings in Gaza. ummid.com About two months after condemning the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza without mincing words, Hollywood actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie exposed the 'ugly reality' of global affairs, also saying all talks of human rights are farce and the world is actually ruled by business interests.
(2023-12-25). Southern Human Rights Organizing And The Amazon Workers' Struggle. popularresistance.org Jennifer Bates is an organizer with the BAmazon Union , the effort to organize Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama. BAmazon Union is affiliated with the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union (RWDSU). I spoke to Ms. Bates at the Southern Human Rights Organizers Conference (SHROC) which was recently held in Nashville. SHROC is an opportunity for human rights organizers and defenders to come together to share strategies, learn from each other, and build relationships. It's a gathering of grassroots organizers and human rights defenders from across the U.S. and Global South.
(2023-12-25). Human Rights Groups Demand ICC Issue Arrest Warrants on Israeli Officials. transcend.org 22 Dec 2023 – A joint letter sent to the International Criminal Court also demands an urgent investigation into the allegations of war crimes committed by Israel against Palestinians.
(2023-12-25). Palestinians abducted in Gaza say they were severely tortured by Israeli forces. presstv.ir Former Palestinian abductees reveal that they were subjected to severe torture by Israeli forces.
(2023-12-25). Palestinians abducted in Gaza say they were severely tortured by Israeli forces. presstv.ir Former Palestinian abductees reveal that they were subjected to severe torture by the Israeli forces.
(2023-12-25). Police in Serbia detain nearly 40 people as opposition plans more protests against election results. devdiscourse.com Serbian police said on Monday they have detained at least 38 people who took part in a protest against reported widespread irregularities during a recent general ballot that declared the governing populists as winners of the parliamentary and local councils' elections. Claiming election fraud, particularly in the capital, Belgrade, opposition group Serbia Against Violence has been staging protests since the December 17 elections while some politicians began a hunger strike.
(2023-12-25). Israel Kills at Least 100 Palestinians in Christmas Eve Attacks. truthout.org This figure was confirmed by Gaza's Ministry of Health on December 24. Due to breakdowns in communication networks within the Gaza Strip, the Ministry of Health in Gaza has been unable to regularly and accurately update its tolls since mid-November. Some rights groups put the death toll number closer to 28,000 when accounting for those presumed dead. At least 100 Palestinians were killed in… |
(2023-12-25). Occupation: On Christmas, Israel Denies Palestinian Christians Their Rights. globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-25). The Greatest Gift of All. thealtworld.com The decorations and gifts of Christmas are one of our connections to a Christian culture that has held Western civilization together for 2,000 years. | In our culture the individual counts. This permits an individual person to put his or her foot down, to take a stand on principle, to become a reformer and to take on injustice. | This empowerment of the individual is unique to Western civilization. It has made the individual a citizen equal in rights to all other citizens, protected from tyrannical government by the rule of law and free speech. These achievements are the products of centuries of struggle, but the…
(2023-12-24). How the Campaign to Free Political Prisoner Alex Saab Succeeded. counterpunch.org 
Alex Saab and President Maduro, Youtube screengrab. | Alex Saab was freed from US captivity in what Venezuelan Prof. Maria Victor Paez described as "a triumph of Venezuelan diplomacy." The diplomat had been imprisoned for trying to bring humanitarian supplies to Venezuela in legal international trade but in circumvention of Washington's illegal economic coercive measures, also known as sanctions. | To read this article, log in If you are logged in but can't read CP+ articles, ch…