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Hanging them all: Israel moves toward the death penalty

What is happening in Israeli prisons can no longer be read as a series of isolated abuses or as circumstantial deviations inherent to a prolonged conflict. The accumulated reports of Palestinian, Israeli, and United Nations organizations describe a coherent, progressive,…

Zohran Mamdani signs executive order to protect New York immigrants from ICE

On Friday, February 6, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order—the thirteenth since taking office—to protect New York’s immigrants from the Trump administration’s abuses. New York is a so-called “sanctuary city,” which limits cooperation with ICE and…

Tension Rises as Bangladesh is Set to Sign a Confidential Tariff Pact with the US Days Ahead of Polls

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh’s interim government is poised to sign a tariff agreement with the United States on 9 February(Monday), just two days before the country’s 13th national parliamentary election. The move has sparked unease among business…

In Italy, the Fourth World March for Peace and Nonviolence starts in Cecina

Building together a path for our cities On February 7 and 8, 2026, Cecina, in the province of Livorno,  will host the National Coordination of organizations involved in the construction of the Fourth World March for Peace and Nonviolence, an…

Pledges Ahead of the Bangladesh National Election: A Crisis of Public Trust

As the 13th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh approaches on February 12, political tension has reached its peak. Major political parties have unveiled their election manifestos, filled with ambitious promises of reform, governance, and public welfare. However, interviews with general…

Trump, racism and obscenity

There is a point in the exercise of power at which scandal ceases to be an accident and becomes a method. A point at which provocation no longer seeks applause and instead measures impunity. A point —deeply dangerous— at which…

Washington rejected the extension of New Start Treaty with Moscow

The expiration of the New Start treaty on February 5th coincided with the end of the last major treaty limiting weapons of mass destruction. The United States government rejected the Russian proposal to extend the treaty. The treaty was signed…

The Peace Walk sets off again from Santiago de Compostela

The group of courageous nonviolent activists who have been walking in recent days through wind, rain, and hail has set off again from Santiago de Compostela, a symbolic place that epitomizes all the pilgrimages that have marked European history. As…

The Global Sumud Flotilla and the return of international civil action in the face of genocide in Gaza

The announcement made this week by the Global Sumud Flotilla marks a turning point in the international civil response to the systematic destruction of Gaza, classified as genocide by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights…

MAIA Denounces R-II Builders For Forced Demolitions Despite Congressional Commitment

February 5, 2026 — The Manila Anti-Incinerator Alliance (MAIA) vehemently denounces R-II Builders, Inc. (R-II) for violating its commitment to cease forced demolitions in Smokey Mountain in Tondo, Manila. This comes less than a week after declaring in the House…

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