Human Rights
Face 2 Face with Abdeen Jabara
On this show we speak with Abdeen Jabara concerning the Palestinians’ struggle against the violence imposed by the Israeli government and, more specifically, we discuss life in the occupied territories and ongoing efforts towards Palestinian independence. … »
Hungarian Government shifts to high gear in the persecution of vulnerable groups
Press release of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee on the persecution of homeless people. The Punitive State: if you can’t solve it, ban it!… »
Ecuador to partially restore Julian Assange’s access to communications and visitors
In a statement issued Sunday, WikiLeaks announced that the Ecuadorian embassy in London has informed its publisher Julian Assange that it intends to partially restore his ability to use the Internet and phone services, and receive personal visitors. Ecuador, on the dictates of the Trump administration and US military-intelligence apparatus,… »
Yemen whitewash shows Saudi investigation of Jamal Khashoggi cannot be trusted
Saudi regime has ordered an investigation into disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi Saudi investigations into war crimes in Yemen have been a whitewash. Yemen is on the brink of the world’s worst famine for 100 years. UK has licensed almost £5 billion worth of arms to Saudi forces since 2015 The… »
Indivisible – 240,000 demonstrating for solidarity instead of exclusion in Berlin
The call of #unteilbar (indivisible) is that: “We will not allow the welfare state to be played off against asylum and migration. We will stand in resistance when fundamental rights and freedoms are in danger of being further restricted. They expect us to accept the deaths of those seeking… »
Paul Grüninger, the Swiss police officer whose reputation was restored after being condemned for saving hundreds of refugees’ lives
The recent arrest of Mimmo Lucano, the mayor of Riace, for “aiding illegal immigration” offers us another example of the ancient dilemma that pits law against justice. A dilemma at the heart of the Greek tragedy Antigone, it has emerged countless times throughout history when individuals have had to choose… »
Kazakh President Urges Religious Leaders to Help Resolve ‘Civilizational’ Problems
Viewpoint by Nursultan Nazarbayev The author is the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Following are extensive excerpts from his opening address to the two-day Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions on October 10, 2018 in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. He shared with religious leaders “a… »
Abortion is nothing like hiring a hitman, whatever Pope Francis says
Arianne Shahvisi, University of Sussex for The Conversation Pope Francis has compared having an abortion to “hiring a hitman to resolve a problem”. The leader of the Catholic Church made the comment during a speech in which he declared that it is always wrong to end a… »
For the Thousand Days of Milagro Sala in prison an international campaign
On October 12 will be 1,000 days of arbitrary and illegal detention of the militant and social leader Milagro Sala. The international coordination for the liberation of Milagro Sala has launched a worldwide campaign to attack selfishness in the streets of the planet. It’s about demonstrating wherever you want, perhaps… »
The CIA Finger in Brasil’s Election
by Marcelo Zero1, originally posted on Brasil Wire, 05/10/2018 The growth of Bolsonarian fascism in the final stretch of the election campaign, turbo charged by an avalanche of fake news disseminated on the internet, is not surprising. It… »
Milagro Sala
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
