Just hours after UN officials called for Myanmar army leaders to be tried for genocide, Facebook blocked the accounts of army chief Min Aung Hlaing and other top brass. The online network wields immense power in Myanmar. In order to… Read More ›
Indigenous peoples
Ahed Tamimi Has Become the Symbol of a New Generation of Palestinian Resistance
It would be far better, however, if she could just be a child. By Ben Ehrenreich Ahed Tamimi was 11 when I met her, a little blond slip of a thing, her hair almost bigger than she was. I remember… Read More ›
America Must Recognize Palestine
President Jimmy Carter ATLANTA — We do not yet know the policy of the next administration toward Israel and Palestine, but we do know the policy of this administration. It has been President Obama’s aim to support a negotiated end… Read More ›
Russia Is Trying to Wipe Out Crimea’s Tatars
By Christina M. Paschyn On April 26, Russia banned the Crimean Tatars’ legislature, the Mejlis, calling it an extremist organization. On May 12, the authorities arrested several Tatars, including Ilmi Umerov, deputy chairman of the Mejlis. Activists say that more… Read More ›
Palestine: Israeli Police Abusing Detained Children
(Jerusalem) – Israeli security forces are abusing Palestinian children detained in the West Bank. The number of Palestinian children arrested by Israeli forces has more than doubled since October 2015. Interviews with children who have been detained, video footage, and… Read More ›
European Parliament delegation denied access to Gaza by Israeli authorities
A delegation from the European Parliament was prevented by the Israeli authorities from accessing the blockaded Gaza Strip this week, the delegation said in an official statement. The authorities gave no justification to explain the refusal at the time. The… Read More ›
The Held Harmless Phenomenon: The Often Neglected and Ignored Homeless
The often neglected and ignored homeless It is noted that the growth and development of a child from 0-12 is essential in their ability to use reason and logic in understanding how their environment impacts them and the part they… Read More ›
Malcolm X, Gentrification and Housing as a Human Right
If we look at what is happening today in major cities throughout the United States, the same principles and legal precepts are at work. Now, instead of military might, overpowering economic forces are pushing low-income people of color out of… Read More ›
Meet the Women Taking the Battle to ISIS
At the command of a charismatic leader, a cadre of female Kurdish soldiers is taking the battle to the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria A colorful scarf is all that is left of Cicek Derek, who was 17… Read More ›
“We’re going to resist!”: Brazil’s indigenous groups fight to keep their land in face of new law
By Claire Rigby in The Guardian From downtown São Paulo, the Pico do Jaraguá – the crest of a mountain ridge on the city’s north-western horizon – looks like a broken tooth, crowned by a towering TV antenna. Just beyond… Read More ›
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