Israel continues to systematically massacre and starve Palestinians in Gaza
After 10 months, Israel continues to commit horrific atrocities against Palestinians, indifferent to international law
Israel shuts down Al Jazeera operations in the country
The ban comes at a time when Israel prepares to invade Rafah despite serious concerns of the disastrous humanitarian crisis such an invasion would create for the over a million Palestinians trapped there
Israel is destroying Gaza’s food system and weaponizing food, say UN experts
In a joint statement UN experts state that Israel has deliberately destroyed all basic facilities and blocked access to water, food, and medicine for most of the Palestinians in Gaza
Israel’s attacks on Jabalya camp in Gaza may amount to war crimes: UN rights body
Israel bombed the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza for the third time on Thursday. Israel’s attacks on the camp have killed at least 195 Palestinians with at least 120 more people missing under the rubble
PM resigns, President flees: It’s all happening in Sri Lanka
In the wake of massive protests in Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his residence. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced his resignation to pave way for an all-party government
No end in sight for Ecuador’s prison crisis
A riot took place in Ecuador’s Bellavista prison following the latest massacre of 44 inmates on Monday May 9. Human rights organizations have called on the government to address structural problems facing the penitentiary system
Migrants in Mexico demand solution to migration and refugee crisis
For the past two days, Central American and Haitians migrants stranded in Mexico and migrant rights activists have been carrying out an indefinite hunger strike in the Tapachula municipality to demand authorities respect their rights
Peruvian national police evict homeless families with tear gas
On the morning of April 28, a contingent of 2,700 police officials attacked and evicted the 10,000 homeless people living in Lomo de Corvina
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Protests erupt demanding justice for Daunte Wright in the US
In this episode, we take you the United States where massive protests have been taking place following the brutal police murder of Daunte Wright, increasing violence on Palestinians by extremist Israeli settlers as well as the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.
UN Special Rapporteur blasts ‘devastating’ and ‘illegal’ US and EU sanctions against Venezuela
UN Human Rights expert Alena Douhan called for sanctions to be lifted and revised.
Cambodian civil society calls for release of trade union leader
Rong Chhun was arrested earlier this month for allegedly inciting international tensions by taking up the matter of loss of land of farmers in the border regions after 2012 demarcation
