‘If it ain’t broke… break it’: How the US betrayed free speech and the First Amendment
From hounding WikiLeaks’ Assange to stifling peaceful students protesting genocide, America has abandoned its democratic values along with all notions of decency.
From hounding WikiLeaks’ Assange to stifling peaceful students protesting genocide, America has abandoned its democratic values along with all notions of decency.
Amidst rising violence and a tightening grip on truth, Israel’s aggressive campaign against journalists mirrors tactics used by history’s most oppressive regimes.
What compels one of the largest Iranian opposition groups, itself victim to despotism, to align with a state engaged in systematic oppression of Palestinians? A desperate bid for relevance.
A genocide in Palestine is unfolding right before our eyes, a saga of despair and devastation that many in the West, cocooned in a bubble of comfort and convenience, choose to ignore.
Wealth and media backing notwithstanding, Israel’s facade crumbles, losing its grip on legitimacy. Facing isolation, its existence as a recognised state teeters towards an inevitable demise.
While accountability for wrongdoing of UNRWA is necessary, collective punishment that exacerbates the suffering of the vulnerable is neither just nor effective.
In the UN’s high-stakes negotiations, a pivotal linguistic duel over ‘cessation’ versus ‘suspension’ casts Gaza’s fate into uncertainty.
UN peace efforts in Gaza are criticised as Security Council vetoes block cease-fire moves and expose the General Assembly’s limited power.
Two wrongs don’t make a right, particularly when the price is measured in the lives of children and the fabric of communities torn asunder.
On June 23, the Secretary General, António Guterres, published a report on the progress (or rather lack of it) of Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016)
Your past is in front of your eyes, it’s 2014, 2012 and 2008 all over again. You cannot escape it, visual reminders are scattered all
Both Israel and Hamas claimed victory over the conflict that lasted for two weeks, took the lives of more than 250 people from both sides, wounded thousands and destroyed buildings including residences, schools and hospitals. It is difficult to see the victory in a conflict that has continued for decades and taken its toll on the civilians. This gallery shows the harsh living conditions in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
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