A youth-led protest movement in India is demanding an end to the countryās status quo. Sparked by the leak of national exam…
As the Trump administration carries out its campaign against the International Criminal Court, imposing wide-reaching sanctions on judges, prosecutors and groups who…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and top White House adviser Stephen Miller are pushing for a global crackdown on leftist organizations. The…
A federal appeals court on Thursday delivered the Trump administration a victory in its efforts to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, opening…
A new report from the grassroots organization RootsAction aims to do what a promised āautopsyā from the Democratic National Committee ultimately did…
Israel launched major airstrikes on Gaza, killing at least 104 people, including 46 children, in the deadliest attacks since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire…
As Israelās attack on Iran overshadows Israelās ongoing assault on the region, we speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha…
As Gaza faces over three months of Israeli blockade, a group of 12 activists is sailing to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid.…
The U.N.’s humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warned Tuesday that 14,000 babies could die in Gaza over the next 48 hours if more…
Palestinian human rights attorney Noura Erakat responds to the arrest of Columbia University student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil and situates it in…
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