During the recent assault on Gaza, thousands of activists witnessed their posts deleted or their accounts restricted simply for documenting Israeli occupation crimes or…
In a decision that Amnesty International described as ācompletely disproportionate,ā four demonstrators with the outlawed group Palestine Action were sentenced as terrorists in the UK on Friday after…
Last June, train stations across France were transformed into impromptu immigration checkpoints. Citing a āsurgeā in illegal immigration, Franceās then-interior minister, Bruno…
In October 2024, one year into Israelās genocidal war on the Gaza Strip and attendant assault on Lebanon, the Israeli army did a thing. It…
Last month, Responsible Statecraftās Ben Freeman reported on a provision buried in the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that seeks to deepen connections between the United…
The transformations that have unfolded across the Persian Gulf over the past two decades cannot be adequately explained through the conventional language…
When Mel Mandy gave birth to her first child twenty-five years ago, the doctor told her off for smoking while pregnant. Her…
The trial of the Filton Four reaches its climax on Friday. Judge Jeremy Johnson will decide the sentences of four Palestine Action…
Gaza requires urgent international attention. What is happening in the besieged and devastated Strip at the moment by far exceeds an unfolding…
In power for just six months, the government of Boliviaās centre-right president Rodrigo Paz Pereira hangs in the balance. Five weeks of…
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