Category: Human Rights
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The Struggle for Peace
On October 7th, 2023, Hamas launched a violent and organized attack on civilians and IDF forces in Israel. Resulting in the deaths of 1,400 Israelis and 200 plus hostages being kidnapped by the organization. This tragic attack has had a violent ripple effect in the Middle East. The right-wing Netanyahu government has inflicted a swift…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Israeli Apartheid Is at the Heart of the Brutality in Gaza and Israel We need to change the conditions from which this brutality sprang. Sending more bombs, warplanes, guns and bullets won’t solve the problem. We’ve been providing Israel billions of our tax dollars—supplying about 20% of Israel’s entire military budget—for years. And we’ve done it…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Israel-Palestine escalation updates: Gaza under bombardment Following one of the deadliest attacks on Israel in decades, Netanyahu promised to turn all Hamas hideouts in Gaza to “rubble”, telling residents of the besieged enclave to “leave now”. It is a statement that underscores the fundamental plight of Palestinian civilians in Gaza who live under Israeli blockade…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Canada’s House speaker has stepped down after inviting a Nazi veteran to Parliament Observers over the weekend began to publicize the fact that the First Ukrainian Division also was known as the Waffen-SS Galicia Division, or the SS 14th Waffen Division, a voluntary unit that was under the command of the Nazis. #CanadaNews #NaziCanada #JustinTrudeau…
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BRICS expansion sparks joy in Africa “You can see the deliberate effort to represent Africa regionally,” Chitanga told DW. “South Africa being from Southern Africa, they [BRICS] have added Ethiopia from East Africa and Egypt from North Africa,” he noted, adding that the move would represent African interests more broadly and inclusively #BRICS #Africa #economy #trade Minnesota…
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FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup win kiss His tenure has been marked by moves to modernize Spanish soccer as well as scandal. He revamped the Copa del Rey to make it a shorter and more exciting competition. But his overhaul of the Spanish Super Cup, which…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
23-Year-Old Kezia Asiedua Sanie Becomes Youngest Member Of Board Of Trustees For Head Of State Awards Scheme. ” It’s more than just a title to me – it’s a chance for me to help expand the initiative to reach thousands of young people to make positive changes in their lives by helping them to reach…
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ECOWAS leaders say all options open in Niger, including ‘use of force’ The bloc also said it would enforce all measures, in particular, “border closures, travel bans, and assets freeze, on all persons or groups of individuals whose actions hinder all peace efforts in ensuring the smooth and complete restoration of constitutional order”. #NigerCoup #NigerCrisis…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
200 Members of Congress Vow Not to Interfere If UPS Workers Strike “All workers, including UPS Teamsters, deserve fair wages, safe conditions, and decent benefits,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “If a bargaining agreement can’t be reached, we will not intervene if UPS workers strike.” #UPS #WorkersRights #Solidarity #UnionStrong A spicy taste of freedom in China…
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Jenin updates: Residents start rebuilding after Israeli attack “[Palestinians] cannot be treated as a collective security threat by the occupying Power, all the more while it advances the annexation of occupied Palestinian land, and displacement and dispossession of its Palestinian residents,” #Jenin #FreePalestine #isreal #WarCrimes OceanGate and How the Wealthy Kill One Person Killed, Several…
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