March 27, 2017
Tens of thousands of Yemenis have rallied in the capital, Sanaa, to mark the second anniversary of a war between a Saudi-led military coalition and rebels who had overthrown the government. (more…)
April 7, 2017
Lambasting the United States’ aggression against Syria, Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations, Sacha Llorenti compared the basis for the unilateral move to former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell’s infamous 2003 presentation (more…)
By Rick Sterling on April 7, 2017
On Tuesday 4 April there were reports of children and other civilians killed by chemical poisoning in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Syria. There were contradictory reports, some saying they smelled the gas; others claiming it caused immediate death like odorless sarin. (more…)
April 7, 2017
Statement by the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity, Argentinean Human Right League and Carioca Committee in Solidarity with Cuba. (more…)
By Vijay Prashad on March 28, 2017
“I do not understand the squeamishness about the use of gas. I am strongly in favor of using poison gas against uncivilized tribes. It would spread a lively terror.”
— Winston Churchill, 1920, with regard to the uprising in Iraq. (more…)
By Marjorie Cohn on March 30, 2017
On March 19, Israeli tax officials arrested Omar Barghouti, a prominent Palestinian human rights defender and co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Omar and his wife Safa, an Israeli citizen, were detained for 16 hours and have been subjected to daily interrogation sessions. (more…)
March 30, 2017
Fatah-affiliated Palestinians held in Israeli prisons released a statement on Thursday calling on the Palestinian public and activists around the world to support them in their upcoming mass hunger strike planned for April 17th. (more…)
March 17, 2017
Caracas, Photo: Bill Hackwell
“The struggle of the Palestinian people is now more than ever an example for all humanity,” said Venezuelan government official Leonardo Molina. (more…)