Torture with Impunity Runs Rampant in ICE Facilities
The federal government gives private prison companies millions to torture immigrants and snuff out the abolitionist movement
Hiroshima Survivors Decry US-Japan Agreement Equating Pearl Harbor With Atomic Bombing
"The historical backgrounds of the two parks will forever be different," said one survivor and peace activist.
Israel’s Massive Colony Expansion
The approval by Netanyahu’s coalition government of thousands of new colonial settlement units in the Occupied West Bank comes in the midst of a nearly week-long wave of violence that…
LGBTIQ Activists Celebrate Moldova’s Most Peaceful Pride March Yet
Moldova’s LGBTIQ community calls for marriage equality as, for once, Pride celebrations are not marred by violence
UN Expert Demands Immediate Shutting Down of Guantanamo Prison, Apology to Inmates
UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the first such expert who was allowed to visit the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in over 20 years, noted that US’ treatment of detainees…
Remembering Arnest Thiaya, Father of Kenya’s Trans Community
Thiaya started to live his authentic self in 1986, long before the country had a trans community.
Supreme Court Keeps Navajo Nation Waiting for Water
Decades of negotiations between the tribe and Arizona over water rights have proven fruitless. The court case was the Navajo Nation’s bid to accelerate the process and secure water for…
New Report Outlines How Golda Meir’s Israel Poisoned Palestinian Land in Ethnic Cleansing Operation
In the early 1970s, Golda Meir's government poisoned the lands of Aqraba in the West Bank to force out its Palestinian inhabitants and clear the way for an illegal Jewish…
Jerusalem’s Armenian Community Fears Erasure After Controversial Land Deal
A shady property deal threatens to transform part of the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City into a luxury resort. "It will change the status quo and the entire picture…
Freedom or Martyrdom: Walid Daqqah’s Fate Is in Our Hands
The Palestinian Youth Movement calls on the international community to demand the immediate release of Walid Daqqah and expose the illegal nature of his imprisonment.
Mediterranean Migrant Shipwreck Reveals Cost of Cruel European Asylum Policies
Eighty-one people have been confirmed dead, but roughly 500 more likely drowned when the ship sank, locked below decks.
West Bank Dispatch: 14 Palestinians Killed in 3 days; Army Carries Out Drone Strike in Jenin
At least 14 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank over the last three days, making it one of the deadliest weeks since the start of 2023. Among…
Missing Links in Textbook History: Civil Rights and Human Rights
By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost Human rights invented America. Ours was the first nation in the history of the world to be founded explicitly on such an idea.…
Judge Blocks Arkansas’ Blanket Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
LGBTQ+ legal experts believe that the decision will set precedent for other lawsuits in states restricting gender-affirming care.
Israeli Soldiers Won’t Face Prosecution for Death of 80-Year-Old Palestinian-American
The Israeli military announced the soldiers involved in the death of Palestinian American Omar Asaad would not face criminal charges. Less than 1% of Israeli army probes result in the…