By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Tuesday characterized the United Nations Security Council resolution 2728 demanding an immediate ceasefire…
The UN report on sexual violence on October 7 has found no evidence of systematic rape by Hamas or any other Palestinian group, despite widespread media reporting to the contrary.…
Israeli forces bomb Gaza's perimeter to prepare for a “buffer zone” as medical staff in Nasser Hospital dig graves in anticipation of a large number of fatalities due to Israel's…
By Jake Johnston and Chris François / CEPR On October 20, the UN Security Council is scheduled to discuss the final report of the UN Expert Panel, convened last year…
As Israel prepares for its ground invasion to decrease Gaza’s territory, it is also cracking down on dissent harder than ever, including on journalists, reports Elizabeth Vos.
Now in its 21st year, the day is meant to recognize the cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment or punishment and build on the momentum of the current global abolition movement.
After more than a century bleeding the country, installing and abetting corrupt dictators, and suppressing democracy, the US government now advises Americans to flee.
Vijay Prashad says that the report — apart from identifying the conflict between the unipolar and multipolar worlds, and showing concern over the metastasizing weapons industry — throws moral scaffolding…
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) held its annual summit on 11–12 July in Vilnius, Lithuania. The communiqué released after the…
By Alfred de Zayas / CounterPunch Provocation is not an innocent act. Under specific circumstances, provocation constitutes a tort or even a crime, especially when it deliberately generates a violent…
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter For the United States government, World Press Freedom Day is an opportunity to further project an image of the U.S. as a supposed champion…
Naked Hypocrisy: The US Cited UNSC Resolutions to Invade Iraq, Now Call Gaza Ceasefire Demand ‘Non-Binding’
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Tuesday characterized the United Nations Security Council resolution 2728 demanding an immediate ceasefire…
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Here’s What Pramila Patten’s UN Report on Oct. 7 Sexual Violence Actually Said
The UN report on sexual violence on October 7 has found no evidence of systematic rape by Hamas or any other Palestinian group, despite widespread media reporting to the contrary.…
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International Pressure To Investigate Israeli Massacre Grows
Video analysis disputes Israel's account of the attack.
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US Threatens to Veto New Gaza Ceasefire Resolution at UN Security Council
The US has vetoed two similar resolutions
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‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 111: Hospitals Under Siege, UNRWA Shelter Bombed in Southern Gaza
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UN Members Support Gaza Cease-Fire in Overwhelming 153-10 Vote
"Humanity has prevailed," said Egyptian Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek. "The Israeli aggression on Gaza must end. This bloodshed must stop."
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UN Rights Chief Says Israel’s Collective Punishment in Gaza Is a War Crime
"We have fallen off a precipice. This cannot continue."
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Haiti News Roundup: UN Panel Releases Investigative Report on Sanctions
By Jake Johnston and Chris François / CEPR On October 20, the UN Security Council is scheduled to discuss the final report of the UN Expert Panel, convened last year…
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To Kill in Darkness
As Israel prepares for its ground invasion to decrease Gaza’s territory, it is also cracking down on dissent harder than ever, including on journalists, reports Elizabeth Vos.
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‘An Irreversible Torture’: The Global Call to End Capital Punishment on 21st World Day Against the Death Penalty
Now in its 21st year, the day is meant to recognize the cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment or punishment and build on the momentum of the current global abolition movement.
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The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti
After more than a century bleeding the country, installing and abetting corrupt dictators, and suppressing democracy, the US government now advises Americans to flee.
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The UN’s Vague ‘New Agenda for Peace’
Vijay Prashad says that the report — apart from identifying the conflict between the unipolar and multipolar worlds, and showing concern over the metastasizing weapons industry — throws moral scaffolding…
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If Everybody’s Going to Join NATO, Then Why Have the United Nations?
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) held its annual summit on 11–12 July in Vilnius, Lithuania. The communiqué released after the…
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Provocation Is Not an Innocent Act
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US Double Standards on World Press Freedom Day
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter For the United States government, World Press Freedom Day is an opportunity to further project an image of the U.S. as a supposed champion…
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