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Tag: occupation
US Military to Stay in Syria Even After Islamic State Defeat
How Palestinians Marked 50 Years of Israeli Occupation
Palestine (GV) – There are two dates ingrained in the memory of the Palestinian people. The first is May 15, 1948, the date which marks the expulsion of over 700,000 Palestinians and the destruction of their towns and villages by Zionist Jewish militias.…
Israel: 50 Years of Occupation Abuses
Jerusalem (HRW) – Fifty years after Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip, it controls these areas through repression, institutionalized discrimination, and systematic abuses of the Palestinian population’s rights, Human Rights Watch said today. At least five categories of…
‘There Is No Holiness in an Occupied City’: Jewish Activists Protest Israel’s ‘Jerusalem Day’
Palestine/Israel (GV) – For many Palestinians, the Israeli national holiday of Jerusalem Day, or Yom Yerushalayim (יום ירושלים) in Hebrew, is a bitter reminder of Israel’s systemic impunity. Following the capture of East Jerusalem by the Israeli Defence Forces during the 1967 Six Day…
Two days of clashes in al-Khalil in connection with prisoners’ hunger strike
Palestine (ISM) – Heavy clashes broke out during two consecutive days as Israeli forces stormed the Bab Al-Zawiah neighborhood in al-Khalil, attacking young Palestinians protesting in solidarity with the ongoing prisoners’ hunger strike. It resulted in multiple persons being injured, caused…
‘A Slap in the Face of National Dignity’: UN Mission’s Dark Deeds in Haiti
Haiti (Sputnik) – The UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) can be described as 13 years of suffering and violations of fundamental human rights, Haitian political analyst Camille Chalmers told Sputnik Brazil. In an interview with Sputnik Brazil, Haitian political analyst…
UN Rights Expert Urges Global Action over Israel’s Land Grab
Israel (Tasnim) -A United Nations rights expert condemned the Israeli regime for violating the rights of the Palestinian people and settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territories, urging the international community to take action against the regime’s expansionist policies. “In…
Israel Approves Construction of New Settlement
Palestine (Tasnim) – Israel’s so-called security cabinet has unanimously voted in favor of construction of the regime’s first new settlement in the occupied Palestinian territories in 25 years, drawing strong condemnation from Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released a…
UN Expert: Israel Subjugating Palestinians’ Humanity
Palestine (Tasnim) – A United Nations rights expert issued a blistering criticism of Israel’s policies Monday, saying that the regime is subjugating Palestinian people’s humanity. In a report, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Michael Lynk, charged Israel…
In troubled Hebron, an innovative programme of activism training brings new hope
Palestine (OpenDemocracy) – The organisation that filmed the notorious incident of an Israeli medic shooting a wounded Palestinian teenager in the head, is at the crest of an exciting new wave of creative resistance. When an Israeli medic shot a wounded…
Gaza’s Healthcare Crumbling under Israeli Siege
Palestine (Tasnim) – Israel’s continued siege of Gaza is having an effect on medical services leaving many residents struggling. With procedures costing around $30,000, residents of Gaza have had to turn to charities and international aid to pay for their operations.…
UN Decries Israel’s West Bank Demolition Order
Israel (Tasnim) – The United Nations raised concerns over a newly announced demolition plan in a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank that threatens dozens of buildings including a primary school. “This is unacceptable and it must stop,” Robert…
Landmark Marikana case begins: 60,000 people’s homes at stake
South Africa (GU) – City asked to buy or expropriate land occupied in Philippi East. What could be a landmark case involving the Marikana informal settlement began on Wednesday in the Western Cape High Court. It could result in the City…
United Colors of Persecution: The Struggle of Patagonia’s Indigenous People against Benetton
Patagonia (GV) – On January 10, 2017 Argentine armed forces opened fire on a community of Mapuche indigenous people in the Chubut region fighting to reclaim ancestral lands currently in the hands of the multinational corporation Benetton. According to local news,…