(2024-07-24). Israel/Occupied and Autonomous Palestinian Territories: West Bank Barrier causes serious humanitarian and legal problems. icrc.org
(2024-07-24). Israeli tanks massacre Palestinians in Khan Younis as Netanyahu arrives in Washington D.C. wsws.org Israeli tanks and airstrikes hammered Khan Younis on Monday, the third time the city has been laid siege to by the Israeli government over the last nine months, and at least 70 were killed in their homes or in the streets before they were able to flee the area.
(2024-07-24). Germany bans Muslim group citing 'extremism', ties to Iran and Hezbollah. aljazeera.com Berlin insists action against Islamic Center Hamburg not linked to 'peaceful practice of the Shiite religion'.
(2024-07-24). Germany bans Islamic Centre Hamburg over alleged Hezbollah ties and Iranian ideology promotion. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff The German government has banned the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) and its subsidiary organisations, citing their alleged support for Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group and promotion of the Iranian leadership's ideology. The ban follows police raids on 53 properties across the country. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser stated that material gathered from investigations, …
(2024-07-24). Relief to Southern Lebanon: 8,000 Families Receive Food Parcels. icrc.org
(2024-07-24). Jordanians protest US complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Jordan's Hundreds of Jordanian activists participated in the protests to demonstrate their outrage against the US administration's unlimited financial, and milita…
(2024-07-24). 'You Are Not A Loan!' Introducing The Nation's First Debtors' Union. popularresistance.org A dozen members of Debt Collective were arrested at a Capitol Hill protest in May demanding that President Joe Biden "fund education, not genocide." Before they were taken away by police, the protesters unfurled banners reading "You Are Not A Loan" and "$1,700,000,000,000" (the current amount of outstanding student debt). | The connection was clear: Biden can and must use his executive powers to cancel all student debt and fund education, not to authorize and fund Israel's destruction of Palestine. Organizers and activists came from all over the country to Washington, D.C…
(2024-07-24). We're Still Marching For Palestine At The Democratic National Convention. popularresistance.org Genocide Joe Biden has stepped down from running for president as the Democratic Party nominee. His decision doesn't change the policies of Democratic Party leadership, specifically their support of the genocide in Palestine, so our movement must continue to apply pressure. On August 19 we will march on the DNC for Gaza regardless of who gets nominated for the presidency. | Democratic Party leadership switching out their presidential nominee does not wash the blood of over 50,000 Palestinians off their hands. Biden's entire administration, together with high-ranking members of the Democratic Party from all over t…
(2024-07-24). March to Stop Gaza Genocide Takes Message to Outdoor Diners. indybay.org On July 21 hundreds rallied then marched through downtown Palo Alto for Palestine.
therealnews.com (2024-07-24). 'Biden's legacy isand always will begenocide': Palestine advocates react to Biden dropping out of presidential race
(2024-07-24). The uncounted hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza being killed by Israel. ingaza.wordpress.com July 24, 2024, RT.com -by Eva Karene Bartlett *(blog title updated from original published; blog version slightly longer) Earlier this month, the Lancet published an article estimating that the total number of Palestinian civilian deaths caused directly and indirectly by Israeli attacks since October 2023 could be nearly five times higher than the official death toll, and…
(2024-07-24). US Media Downplay And Ignore ICJ Declaring Israeli Occupation Illegal. popularresistance.org The International Court of Justice's landmark opinion that Israel's "settlements" in the occupied Palestine West Bank violate international law should have been on the front page of the New York Times. Prominently. | But no. Instead, the Times, along with the rest of the U.S. mainstream media, downplayed, covered up, and even ignored the historic July 19 decision. | Let's start with the Times. The print edition the day after ran the story at the bottom of page 5. Two days later, the report has already disappeared from the paper's online home page. | This site has long and regularly explained how the New York Time…
(2024-07-24). Conventional Wisdom: The ICJ Ruling on Israeli Settlements. counterpunch.org The International Court of Justice has again deliberated over the thorn-bloodied subject of Israeli-Palestinian relations. Its latest advisory opinion, sought by the UN General Assembly early last year, was unremarkably conventional though nonetheless affirming: a finding that Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, along with "the regime associated with them, have been established and are being
(2024-07-24). Netanyahu faces protest on visit to the US as he's derided as a war criminal. thecanary.co Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the US in his first trip abroad since Israel launched its genocidal assault on Gaza, which, according to a new International Court of Justice finding, it already occupied through "effective control" in a land, air and sea blockade, along with restrictions on Palestinians in Gaza's movement, construction, resources, […] | By
(2024-07-24). U.S. media downplays and ignores ICJ ruling declaring Israeli occupation illegal. mronline.org The New York Times and the rest of the U.S. mainstream media downplayed, covered up, and even ignored the historic ICJ opinion declaring the Israeli occupation illegal.
(2024-07-24). BRICS: Rising Force of Global South. infobrics.org Many nations across Asia, Africa and Latin America have either become full-fledged members or desire to join the BRICS, which makes the group more representative with a bigger responsibility in global affairs…
(2024-07-24). 'Iskander-M' keeps obliterating NATO personnel and equipment. infobrics.org In the last two years, Moscow drastically expanded the production of these missiles, while there are indicators that it's also procuring more affordable North Korean copies. The "Iskander-M" itself is a more cost-effective alternative to newer missiles and is regularly augmented by the "Tornado-S" MLRS. The Kiev regime has been unable to locate (let alone reach) the areas from which these systems are used, making them the most effective widely-deployed long-range strike platforms in the Russian military.
(2024-07-24). Netanyahu could postpone ceasefire talks with Hamas until after US presidential election. infobrics.org Israel prefers a Trump administration to a Democrat one.
(2024-07-24). Soldiers Kill One, Shoot Six, Detonate a Home, Near Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli forces killed a Palestinian young man and shot others, including a child in the Qalandia refugee camp north of occupied Jerusalem. On Wednesday morning, occupation forces shot killed the young man, Ahmad Nidal Aslan,20, in addition to six others, and detonated the home of a slain Palestinian, in the Qalandia camp. Media sources said …
(2024-07-24). FIDH Calls on IOC to Address Human Rights Violations in Palestine. fidh.org In an open letter to Dr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has urgently called for immediate and effective measures in response to the escalating and deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly in Gaza. Drawing on the precedent set by the IOC's actions against Russia and Belarus, as well as the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling, FIDH emphasizes the (…) | – |
(2024-07-24). How drone footage became a potent tool in Middle East warfare. newarab.com Hezbollah in Lebanon and the On 9 July, Hezbollah released drone footage it had taken of military and intelligence sites in northern Israel and the occupied Golan Heights less than a month after
(2024-07-24). Houthis, Yemeni government reach financial 'de-escalation' deal. newarab.com
(2024-07-24). Israel attacks Gaza 'humanitarian zone,' 84 massacred in 24 hours. presstv.ir The regime's tanks and fighter jets continue operations against Khan Yunis.
(2024-07-24). Hezbollah hammers Israeli outposts after commander assassination. presstv.ir Hezbollah targets multiple Israeli positions in retaliation for a deadly drone strike on the outskirts of Shaqra town.
(2024-07-24). Iran condemns Israeli regime's participation in Paris Olympics. presstv.ir Iran has slammed Israel's participation in the Paris Olympics over the Gaza genocide.
(2024-07-24). Israel displaces more Palestinians amid operations in north, south Gaza. presstv.ir Israeli forces conducted military operations in Gaza City in the north and the cities of Rafah and Khan Younis in the south.
(2024-07-24). 'Gates of hell': Yemen warns has 'surprises' for Israel in coming days. presstv.ir A senior official has cautioned that Yemen's retaliation for the recent deadly airstrike on al-Hudaydah will not be postponed.
(2024-07-24). Dozens of filings expected to flood ICC in Israeli war crimes case. presstv.ir 93 nations have already reiterated their support for the ICC over the case.
(2024-07-24). Netanyahu's US Congress address to be marked by protests, boycotts, road closures. presstv.ir The embattled Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu's address to US Congress on Wednesday will be marked by protests, boycotts, detours and road closures.
(2024-07-24). Dozens of Lawmakers Are Protesting Netanyahu — but Have Little to Say About Israel's Systemic Abuses of Palestinians. theintercept.com Most lawmakers explained their boycott by focusing on the Israeli prime minister himself as a bad actor, rather than the system he represents.
(2024-07-24). Iran Raps US, UK, France's Silence on Israeli Strikes on Yemen. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's UN ambassador refuted the allegations that the representatives of the US, the UK and France have leveled against Tehran, hitting back at the three governments for their "shameful and disappointing" silence on the Israeli regime's acts of aggression against Yemen.
(2024-07-24). SA welcomes declaration of unity between various Palestinian factional groups. sanews.gov.za SA welcomes declaration of unity between various Palestinian factional groups | South Africa has welcomed the declaration of unity between various Palestinian groups and their stated intention to constitute an interim national unity reconciliation government, the Department of International Cooperation and Relations (DIRCO) said on Wednesday. | This is after Palestinian factions signed a "national unity" agreement aimed at maintaining Palestinian control over Gaza once Israel's war ends. | According to Al Jazeera, the deal was finalised on Tuesday in China after three days of intensive talks. | The 24-hour Engl…
(2024-07-24). Rashid Khalidi: The Neck and The Sword. newleftreview.org Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali discuss the political and intellectual history of the Palestinian national movement, its fraught entanglement with neighbouring Arab regimes, the realities of the 'peace process', Israel's grip on the Biden Administration and the strategic calculations—or miscalculations—of Hamas.
(2024-07-24). Iran slams Israel participation in Paris Olympics. newarab.com
(2024-07-24). In Numbers: 290 days of death and destruction unleashed by Israeli regime in Gaza. presstv.ir The Israeli regime's genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip has completed 291 days and there are still so signs of this murderous aggression ending or even slowing down.
(2024-07-24). Israeli Soldiers Flaunt War Crimes on Social Media. truthout.org In video after video, soldiers document their atrocities, marking a new era of impunity.
(2024-07-24). The Israeli Army Warned Them About the Wrong Building. Then an Airstrike Killed Three Journalists. theintercept.com In partnership with ⚪ | This investigation, conducted by Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, is part of The clock had not yet struck midnight on October 9, when Said Al-Taweel fell into a deep sleep in his office in al-Ghefari Tower, Gaza City's tallest building. Alaa Abu Mohsen, Al-Taweel'
(2024-07-24). How Israel's war on Gaza unraveled a landmark Mideast climate deal. grist.org Just weeks before the international climate summit in Dubai, one of the biggest climate agreements ever proposed between Middle Eastern countries unraveled. | For two years, Israel and Jordan had negotiated a trade of precious resources they'll need in a hotter future: renewable energy and drinking water. Under their proposed deal, Israel would dip into its water surplus to send its neighbor billions of gallons each year. In return, Jordan would share electricity from a new 600-megawatt solar farm in its sun-soaked desert. | The plan, dubbed Project Prosperity, had the financial support of the United Arab Emir…
(2024-07-24). UAE, US, Israel held secret meeting to discuss postwar Gaza plan. newarab.com Israel, the US and the According to the report by Axios, which cited two Israeli officials, the discussions were hosted by
(2024-07-24). Israel has killed 16,000 Palestinian children in Gaza since October: Media office. presstv.ir The Government Media Office in Gaza said the figure is part of the overall death toll of more than 39,000 people.
(2024-07-24). How Human Rights Watch Laundered Israel's 7 October Falsehoods. popularresistance.org Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a new report on 17 July entitled "I Can't Erase All the Blood from My Mind," in which the US-based rights group brazenly claims that Hamas' leadership issued orders for its fighters to deliberately kill Israeli civilians during their attack on Israeli military bases and settlements in the Gaza envelope on 7 October. | Then, based on that unsubstantiated premise, HRW declares that Hamas leaders are guilty of committing crimes against humanity for launching last year's Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. | However, any close reading of the report reveals that HRW bases these allegations on dubi…
jewishinsider.com (2024-07-24). Major labor unions call on Biden to halt military aid to Israel
(2024-07-24). Israeli government sent millions to West Bank settler outposts. newarab.com The Documents uncovered by Peace Now illustrate how Israel's pro-settler government has quietly poured money into the unauthorized outposts, which are separate…
(2024-07-24). US police arrest hundreds of activists during Gaza war protest in Congress building. presstv.ir US Capitol police have arrested hundreds of Jewish activists protesting against Washington's military support for Israel.
(2024-07-24). Israel Considers Proxy Warfare, PSYOPs in Strategy Shift Against Iran. themedialine.org
(2024-07-24). Netanyahu Will Prolong the War on Gaza Until Trump Takes Office. globalresearch.ca Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Washington, but he was not met at the airport by the US President, Vice President, or even the US Secretary of State in an official snub. | Netanyahu will address a joint session …
(2024-07-24). Over 16,000 Children Killed by Israel in Gaza Since October: Report. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Government Media Office in Gaza reported that the Israeli regime has killed at least 16,000 children in the besieged territory since October, contributing to an overall death toll exceeding 39,000 people.
(2024-07-24). 'It Could Happen Tomorrow or in the Next Five Minutes': Israeli Company Offers Solution with Seismic Detection Algorithm. themedialine.org
(2024-07-24). No to the ban on Palestine Solidarity Duisburg! Stop the moves to a police state in Germany! wsws.org Palestine Solidarity Duisberg has been banned despite not having committed any criminal action. It is being criminalised because its stance on Israel will not submit to German state policy.
(2024-07-24). Palestinians are flag-bearers of resistance: Pezeshkian. presstv.ir The Palestinian people are recognized globally "as symbols of resistance and patience in the face of adversity," he said.
(2024-07-24). Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: The law of occupation must be respected. icrc.org
(2024-07-24). Pro-Palestinian protesters denounce Israeli athletes' participation in Olympics. presstv.ir Demonstrators gathered in the center of Paris to protest the Israel delegation's participation in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.
(2024-07-24). 'We Have More People Supporting the Rights of Palestinians to Life; It's Huge'. globalresearch.ca Janine Jackson interviewed the Institute for Policy Studies' Phyllis Bennis about Israel's war on Palestinians for the . | . | . |
(2024-07-24). Japan sanctions four Israeli settlers over acts of violence against Palestinians. presstv.ir Japan has sanctioned four Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
(2024-07-24). Iran: Israeli nukes biggest threat to world peace. presstv.ir Tehran says Israel's nuclear weapons are the biggest threat to peace and security in West Asia and the world.
(2024-07-24). Protesters demanding Israel arms embargo arrested at US Capitol. aljazeera.com Police at the US Capitol in Washington DC arrested dozens of protesters that demanded an arms embargo against Israel.
(2024-07-24). Iran says Yemen resistance 'Muslim world's pride', voices solidarity in face of Israel. presstv.ir Iran's interim FM expresses solidarity with the Yemeni people and resistance in the face of Israel's crimes.
(2024-07-24). Iraq resumes rice cultivation with new climate friendly strain. newarab.com Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mahdi Sahar al-Jubouri told Reuters the country has earmarked 150 sq km (58 sq miles) for rice growing this season and forecast a yield of 150,000 tonnes, as officials said water is more abundant due to h…
(2024-07-24). Kamala Harris's VP pick likely to be white, male and not risky. newarab.com As US Vice President A shortlist has emerged of potential contenders that her campaign has reportedly contacted for background evaluations. The consensus is that Harris, a Black and South Asian woman from northern California, should pick a white man from a rural state to balance out the ticket. | "
(2024-07-24). The Iraq Report: Mosul's long road to recovery after IS. newarab.com Mosul, located 465 km northwest of Baghdad on the west bank of the Tigris River, is the main city of Nineveh Governorate. It sits directly across from the ancient city of Nineveh and Jonah's Tomb, also known as Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque. | Strategically positioned, throughout history Mosul has connected China, the Mediterranean, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia as a crucial hub for trade and learning. Its Arabic name, meaning By the 6th century, Mosul had become a significant centre for the Assyrian Church of the East,…
(2024-07-24). Iraqi parliament to discuss key bills on general amnesty, PMF. newarab.com
(2024-07-24). Iraqi Kurdistan security foils 'drug-infused books' going to UK. newarab.com Security forces in Sulaimaniyah province of the According to a statement obtained by The New Arab, the Anti-Drug Directorate of the Kurdistan Region's Security Agency confiscated 44 books that were filled with liquid amphetamine, commonly known as crystal meth. The operation, based o…
(2024-07-24). Bangladesh Supreme Court Scraps Most of Government Job Quota Amidst Widespread Protests and Violence. orinocotribune.com Amidst widespread violence across the country over the controversial quota in government jobs, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh issued a crucial verdict on Sunday, July 21, scaling back the quotas drastically. | As per the verdict, 93% government jobs would be based on merit and the overall quota would be reduced to 7% from the current 56%. Descendants of freedom fighters who currently have 30% of posts reserved for them would now only get 5% reservation. The remaining 2% of reserved jobs would be allotted to candidates belonging to ethnic minorities in the country and the physically disabled. | According to vario…
(2024-07-24). The Battle For Car-Free Streets And Community Celebration. popularresistance.org I first found myself in West Philadelphia in 2019 during Porchfest, an annual music festival that exists because approximately two square miles of Philadelphians collectively decide it should. And so it does, whether the city grants the annually requested street closures or not. | In 2019, almost every other street was closed to motorized traffic, lined with rehomed cones and handmade signs stretching from one end of the intersection to the other to communicate the closure. Free from cars, the streets welcomed sprinklers, grills and bouncy castles. Swarms of kids muraled the asphalt with chalk while musicians cro…
(2024-07-24). The Mother Tongue: Recovering Indigenous Languages from the Identity Thieves. indybay.org Indigenous languages are on the verge of extinction in Russia. An ancient language in Japan is denied recognition by the government, while Native Americans struggle to recover from the torture in boarding schools that was meant to silence them. In Canada, efforts are underway to revitalize Anishinaabe after Native languages and culture were targeted with erasure in residential schools, presenters told the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
(2024-07-24). CADTM statement on repression in Bangladesh. cadtm.org
(2024-07-24). It's bigger than NATO and It's Coming to the Pacific. counterpunch.org Hit pause right there. Very few people have tuned into the fact that what is happening isn't "NATO" moving into our region — it's actually far bigger than that. The US is creating a super-bloc, a super-alliance of client states that includes both the EU and NATO, the AP4 (its key Asia Pacific partners Australia,
(2024-07-24). At least 18 killed in horrific plane crash in Nepal. geo.tv The accident site of a Saurya Airlines plane that caught fire after skidding off the runway while taking off is cordoned at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 24, 2024. — Reuters
(2024-07-24). Biden admin seeks $101m aid for Pakistan. geo.tv US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu testifies before a subcommitte of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans Youtube/file Lu says US focused on supporting human rights in Pakistan.Funds to be used to combat terrorism, support…
(2024-07-24). Bangladesh partially restores telecommunication services as protests taper off. geo.tv Security personnel and rickshaw pullers move past a partially damaged government building, that was set afire by a mob during clashes after violence erupted following protests by students against government job quotas, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 22, 2024. — Reuters Govt says it would…
(2024-07-24). China Brings Peace to the Middle East While Washington Bombs and Terrorizes. globalresearch.ca China firmly supports the just cause of the Palestinian people in restoring their legitimate national rights, supports all Palestinian factions in achieving reconciliation through dialogue and consultation, and supports Palestine in realizing solidarity, unity and independent statehood at the earliest …
(2024-07-24). The pros and cons of Chinese investment in Tajikistan's gold mining sector. globalvoices.org The investments generate money for the government but harm local populationsOriginally published on China controls over 75 percent of Tajikistan's output of gold and for the last 30 years, it has remained the biggest foreign investor in the country's There are currently 40 known gold deposits in the country…
(2024-07-24). Working together to address Africa's health challenges and to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). icrc.org —ICRC holds session at the Global Health Forum of Boao Forum for Asia…
(2024-07-24). Afghanistan: Wheelchair basketball empowers people with disability. icrc.org
(2024-07-24). Bangladesh: 15th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2024 — Call for Registration. icrc.org
(2024-07-24). Afghanistan: Stable electricity supply elevates health care at Mirwais Regional Hospital. icrc.org
(2024-07-24). Azerbaijan: Family receives remains of missing loved one, honours with a burial after 30 years. icrc.org
(2024-07-24). Wednesday 7/24: Protest for Palestine (Santa Rosa). indybay.org Old Courthouse Square | Wednesday Night Market | Santa Rosa, Ca…
(2024-07-24). Saturday 7/27: Protest for Palestine (Santa Rosa) Weekly. indybay.org Old Courthouse Square | Downtown Santa Rosa…
(2024-07-24). Thursday 7/25: 4th World War: Arlene Francis Center Presents (Santa Rosa). indybay.org Arlen Francis Center | 99 6th St | Santa Rosa, Ca…
(2024-07-24). Saturday 7/27: I Think Of Palestine… Poems From and For Palestine (Santa Rosa. indybay.org Arlene Francis Center | 99 6th St Santa Rosa…
(2024-07-24). Tens of thousands to protest Netanyahu's speech to Congress: Logistical details for the national mobilization. pressenza.com Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to converge in D.C. tomorrow for a national mobilization to demand the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu. The demonstration will begin at 11: 00 a.m. at 3rd St. NW and Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Buses will arrive in the preceding hours as groups from as far away as Indiana, Georgia, and Illinois. Protesters are planning to march following an opening rally. Netanyahu is expected to speak to Congress at 2: 00 p.m. | Speakers at the demonstration include a member of UAW's International Executive Board Brandon Mancilla, Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein, the head of Am…
(2024-07-24). China and the Philippines reach an agreement to avoid confrontation over disputed island territory. peoplesdispatch.org China has accused the Philippines of occupying parts of its Island territories in the South China Sea. The situation has produced confrontations between the armed forces of both countries…
(2024-07-24). Cyprus marks 50 years since coup and invasion. peoplesdispatch.org The inhabitants of Cyprus observed a series of somber anniversaries, marking 50 years since the 1974 coup orchestrated by the Greek junta and the subsequent Turkish invasion. These events, which the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) On July 15, 1974, the Greek military dictatorship overthrew the elected government led by Makarios III, aim…
(2024-07-24). Samsung Electronics union workers strike for higher pay, more benefits. presstv.ir Members of a Samsung Electronics union have staged a rally in their continued strike in South Korea, demanding higher wages and improved benefits.
(2024-07-24). Samsung Electronics' main South Korea union to go on indefinite strike. presstv.ir Samsung Electronics' main South Korea union will go on an indefinite strike.
(2024-07-24). Iraqis protest over summer blackouts, water shortages. presstv.ir Hundreds of Iraqis in the southern province of Diwaniyah protest against power cuts and water shortages during the extreme heat of summer.
(2024-07-24). Body cam footage shows white US police shooting unarmed Black woman. presstv.ir Sean Grayson, 30, fired three shots, striking Sonya Massey one time in the face.
(2024-07-24). Why global IT outage did not affect Iran. presstv.ir While a global software outage Friday brought many computer systems to a screeching halt and paralyzed daily activities, no disruptions were reported in Iran.
(2024-07-24). Samsung Electronics workers' strike in South Korea continues into third week. wsws.org The union is attempting to isolate the struggle and shut it down on the company's terms.
(2024-07-24). Taiwan braces for Typhoon Gaemi after rains create chaos in Philippines. aljazeera.com Taiwan evacuates more than 2,100 people and puts 29,000 soldiers on standby for disaster relief efforts.
(2024-07-24). North Korean trash balloon lands on South Korea's presidential compound. aljazeera.com South Korean Presidential Security Service says balloon did not contain any dangerous materials.
(2024-07-24). Iran: Report on the human rights situation for the Universal Periodic Review. fidh.org On 17 July 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) submitted a report for the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Iran.
The report, jointly prepared with the League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI), highlights the deteriorating human right situation in Iran since the previous UPR in November 2019.
| The report covers the following thematic areas: the judiciary and fair trial rights; the death penalty; civil society and human rights defenders; (…) | – |
theconversation.com (2024-07-24). Bangladeshi students rise up in revolt, but a wider movement against the government looks unlikely
(2024-07-24). Targeting of Indian Muslims alleged in row over naming eateries by religion. aljazeera.com Anger over police orders to display the owners' names outside restaurants during Hindu festival in BJP-governed states.
(2024-07-24). Belarus: Stop the execution of Rico Krieger. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Viasna and the undersigned organizations call on the Belarusian authorities to stop the execution of German national Rico Krieger, sentenced to death in Belarus on 24 June 2024.
Paris, 22 July 2024. On 24 June, German national Rico Krieger was sentenced to death by firing squad by the Minsk Regional Court in a secretive trial. As reported by Human Rights Center Viasna, Krieger, a former employee of the German Red Cross, was inter alia (…) | – |
(2024-07-24). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
(2024-07-24). American police shoot Sonya Massey dead in her own home. thecanary.co New body camera footage released by the Illinois State Police shows officers shooting dead unarmed Black woman Sonya Massey in her home. One of the police officers involved in the case has been charged with murder. Sonya had called 911 to report a possible intruder, and police arrived at her home after midnight. In video […] | By
(2024-07-24). Bangladesh: Attacks and killings of peaceful student protesters strongly condemned. fidh.org
(2024-07-24). Clifton D'Rozario (CPIML Liberation, India): 'Modi's Hindu supremacist and pro-US foreign policy have greatly set back regional cooperation'. links.org.au Clifton D'Rozario discusses Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role as a global far right leader and the impact of US-China tensions on South Asian politics and struggles.
ijnet.org (2024-07-24). Student journalists reflect on covering pro-Palestine campus protests in the US
(2024-07-24). UN Body Calls for Release of Qatar Whistleblower. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Abdullah Ibhais. | © Private | (Geneva) — Qatari authorities should immediately free a Jordanian former media manager for the 2022 men's World Cup, Abdullah Ibhais, after a United Nations committee determined that he has been arbitrarily detained for nearly three years, FairSquare, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch said today.Ibhais, a former media manager for the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, Qatar's World Cup organizing committee, was arrested in 2019, months after voicing concerns over the treatment of migrant workers on World Cup construction proj…
(2024-07-24). Belarus: Three years after their arbitrary arrest, Viasna members must be immediately released. fidh.org
aljazeera.com (2024-07-24). In Bangladesh, protests are no longer about the quota system
(2024-07-24). Streets turn into rivers as Typhoon Gaemi sweeps over Philippines. aljazeera.com As the storm heads towards Taiwan, the island closes schools, cancels flights and suspends trains and ferries.
(2024-07-24). Syria and Turkey: A path to reconciliation, or a defeat of the opposition? aljazeera.com Anti-Syrian riots in Turkey and protests in Syria are a symbol of a period of flux in relations between the countries.
sahanjournal.com (2024-07-24). 'A new level of hope': Black, Indian voters react to Kamala Harris' move to top of ticket
(2024-07-24). US Allocates $101 Million To Boost Democracy, Counter Terrorism in Pakistan. themedialine.org
(2024-07-24). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net En varios países continúan realizándose actividades para expresar apoyo al pueblo palestino y condenar el genocidio que comete Israel.
(2024-07-24). Esteban Lazo encabeza delegación cubana que asistirá al Funeral de Estado del Secretario General del Partido Comunista de Vietnam (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Esteban Lazo Hernández llegó este 24 de julio a la República Socialista de Vietnam, para asistir al Funeral de Estado del Secretario General del Partido Comunista de Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong; y trasladar, en nombre del Partido, el Estado, el Gobierno y de nuestro pueblo, las más sentidas condolencias ante la partida física de este entrañable amigo de Cuba.
(2024-07-24). Narendra Modi celebra su victoria en las elecciones generales. telesurtv.net Narendra Modi necesitará el apoyo de otros partidos para gobernar, algo inédito en sus anteriores mandatos.
(2024-07-24). Irán inicia etapa de calificación de candidatos a elecciones. telesurtv.net Tras el proceso de investigación, el Ministerio del Interior anunciará los candidatos finales el 11 de junio, y los calificados tendrán 15 días, del 12 al 26 de junio, para llevar a cabo sus campañas electorales.
(2024-07-24). ONU condena más de 500 asesinatos de palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Más de 500 palestinos han muerto desde el 7 de octubre en actos de violencia en la ocupada Cisjordania vinculados al asedio del Ejército israelí de ocupación en Gaza.
(2024-07-24). Presidente de Siria recibe a canciller de Irán. telesurtv.net Ambos políticos debatieron sobre el estado de las relaciones bilaterales, así como el avance de la agresión de Israel en la Franja de Gaza.
(2024-07-23). A call to the July 24 demonstration: Take forward the fight against genocide and war! wsws.org Netanyahu and the Israeli regime are guilty of war crimes, for which they must be held accountable. But the invitation extended by the Democrats and Republicans in Congress for Netanyahu to speak at a joint session exposes the real relationship between US imperialism and Israel.