By Khalid Ibrahim, executive director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) an independent, non-profit organisation that promotes freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly in the Gulf region and its neighbouring countries. Saudia Arabia, a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), continues its crackdown on human rights. The HRC, consisting […]
Rescuers say cannot keep up with air strikes battering Syria’s Ghouta
Middle East Monitor | – – Rescuers in Syria’s eastern Ghouta said the bombing would not let up long enough for them to count the bodies, in one of the bloodiest air assaults of the seven-year war. Warplanes pounded the rebel enclave on Saturday, the seventh day in a row of a fierce escalation by […]
Despite Trump Surge, Taliban Attack Afghan Army Post, Killing 18 Soldiers
TeleSur | – – A bomb attack also took place in the capital Kabul killing at least one person. Islamic State group in Afghanistan claimed responsibility. Taliban militants have attacked an Afghan army post and killed 18 government soldiers, the defense ministry said Saturday, while a suicide bomber in the capital killed one person and […]
Grievance Politics for Insecure Majorities: Trumpism Worldwide
By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – It’s about propping up “besieged majorities” in multiethnic countries. Washington and New Delhi are having a mutual lovefest these days. Donald Trump is popular in India — where only 17 percent of the population considers the president “intolerant,” compared to a global average of […]
Buddhist Burma Bulldozing Muslim Rohingya Villages: Satellite Photos
TeleSur | – – Human rights groups that fear the Burmese government is destroying crime scenes before any credible investigation takes place. Satellite imagery shows at least 28 Rohingya villages have been leveled between December and February. However, reports produced by some human rights groups place the figure at 55. Myanmar’s military, aided by Buddhist […]
Ahed Tamimi: father speaks of his pride as Palestinian activist prepares for trial
Emma Heywood | (The Conversation) | – – Popular resistance against the Israeli presence in the West Bank, be it violent or peaceful, is a constant feature of life in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. With no money and little international support, Palestinian activists put their own lives at risk and sacrifice their well-being to fight […]
New South African Gov’t to Cut ties with Israel over Apartheid toward Palestinians
Middle East Monitor | – – South Africa has been a staunch ally of the Palestinian struggle and regularly spoken out against the atrocities committed by the Israeli government The South African government is intending to cut diplomatic ties with Israel in protest of its treatment of the Palestinian people, the country’s Science and Technology […]
In Irony, Ahmedinezhad calls for Free Elections in Iran
Middle East Monitor |- – Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose 2009 re-election prompted mass unrest over alleged vote rigging, has called for “free” presidential and parliamentary elections in an open letter to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Reuters reports. Khamenei backed Ahmadinejad after his return to power kicked off protests in which dozens of […]
Saudi dreams of an anti-Iran Axis with Israel Evaporating: Khashoggi
Middle East Monitor | – – The well-known Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi confirmed that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince has started a relationship with Israel and tried to pressure the Palestinians to accept the so-called “deal of the century”. However, this approach has floundered. Khashoggi was speaking during a seminar in Istanbul hosted by the “Riwaq […]
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