Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]
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In Escalation, Iranians in 23 Provinces join in National Strike, as Truckers, Shopkeepers Walk Out
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Protesters in Iran, including political prisoners had called for three days of national strikes beginning Sunday, and if reports and […]
Jordan’s official Oscar entry Farha grants the Palestinian Diaspora Permission to Narrate
By Suja Sawafta | – ( Middle East Monitor) – On 1 December, Netflix began streaming Farha (2021) worldwide, despite immense pressure directed at the […]
Iran: State-Backed Hacking of Activists, Journalists, Politicians (HRW)
Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Hackers backed by the Iranian government have targeted two Human Rights Watch staff members and at least 18 other […]
Half a million Ethiopian Migrants have been Deported from Saudi Arabia in 5 years – what they go through
By Girmachew Adugna, Addis Ababa University | – (The Conversation) – Tens of thousands of migrant Ethiopian workers have been forcibly repatriated from Saudi Arabia […]
Spike in Extrajudicial Executions by Israeli Police of Palestinian Youth
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The European Union has expressed its profound concern about the rash of extra-judicial killings by Israel of Palestinian young men, […]
Women are the Victors in Iranian Officials’ Trial Balloon on Abolishing the Morals Police
By Farhang Jahanpour | – Oxford (Special to Informed Comment) – Various Iranian and foreign news agencies have reported that Iran’s Prosecutor General has announced […]
If we Want to Limit Global Heating, the World Can’t go on Spending $10 Trillion a year on Energy
By Stephen Peake, The Open University | – The world’s energy bill for 2022 is set to be the highest ever, topping US$10 trillion (£8.3 […]
Unequal Mercy: The West’s Approach to Refugees
By Helen Benedict | – (Tomdispatch.com) – Almost anyone would agree that war is horrifying and peaceful countries should do their best to help its […]
52% of S. Dakota’s Electricity comes from Wind Power and other Green Energy Triumphs even in Red States
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – About 10% of the electricity generated in the US comes from wind installations. It isn’t nearly enough, either to fight […]
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