Category: Global
Greek Dockworkers and Solidarity Activists Block Military Cargo Bound for Israel
A militant mobilization by dockworkers at Greece’s Port of Piraeus prevented the trans-shipment of military grade steel destined for Israel on July 16. Hundreds of solidarity activists, labor unions, and student associations joined the action organized by members of the union ENEDEP (Union of Container…
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Questions Remain After Syria – Rojava Integration Deal
On March 10, 2025 the Syrian transitional government inked a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that will have them integrated into the Syrian military by the end of 2025. The agreement is part of wider efforts to unify and integrate all of…
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Israel Strikes Gaza’s Catholic Church Again, Kills Three
Gaza City, Gaza — Israel has once again bombed Gaza’s only Catholic Church, Holy Family, this time killing three and wounding at least 10 others, including Parish Priest Gabriel Romanelli, who suffered leg injuries.
The Israeli attack occurred in the late morning on Thursday, July…
Pro-Palestine Festival Artists Boycott Israel-Linked Company
Musicians speaking out against Israel has become a mainstream topic as artists are using famous festival stages to express their opposition against the ongoing genocide. Consequences followed swiftly, with Manchester’s RADAR cancelling Bob Vylan’s performance and Kneecap facing legal action after Glanstonbury. In the electronic…
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Gazans Make Diesel From Plastic Amid Genocide
Gaza City, Palestine — With the US-backed genocide of Palestinians in Gaza continuing unabated and the border crossings closed by Israel, the ingenuity and resolve of Gazans continues to shine amid the ethnic cleansing being waged on them. As no diesel or gasoline is allowed…
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Global March to Gaza Violently Repressed by Egyptian Authorities
Cairo, Egypt — Thousands of people departed Cairo on June 13 in an attempt to break the siege of Gaza and demand an end to the genocide of the Palestinian people by Israeli forces. The effort was led by the grassroots movement Global March to…
The 2025 Romanian Presidential Election This Sunday Could Change The Fate of Europe
The presidential elections are happening again in Romania, after the regular electoral cycle was annulled. The scourge of simmering hatred, bigotry and anti-democratic sentiments he gave voice to are now openly disseminated.
Christians in Gaza Remember Pope Francis
Gaza City, Palestine — For the few hundred Christians left in Gaza sheltering in churches, the news of Pope Francis’ passing on April 21 has been a hard blow. Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, had consistently stayed in touch with the Holy…
Ramadan Among the Rubble in Gaza: A Collection of Stories
Gaza, Palestine — For Palestinians in the bombarded Gaza Strip, the holy month of Ramadan was stained by genocidal acts perpetrated by Israeli forces for the second year in a row. In attempts to understand those continuing to practice their faith whilst surviving horrors, Unicorn…
Thousands in Gaza Protest War, Israeli Occupation and Hamas
Gaza, Palestine — Amid Israeli war crimes and acts of collective punishment against the civilian population in Gaza, thousands of Palestinians amassed in multiple gatherings in late March to protest the war, Israeli occupation and the rule of Hamas.
Grassroots-led protests sprung up in Beit…
A People on the Brink: Life and Death in Dheisheh Camp – PT. 2
The following is part 2 of our article series documenting conditions at Dheisheh refugee camp in the occupied Palestinian West Bank, where independent journalist and Unicorn Riot contributor Brendan Dunn, spent time in 2023 and 2024 collecting stories from Palestinian activists resisting the ongoing Israeli…
A People on the Brink: Life and Death in Dheisheh Camp – PT. 1
As the genocide in Gaza rages on, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank struggle to survive. 19 refugee camps in the West Bank are home to over 900,000 displaced Palestinian people expelled from their homelands. Dheisheh refugee camp is one of these camps, where Unicorn…
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Palestinian Christians in Gaza City Gather for Prayers Amid Israeli Bombardment
Gaza City, Palestine — Palestinian Christians gathered inside Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza’s Old City on April 13, 2025 to pray during Palm Sunday as Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza extends beyond 18 months. Gaza’s Christian community has come under threat as a low estimate…
‘I have no oxygen’ – Train Crash Leads to Greece’s Biggest Post-War Social Movement
Two years ago the deadliest train crash in Greek history happened. 57 people died after a passenger train collided with a cargo train. The crash occurred at Tempi, a rural area in between Athens and Thessaloniki. Most of the victims were young students traveling after…
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Israel Uses Food as a Weapon of War
Gaza, Palestine — Since 2007, Israel has imposed a land, air, and water siege on the Gaza Strip and restricted food entry. Over the last 17 months, that long-standing practice has only become more severe as Israel has used food as a weapon in its…
