The dissatisfaction of Brazilians across the country was reinforced as the populace voted against the current President Jair Messias Bolsonaro (PL – Liberal Party) last week. However, the results were so close between Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT – Workers’ Party) that…
Silwan, Occupied East Jerusalem, Palestine – Large murals of eyes, faces and flowers have been painted on the walls of dilapidated hillside homes and easily visible to Jewish settlements with intent to draw attention to the displacement of Palestinians.
Painted in the occupied East Jerusalem…
Al-Nabi Samuel, Palestine – Every Friday for the past two months in the Palestinian village of al-Nabi Samuel, Israeli forces have been suppressing vigils organized by Palestinian residents. Just six miles northwest of occupied Jerusalem, Nabi Samuel is one of several villages that the Israeli…
Athens, Greece – In late August, Pakistani migrant Wares Ali, 52, died from heart failure inside Eleonas Refugee Camp as medical personnel have left hundreds without healthcare as part of the authorities’ strategy of displacement. Ali had been in the camp on the outskirts of…
Occupied West Bank, Palestine – A day after a ceasefire ended Israel’s deadly Operation Breaking Dawn on August 7, Israeli forces conducted a raid on Nablus using missiles and heavy weaponry to target a house where Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, the commander of Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, was…
Athens, Greece – Two things have been steady and invariable in Greece the last decades, the fine weather and nepotism. Even as the first starts to change due to the climate crisis, the second seems untouchable and intact. Once again, members of the Mitsotakis/Bakoyannis family lead the…
Ribeirão Preto, Brazil – While social inequality and police violence in Brazil continue to thrive, community activists embark on their quest to retake the commons for the arts. Ribeirão Favel’Arte, a non-profit artistic and cultural festival organized by Coletivo CriAtiva, in partnership with members of…
