Category: Global
Occupation Forces Repress Palestinians Fighting Land Grabs in the Northwestern West Bank
Occupied West Bank, Palestine – Palestinian protests against Israeli settlement expansion and land confiscations in the northwestern regions of the occupied West Bank are frequently being met with violence by Israeli forces who are also conducting violent and often deadly raids on a near-daily basis.…
Movement Spawns from Greek Government Plans to Close Eleonas Refugee Camp
Athens, Greece – Following the final decision of the Athens City Council on July 4 to proceed with the evacuation of the Eleonas refugee camp, communities of migrant residents are left in a very difficult position. The Municipality of Athens and the Ministry of Immigration…
Israeli Raid on Nablus Kills Two Palestinians and Wounds Many
Nablus, Occupied West Bank, Palestine – Two Palestinians were killed and at least 12 were wounded during a large-scale Israeli military raid on the northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus at dawn on July 24. Armed clashes went on for nearly four hours after…
Palestinians Speak Out During Biden’s Visit
Bethlehem, Occupied West Bank, Palestine – United States President Joe Biden visited the Palestinian territories in mid-July 2022 and met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. During a televised speech with Abbas, Biden publicly stated support for an independent Palestinian state. To gather the pulse of…
South African Water and Electricity Supply Crises Grow After Deadly KZN Riots and Floods
As the global climate change steadily increases, so too have its negative effects on the overall health of the world’s living species and their environments. Global temperatures measured in the first-half of 2022 alone have only confirmed this pattern as this year is yet again…
Indigenous Official and British Journalist Murdered in Brazilian Amazon
Amazonas, Brazil – On June 5, 2022, the suspicious disappearance of Bruno Araújo Pereira, an Indigenous affairs official and rainforest advocate, and British journalist Dom Phillips, made the main newspapers in Brazil and the world, triggering a national and global alert. The insecurity and backlash…