In an increasingly interconnected world, the rise of far-right ideologies is not confined by borders. One such ideology is āHindutva,ā a form of Brahminical supremacy originating in India, propagated by the paramilitary organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which has been making its presence felt globally.…
For the first time in its relatively short history, the Republic of South Africa is no longer a de facto one-party state. This coming after a heavily contested 2024 South African election held on May 29 that saw a larger number of voters turning against…
Khan Younis, Gaza, Palestine — Nearly two dozen critically ill children were evacuated from the ravaged Gaza Strip and brought to Egypt for medical treatment on June 27. This was the first medical evacuation of Palestinians since May when Israel closed the Karem Abu Salem…
A year after the Pylos shipwreck, one of the deadliest shipwrecks in modern history, relatives and survivors protest in Athens. Some of the survivors say a Greek Coast Guard vessel attempted to tow the fishing boat carrying 750 refugees and migrants and caused the shipwreck.
Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Gaza, Palestine — Nearly 300 Palestinians were killed and over 700 wounded during a large-scale Israeli military operation to recover four hostages held by Hamas in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on June 8. Gaza’s health ministry said 64 children,…
Tijuana, Mexico ā In the heart of downtown Tijuana, less than a kilometer from the San Yisidro Port of Entry and blocks away from the most popular nightlife and tourist areas of the city, migrants rest on the stairs of a cafĆ© while passersby lean…
A large rally led by students in Greece's capital city Athens began shortly after 7 p.m. outside the Rectorate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Students from all over the world spoke.
South Africa made history by filing charges against Israel for "committing genocide in manifest violation of the Genocide Convention," at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). These charges were filed in response to Israelās actions in the ongoing Israeli-Gaza war, which has so far killed over 35,000 Palestinians and displaced nearly all of Gazaās 2-plus million residents.
Over the last two years, the persecution of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has increased to terrifying levels. Whether due to violent rhetoric from the state or political parties, or direct assaults by petty militiamen, the safety of all Syrians in Lebanon is imperiled.
With mainstream…
After years of economical problems Argentina entered a new phase of a full-scale economic crisis. āPeople don’t have enough to eat, wages are low and there is a lot of inflation,ā taxi driver Claudio SuĆ”rez summed up the current situation. On the way to the…
Al-Shaboub Refugee Camp, Gaza — From inside a refugee camp in southern Gaza, displaced Palestinians spray painted messages of thanks to students and protesters at Columbia University and the masses of American universities for their support of Palestine and the Gaza Strip. “We cherish what…
EspĆrito Santo, Brazil — Providing an update from Brazil, we look at new happenings in four stories that Unicorn Riot has explored in the past; post-slavery commemorations, police killings, Bolsonaro’s legal troubles and the murder of Councilmember Marielle Franco.
Celebrating the Queimado Insurrection
Days of…
Khan Younis, Gaza, Palestine — Ahmed Abu Daqqa made a DIY shelter in front of where his family’s home was bombed by Israel after making the trek from Rafah to his hometown of Khan Younis. Among 1.7 to 2 million Palestinians internally displaced because of…
āWelcome to the Utopian Gigafactory,ā reads a banner hung across a path in a Brandenburg Forest outside Berlin, Germany. At the end of the path, Teslaās -very real- Gigafactory is visible behind the trees. The banner has been hung by activists of the āTeslastoppenā (Stop…
Heavy fighting erupted in 2023 between the Congolese Army and several armed groups, most notably the M23 militia, escalating an already disastrous situation. Thousands have been killed, and hundreds of thousands have been displaced. At present, there are 7.1 million displaced people in the Democratic…
