(2023-12-27). Ukraine Has Civil Rights Problems that Relegate Russians to Second-class Status — US Expert. globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-27). Colombia's war crimes tribunal orders detention of two governors. colombiareports.com Colombia's war crimes tribunal ordered the detention of two governors and two governors for failing to cooperate with investigations into forced disappearances. The court ordered the arrest and detention of…
(2023-12-27). Teen Who Refused to Enlist Over Israel's "Revenge Campaign" Jailed for 30 Days. truthout.org A young Israeli man was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days behind bars for refusing to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces as it wages a genocidal assault on Gaza, a war the teen condemned as "a revenge campaign… not only against Hamas, but against all Palestinian people." Tal Mitnick, an 18-year-old from Tel Aviv, entered the Tel Hashomer enlistment center with other members of the Mesarvot Network — a… |
(2023-12-27). 2023 Has Been A Big Year For Climate Accountability In The Courts. popularresistance.org Climate litigation had a momentous year in 2023. Courts worldwide heard evidence and arguments at pivotal trials and hearings. Landmark rulings marked progress in holding governments to account for climate inaction or denial, and new climate cases continued to be filed. | With climate lawsuits now totaling nearly 2,500 worldwide, it is clear that courts have become a critical venue for seeking climate justice and accountability. | Here are some of this year's highlights. In a groundbreaking ruling in August, Judge Kathy Seeley of the First Judicial District Court of Montana found in Held v. State of Montana that…
(2023-12-28). Ecuador to build new prisons by January. plenglish.com In statements to Radio Centro, Palencia noted that they have talked with companies from Israel, Mexico and El Salvador, which have proposed financing plans to undertake the works. | She added that the new prisons might be located in the provinces of Pastaza and Santa Elena. | However, President Daniel Noboa said recently that among the locations would also be eastern Ecuador and Manabi. | Previously, Palencia had mentioned that the main problem for the construction of the prisons was the financing; however, the president noted that 70 million dollars a year are required for the penitentiary system to function pr…
(2023-12-27). Headlines for December 27, 2023. democracynow.org Death Toll in Gaza Tops 21,000; Israeli Drone Kills Six Palestinians in West Bank, As Egypt Proposes Ceasefire, Israel Says Attack on Gaza to Continue for "Many More Months", 80 Unidentified Palestinians Buried in Mass Graves in Rafah, Netanyahu Backs Expelling All Palestinians from Gaza, Israeli Soldier Dies from Fungal Infection in Gaza as Public Health Crisis Grows, Israeli Conscientious Objector Sentenced to 30 Days in Prison, Israel to Halt Automatically Granting Visas to U.N. Workers, Pentagon Intercept & Shoot Down 12 Houthi Drones in Red Sea, Ukraine Strikes Russian Warship in Crimea But Loses…
(2023-12-27). Tucker Carlson's Assange interview makes him the last big name in US journalism. infobrics.org Tucker Carlson has finally released the interview he had with Assange nearly two months ago, as the latter faces the final appeal against extradition to the United States, where the charges against him could easily result in life imprisonment or even the death penalty.
(2023-12-27). What We've Learned In 2023. popularresistance.org We have learnt this year that there is no crime so startling, so obvious and so visible to the whole world, that the United States and Israel are not willing to commit brazenly and openly. | The massacre of 20,000 people includes the killing of babies and infants, the deliberate shooting of pregnant women and toddlers, the murder of old ladies in church and the execution of prisoners stripped naked. | This is all justified as "Israel's right of self-defence". | We have also seen the increasing rise of fascism as western governments crack down on their publics in order to curtail political resistance to the genoci…
(2023-12-27). Update: Reiner Fàºellmich Speaks Out. His Personal Statement & Press Release From The Defence. expose-news.com Dr Reiner Fàºellmich has been imprisoned for almost 11 weeks now. He has written his own personal account, part one of which was read aloud on Bittel TV and translated. He had …