newarab(2024-03-13). Israel jails 'overcrowded' as it plans for more Palestinians.newarab.com Israeli jails are planning to receive thousands of During a meeting with representatives from the Israeli ministries of defence and national security, the Israeli army and intelligence presented estimates that thousands of Palestinians would be arrested despite the lack…
Gabisile(2024-03-13). SA stands by decision to file lawsuit against Israel.sanews.gov.za SA stands by decision to file lawsuit against Israel | South Africa has no regrets about becoming the first country to file a lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to end its "deadly and relentless genocidal bombardment" of Gaza. | This is according to Deputy President Paul Mashatile who attended a question and answer session in the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday. | Speaking in Parliament, Deputy President Mashatile said the United Nations estimates that more than 30 000 Palestinians, including over 10 000 children, have been killed. | "Over 70 000 have been injured while…
Staff(2024-03-13). MP-MLA court sentences Mukhtar Ansari to life imprisonment.muslimmirror.comVaranasi : A Special Varanasi court sentenced gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari to life imprisonment in a three-decade-old fake gun license case on Wednesday, March 13. The MP-MLA court of judge Awanish Gautam also slapped a fine totaling Rs 2 lakh on Ansari under various penal provisions, district government counsel Vinay Singh said. He said the case …
Staff(2024-03-13). UP's Hapur court gives life sentences to ten in Qasim lynching case.muslimmirror.comHAPUR : A court in UP's Hapur district on Tuesday convicted all ten persons accused in the 2018 mob lynching case and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The court of Additional District Judge Shweta Dixit, after hearing both parties, convicted 10 people of killing 45-year-old Qasim and assaulting Samaideen ,62, on a false rumour of …
Staff(2024-03-13). UP's Hapur court gives life sentences to ten in Qasim lynching case.muslimmirror.com HAPUR : A court in UP's Hapur district on Tuesday convicted all ten persons accused in the 2018 mob lynching case and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The court of Additional District Judge Shweta Dixit, after hearing both parties, convicted 10 people of killing 45-year-old Qasim and assaulting Samaideen ,62, on a false rumour of …
News Desk, The Cradle.(2024-03-12). UNRWA Staffers Tortured By Israeli Troops To Falsely Admit 'Hamas Links'.popularresistance.org An unpublished report from UNRWA said some of its employees released from Israeli detention were tortured into falsely stating that the agency has Hamas links and that staff took part in the 7 October attacks, Reuters reported on 9 March. | The testimonies are contained in a report by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reviewed by Reuters and dated February 2024. | "Agency staff members have been subject to threats and coercion by the Israeli authorities while in detention and pressured to make false statements against the Agency, including that the Agency has affiliations with Hamas."
albawaba(2024-03-12). Rifaat al-Assad to stand trial in Switzerland for war crimes.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Swiss attorney general office (OAG) said on Tuesday that Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will stand trial in Switzerland for for war crimes and crimes against humanity.The attorney general's office released a statement saying that Rifaat al-Assad is "charged with ordering homicides, acts of torture, cruel treatments and illegal detentions in Syria in February 1982" during the conflict between the Syrian Armed Forces and Islamist opposition.The statement continued: "The war crimes and crimes against humanity he was being charged with had taken place within the context of t…
Democracy Now!(2024-03-12). Democracy Now! 2024-03-12 Tuesday.democracynow.org Headlines for March 12, 2024; "Haiti Needs Peace": PM Ariel Henry Announces He Will Resign, Transitional Council to Take Charge; Aid Worker in Gaza: The Only Barrier to Delivering Supplies Is Israel. The U.S. Must Pressure Its Ally; U.N. Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Urges Arms Embargo & Sanctions on Israel over War Crimes in Gaza; Immigrants Held in Private Northwest Detention Center Report Death, Suicide Attempts Amid Crackdown | Headlines for March 12, 2024; "Haiti Needs Peace": PM Ariel Henry Announces He Will Resign, Transitional Council to Take Charge; Aid Worker in Gaza: The Only Barr…
Staff(2024-03-12). Immigrants Held in Private Northwest Detention Center Report Death, Suicide Attempts Amid Crackdown.democracynow.org At one of the largest for-profit immigrant detention centers in the country, human rights advocates report, there were two suicide attempts Monday, just hours apart. The privately run Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, the site of multiple hunger strikes to protest inhumane conditions over the years, also reported 61-year-old Charles Leo Daniel from Trinidad and Tobago died at the facility last week. He had been detained for about four years and was in solitary confinement at NWDC when he was found unresponsive Thursday in what is suspected to be another suicide. This all comes as a federal judge blocked Washi…
Democracy Now!(2024-03-12). Democracy Now! 2024-03-12 Tuesday.democracynow.org Headlines for March 12, 2024; "Haiti Needs Peace": PM Ariel Henry Announces He Will Resign, Transitional Council to Take Charge; Aid Worker in Gaza: The Only Barrier to Delivering Supplies Is Israel. The U.S. Must Pressure Its Ally; U.N. Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Urges Arms Embargo & Sanctions on Israel over War Crimes in Gaza; Immigrants Held in Private Northwest Detention Center Report Death, Suicide Attempts Amid Crackdown | Headlines for March 12, 2024; "Haiti Needs Peace": PM Ariel Henry Announces He Will Resign, Transitional Council to Take Charge; Aid Worker in Gaza: The Only Barr…
newarab(2024-03-12). Israel jails 'overcrowded' as it plans for more Palestinians.newarab.com Israeli jails are planning to receive thousands of During a meeting with representatives from the Israeli ministries of defence and national security, the Israeli army and intelligence presented estimates that thousands of Palestinians would be arrested despite the lack…
Amy Goodman(2024-03-12). Ariel Henry Announces Plans to Resign Amid Rising Opposition in Haiti.truthout.org Unelected Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced he plans to resign amid rising opposition in Haiti, where a coalition of armed groups opposing the de facto leader have declared an uprising, led mass jailbreaks and taken over the country's airport. At an emergency meeting with international actors in Jamaica, the regional bloc CARICOM has reportedly proposed a plan to set up a seven-member… |
Staff(2024-03-12). "Haiti Needs Peace": PM Ariel Henry Announces He Will Resign, Transitional Council to Take Charge.democracynow.org Unelected Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced he plans to resign amid rising opposition in Haiti, where a coalition of armed groups opposing the de facto leader have declared an uprising, led mass jailbreaks and taken over the country's airport. At an emergency meeting with international actors in Jamaica, the regional bloc CARICOM has reportedly proposed a plan to set up a seven-member presidential panel that would appoint a new interim prime minister. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the panel would only include Haitians who support the deployment of a U.N.-backed security force, a policy sup…
MEE staff(2024-03-12). Columbia University sued over suspension of Palestinian and Jewish student groups.middleeasteye.net Columbia University sued over suspension of Palestinian and Jewish student groups | The university suspended the student groups in November, but the lawsuit says the institution breached established protocols | | Pro-Palestinian protesters participate in an 'All out for Palestine' rally outside Col…
albawaba(2024-03-12). Elon Musk challenges OpenAI with open-sourcing his xAI chatbot Grok.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Days after he filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, arguing they left behind their open-source strategy for profit, Elon Musk has stated that in a post on X (formerly Twitter) his artificial intelligence firm xAI plans to make its ChatGPT competitor "Grok" available to the public in open-source this week.Earlier this month, Musk had filed a complaint against Microsoft-backed OpenAI, which he co-founded in 2015 before departing shortly after three years according to Reuters. OpenAI responded by publishing emails that revealed Musk was backing a proposal to establish a for-profit firm and favored a merger with…
Staff(2024-03-12). Headlines for March 12, 2024.democracynow.org Haiti's PM Ariel Henry to Resign After Losing Support of Washington, Gaza Health Officials: Israeli Forces Have Killed 400 Aid Seekers, Israel Blocks Aid Truck Bound for Gaza Because It Contained Medical Scissors, U.S. Intelligence Head: Gaza War Will Have "Generational Impact on Terrorism", Israeli Groups Accuse Netanyahu Gov't of Failing to Abide by ICJ Ruling on Aid, UNRWA Says Israel Tortured & Waterboarded Staffers, Leading to False Confessions, India Enacts Anti-Muslim Citizenship Law Ahead of Election, Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead After Giving Evidence in Lawsuit, Trump Suggests…
Zoya Teirstein(2024-03-12). US Government Seeks Immunity From 27 Lawsuits Related to PFAS Contamination.truthout.org The United States government said it is immune to 27 lawsuits filed by local and state governments, businesses, and property owners over the military's role in contaminating the country with deadly PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals." The lawsuits are a small fraction of the thousands of cases brought by plaintiffs all over the country against a slew of entities that manufactured, sold… |
A Guest Author(2024-03-12). Urgent call to action! Demand medical care for political prisoner, Leonard Peltier.workers.org The following appeal was issued by the Leonard Peltier Official Ad Hoc Committee on March 8, 2024. Dear supporters, Leonard Peltier is still in need of urgent medical care. Your efforts, along with the strong advocacy of Leonard's legal team and the Ad Hoc Committee, got the attention of the . . . |
teleSUR(2024-03-11). Haiti: The Car Is on Fire and There ¥s No Driver at the Wheel.telesurenglish.net Haiti is in the hands of gangs and chaos. The armed groups seek the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry and prevent his return to the nation. | RELATED: | Clashes between criminals and the police spread throughout the capital in strategic places such as the presidential palace and different prisons, which have taken and released prisoners. | The health service and medical care is in a deplorable state, with gangs looting hospit…
teleSUR(2024-03-11). Rosario City Plagued by Criminal Violence in Argentina.telesurenglish.net On Monday, Argentina woke up in turmoil following the death of a taxi driver and a gas station employee, who were murdered by drug trafficking gangs in the port city of Rosario. | RELATED: | Previously, gang leaders announced the random killing of workers as a way to pressure Santa Fe Governor Maximiliano Pullaro, who imposed "Bukele-style" controls in the prisons of his province after taking office. | The inmates, who de…
teleSUR(2024-03-10). Venezuela Joins in "Deep Prayer" for Palestine at Ramadan Month.telesurenglish.net A released statement by the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, expresses the joy and congratulations to the entire Muslim community for the beginning of the Ramadan, the holy month for Muslim people this Sunday, March 10. | RELATED: | "Venezuela joins in the hope of a holy Ramadan, standing in solidarity, in a special way and in deep prayer, with the Palestinian People, so that the Gracious and Merciful God covers them with abunda…
A Guest Author(2024-03-12). Urgent call to action! Demand medical care for political prisoner, Leonard Peltier.workers.org The following appeal was issued by the Leonard Peltier Official Ad Hoc Committee on March 8, 2024. Dear supporters, Leonard Peltier is still in need of urgent medical care. Your efforts, along with the strong advocacy of Leonard's legal team and the Ad Hoc Committee, got the attention of the . . . |
Israeli jails are planning to receive thousands of During a meeting with representatives from the Israeli ministries of defence and national security, the Israeli army and intelligence presented estimates that thousands of Palestinians would be arrested despite the lack…
At one of the largest for-profit immigrant detention centers in the country, human rights advocates report, there were two suicide attempts Monday, just hours apart. The privately run Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, the site of multiple hunger strikes to protest inhumane conditions over the years, also reported 61-year-old Charles Leo Daniel from Trinidad and Tobago died at the facility last week. He had been detained for about four years and was in solitary confinement at NWDC when he was found unresponsive Thursday in what is suspected to be another suicide. This all comes as a federal judge blocked Washi…
Unelected Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced he plans to resign amid rising opposition in Haiti, where a coalition of armed groups opposing the de facto leader have declared an uprising, led mass jailbreaks and taken over the country's airport. At an emergency meeting with international actors in Jamaica, the regional bloc CARICOM has reportedly proposed a plan to set up a seven-member presidential panel that would appoint a new interim prime minister. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the panel would only include Haitians who support the deployment of a U.N.-backed security force, a policy sup…
Columbia University sued over suspension of Palestinian and Jewish student groups | The university suspended the student groups in November, but the lawsuit says the institution breached established protocols | | Pro-Palestinian protesters participate in an 'All out for Palestine' rally outside Col…
The following appeal was issued by the Leonard Peltier Official Ad Hoc Committee on March 8, 2024. Dear supporters, Leonard Peltier is still in need of urgent medical care. Your efforts, along with the strong advocacy of Leonard's legal team and the Ad Hoc Committee, got the attention of the . . . | 