(2025-12-03). RF Kuang drops out of UAE lit fest amid BDS Sudan boycott call. newarab.com 
(2025-12-03). Reality Check: Burhan's Wall Street Journal piece misses more than half of Sudan's tragedy. moderndiplomacy.eu It was an interesting editorial choice by the Wall Street Journal to give General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the platform of an op-ed piece on their pages. His article tells less than half of the story and can only be seen as a ploy by the general and …
(2025-12-03). Amnesty: RSF committed war crimes in Sudan's Zamzam camp. newarab.com 
(2025-12-03). Fighting intensifies in oil-rich southern Sudan. newarab.com 
Fighting intensified in southern Sudan's North Kordofan region on Tuesday as residents in The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been battling Sudan's army since April 2023 ⚪ The takeover in Darfur was a…
(2025-12-03). Hillary Clinton wants to gaslight young people about Israel's genocide but she's too late. thecanary.co Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton fears the independence of younger generations. And in a vomit-worthy new interview, she has launched a desperate attack on them in defence of Israel's genocide in Gaza. Zionist neoliberal warhawk Clinton has a track record of trying to gaslight people about the genocide (and the occupation of Palestine more generally). […] | By
(2025-12-03). Greens deputy Mothin Ali to visit hunger strikers in prison. thecanary.co Green party joint deputy leader Mothin Ali will visit the 'Filton 24' hunger-striking political prisoners today. Amu Gib and Qesser Zuhrah have been held in Bronzefield prison for more than a year without trial after being accused of direct anti-genocide action against privately-owned spy planes at RAF Brize Norton last year. Ali will visit Zuhrah […] | By
(2025-12-03). London Solidarity Thousands March for Gaza UK Hunger Strikers. thinktank.pk Thousands filled the streets of London on the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, demanding justice for Gaza and urgent action for UK hunger strikers held on remand. Protesters carried powerful messages — "End the genocide," "Support our hunger strikers," and "Holocaust survivor descendants against Gaza genocide." Speakers accused global powers of …
(2025-12-03). Europe Marks International Day Of Solidarity With Palestine. popularresistance.org The Palestine solidarity movement in Europe again brought record numbers to the streets on the UN's International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, November 29, reaffirming demands for an end to government complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine. Hundreds of thousands marched across the region, with demonstrations in London and Rome each reaching an estimated 100,000 participants. | "On this day, people around the world express their support for the inalienable rights that are currently denied to Palestinians: the right to live free from discrimination, the right to…
(2025-12-03). U.S. Democrats in Congress Are Out of Touch With Constituents on Israeli Genocide. worldbeyondwar.org 
Genocide denial is needed for continuing to appropriate billions of dollars in weapons to Israel, as most legislators have kept doing. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-12-03). X's Location Disclosure Undermines User Safety. hrw.org Click to expand Image | X rolled out a new feature called "About your account" as seen displayed on iPhone, November 23, 2025. | © 2025 Andre M Chang/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock | Since November 21, social media company X has been rolling out a new feature called "About this account," which displays information about users that was previously not publicly disclosed. This includes the country where an account was created, is based, the date it joined X, and username changes.The company says the feature is intended to verify authenticity and improve transparency, but it raises serious concerns about user p…
(2025-12-03). France: Macron Should Address Repression in China Visit. hrw.org Click to expand Image | French President Emmanuel Macron and China's President Xi Jinping during the official welcoming ceremony in Beijing on April 6, 2023. | © 2023 Sipa via AP Images | (Paris) — French President Emmanuel Macron should privately and publicly stress the importance of human rights in Sino-French relations during his visit to China from December 3 to 5, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. Macron's visit is one of several top-level engagements between European and Chinese leaders amid the complex and shifting geopolitical relationships among Europe, China, and the United States.Presi…
(2025-12-03). Mexico City: New Era for People with Disabilities and Older Persons. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Members of the Parliament of People with Disabilities organized by the Mexico City Congress, where for the first time a bill was presented to reform civil legislation to include the right to full legal capacity. | © 2023 Communications Office of the Mexico City Congress…
(2025-12-03). The Latest Judicial Guidance on AI: White text, bias, fakes, hallucinations, the use of AI by litigants in person and lawyers. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Guidance for Judicial Office Holders (31 October 2025) In the introduction this Guidance note announces that "It updates and replaces the guidance document issued in April 2025", which shows the speed at which AI is developing. It "sets out key risks and issues associated with using AI and some suggestions for …
(2025-12-03). Tunisian police detain leading human rights defender. newarab.com 
Tunisian police on Tuesday arrested prominent opposition lawyer and longtime human rights defender Hammami is among at least 40 individuals, including politicians and business figures, who were handed down sentences of between two and 45 years in prison in the same case. | Rights groups including Human Rights Watch and A…
(2025-12-03). becomes Israeli NGOs say past two years most destructive for Palestinians since 1967. haaretz.com A joint report by 12 Israeli human rights organizations documents rising fatalities, mass displacement, settlement expansion and harsh military policies have turned 'extreme practices to become operational and policy norms' across Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem…
(2025-12-03). Israel Will Reopen Rafah Border Crossing — Only for Palestinians to Leave. truthout.org Israel has announced it will reopen the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in the next few days as part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. However, the border will only open in one direction: for Palestinians to exit. Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says the move validates fears that Israel's goal is to "continue the ethnic cleansing of Gaza." This comes as a coalition… |
(2025-12-03). What France and Haiti Saw in the Declaration That America Didn't. whyy.org France and Haiti saw powerful possibilities in the Declaration's language about rights and equality, but those possibilities felt threatening inside the early United States.
(2025-12-03). US: ICE Arrest at FIFA Event Spotlights Dangers for World Cup. hrw.org Click to expand Image | General view of the MetLife stadium during the Club World Cup in East Rutherford, New Jersey, US, July 8, 2025. | © 2025 Pamela Smith/AP Photo | (New York) — The arrest and return of an asylum seeker who took his children to the Club World Cup soccer tournament final on July 13, 2025, raises serious concerns about the safety of noncitizens attending the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today.In May, Human Rights Watch wrote to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the World Cup organizer, to express concerns about the risks…
(2025-12-03). Solidarity on Trial in Greece. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Protesters hold signs outside a Greek court in Mytilene, January 13, 2023, in support of 24 activists who were prosecuted for helping rescue migrants and asylum seekers in the Mediterranean Sea. | © 2023 MANOLIS LAGOUTARIS/AFP via Getty Images…
(2025-12-03). Malawian Disability Rights Advocate Honored. hrw.org (New York) — Hilda Macheso, a Malawian disability rights advocate, is the 2025/2026 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights, Human Rights Watch announced today on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. | Click to expand Image | Hilda Macheso presenting at the 10th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in Yerevan, Armenia, September 2024. | © Private | Macheso is an emerging advocate for the rights of young people with disabilities in Malawi. She has played a key role in strengthening na…
(2025-12-03). UAE-backed paramilitary forces abduct political commentator in southwestern Yemen. cpj.org Washington, D.C., December 2, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate release of political commentator Adel al-Nazili, who rights groups and a family member say was abducted on November 18 from his home in Al-Mokha, southwestern Yemen, by the National Resistance Forces (NRF), paramilitary forces loyal to the internationally-recognised government and…
(2025-12-03). Israeli culture minister threatens Tel Aviv cinema budget over Human Rights film festival. haaretz.com The Israeli government is targeting the Solidarity Human Rights Film Festival, scheduled to open Thursday at Tel Aviv's Cinematheque. The minister alleges the festival is supported by 'anti-Israeli' organizations, naming groups including the Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Forum and Breaking the Silence…
(2025-12-03). Lessons from the Montgomery Bus Boycott Seventy Years On. progressive.org The current movement against the fascist regime in the United States can learn from Black resistance, including the famed bus boycott during the Civil Rights Movement.
(2025-12-03). Global AI Boom Triggers New Memory-Chip Supply Chain Crisis. moderndiplomacy.eu A worldwide shortage of memory chips is intensifying as artificial intelligence expansion collides with constrained semiconductor production. From Japan to China to Silicon Valley, both AI giants and consumer-electronics makers are scrambling to secure dwindling supplies of DRAM, flash memory, and high-bandwidth memory (HBM). Prices have doubled across several product segments since February, according to …
(2025-12-03). Putin, U.S. envoy meeting ends with no compromise plan for Ukraine. independent.co.ug 
MOSCOW | Xinhua | A five-hour meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff that ended after midnight on Wednesday failed to produce a compromise plan for settling the Ukraine crisis. Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov on Wednesday described the conversation as "extremely useful, constructive and highly informative," saying that …
(2025-12-03). Civilians Flee As the Fight Between M23 and FARDC Instensifies. plusnews.ug 
Fierce fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and coalition forces has forced civilians in parts of South Kivu province to flee to Rwanda since Tuesday, local sources have said. The clashes, which erupted on Monday, have spread across several areas including …
(2025-12-03). How to stand up to ICE: Lessons from Chicago and Charlotte. therealnews.com 
ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agencies have turned immigrant neighborhoods in Chicago, IL, and Charlotte, NC, into open-air hunting grounds, snatching people off streets, out of parking lots, and in front of their children. But in each city, federal forces have also faced strong grassroots resistance. In this episode of The Marc Steiner Show, Marc speaks with organizers from Charlotte and Chicago, Miguel Alvelo Rivera and Andrew Willis Garcés, about the on-the-ground reality of President Trump's immigration raids and the ways communities are organizing and mobilizing against them. | Guest: | Miguel…
(2025-12-03). Sarah Everard inquiry makes disgraceful suggestion that MORE cops are needed. thecanary.co The Angiolini Inquiry, commissioned in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard, yesterday released its second report. It highlighted massive and continuing failures within the police force regarding violence against women and girls (VAWG). This included the fact that a quarter of forces lack even basic policies on sexual offences among their officers. Inquiry […] | By
(2025-12-03). Trump Commands Venezuela's Heavens Closed. counterpunch.org 
US President Trump ordered the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela "closed in its entirety" on November 29. Yet the US has as much legal and moral authority to shutter the skies over Venezuela as the Venezuelans have to close the putting greens at Mar-a-Lago. Yes, that's ridiculous — but not any more so than Washington's phony
(2025-12-03). How Tubas became a strategic West Bank battleground for Israel. newarab.com 
Israeli military forces re-entered Tubas governorate in the northern occupied West Bank on Monday, less than 24 hours after concluding The renewed incursion, which included
(2025-12-03). Gaza death toll exceeds 70,100 since October 07. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) — The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has said that Israeli forces have killed 70,117 Palestinian people in the enclave since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 07, 2023.
(2025-12-03). Israel carried out more than 2,140 attacks in the West Bank in November. plenglish.com Ramallah, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) Israeli security forces and settlers carried out 2,144 attacks against Palestinian property and the population in the occupied West Bank in November, an official source reported today.
(2025-12-03). La Via Campesina Condemns Attacks Against Member Organisation In Palestine. popularresistance.org On the first of December, the Israeli occupation forces raided the offices of La Via Campesina's member organization in Ramallah and Hebron. Military units have sealed off the entire area, blocking all roads leading to the offices and preventing any movement toward the sites. | The forces have detained our members inside the buildings, subjecting them to harsh and humiliating treatment, while conducting violent searches throughout the premises. Several of the members have been arrested and are now detained. | The raid included the destruction and confiscation of all office contents, including computers, hard driv…
(2025-12-03). ICC Has Taken 'Confidential' Measures To Protect Court From US Sanctions. popularresistance.org International Criminal Court (ICC) officials on Monday said the court is implementing countermeasures to protect the court from US sanctions, but they will remain confidential to ensure their effectiveness. | The officials spoke in The Hague on the first day of the annual meeting of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), which is made up of representatives from 125 countries that have ratified the ICC's founding Rome Statute. | The gathering is taking place at a time of unprecedented threats to the court, prompted mostly by its investigation into Israeli officials over alleged war crimes in Gaza and the occupied P…
(2025-12-03). Fog Of Bullshit: Racist Clowns, Liars and Psycopaths. commondreams.org 
The surreal and deadly lurches on. In the last, frantic, script-flipping week, MAGA went from threatening to kill Dems who reminded troops to obey the law to scurrying to parse or ignore the news their macho, bungling Secretary of War Crimes evidently blew apart (at least) two guys in the water for no reason – an action universally deemed either murder or war crime, but def against the law. Now see Kegseth et al thrash, bluster, scapegoat the other guy. Trump doctrine: Deport, raze, blame, kill first; think (sic) later. Most notably, a flailing presidency of "malevolence tempered by incompetence" – Cue the bo…
(2025-12-03). Sheikh Hasina's Future After Death Penalty. ummid.com In the wake of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) verdict for the death penalty for Sheikh Hasina, will her political career come to an end on the road?
(2025-12-03). Libya war crimes suspect makes first appearance at ICC. newarab.com 
A Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, 47, sat impassively dressed in a dark blue jacket and light blue shirt, confirming his name and date of birth before the three-woman judging panel. | He stands accu…
(2025-12-03). Hegseth distances himself from deadly boat strike. peoplesworld.org 
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Tuesday, Dec. 2, that he "did not personally see survivors" before a deadly second strike on what he claimed, with no proof whatsoever, was a boat carrying drugs in the Caribbean on Sept. 2. "I had to go to another meeting and had no time to continue watching," he …
(2025-12-03). High Court blocks Netanyahu nominee to lead Sde Teiman abuse leak inquiry. haaretz.com Justices say former judge is not a senior civil servant as the court required. One said that his temporary appointment raises concerns that he would act as 'the minister's emissary' and increases the risk of the probe becoming politicized…
(2025-12-03). UN chief Guterres says Israel's conduct of war in Gaza 'fundamentally wrong'. newarab.com 
There was something "fundamentally wrong" with how Israel conducted its military operation in the "I think there was something fundamentally wrong in the way this operation was conducted with total neglect in relation to the deaths of civilians a…
(2025-12-03). Naqoura talks: Trojan Horse of economic and political normalization. tehrantimes.com BEIRUT—The Lebanese government's decision to appoint former ambassador Simon Karam, a civilian with openly political positions, to lead the Lebanese delegation in the so-called Military Technical Committee meetings in Naqoura is not a procedural adjustment. Rather, it is a political landmine.
(2025-12-03). Lebanon, Israel civilian officials hold first talks in decades. newarab.com 
Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks in decades on Wednesday, as part of a The meeting took place at the
(2025-12-03). Amid funding threats, Philly's Mazzoni Center marks World AIDS Day by recommitting to the fight. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Doctors and public health experts in Philadelphia and from around the country are calling on local communities and the federal government to continue support for HIV prevention and treatment programs at a time when funding for such initiatives is under debate. | The Mazzoni Center, an LGBTQ-focused health care organization based in South Philly, marked the 38th World AIDS Day this week with a virtual panel event of experts focused on improving access to care, including Dr. A…
(2025-12-03). Ola Electric deploys 250-member taskforce to clear service backlogs, signals major after-sales overhaul. devdiscourse.com Ola Electric has initiated a major service reboot, deploying a 250-member rapid-response team across the country to address its after-sales backlogs and stabilise customer support, as per company sources.
(2025-12-03). Kyagulanyi Urges Luwero Residents to Turn Massive Rallies into Election Victory. plusnews.ug 
The National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi has urged residents of Luwero District to translate the overwhelming support at his rallies into votes in the upcoming general elections. On Tuesday, Kyagulanyi campaigned in Luwero, addressing rallies at Zirobwe Town Council, Kalule Trading Centre, and Kyegombwa SDA playground. His presence attracted large crowds, with …
(2025-12-02). HKSAR gov't's support fund for Wang Fuk Court reaches 300 mln U.S. dollars. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced that as of Tuesday noon, public donations to the "Support Fund for Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po" had reached HK$2 billion (about $260 million). Together with the HK$300 million in seed funding provided by the government, the fund now totals approximately HK$2.3 billion.
(2025-12-03). UN Tourism chief offers full support for Iran's plan to develop intl. investment guide. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The UN Tourism chief has praised Iran's recent institutional reforms and investment initiatives, saying the agency is ready to help prepare an international guide for tourism investment in the Islamic Republic.
(2025-12-03). China backs all efforts aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) — China supports everything aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine and supports the signing of an all-encompassing and long-term peace agreement, Chinese Foreign Minister says.
(2025-12-03). "It's time to Take Back Power" – two young people deliver ultimatum to Starmer. thecanary.co 
Two supporters of Take Back Power delivered an ultimatum letter to the Prime Minister on 2 December. It demands that the government take necessary action to address spiralling wealth inequality in the UK. Take Back Power is a new nonviolent civil resistance group demanding that the UK government establish a permanent citizens' assembly — a […] | By
(2025-12-03). Uganda reaffirms support for ICC amidst global challenges. independent.co.ug 
The Hague, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | Minister of Justice Norbert Mao has said that despite the attacks against the International Criminal Court (ICC), its judges and officials across the world, Uganda remains a strong supporter of the court In a significant diplomatic engagement on December 2nd 2025 at the World Forum in The Hague, Norbert Mao, …
(2003-12-25). Pakistan women secure 13-run win over Bangladesh. tribune.com.pk 
Pakistan Women U19 registered a thrilling 13-run win over Bangladesh Women U19 in the first T20 at the Cox's Bazar Academy Ground on Wednesday. The second T20 of the five-match series will be played at the same venue on Friday, 5 December. | After opting to bat first, Pakistan posted 88 all out in 19.4 overs, a total built largely around captain Eman Naseer's composed 30 off 41 balls. Her 66-minute knock, marked by patience and control on a challenging surface, held the innings together as wickets fell at regular intervals. | Areesha Ansari provided valuable support with 22 off 23 balls, including a four and a…
(2025-12-03). "No room for fear" : broad antifascist front confronts far-right violence in Croatia. peoplesdispatch.org 
Tens of thousands of people in four Croatian cities took to the streets on Sunday, November 30, responding to a call from the initiative "We stand united against f…
(2025-12-03). Authorities arrest leader of violence in northern Mexico. plenglish.com Mexico City, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) The results of the security strategy implemented by the Mexican government continue to be evident following the arrest of 11 members of a criminal cell, including Roberto "N", a major instigator of violence in Chihuahua.