2025-12-13: Sudan Roundup

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Mong Palatino (2025-12-13). A Filipino journalist pushes back against red-tagging and disinformation by taking on Meta. globalvoices.org The petition aims to compel tech platforms to review how they handle human rights issuesGlobal Voices Journalist Cong Corrales (middle) was joined by his lawyers in filing a case against Meta in May 2023 for its alleged failure to observe his data subject rights. This

UMMID (2025-12-13). Narendra Modi, and Duties vs Rights. ummid.com What Modi is telling in his letter is the way of suppressing the concept of 'right' which is clear in his policy of relegating the religious minorities to second class status, coining the term Urban Naxals for the public intellectuals among others.

ecns.cn (2025-12-13). The Nanjing Massacre: 88 years on, remembering history and praying for peace. ecns.cn On December 13, 1937, Japanese invading forces captured Nanjing and carried out a massacre that lasted more than forty days, an atrocity that shocked the world then, and still does to this very day.

UMMID (2025-12-13). Israel leads as 2025 ends as deadliest year for Journalists: RSF. ummid.com Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in its latest report said the year 2025 is ending as the deadliest year for journalists with majority of them killed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IDF) in Gaza.

RFE RL (2025-12-13). Putin Decree Forces Foreigners Seeking Russian Residency To Sign Army Contracts Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Svetlana Osipova, Yelizaveta Surnacheva, Abdulla Zhusupaliev, Systema and Azattyq Asia | Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a little-publicized decree last month that requires many foreign men who seek permanent residency or citizenship to sign a contract with the military in the midst of Moscow's war against Ukraine, an RFE/RL State-run and privately owned Russian media outlets have made almost no mention of the requirement, which is highly unusual in international practice, since Putin signed…

Observer Research Foundation (2025-12-13). The Golan Heights: From Demilitarization To A Pursuit Of Peace Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Kabir Taneja and Samidha Jain | The dramatic collapse of the Ba'athist Syria under the Bashar al-Assad government in December 2024 triggered a dramatic recalibration of the Golan Heights' status in West Asia. Israel rapidly asserted military control over the remaining Syrian portions of the territory, leaving little space for ambiguity in its strategic calculus. | Benjamin Netanyahu asserts the stance that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) presence in the region acts as a

F18News (2025-12-13). Russia: Buddhist's Retrial, Protestant Pastor's Appeal Fails Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Victoria Arnold | A Moscow Buddhist is due to stand trial a second time on charges of distributing "false information" about the Russian Armed Forces, after an appeal court overturned his conviction and 8-year prison sentence. At his original trial, Ilya Vasilyev had asked for a public defender. The judge's refusal to allow this constituted a violation of his right to a defence, Moscow City Court found on 22 October. | Prosecutors accused Vasilyev, director of the Moscow Zen Centre, of "Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for reason…

en.mehrnews (2025-12-13). Israeli forces launch new attacks on southern Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) — Israeli forces carried out renewed attacks on southern Lebanon, including artillery shelling and naval fire, in a continued violation of the ceasefire agreement and UN Security Council Resolution.

_____ (2025-12-13). US senator's revelations show Israel does not investigate war crimes against journalists; US and international community must step in. Lauren Wolfe

Reuters (2025-12-13). Biden administration briefly withheld some intelligence from Israel during Gaza war, sources say. haaretz.com U.S. intelligence officials briefly withheld live drone feeds and limited Israel's use of some targeting information during the Gaza war over concerns about civilian casualties and alleged mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners, resuming sharing only after Israel provided assurances…

ecns.cn (2025-12-13). Large, unmanned jet makes maiden flight. ecns.cn China, on Thursday, launched the maiden flight of a new type of large, multifunctional unmanned jet that can undertake both civilian and military tasks.

Staff (2025-12-13). ANPP reajusta su período de sesiones ante complejo escenario nacional, priorizando agenda legislativa y económica. cubadebate.cu En un contexto marcado por múltiples desafíos, la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular (ANPP) de Cuba se prepara para celebrar su Sexto Período de Sesiones de la Décima Legislatura, el próximo 18 de diciembre, bajo un formato y una agenda significativamente reajustados.

ecns.cn (2025-12-13). Northwestern China's Qinghai shows major ecological recovery, tapping potential for green power. ecns.cn Northwestern China's Qinghai Province, once strained by heavy human activity, is seeing substantial ecological recovery and positioning itself as a major clean-energy base supporting the country's green transition.

ICRC (2025-12-12). Sudan: Reaching people in dire need as crisis deepens. icrc.org In Sudan, civilians are suffering immeasurably, with no way out in sight. No other war today is driving more people into displacement, severe hardship and a daily struggle to survive.

MDORE (2025-12-12). Consultancy Opportunity Programme & Advocacy Support for East Africa and the Horn of Africa. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is launching a call for applications to recruit a consultant to support the Africa Desk's programmes and advocacy work in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, particularly with regard to Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia. Title of the mission : Consultancy — Programme Support & Advocacy for East Africa / Horn of Africa Type of mission : Strategic programme support, coordination & human rights advocacy Estimated duration : 5-month (…) | – |

newarab (2025-12-12). UN chief to meet Sudan's warring parties in Geneva. newarab.com Since April of 2023, the Sudanese army and the paramilitary

Susan Abulhawa (2025-12-12). A path forward for Palestinian resistance. workers.org The following remarks were delivered by internationally renowned and award-winning Palestinian author and poet Susan Abulhawa to the Muwatin's 30th Annual Conference, "The Impact of the Genocide in Gaza on the Future of the World and the Reading of the Palestinian Question" on Dec. 3, 2025. I want to talk . . . |

Noise Against Genocide, NAG (2025-12-12). Friday 12/12: Protest against the israeli consulate in SF. indybay.org israeli consulate – 456 Montgomery St SF…

Jeffrey St. Clair (2025-12-12). Gaza Diary: They Bulldozed Mass Graves and Called It Peace. counterpunch.org A synecdoche is a figure of speech where an individual event is used to represent the whole story. You'd be hard-pressed to find a more exact and unnerving synecdoche for the Israeli genocide in Gaza than turning the strip's largest hospital into an unmarked mass grave. The 98 bodies discovered at Al Shifa Medical Complex were deeply buried under dirt, debris and garbage.. Some were elderly. Some young. Some showed signs of being shot at close range. Some showed signs of being shot at close range. Several had bullet holes in the skull. The bodies excavated from earlier mass grave sites at Al-Shifa and Nasser hosp…

Skwawkbox (2025-12-12). Political prisoner's mum asks hunger strikers to eat or Starmer will let them die. thecanary.co A large crowd of supporters of the 'Filton 24' anti-genocide protesters held for more than a year without trial as political prisoners by the Starmer regime, and of the eight of them who are on hunger strike in protest, gathered again outside Downing Street on Thursday, 12 December to demand an end to Keir Starmer's […] | By

corinna barnard (2025-12-12). Jonathan Cook: Israel's Biggest Con. consortiumnews.com Israel has created a false death toll debate that relates only to those who were killed directly by its bombs and gunfire — not the genocide it is waging by other means. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net The biggest con trick…

Animal Healthcare Workers Against Genocide (2025-12-12). Sunday 12/14: Animal Healthcare Workers Against Genocide Webinar. indybay.org Zoom | zoom.us/meeting/register/W9oBIrwwSeinSUJ…

Human Rights Watch (2025-12-12). Rule of Law Backsliding in France. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Riot police barricade, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, December 8, 2018. | © 2018 Human Rights Watch | On December 9, CIVICUS Monitor, a nongovernmental group assessing civic freedoms globally, downgraded France's civic space from "narrowed" to "obstructed."The downgrade is the result of years of attacks on civic space, marked by "escalating police violence, surveillance practices, and arrests of protesters, targeting of journalists, and persistent restrictions on fundamental rights," according to CIVICUS. The French government is also increasingly using heavy-handed administrative me…

Phil Pasquini (2025-12-12). UN Human Rights Day for Immigrants is on ICE. indybay.org Human Rights activists observing Human Rights Day rallied at San Francisco City Hall to show support for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights signed in Paris in 1948, stressing the need now more than ever for its application in an era seeing a rise in Fascism.

aljazeera (2025-12-12). Why do 27 states want to change Europe's human rights convention? aljazeera.com Politicians say ECHR out of date while opponents argue human rights at risk.

Yasmine Louanchi (2025-12-12). Hong Kong Should Immediately Release Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan. fidh.org On the occasion of the World Human Rights Day, civil society organisations, including FIDH and OMCT within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call the Hong Kong government to immediately release Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan. The authorities must stop suppressing individuals who exercise legitimate human rights work.
Joint NGO World Human Rights Day Statement_Hong Kong Should Immediately Release Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheu… by obsdefenders | – |

Yasmine Louanchi (2025-12-12). Ethiopia: Systematic repression of human rights defenders exposes the failure of Post-2018 Reforms and reveals the urgent need of protection. fidh.org On International Human Rights Day, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH) warns of an alarming escalation of repression in Ethiopia, as a new report published today reveals widespread patterns of arbitrary detention, torture, enforced disappearances, killings and exile targeting human rights defenders (HRDs) and journalists.
Paris – Geneva, 10 December 2025. The report called « The Illusion of Progress: Ethiopia's human rights defenders under attack » is (…) | – |

Ed Sykes (2025-12-12). When did the Nobel Peace Prize become a tool for US resource grabs? thecanary.co Regime-change pusher María Corina Machado getting the Nobel Peace Prize should make it clearer than ever that the award is just another tool for Western resource grabs in the Global South. But when did that start? Has it always been this awful? The Nobel prize may talk a good game about peace, human rights, and […] | By

____ (2025-12-12). UN finds Venezuela's National Guard committed crimes against humanity. devdiscourse.com Officials of Venezuela's Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) have committed serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity for more than a decade, according to a new report released by the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

ALEX (2025-12-12). Labour's employment manifesto betrayal was pointless. thecanary.co On the evening of 10 December, Conservatives and cross-bench peers voted to block Labour's Employment Rights Bill in the Lords. Instead, the peers backed a Conservative proposal for a review of Labour's plan to remove the compensation cap in cases of unfair dismissal. The news comes just two weeks after Labour dropped the guarantee of […] | By

Daniel Warner (2025-12-12). International Law and U.S./Trump Egocentrism. counterpunch.org What should be done about Donald Trump and the U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Oceans? Should we really be quibbling about who ordered the second strike on the survivors of the boat off the coast of Venezuela? By quibbling, "there's a risk … of losing sight of the forest for the tree, because the broader campaign is really problematic," an International Crisis Group expert told Robert Tait in The Guardian. Beyond the questions of who ordered the second strike or whether the drone strikes violated guidelines in U.S. military manuals, the larger issue is whether international law was violated.

aljazeera (2025-12-12). Fourteen Palestinians, including children, die in Gaza amid Storm Byron. aljazeera.com Desperate Gaza families already displaced by Israel's war face deadly collapses and freezing conditions as storm hits.

____ (2025-12-12). Gaza's Displaced Battle Floods Amid Shelter Shortages. devdiscourse.com Hundreds of thousands of Gazans are grappling with serious flooding as torrential rains swamp the region, severely affecting makeshift shelters. The UN International Organization for Migration revealed on Friday that essential materials like sandbags and timber are unable to reach the enclave.

Mike Tucker (2025-12-12). Deadly flooding in Southeast Asia reveals social catastrophe. themilitant.com SYDNEY — Monsoon rains and tropical storms caused massive floods and landslides, which devastated much of Southeast Asia since late November, leaving some 2,000 dead and over 1 million displaced. Buildings and farmland, including whole towns, have been destroyed, and roads, rail lines and other infrastructure torn up. While capitalist politicians and the media were quick to blame "climate change," many working people have pointed to actions by governments and capital that turned this weather event into a social disaster. | "The government is to blame for the rising death toll due to the lack of response," S…

Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch. (2025-12-12). In The Wake Of Trump's 'Peace Deal', 200,000 Displaced In DR Congo. popularresistance.org About 200,000 people were forced to flee their homes in the South Kivu province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), under attack by the M23 militia backed by Rwanda, which only days before had signed a US-brokered peace deal with the DRC. | On December 10, the M23 reportedly advanced into Uvira, to which the provincial administration had relocated in March 2025 after South Kivu's official capital, Bukavu, was occupied by Rwanda's proxy force. | With a population of over half a million, Uvira is a crucial commercial hub and a strategic gateway to the Greater Katanga region, hosting one…

aljazeera (2025-12-12). Aerial video shows the devastation from Indonesia floods, landslides. aljazeera.com Nearly a million people have been displaced after flood waters devastated three provinces in Indonesia, including Aceh.

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-12-12). The Empire Is Scrambling To Fully Dominate Latin America, And Other Notes. thealtworld.com US forces have When asked what would be done with the oil, President Trump told the press, "We keep it, I guess." | Meanwhile Chuck Schumer

Sana Khan (2025-12-12). U.S. Strategy Shakeup Forces Tough Questions on Germany and Japan. moderndiplomacy.eu A startling moment at a Berlin security conference captured the anxiety now spreading across U.S. alliances. When the U.S. ambassador to NATO suggested Germany should one day take over as Supreme Allied Commander Europe, German officials appeared stunned. For decades, U.S. leadership in NATO has been a given. Now, Washington's new National Security Strategy signals …

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2025-12-12). Baby dies of exposure in Gaza as Israel blocks reconstruction. electronicintifada.net Israeli forces raid UNRWA headquarters, uproot olive trees in West Bank.

newarab (2025-12-12). UN-sanctioned migrant smuggler killed in western Libya. newarab.com Ahmed Oumar al-Fitouri al-Dabbashi, nicknamed Ammu, was killed in the western city of Sabratha when security forces raided his hideout. The raid came in response to an attack on a security o…

____ (2025-12-12). Maharashtra Legislature Enforces Strict Measures After Assembly Scuffle. devdiscourse.com The Maharashtra legislature's privileges committee proposed strict measures after a scuffle during the monsoon session, recommending a two-day 'civil custody' for two political supporters and banning their entry into Vidhan Bhavan for the rest of the assembly's duration until 2029.

Janatan Sayeh (2025-12-12). Iranian Baluch separatist factions establish Popular Fighters Front coalition. longwarjournal.org Iranian Baluch separatist factions have formed a new coalition known as the Popular Fighters Front (JMM), presenting themselves as a unified movement against the Islamic Republic of Iran. The coalition's manifesto outlines its constituent groups, including PADA Baluch, Harakat-e Nasr, Jaish al Adl, the Mohammad Rasulullah network, and independent fighters, and frames its mission as defending the "dignity, culture, and political identity" of the Baluch people while appealing to broader Iranian opposition forces. JMM has already claimed responsibility for a December 2025 attack in Zahedan that left four of Iran's I…

John Hardie (2025-12-12). Ukraine says it has regained ground from Russian forces in Kupiansk. longwarjournal.org Ukrainian forces appear to have regained ground in and around the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, giving Kyiv a much-needed victory amid setbacks elsewhere on the battlefield and in peace negotiations.

Jared Sacks (2025-12-12). Israel blends ethnic cleansing and human trafficking. electronicintifada.net South Africa has taken the wrong decision by withdrawing visa exemptions from Palestinians.

àìlà∂f Andra Proppé (2025-12-12). Labour gov't in UK weakens crucial right to trial by jury. themilitant.com LONDON — The Labour government in the U.K. is looking to restrict the fundamental right of an accused person to be tried by a jury of their peers. This right is deeply in the interests of all working people. The government is also proposing to remove the automatic right of appeal. | Justice Secretary David Lammy reported the proposals to Parliament Dec. 2, seeking to cut in half the number of jury trials in England and Wales and replace them with court cases of just one judge. | The proposals limit the right to jury trials to crimes that would carry sentences of more than three years on conviction, and for…

Mnar Adley, Alan MacLeod, MintPress News. (2025-12-12). Stop The Hate UK: The Shadowy Israel-Aligned Group Targeting Mintpress. popularresistance.org A prolific writer who has penned 28 pro-Israel articles in the past two months alone, Sawer asked the British Palestinian journalist to respond to pro-Israel pressure group Stop The Hate U.K.'s campaign for him to be prosecuted for "anti-Semitic hate crimes." | Abul-Essad's "crime" was attending an October 2024 demonstration in London protesting an event featuring former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert speaking on the future of Gaza — a case that the Metropolitan Police have already looked into and dismissed. | Sawer has previous connections to Stop The Hate U.K.

UN News (2025-12-12). UN Warns Of 'Regional Conflagration' As DR Congo Violence Uproots 500,000. eurasiareview.com By Vibhu Mishra | More than half a million people have now been uprooted by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the UN said on Thursday, warning that the M23 rebel offensive is driving a rapidly worsening humanitarian emergency. | The UN's Deputy Spokesperson said Secretary-General António Guterres was "deeply alarmed" by the surge in attacks across South Kivu, where what's officially known as the Alliance Fleuve Congo/Mouvement du 23 mars (AFC/M23) has advanced into several towns since 2 December. | The UN and Security Council have repeatedly described the majority-Tutsi M23…

Staff (2025-12-12). "A Force of Terror" : Rep. Delia Ramirez on ICE Abuses & Her Push to Impeach DHS Chief Kristi Noem. democracynow.org Democratic lawmakers repeatedly called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign as they confronted her on Trump's immigration crackdown during a heated House Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday. We speak with Congressmember Delia Ramirez, who reiterated her call during the hearing for Noem to resign and announced that she would begin taking steps for her impeachment. | The Department of Homeland Security is "operating as a criminal organization" under Noem's leadership, Ramirez tells Democracy Now! "She thinks that she is above the law as long as Republicans are…

The Canary (2025-12-12). Hunger strikers' supporters send a dripping red message to Lammy. thecanary.co Two supporters of the Prisoners for Palestine hunger strikers took their message direct to David Lammy's office on 12 December. The hunger strike is approaching its seventh week, and there's still no response from the British government. So activists from the group took action against the Ministry of Justice. At 8am, using re-purposed fire-extinguishers, they […] | By

EDWIN (2025-12-12). TNPA, WASAA SOC Ltd agreement signed and sealed to operate LPG terminal at Durban's port. sanews.gov.za TNPA, WASAA SOC Ltd agreement signed and sealed to operate LPG terminal at Durban's port | The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has signed a 25-year Terminal Operator Agreement with WASAA CEF SOC Ltd to develop and operate a new liquefied petroleum gas terminal at the Port of Durban's Island View Precinct. | With an investment value of approximately R1.4 billion, the execution of the project is crucial for advancing South Africa's Just Energy Transition programme, which aims to shift the gas sector from fossil fuels to cleaner energies whilst supporting the decarbonisation of key sectors. | Speaking at t…

Gabisile (2025-12-12). Court ruling safeguarding commuters and stabilising taxi industry welcomed. sanews.gov.za Court ruling safeguarding commuters and stabilising taxi industry welcomed | The Western Cape Mobility Department has expressed its support for the recent ruling by the Western Cape High Court regarding the case involving the MEC for Mobility and the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and others. | The court's decision on Wednesday has made permanent an earlier interim order aimed at reducing violence, intimidation, and illegal operations within the minibus taxi industry. | The provincial department said the ruling was a significant step towards protecting commuters and restoring stability in the sector.

The Independent (2025-12-12). Europe decries 'political war' over new U.S. national security strategy. independent.co.ug BRUSSELS | Xinhua | European politicians and analysts are accusing Washington of waging a "political war" on Brussels after U.S. President Donald Trump's administration unveiled a new national security strategy, pledging support for "patriotic European parties" and aiming to "cultivate resistance" to the continent's current direction. The 33-page document, traditionally issued once per presidential term, …

WiBOPM (2025-12-12). UNITE HERE Local 1 and Supporters Rally at Hilton Madison Monona Terrace to Fight for Just Union Contract. wibailoutpeople.org UNITE HERE Local 1 Photos from December 10, 2025 Yesterday, workers of the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace spoke out about their struggle to afford basic necessities — food, housing, and healthcare. According to the report released this week: 33% of surveyed workers said they or someone in their household have skipped medical services because they …

Dave DeCamp (2025-12-12). Nobel Peace Prize Winner Who Wants the US To Attack Venezuela Says US Helped Her Escape. news.antiwar.com Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who wants the US to attack her country to oust President Nicolas Maduro, has traveled to Norway to receive her Nobel Peace Prize and said that she had help from the US to flee Venezuela. "Yes, we did get support from the United States' government," Machado said at …

en.mehrnews (2025-12-12). Iraqi pres. thanks Iran's support for his country. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) — Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid has attached great importance to his country's relations with Iran, stressing Baghdad's opposition to any hindering of those bilateral ties with Tehran.

Eurasia Review (2025-12-12). NATO Secretary General Visits Berlin. eurasiareview.com On 11 December 2025, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Berlin for meetings with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. | In a joint press conference with the German Chancellor, the Secretary General thanked Mr. Merz for Germany's contributions to NATO and its steadfast support to Ukraine. Mr. Rutte continued: "Germany is leading by example and sending an important signal. A signal that Europe is ready to take on more responsibility (…), that burden sharing is not just a slogan, but a concrete commitment. And a signal to any adversary that NATO remains strong, u…

eng.belta.by (2025-12-12). New construction regulations to expedite implementation of promising projects in Belarus' regions. eng.belta.by According to Maria Mazhinskaya, the legal framework has been conceptually updated and now relies on three main principles: affordable capital, demand for support mechanisms and the minimization of time investment by businesses.

The Canary (2025-12-12). PETA crashes university meeting over sepsis experiments on mice. thecanary.co PETA supporters stormed the Senate meeting at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) on 11 December. They held signs reading "QMUL: End Cruel Sepsis Experiments" and "Mice are not lab equipment! They are thinking, sensitive individuals." Ineffective experiments And they called on the university to stop torturing mice in cruel and ineffective sepsis experiments. PETA Senior […] | By

nosihle (2025-12-12). Law enforcement intensifies operations for festive season. sanews.gov.za Law enforcement intensifies operations for festive season | At least 800 National Road Traffic Law-Enforcement Officers, supported by various other law enforcement agencies, will be deployed throughout the festive season to monitor compliance with traffic regulations and maintain safety. | "We began the law enforcement operations in November at an intensified pace. It's been a year-long campaign, and we have increased our efforts in November and December and will continue doing so through to the end of January," Deputy Minister of Transport Mkhuleko Hlengwa said on Friday. | He was addressing members of the media…

Leia Larsen (2025-12-12). A huge cache of critical minerals found in Utah may be the largest in the US. grist.org A Utah company says it has unearthed a massive deposit of minerals crucial for building electric vehicles, semiconductors, satellites, magnets, and more. | Ionic Minerals Technology, or Ionic MT, found its Silicon Ridge mine is chock-full of critical minerals and rare earth elements. According to Andre Zeitoun, Ionic MT's CEO and founder, the newly discovered supply could support initiatives to electrify transportation and bolster defense, all while reducing dependence on foreign markets. | Silicon Ridge's deposit of critical and rare earth minerals is suspended in clay, not hard rock, making it easier to extr…

Our Reporter (2025-12-12). Kyagulanyi Accuses Museveni of Entrenching Poverty to Maintain Power. plusnews.ug The National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential Candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has accused President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of deliberately keeping Ugandans in poverty as a strategy to maintain his grip on power. Addressing supporters at Bundikahungu Primary School in Bundibugyo District on Thursday, Kyagulanyi criticised what he described as the government's long-standing failure to prioritise value …

Asad Ali (2025-12-12). Britain Can No Longer Hide Behind The Myth Of A Bilateral Kashmir OpEd. eurasiareview.com The Westminster Hall debate of 10 December 2025 on "Government support for self-determination in Kashmir" was not just another parliamentary formality. It felt like a rare moment when MPs from across the political spectrum confronted a truth successive governments have long avoided: Britain's stance on Kashmir is no longer morally defensible, diplomatically credible or historically honest. For decades, the UK has clung to the line that Kashmir is a "bilateral issue" between India and Pakistan. But almost every MP who spoke in the debate—Labour, SNP, Liberal Democrat, Independent and even some Conservativ…

newarab (2025-12-12). Tucker Carlson visits wounded Palestinian refugees in Qatar. newarab.com American journalist Tucker Carlson released footage of himself visiting Palestinian refugees in Qatar on Thursday, alongside stinging criticism of Israel and the United States' support for it. | The conservative political commentator showed clips of his visit in the latest episode of the The Tucker Carlson Show titled "Why Are We Defending Mass Murder in Gaza? Because Our Greatest Ally Demands It". | "Among so-called 'civilised governments'. No one has behaved like Israel has behaved in Gaza in a very long time – 80 years at least," Carlson said. | "It's almost unbelievable. Tens of thousands of children killed,…

Mark Engler (2025-12-12). Learning from Myles Horton's legendary career in social movements. wagingnonviolence.org

Farrell Greenwald Brenner (2025-12-12). A New Domestic Violence Hotline Aims to Stop People From Doing Harm. truthout.org When a Maryland domestic violence shelter launched a new hotline last year, staffer Lashell Mack found it "a bit jarring" at first. She and her co-workers had been initially skeptical of the idea. "We all had concerns," Mack said. That's because this hotline isn't for survivors of domestic violence — it's for their partners, who use violence in their relationships. When House of Ruth… |

Waging Nonviolence (2025-12-12). How the pro-Palestine Movement is outsmarting the Algorithms. juancole.com ( On a Tuesday night in November 2023, a few weeks after an Israeli airstrike on Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City killed at least 471 Pal…

aljazeera (2025-12-12). Israel approves 19 new West Bank settlements in major annexation push. aljazeera.com Palestinian officials warn Israel's new settlement plan accelerates annexation, deepens violence across occupied area.

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