(2025-12-16). Sudan tops International Rescue Committee crises watchlist. newarab.com 
It is the third time in a row Sudan has headed the list, which was published on Tuesday. It highlights the 20 countries most at risk of new or worsened humanitarian emergencies. | "What the IRC is seeing on the ground is not a tragic accident. The world is not simply failing to respond to cris…
(2025-12-16). Iran condemns continued killing of Palestinians in Gaza. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) — Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei strongly condemned the continued killing and the genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, citing ongoing bombardments and the obstruction of humanitarian aid.
(2025-12-16). Exploiting A Massacre To Cover Up A Genocide. popularresistance.org The 15 innocent victims killed in Sunday's terrorist attack on a Hanukkah party at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia are being exploited by extreme Zionists in a bid to distract from Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. | Their memories are being used by the likes of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli as well as Australian officials, sections of the media and members of the public. | Instead of putting the blame on the only known perpetrators police have identified so far — the father and son shooters Sajid and Naveed Akram — Zionist extremists are implicating innocent citizens w…
(2025-12-16). 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.
(2025-12-16). Israeli 'Predator' Smartphone Spyware Exposed. popularresistance.org New research published by Amnesty International exposes the disturbing internal workings of Intellexa, and its constellation of digital espionage products. This includes 'Predator', a highly invasive resource linked to grave human rights abuses in multiple countries. Intellexa's menacing technology allows government customers to access target smartphones' cameras, microphones, encrypted chat apps, emails, GPS locations, photos, files, browsing activity, and more. It's just the latest example of an Israeli-linked spyware specialist acting with no consideration for the law — although one wouldn't know that fr…
(2025-12-16). Lifting The Veil On International Human Rights Day. popularresistance.org The notion that the "West," responsible for the most horrific crimes in the annals of human history, could somehow be associated with the defense of something they called human rights was always an obscene proposition. But with the assistance of the human rights industry, which is infused with Eurocentrism and white saviorism, the collective West was given ideological cover to continue its project of racist plunder and colonial fascism after fascist forces were partially defeated in Europe with the end of the second imperialist war in 1945. | Outside of Europe, in the colonized world where fascism was originally…
(2025-12-16). Trump Escalates Drug War, Declares Fentanyl a 'Weapon of Mass Destruction'. moderndiplomacy.eu U.S. President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated America's response to the fentanyl crisis by formally declaring the synthetic opioid a "weapon of mass destruction." The move, announced through an executive order signed on Monday, marks the first time a narcotic has been given such a designation and reframes fentanyl not just as a public health …
(2025-12-16). Karnataka Farmers in Crisis: BJP MP Blames Government Inaction. devdiscourse.com BJP MP Iranna Kadadi has charged the Karnataka government with negligence towards farmers, citing the absence of procurement centres as a cause of economic turmoil and suicides in the state. He raised these concerns during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha.
(2025-12-16). Alarm Over Suicides: Marital Woes Trigger Crisis. devdiscourse.com On Tuesday, IUML MP Harees Beeran expressed grave concerns over the staggering number of suicides tied to marriage-related issues in India. Citing NCRB data, he noted that 1,71,418 deaths in 2023 were attributed primarily to marital problems.
(2025-12-16). When Scripture Enters the Courtroom: Manusmriti, Criminal Justice and India's Constitutional Crisis. ummid.com India's constitutional framework rests on a foundational premise: Criminal Justice must be governed by enacted law and constitutional values, not by religious scripture or moral theology.
(2025-12-16). ISIL claims responsibility for deadly attack in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) — The ISIL terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack targeting forces affiliated with Abu Mohammad al-Jolani on the outskirts of Idlib, northwestern Syria, according to regional media reports.
(2025-12-16). Taiwan Warns It Can React Instantly if China Turns Drills Into a Surprise Attack. moderndiplomacy.eu Taiwan's defence ministry has warned lawmakers that the island faces a growing risk of a sudden Chinese attack masked as routine military drills. In a report submitted to parliament, the ministry said Taiwan's armed forces are prepared to respond immediately, even without direct orders from senior command, if China shifts from exercises to actual combat. …
(2025-12-16). Raids and Widespread Arrests in the West Bank. english.almanar.com.lb Israeli occupation forces arrested ten Palestinians in the early hours of Tuesday morning during raids across the governorates of Nablus, Tulkarm, Ramallah, and al-Bireh. The operations involved house searches, property damage, and field interrogations. In Nablus, local sources reported that Israeli occupation military vehicles stormed several neighborhoods. Forces raided homes in the al-Makhfiya neighborhood, ransacking …
(2025-12-16). Sanctions on Japan's former senior official announced. ecns.cn China announced countermeasures on Monday against a former senior official of Japan's Self-Defense Forces for colluding with "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, and stressed that the Taiwan question is a red line that must not be crossed.
(2025-12-16). Israeli forces raid West Bank as Gaza grapples with winter. newarab.com 
Israeli forces carried out a wave of raids across According to the Wafa news agency, Israeli troops raided multiple locations, including the city of Tubas and the nearby town of Tammun. Forces also stormed the town of Tuqu, southeast of
(2025-12-16). Lodha Developers and MRG Group Join Forces for Gurugram Real Estate Boom. devdiscourse.com Lodha Developers Ltd has announced a collaboration with MRG Group to introduce two ambitious real estate projects in Gurugram, with a projected revenue surpassing Rs 3,600 crore.
(2025-12-16). West Bank: Israeli occupation forces storm Silwad town, northeast of Ramallah. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-12-16). Police repress Indian farmers' protest against ethanol plant. peoplesdispatch.org Scores of people were injured after police attacked farmers protesting the establishment of an ethanol factory in Hanumangarh in India's Rajasthan province on Wednesday, December 10. | Security forces carried out baton charges and fired tear gas on the farmers when they tried to The farmers have been agitating against the proposed ethanol factory for over a year now. They believe that scarce canal water would be diverted…
(2025-12-16). Israel's all-seeing eye is the stealthiest cruelty of all in Gaza. responsiblestatecraft.org Discussions of the war in Gaza tend to focus on what's visible. The instinct is understandable: Over two years of brutal conflict, the Israel Defense Forces have all but destroyed the diminutive strip on the Mediterranean coast, with the scale of the carnage illustrated by images of emaciated children, shrapnel-ridden bodies, and flattened buildings.But underlying all of this destruction is a hidden force — a carefully constructed infrastructure of Israeli surveillance that powers the war effort and keeps tabs on the smallest facets of Palestinians' lives. Few people understand this system more deeply t…
(2025-12-16). Unit 731's crimes against humanity undeniable: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The National Archives Administration of China on Saturday published a batch of declassified Russia-provided archives on Soviet interrogations of the Japanese Unit 731 in Khabarovsk. The archives contain interrogation records of Unit 731 members and investigation reports on the unit's crime…
(2025-12-16). Justice for some: NDIS fraud punished, Robodebt crimes rewarded. independentaustralia.net 
(2025-12-16). 3 Iranian police officers killed in clashes with gunmen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) — Three Iranian law enforcement officers and one civilian were martyred during an armed confrontation at a security checkpoint in Fahraj County, southeastern Iran, local authorities announced.
(2025-12-16). XI International Conference "Educational Migration to Russia in the Context of Global Trends" russiancouncil.ru On December 11, 2025, RIAC in cooperation with RANEPA held the XI International Conference "Educational Migration to Russia in the Context of Global Trends"
(2025-12-16). Guerra en la sombra: Cómo la corrupción en Ucrania corroe la ayuda occidental. strategic-culture.su LR: El exdirector de la empresa estatal de energía nuclear de Ucrania, Energoatom, Petro Kotin, el ministro de Justicia, Herman Halushchenko, y el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky. Foto: Reuters | En el contexto de la confrontación militar en curso, Ucrania se ha visto plagada de una serie de escándalos de corrupción a gran escala que afectan a sectores clave, desde la adquisición de material de defensa hasta la energía. Estos acontecimientos se producen en un momento crítico, ya que los socios occidentales se reunieron en la cumbre del G7 en Canadá para reafirmar su apoyo a Kiev, al tiempo que exigían m…
(2025-12-16). A U.S. invasion of Venezuela would be slow, costly and a historic mistake. strategic-culture.su ByAndrew LATHAM | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Article Summary — Any U.S. war in Venezuela would be slow, costly, and stra…
(2025-12-16). Policy support urged to boost marriage rate. ecns.cn Experts have called for stronger policy and financial support for young people and enhanced efforts to eliminate workplace discrimination to foster a marriage-and birth-friendly society.
(2025-12-16). The Far Right Triumphs In Chile. popularresistance.org There was little doubt about the outcome of Chile's second round presidential election on December 14. After receiving overwhelming support from almost the entire Chilean right (which, if you add up their vote shares in the first round, represented the vast majority), José Antonio Kast will become Chile's next president. | In the first round, Jeanette Jara narrowly took first place with 26.85%, followed closely by Kast, who won 23.93% of the valid votes, thus securing his place in the runoff. In third, fourth, and fifth place were three right-wing candidates: center-right Franco Parisi (19.71%), libertarian Johan…
(2025-12-16). Narges Mohammadi unwell after 'violent' arrest: supporters. newarab.com 
(2025-12-16). ICC's Karim Khan Says 'Senior UK Official' Threatened Him. popularresistance.org The British chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, has accused a senior British government official of threatening to withdraw the UK's funding and support for the court if he pursued arrest warrants against Israeli leaders. | Middle East Eye understands the official to be the then foreign secretary and former prime minister David Cameron. | The allegation is contained in a statement submitted by Khan to the court which describes details of an alleged campaign of threats faced by the prosecutor in the leadup to his office requesting warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan…
(2025-12-16). The San Silvestre Race will be held to Commemorate the 67th Anniversary of the Revolution. radiohc.cu Havana, December 15 (RHC) — The iconic Ciudad Deportiva will host the traditional San Silvestre race on December 31st, organized by the Havana sports department, with technical support from the National Commission of Races and Walks Marabana-Maracuba (CNCCMM). | The event, part of the celebrations for the 67th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution, will take place along Vía Blanca, Primelles, Santa Catalina, and Boyeros avenues, starting and finishing in the facility's parking lot. | The official distance will be 10 kilometers, to be covered in five laps following the direction of traffic. The prepara…
(2025-12-16). Heroes Emerge Amid Sydney Terror Attack. devdiscourse.com A Sydney shopowner is being celebrated for disarming a gunman at a Jewish holiday event at Bondi Beach, while a couple and another man who perished confronting attackers are equally remembered for their heroism. Among the fallen is Reuven Morrison, 62, who attempted to halt the violence, according to his daughter.
(2025-12-15). Surprising Lessons for the U.S. Resistance to Trump: In Sudan's Recent History. scheerpost.com By Rebecca Gordon for Tom Dispatch Follow a line south and west from the Gaza Strip, continue through Egypt, and you'll end up in another place where a genocide is in progress. It's one we don't hear much about in the United States, probably because it's happening in an African nation, one of those places …
(2025-12-15). Tomgram: Rebecca Gordon, Sudan, the Forgotten Genocide. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Hold on a minute! I'll get to this introduction to TomDispatch regular Rebecca Gordon's latest superb piece as soon as I take the garbage down to the basement. Oh, wait, I can't carry a Somali (no less congressional …
(2025-12-15). Tracking Sudan's humanitarian crisis: By the numbers. aljazeera.com Nearly three years of war have displaced 14 million people and pushed 21 million into acute hunger.
(2025-12-15). Sudan: The Forgotten Genocide. worldbeyondwar.org 
(2025-12-15). Israel Apologists Hasten To Use Bondi Shooting To Attack Anti-Genocide Activists. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Two shooters
(2025-12-15). "Genocide" as lawfare: Ukraine's accusations against Russia backfiring. infobrics.org Russia has indicted senior Ukrainian officials on genocide charges, and, in parallel, the International Court of Justice has accepted Moscow's counterclaim against Kyiv's genocide accusations. The developments expose how genocide accusations have become tools of lawfare and raise uncomfortable questions about Kyiv's own record in Donbass.
(2025-12-15). DR Congo: Fall of Eastern City Puts Civilians at Risk. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A deserted street in Uvira, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 9, 2025, before Rwandan and M23 forces captured the town. | © 2025 AFP via Getty Images | (Nairobi) —The Rwandan forces and M23 armed group that captured the city of Uvira in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 10, 2025, have put civilians at grave risk of abuse, Human Rights Watch said today. These forces and the Congolese military and its allies should facilitate safe passage for civilians fleeing the fighting and ensure that humanitarian aid reaches all those in…
(2025-12-15). How to Navigate Politically-Charged Conversations This Holiday Season. aclu.org The holidays often bring together people who care about one another, but don't see the world the same way. In a year marked by deep political turmoil, real threats to constitutional rights, and widespread confusion about what's actually happening, it can feel daunting to navigate conversations at dinner tables, happy hours, work holiday parties and more. | There is no right or wrong way to fight for our rights, our communities and our nation. | The
(2025-12-15). Iranian Nobel laureate hospitalised twice after 'violent arrest', say family. devdiscourse.com Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was taken to the hospital emergency room twice after suffering blows from security forces who arrested her on December 12, her family told the Narges Foundation on Monday. The human rights activist won the award whilst in prison in 2023, following her three-decade campaign for women's rights and the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.
(2025-12-15). Milwaukee: Rally Press Conference Demand: Drop the Charges Against Judge Hannah Dugan! ICE Out of Our Communities! wibailoutpeople.org 
December 15, 2025 Joe Brusky and Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association ICE out of our courts and communities! A coalition of labor, immigrant rights, and faith organizations gathered this morning in support of Judge Hannnah Dugan. Her trial, which is this week, is a blatant attack on immigrant rights and an independent judiciary and is only …
(2025-12-15). 'Israel' is waging a war on reconstruction in S. Lebanon: HRW. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) — Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned "Israel" for committing apparent war crimes by repeatedly targeting reconstruction-related equipment and civilian facilities in southern Lebanon throughout 2025.
(2025-12-15). Another Blow to Media Freedom in Ethiopia. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Local newspapers at a street stall in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 3, 2021. | © 2021 Eduardo Soteras | In the latest crackdown on media freedom in Ethiopia, Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany's international public broadcaster, said in a December 12 statement that the Ethiopian Media Authority had permanently suspended two of its journalists.The Ethiopian Media Authority, a government agency that has the power to sanction news outlets operating inside the country, sent DW a letter on October 23 announcing the temporary suspension of "all journalistic activities" carried out b…
(2025-12-15). Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai Convicted on Bogus National Security Charges. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Jimmy Lai with a copy of Apple Daily's July 1, 2020, edition in Hong Kong. | © 2020 Vincent Yu/AP Photo | (New York) — The Hong Kong High Court's conviction of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, is the latest marker of Hong Kong's dramatic shift from respecting press freedoms to endorsing outright hostility toward the media, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should quash the baseless conviction and immediately release Lai.On December 15, 2025, the High Court found Lai, 78, guilty of two counts of "conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign forces"
(2025-12-15). Cambodia warns displaced people, tourist hotspots at risk from Thai bombs. aljazeera.com Thailand has for the first time targeted Siem Reap province, home to Cambodia's tourist hub Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh says.
(2025-12-15). UK Denounces Jimmy Lai Conviction, Urges Immediate Release. moderndiplomacy.eu Britain has condemned the conviction of Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, calling his prosecution politically motivated. The 78-year-old was found guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces under Hong Kong's China-imposed national security law, a charge that carries a possible life sentence. Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, …
(2025-12-15). 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.
(2025-12-15). US Bombs Somalia for 112th Time This Year. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command announced on Monday that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia as the Trump administration continues its record-shattering bombing campaign in the country. AFRICOM said the strike was launched on December 14 and targeted al-Shabaab about 30 miles to the northeast of Kismayo in southern Somalia's Jubaland region. The command shared no …
(2025-12-15). outlook for its Arab citizens in the year ahead: fewer prospects, more suspicion. haaretz.com The Israeli government cuts $68 million from Arab social programs to fund security forces, while arrests, racist attacks, and political delegitimization signal a shrinking space for equality and civic life…
(2025-12-15). Report: US Forces Raided Ship Headed From China To Iran Last Month. news.antiwar.com The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that US special operations forces raided a ship last month, several hundred miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, that had departed China and was bound for Iran. The report, which cited unnamed US officials, said that US special operators who boarded the vessel seized the cargo and then …
(2025-12-15). Debunking The Myth: Communism Killed 100 Million People. popularresistance.org The fundamental flaw in the "100 million deaths" narrative: it treats political ideology as a kind of metaphysical cause of death. Policies are lifted out of context, conditions are ignored, and complex histories are reduced to an inflated scoreboard where people prosecuted for crimes that would be illegal anywhere are reframed as victims of communist persecution. | In that same 1997 edition of the Black Book of Communism, Courtois again asserts that "communist regimes committed crimes involving around one hundred million people, compared to around twenty-five million under Nazism."
(2025-12-15). Trump has created speech and thought crimes with NSPM-7 and Pam Bondi is ready to prosecute. nationofchange.org How NSPM-7 and a DOJ directive lay the groundwork for criminalizing dissent and protected speech…
(2025-12-15). Sources: Deputy military advocate general may have known about IDF abuse video leak. haaretz.com The special team of investigators from the police investigation branch are expected to complete their investigation of the leak in the next few days and conclude that sufficient evidence exists to indict all the suspects, including other senior officers…
(2025-12-15). Palestinians in Gaza fear rain as war-damaged buildings collapse. aljazeera.com Storms in Gaza have caused war-damaged buildings to collapse, killing civilians and leaving many Palestinians afraid.
(2025-12-15). Russia to Export Over 100 Million Tons of Coal to China. infobrics.org "Russia is one of the world's leading coal producers and suppliers, and China is the largest consumer. In this context, we see prospects for increasing supplies of coal and its processed products to the Asian country," Novak affirmed…
(2025-12-15). An Absurd New Chapter in the "War on Drugs" nacla.org 
Extrajudicial executions of Latin American fishermen and the pardon of a former Honduran President and cocaine kingpin reveal the deadly contradictions of the U.S. "War on Drugs."
(2025-12-15). 'Increasingly likely potential' of Palestine Action hunger strikers dying. aljazeera.com Lawyers and relatives of the remand prisoners refusing food fear for their lives as they seek meeting with top minister.
(2025-12-15). SBP cuts policy rate by 50 basis points to support growth amid contained inflation. tribune.com.pk 
The State Bank of Pakistan reduced the policy rate by 50 basis points, effective December 16, citing contained inflation and improving economic activity, while acknowledging persistent risks from the global environment and sticky core inflation. | Announcing the decision after its meeting on Monday, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said average inflation remained within the medium-term target range of 5—7 percent during July—November FY26, supported by relatively benign global commodity prices and anchored inflation expectations. | Although core inflation continues to show rigidity, the MPC assess…
(2025-12-15). Israel to redirect $68 million from Arab social programs to Shin Bet, police. haaretz.com The funds, approved despite legal warnings, will boost the Shin Bet's role in non-security crime and expand police units, as far-right ministers push a controversial shift from social support to law enforcement…
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(2025-12-15). tell us a parking Jaffa on edge after attack on pregnant woman. haaretz.com Arab residents say the incident reflects a broader pattern of persecution and violence. "We know what we're going through. Don't tell us this is a parking dispute," says a local activist…