2025-12-12: Sudan Roundup

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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.

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

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 (…) | – |

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 . . . |

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…

Elizabeth Vos (2025-12-12). Hillary Clinton Rebuked as Genocide Denier. consortiumnews.com The Lemkin Institute this week denounced the former secretary of state for trivializing young Americans' opposition to Israel's U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza. By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams The world's leading genocide prevention group this week accused former U.S. Secretary of State…

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…

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…

WSWS (2025-12-12). US government brands DACA recipient Yaa'kub Vijandre a "terrorist" for opposing genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The US government has held Vijandre, a Dallas resident, in immigration detention for over nine weeks despite admitting in court filings that he has committed no crimes and that the only "evidence" of his alleged "terrorism" consists of social media posts protected under the First Amendment.

Maxime Duriez (2025-12-12). Supporting the voice of documentary filmmakers in Bishkek. fidh.org Like every year, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) supports the independent documentary film festival BIR DUINO, which opens this Saturday, 13 December, in Bishkek. Ilya Nuzov, Director of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Desk at FIDH, will be part of the jury.
Paris, Bishkek, 11 December 2025. Documentary filmmakers from around the world, human rights defenders, artists and citizens gather there to keep alive a space of freedom that is becoming increasingly fragile. (…) | – |

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…

editor (2025-12-12). Schemes of bankruptcy: The United Nations, funding dues and human rights. onlineopinion.com.au As Washington freezes contributions and Beijing and Moscow stall payments, the UN enters a liquidity spiral that threatens its human-rights work, peacekeeping, and even its basic survival.

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.

Ramesh Jaura (2025-12-12). Divine Rights Of Humans OpEd. eurasiareview.com The United Nations' theme thi…

Sarah Lazare, In These Times. (2025-12-12). Worker Leader, Released From ICE Custody, Speaks Out. popularresistance.org Willian Giménez González is a day laborer in Chicago known for organizing for workers' rights. He was part of a group that filed a federal lawsuit over the alleged beating and harassment of day laborers at a Home Depot. | On September 12, federal agents detained him outside of his barbershop, beginning a 47-day ordeal in which he was held in the Broadview ICE detention center in Illinois and then moved to the North Lake detention center in Michigan. | The abduction came in the early days of "Operation Midway Blitz" as the Trump administration dramatically ramped up the presence of heavily arm…

ecns.cn (2025-12-12). China to inject more force for good into human rights development. ecns.cn China actively participates in human rights affairs in the United Nations and has broad-based exchange and cooperation in human rights with other countries, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday, adding that China is willing to inject more force for good into human rights development in the world.

____ (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.

Yasmine Louanchi (2025-12-12). Tanzania: Joint call to prevent a further deterioration of the human rights situation and ensuring accountability for the post-election crackdown. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, alert the Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council to…

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 (…) | – |

UMMID (2025-12-12). NEP 2020 and Silent Erosion of Minority Rights. ummid.com The National Education Policy 2020 represents a quiet and comprehensive restructuring of Higher Education that never once acknowledges the existence of constitutional Minority Rights.

newleftreview (2025-12-12). Martín Mosquera: The Meaning of Milei. newleftreview.org With Latin America in Trump's cross-hairs, a report from Buenos Aires on the social stalemate that allowed far-right firebrand Javier Milei to impose the harshest shock therapy in Argentina's history. Mosquera mobilizes the conceptual legacies of Gramsci, Trotsky, Otto Bauer and Angelo Tasca to identify the function of the region's highly successful new rights.

Marie Kelly, Workers' World. (2025-12-12). CHOP Defends Rights Of Transgender Patients. popularresistance.org A federal court in Philadelphia ruled in favor of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia blocking the Trump administration's demand for the renowned hospital's Gender and Sexuality Development Program to turn over confidential information about clinic patients. CHOP runs one of the largest clinics in the U.S. which provides medical care and mental health support for transgender and gender-nonbinary children and teens and their families. Each year since 2014, hundreds of new families seek care through the program.

Majd Jawad, Mondoweiss. (2025-12-12). YouTube And Big Tech Censorship Threatens Global Accountability. popularresistance.org In a stark escalation undermining global efforts to preserve accountability for Israeli violations, Palestinian civil society organizations have been hit by an unprecedented campaign to erase their digital archives and silence their documentation work. | What began as a U.S. political decision has now translated into sweeping and coordinated digital censorship, threatening decades of human rights documentation that formed the backbone of Palestinian legal submissions to international courts. | For years, Palestinian human rights groups have meticulously collected evidence of Israeli abuses, from targeted killings…

Maxime Duriez (2025-12-12). 42nd Congress: New resolutions adopted by International Federation for Human Rights. fidh.org

Arab News (2025-12-12). Could Israel's Palestinians-Only Death Penalty Entrench Impunity In The West Bank? Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Jonathan Gornall | The footage, secretly filmed by an onlooker and released by Reuters with a "graphic content" warning, is shocking. | On Nov. 27, Israeli border police raiding a building in the West Bank camp of Jenin summarily executed two men who had surrendered. The Palestinian health ministry later named the dead men as Montasir Abdullah, 26, and Yusuf Asasa, 37. | Summary executions of Palestinians by Israeli security forces are nothing new, as a spokesman for the UN Human Rights Office pointed out in a statement after the Jenin killings. | "We are appalled by the brazen killing by Israeli border pol…

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 | – |

Shwetaungthagathu Reform Initiative Centre (2025-12-12). Myanmar Waste Problem: Subtle But Challenging Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Thuta Aung | Myanmar is facing a growing waste-management crisis as rising urbanisation, increased consumption, and ongoing conflict strain a system already weakened by decades of neglect. | Key Takeaways: : | Myanmar had seen rapid booming in urbanisation, population, and consumption, which brought along waste management issues. | The country is still using decade-old handling methods for its waste, although the previous elected government had tried to improve the system. | Following the 2021 polycrisis, the system deteriorated, threatening the quality of life and demanding a solution; if not, the i…

ICRC (2025-12-12). Colombia: ICRC president calls for respect for IHL to avert deepening humanitarian crisis. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-12-12). Mozambique: ICRC responds to pressing humanitarian needs. icrc.org About 250'000 people have been displaced in the last year because of the armed conflict in northern Mozambique.

____ (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.

Sana Khan (2025-12-12). Trump Moves to Reclaim Ceasefire as Thai—Cambodian Clashes Escalate. moderndiplomacy.eu Border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia has entered its fifth day, marking one of the most violent flare-ups since July. Heavy artillery and rocket exchanges along the 817-km frontier have killed at least 20 people, wounded over 200, and displaced hundreds of thousands.The clashes come despite a ceasefire earlier this year that U.S. President Donald …

Sana Khan (2025-12-12). UN warns displaced Gazans at risk of deadly floods as shelter supplies blocked. moderndiplomacy.eu After two years of war, Gaza's infrastructure has been shattered, leaving hundreds of thousands of displaced people living in makeshift tents across rubble-filled areas. A tentative ceasefire has held since October, but conditions on the ground remain extremely harsh. Heavy rains this week swept through Gaza, flooding tents and temporary shelters, and exposing the severe …

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…

Al Mayadeen, Orinoco Tribune. (2025-12-12). YouTube Wipes UK Journalist's Archive After Israeli-Linked Pressure. popularresistance.org In February 2024, YouTube unexpectedly removed the account of independent British journalist Robert Inlakesh, a frequent contributor to Al Mayadeen English, The Intercept reported. | His channel held dozens of videos, including many livestreams documenting Israeli occupation in the West Bank. Over roughly ten years covering developments in occupied Palestine, he filmed Israeli forces tearing down Palestinian homes, police stopping and intimidating Palestinian drivers, and soldiers firing at Palestinians and journalists during demonstrations outside illegal settlements. All of that footage vanished instantly.

CRS (2025-12-12). Russia's Nuclear Weapons Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Anya L. Fink | Russia presents an "acute threat" to the United States and its allies, according to the "Russia remains the U.S. rival with the most capable and diverse nuclear forces. Today it is unique in the combination of strategic and…

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

ecns.cn (2025-12-12). Insights | Global affair expert: Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan show she tries to ignore the past. ecns.cn David Gosset, a specialist in global affairs and sinology, and founder of the China-Europe-America Global Initiative, said during an interview with China News Network that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has a revisionist view of history and is connected to far-right forces in Japanese society that try to forget and ignore the past.

____ (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.

UMMID (2025-12-12). 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.

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 …

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.

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.

aljazeera (2025-12-12). Venezuela seeks withdrawal from International Criminal Court's Rome Statute. aljazeera.com The court has been investigating the government of President Nicolas Maduro for crimes against humanity since 2023.

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

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2025-12-12). Journalist Files Defense In Anti-Semitism Test Case. popularresistance.org Embattled Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis has filed her formal defense against the charge by the Zionist Federation of Australia that she is an anti-semite, telling a federal judge the allegation of racial vilification is really intended to smear legitimate criticism of Israel and stifle free speech. | In her 29-page filing, Kostakidis argues that her reporting on Israel's actions in Gaza did not target Jewish people but the Israeli government. Her posts on X had nothing to do with the "race or national or ethnic origin of Jewish Australians and/or Israeli Australians," she says.

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…

ICRC (2025-12-12). Putting Humanity First: Symposium Explores Responsible Use of Technology in Humanitarian Action. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-12-12). Democratic Republic of the Congo: Deadly clashes in South Kivu worsen humanitarian situation. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-12-12). Frequently Asked Questions: International humanitarian law and the use of drones in armed conflict. icrc.org

Simon Hutagalung (2025-12-12). China's Hybrid Islands Vs Indonesia's Sovereignty OpEd. eurasiareview.com China employs artificial island construction near Indonesian waters to impose its power through forceful measures instead of working toward development objectives. Beijing uses its military bases located inside civilian facilities across the South China Sea to create new maritime operational patterns while violating the territorial sovereignty of surrounding nations. The construction project creates an urgent danger to Indonesia's naval diplomatic activities. The hybrid island construction by China creates three major threats to Indonesian sovereignty because it violates its Exclusive Economic Zone and weakens…

Aritra Banerjee (2025-12-12). The Commandos Who Came For Civilians: How Pakistan's SSG Enabled The 1971 Repression OpEd. eurasiareview.com When Operation Searchlight began on the night of 25 March 1971, the assault on East Pakistan was not left to ordinary infantry. Some of the earliest and most deliberate acts of violence were carried out by Pakistan's Special Services Group (SSG), elite battalions trained for covert action and rapid precision strikes. In 1971, the military leadership repurposed these units for an entirely different task: suppressing political assertion by force. Their deployment reveals that the brutality unfolding across East Pakistan was not disorder—it was a structured campaign aimed at dismantling the pillars of Benga…

ecns.cn (2025-12-12). 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.

ICRC (2025-12-12). Cambodia-Thailand: ICRC calls for restraint and protection of civilians amid latest border clashes. icrc.org

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 …

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, …

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…

Martha Grevatt (2025-12-12). Now in fourth week, Starbucks strike keeps growing. workers.org Cleveland Now in its fourth week, the strike at unionized Starbucks stores continues to grow and intensify. As of Dec. 6, Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) reported in an email to supporters: "Hundreds of union baristas from 26 new stores joined our national [Unfair Labor Practice (ULP)] strike this week. That . . . |

LVP (2025-12-12). Murder At SFGH: UCSF UPTE Workers & Supporters Rally After UPTE Worker Rangel Killed. indybay.org

Mike Raccoon Eyes Kinney (2025-12-12). Tibetans Celebrate the Dalai Lama Receiving the Nobel Peace 36 Years Ago. indybay.org Tibetans in Exile and Supporters Worldwide Celebrate the 36th Anniversary of the Dalai Lama's Nobel Peace Prize and His 90th Birthday…

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…

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 …

ICRC (2025-12-12). Mali: Anderamboukane, a once-thriving town desolated by armed violence. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-12-12). Tackling stigma, the silent aftermath faced by survivors of sexual violence in conflict-affected communities. icrc.org

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…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-12-11). UN estimates that some 10 million people are displaced in Sudan. plenglish.com Khartoum, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) estimates that some 10 million people, half of them children, have been displaced in Sudan due to the war, local media informed on Thursday.

Human Rights Watch (2025-12-11). Tulsa Ancestor's Legacy Underscores Lasting Fight for Reparations. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Queen Mother and Founder of the VFF Foundation, Viola Ford Fletcher, at the Oldest Living Tulsa Oklahoma Massacre Survivors Celebrated And Book Cover Revealing at The City Club of Washington in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2023. | © 2023 Brian Stukes/Getty Images…

The Conversation (2025-12-11). "If I must die" : Poetry from Gaza creates an alternative Archive of Testimony. juancole.com By (The Conversation) — In times of war and crisis, poetry can become more than just art: it can become testimony. For the people of Palestine living under siege, poetry is not a mere reflection of their suffering, but rather an act of resistance which campaigns for survival and remembrance. |

ptcnews.tv (2025-12-11). Social media ban for under-16s: New online age law divides tech giants, parents in Australia | Edit. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Australia has stepped into uncharted territory by enforcing a nationwide ban on social media access for children below 16 years, becoming the first country to introduce such a sweeping restriction. The decision has set off vigorous debate at home and abroad, as governments, tech experts and parents closely examine the implications of this bold move. The new law, built on concerns over the rising tide of online risks faced by young users, aims to create a safer digital environment at a time when social media platforms have become deeply ingrained in daily life.Supporters of the ban, including parent…

Alina Ramos Martin (2025-12-11). Cuba condemns act of piracy against Venezuelan oil tanker. plenglish.com "We reaffirm our support for the homeland of Bolivar and Chavez," he wrote. | For his part, the island's Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, reiterated his rejection of the escalating aggression against the Bolivarian nation and clarified that this attack "contravenes the rules of free trade and freedom of navigation, in blatant violation of international law." | According to the statement issued by the Bolivarian government, this new and extremely serious step in the escalating aggression comes after the announcement of the US National Security Strategy, which seeks to reaffirm, 200 years later, the abominable M…

Ed Newman (2025-12-11). ALBA-TCP condemns U.S. act of piracy against Venezuelan oil tanker. radiohc.cu The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP) condemned the US government's action in attacking an oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. The organization reaffirmed its full support for the people and government of Venezuela in the face of what it described as a "direct attack" on their sovereignty.

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