(2025-11-15). UN failure has enabled a second genocide in Darfur, ex-UN Sudan chief says. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN- In an exclusive conversation with the Tehran Times, Mukesh Kapila, the former UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan and one of the earliest international officials to publicly expose the Darfur genocide, delivers a stark and urgent warning.
(2025-11-15). UN extends peacekeeping mission in disputed Abyei region for another year. aljazeera.com The Security Council says further extensions would hinge on real progress between Sudan and South Sudan.
(2025-11-15). The World Must Act to Save Darfur's Innocents From Further Massacre. fairobserver.com Sudan's devastating civil war took another turn for the worse after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured El Fasher, the last major stronghold of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Darfur, triggering reports of mass executions, ethnic cleansing and summary killings. The fall of the city trapped over 260,000 civilians, exposing them to starvation…
(2025-11-15). Let The Sudanese People Walk Toward Peace. popularresistance.org In early November, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the 'horrifying crisis in Sudan, which is spiralling out of control'. He urged the warring parties to 'bring an end to this nightmare of violence — now'. There is a path to end the war, but there is simply no political will to enforce it. In May 2025, we wrote about the history of the conflict. In 2019, we explained the uprising that took place that year as well as its aftermath. Now, from Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, the International Peoples' Assembly, and Pan Africanism Today, comes red alert no. 21 on t…
(2025-11-15). Sudan's army captures two areas in North Kordofan as RSF burns more bodies. aljazeera.com RSF is burning and burying bodies near a university, mosque, camp for the displaced people, and hospital in el-Fasher.
(2025-11-15). Ronaldo in danger of missing World Cup games. tribune.com.pk 
Cristiano Ronaldo is in danger of missing at least Portugal's opening match at next year's World Cup after being showing a red card in Thursday's 2-0 loss to the Republic of Ireland. | Ronaldo was initially shown a yellow card after elbowing Ireland defender Dara O'Shea during the match in Dublin. However, it was upgraded to a red card and Ronaldo was sent off for the first time in his international career after the contact was reviewed by the referee on a pitch-side video monitor. | "When he tries to get away from the defender, I think the action looks worse than what it actually is," Portugal coach Roberto M…
(2025-11-15). Jacobin calls for union leaders, Democrats to pressure Trump, Republicans. wsws.org Without a trace of a class analysis and employing the most banal tropes of protest politics, Jacobin seeks to channel the growing revolt of workers and youth against dictatorship, war, genocide and inequality and their interest in socialism back behind the Democratic Party.
(2025-11-15). More than 1,000 artists and labels join international campaign to remove their music from Israel. wsws.org No Music for Genocide and the response of large numbers of performers and musicians speak to the broad leftward shift currently under way.
(2025-11-15). Israeli conference honoring Yitzhak Rabin showcased the central role of liberal Zionism in the Gaza genocide. mondoweiss.net 
A conference commemorating Yitzhak Rabin unintentionally highlighted the Israeli left's central role in laying the groundwork and carrying out the Gaza genocide.
(2025-11-15). U.S. Rep. Tlaib Introduces Resolution Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza. worldbeyondwar.org 
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), alongside 20 other Members of Congress, introduced H.Res.876 — Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2025-11-15). Labour rocked as two Southwark councillors quit over Starmer's crackdown on dissent. thecanary.co Two Labour councillors in the London borough of Southwark have quit the party to sit as independents, describing Starmer's regime as one that "crushes dissenting voices". Councillors Ketzia Harper and Sam Foster attacked the government's support for Israel's genocide, its cuts to affordable housing quotas, and the local party's handling of the regeneration schemes and […] | By
(2025-11-15). Bulgaria: Joint appeal for international protection for Saudi human rights defender detained for over four years. fidh.org We, the undersigned civil society 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, are gravely concerned by the imminent threat to Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman AlBakr al-Khalidi of deportation after over four years in detention from Bulgaria to Saudi Arabia, where he would be at real risk of serious human rights (…) | – |
(2025-11-15). 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.
(2025-11-15). Noboa Cracks Down On Protests While Pushing Rewrite Of Constitution. popularresistance.org In mid-September, President Daniel Noboa announced the removal of Ecuador's long-standing diesel subsidies. The decision — an unpopular measure that, when previously attempted in 2019 and 2022, sparked Indigenous-led protests that nearly toppled two governments — once again triggered mass demonstrations and a national strike, though this time on a more limited scale. The Noboa administration responded with violent repression, resulting in widespread human rights violations, the deaths of three protesters, and hundreds of arrests and injuries.
(2025-11-15). (W.E.Talk) Stephen Brawer: The significance of natural law in these uncertain and turbulent times. ecns.cn At the 2025 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights held in Madrid, Spain, under the theme "Human Rights in the Era of Digital Intelligence", I delivered a speech emphasizing the need to overcome power-based geopolitics and reaffirming the divine goodness and creative nature of humanity. To recover the dignity of mankind and establish a new basis for international relations between nations and people, it will require lifting the dialogue above the practical policy negotiations to one whereby the power of human thought in relation to the ordering principles of the universe must take center stage. This is without ques…
(2025-11-15). EACOP and Enabel sign MoU to advance business and human rights in Uganda's energy sector. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd, in partnership with the Belgian Development Agency — Enabel, have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in advancing Business and Human Rights principles within Uganda's energy sector. The MoU underscores both institutions' shared commitment to ensuring that …
(2025-11-15). Tunisia: Arbitrary suspension of ATFD and FTDES Freedom of association under attack. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), meeting in Bogotá for its 42nd Congress alongside its member organisations, expresses its strongest indignation at the arbitrary suspension of two emblematic Tunisian civil society organisations: the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD) and the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES).
Paris, 30 October 2025. These decisions, taken without any solid legal basis or respect for due process, mark yet another (…) | – |
(2025-11-15). Iranian Activist Released After Nearly Three Years in ICE Detention. indybay.org Melika Olya fled Iran after facing persecution for protesting mandatory hijab laws, only to be locked up by ICE…
(2025-11-15). Human Rights Watch reveals torture inside El Salvador's CECOT, a model of capitalist repression. wsws.org The Human Rights Watch report details systematic torture and abuse of detainees in El Salvador's CECOT concentration camp, with intimate US involvement.
(2025-11-15). Egypt: Families of exiled journalists, activists and human rights defenders held hostage by the authorities through punishment by proxy. fidh.org The undersigned 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, express their deep concern over the escalating pattern of "punishment by proxy" employed by the Egyptian authorities, which has only intensified in recent months. This years-long practice involves targeting relatives inside Egypt of activists, writers, and (…) | – |
(2025-11-15). Water shortage pushes Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan into energy crisis. tribune.com.pk 
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are facing an energy crisis as water levels have plummeted at the reservoirs powering their largests hydropower stations, officials said this week. | The two landlocked Central Asian countries are heavily reliant on hydropower. Both use massive Soviet-built hydropower plants for their domestic electricity output. | The water level in the reservoir connected to Tajikistan's Nurek power plant has dropped by 2.47 metres (8.1 feet) over the last year, the state utility firm told AFP on Friday. | The Tajik Ministry of Energy and Water Resources had said on Thursday the situation there was…
(2025-11-15). UNRWA warns of impending winter disaster in Gaza as aid remains blocked by Israel. tehrantimes.com Gaza faces a worsening crisis as winter approaches, with vital shelter and supplies blocked by Israel from entering the enclave, Anadolu reported Saturday, citing the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
(2025-11-15). Canadian Auto Isn't In 'Crisis', It's In Danger Of Extinction. popularresistance.org Canadian autoworkers have faced many crises over the years, but the present threat is distinct. Lana Payne, President of Unifor, has warned that "If we don't push back hard against him [US President Donald Trump] and against these companies, we're going to lose it all." So far, the debate over what to do has started and stopped with Trump's tariffs. But the threats go deeper, both for auto companies and for our ability as workers and citizens to determine democratically what kind of society we want — that is, for Canada's substantive and not just formal sovereignty.
(2025-11-15). Trump says he plans $5 billion lawsuit against BBC over edited speech video. tribune.com.pk 
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would likely sue the BBC next week for as much as $5 billion after the British broadcaster admitted it wrongly edited a video of a speech he gave but insisted there was no legal basis for his claim. | The British Broadcasting Corporation has been plunged into its biggest crisis in decades after two senior leaders resigned following accusations of bias, including over the editing of Trump's speech on January 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the Capitol. | Trump's lawyers had initially set a Friday deadline for the BBC to retract its documentary or face a lawsuit f…
(2025-11-15). Africa's Recent Elections: Crisis And A Continent's Youth In Revolt. popularresistance.org The past few months have seen three elections across Africa, in Tanzania, Cameroon, and Cà¥te d'Ivoire. Each exposed a deepening democratic crisis on the continent. While the ballot boxes were filled and the slogans of "stability" and "unity" were loudly proclaimed, the underlying reality was very different; repression, exclusion, and a profound disconnect between the political class and the masses, especially youth. | In all three cases, aging leaders clung to power through electoral processes that were anything but democratic.
(2025-11-15). Pakistan—Afghanistan Border Crisis Thousands Stranded as Talks Collapse. thinktank.pk Thousands of Pakistani citizens and truck drivers remain stranded at key Afghanistan border crossings as closures stretch into weeks. Long lines of trucks, rotting goods, rising tensions, and failed talks have pushed the region into crisis. In this video, we break down what's happening at the Chaman crossing, why Pakistan—Afghanistan talks collapsed, and how the …
(2025-11-15). Upheaval at the BBC: Is it a crisis or a coup? aljazeera.com The BBC reels in the midst of one of its most serious crises – was it manufactured to push it to the brink?>
(2025-11-15). Gazans Suffer as Heavy Rainfall Floods Tents of Displaced Palestinians. english.almanar.com.lb 
Thousands of displaced people in the Gaza Strip endured another harrowing night as torrential rains continued for hours, flooding hundreds of makeshift tents across the territory. Families struggled to protect their children and meager belongings from the pervasive floodwaters, facing dire conditions and limited resources. Gaza Municipality said suffering of the Gaza Strip's residents is …
(2025-11-15). Israel Kills Gazans Trying To Return To Homes Beyond The 'Yellow Line'. popularresistance.org There is an invisible line dividing Gaza, and any Palestinian who attempts to cross it, or even get close to it, is killed. | That is what happened to Ibrahim and Mazen al-Najjar, two men from the same family, on November 5th. Displaced in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, they attempted to go to their home in the eastern part of Khan Younis, to attempt to retrieve some belongings. It was a simple enough task. The only problem was, their home lies behind the 'yellow line', which is the area of Gaza under full Israeli military control since the ceasefire on October 10.
(2025-11-15). CivilSpokesman of Civil Defense in Gaza: Our teams are currently dealing with dozens of tents for displaced people after being flooded due to rain in several areas of Khan Younis. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-11-15). UK enforces new law to tackle AI child abuse images. ummid.com United Kingdom (UK) has introduced a new law to combat rising abuse of children using their AI generated images.
(2025-11-15). Is China vs Japan on the Brink of War Over Taiwan? thinktank.pk A seemingly routine Japanese parliamentary exchange has ignited one of the sharpest diplomatic clashes between Beijing and Tokyo in years. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's statement that a major armed incident in the Taiwan Strait could trigger Japan's "right to collective self-defense" — potentially involving Japanese forces — has been branded by China as a …
(2025-11-15). Naqvi visits Cadet College Wana after foiled terrorist attack. tribune.com.pk 
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited Cadet College Wana on Saturday, where security forces recently thwarted a terrorist attack. | Naqvi was received by Inspector General Frontier Corps Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (South), Major General Mehr Umar Khan. During his visit, Naqvi met officers of the Pakistan Army who repelled the terrorist attack and rescued all cadets and teachers. | The minister also interacted with students of the college, along with faculty members, commending their courage and morale in the aftermath of the incident. | Read: Attack on Pakistani Cadet College Foiled | Naqvi was briefed on the operati…
(2025-11-15). Trump's Reckless Tariff Flailing Is a Destructive Turn by a Declining Power. truthout.org workers as a whole have endured a lot of losses in the class war. Globally-mobile companies have deserted communities with unionized workforces, successive administrations raised up oligarchs by slashing taxes on the rich, a major epidemic put the country on edge, and landlords are using technology to collude on raising rents more rapidly. But all this conventional class war is now… |
(2025-11-15). Israel continues Gaza attacks as UN prepares vote on Trump plan. newarab.com 
Israeli forces shelled the outskirts of Gaza City's Shujaiya neighbourhood, while naval vessels opened fire on areas of southern Gaza, the Wafa news agency reported. An Israeli attack drone also opened fire on areas of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. | The latest attacks come as the UN Security Council prepares to vote on Trump's plan on Monday. A draft of the resolution "welcomes the establishment of the Board of Peace" – a controversial transitional governing body for Gaza headed by Trump, with a mandate running until the end of 2027. | It would authorise member states to form a "temporary Internatio…
(2025-11-15). Trump's provocations are bolstering Latin America's left. links.org.au 
Steve Ellner — Across Latin America, Donald Trump's aggressive moves is uniting progressive forces in opposition and bolstering the left's political prospects.
(2025-11-15). Armed Forces always prepared to respond to threats. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army for Coordination Affairs said that the country maintains ongoing plans to enhance the capabilities of its armed forces in line with potential threats.
(2025-11-15). What happened to the Jenin Freedom Theater? mondoweiss.net 
The Jenin Freedom Theater, an embodiment of the "cultural resistance" genre of committed art, ceased operations after the Israeli army ethnically cleansed Jenin refugee camp's residents. The theater is now gathering stories of displacement.
(2025-11-15). ICRC-IFRC joint statement to the second conference on the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas. icrc.org Second International Conference on the Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences Arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas San José, Costa Rica, 18—20 November 2025…
(2025-11-15). Investigators probe group that arranged 'trafficking' flights out of Gaza. aljazeera.com Concerns have been raised about a 'humanitarian organisation' that flew people from Gaza to South Africa.
(2025-11-15). From Hackers to Tech Companies: IHL and the involvement of civilians in ICT activities in armed conflict. icrc.org Keynote address for report launch on 4 November 2025 delivered remotely by Gilles Carbonnier, Vice President of the ICRC…
(2025-11-15). PA warns against 'agents of displacement' in Gaza after South Africa flight. aljazeera.com Palestinian authorities say shadowy companies and entities are working in line with Israel on human trafficking.
(2025-11-15). Oklahoma death row inmate receives rare commutation, followed by executions in Florida and South Carolina. wsws.org Tremane Wood received a last-minute commutation of his death sentence in Oklahoma, Bryan Jennings died by lethal injection in Florida, and Stephen Bryant died by firing squad in South Carolina.
(2025-11-15). Cuban foreign minister denounces U.S. lies and fabrications to justify militarization of the Caribbean. radiohc.cu Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced on Friday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is fabricating falsehoods before his allies in the Group of Seven (G7) to attribute alleged drug trafficking threats to Venezuela. | "These lies," the foreign minister emphasized on the X network, "are the only recourse used to justify a disproportionate and extraordinary military deployment, mobilized under false pretenses, with which he has carried out extrajudicial executions in international waters, in grave violation of International Law." | He also emphasized that the US official is invoking the two-hundred-yea…
(2025-11-15). US, Muslim states urge 'swift adoption' of UN Gaza resolution. tribune.com.pk 
The United States and several Arab and Muslim-majority nations including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey called Friday for the UN Security Council to quickly adopt a US resolution endorsing Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza. | "The United States, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, and Türkiye express our joint support for the Security Council Resolution currently under consideration," the countries said in a joint statement, adding they were seeking the measure's "swift adoption." | A draft of the resolution seen Thursday by AFP "welcomes the…
(2025-11-15). Chile heads to the first round of presidential elections. peoplesdispatch.org Among the candidates most likely to win the first round is leftist Jeannette Jara, though she is closely followed by three candidates from the right and far right with considerable popular support.
(2025-11-15). Babar Azam credits hard work, self-belief for success. tribune.com.pk 
Pakistan's key batsman Babar Azam has attributed his success to hard work and unwavering self-belief, saying his efforts have finally been rewarded. | Speaking after Pakistan's win at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Azam said, "Despite challenges, I continued to work hard and maintained my confidence. Allah has rewarded me for my efforts." He credited fans for their support, saying it "gave me the motivation and confidence during difficult times". | Azam admitted he had struggled to convert good starts into big scores in the past but was pleased to have played a significant innings in line with the team's targ…
(2025-11-15). Support package approved to ease liquidity strain on automakers, auto part suppliers. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — A senior industry official said a new support package has been approved to increase credit ceilings for major automakers and their supply chains, following coordination between the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade and the Central Bank's High Council to resolve financing bottlenecks.
(2025-11-15). U.S., Saudi Arabia and Turkey endorse UN draft resolution for possible Palestinian state. haaretz.com Changes to an American UN draft proposal on Gaza prompted support from several Arab countries as well as a Russian counter-proposal. The New York Times reported that U.S. Special Envoy Witkoff plans to meet Hamas' top negotiator, Khalil al-Hayya, who survived an Israeli strike in Doha…
(2025-11-15). Trump withdraws support for former MAGA champion Marjorie Taylor Greene. aljazeera.com Congresswoman Greene claims Trump making an 'example' of her to scare Republicans before vote on Epstein files.
(2025-11-15). BrighterMonday Uganda launches 'HireNow Tour' in Arua, to boost Northern Uganda youth employment. independent.co.ug 
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | BrighterMonday Uganda has launched the 'HireNow Tour', an ambitious regional employment drive aimed at closing the widening youth skills and jobs gap in Northern Uganda. The initiative, supported by the Mastercard Foundation, Advance Afrika, and the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), was unveiled yesterday at the Arua District Council Hall before an audience …
(2025-11-15). Ignoring Trump's proposal, Israel gears up to restart the Gaza war. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – According to Israel's public broadcaster, the military is putting together a backup plan to return to combat in Gaza and attempt to disarm Hamas in the event that the diplomatic proposal supported by the United States is rejected by the UN Security Council. According to the report, Washington is working to move more quickly toward the next stage of its initiative, but it is still having trouble getting widespread support. Important information about the purpose of an international stabilization force that Washington intends to create is included in the U.S. draft resolution. As part of a larger post-co…
(2025-11-15). Lux Style Awards set to return to Karachi. tribune.com.pk 
Lux Style Awards is gearing to return to a physical stage in Karachi in December. This year's ceremony theme, Mirror the Magic promises new collaborations, a renewed vision and an event that celebrates "Pakistan's creative spirit" for the world to see, according to a press release issued on Friday. | This will be the award show's proper comeback after being halted twice. In 2020, the LSAs opted out as the Covid-19 pandemic staggered global events. Unilever instead donated the ceremony's budget to the Akhuwat Foundation to support fashion industry workers affected by lockdown closure. The brand later acknowledg…
(2025-11-15). Marco Rubio Wants to Imprison You on Terror Charges for Supporting Nazi Punchers. theintercept.com 
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government launched a Orbán, though, showed no such appetite for cracking down on the annual fascist rally, which this February The aggressive response to antifascis…
(2025-11-15). Surging Israeli settler violence hurts West Bank journalists. Soran Rashid 
(2025-11-15). Time to Stop Illegal, Violence-Abetting Use of Gold. ummid.com At a time when the demand for gold is increasing at world level, the violence involved in gold grabs is also increasing to the extent that many glittering gold bars can be found to be tainted with the blood of innocent people.
(2025-11-15). The US War On China, Venezuela, And The International Left. popularresistance.org Everywhere you look, the United States is at war— at home, through military occupation of cities, institutional violence, and state-sanctioned kidnappings, and abroad, through economic coercion, proxy warfare, and endless intervention. In times like these, when it is far too easy to be overwhelmed by the inexhaustible nature of the war machine, we must remember that these are not separate crises, but different fronts of the same struggle. And to resist one is to resist them all. | The enemy, in every case, is U.S. imperialism.
(2025-11-15). Five years of fighting: The state of digital violence against female journalists and activists in Indonesia. globalvoices.org 