(2025-12-06). Sudan's War, UAE Gold, And The Rise Of Anti-Imperialist Alliances. popularresistance.org Even as the U.S. empire's gaze is turned towards Venezuela, it continues to meddle in Africa. Foreign intervention is fueling a bitter civil war in Sudan, the Trump administration is pushing a line about a genocide against Christians in Nigeria, with an eye on military intervention, and across the Sahel region, anti-imperialist forces continue to rise and organize, dreaming of a united, pan-African continent that will resist American imperialism and reject Israeli colonization. | Joining MintCast host Mnar Adley today to talk about the continent is Ahmed Kaballo. Ahmed is a British-Sudanese journalist and the CEO…
(2025-12-06). Chad struggles as new Sudanese refugees strain resources and infrastructure. aljazeera.com Sudan's civil war drives millions from their homes, creating an unparalleled humanitarian emergency in the region.
(2025-12-06). RSF alleges SAF forces struck crucial border crossing in Sudan near Chad. aljazeera.com The RSF accused Sudan's army of the attack on a vital corridor for aid and Sudanese fleeing the war.
(2025-12-06). As Canadian Weapons Enter Sudan, Activists Decry Canada's Deepening UAE Ties. truthout.org Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has hailed a new economic deal with the United Arab Emirates as a way to "attract billions of dollars in investments into Canada." The $50 billion agreement — $70-billion in Canadian dollars — was announced as Carney travelled to Abu Dhabi in November for talks with Emirati leaders, and comes as Canada attempts to diversify its economic partners as it… |
(2025-12-06). UN: Dec. 5] Security Council Visits Lebanon Syria, Unpaid UN Dues Piling Up Lots More. passblue.com 
This Week @UN: UN crossword, anyone?; Trump targets the Refugee Convention; Slovenia softens on SG race; Russia must return Ukrainian children. Plus: Billions of unpaid UN dues; separate Israeli airstrikes hit Syria and Lebanon; Myanmar #1 in opium; Sudan death spiral; real peace in Congo? • For the first time in six years, the UN …
(2025-12-06). Dozens of children killed as RSF suicide drones strike Kalogi in South Kordofan. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- At least 47 civilians, most of them children, were killed and about 50 others wounded when Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a series of suicide drone strikes on the town of Kalogi in South Kordofan, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) officials said Friday. The attacks, which hit a kindergarten and multiple civilian structures, mark one of the deadliest assaults on noncombatants in Sudan's 32-month conflict and have triggered widespread international outrage.The strikes began early Friday and were jointly attributed to the RSF and its ally, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement—North (al-Hilou).The…
(2025-12-06). Tuesday 12/9: Webinar: Recognizing and Punishing Genocide. indybay.org Zoom | bit.ly/tlaib-townhall…
(2025-12-06). Shattering the world of clowns — Rainer "Hegemony or Downfall" indybay.org "Our era must therefore be seen as an era of creeping de-civilization of violence, persistently carried out by the powerful. In other words, we are living in a time of radical counter-enlightenment. No event in the Western world illustrates this more relentlessly than Israel's genocide of the Palestinians. The epochal crime of this genocide is accompanied by the crime of silence."
(2025-12-06). Why Qatar lives rent-free in the far right's head. aljazeera.com Conservative influencers are playing a central role in a new campaign of weaponising Islamophobia.
(2025-12-06). 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.
(2025-12-06). UN General Assembly passes 5 pro-Palestine resolutions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) — The UN General Assembly has adopted five resolutions concerning Palestine, including measures on refugee assistance, UNRWA's mandate, Palestinian property rights, human rights violations, and Israeli settlements.
(2025-12-06). Lord Macaulay: Saint or Sinner? ummid.com While the Modi tribe is blaming Macaulay for our ills, the Dalit thinkers like Chandrabhan Prasad are hailing the contribution of Macaulay in laying the foundations which in due course led to the struggle for dignity and rights of equality for Dalit and marginalized sections of society.
(2025-12-06). Russia bans the oldest worldwide human rights movement. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), one of the world's oldest human rights movements comprising of 196 civil society organisations, has been declared "undesirable" by the Russian Federation. The undersigned FIDH member organisations strongly condemn this designation, which bans FIDH from undertaking any activities in Russia and criminalises any cooperation with the Federation by a Russian national or organisation.
Paris 3 December 2025. The designation was made by the (…) | – |
(2025-12-06). Thailand/Vietnam: End acts of transnational repression against human rights defenders after Y Quynh Bdap's extradition to Vietnam. fidh.org The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) strongly condemns the sudden extradition from Thailand to Vietnam of Montagnard human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap. The Observatory also urges authorities in the two countries to end and prevent acts of transnational repression against human rights defenders and demand the Vietnamese authorities to respect, protect, and fulfill the rights of Y Quynh Bdap and all other human rights defenders in the country. (…) | – |
(2025-12-06). 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.
(2025-12-06). Malaysia must withdraw government SLAPP action against HRD Murray Hunter in Thailand's criminal court. fidh.org Thailand must refuse to allow its criminal courts to be used for SLAPP actions by anyone, even fellow ASEAN member States
30 November 2025. We, the 44 undersigned groups and organizations call upon the Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Communication Minister Fahmi Fadzil and the Malaysian government of Malaysia to forthwith withdraw the SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) criminal complaint and case against Human Rights Defender (HRD) and social commentator (…) | – |
(2025-12-06). Terms of Reference : Researcher Global Report on the Situation of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs). fidh.org Duration: February — November 2026 (10 months) Location: Remote Commitment: Approximately 80 days Reporting to: Executive Coordinator, Knowledge Co-Creation Working Group Additional information: Individuals, groups of researchers and research organisations are welcome to apply. Application deadline: January 10, 2026 About WHRD-IC :
| The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD-IC) is a transnational, intersectional feminist coalition of women human rights defenders, (…) | – |
(2025-12-06). Germany's surrender of El Hishri to the International Criminal Court is a turning point for accountability in the Libya situation. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights and other civil society organisations published a joint statement following the surrender of Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, suspected of international crimes committed in Libya, by German authorities to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read the statement below.
3 December 2025. The undersigned civil society organisations welcome the 1 December 2025 surrender of Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, also known as Al-Buti, by German authorities to (…) | – | /…
(2025-12-06). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: A Coffee Giant Gets Roasted. levernews.com Good things are happening! A coffee giant pays up, a major city's most vulnerable score basic income, an alleged Democratic turncoat faces a reckoning, and a community gets creative to fix its affordability crisis. | You Love To See It is a benefit of a Lever paid subscription. If you want to read today's newsletter, become a paid subscriber of The Lever and score access, among other great perks. | | Click Here To Upgrade | | This full story is for paid subscribers.: | Sign up for a pa…
(2025-12-06). Iran's Maritime Power Play: Strategic Patterns and the 2024 Strait of Hormuz Crisis. moderndiplomacy.eu As global geopolitical attention is fixated on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Iran has chosen to optimize its strategic position in the most advantageous area, the Strait of Hormuz. The detention of the tanker St. Nikolas by Iran's rapid response forces from a helicopter in January 2024 (BBC News, 2025) was not the first …
(2025-12-06). India caps airline fares as IndiGo crisis leaves hundreds stranded for fifth day. geo.tv 
Passengers wait outside the IndiGo airlines ticketing counter at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, after several IndiGo airlines flights were cancelled, in Mumbai, India, December 6, 2025. — ReutersIndiGo faces biggest crisis in its 20-year historySome operations…
(2025-12-06). Israel hikes military service to 36 months amid 'corruption and draft-dodging' crisis. tehrantimes.com Israeli War Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on 5 December a plan to extend mandatory military service to 36 months, The Cradle reported Saturday.
(2025-12-06). FO ∞ Exclusive: Tensions Over Taiwan Push China and Japan Closer to Conflict. fairobserver.com Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and FOI Senior Partner Glenn Carle, a retired CIA officer who now advises companies, governments and organizations on geopolitical risk, unpack the escalating tensions between China and Japan over the status of Taiwan. These tensions have reached dangerous levels, marked by a profound diplomatic crisis, significant economic repercussions and the specter of…
(2025-12-06). 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.
(2025-12-06). Israeli military stages new incursion into Syria's Beit Jinn. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) — Local sources in Syria report that Israeli forces carried out a new incursion into the Beit Jinn area near Damascus, deploying tanks and armored vehicles into an abandoned military site.
(2025-12-06). Militant Democracy in Germany: Balancing Protection and Freedom. fairobserver.com Germany's approach to militant democracy offers a striking example of how a country with a difficult past attempts to defend its democratic values against internal threats. Rooted in the aftermath of World War II, militant democracy holds that democracy must act decisively to protect itself from forces seeking to undermine it through violence, hate or…
(2025-12-06). Russian forces claim record 60,000 Ukrainian drones shot down amid 2025 surge. hindustantimes.com Russian officials say air‚Äëdefence and counter‚Äëdrone units have been "busier than ever" in 2025, claiming more than 60,000 Ukrainian drones shot down this year alone, a tally they present as higher than all drones destroyed in 2022—2024 combined. State outlets and defence briefings also repeat a broader wartime figure of over 100,000 Ukrainian UAVs destroyed since the full‚Äëscale invasion began, including nights when more than 100 drones are allegedly intercepted across multiple regions in a single wave. Watch for details…
(2025-12-06). Israel shifts focus from crises with Gaza aggression. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — In continued violations of the truce agreement in the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carry out new strikes east of Gaza City and Khan Younis.
(2025-12-06). LF outsourcing patriotism to the occupiers: See how it ended in Afghanistan. tehrantimes.com BEIRUT—No contradiction in Lebanese politics is more glaring than the desire of the Lebanese Forces (LF) to see the Israeli enemy resolve their political dispute inside Lebanon. A party that claims to defend state sovereignty routinely seeks foreign intervention against a Lebanese actor with a proven popular and national base.
(2025-12-06). Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of attacking Kandahar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) — The Afghan interim government has accused Pakistan of carrying out a cross-border attack on Kandahar, claiming that Afghan forces successfully repelled the incursion.
(2025-12-06). Elections in Iraq: Victory for the axis of resistance. uwidata.com Iraq has held parliamentary elections to fill all 329 seats in parliament. The day was marked by increased voter turnout, and the results indicate progress for forces sympathetic to the resistance axis. Years after the US occupation, Iraq still has a fragmented structure, which is reflected in the political system, says Yakup Aslan, a journalist …
(2025-12-06). Resistance leader warns against US, Israel crimes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) — Shaykh Akram al-Kaabi, secretary-general of the al-Nujaba Islamic Resistance Movement, has strongly warned against the continuation of the American and Israeli crimes in the region.
(2025-12-06). UN warns of sharp surge in Israeli settler attacks across West Bank in 2025. tehrantimes.com The UN warned of a surge in illegal Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank, highlighting ongoing humanitarian disruptions in northern communities, Anadolu reported Saturday.
(2025-12-06). Civilian Assassinations Reach 86 in US Military's Killing Spree. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( In a social media post, the US military wrote the strike was ordered by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. "On Dec. 4, at the direction of Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal ki…
(2025-12-06). Loose Talk in a Nuclear Age: The Case for Rhetorical Restraint and Diplomacy. moderndiplomacy.eu There is an old wartime maxim—dating to the First World War—that "loose lips sink ships." It warned American sailors and civilians alike that careless speech could reveal troop movements or naval deployments to enemy spies and lead to catastrophic losses at sea. The warning remains true, but today the stakes are vastly higher: loose talk …
(2025-12-06). Civilians killed in DRC fighting, a day after peace deal signing. aljazeera.com Children are among several killed in fighting in the DRC, a day after the signing of US-backed peace deal.
(2025-12-06). Great Powers and the People: The Divergent Paths of the Egyptian and Syrian Revolutions. juancole.com Exeter, UK (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — The Arab revolutionary wave that began in 2011 presents two of its most significant, yet fundamentally divergent, case studies: Egypt and Syria. While both nations experienced the overthrow of long-standing authoritarian regimes, the mechanisms, actors, and ultimate outcomes of their revolutions differed significantly. A comparative analysis reveals that Egypt's revolution, born from a civilian square, was ultimately contained by a resurgent deep state. In contrast, Syria, forged in the crucible of a protracted civil war, achieved a military victory that fu…
(2025-12-06). China—Pakistan Power Move: Nuclear Carrier Docks at Gwadar Soon? thinktank.pk As the world observes closely, China is entering a new era of naval capability with the construction of its Type 004 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Satellite imagery confirms the assembly of hull modules at Dalian Shipyard, marking a milestone in the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) ambition to project power globally. With a displacement estimated between …
(2025-12-06). Recent arrests for graft push Zelensky closer to MPs, but will they support him? strategic-culture.su Zelensky is increasingly looking like the heart of the problem who is running out of allies. | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Just…
(2025-12-06). President inaugurates project to transfer seawater to central plateau. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN- The project to transfer seawater to the central plateau (spanning from Sirjan to Isfahan), which was implemented with the major support of the Mobarakeh Steel Company, was officially inaugurated by order of President Masoud Pezeshkian, on Saturday, December 6, 2025.
(2025-12-06). ICE Targets Somali Community in Minneapolis. unicornriot.ninja 
(2025-12-06). Museveni to set up chocolate factory in Bundibugyo. independent.co.ug 
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has announced plans to establish a chocolate factory in Bundibugyo District, reaffirming his commitment to expanding value addition and creating jobs in Uganda's cocoa-rich region. Addressing supporters during his campaign tour, the NRM Presidential Flagbearer said the venture will harness the district's long-standing agricultural strengths …
(2025-12-06). Kelly Bill would allow Lawsuits over Social Media Algorithms that promote Violence, Extremism. juancole.com by Isabella Gomez, WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have struggled for years to regulate social media platforms in ways that tamp down misinformation and extremism. | Much of the criticism has been aimed at algorithms that feed users more and more of whatever they click on — the "rabbit hole" effect blamed for fueling conspiracy theories, depression, eating disorders, suicide and violence. | Federal law shields social media platforms and internet providers from lawsuits over content posted by users. Fir…
(2025-12-06). ICE Denies Pepper-Spraying Rep. Adelita Grijalva in Incident Caught on Video. theintercept.com 
Federal immigration agents pepper-sprayed and shot crowd suppression munitions at newly sworn-in Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva during a confrontation with protesters in Tucson on Friday. | A "You guys need to calm down and get out," Grijalva says, coughing amid a cloud of spray. In another clip, an agent fires a pepper ball at Grijalva's feet.