(2025-12-11). UN panel says Uganda has violated South Sudan arms embargo. newarab.com 
(2025-12-11). UK councillors can now take a 'Pledge for Palestine'. thecanary.co The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) launched a "Councillor Pledge for Palestine" on 10 December. It asks all councillors across the UK to use their position to "uphold the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people". PSC has launched the pledge five months ahead of the local elections. Palestine is likely to be a major issue in […] | By
(2025-12-11). 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.
(2025-12-11). 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.
(2025-12-11). 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.
(2025-12-11). Gaza faces new crisis as Storm Byron brings heavy rain, flooding. newarab.com 
(2025-12-11). Australian Labor government scraps energy bill rebates. wsws.org Ending temporary band-aids on soaring prices for domestic electricity and gas services will intensify the cost-of-living crisis for working-class households.
(2025-12-11). Honduras Accuses Trump of 'Electoral Coup' Interference as U.S. Seizes Venezuelan Ship. scheerpost.com Joshua S Honduras is facing a deep political crisis as President Xiomara Castro warns that an "electoral coup" is unfolding, accusing powerful business and political elites of trying to block her party from consolidating power ahead of the 2025 transition. She also alleges that Donald Trump's allies are interfering behind the scenes, pressuring institutions and …
(2025-12-11). Food Waste In South Africa Is Dumped In Landfills – Study Weighs Up Healthier And More Sustainable Options. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) Every year, millions of tonnes of food end up in South Africa's landfills. This is a wasted resource that deepens environmental damage, worsens food insecurity and costs …
(2025-12-11). YouTube Wipes UK Journalist's Archive After Israeli-Linked Pressure. orinocotribune.com 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. | By…
(2025-12-11). Al-Manar correspondent: Enemy Forces Blow Up one of the buildings under construction north of Mays_Al-Jabal Southern Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-12-11). China-Russia air patrol shows capability to maintain peace, stability. ecns.cn The joint patrol by Chinese and Russian air forces showed their resolve and capability to address regional security challenges and safeguard peace and stability, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
(2025-12-11). Progressive forces denounce the 'electoral coup' in Honduras. workers.org 
LIBRE Party rally, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Dec. 9, 2025. Voters in Honduras went to the polls in a national election on Nov. 30; as of this writing no candidate has yet been named president. In the midst of numerous breakdowns in the electoral system (TREP), irregularities, security issues, evidence of fraud . . . |
(2025-12-11). 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.
(2025-12-11). UNIFIL says Israeli forces fired on them in southern Lebanon. newarab.com 
The It is the latest such incident reported by the peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, where UNIFIL acts as a
(2025-12-11). Think tanker altered Ukraine war map before big Polymarket payout. responsiblestatecraft.org On November 15, as Russian forces were advancing on the outskirts of the town of Myrnohrad in eastern Ukraine, retail investors placed risky bets in real time on the battle using Polymarket, a gambling platform that allows users to bet on predictive markets surrounding world events. If Russia took the city by nightfall — an event that seemed exceedingly unlikely to most observers — a handful of retail investors stood to earn a profit of as much as 33,000% on the battle from the comfort of their homes.When nightfall came, these longshot gamblers miraculously won big, though not because Russia took…
(2025-12-11). More focus is needed on childhood sexual abuse to combat Australia's suicide problem. |
(2025-12-11). Gazans Endure Their Harshest Night Yet in Waterlogged Tents. english.almanar.com.lb Rainwater flooded several displacement camps in the Gaza Strip as Palestine was affected by a deep low-pressure system expected to continue until Friday evening, bringing cold weather and a significant drop in temperatures. The Palestinian Meteorological Department reported a noticeable temperature drop on Thursday, leading to cold, rainy, and windy weather. This has proven catastrophic …
(2025-12-11). Even with Trump's support, coal power remains expensive — and dangerous. |
(2025-12-11). Starbucks Workers and Unions in 10 Countries To Protest in Support of US Baristas. portside.org Starbucks Workers and Unions in 10 Countries To Protest in Support of US Baristas |
(2025-12-11). IMF: China's resilience will be sustained. ecns.cn China's economy is poised for resilient growth in 2026 and beyond, supported by a pro-growth macroeconomic policy combination and a stronger push to prioritize the shift toward a consumption-driven growth model, leading international and domestic economists said.
(2025-12-11). Fire-hit homeowners to get HK$100,000 subsidy. ecns.cn Each homeowner of fire-hit Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po district of Hong Kong is set to receive a onetime subsidy of HK$100,000($12,851), as the support fund reaches HK$3.4 billion, Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration Warner Cheuk Wing-hing announced on Wednesday.
(2011-12-25). Sri Lanka: The great flood. links.org.au 
Balasingham Skanthakumar — Cyclone Ditwah must be the wake-up call for course correction by this government and its supporters who brook no criticism of it.
(2025-12-11). China continues to support U.S. search for remains of missing American service members. ecns.cn military personnel missing within Chinese territory since the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931-1945), according to China's Ministry of National Defense."ÄÄ"ÄÄThe Chinese and U.S.
(2025-12-11). Germany's Plan To Deport Syrian Refugees Echoes 1980S Effort To Repatriate Turkish Guest Workers. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) For 14 years while Syria's brutal civil war raged, Germany provided a safe haven for those fleeing the violence. Now, a year after that conflict ended with the fall of …
(2025-12-11). Exposure To Neighborhood Violence Leads Some Denver Teens To Use Tobacco And Alcohol Earlier, New Study Shows. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) High levels of neighborhood violence increase the risk of Latino and African American teens in Denver starting to use alcohol and tobacco, according to our recent …
(2025-12-10). Anti-genocide activists' trial exposes Starmer collusion with Israel. thecanary.co The trial of six anti-genocide activists in London has once again exposed close coordination between the Starmer regime and the organs of the illegitimate state of Israel. The trial of Palestine Action activists known as the 'Filton 24′ has revealed that Israeli-owned arms company Elbit had access to evidence the activists' defence barristers did not. […] | By
(2025-12-10). Michigan Retirement System Drops All Investments In Israel Bonds. popularresistance.org For over a year, Michigan Divest, a statewide coalition of Michigan residents, human rights activists and active and retired public employees, led a campaign to divest Israel Bonds from public pensions. Thousands of Michigan taxpayers, including current and former public employees with pensions in the SMRS, and over 50 endorsing organizations, including labor unions representing public school and state pensioners, expressed disapproval at taxpayer funds being invested in a $10 million Israel Bond purchased less than one month into the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
(2025-12-10). What Activists Can Learn from Rosa Parks on the 70th Anniversary of Montgomery Bus Boycott. democracynow.org 
What are the lessons from the Montgomery bus boycott launched 70 years ago this month? The boycott, which sparked the civil rights movement, began after the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated city bus to a white man. Historian and biographer Jeanne Theoharis, author of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, argues, "Part of what her courage is, is the ability to step forward again and again, without any sense that this is going to change anything, and say, 'This is the line. And I refuse.'" Theoharis's new piece for The Guardian is "What we get w…
(2025-12-10). The North-South Project Reclaims Human Rights as People(s)-Centered. dissidentvoice.org December 10th, International Human Rights Day, represents one year since the launch of the North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights. The North-South Project seeks to address the contradiction of the human rights idea being co-opted and instrumentalized as a weapon of white supremacist colonial domination and exploitation. The PCHR frame emerged to counter that. Rooted …
(2025-12-10). An Israeli plea to the press: Stop indulging the far outbursts. haaretz.com If we stop rewarding the extremists' provocations in the press, they lose their power, and the public conversation can remain focused on substance over spectacle…
(2025-12-10). Human Rights Day and terrorism victims in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) — Human Rights Day, observed annually on 10 December, offers a valuable opportunity to rethink the challenges and lesser-known aspects of violations of fundamental human rights around the world.
(2025-12-10). Life spared of Iran child bride sentenced to death: judiciary. newarab.com 
A woman sentenced to death by Goli Kouhkan, a member of the Baluch minority without documentation and now aged 25, had been set to be executed this month in a case that had caused widespread international concern. | UN rights experts last week urged Iran to halt the execution of Kouhkan, saying she was forced into marriage at the age of 12 to her cousin and at 13 gave birth to their…
(2025-12-10). Iran: Weaponizing Justice System to Persecute Baha'is. hrw.org (Geneva) —Iranian authorities are escalating their repression of Baha'is, with a recent series of harsh prison sentences and asset confiscations, the Bahá'í International Community (BIC) and Human Rights Watch said today. Iran's judiciary has been leading the persecution of Baha'is, amid increasing public incitement to discrimination by state officials, hate propaganda, and disinformation targeting the religious minority community."Iranian authorities are relentlessly persecuting Baha'is, depriving them of the most basic human rights in what amounts to ongoing crimes against humanity — solely because…
(2025-12-10). Trump Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt's Nephew's Mother Released from ICE Jail, Faces Deportation. democracynow.org 
Bruna Ferreira, a DACA recipient and mother of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew, has lived in the United States since she was 6 years old, but was recently arrested by ICE in her own driveway in what her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, calls a "brazen, unconstitutional arrest, a clear violation of her rights." Ferreira was transported to a remote detention center in Louisiana following her arrest in Massachusetts, and just released Tuesday. "All of a sudden, now the Leavitts have a problem with 'criminal illegal aliens.' Yet one of them was about to marry one of thei…
(2025-12-10). Georgia Hollows Out Right to Peaceful Assembly. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Protesters gather daily in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, after the authorities announced they were halting negotiations on joining the European Union. Demonstrators are demanding the release of political prisoners and snap elections, Tbilisi, Georgia, June 22, 2025. | © 2025 Sebastien Canaud/NurPhoto via AP Photo…
(2025-12-10). Arab voters are key to Israel ousting Netanyahu. Opposition parties are mad to reject them. haaretz.com A significant majority of Arab citizens support their parties joining governing coalitions — despite the Netanyahu government's best efforts to marginalize Arab political participation and ignore the sector's homicide crisis…
(2025-12-10). 500,000 Homeless — Southeast Asia's Biggest Crisis Since Myanmar. thinktank.pk In the sweltering borderlands of Thailand and Cambodia, where ancient temples stand as silent sentinels to a fractured past, a deadly flare-up has unleashed chaos on half a million lives. As clashes enter their third relentless day, the region confronts not just artillery barrages and jet strikes, but a haunting reminder of unresolved colonial legacies—French-drawn …
(2025-12-10). Venezuela Launches Transitional Government Towards Communal Socialism While Trump Says President Maduro's Days Are Numbered. orinocotribune.com During a televised meeting on Monday, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced the birth of the Communal Government of Transition to Socialism. | "Starting today, a Communal Transition Government to Socialism is declared with the 5,336 Self-Government Rooms, with the 5,336 territorial governments that have neighbors, families, communities, concrete forces that debate, participate, act, build, and make their territories visible for a new society," stated the president. | The Venezuelan president explained that in 2024, when the popular consultation experiment began, 9,258 projects were approved, while…
(2025-12-10). Trump Says US Forces Seized an Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Venezuela in Latest Escalation. news.antiwar.com Updated on December 10 at 8: 30 pm EST President Trump said on Wednesday that US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, marking the latest US escalation in its push toward a regime change war aimed at ousting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. "As you probably know, we've just seized a tanker …
(2025-12-10). Headlines for December 10, 2025. democracynow.org Hamas Calls for Greater International Pressure on Israel Before Agreeing to Next Phase of Ceasefire Deal, UAE-Backed Forces Claim Control of Oil-Rich Southern Half of Yemen, Trump Presses Zelensky to Accept a Peace Deal with Russia, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Machado Travels to Oslo But Unable to Attend Award Ceremony, Two U.S. F-18 Fighter Jets Enter Venezuelan Airspace for 40 Minutes, Honduran President Castro Accuses Trump of Interfering in Presidential Election, Trump Attacks Rep. Omar in Racist, Expletive-Filled Rant While Calling for More Immigration from Northern Europe, Florida Governor DeSantis Designates…
(2025-12-10). Cuba affirms U.S. attacks on vessels in the Caribbean are war crimes. radiohc.cu Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez reaffirmed today that attacks on civilian vessels in the Caribbean constitute war crimes and rejected Washington's threats against Venezuela. | On his social media profile, the top Cuban diplomat stated that the debates in the U.S. Congress regarding whether extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean and the Pacific constitute war crimes are part of the show and farce of U.S. politics. | He pointed out that such policies are more interested in money, power, and the natural resources of others than in human life and justice. | Bruno Rodriguez also emphasized that the threat of militar…
(2025-12-10). Zionists are forcibly disappearing, torturing, and killing Palestinian prisoners. thecanary.co 
Further evidence has emerged of the systematic crimes and brutal practices of the Zionist officials against Palestinian prisoners. Three prisoners, who had been abducted from Gaza, and died inside the occupation's prisons and military camps, have been named by the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) and the Commission of Detainee's Affairs. Palestinian prisoners abused by Zionist […] | By
(2025-12-10). Ms Rachel forced to hire security over Zionist threats. thecanary.co The hugely popular and deeply humanitarian children's content creator Rachel Griffin Accurso, known to millions of children as 'Ms Rachel', has revealed that she has been forced to hire bodyguards because of the severe escalation in Zionist and far-right threats made to her and her family. The surge followed an announcement by the pro-Israel troll […] | By
(2025-12-10). Venezuela's Gil Denounces US Military Threats, Affirms Sovereignty. orinocotribune.com During the installation of the People's Assembly for Peace and Sovereignty, which is meeting in Caracas, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil delivered a strong message in the face of the growing military threat promoted by the US government and its allies. | Speaking to a thousand international delegates, Gil said that "the peoples of the world have reacted decisively, supporting the path of consolidating peace in Venezuela," and highlighted that the Venezuelan capital now shows "a peaceful, joyful, dignified and sovereign Caracas," in contrast to those who have tried to turn the country into "a theater of milit…
(2025-12-10). Badenoch's DWP plans are as evil as Labour's she's just not hiding it. thecanary.co Leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch has unveiled that the Conservatives have a plan for benefits claimants to be administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Spoiler, it involves slashing support and demonising disabled people even further. Speaking at a press conference yesterday (Tuesday 9 December 2025), Badenoch said that herself and three […] | By
(2025-12-10). China to provide technical and economic assistance to Belarus for social projects. eng.belta.by The agreement provides for the Chinese government to provide Belarus with technical and economic assistance to support the implementation of mutually approved projects.
(2025-12-10). How memes and humor are fueling Gen Z's global uprisings. wagingnonviolence.org 
This article From Kenya to Nepal, Gen Z movements sweeping the globe are joyfully defying authoritarianism with memes, stunts and dance videos. | This article