(2025-12-15). Surprising Lessons for the U.S. Resistance to Trump: In Sudan's Recent History. scheerpost.com By Rebecca Gordon for Tom Dispatch Follow a line south and west from the Gaza Strip, continue through Egypt, and you'll end up in another place where a genocide is in progress. It's one we don't hear much about in the United States, probably because it's happening in an African nation, one of those places …
(2025-12-15). CPS drops 'terror' case against journalist Richard Medhurst. thecanary.co The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today dropped all charges against Syrian-born British journalist Richard Medhurst. Medhurst was first arrested by police in August 2024 under Section 12 of the Terrorism Act. The arrest was, of course, part of the Starmer regime's misuse of anti-terror laws to target anti-genocide journalists and activists. He was kept […] | By
(2025-12-15). Israel Apologists Hasten To Use Bondi Shooting To Attack Anti-Genocide Activists. thealtworld.com 
Two shooters The shooters appear to have been Muslim, but, much to the inconvenience of those who would like to use this incident to fan the f…
(2025-12-15). Israel committed war crimes by targeting Lebanon's reconstruction equipment: HRW. tehrantimes.com Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Israel for committing war crimes by repeatedly targeting reconstruction-related equipment and civilian facilities in southern Lebanon throughout 2025, despite a ceasefire that came into effect on November 27, 2024.
(2025-12-15). Iranian Nobel laureate hospitalised twice after 'violent arrest', say family. devdiscourse.com Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was taken to the hospital emergency room twice after suffering blows from security forces who arrested her on December 12, her family told the Narges Foundation on Monday. The human rights activist won the award whilst in prison in 2023, following her three-decade campaign for women's rights and the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.
(2025-12-15). Action strategy to fast-track children's rights and development. sanews.gov.za Action strategy to fast-track children's rights and development | Government's newly approved national strategy aimed at accelerating action for children is one tool aimed at improving the circumstances of the country's most vulnerable. | In his address to the nation through the weekly newsletter on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that despite the gains made since the advent of democracy, nearly half of South Africa's children still live in poverty and face high levels of abuse, neglect and poor health outcomes. | Earlier this month, Cabinet approved the National Strategy to Accelerate Action for Childre…
(2025-12-15). 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.
(2025-12-15). Narendra Modi, and Duties vs Rights. ummid.com What Modi is telling in his letter is the way of suppressing the concept of 'right' which is clear in his policy of relegating the religious minorities to second class status, coining the term Urban Naxals for the public intellectuals among others.
(2025-12-15). Honduras: Consejero Electoral Marlon Ochoa denuncia opacidad y pide claridad en el recuento electoral. cubadebate.cu El proceso electoral en Honduras enfrenta una grave crisis de credibilidad debido a las serias inconsistencias detectadas en el escrutinio de votos. Marlon Ochoa, consejero del Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), levantó una voz de alarma, denunciando que existe una intención de limitar la revisión de las actas presidenciales.
(2025-12-15). Report: US Forces Raided Ship Headed From China To Iran Last Month. news.antiwar.com The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that US special operations forces raided a ship last month, several hundred miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, that had departed China and was bound for Iran. The report, which cited unnamed US officials, said that US special operators who boarded the vessel seized the cargo and then …
(2025-12-15). Israel leads as 2025 ends as deadliest year for Journalists: RSF. ummid.com Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in its latest report said the year 2025 is ending as the deadliest year for journalists with majority of them killed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IDF) in Gaza.
(2025-12-15). UK Denounces Jimmy Lai Conviction, Urges Immediate Release. moderndiplomacy.eu Britain has condemned the conviction of Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, calling his prosecution politically motivated. The 78-year-old was found guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces under Hong Kong's China-imposed national security law, a charge that carries a possible life sentence. Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, …
(2025-12-15). From Sinai to Seoul: What the Six-Day War Teaches About a Future North Korean Blitzkrieg. moderndiplomacy.eu In June 1967, when the sun was rising over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Israeli fighter squadrons skimming through the coastlines at low altitude struck Egyptian airbases with a devastating blow. Within barely a couple of hours, most of the Egyptian air forces were destroyed. Operation Focus was not a mere initiation of the Six-Day War, …
(2025-12-15). Iran strengthening air defense to counter threats: Cmdr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) — The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces says that the country has placed the strengthening of its integrated air defense shield at the core of its strategy to effectively counter potential threats.
(2025-12-15). Thailand Halts Fuel Transit to Laos as Cambodia Border War Escalates. moderndiplomacy.eu Thailand has halted fuel shipments passing through a key border checkpoint with Laos after intelligence suggested supplies were being diverted to Cambodian forces, as fighting between Thailand and Cambodia intensifies. The two neighbours are clashing at multiple points along their 817-kilometre border in what both sides describe as the most severe violence in decades. Despite …
(2025-12-15). Debunking The Myth: Communism Killed 100 Million People. popularresistance.org The fundamental flaw in the "100 million deaths" narrative: it treats political ideology as a kind of metaphysical cause of death. Policies are lifted out of context, conditions are ignored, and complex histories are reduced to an inflated scoreboard where people prosecuted for crimes that would be illegal anywhere are reframed as victims of communist persecution. | In that same 1997 edition of the Black Book of Communism, Courtois again asserts that "communist regimes committed crimes involving around one hundred million people, compared to around twenty-five million under Nazism."
(2025-12-15). Operation Shanela II nets over 300 suspects. sanews.gov.za Operation Shanela II nets over 300 suspects | Police in the Northern Cape have nabbed 360 suspects in connection with various crimes. | The arrests were made during the intelligence-driven 'Safer Festive Season' campaign under Operation Shanela II. | "During the operations, SAPS members confiscated alcoholic beverages, ammunition, cash suspected to be the proceeds of crime, dangerous weapons, diamonds, drugs and a firearm," the police said in a statement. | These weekly high-density, multi-disciplinary operations were conducted from 8 -14 December across all five districts of the Northern Cape. | "As part of the…
(2025-12-15). El Contexto Histórico de la Retórica de la PM Takaichi Sobre la 'Situación Que Amenaza La Supervivencia' Desde la Alianza Anglo-Japonesa Hasta AUKUS. globalizacion.ca
(2025-12-15). Russia to Export Over 100 Million Tons of Coal to China. infobrics.org "Russia is one of the world's leading coal producers and suppliers, and China is the largest consumer. In this context, we see prospects for increasing supplies of coal and its processed products to the Asian country," Novak affirmed…
(2025-12-15). Australia's feminised politics need masculine balance. onlineopinion.com.au Australia's politics has elevated compassion over wisdom, optics over outcomes. The result is drift, debt and disorder – and a growing hunger for firmer leadership and moral balance.
(2025-12-15). Joint press release issued on meeting between Chinese, UAE FMs. ecns.cn File photo of the United Arab Emirates national flag and the Chinese national flag.It also voiced firm support for the Chinese government in achieving national reunification and opposition to any external interference in China's internal affairs.
(2025-12-15). AI toys offer emotional support to consumers. ecns.cn Eager to tap into a huge potential customer base, industry players are accelerating their push into the artificial intelligence-driven toys market, hoping to unlock new growth as supportive policies inject fresh momentum into the sector.
(2025-12-15). The far right triumphs in Chile. peoplesdispatch.org There was little doubt about the outcome of Chile's second round presidential election on December 14. After receiving overwhelming support from almost the entire Chilean right (which, if you add up their vote shares in the first round, represented the vast majority), José Antonio Kast will become Chile's next president. | In the first round, Jeanette Jara narrowly took first place with 26.85%, followed closely by Kast, who won 23.93% of the valid votes, thus securing his place in the runoff. In third, fourth, and fifth place were three right-wing candidates: center-right Franco Parisi (19.71%), libertarian Johan…
(2025-12-15). Father and son behind Bondi mass shooting that killed 15: police. newarab.com 
Two alleged gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration in Sydney's Bondi Beach were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia mourned victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years. | The father, a 50-year-old, was killed at the scene, taking the number of dead to 16, while his 24-year-old son was in critical condition in the hospital, police said at a press conference on Monday. Officials have described the shooting on Sunday as a targeted antisemitic attack. | Forty people remain in hospital following the attack, including two police officers who are in a serious but stable condition,…
(2025-12-14). Iraq election results ratified, premiership remains up for grabs. newarab.com 
The results of last month's parliamentary elections in Iraq was ratified by the Supreme Federal Court on Sunday, confirming that the party of caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani won the largest number of seats — The court confirmed that the voting process met all constitutional and legal requirements and had no irregularities affecting its validity. | The Independent High Electoral Commission submitted the final results of the legislative elections to the S…
(2025-12-14). Drone strike on hospital in Sudan's Kordofan region kills seven. newarab.com 
(2025-12-14). A Tax Deductible Donation in a Time of Crisis. consortiumnews.com The world is in deep crisis: genocides in Gaza and Sudan; nuclear war lurking over Ukraine; civil rights eviscerated across the West and a disinforming media obscuring it all to shield the responsible. CN is here to help. CN at 30…
(2025-12-14). Drone strike in southern Sudan kills 6 UN peacekeepers. newarab.com 
A drone strike hit a The strike hit the peacekeeping logistics base in the city of Kadugli, in the central region of "The situatio…
(2025-12-14). Rachel Reeves: a genocide-denying, austerity-wielding, donor-hugging neoliberal butcher in socialist drag. thecanary.co Rachel Reeves. When she's not telling lies on a curriculum vitae, and wilfully squeezing the last few pennies out of disabled people, rather than hammering the living shit out of Britain's 156 billionaires, she is showing up at a Labour Friends of Israel lunch to deliver an oath to empire, declaring herself an "unapologetic Zionist" […] | By
(2025-12-14). Why not rule out the "Mossad" attacking Sydney Jewish celebrants? thealtworld.com How does "the suspicious one is about to say, 'Catch me'" apply to Netanyahu when he accuses the Australian government? | This bloody attack, which targeted well over two thousand people celebrating the Jewish holiday "Hanukkah" on one of the beaches of the Australian capital, Sydney, this morning and resulted in the death of 12 people, is likely to be a premeditated Israeli act as part of a new, calculated strategy aimed at attempting to "repair" Israel's image as a "victim" and reviving the myth of "anti-Semitism" that has completely eroded due to the genocide in the Gaza Strip. Most importantly, it aims to pun…
(2025-12-14). 9 African migrants freeze to death near Morocco-Algeria border. newarab.com 
Exposure to freezing temperatures near Morocco's border with Algeria killed nine African migrants, a tragedy that rights groups in the North African country called deeply concerning and a violation of the right to freedom of movement. | The bodies of seven men and two women were found in Ras Asfour, a remote mountainous Moroccan area known for its plunging temperatures in winter, the Moroccan Association of Human Rights said Saturday in a statement. | "They died from extreme cold, which their exhausted bodies could not withstand," it said. | One of the migrants was from Guinea, the group said. The rest were from…
(2025-12-14). Sharp increase in Israeli killings of Palestinian children in WB. newarab.com 
Rights groups have raised the alarm over the number of At least 50 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces since the start of the year, the Wafa news agency reported on Sunday, citing local rights groups. | The rights group state that the r…
(2025-12-14). Venezuela: Casting off Illusions, Preparing for Struggle. orinocotribune.com By Afro-Venezuelan Organizations Network — Dec 10, 2025 | Drawing on a history of resistance, Afro-Venezuelan organizations are mobilizing their communities to meet the threat of military action by the Trump administration and calling on the people of the U.S. to act on behalf of human rights. | The Afro-Venezuelan Organizations Network (ROA) and the Regional Articulation of Afrodescendants of Latin America and the Caribbean (ARAAC), Afrodescendant organizations born from anti-imperialist social change processes and anti-neocolonial struggles at the dawn of the twenty-first century, carry the dignity and sov…
(2025-12-14). Gunman Who Killed Three Americans in Syria Was Member of Syrian Government's Security Forces. news.antiwar.com The gunman who killed two members of the Iowa National Guard and an American civilian interpreter in an attack in Palmyra, central Syria, on Saturday was a member of the Syrian government's security forces, according to the Syrian Interior Ministry. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) first reported that the attacker was a member …
(2025-12-14). Israeli troops kill man after alleged attempted W. Bank attack. newarab.com 
Israeli forces killed a 23-year-old man in the The Palestinian health ministry reported the death of Muhammad Wael al-Sharouf, "who was shot by (Israeli) forces north" of the city of The Israeli military claimed earlier on Sunday that its forces had "eliminated a terrorist who attempted to stab them in the area of Hebron".
(2025-12-14). Syria Attack Highlights Deployment of US National Guard to Overseas Conflicts. news.antiwar.com An attack that targeted US troops in central Syria on Saturday has drawn attention to the presence of National Guard soldiers in the country and their use in combat zones in the Middle East and Africa. The attack, perpetrated by a member of the Syrian government's security forces, killed two members of the Iowa National …
(2025-12-14). Bulgarian expert: Europe is set to give Ukraine's air force a massive "steroid boost" eng.belta.by "Europe will 'inject steroids' into Ukraine's air force. This also applies to the ground forces. Britain has provided them with drones," Plamen Paskov said.
(2025-12-14). Israel is recycling an old colonial plan in Gaza. mondoweiss.net 
Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir's statement that the "Yellow Line" dividing Gaza will be Israel's new border shows that Israel's plan in Gaza follows its history of redrawing its borders through ethnic cleansing and land grabs.
(2025-12-14). ISIS ally of Julani kills US troops in Syria. thecanary.co 
An ally of ISIS-linked Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa — AKA al-Julani — has killed two US soldiers and a civilian in an ambush in Syria, as well as wounding three other US troops. Al-Julani, who has previously been part of both al-Qaeda and ISIS, was invited to the UK by Keir Starmer in May 2025. […] | By
(2025-12-14). Iran condemns "violent attack against civilians" in Sydney. tehrantimes.com Iran denounced the attack in Sydney. In a statement posted on X, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei wrote: "We condemn the violent attack in Sydney, Australia. Terror and the killing of human beings, wherever committed, are unacceptable and must be condemned."
(2025-12-14). Thailand declares curfew as Cambodia boarder fighting spreads. newarab.com 
Thailand also announced its first civilian death in a week of fighting. | The Southeast Asian neighbours have resorted to arms several times this year since a Cambodian soldier…
(2025-12-14). Demo Outside BBC As Hunger Strikers' Lives Hang In The Balance. popularresistance.org The lives of eight political prisoners in the UK are on a knife-edge and no one is talking about it. What the actual ____ is going on. Qesser Zuhrah, Amu Gib, Heba Muraisi, Jon Cink, Teuta Hoxha, Kamran Ahmed, Lewie Chiaramello, Muhammed Umer Khalid. Eight human beings, held without trial for over a year, are on hunger strike across the UK, some of them for 39 days now. This week there have been protests across the country demanding that the government finally listen to their demands. On Wednesday 10th December I was outside the BBC at the Leeds demo.
(2025-12-14). Iran to firmly back Hezbollah as main pillar of Resistance. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — Ali Akbar Velayati, senior Advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution for the International Affairs, says that Iran will decisively support Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement as it is at the core of Resistance Front.
(2025-12-14). Is Mexico Imposing a Massive Tariff Hike on China? 5 Facts About the New Import-Export Reform. orinocotribune.com Mexico and China have entered a trade dispute following the approval of the new General Import and Export Tax Law, proposed by the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum. | The tariff changes, which Mexico supports and China opposes, were approved this week by the Mexican Congress, capping a year marked by US President Donald Trump's global trade war. Trump has repeatedly threatened both Mexico and China with tariffs and has acknowledged his interest in diminishing China's influence in Latin America. | According to Sheinbaum, the reform represents the prelude to the renegotiation of the free trade agreement be…
(2025-12-14). No contact with Iran Nobel winner since arrest: supporters. newarab.com 
There has been no contact with Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi since Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel prize, was detained Friday after addressing a memorial ceremony in the eastern city of Mashhad for lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, who was found dead earlier this month. | According to Mashhad prosecutor Hassan Hemmatifar, 38 people were arrested at the ceremony including Mo…
(2025-12-14). Netanyahu Uses Bondi Beach Massacre To Attack Australian Prime Minister's Support for a Palestinian State. news.antiwar.com In the wake of the shooting that targeted Jews celebrating Hannukkah in Bondi Beach, Australia, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over his support of a Palestinian state. "On August 17, about four months ago, I sent Prime Minister Albanese of Australia a letter in which I gave him warning …
(2025-12-14). Iran will 'resolutely support' Hezbollah: supreme leader adviser. newarab.com 
A senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader said Sunday that the country would "resolutely support" Hezbollah, its ally in Lebanon, in the group's efforts to confront Tehran's regional foe Israel. | The remarks by Ali Akbar Velayati came as "Hezbollah, as one of the most important pillars of the resistance front, plays a fundamental rol…