2025-12-12: Sudan Roundup

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albawaba (2025-12-12). Brotherhood role in Sudan's war laid bare as leaders admit controlling majority of fighters. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – New statements from well-known Islamist leaders have brought back up the debate about the Muslim Brotherhood's role in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. These statements go against repeated denials from Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and show how deeply involved the movement is in the military. Burhan keeps saying that the army has nothing to do with the Brotherhood, but Ahmed Abbas, who used to be the governor of Sennar under Omar al-Bashir, publicly said that the Islamic Movement is still very much involved in the fighting. Abbas said in a video that was shared online that "the Islamic Movement is cu…

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

newarab (2025-12-12). UK sanctions Sudan RSF deputy, others over El-Fasher atrocities. newarab.com The UK on Friday imposed sanctions on senior commanders of The Foreign Office in London said those targeted include RSF second-in-command

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 . . . |

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.

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…

Skwawkbox (2025-12-12). Political prisoner's mum asks hunger strikers to eat or Starmer will let them die. thecanary.co A large crowd of supporters of the 'Filton 24' anti-genocide protesters held for more than a year without trial as political prisoners by the Starmer regime, and of the eight of them who are on hunger strike in protest, gathered again outside Downing Street on Thursday, 12 December to demand an end to Keir Starmer's […] | By

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.

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. (…) | – |

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.

tehrantimes (2025-12-12). U.S. actions, not Iran's behavior, triggered nuclear standoff: Chinese analyst. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — On the sidelines of the Conference on "People's Rights and Legitimate Freedoms in the Thoughts of Ayatollah Khamenei," the Tehran Times spoke with Professor Jin Liangxiang, a senior research fellow at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies, to explore the shifting dynamics of global governance, human-rights discourse, and power politics in West Asia.

aljazeera (2025-12-12). Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, supporters say. aljazeera.com Rights groups say Mohammadi, who won 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, was detained at ceremony in northeastern city of Mashhad.

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.

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…

UMMID (2025-12-12). 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.

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…

aljazeera (2025-12-12). Why do 27 states want to change Europe's human rights convention? aljazeera.com Politicians say ECHR out of date while opponents argue human rights at risk.

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

WiBOPM (2025-12-12). Milwaukee, December 15, 2025: Support Judge Hannah Dugan! Rally and News Conference! wibailoutpeople.org Voces de la Frontera Join Milwaukee coalition members representing labor, immigrant rights, and faith organizations for a rally and press event the morning of Judge Hannah Dugan's trial date, currently set for Monday, December 15 at 9 a.m. Milwaukee will not be intimidated or divided. We will send a loud, unified message: due process matters, …

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…

tehrantimes (2025-12-12). Chinese Scholar Jin Liangxiang Talks to Tehran Times. tehrantimes.com On the Sidelines of the Conference on "People's Rights and Legitimate Freedoms in the Thoughts of Ayatollah Khamenei"

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.

Sharon Zhang (2025-12-12). House Passes Bill to Undo Trump Order to End Federal Workers' Bargaining Rights. truthout.org The House has voted on a bipartisan basis to restore labor rights to 1 million federal workers after President Donald Trump yanked them away in an executive order earlier this year, in a rare show of defiance against the president by over a dozen GOP members. In a 231 to 195 vote on Thursday afternoon, the House passed the Protect America's Workforce Act, which would nullify Trump's orders in… |

United World International (2025-12-12). Positions are set, but not the trajectory: "Terror-free Türkiye" process and integration of the SDF into the Syrian state. uwidata.com The March 10, 2025, agreement between the SDF and the Damascus government included provisions on overcoming religious and sectarian divisions, officially recognizing the Kurds and securing their constitutional and citizenship rights and establishing a ceasefire across all of Syria. Regarding the country's territorial and administrative structure, the most important article concerned the integration of the …

Beverly Bernardo (2025-12-12). SWP finds good response to the 'Militant,' books by party leaders. themilitant.com Socialist Workers Party members are getting a good response from workers and young people searching for a way out of today's worsening crisis of capitalism that's driving rival ruling classes toward a new world war. They're presenting the party's perspective that the only way out is for working people to take political power into our own hands. ⚪ sold at African Studies
| conference in Atlanta: ⚪ The SWP and the Communist Leagues in Australia, Canada and the U.K. are discussing a revolutionary road forward…

Daniel Warner (2025-12-12). International Law and U.S./Trump Egocentrism. counterpunch.org What should be done about Donald Trump and the U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Oceans? Should we really be quibbling about who ordered the second strike on the survivors of the boat off the coast of Venezuela? By quibbling, "there's a risk … of losing sight of the forest for the tree, because the broader campaign is really problematic," an International Crisis Group expert told Robert Tait in The Guardian. Beyond the questions of who ordered the second strike or whether the drone strikes violated guidelines in U.S. military manuals, the larger issue is whether international law was violated.

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.

Mike Tucker (2025-12-12). Deadly flooding in Southeast Asia reveals social catastrophe. themilitant.com SYDNEY — Monsoon rains and tropical storms caused massive floods and landslides, which devastated much of Southeast Asia since late November, leaving some 2,000 dead and over 1 million displaced. Buildings and farmland, including whole towns, have been destroyed, and roads, rail lines and other infrastructure torn up. While capitalist politicians and the media were quick to blame "climate change," many working people have pointed to actions by governments and capital that turned this weather event into a social disaster. | "The government is to blame for the rising death toll due to the lack of response," S…

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 …

____ (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.

aljazeera (2025-12-12). Aerial video shows the devastation from Indonesia floods, landslides. aljazeera.com Nearly a million people have been displaced after flood waters devastated three provinces in Indonesia, including Aceh.

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…

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.

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

newarab (2025-12-12). UN-sanctioned migrant smuggler killed in western Libya. newarab.com Ahmed Oumar al-Fitouri al-Dabbashi, nicknamed Ammu, was killed in the western city of Sabratha when security forces raided his hideout. The raid came in response to an attack on a security o…

tehrantimes (2025-12-12). Top admiral forced out as U.S. escalates military aggression in the Caribbean. tehrantimes.com The admiral in charge of U.S. military forces in Latin America will retire two years early on Friday, amid rising tensions with Venezuela that include Wednesday's seizure of an oil tanker and more than 20 deadly strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats, Reuters reported.

Janatan Sayeh (2025-12-12). Iranian Baluch separatist factions establish Popular Fighters Front coalition. longwarjournal.org Iranian Baluch separatist factions have formed a new coalition known as the Popular Fighters Front (JMM), presenting themselves as a unified movement against the Islamic Republic of Iran. The coalition's manifesto outlines its constituent groups, including PADA Baluch, Harakat-e Nasr, Jaish al Adl, the Mohammad Rasulullah network, and independent fighters, and frames its mission as defending the "dignity, culture, and political identity" of the Baluch people while appealing to broader Iranian opposition forces. JMM has already claimed responsibility for a December 2025 attack in Zahedan that left four of Iran's I…

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 …

____ (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.

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.

àìlà∂f Andra Proppé (2025-12-12). Labour gov't in UK weakens crucial right to trial by jury. themilitant.com LONDON — The Labour government in the U.K. is looking to restrict the fundamental right of an accused person to be tried by a jury of their peers. This right is deeply in the interests of all working people. The government is also proposing to remove the automatic right of appeal. | Justice Secretary David Lammy reported the proposals to Parliament Dec. 2, seeking to cut in half the number of jury trials in England and Wales and replace them with court cases of just one judge. | The proposals limit the right to jury trials to crimes that would carry sentences of more than three years on conviction, and for…

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…

aljazeera (2025-12-12). US Congress releases Epstein estate photos featuring Trump, Clinton. aljazeera.com House Democrats urge White House to end 'cover-up' of Jeffry Epstein case and bring justice to sex abuse victims.

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…

albawaba (2025-12-12). 31 killed as Myanmar junta airstrike destroys Rakhine hospital. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- A Myanmar military airstrike on a major hospital in western Rakhine state killed at least 31 people and injured more than 70 on December 10, in one of the deadliest assaults on civilian infrastructure since the country's civil war began.The 300-bed Mrauk U General Hospital, under the control of the Arakan Army (AA) since late 2024, was leveled when a junta aircraft dropped two 500-pound bombs around 9 p.m., igniting fires that swept through wards packed with patients.Witnesses and aid workers described scenes of devastation, collapsed roofs, mangled columns, and bodies lying across the grounds, as survi…

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.

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…

tfaadmin (2025-12-12). Mexico is Transforming for the Good. taskforceamericas.org By Rick Sterling on December 10, 2025 600,000 rally in Mexico City in support of Claudia Sheinbaum and the Morena program. On Saturday, December 6 an estimated 600 thousand persons

The Canary (2025-12-12). PETA crashes university meeting over sepsis experiments on mice. thecanary.co PETA supporters stormed the Senate meeting at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) on 11 December. They held signs reading "QMUL: End Cruel Sepsis Experiments" and "Mice are not lab equipment! They are thinking, sensitive individuals." Ineffective experiments And they called on the university to stop torturing mice in cruel and ineffective sepsis experiments. PETA Senior […] | By

EDWIN (2025-12-12). TNPA, WASAA SOC Ltd agreement signed and sealed to operate LPG terminal at Durban's port. sanews.gov.za TNPA, WASAA SOC Ltd agreement signed and sealed to operate LPG terminal at Durban's port | The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has signed a 25-year Terminal Operator Agreement with WASAA CEF SOC Ltd to develop and operate a new liquefied petroleum gas terminal at the Port of Durban's Island View Precinct. | With an investment value of approximately R1.4 billion, the execution of the project is crucial for advancing South Africa's Just Energy Transition programme, which aims to shift the gas sector from fossil fuels to cleaner energies whilst supporting the decarbonisation of key sectors. | Speaking at t…

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, …

Nicole Leonard (2025-12-12). These new 2026 health care laws are taking effect in Pa., N.J. and Del. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? This past year, lawmakers in the Delaware Valley pursued changes to health care policies and regulations that will expand access to prescription drug savings, ensure coverage for breast cancer imaging, reaffirm lead testing requirements, increase breastfeeding support in prisons and more. | Here are some new health care laws coming to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware that will be in place or take effect in 2026. | Pennsylvania: | Medicaid coverage for weight…

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 …

newarab (2025-12-12). Tucker Carlson visits wounded Palestinian refugees in Qatar. newarab.com American journalist Tucker Carlson released footage of himself visiting Palestinian refugees in Qatar on Thursday, alongside stinging criticism of Israel and the United States' support for it. | The conservative political commentator showed clips of his visit in the latest episode of the The Tucker Carlson Show titled "Why Are We Defending Mass Murder in Gaza? Because Our Greatest Ally Demands It". | "Among so-called 'civilised governments'. No one has behaved like Israel has behaved in Gaza in a very long time – 80 years at least," Carlson said. | "It's almost unbelievable. Tens of thousands of children killed,…

WiBOPM (2025-12-12). Madison: AFSCME Local 1 and Supporters Rally at the State Capitol to Demand Wage Increases! wibailoutpeople.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…

WiBOPM (2025-12-12). UNITE HERE Local 1 and Supporters Rally at Hilton Madison Monona Terrace to Fight for Just Union Contract. wibailoutpeople.org UNITE HERE Local 1 Photos from December 10, 2025 Yesterday, workers of the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace spoke out about their struggle to afford basic necessities — food, housing, and healthcare. According to the report released this week: 33% of surveyed workers said they or someone in their household have skipped medical services because they …

Gabisile (2025-12-12). Court ruling safeguarding commuters and stabilising taxi industry welcomed. sanews.gov.za Court ruling safeguarding commuters and stabilising taxi industry welcomed | The Western Cape Mobility Department has expressed its support for the recent ruling by the Western Cape High Court regarding the case involving the MEC for Mobility and the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and others. | The court's decision on Wednesday has made permanent an earlier interim order aimed at reducing violence, intimidation, and illegal operations within the minibus taxi industry. | The provincial department said the ruling was a significant step towards protecting commuters and restoring stability in the sector.

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 …

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 . . . |

Farrell Greenwald Brenner (2025-12-12). A New Domestic Violence Hotline Aims to Stop People From Doing Harm. truthout.org When a Maryland domestic violence shelter launched a new hotline last year, staffer Lashell Mack found it "a bit jarring" at first. She and her co-workers had been initially skeptical of the idea. "We all had concerns," Mack said. That's because this hotline isn't for survivors of domestic violence — it's for their partners, who use violence in their relationships. When House of Ruth… |

Mark Engler (2025-12-12). Learning from Myles Horton's legendary career in social movements. wagingnonviolence.org

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