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Turkish court orders key Erdogan rival jailed pending trial on corruption charges

A protester holds a flare next to riot police officers during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, March 22, 2025. Khalil Ham

South Sudan is 'on the brink,' U.N. warns amid renewed violence

Southern Sudanese who have returned to the south by barges stand on the banks of the Nile river in Juba's port on Jan. 10, 2011. Jerome Delay/AP

Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner embraces melancholy in new album

"When people grieve or go through a great loss, there are just ugly parts that come out of people when they're in survival mode," Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner told NPR, reflecting on the complicated relationships behind her new albu

Compromised integrity: Medical professionals failed to uphold ethics and freedoms during Covid

The covid pandemic exposed the ease with which democratic societies can abandon ethical principles and human rights under collective fear, with a response driven more by authoritarian impulses than science. The medical profession failed to

Peru: Veto ‘Anti-NGO’ Law

(Washington, DC) – Peruvian President Dina Boluarte should veto a bill approved by Congress that would severely restrict the work of independent journalists and civil society organizations, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 12, 2025,

Trump is taking a hammer to traditional pillars of soft power : Consider This from NPR

A sign for the United States Institute of Peace at its headquarters in Washington. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to disband multiple federal advisory committees including the Institute of Peace.

Israel has launched a new ground invasion into Gaza after breaking ceasefire

Israeli soldiers patrol a street in northern Gaza on Wednesday. The Israeli military says it has launched a new ground offensive in Gaza, a day after Israel broke a ceasefire with a punishing series of airstrikes that killed more than 400 p

Radio Free Europe CEO expects 'pretty drastic actions' following federal budget slash

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President Stephen Capus speaks about the status of Alsu Kurmasheva, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist who was temporarily detained in Russia, during a forum at the National Press Club on May 3, 202

Thailand: Raise Uyghur Abuses in Xinjiang Visit

(Bangkok) – The Thai delegation visiting Xinjiang should publicly press Chinese officials about their abuses against Uyghurs and seek unfettered access to the 40 Uyghurs the Thai government forcibly returned, Human Rights Watch said today.

In a North Dakota Courtroom, the Battle for Standing Rock Continues

This story was originally published by Barn Raiser, your independent source for rural and small town news. Greenpeace and the owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline square off in court. It’s been eight years since the water protectors were cle

Israel declares ceasefire 'over' as it launches airstrikes in Gaza killing hundreds

A woman cries while sitting on the rubble of her house, destroyed in an Israeli strike, in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images

Housing justice beyond consumerism – an excerpt from Defying Displacement

The following is an excerpt adapted from Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War (IAS/AK Press, 2024). Defining displacement Gentrification is commonly understood as consumption: who chooses to rent or purchase which housin

Why Wikis Are a Useful Tool to Protect Online Information From Being ‘Disappeared’

This article was produced by Local Peace Economy. The beginning of Trump’s second presidency in January 2025 marked an upsurge in the suppression of online information. On February 2, the New York Times reported that more than 8,000 webpage

Threatened by Toxics, Some Communities Look for a Buy-Out: But will Trump’s FEMA Prevent it?

In August 2016, Susan Liley stood on a hilltop as her hometown flooded below. She watched in horror, but no longer surprised. This was De Soto’s fourth flood in three years. A crowded signpost memorializes each high-water mark. December 28,

Peruvian farmer goes head to head with German energy giant in climate test case

Tourists walk in front of the Tuco glacier in Huascaran National Park during a tour called the "Route of climate change" in Huaraz, Peru, Aug. 12, 2016. Martin Mejia/AP