France: Afghan Evacuees Need Mental Health Support (New York) – Many Afghans evacuated to France as the Taliban took over their country more than six months ago are experiencing trauma and psychological distress, Human Rights Watch said today.
Philippines: Duterte Threatens to Ration Gasoline, Blames Crisis on 'Stupid' Ukraine War Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte reminisced on Tuesday about days in his youth when the country endured gasoline rationing, suggested he may impose such a policy due to skyrocketing prices and low demand he blamed on the “stupid war” between Russia and Ukraine. Duterte also blamed the Russia-Ukraine war for “inflation
Russia: Kremlin Targets Critics Amid Ukraine War (Berlin) – The conviction of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on new trumped-up charges on March 22, 2022, reflects the Russian government’s intensified crackdown on dissent and free expression since the start of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Human Rights Watch said today. “The latest verdict against
Over 40 Children’s Advocacy Organizations Denounce Attacks on Children Seeking Safety in the US As a community of more than 40 organizations who work on behalf of children, we unite today to demand an end to attacks on immigrant children and to correct dangerous misinformation campaigns about children and their families at the border and within the United States. Together, we are working to
DHS Alejandro Mayorkas Picks Corporate CEOs for Advisory Council President Joe Biden’s border chief has appointed a like-minded advisory council dominated by CEOs and pro-migration executives in place of the diverse groups assembled by President Donald Trump’s deputies. The advisors picked by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief Alejandro Mayorkas include the CEOs of General Motors,
Afghanistan: Supporting Education for Girls, Women (New York) – International donors seeking to fund education for girls and women in Afghanistan should carefully consider and address the human rights concerns, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Taliban have said that they will reopen all girls’ secondary schools on March 23, 2022. The 13-page
Fact-Checker Falsely Accuses Mercola of Misleading Claims STORY AT-A-GLANCE At this point, it seems “fact checks” primarily occur whenever an inconvenient truth needs to be buried or a lie covered up.
Oregon Man Wins $8.9M After Checking Forgotten Lottery Ticket An Oregon man recently learned he was an $8.9 million lottery winner after checking a forgotten ticket he purchased on Christmas Eve.
How the medical establishment crushes the truth and suppresses good ideas Members of the establishment always believe they know they best and that their experience, their knowledge and their position give them the right to make decisions and to rule. That is why they are known as the establishment. By Dr Vernon Coleman The Oxford Dictionary of English definition of ‘the
Dr Vernon Coleman: ‘Virtue Signalling is the New Plague’ The epidemic of maskitis which has enveloped Britain for the last two years has not been cured.
Diet Google: DuckDuckGo Will 'Down-Rank' What It Decides Is 'Disinformation' Popular privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo, commonly considered an alternative to Google, has announced that it will be “down-ranking” sites associated with “disinformation,” along with adding “information boxes” to “highlight quality information.” The announcement received widespread backlash from DuckDuckGo supporters, who view the changes as adopting the censorship policies of the
Andrew Wilkow: 'Start Putting Ballot Drop Boxes at Gas Stations,' 'See Who Gets Elected' Ballot drop boxes should be placed at gas stations, talk radio host Andrew Wilkow said on Wednesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s The Wilkow Majority.
Cost of Pets Soared 7.5% If the pandemic, war in Ukraine, and soaring inflation have you stressed and thinking about seeking solace with a furry companion, get ready to experience some sticker shock.
Germany Ignores Looming Energy Crisis, to Close All Nuclear Plants Germany will close all of its nuclear power plants by the end of this year, despite the nation’s already-crippling addiction to Russian natural gas.
After 2 Years of Covid, We’re Still Failing Older People This piece is the second in a series marking the two year anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic.Find more of our work documenting the global response to the coronavirus here.