Uzbekistan: Blogger Held on Dubious Extortion Charge

(Berlin) – An outspoken blogger from Uzbekistan faces up to 10 years in prison in a dubious extortion case brought by local authorities in the country’s southeast region, Human Rights Watch said today. Plainclothes officers detained the blogger, Otabek Sattoriy, on January 30, 2021. On February 1, a court authorized

Switzerland: Liberian War Crimes Trial Resumes

(Geneva) – The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes during Liberia’s first civil war will start its second important phase on February 15, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch issued a Question-and-Answer document on the trial on February 12.

Q&A: Swiss Trial for Liberia Atrocities: Universal Jurisdiction Paves Path for Justice

On December 3, 2020, the criminal trial of Alieu Kosiah, a former Liberian rebel commander, began in the city of Bellinzona, Switzerland, in the country’s Federal Criminal Court.

What REALLY Got Gina Carano Cancelled

We don’t comment on pop-culture much, but as the incredibly fine line between politics and entertainment begins to fade totally out of existence the overlap becomes harder and harder to ignore. Plus, sometimes something is just so unfair you have to take a moment to correct the record. Actress

Duterte Should Leave Alone Philippines TV Network

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared this week that he would not recognize any new license granted by Congress to ABS-CBN, the major television network that the government forced off the air in July 2020. Duterte repeated his claim – already debunked – that the broadcaster, one of the Philippines’ largest, owed back

Australia Should Stop Blocking International Justice in Israel and Palestine

The International Criminal Court (ICC) last week handed down a historic ruling confirming that the court’s prosecutor has the power to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity in Palestine. After half a century of impunity since the Israeli occupation began, the ICC decision finally offers some real hope

Aquarius New Moon: Electric Winds

February 11, 2021 — An electric Aquarius New Moon arrives on Thursday, at 11:05am Pacific Time.

Attempt to Greenwash Bolsonaro’s Environmental Record Backfires at OECD

On January 27, Human Rights Watch sent a letter to members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) detailing the disastrous impacts of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s environmental policies. The intervention has now helped thwart his administration’s attempt to use the OECD to greenwash its record.

‘Unseen Enemy’: Coronavirus as an archetype of perception.

Women hanged for witchcraft in Newcastle, original illustration from Ralph Gardiner’s ‘England’s grievance discovered, in relation to the coal-trade’ (1655). My conjecture is that ‘perception of an enemy’ could be a Jungian archetype or a category of perception that represents a certain dynamic between groups of humans in

Stanford, Harvard & Oxford Medical Professors Have Facebook Page About COVID Disabled

The Great Barrington Declaration recently had its Facebook Page disabled.

Winter Witching: Harvesting and Harnessing Herbs in the Dark Season

One of the many wonderful aspects of practicing herbalism is that it requires you to be present with the plants around you.

Hungary Forces Klubradio Off Air

A Hungarian court this week forced the embattled independent radio station Klubradio off air, likely for good.

‘My Life Is Going Nowhere’: What to Do If You Feel This Way

Sometimes I feel like my life is going nowhere.At times, I think we all feel this way.What can we do? Life, for some, seems to be locked in a pattern of eating, work, sleep, and repeat.

New Moon In Aquarius: Changes Around Social Networks & Friendships

We are having a New Moon in Aquarius on February 11th throughout most of the world and in the morning hours of the 12th in the countries further East.

Thailand: Prominent Activists Held in Pre-Trial Detention

(New York) – The Bangkok Criminal Court has denied bail requests and ordered four prominent democracy activists into pretrial detention on lese majeste charges, Human Rights Watch said today.