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Brazil: Illegal Ranches Devastate Rainforest, Livelihoods

SOUNDBITES Toto Arara Every year, the invaders clear more land for cattle. Then they burn it. SOUNDBITES Givanildo dos Santos Lima Today, the biggest driver of deforestation in the Amazon region is cattle ranching. DATE/PLACE February 2025

Uyghur Scholar-Activist Faces Charges in France for Criticizing Beijing

On October 13, a court outside Paris will put on trial Dr. Dilnur Reyhan, a prominent French-Uyghur scholar and activist, and the president of the European Uyghur Institute, for the criminal offense of “degradation of property belonging to

European Commission’s war mongering against Russia is to distract from its crumbling empire

The European Union is facing a crisis due to the lack of a clear strategy among its elite leaders, such as Ursula von der Leyen, Kaja Kallas, and Roberta Metsola. The EU’s focus on war with Russia is a distraction from its economic decline,

Nepal Final Count: 72 Dead, Thousands Injured in Free Speech Clashes

Nepal is finally counting up the total cost of its recent efforts to limit free speech. The death toll has now reached a staggering 72, with more than 2,100 confirmed injured, following the nationwide shutdown of 26 social media platforms w

Thousands of protesters shut down streets across Melbourne today as four separate protests were held across the city

Anti-government umbrella group Australia Unites Against Government Corruption, anti-immigration group Save Australia and anti-racism groups Blak Caucus and Campaign Against Racism and Fascism were each planning demonstrations this weekend.

Why Is Nobody Talking About the Chaos in Nepal?

At least 22 people have been killed – many of whom were still wearing college and school uniforms – in Nepal. As reported on Tuesday, the government implemented a blanket ban on 26 social media platforms, leading to youth-led free speech pr

Book Review: ‘How Merck and Drug Regulators Hid Serious Harms of the HPV Vaccine’

Last month, Danish physician and medical researcher Dr. Peter Gøtzsche published his book ‘How Merck and Drug Regulators Hid Serious Harms of the HPV Vaccine’. Among others, the book reveals that Merck used numerous tactics to avoid report

The Shakespeare Deception Part 1

The “Shakespeare authorship question,” the argument that someone other than William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon wrote the works attributed to him, has been around for a long time. Shakespeare’s authorship was first questioned in the

Iran: Detainees Ill-Treated and Disappeared After Israeli Evin Prison Attack

(Beirut, August 14, 2025) – Iranian authorities have ill-treated and forcibly disappeared Evin prison detainees who survived the June 23, 2025 attack by Israeli forces, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also found the Israel

UK’s Online Safety Act is restricting speech globally; the UK government is censoring the world

The UK’s Online Safety Act became fully operational in July 2025. It is being used to restrict content globally. It has caused global and significant concerns about censorship of information that is of public interest. Technology companies

Klaus Schwab is left with nothing, and he won’t be happy

Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, has been exposed by his own board for widespread misconduct and corruption, George Christensen writes. A Swiss-led internal investigation uncovered luxury expenses, misuse of funds and poli

Corporate media uses image of Gazan child as proof of famine; they are lying about the child’s condition

Investigative journalist David Collier fact checks claims made about an image by corporate media saying the child pictured is proof of famine in Gaza. “This isn’t the face of famine. It’s the face of a medically vulnerable child whose suffe

Niger: Two Years On, Ex-President Still Arbitrarily Detained

(Nairobi) – Authorities in Niger should immediately release former President Mohamed Bazoum, who remains arbitrarily detained two years after he was ousted in a military coup, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 26, 2023, Nigerien army o

After the US defunds GAVI, Bill Gates declares: “All the progress we’ve made is at risk”

At a GAVI fundraising event, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the United States would halt funding to GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, citing concerns over vaccine safety. Bill Gates gave a speech at th