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Russian Forces Forcibly Disappear Ukrainian Activist

(Kyiv, December 22) – Russian forces forcibly disappeared Iryna Horobtsova, a resident of Kherson, Ukraine, in May 2022, and are understood to have unlawfully transferred her to Russian-occupied Crimea, where they are holding her incommunicado, Human Rights Watch said today. Horobtsova, 37, is an IT expert. Her family says that she

South Africa Should Bring Home Grandmother and Other Nationals from Northeast Syria

“I’m an ‘accidental terrorist,’” Khadija, a 54-year-old South African woman, told me with a rueful laugh.

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El-Erian: Saying a Recession Will Be Short and Mild Is 'Same Trap' as Saying Inflation Was 'Transitory'

On Wednesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” economist and President of Queens’ College Dr.

Fatal Beating by Police Roils the Philippines

Police in the Philippines again appear responsible for the fatal beating of a man in their custody.

Ancient Apocalypse & Graham Hancock’s ‘Dangerous Ideas’

It never ceases to amaze me what seemingly innocuous ideas the establishment media find ‘dangerous’ or ‘controversial’. Netflix recently released an eight-part documentary series titled Ancient Apocalypse, where Graham Hancock (who has a been a household name for “alternative archeology” since the release of his book ‘Fingerprints of the Gods’

In Venezuela, a Delicate Balance for the ICC

Entering Courtroom 600 sent shivers down my spine.Nuremberg, Germany is arguably the birthplace of international criminal justice.

Tunisia: Domestic Violence Law Not Protecting Women

(Tunis) – Tunisian authorities are failing to protect women from domestic violence despite enacting a strong law in 2017, Human Rights Watch said in a report published today.

Libya: ICC Reignites Hope for Long-Delayed Justice

(Beirut) – A visit to Libya by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has reignited hope for long-delayed justice for the victims of a militia that controlled a town during the 2019-2020 battle for Tripoli, the capital, Human Rights Watch said today. Members of the militia, known as al-Kaniyat, and their

Covid Propaganda – The South African Variant

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair Bloomberg and various news outlets recently reported that a South African laboratory study warned a new strain of the Covid-19 virus “could” emerge and “could cause worse illness than

Pakistan Province Bans Film about Trans Character

On November 17, the government of Punjab, Pakistan’s largest province, banned “Joyland,” the story of a young man in Pakistan who falls in love with a transgender woman.

Leonard Cohen in Joy and Sorrow: “Hallelujah”

“There’s a blaze of light in every word It doesn’t matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah” Leonard Cohen, Hallelujah The last time I was in Montreal, Leonard Cohen, who had been dead two years, was on my mind. How could it be otherwise for

Biden Crime Wave: Target Reports $400 Million in Looting Losses

One of America’s largest retailers said Wednesday that the surge in crime is inflicting deep losses.Target said its stores are getting looted at a massive scale.

Ivan Mishukov: The Incredible Story of the Russian Street Boy Who Lived with Dogs

Ivan Mishukov’s story is one Charles Dickens would find hard to believe.