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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.

Iain Davis’s “BBC Unvaccinated” takedown: Revisited

Off-Guardian recently published Iain Davis’s takedown, The BBC’s “Unvaccinated with Professor Hannah Fry“ parts one, two and three, some all-round brilliant journalism which we thought was worth re-highlighting. We also wanted to give Kari Butler a shout-out for her sterling work audio-narrating this series. Kari Butler has been

“Pandemic Amnesty”? It’s just more narrative reinforcement

A few days ago, on Halloween, the Atlantic ran this opinion piece by economist Emily Oster, headlined: LET’S DECLARE A PANDEMIC AMNESTY This, along with the sub-head… We need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID. …have been

TX Voter Blasts Democrat Policies Hurting Nation: 'We've Seen Enough'

FORT WORTH, Texas – A large crowd came to support Gov.Greg Abbott (R) on Tuesday and one voter said Americans are fed up with Democrat policies hurting the nation.

Rishi Sunak is the UK’s “first Prime Minister of color”…but does that really matter?

It’s official, Rishi Sunak is the UK’s new Prime Minister.

The Last Temptation of Things

“I cling like a miser to the freedom that disappears as soon as there is an excess of things.” Albert Camus, Lyrical and Critical Essays. Let me tell you a story about a haunted house and all the thoughts it evoked in me. Do we believe we can save ourselves

Ukraine: Russian Forces Tortured Izium Detainees

(Kyiv, October 19, 2022) – Russian forces and others operating under their command routinely tortured detainees during their six-month occupation of Izium, a city in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, Human Rights Watch said today. Survivors described being subjected to electric shock, waterboarding, severe beatings, threats at gunpoint, and being

India: Surge in Summary Punishments of Muslims

(New York) – The authorities in India are increasingly using summary and abusive punishments against Muslims deemed to have broken the law, Human Rights Watch said today.