‘Thrown like animals’: Georgians identify victims in Stalin’s mass graves | Human Rights

‘Thrown like animals’: Georgians identify victims in Stalin’s mass graves | Human Rights

Batumi, Georgia – Natalia Kuznetsova stares tight-lipped at the abandoned house her grandfather Hasan Dishli Oglu built in the 1930s. Her father was just a toddler in 1937 when Hasan, then 33, was arrested by the Soviet secret police. He was never heard from again. “When my father was dying, in…

Is Israel’s war on Gaza a watershed moment in history? | Israel War on Gaza News

Is Israel’s war on Gaza a watershed moment in history? | Israel War on Gaza News

The Israeli military carries out unprecedented slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza while the world watches on. Israel is driving ahead with its war on Gaza that many have called a genocide. The vast majority of people it has killed are Palestinian civilians, while its military campaign is failing to destroy…

South Africa seeks to stop auction of historic Nelson Mandela artefacts | Nelson Mandela News

South Africa seeks to stop auction of historic Nelson Mandela artefacts | Nelson Mandela News

About 75 items are to go under the hammer in a deal between Mandela’s family and a New York-based auctioneer. The South African government has said it will challenge the auctioning of dozens of artefacts belonging to the nation’s anti-apartheid stalwart Nelson Mandela, saying the items are of historical significance…

Portuguese FM: Ukraine can prevail, Russia a ‘Paper Tiger’ | Politics

Portuguese FM: Ukraine can prevail, Russia a ‘Paper Tiger’ | Politics

Joao Gomes Cravinho discusses Portugal’s stance on Gaza and Ukraine and EU’s need for a US-Independent security strategy. Once a 15th-century maritime power, Portugal sparked the Age of Discovery and established a global empire. But, as the winds of change swept around the world in the 19th century, Portugal entered…

The only Palestinian factory making keffiyehs is going strong | Israel War on Gaza

The only Palestinian factory making keffiyehs is going strong | Israel War on Gaza

Hebron, occupied West Bank – Izzat Yasser Hirbawi, a balding 55-year-old man, stands smiling at the entrance to the Hirbawi Factory in Hebron, the only place in Palestine, its website proudly proclaims, that produces Palestinian keffiyehs. Three Hirbawi brothers, Izzat, Abdullah and Jouda, who now own and operate the factory,…

How do Palestinians factor into Israel’s vision for the Middle East? | Israel-Palestine conflict

How do Palestinians factor into Israel’s vision for the Middle East? | Israel-Palestine conflict

David Frum, writer for The Atlantic magazine and pro-Israel commentator, says Palestinian statehood is not the solution. David Frum, staff writer for The Atlantic magazine and a pro-Israel supporter, tells host Steve Clemons that Israel and the United States should “avoid solution-ism” for the Palestinians and focus on day-to-day necessities,…

US presidential hopeful Haley fails to say slavery caused Civil War | Politics News

US presidential hopeful Haley fails to say slavery caused Civil War | Politics News

The GOP presidential contender later amended her response to a question from an attendee at a campaign event. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has come under fire after failing to mention slavery when asked about the causes of the US Civil War, in which a coalition of pro-slavery southern states…

Ireland to launch legal action against UK over Troubles amnesty law | Conflict News

Ireland to launch legal action against UK over Troubles amnesty law | Conflict News

Ireland to argue that aspects of the UK law are incompatible with its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights. Ireland says it will mount a legal challenge against the United Kingdom over a new law that gives some immunity from prosecution for offences committed during three decades of…

A tale of two Rumis – of the East and of the West | Arts and Culture

A tale of two Rumis – of the East and of the West | Arts and Culture

Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi’s spiritual poems and perpetual wisdom have transcended time and cultures. Seven hundred and fifty years after his death, the celebrated Persian thinker remains a best-selling poet in the West, revered as an Islamic dervish in the East, while his sagacious thoughts rule the internet. When he died…

Batang Kali: A British massacre in colonial Malaya and a fight for justice | Human Rights News

Batang Kali: A British massacre in colonial Malaya and a fight for justice | Human Rights News

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – In the smart offices of a law firm located among the skyscrapers of the Malaysian capital, 85-year-old Lim Kok’s thoughts turn back to a crime perpetrated by British forces three-quarters of a century ago. The decades in between have not faded Lim’s memories of the period…