London, United Kingdom – On a sunny autumn day, the Hiba Express – a fast food chain in Holborn, a bustling central London neighbourhood packed with restaurants, bookstores and shops – is full of diners. Above Hiba is Palestine House, a multistorey gathering place for Palestinians and their supporters, built…
Legislators greenlight reforms giving more authority to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of stifling dissent. Legislators in Nicaragua have approved a constitutional amendment that will strengthen the power of longtime President Daniel Ortega, who has been accused of cracking down on critics and political challengers. The reforms, which 79-year-old…
“Life has been hard for years now. It’s true that food prices have come down recently, but they’re still so high,” says Rodrigo, a private security guard working in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital. He did not want to give his last name. Amid a decades-long economic crisis, Rodrigo thinks that “people…
Sonoma State University, a public school in northern California, has said that it will not enter partnerships with Israeli universities, heeding a call from pro-Palestine student groups pushing to boycott Israeli companies and institutions amid the war in Gaza. The decision, announced on Tuesday, comes after a recent wave of campus…
Turkey says the ban will stay in place until Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. For years, Israel and Turkey have been crucial trade partners. It was a commercial relationship worth nearly seven billion dollar a year. But Israel’s war on Gaza changed all that. The Turkish government…
Washington, DC – Dozens of faith, civil rights and progressive groups in the United States have expressed solidarity with university students protesting against US support for Israel amid the war on Gaza. The groups – which include the Working Families Party, IfNotNow Movement, Sunrise Movement, Movement for Black Lives, and…
Art Not Genocide Alliance says that any works that represent Israel are an ‘endorsement of its genocidal policies’ in Gaza. Thousands of artists, curators and museum directors have called for Israel to be excluded from this year’s Venice Biennale art fair and accused the exhibition of “platforming a genocidal apartheid…
European organisations have no plan to ban Israel, unlike swift action that was taken against Russia. European organisations have no plans to ban Israel from events such as the UEFA football championships and Eurovision song contest, despite its war on Gaza. Meanwhile, swift action was taken against Russia over its…
Amid allegations of Indian interference in national elections, there’s a call to boycott Indian goods in Bangladesh. Last week, a supplier for the Indian consumer goods giant Marico faced a chilly reception in Dhaka’s Panthapath area. Grocery shops, usually eager to stock their shelves with its hair oil, cooking oil, body…
The US reimposed sanctions after a ban blocking the candidacy of the opposition in Venezuela’s elections was upheld. Venezuela has criticised Washington’s decision to reimpose oil and gas sanctions and warned it could halt deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants who are in the United States without documents. “All of Venezuela…
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