UNSC statement condemns Israeli settlement activities in occupied Palestinian territories
The statement was adopted as an alternative to a strongly-worded resolution drafted by Palestine and the UAE that was reportedly rejected due to pressure exerted by the US
On anniversary of uprising, Moroccans continue to demand political freedom and economic security
Demonstrations were organized on February 19 and 20, in several cities in the country, despite the state’s attempt to thwart them
Syria-Turkey border rocked by earthquake
Syria and Turkey, already struggling with the aftermath of the February 6 earthquake, were hit by another deadly earthquake
Syria just suffered a devastating earthquake but Israeli bombing does not stop
Israeli attacks on Syria continue even as Syria struggles with the aftermath of the February 6 earthquake, in which over 5,800 were killed.
Protestors in Rabat condemn multinational retailer for links with firms complicit in Israeli war crimes
BDS Morocco and other progressive forces held a protest outside French retail multinational Carrefour over its franchising deal with Israeli companies involved in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories
Senior Israeli diplomat expelled from African Union’s annual summit
Israel’s deputy director for Africa Sharon Bar Li was asked to leave the inaugural meeting of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa. South Africa later said that Israel’s status as observer had not yet been finalized and hence, the expulsion was justified
Rights organizations raise deep concern over Indian tax authorities’ ‘survey’ operation on BBC
The ‘survey’ operation conducted by the Income Tax Department was condemned by opposition parties, rights bodies and journalists’ organizations. It comes barely a month after the BBC aired a controversial two-part documentary on the Gujarat riots of 2002
“Justice must prevail”: a global call for freedom of US political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal
A month-long solidarity campaign has been launched to demand the release of political prisoner and revolutionary Mumia Abu-Jamal just weeks before a court ruling in the US will determine if he will be granted a new trial, following decades of persecution