At UN Human Rights Council, Saudi Arabia Supports Right To Torture & Execute LGBT People

The Gulf kingdom, where homosexuality is punishable by beheading, objected to a report by the special rapporteur on torture because extending human rights protections to LGBT people “lacked any ground in international law.”

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell
At UN Human Rights Council, Saudi Arabia Supports Right To Torture & Execute LGBT People

The Gulf kingdom, where homosexuality is punishable by beheading, objected to a report by the special rapporteur on torture because extending human rights protections to LGBT people “lacked any ground in international law.”

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For Palestinian-Americans, Protesting Israeli Apartheid & Occupation Is A Family Affair

“I used to go to protests since I can remember, since I was able to walk. … My mother was very active, and she attended almost all, if not all, of the protests as I was growing up with my siblings and I,” said one woman who was joined by her teenage sons and daughter at a recent AIPAC protest.

Joe Catron
By Joe Catron
For Palestinian-Americans, Protesting Israeli Apartheid & Occupation Is A Family Affair

“I used to go to protests since I can remember, since I was able to walk. … My mother was very active, and she attended almost all, if not all, of the protests as I was growing up with my siblings and I,” said one woman who was joined by her teenage sons and daughter at a recent AIPAC protest.

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Cuba’s Support For Revolutions, Self-Defense Remains Largely Intact Despite Western Propoganda

Examining changes in the U.S.-Cuba relationship, one thing becomes clear: It’s the global situation — not Cuba — that has changed.

Caleb T. Maupin
By Caleb T. Maupin
Cuba’s Support For Revolutions, Self-Defense Remains Largely Intact Despite Western Propoganda

Examining changes in the U.S.-Cuba relationship, one thing becomes clear: It’s the global situation — not Cuba — that has changed.

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BRICS Under Attack: The Empire’s Destabilizing Hand Reaches Into South Africa

An undercurrent of political manipulation pulses beneath the surface of popular South African demonstrations organized around legitimate grievances. But who’s pulling the strings? And why?

Eric Draitser
By Eric Draitser
BRICS Under Attack: The Empire’s Destabilizing Hand Reaches Into South Africa

An undercurrent of political manipulation pulses beneath the surface of popular South African demonstrations organized around legitimate grievances. But who’s pulling the strings? And why?

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BRICS Under Attack: The Empire Strikes Back In Brazil

Despite all the fancy anti-corruption rhetoric, the assault on President Rousseff’s leftist government is the result of a coordinated campaign by business interests tied to Washington and Wall Street.

Eric Draitser
By Eric Draitser
BRICS Under Attack: The Empire Strikes Back In Brazil

Despite all the fancy anti-corruption rhetoric, the assault on President Rousseff’s leftist government is the result of a coordinated campaign by business interests tied to Washington and Wall Street.

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US, UK Protect Saudi Arabia From Human Rights Inquiries Despite ‘Clear Evidence Of War Crimes’

Despite assessments that there have been clear violations of international law in the Saudi-led coalition’s war on Yemen, British and American forces continue to supply the coalition with weaponry and help coordinate strikes.

Billy Briggs
By Billy Briggs
US, UK Protect Saudi Arabia From Human Rights Inquiries Despite ‘Clear Evidence Of War Crimes’

Despite assessments that there have been clear violations of international law in the Saudi-led coalition’s war on Yemen, British and American forces continue to supply the coalition with weaponry and help coordinate strikes.

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Accusations Swirl That Israel ‘Assassinated’ A Former Political Prisoner Inside Palestinian Embassy

The blood-soaked body of Omar Nayef Zayed, a well-known Palestinian political prisoner who fled Israel decades ago, was found in the garden of the Palestinian Authority’s embassy in Bulgaria on Friday morning. Israeli media were quick to label it an ‘assassination.’

Megan Hanna
By Megan Hanna
Accusations Swirl That Israel ‘Assassinated’ A Former Political Prisoner Inside Palestinian Embassy

The blood-soaked body of Omar Nayef Zayed, a well-known Palestinian political prisoner who fled Israel decades ago, was found in the garden of the Palestinian Authority’s embassy in Bulgaria on Friday morning. Israeli media were quick to label it an ‘assassination.’

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