Macron’s election gamble ignited a much-needed flame in the French Left | Elections
“Nobody thought we could do it, and we still did it,” Marine Tondelier, the leader of the French Green Party, said as she rejoiced the…
Beware the criminalisation of environmental protest in Australia | Environment
In February, as the Australian summer drew to a close, environmental activist Ali Alishah walked into the Styx Valley in Tasmania, Australia’s southernmost state. Alongside…
Remembering Syria’s Tadmur Prison Massacre, 44 years on | Opinions
I met my maternal uncle, Burhan, for the first time in 2018. At the time, I was living in Istanbul, and he had taken refuge…
As Norway’s largest private pension fund, we are divesting from Caterpillar | Israel-Palestine conflict
There is no excuse to be silent over the role of companies linked to Israel’s illegal actions in the occupied Palestinian territory and its war…
In Kenya, tomorrow is here | Protests
We are witnessing the latest, and most glorious, stage of a revolution 40 years in the making. Protests have returned to the streets of Kenya’s…
Drop the charges against the CUNY 22! | Israel-Palestine conflict
On the evening of April 26, Mumia Abu-Jamal called in to the City University of New York (CUNY) Gaza Solidarity Encampment. CUNY students and workers,…
The US and Israel missed many opportunities for peace with Hamas | Opinions
The continued failure of the Biden administration to secure a full and lasting ceasefire in Gaza may go down as the most terrible and deadly…
Why did the Ukraine Peace Summit fail? | Russia-Ukraine war
The main aim of the much talked about Ukraine Peace Summit, held in Switzerland on June 15-16, was to rally the Global Majority behind President…
Keir Starmer’s empty promise of British renewal | Elections
Recent British prime ministers have been routinely ambushed by reality. David Cameron didn’t see Brexit coming. Theresa May underestimated the appeal of Corbynism. Boris Johnson…
Childhood trauma damages society – why aren’t our leaders recognising it? | Child Rights
Twenty-five years ago a study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that, in the United States, traumatic life experiences during…
Fragments of Gaza: My journey of memory and loss | Gaza
Nine months before October 7, I began learning photography under the guidance of my friend Mahmoud Abu Salama. Mahmoud owns a Canon camera, something I’ve…
Action must be taken on alleged complicity of Israeli doctors in torture | Israel-Palestine conflict
“I will not use my medical knowledge to violate human rights and civil liberties, even under threat.” This is a line in The Physician’s Pledge adopted by…
Nothing ‘out of the box’ about Italy’s asylum offshoring deal with Albania | Refugees
Imagine for a moment that you are a racist Western government plagued by an influx of asylum seekers, many of them dark-skinned. Wouldn’t you dream…
Australia must recognise Palestine to promote peace | Israel-Palestine conflict
Over the last eight months, we have witnessed the mass killing and displacement of Palestinians and the devastation and destruction of Gaza carried out by…
How not to show solidarity with the Palestinian people | Israel-Palestine conflict
The Israeli war on Gaza has entered its ninth month. In this “hell on earth”, as the United Nations has described it, Palestinian women are…
In Canada, a pattern of police intimidation of journalists is emerging | Freedom of the Press
On the morning of April 15, I headed to a branch of Scotiabank in downtown Montreal to cover a pro-Palestine protest. Activists had chosen the…
The G7 Summit and the need for a fairer world | Opinions
The current international system that was put in place in the aftermath of the Second World War is struggling to address the many challenges and…
Unpacking Blinken’s lies on the Gaza ceasefire negotiations | Opinions
During a Wednesday press conference in Doha, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was less than honest about a United States-proposed Gaza ceasefire deal. During…
Afrophobia is destroying the African dream | African Union
Speaking at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, on May 17, Africa’s richest person, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, complained that he faces far more…
Can Trump rein in his own base on abortion? | US Election 2024
With the presidential campaign well under way in the United States, abortion rights are shaping up to be one of the defining issues of the…