Tucker Carlson: We have no idea who lives within our borders
posted in: News, Refugee Crisis America
State violence in Venezuela
posted in: News, World News
UNITED NATIONS ― In a stunningly stark report on the political and economic conditions in Venezuela, the U.N.’s Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet outlined a troubling litany of continuing human rights abuses, extrajudicial killings, and economic privations characterizing the besieged … Read More
Venezuela’s Maduro says UN rights report full of lies
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro poses for pictures before meeting the European Union (EU)’s special adviser for Venezuela Enrique Iglesias at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 9, 2019. (Photo by AFP) Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has slammed … Read More
As Trump closes US doors to migrants, Latin Americans look to Europe
posted in: News, Refugee Crisis Europe
Migrants from Honduras head north through Guatemala in January 2019. The difficulty and danger of the journey to the US is a factor in a rise in Latin American migrants heading for Europe. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters Venezuelans are behind only Syrians … Read More
Putin on brink: Russian President under threat as he faces new unexpected domestic dilemma
RUSSIA’s Vladimir Putin is under severe threat as some have criticized the President for the running of the Russian economy and there is one specific problem he is now facing. Russia news: Putin under severe domestic pressure (Image: GETTY) The Government … Read More
Vladimir Putin’s Russia is rehabilitating Stalin. We must not let it happen
An archive of artifacts from Stalin’s brutal reign should stand as evidence against Putin’s vision of a ‘heroic’ Soviet past Irina Sherbakova was a founding member of the human rights organization Memorial ‘An image of Stalin as a strong leader … Read More
Yemen cholera outbreak 2019: More cases than all of last year
posted in: Earthquakes, Famines, Pestilence, Disasters, News
Cholera cases have picked up dramatically in Yemen in 2019, in fact, during the first six months of this year, the total cholera cases are more than all of 2018. According to official data, Yemen saw 371,326 cholera cases, including … Read More
Iran warns EU to avoid escalation over breach of uranium enrichment cap
posted in: Middle East, News
Iranian technicians work at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), 420 kms south of Tehran, 03 February 2007. [AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI / Getty] Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has warned European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal to avoid escalations in … Read More
Labour is finally backing a second referendum. Is it too little, too late?
posted in: European Union, News
The unions have cornered Jeremy Corbyn into agreeing to a second Brexit vote. But, as ever, it’s not that simple. The question is whether Corbyn has left it too late to get the credit for belatedly and begrudgingly doing what … Read More
A Political Murder and Far-Right Terrorism: Germany’s New Hateful Reality
An honor guard at the coffin of the murdered German politician Walter Lübcke during his memorial service this month in Kassel, Germany.CreditCreditSean Gallup/Getty Images BERLIN — The death threats started in 2015 when Walter Lübcke defended the refugee policy of … Read More