Why Israel鈥檚 defeat is imminent
THE paradoxical phrase, 鈥榬unning away forward鈥� is one of the most apt descriptions that illustrates the state of Israeli affairs now...
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Voting against genocide
ARAB and Muslim American voters did not remove Democrats from office, nor did they cost Kamala Harris the Oval Office. They merely sent a strong message that Palestine matters, not only to Arabs and Muslims but to many Americans as well...
Tory party elects Badenoch as new leader
The UK鈥檚 battle-scarred Conservatives on Saturday elected 鈥榓nti-woke鈥� candidate Kemi Badenoch as its new leader, replacing Rishi Sunak, who quit after the party鈥檚 disastrous...
Genocidal scorecard
A United Nations report, published on Monday, lays out in chilling detail the advances made by Israel in Gaza as it seeks to eradicate 鈥榯he very existence of the Palestinian people in Palestine.鈥� This genocidal project, the report ominously warns, 鈥榠s now metastasizing to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.鈥�..
S Africa files 鈥榚vidence鈥� of 鈥榞enocide鈥� by Israel in ICJ case
South Africa has filed 鈥榚vidence鈥� of a 鈥榞enocide鈥� committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip with the International Court of Justice, the office of president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday.
Nicaragua breaks off ties with Israel
Nicaragua on Friday announced plans to break off relations with Israel over the war in Gaza, calling the Israeli government 鈥榝ascist and genocidal鈥�...
3 new ICT cases filed against Hasina, 151 associates
Three new charges of genocide and crimes against humanity have been filed against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 151 of her associates, including high-ranking party officials and police officers...
Instigators of genocide to be brought to book: Nahid
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Wednesday said the instigators of the genocide, committed during the student-people uprising, will be brought to book...
7 more cases filed against Hasina, aides
Seven new cases, including five on the charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, were filed on Sunday against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her...
5 more cases filed against Hasina, aides
Five more cases, including two on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, two on murder charges and one on attempt to murder, were filed against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides...
Efforts on to collect genocide evidence: Tajul
International Crimes Tribunal chief prosecutor Md Tajul Islam on Monday said that efforts were on to collect evidence of genocides those had been allegedly committed by past Awami League government while attempting to quell the recent anti-discrimination student movement...
Reforms needed in int鈥檒 crimes tribunals law
THE interim government has decided to try the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the international crimes tribunal, accusing her of genocide and crimes against humanity during the student-led mass uprising in July 1鈥揂ugust 5, along with all those involved in these crimes. The first complaint against her was made with the probe agency of the...
Evolution of Zionist aggression
THE most significant recent escalation in the ongoing Zionist real estate project, enabled by apartheid and genocide of the Palestinian people, occurred on October 7, 2023, when Hamas fighters broke through Gaza鈥檚 prison fence, carrying out a bloody incursion on Israeli military installations and border towns. Since, the Israel 鈥楧efence鈥� Forces have...
Top AL leaders, many key police officials traceless
Many former ministers and key police officials blamed for the mass killings during the student-people mass uprising remain traceless while many top Awami League leaders have been named in genocide and murder cases since the fall of the AL government...
Dozen more cases filed against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, aides
Over a dozen more cases, including three on charge of genocide, were filed on Wednesday against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides, taking the number of cases filed against her to 44 since the fall of her government in a student-led uprising on August 5...
Thou shalt not commit genocide
THERE is only one way to end the ongoing genocide in Gaza. It is not through bilateral negotiations. Israel has amply demonstrated, including with the assassination of the lead Hamas negotiator, Ismail Haniyeh, that it has no interest in a permanent ceasefire...
Israel slaughters Palestinians with western arms
WHILE many are earnestly pointing at the devastation of war, the rampant human rights violations and the deliberate relegation of international and humanitarian law, there are those who see war from an entirely different perspective: profits...
ICT begins probe against Bangladesh's ousted PM Hasina, others in genocide case
The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday started a probe into mass killing allegations against the deposed prime minister and Awami League president...
Politics and role of BDS movement 鈥� I
AT THE outset I want to beg your indulgence and forgive me for a somewhat misleading title, 鈥楾he Role of BDS in the Struggle for Palestine鈥�. A better title might have been 鈥楾he politics of BDS and the struggle for Palestine.鈥� What I want to do tonight is to go back to the basics, as it were, and think about how BDS fits into the long history of the struggle for self-determination in Palestine...
Students seek Hasina鈥檚 trial on genocide charges
The Student Movement Against Discrimination on Monday demanded trial of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who resigned and fled to India on August 5, on genocide charges for...
No more moral compromises on Palestine
WHY are many amongst us still tiptoeing around language when it comes to the horrific Israeli genocide in Gaza?..
What it鈥檚 like for Palestinian women living through the Gaza genocide
WHILE the world often focuses on the political and military aspects of Gaza, the daily realities encountered by women are frequently overlooked. Women in Gaza bear heavy burdens, demonstrating remarkable resilience while navigating the harsh realities of Israel鈥檚 genocidal war...
PM for unity of Muslim community against Gaza genocide
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called on the Muslim community to be united against the genocide in Gaza carried out by Israel...
Bosnian Muslims commemorate Srebrenica genocide
Solemn mourners began gathering in Srebrenica on Thursday to remember the 1995 massacre of Bosnian Muslims, less two months after the UN established a memorial day to mark...
UN expert warns of looming 鈥榞enocidal violence鈥� in Myanmar
Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine State is facing a terrifying situation similar to the run up to 鈥榞enocidal violence鈥� eight years ago against the persecuted Rohingya minority, a UN expert warned on Thursday...
90 minuites that shook the liberal world
GIVE me a sec to think. I need to make a list. Two. The genocide in Gaza, the Middle East tinderbox, Bezalel Smotrich, the lost proxy war in Ukraine, relations with Russia, the danger of nuclear war, the fate of NATO, China, the threat of war with Iran, the emergence of a new world order, Europe鈥檚 turn toward populism, third world debt, global inequality...
UAE energy firm proposes 12b euro takeover for Germany鈥檚 Covestro
Chemical maker Covestro said Monday that it had entered into 鈥榗oncrete negotiations鈥� with the United Arab Emirates national energy firm ADNOC after a takeover proposal valuing the German group at nearly 12 billion euros ($12.8 billion)...
Genocide of native Americans not over, says Oscar nominee
Oscar-nominated actress Lily Gladstone is pleased that Indigenous people are getting better representation on the silver screen, including in her new film...
Three evils Israel causes Gaza to suffer
There is no ambiguity about Israel causing Gaza to suffer occupation, apartheid and genocide. To counter Israeli denialism, here is a short primer on why these terms are accurate...
S Africa鈥檚 genocide case against Israel
THE Israeli-Hamas war is a complex, tragic, and enduring issue in contemporary global politics. The South African government has always expressed deep concern over Israel鈥檚 ruthless military operations against the Palestinian people. Indeed, the governing party, the African National Congress, has a long history of solidarity and sympathy for the Palestinian struggle...