The International Court of Justice issued a ruling Thursday ordering Israel to provide urgently needed humanitarian aid to Gaza’s desperate 2.3 million inhabitants. The ruling, which starkly declares that “famine…
With the election that is about to come up for 2024 Lok Sabha, it is important to delve into the social vision of the party and its ideological parent that…
Sometimes polls and surveys in conflict zones reveal a rather pessimistic and dismal picture of what people on both sides of the divide think about each other and the possibilities…
Films are a very powerful medium which create a social understanding in various ways. Till decades ago we had films which reflected social realities and promoted progressive values. The films like ‘Mother…
As predicted by pollsters and prophesied by editors of corporate press in the USA and Europe, Joe Biden, Sunak, Macron, Olaf and Netanyahu are joint winners of the Nobel Peace…
Abu Sultan’s whereabouts is deeply worrying for Reporters sans frontiers especially since the vicinity of Al Shifa Hospital continues to be a war front for Israel. Al Shifa Hospital is…
Biden has been guilty of breaking a U.S. law against providing U.S. weapons to a nation using them against a civilian population as Israel has been doing openly for five…
With his perfect tan and slicked-back hair, California Governor Gavin Newsom stood at a podium at Sacramento’s Cal Expo in late September 2020 and announced an executive order requiring all…
The curved course of the ubiquitous banana has often been the peel of empire, its sweetness masking a sharp, bitter legacy. Arab conquerors introduced it to the African continent as…
All attempts by senior leadership to form an electoral alliance between the BJD and BJP in Odisha have failed due to popular opposition to such an alliance in forthcoming elections.…
Amid a systematic US-Israeli campaign to deliberately starve the 2.2 million residents of Gaza, the entire population is on the brink of famine. “Famine is ever closer to becoming a…
Video footage broadcast Wednesday by Al Jazeera shows Israeli soldiers gunning down two Palestinians on the coast of northern Gaza, even as one of them waves what appears to be a piece of…
As reported by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 1.45C of warming occurred in 2023 due to greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution and El Nino. The Paris Agreement’s ideal target of no…
“There have been explicit or implicit expressions, statements and rhetoric made by individuals, political entities, and factions within Arab, Islamic, Palestinian or left-wing discourse advocating for the elimination or annihilation…
Note to readers: I recently attended a moving presentation of Palestinian poetry at the public library in the University of Iowa campus town of Iowa City. The presenters and audience…
Over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. Mothers have been the largest share of Israeli killings, at an average…
In his March 24th opinion piece for the Times, David Brooks agrees with a "broad consensus atopthe Democratic Party" (is there room for such breadth on the peak of that lofty…
The 24 hours media news cycle clouds the minds of people, perpetrators and hapless victims alike, to the future dimension, whether that of future generations or of the natural world…
Flush with my newly minted university degree, I sat down for breakfast with my entrepreneurial grandfather who met me with the question, “So you want to study to be an…
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has worsened due to IMF deals, causing social unrest, unemployment, poverty, and food insecurity, and posing significant challenges for its people. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
It was early part of last year when the chores of India as ‘mother of democracy’ had gathered pace. The summit for Democracy held in March, witnessed PM Modi in…
Prologue It is a well-established fact that police, politics and state institutions are hugely biased against Muslims, Islam and the idea of minority rights in India. Despite facing challenges, constitutional…
The accreditation review of the National Human Rights Commission ofIndia (NHRCI), is scheduled to take place in the last week of March 2024 and in the last week of April 2024. This…
Is US-Israeli tension over a potential military campaign on Rafah real? https://t.me/QudsNen/99726 "The extent of the horror exceeds our capacity to articulate it,” UNICEF spokesman James Elder said as he…
To, Chairperson Maryam Abdullah Al AttiyahGlobal Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) Geneva, Switzerland Re: Review of the Accreditation Status of the National Human Rights Commission of India Dear…
At a time when the Indian media is increasingly being controlled by the rich and dominated by the caste elites, Countercurrents.org has set up an example of giving space to…
Educationist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has emerged as a respected leader of the people of Ladakh, ended his 21 day fast on March 26. He attracted a lot…
America and Israel are at Odds - how to End the Gaza War? Wars are paradoxes of conflicting political and individualistic interests - gains in the present and loss in…
United States and Russia seem engaged in diplomatic tiff over yet another issue, regarding who is responsible for the Moscow concert hall terror attack. US states that as per its…
Prosecutors representing the United States, whether by design or incompetence, refused — in the two-day hearing I attended in London in February — to provide guarantees that Julian Assange would be afforded First Amendment…
What is it about British justice that has a certain rankness to it, notably when it comes to dealing with political charges? The record is not good, and the ongoing…
by Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung The White House released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025 on March 11th, and the news was depressingly familiar: $895 billion for the Pentagon…
Britain was the biggest imperial power for well over a century. During its heyday it used to control about a quarter of the global landmass. So vast was this empire…
Bioenergy companies are clear-cutting American forests to heat and electrify Europe. This broken system harms public health, the environment, and the climate. Renewable energy comes from matter that nature produces…
Like any other popular movement, the radical message of feminist liberation is always at risk of being diluted by dominant ideologies. In the current conjuncture of neo-fascist resurgence, such dilution…
On Monday, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution calling for a two-week ceasefire in Gaza, after the United States abstained from a vote on the resolution. Biden administration…
‘We [western countries] didn’t defeat Nazism, we just put into Zionism and sent it to Palestine and made it some else’s problem’ EDITOR’S NOTE: One of the many video clips…
To Shri A L Meena Union Secretary for Coal Shri A K Jha Union Secretary for Tribal; Affairs Dear S/Shri Meena and Jha, The Ministry of Coal has allotted the…
These are difficult times for democracy and this book on democracy in Hindi has thus been published at just the right time. Although it is mainly centered on India, it…
After the Election Commission of India announced the date for 2024 Elections, the ruling party is on a systematic campaign to instill fear amongst citizens owing allegiance to opposition political…
In this article I wish to narrate in terms of their approaches to their neighbours the contrasts between two countries – Israel and Singapore and argue that while one, while…
There is very widespread acceptance, almost a consensus, among all people who value peace and want to reduce the extreme distress of the people of Gaza that ceasefire should take…
Climate agreements suck. There are no real enforcement provisions. Many signatories cheat. Some don’t rep0rt at all. Moreover, reported data is highly suspect. It’s a worldwide scandal recently exposed by…
On March 19, 2024, the head of France’s ground forces, General Pierre Schill, published an article in the newspaper, Le Monde, with a blunt title: “The Army Stands Ready.” Schill…
Two British ministers, the UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, paid a recent visit to Australia recently as part of the AUKMIN (Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations)…
If you choose loyalty, bypass being merely patriotic. Patriotism is a political tool used mostly by propagandists to stir emotions and further an oppositional agenda – an ideology. Loyalty is…
As the Israeli military is poised to escalate its genocide in Gaza with a long-planned offensive in the southern city of Rafah, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has left for talks…
Pharmaceutical companies have been a bone of contention around the globe. Exorbitant profiteering in this industry should not be a priority. But around the world these companies are making huge…
To Shri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, I requested the Election Commission of…
“They let the dog on my husband as the soldier kicked the door down” A six-member family who escaped their neighborhood near the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City which has…
WASHINGTON (03-24) – The exterior of the Israeli Embassy that was transformed earlier this month into “Kibbutz Israel” by human rights activists as a living reminder of the ongoing genocide…
I’ve been describing this world of ours, such as it is, for almost 23 years at TomDispatch. I’ve written my way through three-and-a-half presidencies — god save us, it could be…
Capitalism has managed to establish a perverted society where the individuals who construct homes often endure homelessness, those who produce food often go to bed hungry, and those who build…
Documentary film maker Marc Levin made a 'must see ' film entitled Class Divide (2015) about the gentrification of the West Chelsea area of Manhattan ( 23rd street around 9th…
At a time when the threat of wars and invasions is increasing, the work of peace movement and peace activists has become more important than ever before, particularly in the…
Art and culture in society are so interlinked that it is impossible to understand one wholly without considering or alluding to the other. Art influences culture and vice versa, and…
It would seem to me that Texas immigration law is not only unconstitutional, but fails to meet the requirements of and violates the treaty of Guadalupe. The definition, status of…
On 23rd March 2024, on Bhagat Singh-Rajguru-Sukhdev’s martyrdom day, Forum Against Corporatization and Militarization (FACAM) conducted Adivasi Adhikar Sabha at Ambedkar Bhawan, Delhi. FACAM is a joint platform of 15+…
Much of the information coming out of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City speak of dark times and ill-will for the people there. Ever since the Israeli army raided the…
PEN America, once an important defender of rights for writers, editors and artists, has, under the direction of former State Department official Suzanne Nossel, abandoned its mission, destroyed its credibility…
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