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China deepens humanitarian ties with Israeli liberals to counter far-right political rifts
The current Chinese ambassador to Israel, Xiao Juncheng (who assumed his post in November 2024), is leading an intensive public diplomacy strategy aimed at...
Chinese Analysts Link Israeli Execution Law to Iran Escalation and Threats to Belt and Road Strategy
China adopts a position linking the Israeli legislative escalation, specifically the Knesset's passage of a law authorizing the execution of Palestinian prisoners (which occurred...
Sanchez Blasts Israeli Death Penalty Law as Move Toward ‘Apartheid’
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez criticized the Israeli parliament's approval of a law allowing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted by military courts for...
Socialists & Progressives Support the UN Declaring the Transatlantic Slave Trade the Gravest Crime Against Humanity
The United Nations has voted to describe the transatlantic chattel slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” and called for reparations as “a...
HRW Alleges Israel Illegally Used White Phosphorus in Southern Lebanon
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that the Israeli military illegally deployed white phosphorus munitions over the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor on...
The Kurds: A Century-Long Struggle for Rights and Land
The Kurds, an ethnic group scattered across the mountains of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Armenia, have been left stateless for more than a...
Ukrainian refugees face fading hope and an uncertain future
Maryna Bondarenko, a 51-year-old journalist, has three packed suitcases in her apartment in Poland, hopeful for the return of peace in Ukraine. She fled...
When Writing Letters to Corporations Gets You Labeled a Terrorist
Francesca Albanese's children, ages 12 and 9, can no longer run freely around their Tunisia neighborhood. Her U.S. bank account is closed. Her $700,000...
US Faces UN Backlash Over Legal Aid Cuts for Migrant Children
United Nations human rights experts have strongly criticised the Trump administration’s decision to cut legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children facing immigration proceedings in...
UN Human Rights Council to Hold Emergency Session on Iran Amid Deadly Protests
The U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will convene an emergency session in the coming days to address reports of widespread violence against protesters in...