The crisis in Gaza is a human rights issue that cannot be ignored.
Mnar Muhawesh, MintPress News Editor In Chief, calls out corporate and western media bias of Israel's massacre in Gaza and lack of coverage of the Palestinian perspective of life under Israeli apartheid on BBC Radio. Also recalling her experience living under occupation in Jerusalem as a teen, you can listen to her portion of the interview at
In considering Russia’s potential culpability, one must also be willing to accept the possibility that the tragedy of MH17 may be the result of unfortunate circumstances.
In the aftermath of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 being shot down in eastern Ukraine, many are desperate to find answers. In increasing numbers, the governments of the passengers that were killed in the crash are sending security and law enforcement detachments to the rebel-held region to find and secure the bodies of the 298 victims aboard the
“If all we can do is scream in the streets then we will scream until we cannot scream anymore. We are all Palestinian.”
BETHLEHEM, Occupied West Bank --- The floors of the Ramallah Government Hospital were covered in blood on Thursday, as a steady stream of people injured in the largest protest to hit the West Bank in decades arrived for treatment. Exposed to the nearly three weeks of Israeli shelling from land, sea and air that has ripped entire families and
Foreign Press Complain of ‘Intimidation’ by Israel During Gaza War.
It’s a tough time to be a foreign correspondent in Israel, covering the ongoing invasion of the Gaza Strip. Especially those perceived as working for “unfriendly” foreign media outlets are finding themselves under attack, sometimes literally. Several reporters have cited intimidation from Israelis, who threaten violence against them if their
Assures of ‘Urgency’ to Replace PM.
Speaking with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran Brett McGurk says he believes Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s days are numbered. “I think we’re in a race against time,” McGurk warned, but said he believes that officials are acting with “urgency” to see Maliki replaced, and
“This ruling is of landmark significance for ending impunity” for rendition.
In what has been described as a watershed moment, a European court ruled Thursday that Poland enabled rendition and torture carried out by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. The ruling by the European Court of Human Rights marks the first court judgement on the CIA's so-called "black sites," secret offshore prisons where detainees are
