Arrest of two Baloch students triggers protests in southwestern Pakistan
A suicide attack in Turbat on June 26, in which one police officer was killed, triggered a fresh wave of mass arrests of Baloch students in the region. The issue of enforced disappearances has been a major concern in Balochistan
Israeli forces illegally evict Palestinian family from East Jerusalem home
After the Sub Luban family was evicted, their home was given to illegal Israeli Jewish settlers in violation of international law. The family has been fighting to retain its house for over 45 years
UN Security Council fails to agree on aid to rebel-held areas in Syria after Russia and West veto resolutions
Syria has long maintained that all aid to the country should flow through the government as the current mechanism violates its sovereignty and prolongs the war
A dark day for peace: Communists slam Sweden’s likely accession to NATO
As Turkey agreed to lift its veto on Sweden’s accession to NATO, communists in these countries condemned the expanding footprint of the military alliance and the accompanying militarization
Israel has turned all of occupied Palestine into an open air prison, says UN expert’s report
A report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says that apart from physically arresting over 800,000 Palestinians, including tens of thousands of children, Israel also controls the movement of millions through barriers, permits, and illegal settlements
NATO summit in Vilnius set to escalate militarism across the world
The 2023 NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania will be attended by leaders of its 31 member countries, along with Ukraine, Sweden, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand
Lebanese resist Israel’s building of permanent structures inside occupied village
Israel has refused to abide by a UN resolution passed in 2006 asking it to vacate the Ghajar village on Lebanon’s borders with the Syrian Golan Height. Golan has been under Israeli occupation since 1973
Israeli police officer who killed Iyad-al-Hallaq acquitted
Iyad-al-Hallaq, a 32-year-old Palestinian man with autism, was killed by an Israeli border police officer while he was on his way to school in May 2020. A court has concluded that the officer had acted in self-defense