(2024-12-31). Zimbabwe's civic space in crisis: New report details growing operational obstacles and legal threats to civil society. fidh.org The ouster of President Robert Mugabe in 2017 in Zimbabwe was followed by a brief period of cautious optimism for increased civil liberties. Regrettably, that optimism has been overshadowed by persistent restrictions, with recent years marked by heightened repression, harassment, and arrests of human rights defenders. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human (…) | – |
(2024-12-31). SOS-defenders platform: Expose arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide. fidh.org A collective of local, regional and international human rights organisations unveils SOS-Defenders, an action platform that exposes the alarming scale of arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide.
Geneva, 13 December 2024. This information hub, which will progressively expand to cover more countries, has already documented 274 cases of arbitrarily detained human rights defenders across 17 countries (Bahrain, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iran, Jordan, (…) | – |
(2024-12-31). Auschwitz to Gaza: The War Against International Law. counterpunch.org 
At Home and Abroad Police in America need a great deal of reform, a project that translates to freeing them from the racist nature of U.S. culture while tying them more firmly to the culture of civil and human rights. Not easy, but certainly a worthwhile task compared to maintaining the present situation. Here is
(2024-12-31). Israel has put Gaza healthcare on 'brink of total collapse': UN. presstv.ir Israel has placed Gaza's healthcare system on the verge of collapse, the United Nations human rights office says.
(2024-12-31). Raise your voice and stand up for Palestine! unitedworldint.com At a time when the West has lost its moral values and international institutions have lost their functionality, we must raise our voices for human rights! By Adem Kƒ±lƒ±àß, political scientist Beginning on October 7, 2023, Israel's attacks on Palestine continued throughout 2024 and took their place in the pages of history as a process …
(2024-12-31). Laos: States should ask "Where is Sombath?" at upcoming review of human rights record. fidh.org
(2024-12-31). Doctors launch campaign to free Gaza hospital head Abu Safiya. newarab.com 
Healthcare workers around the world have launched an online campaign demanding the Hundreds of medical professionals are using the hashtag #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiyeh to decry Israel's capture and detention of him as well as calling fo…
(2024-12-31). UN rights expert slams Israeli plan for volunteer prison guards. newarab.com 
UN Special Rapporteur The draft bill, approved by a ministerial committee on Sunday, aims to expand Israel's prison workforce to manage the increasing number of Palestinians imprisoned in the country's detention facilities. | "This…
(2024-12-31). Gazans disappear in Israeli military custody. The army claims it doesn't know where they are. haaretz.com A large number of Palestinians have contacted the IDF to locate relatives who went missing during the war. The army responded it had 'no information' on their whereabouts. Some of the people were later found in detention or dead…
(2024-12-31). Debt cancellation in the land of Canaan in the first millennium BC. cadtm.org The year 2025 is considered by Christians to be a jubilee year under the banner of debt cancellation. To mark the occasion, the CADTM is republishing a series of articles on debt cancellation, the struggles for debt cancellation and the role of debt in political, social and geostrategic conflicts throughout history.
| Social justice, in particular in regard to the cancellation of debts that keep the poor enslaved to the rich, is a leitmotif in the history of ancient Israel.
| The Deuteronomic (…) | – | / |
(2024-12-31). Ben-Gvir storms Al Aqsa, sparks outrage. ummid.com Israel's far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed Masjid al Aqsa Compound in Occupied Jerusalem Thursday (December 26, 2024) sparking a huge worldwide outrage.
(2024-12-31). Protesters gather in Jordan in solidarity with Palestinians. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Friday, condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.
(2024-12-31). Israeli arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran. haaretz.com The suspect is accused of setting eight cars on fire, collecting information on infrastructure, spray-painting graffiti and surveilling an Israeli politician. Some 19 people were arrested in October alone on suspicion of espionage at the direction of Iranian contacts…
(2024-12-31). As Gaza's tent cities flood in heavy rains, Palestinians are dying from the cold. haaretz.com Satellite images reveal how open areas in Gaza have turned into tent cities for people who have fled their homes. As floods wash away the tents, the displaced are left in the mud without shelter. Seven people, six of them babies, have already died from hypothermia…
(2024-12-31). 'Israel' imprisoning Dr. Abu Safiya exposes its 'cowardice': Colombian President Petro. indybay.org Colombian President Gustavo Petro expresses solidarity with the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who was detained by the Israeli occupation forces.
(2024-12-31). Four Gaza detainees die in Israeli prisons amid torture, neglect. newarab.com 
Four The slain detainees were identified as Mohammed Rashid Aka, 44, Samir Mahmoud Al-Kahlout, 52, Zuhair Omar Al-Sharif, 58, and Mohammed Anwar Labad, 57, according to a joint statement by the two Palestinian detainees rights groups.
(2024-12-31). PM Netanyahu leaves hospital to vote on budget law as coalition, facing internal rebellion, lacks majority. haaretz.com Parties in the coalition are threatening to vote against a budget law in protest over various issues, including Smotrich's actions toward the police and prison service, and delays over the military draft exemption law for Haredim…
(2024-12-31). 5 Palestinians abducted from Gaza die in Israeli custody in 24 hours. presstv.ir Five Palestinians Israel abducted from the besieged Gaza Strip have died in prison in 24 hours.
(2024-12-31). Palestine: The food, land, and water crisis in the context of the Zionist extermination of the Palestinian people in Gaza. cadtm.org
(2024-12-31). Friday 1/3: Palestine: A People, A Culture, A Heritage. indybay.org Milpitas Library | 160 North Main Street | Milpitas, California 95035…
(2024-12-31). US military releases long-held Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia. aljazeera.com Transfer from the US military prison is the fourth in two weeks by the outgoing Biden administration.
(2024-12-31). Video: Longest-held Guantanamo Bay detainee repatriated to Tunisia. aljazeera.com The US military has released Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi from the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison camp.
(2024-12-31). Venezuela's Supreme Court Fines Tiktok $10 Million. orinocotribune.com The social media corporation TikTok will have to pay a $10 million fine to the Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) for "its negligence in controlling content and viral challenges" that encourage children and teenagers to cause harm to themselves. This ruling was declared by the constitutional chamber of the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on Monday, December 30. | The decision, read by the president of the Constitutional Chamber of the TSJ, magistrate Tania D'Amelio, establishes that TikTok has an eight-day period to pay the fine. If the deadline is not met, "the Constitutional C…
(2024-12-31). Venezuela's Supreme Court Fines Tiktok $10 Million for Dangerous Viral Challenges. orinocotribune.com The social media corporation TikTok will have to pay a $10 million fine to the Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) for "its negligence in controlling content and viral challenges" that encourage children and teenagers to cause harm to themselves. This ruling was declared by the Constitutional Chamber of the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on Monday, December 30. | The decision, read by the president of the Constitutional Chamber of the TSJ, magistrate Tania D'Amelio, establishes that TikTok has an eight-day period to pay the fine. If the deadline is not met, "the Constitutional C…
(2024-12-31). Lebanon: Protesters urge release of Egyptian opposition activist. newarab.com 
Several activists in Lebanon have demonstrated outside Beirut's Courts of Justice urging The opposition activist and prominent figure of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution was arrested at the Masnaa border crossing with Lebanon, following coordination between Lebanese and Egyptian authorities. | Al-Qarad…
(2024-12-31). Monday 1/6: Yoga for Activists. indybay.org San José Peace & Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street, Room 101 | San José, CA 95112…
(2024-12-31). War Crimes in Ukraine: Should President Zelensky Be Held Accountable Before the Internatio. indybay.org The ongoing conflicts in Ukraine not only raise geopolitical issues, but also serious legal and ethical problems. In particular, reports of extrajudicial killings by the Ukrainian secret service SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) should raise international concern. These killings concern suspected collaborators, civilians, military personnel, journalists, bloggers and political activists – in short, ordinary citizens. People who are not involved in hostilities, such as military personnel who are not actively participating in combat operations, are also affected. Such killings endanger the protection of civilia…
(2024-12-31). Iran's president hopes war, genocide would end in New Year. presstv.ir President Pezeshkian hopes for an end to oppression, violence, war, and genocide in 2025.
(2024-12-31). Proud that I was born in Riyadh: Syria's de facto ruler Al-Sharaa. ummid.com Ahmed Hussein Al-Sharaa, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad Al-Julani, boasted of his Saudi roots at the same time hailing the contribution of Saudi Arabia for Syria and its people.
(2024-12-30). Demand The Reinstatement Of Dr. Rupa Marya At UC San Francisco. popularresistance.org In September 2024, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) placed Dr. Rupa Marya on paid leave and threatened her medical license. These actions against Dr. Marya, a professor of medicine who has written extensively on the health impacts of systemic oppression, provoked many important questions. | After being approached by alarmed students, Dr. Marya raised concerns about the implications of admitting students who may have recently served in the Israeli Defense Force, which has credibly been accused of human rights violations, war crimes, and genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.
(2024-12-30). New UN Cybercrime Treaty Primed for Abuse. hrw.org Click to expand Image | The United Nations Headquarters building in New York City, United States, July 16, 2024. | © 2024 Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP Photo | The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention against Cybercrime on December 24, despite widespread concerns that the treaty will facilitate human rights violations.The convention, the first global treaty of its kind, extends far beyond addressing cybercrime — malicious attacks on computer networks, systems, and data. It obligates states to establish broad electronic surveillance powers to investigate and cooperate on a wide ran…
(2024-12-30). "Total Moral, Ethical Failure": Holocaust Scholar Omer Bartov on Israel's Genocide in Gaza. democracynow.org 
Since October 7, 2023, Israel's onslaught in Gaza has killed more than 45,500 Palestinians and injured more than 108,000. At the same time, Gaza officials continue to accuse Israel of deliberately blocking aid deliveries. Human rights organizations are condemning Israel for attacking Palestinian lifesaving infrastructure, including Gaza's water supply and medical system. All of this has led to the world's leading specialist on the subject of genocide to declare Israel is carrying out a combination of "genocidal actions, ethnic cleansing and annexation of the Gaza Strip." Omer Bartov,…
(2024-12-30). WAFA: "Palestinian prisoner Ashraf Abu Warda, from Gaza, dies in Israeli detention" imemc.org 
GAZA, December 29, 2024 (WAFA) — Fifty-one-year-old Palestinian detainee, Ashraf Mohammad Fakhri Abu Warda, from Gaza, has died in mysterious circumstances in the Israeli Soroka Hospital. The Palestinian Prisoners' Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) announced that they were informed of Abu Warda's death after he was transferred from Naqab Prison to Soroka …
(2024-12-30). Report: Missing Gazan hospital director arrested by IDF located in Israel's Sde Teiman detention facility. haaretz.com Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital has been taken to the notorious Sde Teiman prison, according to three Palestinian detainees who had been released from the detention center, CNN reports…
(2024-12-30). Seven Lessons From South Africa's Genocide Convention Case. popularresistance.org On December 29, 2023, South Africa invoked the Genocide Convention against Israel at the International Court of Justice. | To some people, this came out of the blue. | Some are aware there was a concerted effort to that end through the fall of 2023 which involved myself and others. | Few are aware that the story goes back further. | And tragically few are aware that there are clear steps that can be taken now to give it force which the US government has insidiously undermined. | In 2000, Prof. Francis Boyle published the piece "Palestine Should Sue Israel for Genocide before the International Court of Justice."
(2024-12-30). Palestine protest group condemns NZ's 'normalisation of apartheid' over Israeli tennis player. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report A Palestine solidarity group has protested over the participation of Israeli tennis player Lina Glushko in New Zealand's ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland this week, saying such competition raises serious concerns about the normalisation of systemic oppression and apartheid. The Palestine Forum of New Zealand said in a statement that by taking…
(2024-12-30). Ben-Gvir storms Al Aqsa, sparks outrage. ummid.com Israel's far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed Masjid al Aqsa Compound in Occupied Jerusalem Thursday (December 26, 2024) sparking a huge worldwide outrage.
(2024-12-30). Headlines for December 30, 2024. democracynow.org Sixth Palestinian Child Dies of Hypothermia in Gaza as Israel Continues Unrelenting Attacks , Family Blames Palestinian Security Forces for Killing of West Bank Journalist Shatha al-Sabbagh, Syria's De Facto Leader Says It Could Take Four Years to Organize Elections, Israelis Hold Nationwide Rallies to Demand Gaza Ceasefire Deal and Netanyahu Resignation, South Korean Airliner Crash Kills All But Two of 181 People Aboard, Azerbaijan's Leader Calls on Putin to Admit Russia Shot Down Airliner, Georgia's Outgoing President Refuses to Quit as Mikheil Kavelashvili Is Inaugurated, Former President Jim…
(2024-12-30). Seven people, including six infants, die of hypothermia in Gaza, authorities say. haaretz.com The Gaza health ministry warns that the number of people dying from hypothermia is expected to rise as the result of heavy rain and difficult living conditions in flooded encampments…
(2024-12-30). Aid groups demand end to Israel's attacks on Gaza hospitals. newarab.com 
The head of the "Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X. | "We repeat: stop attacks on hospitals. People in Gaza need access to health care. Humanitarians need access to provide health a…
(2024-12-30). Israeli forces order evacuation in besieged northern Gaza town. newarab.com 
Israeli forces carrying out a weeks-long offensive in The fresh expulsion orders caused a new wave of displacement, although it was not immediately clear how many people were affected, the residents said. | Palestinian and United Nations offi…
(2024-12-30). Report: Horrific Conditions at Manashe Prison. imemc.org 
The Commission of Prisoners Affairs issued a report on Sunday that detainees in the Israeli "Manashe" prison live a catastrophic daily reality and harsh and painful conditions around the clock, which poses a danger to their bodies and lives. In a statement issued on Sunday evening, the Commission stated that the "Manashe" prison is newly …
(2024-12-30). Those who walk hand in hand with the PKK will take a part in the US-Israeli project. unitedworldint.com Vatan (Patriotic) Party Central Executive Committee's declaration. On December 28, Members of Parliament of the DEM Party met with Abdullah àñcalan in his prison on Imrali Island. The day after, on December 29, the Vatan (Patriotic) Party Central Executive Committee convened and has decided unanimously to declare the following statement to the State of the …
(2024-12-30). The Bibi Files—Israel's crisis not the product of Netanyahu but of the entire Zionist project. wsws.org Netanyahu's political trajectory is not so much the product of his personal motivations, but the inevitable outcome of the Zionist project that established the state of Israel 75 years ago, through the forcible expulsion and brutal suppression of the Palestinians.
(2024-12-30). Palestine: The food, land, and water crisis in the context of the Zionist extermination of the Palestinian people in Gaza. cadtm.org
(2024-12-30). Washington's Unstoppable Superweapon. popularresistance.org In recent months, even across the collective West's media, growing admissions are being made about both Russia and China's superior military industrial capacity. With Russia's first use of the intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik, it is admitted that Russia (and likely China) possess formidable military capabilities the collective West currently lacks. | Despite the collective efforts of NATO in arming, training, and backing Ukraine, Ukrainian forces continue to give ground at an accelerated rate across the entire line of contact amid the ongoing Russian Special Military Operation (SMO).
(2024-12-30). Iran's president hopes war, genocide would end in New Year. presstv.ir President Pezeshkian hopes for an end to oppression, violence, war, and genocide in 2025.
(2024-12-30). Proud that I was born in Riyadh: Syria's de facto ruler Al-Sharaa. ummid.com Ahmed Hussein Al-Sharaa, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad Al-Julani, boasted of his Saudi roots at the same time hailing the contribution of Saudi Arabia for Syria and its people.
(2024-12-30). Cuba congratulates Prime Minister of DPRK. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero congratulated his counterpart from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Pak Thae Song, according to a notification from the Antillean nation's Foreign Ministry.