Amnesty International’s new report, which identifies a “pattern of conduct” by Israel that indicates genocidal intent in Gaza, has predictably been met with a wall of denial by the Israeli government and its United States ally, writes Binoy Kampmark.
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Syrian dictator Basar al Assad’s fall should be celebrated — but we should now be very concerned about the plight of the Kurds, argues Sarah Glynn.
Despite his failed December 3 self-coup, South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol remains in his post after MPs from the conservative ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotted a impeachment vote on December 7, reports Won Youngsu.
The New Progressive Party, Puerto Rico’s right-wing pro-statehood faction, has entrenched itself as a major political force, creating a system that increasingly resembles a one-party state, argues Javier A Hernández.
The rapid mass response to South Korea president Yoon Suk-yeol’s declaration of martial law, which stopped the president’s coup in its tracks, is explained by South Korea’s history of military regimes, writes Barry Sheppard.
Sarah Glynn reviews the week’s extraordinary events in Syria and examines the evolution and nature of Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, whose forces have charged through the hollowed-out shell of Bashar al Assad’s regime and potentially beyond the control of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The fall of Aleppo and the withdrawal of the Syrian army and Russian troops without a fight cleared the way for Turkish-backed militias, writes Zeki Bedran.
As airstrikes ravage Gaza, destroying homes and killing civilians, the Muslim world’s silence is distressing. While politicians voice rhetorical anger, actual action is lacking, leaving Palestinians to face a relentless military onslaught alone, writes Syed Salman Mehdi.
John Mullen looks behind the no-confidence motion in the French assembly and what this means for the struggle against the far right and for fundamental change.
Federico Fuentes speaks to Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine leader Yuriy Samoilov about how unions are dealing with the twin challenges of foreign occupation and domestic attacks on workers’ rights.
Speculation of more privatisations by the Nicolás Maduro government is growing amid fears incoming United States president Donald Trump may tighten sanctions on Venezuela, reports Federico Fuentes.
There are fears in Venezuela that the situation approaching inauguration day could trigger a new round of political violence and state repression, reports Federico Fuentes.
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