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In June 2025, the UK government proscribed the UK-based group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000. This was not a security decision, but a political one, marking an unprecedented escalation in the criminalisation of Palestine solidarity in the United Kingdom. Palestine Action members have engaged in non-violent direct action aimed at disrupting the UK’s complicity in the Gaza genocide, targeting facilities linked to Israel’s arms industry operating in the UK, including Elbit Systems sites and elements of British military infrastructure.Rather than confronting its own actions, the government has sought to divert attention from the central…
A federal officer in the United States has shot a Venezuelan man in the leg in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Officials say officers had tried to stop a car to arrest the man and opened fire after two people attacked one of them with a “snow shovel and broom handle”.Protests broke out in the city after the incident.- list of 4 itemsend of listWednesday’s shooting comes exactly a week after a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed local resident Renee Nicole Good in her car in Minneapolis during an immigration raid.What happened?In an X post on Wednesday, the…
Ukraine struggles to restore heat, electricity as temperatures plummet to -19 degrees Celsius.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that a state of emergency is being declared for Ukraine’s energy sector, as repeated Russian attacks have left thousands of homes without heat and electricity amid freezing winter conditions.Zelenskyy’s announcement came as temperatures dropped to -19 degrees Celsius (-2.2 Fahrenheit) in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, where hundreds of apartment buildings remain without heat following a massive Russian attack last week.- list of 4 itemsend of list“The consequences of Russian strikes and deteriorating weather conditions are severe,” said Zelenskyy in a post on X…
The no-confidence motions aimed to protest the European Union’s trade agreement with the MERCOSUR bloc.French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has survived two no-confidence votes in parliament, clearing the way for the government to focus on yet another budget showdown in the coming days.The no-confidence motions, filed by the far-right National Rally (RN) and hard-left France Unbowed (LFI), aimed to protest the European Union’s trade agreement with the South American bloc Mercado Comun del Sur (Southern Common Market, or MERCOSUR).- list of 3 itemsend of listDespite French opposition, European Union member states last week approved the signing of the long-debated deal…
Amnesty International says internet blackout ‘especially alarming’ as election campaign ‘marred by massive repression’.Uganda is facing mounting calls to lift a nationwide internet blackout before a contentious election, with the United Nations saying the government-imposed restrictions are “deeply worrying”.In a social media post on Wednesday, the UN Human Rights Office stressed that “open access to communication & information is key to free & genuine elections”.- list of 3 itemsend of list“All Ugandans must be able to take part in shaping their future & the future of their country,” it said.The call comes a day after a Ugandan government regulatory body…
Washington’s threats to seize the strategic island have sparked a crisis among NATO states.France is preparing to open a consulate in Greenland next month in a move that it says reflects the semiautonomous island’s desire to remain part of Denmark and the European Union.Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told the broadcaster RTL on Wednesday that the opening of the consulate in the self-governed Danish territory, scheduled for February 6, is a “political signal” amid the ongoing threats from United States President Donald Trump to take control of the island.- list of 4 itemsend of list“It’s a political signal that’s associated with…
The announcement contradicts claims from local rights groups that no more than 70 prisoners have been freed in recent days.Venezuela’s top lawmaker says more than 400 people have been freed from prison, contradicting claims from rights groups that only between 60 to 70 prisoners have been released in recent days, amid calls for freeing those imprisoned for political reasons.Jorge Rodriguez, the president of the National Assembly, made the announcement during a parliamentary session on Tuesday.- list of 4 itemsend of list“The decision to release some prisoners, not political prisoners, but some politicians who had broken the law and violated the…
In October 2024, Israel passed a law banning the agency for Palestinian refugees in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem.United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he could take his country to the International Court of Justice if it does not repeal laws targeting the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) and return its seized assets and property.In a January 8 letter to Netanyahu, Guterres said the UN cannot remain indifferent to “actions taken by Israel, which are in direct contravention of the obligations of Israel under international law. They must be reversed without delay.”- list…
“If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark,” said Greenland’s PM.Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has said the self-governed Danish territory wants to remain part of Denmark rather than join the United States, amid US President Donald Trump’s ongoing push to take over the island.Speaking at a news conference in Copenhagen alongside Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Nielsen said the autonomous Arctic territory would prefer to remain Danish.- list of 4 itemsend of list“We are now facing a geopolitical crisis, and if we have to choose between the United States and…
For thousands of Palestinian families in Gaza, the ongoing Israeli genocidal war is not just about the huge loss of life, utter destruction and relentless bombardment, but the agonising silence of missing loved ones swallowed by Israel’s detention system.“We do not know if he is detained or a martyr,” the wife of Abdul Rahman, a young man who disappeared in January, told Al Jazeera. “We filled out many forms … but hope still exists.”This psychological limbo was highlighted this week by the case of Hamza Adwan, a 67-year-old detainee whose family was informed of his death on Sunday – four…
