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Lula Has Fallen Short on Land Demarcation Promises, Indigenous Brazilians Say

Friday is Indigenous Peoples Day in Brazil, and tribal leaders and activists used the occasion to criticize the left-wing government of Brazilian...

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Salvadoran Court Slammed for Upholding Charges Against Environmental Activists

Human rights defenders on Wednesday condemned a Salvadoran court’s decision to uphold what critics say are politically motivated murder and illicit...

11.04.2024 6

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Plastic Waste on Ocean Floors Could Be 100 Times Amount Floating on Surface

The amount of plastic waste littering the Earth’s ocean floors could be up to 100 times the quantity floating on the surface, according to a study...

08.04.2024 5

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Lawyers’ Collective Sues Germany in Bid to Block Arms Exports to Israel

The Berlin-based Lawyers’ Collective on Friday sued the German government in an effort to stop weapons transfers to Israel, whose government and...

07.04.2024 4

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Mexico Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Ecuador After Quito Embassy Raid

Mexico on Friday night announced the suspension of diplomatic relations with Ecuador after police stormed the Mexican Embassy in Quito and kidnapped...

07.04.2024 4

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Dark Money-Funded No Labels Group Drops Long-Shot Third-Party White House Bid

Less than a month after No Labels announced it would nominate a “unity ticket” for the 2024 presidential election, the group said Thursday that it...

05.04.2024 4

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Dark money-backed No Labels drops third-party presidential bid despite raising millions

Less than a month after No Labels announced it would nominate a "unity ticket" for the 2024 presidential election, the group said Thursday that it is...

05.04.2024 3

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Human Rights Defenders Call This Detention Camp “Israel’s Guantánamo Bay”

A doctor at an Israeli field hospital inside a notorious detention center where hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are temporarily held is sounding the...

05.04.2024 10

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Palestine Advocates Slam Biden for Pushing $18 Billion Warplane Sale to Israel

Palestine advocates on Wednesday slammed the Biden administration as it pushes Congress to approve the sale of $18 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets...

03.04.2024 2

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Biden Quietly Transfers More Bombs and Warplanes to Aid Israel in Gaza Genocide

Despite growing worldwide calls for an arms embargo, the Biden administration in recent days has approved the transfer of billions of dollars worth of...

30.03.2024 3

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Modi Government Cracks Down on Opposition Before Indian Election

As India’s right-wing government cracks down on opposition ahead of next month’s general elections, Amnesty International on Friday urged...

23.03.2024 4

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Finland Resumes UNRWA Funding, Further Cementing US’s Pariah Status

As the United States doubled down on banning funds for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Finland said Friday that it would resume...

23.03.2024 3

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Progressive Groups Launch New Coalition to Oppose AIPAC Influence

U.S. progressive groups “working together to take on the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and its affiliated dark money super PACs” on...

11.03.2024 2

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“Very strategic narrative”: Trump fans are using AI deepfakes to target Black voters

Racial justice defenders on Monday renewed calls for banning artificial intelligence in political advertisements after backers of former U.S....

05.03.2024 6

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Citing His Role in January 6, Judge Disqualifies Trump From Illinois Ballot

An Illinois judge ruled Wednesday that former U.S. President Donald Trump cannot appear on the state’s presidential primary and general election...

29.02.2024 3

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Chicago Joins Wave of Lawsuits Against Big Oil for Climate Deception

Chicago on Tuesday joined the growing list of U.S. cities and states suing Big Oil for lying to the public about how burning fossil fuels causes and...

21.02.2024 4

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ICJ Hearings Will Examine 57 Years of Israel’s Illegal Occupation of Palestine

More than 50 countries are set to participate in next week’s hearings at the International Court of Justice focusing on Israel’s illegal 57-year...

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‘Love Wins Again’ as Greece Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

Greece on Thursday became the first Christian Orthodox, 16th European Union, and 37th overall nation to legalize same-sex marriage, a move one rights...

16.02.2024 3

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Indonesian Defense Minister Declares Electoral Victory Ahead of Official Results

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto — a former U.S.-trained general in an army unit implicated in genocidal violence — declared victory...

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Imran Khan’s Party Surges in Pakistani Election Amid Fraud Allegations

In what many observers called a “shock” result, candidates affiliated with imprisoned former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party won the...

11.02.2024 2

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Study Shows Collapse of Critical Atlantic Current System More Likely Than Thought

A study published Friday warned that a systemic collapse of the Atlantic Ocean currents driving warm water from the tropics toward Europe could be...

10.02.2024 4

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Oregon Supreme Court bans GOP state lawmakers who staged walkout from ballot

Oregon's Supreme Court on Thursday disqualified 10 state senators from reelection for participating in last year's Republican-led walkout that...

02.02.2024 2

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Cori Bush demands apology after GOP lawmaker calls her husband "thug"

Democratic Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush on Tuesday demanded an apology after one of her Republican colleagues called her husband a "thug" and...

01.02.2024 2

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IDF Forces Occupy Gaza Homes and Then Burn Them Down

Israeli troops invading the Gaza Strip are occupying and then burning Palestinian homes there, apparent war crimes that follow literally incendiary...

01.02.2024 3

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19 Lawmakers Press Blinken on Unapproved Arms Transfers to Israel

"Congress and the American public deserve thorough answers,” the Democrats, led by Elizabeth Warren, wrote in a letter.

30.01.2024 2

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OpenAI Eliminates Ban on Use for Warfare and Military Purposes

ChatGPT maker OpenAI this week quietly removed language from its usage policy that prohibited military use of its technology, a move with serious...

13.01.2024 5

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"Overwhelming and devastating": South Africa lays out genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Human rights defenders and legal experts on Thursday lauded what many called South Africa's "compelling" opening presentation at the International...

12.01.2024 3

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Biden Again Bypasses Congress to Sell More Arms to Israel

Citing “the urgency of Israel’s defensive needs,” the Biden administration on Friday said it would bypass Congress for the second time this...

30.12.2023 6

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Teen Who Refused to Enlist Over Israel’s “Revenge Campaign” Jailed for 30 Days

A young Israeli man was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days behind bars for refusing to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces as it wages a genocidal assault...

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Israel Will Deny Visas for Some UN Officials Following Criticism of War on Gaza

Israel’s foreign ministry said Monday it would deny visas for multiple United Nations employees after officials and agencies within the world body...

27.12.2023 7

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Human Rights Group Alleges Israeli Forces Executed Over 1,000 Palestinian Elders

More than 1,000 Palestinian elders have been killed by Israeli bombs and bullets during the 10-week Gaza onslaught, with dozens of men and women over...

24.12.2023 2

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US Abstains From UN Gaza Resolution After Lobbying to Weaken It

The United States on Friday abstained from voting on a U.N. Security Council resolution that it repeatedly stonewalled and lobbied to weaken in the...

23.12.2023 2

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Demanding Gaza Ceasefire and Migrant Rights, More Than 80 Groups Descend on DC

The groups said the fight against genocide in Palestine is linked to the struggle against militarism at the US border.

19.12.2023 4

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Forcibly Displaced Siekopai People Celebrate the Return of Their Stolen Land

Amazon defenders this week cheered what one group called “an invaluable precedent for all Indigenous peoples fighting to recover their lands”...

30.11.2023 10

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Hunger Surges in US After Food Aid Cuts

Highlighting the end of a yearslong trend of declining hunger in the United States due largely to federal policies like the expanded Child Tax Credit...

23.11.2023 2

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Far Right Trump Admirer Javier Milei Wins Argentina’s Presidential Runoff

Javier Milei — a far-right admirer of former U.S. President Donald Trump who says that climate change is a “socialist lie” and who pledged to...

20.11.2023 2

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Colorado Judge Labels Trump’s Actions as Insurrection

A Colorado judge on Friday ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump “engaged in insurrection” on January 6, 2021 but allowed him to remain on...

19.11.2023 4

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Israeli Deputy Speaker Nissim Vaturi Sparks Outrage with Disturbing Call

Nissim Vaturi, the far-right deputy speaker of the Israeli parliament, raised eyebrows and ire Friday after asserting on social media that Israel’s...

19.11.2023 6

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Texas Education Officials Reject Textbooks Over Climate Science

Seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for Texas 8th graders were rejected Friday by the Republican-controlled state Board of Education because they...

18.11.2023 2

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AIPAC Set to Spend $100 Million to Unseat Lawmakers Critical of Israeli Crimes

The powerful lobby group American Israel Public Affairs Committee is expected to spend nine figures in a bid to unseat over half a dozen progressive...

16.11.2023 2

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Over 50 Bodies Pulled From Rubble of Gaza School Bombed Amid Israeli Assault

Palestinian civil defense officials said Friday that more than 50 bodies were recovered from the rubble of a school in northern Gaza where civilians...

11.11.2023 2

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Thousands of Teachers in Oregon’s Largest School District Go on Strike

Demanding adequate investments in students, schools, and educators, 4,500 members of the Portland Association of Teachers went on strike Wednesday...

02.11.2023 3

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Citing Crimes Against Humanity, Bolivia Severs Diplomatic Relations With Israel

Meanwhile, Chile, Colombia and Jordan have recalled their ambassadors to Tel Aviv.

01.11.2023 2

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Officials ID Nearly 7K Killed in Gaza as Biden Doubles Down on “Genocide Denial”

In a pointed riposte to U.S. President Joe Biden — who said he has “no confidence” in Gaza casualty figures provided by Hamas, Palestinian...

27.10.2023 1

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Biden Accused of Genocide Denial for Doubting Accuracy of Palestinian Death Toll

The largest Muslim American civil rights group on Wednesday led condemnation of U.S. President Joe Biden for saying he had “no confidence” in...

26.10.2023 1

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Georgia Prosecutor Refuses to Charge State Troopers Who Killed Tortuguita

Human rights advocates on Friday condemned a Georgia prosecutor’s decision to not charge the state troopers who fatally shot forest defender Manuel...

08.10.2023 20

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Island Nations Back Fossil Fuel Treaty at Global Citizen Festival

Two island nations on Saturday joined the growing bloc of countries endorsing a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty amid a worsening climate emergency...

24.09.2023 5

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Netanyahu Shows Map of “New Middle East” — Without Palestine — to United Nations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angered Palestinians and their defenders Friday after presenting a map of “The New Middle East” without...

23.09.2023 5

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GM, Ford Paid Average Combined Tax Rate of Just 1 Percent on $42B in Profits

Despite reaping tens of billions of dollars in profits between them over the past five years, General Motors and Ford paid an average combined tax...

20.09.2023 1

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