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Following ICJ and ICC Actions, Sanctions and Arms Embargo Are Crucial Next Steps

Seven months into its genocidal campaign, Israel’s assault on Rafah led the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to issue a preliminary order on May...

01.06.2024 20

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In a Victory for Assange and First Amendment, UK Court Grants Right to Appeal

On May 20, a two-judge panel of the High Court of England and Wales handed WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange a significant victory....

29.05.2024 10

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US-Backed Philippine Government Committed War Crimes, People’s Tribunal Finds

The Philippine government carried out atrocities against Filipinos with direction, arms and training from the US.

20.05.2024 50

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Students Demanding Divestment: You’re on the Right Side of History

07.05.2024 40

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Under UN Charter, Iran’s Attack Was a Legal Response to Israel’s Illegal Attack

Iran’s attack on Israel was lawful self-defense carried out in compliance with international humanitarian law.

18.04.2024 10

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Nicaragua Takes Germany to the World Court for Facilitating Israel’s Genocide

As Israel’s genocidal campaign against the Palestinians in Gaza — which has killed more than 33,000 Gazans — enters its seventh month, Nicaragua...

13.04.2024 20

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World Court Ordered Israel to Allow Aid Into Gaza But Failed to Order Ceasefire

On March 25, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2728, which “demands” an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. That same day, Francesca Albanese,...

02.04.2024 6

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UK Gives Biden Opportunity to Dodge Assange Appeal by “Assuring” His Rights

WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange is closer than ever to being extradited to the United States for trial on 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one...

29.03.2024 5

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Israel Remains Intent on Genocide Despite World Court Orders

Israel is continuing its genocidal campaign against the Palestinians in Gaza and hindering humanitarian relief efforts despite specific orders from...

26.03.2024 3

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Israel Didn’t Even Try to Defend the Legality of Its Occupation to World Court

For six days, more than 50 countries, the League of Arab States, the African Union and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation presented testimony to...

06.03.2024 10

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US Refuses to Assure UK Judges That Assange Won’t Be Executed If He’s Extradited

On February 20 and 21, as hundreds of Julian Assange’s supporters gathered outside the London courthouse, a two-judge panel of the High Court of...

27.02.2024 9

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Supreme Court All But Ignores January 6 During Trump Disqualification Argument

Nearly 24 years ago, five right-wing members of the Supreme Court handed the presidency to George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore . Despite the...

12.02.2024 20

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US Judge Admits Horror of Gaza Genocide, But Will He Dismiss Case Against Biden?

The judge noted that the US government doesn’t dispute the uncontradicted evidence of a “genocide in progress.”

31.01.2024 50

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What Happens Now That the ICJ Has Ordered Israel Not to Engage in Genocide?

What comes next, now that the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, has handed down its near unanimous ruling that...

30.01.2024 100

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Biden’s Illegal Bombing of Yemen Intensifies the Risk of Regional War

In response to Israel’s assault on the people of Gaza in early October, Yemen’s Houthi movement, Ansar Allah, began mounting attacks on commercial...

23.01.2024 40

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Israel Tells ICJ It Has the “Most Moral Army in the World” at Genocide Hearing

In a historic appearance before the International Court of Justice (ICJ or World Court) in The Hague, the legal team representing the Republic of...

17.01.2024 70

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Israel Is Terrified the World Court Will Decide It’s Committing Genocide

For nearly three months, Israel has enjoyed virtual impunity for its atrocious crimes against the Palestinian people. That changed on December 29 when...

06.01.2024 4

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As US Veto Power Enables Genocide, There Are Still UN Options to Protect Gaza

As Israel continues its genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza — with the death toll now exceeding 20,000 (about 70 percent women and children)...

26.12.2023 10

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The Forcible Transfer of 85% of Palestinians in Gaza Is a Crime Against Humanity

Since the October 7 attacks by Hamas that killed 1,200 people in Israel, the Israeli occupying forces have killed more than 17,000 Palestinians, over...

10.12.2023 8

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