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Srebrenica: Thirty Years of Denial
On the anniversary of the Srebenica massacre, Chris Keulemans reflects on three decades of trauma, insult and neglect
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Syria’s New Rulers Blamed for Sectarian Massacre, Suggesting West Has Once Again Backed the Wrong Horse
The revelation raises huge doubts about the regime’s declared commitment to a new democratic system, reports Rana Sabbagh
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Palestine Action Ban Branded ‘Absurd and Dangerous’ as Group Asks High Court to Overturn Proscription
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the High Court in order to oppose the ban on the direct action group, Olly Haynes reports
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The Decades-Long US-Israeli Plan for Regime Change in Iran Is Taking Shape
The recent attacks on Tehran are part of a long-standing plan by the US and Israel, argues Mel Frykberg
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Leading Lawyers Back Open Letter to Home Secretary Opposing Ban on Palestine Action
Senior barristers and campaigners warn Keir Starmer’s Government is ‘conflating peaceful protest with genuine terrorism’
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The Law That Will Allow the UK Government to Ban Palestine Action
The ban will make it illegal to support the civil disobedience group, with penalties of up to 10 years in prison
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Budapest Fights Back and Defies Orban’s Pride Ban With Largest Ever March
Viktor Orbán’s Government humiliated as more than 180,000 protesters defy his decision to ban Budapest Pride
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How Billionaires ‘Look Sideways as People Die in the Very Supply Chains of Our Businesses’
The ‘Excessive Wealth’ Conference hears from a millionaire heir about how global corporations exploit consumers and undermine democracy
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‘Keir Starmer Has Missed His Chance to Make a Bold Break With the Past on Foreign Policy’
The Labour Government has so far pursued a timid, unambitious, foreign policy, marked by inconsistency and in some cases moral failure, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
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Misinformation on ECHR Fuels ‘Hostility, Mistrust, and Bad Law’ Warns Human Rights Group
Amnesty argues successive UK Governments ‘created the system they now condemn’
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Repression Without Borders: How Putin Targets Russian Opposition Figures Abroad
The Kremlin has successfully launched a campaign to export Russia’s repressive state machinery into the global sphere, reports Denis Mikhailov
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Ten Big Questions the US Airstrikes on Iran Leave Unanswered
Only one thing is clear about the events of the past week. We are now living in an age of chaos, argues the author and former diplomat Arthur Snell
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No Kings! Trump’s Military Parade Couldn’t Drown Out America’s Tradition of Protest
The anti-Trump protesters have done a far better job than the President of honouring what Americans have fought and died for, reports Adam Barnett
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Cambridge University Takes Own Professor to Court for Joining Pro-Palestine Protests
Protesters accuse university colleges of being “complicit in Israeli genocide” due to their investments in arms companies
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‘Israel’s Strikes on Iran Will Have Consequences for Decades and Threaten the Entire Middle East’
Chris Doyle of the Council for Arab-British Understanding on the ‘escalating fears’ experienced by people across the region
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Gambling Firm 1XBet Branded ‘The Wagner Group Of Sports Betting’
Gambling industry experts suggest 1XBet is the world’s biggest ‘visible illegal sports betting operator’ in the world
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Americans Oppose Trump Joining Israel-Iran War and Do Not See the Iranian Nuclear Program as an Immediate Threat
New polling suggests that voters do not want the President to further involve the US in the Middle East conflict
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BBC Admits ‘Regret’ After Again Failing to Disclose British Colonel’s Links to Israeli Defence Force
The broadcaster failed to inform listeners of Colonel Richard Kemp’s connections to the IDF, despite an earlier rebuke from the Charity Commission, following an investigation by Byline Times
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UK Government ‘Blocking Debt Relief’ for World’s Poorest Countries Following Corporate Lobbying
Aid groups accuse Keir Starmer’s Government of undermining poorer nations due to the influence of City lobbyists
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Inside the Collapse: How Putin’s Russia Turned Its Opponents into Exiles
There is a deliberate policy by the Kremlin to exile, neutralise, and effectively erase alternative political life within the country, reports Denis Mikhailov
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US Journalist Austin Tice’s Family Throw Doubt on Syrian Claim He Was Executed
An upcoming BBC podcast about the reporter’s disappearance in August 2012 has unearthed new details of his case – some of which his family has dismissed
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‘The Telegraph Headline That Exposes the Hollowness of Right-Wing Rage’
The coverage of Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla tells you everything you need to know about the media’s failings, argues Mathilda Mallinson
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The BBC and Gaza: a Public Broadcaster Under Fire
“The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts”
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Russia Ramps Up Overnight Attacks as It Prepares for a New Summer Offensive Against Ukraine
Ukrainians are enduring a significant increase in the scale and frequency of Russian attacks, reports George Llewelyn
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BBC Scraps Pledge to Show Gaza Medics Documentary ‘As Soon as Possible’
The BBC has shelved plans to broadcast the harrowing ‘Gaza: Medics Under Fire’ documentary pending an “ongoing review” into its coverage of the conflict
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‘Geert Wilders Thought He Could Finally Push Through His Destructive Agenda – But He Ran Out Of Patience’
No government in recent history has produced so little new legislation – yet the damage caused is immense, writes Chris Keulemans
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Retaliation? Putin ‘Closely Monitors’ Criminal Strikes on Civilians in Kherson
Following the UN and Human Rights Watch identifying Russian drone attacks in Kherson as war crimes and crimes against humanity—the Russian military launched a massive combined assault on the city’s central district
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Jordan Official Threatens to ‘Mobilise the Army’ If Israel Expels Palestinians
The fragile 30 year peace between Jordan and Israel could soon be brought to an end by the actions of Netanyahu’s Government, reports Rana Sabbagh
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‘A Warning From Europe on Why Keir Starmer’s ‘Blue Labour’ Strategy Is Such a Dangerous Dead End’
Attempts by centre left parties to mimic the right on immigration almost always ends up strengthening the very far right parties they hope to defeat, reports Olly Haynes
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‘The Gaza Genocide and the Double Standards of the UK Government’s Commitment to International Law’
Keir Starmer’s commitment to upholding international human rights law doesn’t appear to extend to the Israeli Government, argues Martin Shaw
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How Ukraine Used Cheap Drones and a Lot of Ingenuity to Strike a Major Blow Against Russia
“I spent most of the early hours of Saturday in my hallway feeling the walls shake as the ballistic missiles exploded”, Chris York reports from Kyiv
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‘They Don’t Make Them Like This Any More’
In an era of Donald Trump’s naked self-service, Alexandra Hall Hall pays tribute to the passing of a true American public servant, Richard L Armitage
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UN Confirms Russian Drone Attacks on Kherson are Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes
Zarina Zabrisky, who first exposed the “human safari” in Kherson for Byline Times in July 2024, reports on the UN’s historic confirmation that Russia deliberately targeted civilians in a campaign of terror.
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Israel’s ‘Grotesque’ Detention of Palestinian Bodies Is Intended to Silence and ‘Traumatise Families’
Since the October 7 attacks, the number of Palestinian bodies held by Israeli state incommunicado has soared
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How Russia’s Fake Spirituality Became a Key Weapon in the Kremlin’s Disinformation Toolbox
Under Putin, Christianity has been turned into a political tool to spread false narratives about the war in Ukraine
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Gaza Tribunal Gathers in Sarajevo in Attempt to Hold Israel to Account Over ‘Genocide and War Crimes’
One Gaza doctor told the Tribunal that he witnessed “mass casualty events” multiple times a day.
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Government Accused of ‘Facilitating Genocide’ in Gaza Over Shipment of Fighter Jet Parts to Israel
The Government were taken to court in a bid to block the supply of parts campaigners believe may be used to commit war crimes in Gaza
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After Nearly 600 Days the End of the Israel-Gaza War Looks as Far off as Ever
As the world continues to wring its hands, the suffering of the people at the heart of this conflict only continues to grow, writes Alexandra Hall Hall
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‘Keir Starmer’s EU Deal Is Far Better Than the Media Is Telling You’
Much more needs to be done to repair the damage of Brexit, but this is a welcome step in the right direction, argues the Director of the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations
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‘How Trump Fumbled the Ukraine Peace Talks in Istanbul and Emboldened Putin — Yet Again’
The Kremlin is now so emboldened by the Trump administration’s position that it’s as if three years of Ukrainian resistance, backed by the West, never even happened, writes Chris York from Kyiv
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Labour Minister Defends RAF Gaza Surveillance Flights Amid Growing Scrutiny of UK-Israel Relationship
Defence Minister Maria Eagle spoke at a private Israel Independence Day meeting and said the UK would continue to back the country
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How French Activists Are Leading an ‘Urgent’ Fight Against the Surging Far Right
Melissa Chemam details the multifaceted resistance mobilising against far-right groups, Islamophobia and racism across the Channel
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Germany’s Political and Cultural Establishment Prepares to Stand Up to Putin and His Allies
As Germany rearms, Patrick Howse visits the eastern state of Saxony, where the country’s cultural elite are now also taking on Putin
