By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Oct 17 2017 (IPS) – Civil society groups have called on the United States to reverse its decision to withdraw from a UN body, citing concerns for press freedom and journalists’ safety. Citing anti-Israel bias and concern over the…
By Farhang Jahanpour* – TFF Associates (http://blog.transnational.org/) As was expected, President Trump has decertified Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal or, to give it its full name, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), despite the fact that he certified it…
By International Organization for Migration COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Oct 2017 (IOM) – An estimated 536,000 people have fled Myanmar and arrived in Cox’s Bazar, southern Bangladesh, over the past 47 days, according to the IOM-hosted Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) of aid…
By Paul Butler* – The Nation The nation’s largest police organization pursues policies that have deadly consequences for communities of color. “A pack of rabid animals.” That’s how John McNesby, president of the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police, described local Black…
By Eli Rosenberg* – The Washington Post The State Department announced Oct. 12 the U.S. plans to withdraw from UNESCO, alleging a “need for fundamental reform” and “anti-Israel bias.” (The Washington Post) The United States plans to withdraw from UNESCO, citing financial…
By Mikhail Gorbachev * This December will mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the treaty between the Soviet Union and United States on the elimination of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles. This was the start of the process of radically cutting back nuclear…
Burrowes* In Las Vegas on 1 October 2017, it appears that one man (although it might have been more) killed 59 people and shot and injured another 241 (with almost 300 more injured while fleeing). The incident got a lot of publicity, partly because the man managed to kill more…
By Rick Noack – The Washington Post BERLIN, October 11 — When Catalonia’s president, Carles Puigdemont, affirmed the region’s right to be an independent country on Tuesday, it was one of the most closely watched moments in the history of European secessionist movements. In the…
By ALEX GUILLÉN and ERIC WOLFF (*) – POLITICO Tuesday’s move to repeal a landmark power plant rule is just one of many steps the administration is taking to help fossil fuels maintain their dominance. The Trump administration is gutting President Barack Obama’s climate legacy…
Federico Mayor Zaragoza* – International Commission Against the Death Penalty Opinion editorial for 10 October 2017 We observe today the 15th World Day against the Death Penalty. As of today, 105 countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes.
