Since Jan. 1, detainees being held without charge have refused to appear for court hearings. They are also boycotting appeal hearings, including those in higher courts.
Palestinians Continue Boycott of Israeli Military Courts
Month: January 2022
In the Spirit of Robert Parry
Four years ago today, Consortium News founding editor Robert Parry passed away unexpectedly. In this essay, adapted from an afterword for the forthcoming book, American Dispatches: A Robert Parry Reader, his son Nat reflects on his life and legacy.
Yemen Peace Talks Urged on UN Security Council, Which Ignores Saudi Atrocities
Oxfam is pressing the U.N. Security Council to “inject new urgency” into peace talks after the civilian death toll from the Saudi-led strikes breaks records this month.
Caitlin Johnstone: The Secrecy of Evidence
UKRAINE CRISIS: When a NATO Foreign Minister Accused the Alliance of ‘War-Mongering’ Against Russia
In 2016, the German foreign minister accused NATO of ‘saber-rattling’ and a top NATO general said Russia was no threat, words that take on new meaning today, wrote Joe Lauria.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Russia’s Red Line
It is absolutely necessary that Moscow holds the line for the sake of a new security order in Europe and a sustainably stable world order in our time.
Guantánamo’s Forever Elusive Endgame
From the very beginning, writes Karen J. Greenberg, the courthouse at that U.S. base on the island of Cuba has served as a revealing symbol of the prison’s venality.
In the Dark Political Prisoners Wish for Light
Vijay Prashad scans a world full of political prisoners and conveys a message from one of them in Casa Blanca.
Craig Murray: Your Man in the Courtroom — Is There an Exit?
The technical point certified for appeal by the High Court to the Supreme Court may be the screen behind which the British Establishment is sidling slowly towards an exit in the Assange case.
Boris Johnson’s Impressive Impunity
Seth Thévoz presents 18 instances of the U.K. prime minister being accused of breaking the rules.