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
Author: corinna barnard
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
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.
Boris Johnson’s Impressive Impunity
Seth Thévoz presents 18 instances of the U.K. prime minister being accused of breaking the rules.
Eurasia & the Epochal Decline in US Global Power
Both liberal and conservative political elites in the New York–Washington corridor of power have been on top of the world for so long that they can’t remember how they got there, writes Alfred McCoy.
Only Fools Replay Doomsday
William Astore says the rise of a new Cold War must revive the push for nuclear disarmament.
Saudi-Led Coalition Continues Airstrikes in Civilian Areas in Yemen
The UAE, a partner in the Saudi coalition waging a war in Yemen, has demanded the U.S. re-designate the Houthis as a terrorist organization.