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![Protesters demonstrate in memory of the murder of 24-year-old Congolese Moïse Kabagambe and against violence against refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 5, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/BARRA-5FEV-Fabio-Teixeira-5-400x300.jpg)
Immigrant’s Lynching in Brazil Forces Us to Confront Xenophobia and Colonialism
Justice means understanding and fighting against a geopolitical paradigm driven by abuse and exploitation.
![“Ukrainians Only”: Nigerian Student Fleeing War Describes Rampant Racism Against Africans at Border](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/DN-SEG2-baby-400x300.jpg)
Nigerian Student Fleeing War Describes Rampant Racism Against Africans at Border
Many foreign nationals fleeing Ukraine describe being turned away from buses and at the border.
![This picture taken on May 13, 2013, shows 89-year-old Zhang Shijie, a Chinese man who says he was forced to perform hard labor in Japan during World War II, speaking to the media before he and other protesters hand over their demands to the Japan side outside the Japan embassy in Beijing.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0301-shang-zijie-forced-labor-400x300.jpg)
Our Fight for Disability Justice Must Also Confront War and Militarism
Corporations that have fueled militarized violence often partner with mainstream disability organizations.
![A man carries his daughter as people queue to enter the passport office at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0218-afghanistan-400x300.jpg)
The US Owes Afghanistan Reparations, Not Starvation
People in the United States must recognize the suffering their country continues inflicting in Afghanistan.
![People hold placards as they march during a protest against the recent remarks by President Joe Biden to freeze Afghanistan's assets, in Kabul on February 15, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0218-afghanistan-protest-400x300.jpg)
US Is Effectively Stealing Billions From a Nation Ravaged by a US-Initiated War
Biden acknowledges that Afghanistan is in crisis, but U.S. policies are making the situation worse.
![The Mexican National Guard and other security forces guard the entrance to the plant that had been run by Indigenous people on February 15, 2022, in Puebla, Mexico.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/Photo-F-400x300.jpg)
Mexican Forces Evict Indigenous Activists Who Took Over Water Bottling Plant
A coalition of Indigenous activists prevented the extraction of water by transforming the plant into a community space.
![People wait to receive aid provided by a charity on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 30, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1238076659-400x300.jpg)
Rep. Ilhan Omar Slams Biden Plan to Seize Afghan Assets to Give to 9/11 Victims
The congresswoman noted “there wasn't a single Afghan among the [9/11] hijackers.”
![Sen. Bob Menendez and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speak to reporters during a news conference on May 18, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1232968903-400x300.jpg)
Dems Attack Amnesty Report on Israel to Justify US Complicity in Rights Abuses
This is indicative of the Democratic Party’s shift to the right on foreign policy in recent decades.
![Israeli security forces take Palestinians into custody during a demonstration to protest metal detectors installed by Israeli authorities to Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, after Palestinians perform Friday prayer on a street at Valley of the Walnuts area in Jerusalem on July 21, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0208-idf-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Policies Satisfy the Definition of Apartheid Under International Law
Amnesty International is not alone. B’Tselem, Human Rights Watch and the UN also agree about Israeli apartheid.
![Alice Wong says that pandemic policy and discourse reflected how disabled people are often considered disposable.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1292227779-400x300.jpg)
Disabled Activist Speaks Out Against Ableism During Pandemic
Alice Wong says that pandemic policy and discourse reflects how disabled people are often considered disposable.