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Sand Mining Is a Booming Industry — This Mexican Community Is Paying the Price
Fifty-six residents of an Indigenous Oaxaca community face 200 trumped-up charges for resisting mining in their rivers.
Israeli Minister Says Israel Plans to Confine Palestinians in Gaza to a Camp
The plan has been likened to building a concentration camp in Gaza.
Police Arrest 27 During UK Protest Defying Ban on Pro-Palestine Group
British lawmakers voted to ban Palestine Action as a “terrorist” group after members vandalized two aircraft.
UN Expert Exposes Companies Aiding Israel’s Genocide, Occupation in Palestine
Amazon, BlackRock, and Keller Williams LLC are some of the companies named in the report.
Israeli Forces Liken Gaza Aid Site Shootings to Game of “Red Light, Green Light”
The deadly aid site protocol is called “Operation Salted Fish,” the Israeli name for the children's game.
Native Sahrawis Fight to End Moroccan Occupation of Sahara at the UN
Morocco has occupied Western Sahara since 1975 in defiance of the United Nations and the international community.
Israel Threatens Expulsion for Palestinian Villages Featured in “No Other Land”
Israel has accelerated its attempts to erase Masafer Yatta after it was featured in an Oscar-winning documentary.
After 104 Days in Prison, Mahmoud Khalil Marches Back to Columbia University
“I just want to go back and continue the work I was already doing, advocating for Palestinian rights,” Khalil said.
Alabama Voters Banned Prison Slavery — But Prisoners Say It Hasn’t Stopped
As a lawsuit tries to stop a forced prison labor program, a beer distributor is defending its own participation.
Israel Kills Over 70, Wounds Hundreds as Tanks Open Fire on Aid Seekers in Gaza
“The people are dying, they are being torn apart, to get food for their children,” one eyewitness said.
The Number of Unhoused Young Children Is at Crisis Level. It’s Set to Get Worse.
Nearly 447,000 US kids under 3 were unhoused at last count. Trump’s budget bill threatens to make that number skyrocket.
For Families Sheltering in Nylon Tents, Gaza’s Scorching Summer Is Unbearable
The intense heat is compounded as swarms of flies and mosquitoes infest the tents due to an absence of sewage services.
Smotrich Moves to Destroy Palestinian Economy After UK, Others Sanction Him
Israel's finance minister has moved to isolate Palestinian banks from the international banking system.