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Legal Workers Protest After Woman Forced to Give Birth in Brooklyn Courtroom
“Arraignments have become a place where people now die in cuffs and give birth in cuffs,” said one legal advocate.
Israeli Minister Smotrich Responds to ICC Warrant by Threatening More War Crimes
The ICC reportedly requested a warrant for Smotrich’s role expanding settlements. Formal charges have yet to be issued.
ICE Separated 145,000 Children From Their Parents Since 2025, Study Estimates
“Family separations cause lasting trauma that no child should ever have to endure,” one lawmaker said.
Israel Enacts Death Penalty Law for Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank
The law formalizes “the systematic, state-sanctioned killing of Palestinian detainees,” human rights advocates warned.
Israel Raids Humanitarian Flotilla Bound for Gaza in International Waters
Israeli forces began detaining those aboard several of the more than 50 vessels headed toward the territory on Monday.
Israel Escalates Siege on Qalandia Refugee Camp, Pursuing Settlement Plans
Qalandia is the latest target of a new Israeli assault that started in Jenin and has expanded across the West Bank.
Despite Repeated Bombings, CENTCOM Head Denies US Targeted Schools in Iran
The Iranian Red Crescent Society has noted over 82,000 civilian structures damaged by US and Israeli attacks on Iran.
Cuba Runs Out of Oil Amidst Suffocating US Blockade
The UN has condemned the blockade as a violation of international law and an “extreme form” of economic coercion.
For Palestinians, the Nakba Isn’t Just History. It’s Also Our Present.
Some Palestinian doctors argue there’s no PTSD in Gaza because the traumatization of genocide and survival is ongoing.
Israel Plans to Sue NYT Over Article Detailing Sexual Abuse of Palestinians
Kristof’s article argues that sexual violence against Palestinians is systemic and a part of Israeli state policy.