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The “Washington Post” Fails in Gaza
This is the way the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been presented - the Israelis are real people whom you can see and know, as individual stories, versus an amorphous …
“Primitive” Deprivation of Citizenship Powers Come Into Force
Deprivation of citizenship has been described by the US Supreme Court as a form of punishment more primitive than torture.
New Study Reports Sexual Harassment, Assault May Be Dissuading Women From Careers in Science
In a new study of scientific researchers, 64 percent of participants surveyed said they were sexually harassed or assaulted while doing fieldwork.
After the Demonstrations Are Over
The massive, worldwide protests against the Israeli bombing and invasion of Gaza are unlike any other we have ever witnessed with regard to Israel-Palestine.
Demand An End to Executions and Secrecy
Executions must not be hastily thrown together human science experiments.
Have You Ever Been Hungry?
He had been hungry. I hadn't been.
Truthout Interviews Marjorie Cohn on Israel and Gaza
Professor of law and Truthout contributor Marjorie Cohn lays out some of the legal violations of humanitarian law the Israelis have committed in their ongoing occupation of Gaza City.
Arizona Inmate Takes Two Hours to Die in Botched Execution Using Experimental Two-Drug Cocktail
The state of Arizona has taken one hour and 57 minutes to kill a prisoner in a botched execution, which was carried out using the same combination of drugs …
Statement by Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The situation in the occupied Gaza Strip is critical for the civilians living there and requires urgent attention.
An Open Letter for the People in Gaza
Leading doctors and scientists denounce Gaza violence.