Palestine: 1,500 Trees Destroyed by Israel
Israeli forces destroyed an estimated 1,500 fruit trees belonging to the Tent of Nations farm outside Nahalin village, in the Bethlehem region of the occupied West Bank yesterday morning. Owned by the Nassar family, the farm
Published : 20 May 2014
Leilani Farha, New UN Special Rapporteur
OTTAWA—Ottawa’s Leilani Farha, a lawyer and anti-poverty activist, has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing. Farha, executive director of Canada Without Poverty, learned of her appointment Wednesday, which also happened to be her birthday. Farha
Published : 12 May 2014
Israel: Unrecognized Villages in the Negev
Since July 2010 the Bedouin village of Al Araqib in the Negev desert has been demolished 68 times, writes Silvia Boarini. Many have fled but those that remain are determined to stand their ground: `They
Published : 12 May 2014
Homs Residents Return to Devastated Homes
HOMS, Syria—Hundreds of Syrians, some snapping photos with their cellphones, wandered down paths carved out of rubble in the old quarters of Homs Friday, getting their first glimpse of the horrendous destruction that two years
Published : 10 May 2014
Massive Displacement in South Kordofan
Government forces are making one final push to capture territory before seasonal rains make troop and vehicle movement impossible. After nearly a month of blanket shelling and pillaging in nearby Rashad and Abbasiya, a Rapid
Published : 30 April 2014
Palestine: More Palestinian Homes under Demolition
Act is considered a punitive measure against the Palestinian leadership; Ramallah: Israeli forces plan to demolish more Palestinian homes in Area C of the West Bank, in what has clearly become a punitive act to punish
Published : 28 April 2014
Syria: New Barrel Bombs Hit Aleppo
A BBC team has witnessed the devastating effects of air bombardment on Syrian civilians after gaining rare access to rebel-held areas of Aleppo. Emergency rescue teams told the BBC the city was living in "danger and
Published : 28 April 2014
Algeria: Vote to get House
Algeria might witness its highest vote turnout ever during the presidential elections to be held on April 17. The current government has promised brand new homes to millions of citizens currently living in the slums
Published : 17 April 2014
Palestine: Self-demolitions in East Jerusalem
In the Shu’Fat neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, Palestinian Iyad Al-Shaer stood inside the gutted interior of a modest breeze block structure. The building, an addition to Iyad’s own home, was set to be a new
Published : 15 April 2014
