Beirut: Migrants’ Eviction Sparks Xenophobia
Eviction of refugees from Beirut building sparks xenophobic comments online Dozens of refugees in Beirut were evicted on 22 May from the building they were living in under orders from the governor, sparking a flurry of
Published : 23 May 2020
World Distracted, Amazon Keeps Burning
With world distracted, the Amazon rainforest continues to burn Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon hit a new high in the first four months of this year, with 1,202 square kilometres of forest wiped out That was a
Published : 09 May 2020
Israel/Palestine: Whitewashing Land Theft
The Dark Side of Annexing the Jordan Valley: Whitewashing Land Theft The Israeli government has raised the theft of property ‘abandoned’ by Palestinians to an art form The political uproar and strategic debate over annexing land in
Published : 06 May 2020
KSA: Futuristic City “built on our blood”
‘It’s being built on our blood’: the true cost of Saudi Arabia’s $500bn megacity With an artificial moon and flying taxis, Neom has been billed as humanity’s next chapter. But beneath the glitzy veneer lies a
Published : 04 May 2020
Israel to Raze Palestinian Village amid Lockdown
While residents of the West Bank village of Bani Hassan have been under confinement, Israeli authorities are cracking down on construction in Area CWhen Ibrahim Issa and his neighbors saw an Israeli military vehicle driving
Published : 30 April 2020
Get "Land Times" No. 19
While most of you are staying home, HIC’s Housing and Land Rights Network (HIC-HLRN) offers you its 19th issue of Land Times, bringing you up to date on the struggles over land toward greater equity,
Published : 28 April 2020
Palestine: Israel Evicts Family Amid Pandemic
Israel Evicts Palestinian Family Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Despite Assurances Israeli authorities vowed earlier this month that inhabited illegal dwellings would not be demolished or confiscated until the coronavirus crisis ends Israeli authorities seized a mobile home near
Published : 27 April 2020
One Species Responsible for COVID-19 - Us
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) COVID-19 stimulus measures must save lives, protect livelihoods, and safeguard nature to reduce the risk of future pandemics There is a single species that is responsible for
Published : 27 April 2020
South Africa: Hsg Crisis, Eviction amid Lockdown
Evictions, power cuts heighten South Africa housing crisis amid lockdown JOHANNESBURG—From demolished shacks to water and electricity shutoffs, South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown is worsening the country’s housing crisis, despite government orders to suspend evictions, residents and
Published : 24 April 2020
