Remunicipalizing Our Cities
From sparkling water fountains to better waste services and lower drug prices, cities are showing the benefits of remunicipalisation In 2015, a strident editorial appeared in Global Water Intelligence, a trade magazine for
Published : 19 January 2020
CSOs Blast UN’s Corporate Take-over
WEF takeover of UN strongly condemned. With the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos around the corner, hundreds of CSOs reiterate condemnation of the partnership between the corporate world with the UN. As
Published : 16 January 2020
Tribute to Ghanimat Azhdari
‘She was absolutely adored’: Iranian scientist spent her life fighting for indigenous voices in conservation. Ghanimat Azhdari was born into a nomadic tribe in Iran and was a PhD student at Canada’s University of Guelph, where
Published : 10 January 2020
oPt: 2019 House Demolitions
Israeli house demolitions spiked in 2019 compared to previous years Irael demolished a record number of homes in East Jerusalem in 2019, also setting a record for homes demolished by their own owners on Israel’s orders.
Published : 06 January 2020
Defying ICC, Israel Annexes Jordan Valley
Despite Hague Warnings, Israeli Panel to Discuss Annexing the Jordan Valley. Sources tell Haaretz that reviewing the issue is meant to show that Israel has not abandoned the idea due to international pressure An Israeli committee
Published : 05 January 2020
NW Syria: > 235K Flee Homes in Two Weeks
More than 235,000 people fled their homes in northwest Syria in the past two weeks, UN says Istanbul—Nearly a quarter of a million people in northwest Syria have been displaced over the past two weeks due to an
Published : 27 December 2019
Israel Displaces 9K Palestinians since 2010
Israel’s occupation forces have displaced over 9,000 Palestinians in a decade of West Bank demolitions. The Israeli demolition regime in the West Bank and East Jerusalem also has destroyed over 6,000 Palestinian structures, displacing thousands
Published : 24 December 2019
Israel: UN Rights Body Finds Apartheid
Palestinian, regional, and international human rights organisations welcome CERD finding of Israeli policies and practices of racial segregation and apartheid on both sides of the Green Line Palestinian, regional, and international human rights organisations welcome the
Published : 19 December 2019
Palestine: Israel Fragments Rural Bethlehem
More than 85 per cent of Bethlehem Governorate is designated as Area C, the vast majority of which is off limits for Palestinian development. The majority of Bethlehem’s land reserves allocated for Israeli military and
Published : 19 December 2019
