30 Cities Join Global Sur and Hasankeyf Action Day
DIYARBAKIR / AMED—As part of the Global Sur and Hasankeyf Action Day in almost 30 cities, actions have been organized on 28 April 2018. Activists and civil organization raised awareness on the ongoing destruction of
Published : 30 April 2018
War Savages Ancient Sites in Yemen and Iraq
MUNICH—A new front has opened in the destruction of archaeological heritage in the Middle East. Across northern Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State (IS) group devastated antiquities during its reign of terror starting in 2014,
Published : 30 April 2018
Palestine: Universal Reminder on Land Day
In an excerpt from the poem entitled The Last Speech of the ‘Red Indian’ to the White Man, the prominent Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish draws an analogy between Palestinians and Native American nations who were forced to live
Published : 29 April 2018
Palestine: Israeli Forces Kill 3 Return Protesters
Israeli forces kill 3 as youth urged to join Great March of Return protests. Organisers dedicate Friday demonstration to “revolutionary youth” as Israeli forces wound at least 7 journalists covering the protests. At least three Palestinians
Published : 28 April 2018
HIConcern over SDG Land Indicators
Habitat International Coalition’s Housing and Land Rights Network welcomes the SDGs and their performance indicators as a complement to development efforts that uphold the integrity of the UN Charter and the UN System built on
Published : 27 April 2018
Gaza: 4th Friday of Great March of Return
For the fourth Friday of the Great March of Return and Breaking Siege in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued to use lethal force against peaceful Palestinian civilians, killing four civilians, including a child, and
Published : 20 April 2018
Lebanon: Mass Evictions of Syrian Refugees
(Beirut) – At least 13 municipalities in Lebanon have forcibly evicted at least 3,664 Syrian refugees from their homes and expelled them from the municipalities, apparently because of their nationality or religion, while another 42,000 refugees remain at risk
Published : 20 April 2018
Five Alarming Land Grabbing Cases
Extractive industries remain a concrete threat to indigenous communities and this year`s The Indigenous World 2018 describes many cases of land grabbing from indigenous peoples. In this article we take a closer look at some of
Published : 19 April 2018
Right to the City in Greater Beirut
HLRN has just released its new publication Right to the City in Greater Beirut: Context Assessment in Light of the Refugee and Displacement Crisis. This assessment offers critical insight into municipal governance in Greater Beirut,
Published : 14 April 2018
