Palestine: Israeli Demolitions in August 2020
In August, the Israeli authorities demolished or seized 88 Palestinian-owned structures, all but one on grounds of a lack of building permits, which are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain. A total of 202 people were displaced
Published : 08 September 2020
Lebanon: World Bank Ends Bisri Dam Project
This entry combines the Reuters/Arab News report on 05 September of the World Bank’s official announcement and The New York Times article of 02 September 2020 providing background. At the end of the entry, please
Published : 05 September 2020
EU Court: Children Sue 33 States over Climate Change
Portuguese children sue 33 countries over climate change at European court Ground-breaking crowdfunded case demands that states make more ambitious emissions cuts Young activists from Portugal have filed the first climate change case at the European court
Published : 03 September 2020
KSA: Africans in Hellish COVID Confinement
Investigation: African migrants `left to die` in Saudi Arabia’s hellish Covid detention centres “The guards just throw the bodies out back as if it was trash,” said one Saudi Arabia, one of the wealthiest countries
Published : 30 August 2020
Syria: Turkish Occupation Cuts Water Supply
In northeast Syria town, families say Turkey cut their water Ankara now held the “ability to cut water indefinitely to over half a million water-starved people” in Kurdish-held areas HASAKAH, Syria: Outside her home in northeast Syria, Sheikha
Published : 26 August 2020
Indonesia: 1,800-km March against Evictions
Indonesian farmers walk 1,800-km to protest against evictions Harry Jacques, Reuters More than 100 Indonesian farmers gathered outside the presidential palace in Jakarta on Monday, having walked about 1,800 km (1,118 miles) from the
Published : 24 August 2020
Palestine: Settlers Grab More Yanoun Land
Holy Land: Illegal settlers in new land grab Letter from Ann Farr: Heartbreaking news from Yanoun, near Nablus, (on the West Bank) the tiny and very poor village I served in as an Ecumenical Accompanier. We have
Published : 22 August 2020
After Blast, Historic Beirut Risks Collapse
Beirut blast: dozens of historic buildings in Lebanon capital at risk of collapse UNESCO vows to lead global effort to rescue culture and heritage of Beirut as FBI joins inquiry to investigate cause of massive port
Published : 14 August 2020
Yemen: Houthis Kill, Expel Ethiopian Migrants
BEIRUT--Houthi forces in April 2020 forcibly expelled thousands of Ethiopian migrants from northern Yemen using Covid-19 as a pretext, killing dozens and forcing them to the Saudi border, Human Rights Watch said today. Saudi border
Published : 13 August 2020
