The US is hell-bent on dismantling the International Criminal Court as part of its assault on global legal systems, but others also have valid reasons to seek its demise. BEN CHACKO provides the analysis
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The ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests – the situation going forward
This is undoubtedly a perilous time for progressive currents, including the women’s movement, in Iran, but it is for the Iranian people to decide their futures without outside interference, warns Dr AZAR SEPEHR
A small Palestinian village is under attack from illegal settlers and the Israeli state to forcibly extend their illegal settlements. It is a template for the future, writes RAMZY BAROUD
The fawning obituaries have painted a flattering portrait of Rod Liddle. STEPHEN ARNELL offers a rather less reverential view of the man and his legacy
Sovereignty and the rule of law are under threat from Trump’s attacks on Lula’s administration just as they have been across Latin America, argue CARLOS MARTINEZ and SARA VIVACQUA
Glasgow will remember the martyrs of the 1787 strike this weekend in speech and song, their spirit is sorely needed today, writes JIM LISTER
THIS YEAR, as progressives around the world prepare to mark International Women’s Day, the women of Iran do so on the back of a courageous and inspiring six-month long struggle — one in which they have led from the front — against the country’s ruling theocratic dictatorship.
The massive popular uprising in Iran that began in September 2022 has featured the country’s women at the very forefront.
While the protests first centred on the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the so-called “guidance patrol” or “morality police” and the enforcement of mandatory hijab wearing, they quickly escalated to calls for an end to the entire authoritarian system of theocratic rule.
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