RAMZY BAROUD offers six reasons why Netanyahu is prolonging conflict in the Middle East
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Sexual violence use to silence dissent widespread in Afghanistan
The failure of international institutions, from the UN to the ICC, to hold the Taliban accountable for the brutal repression of women creates a climate of tolerance for daily crimes by the patriarchal regime, writes SHUKRIA RAHIMI
NOT ALONE: Protesters demonstrate on February 25, 2025 outside Lord's Cricket Ground in London, against England's cricket match against Afghanistan in a Champions Trophy. Female participation in sport has been outlawed in Afghanistan since the Tailban returned to power in 2021
A US onslaught of unprecedented scale has shattered Venezuelan sovereignty and exposed the fragility of the global South as Washington revives the Monroe Doctrine with overwhelming military force, write VIJAY PRASHAD and CARLOS RON
In a country torn apart by sanctions and ‘electoral warfare,’ the reality is more complex than Western headlines would have us believe, argues MARC VANDEPITTE
ALAN SIMPSON looks at the bigger issues behind Trump’s Venezuelan piracy
From the kidnapping of Maduro in Venezuela to Trump’s annexation plans for Greenland: the US is openly relying on imperialism – and paradoxically strengthening its adversaries in the process, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN
ROGER McKENZIE looks at how US doublespeak on the ‘war on drugs’ is used to camouflage its intended grab for of Latin America’s natural resources
IN A SMALL, windowless room inside a Taliban prison, a young woman sits on the cold concrete floor. Her hands, once raised in defiance at a protest, are now bruised and bound.
She does not know how long she has been here — days, maybe weeks. The guards do not say much; their actions speak for them. When they enter, she knows what is coming. She does not scream any more. She knows no-one is listening.
This is not an isolated incident. This is policy.
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