Ben Cowles speaks with IAN ‘TREE’ ROBINSON and ANDY DAVIES, two of the string pullers behind the Manchester Punk Festival, ahead of its 10th year show later this month
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Ben Cowles previews his interview with Stand Up to Racism’s SABBY DHALU for the Morning Star’s new Youtube channel

‘By sending weapons, parts, components and ammunition to Israeli forces,’ the above risk being ‘complicit in serious violations of international human rights laws,’ UN experts warn

Meanwhile, in Ethiopia, Sudanese refugees lack basic necessities, and have been subjected to attacks by armed militia, according to the Alliance of Forces for Radical Change

EU states call for Syria to be reclassified as a safe country

BEN COWLES, who is covering the sports desk this week while Bella Katz is on holiday, explains why he won't refer to ‘white c**t’ as a ‘racist’ slur

‘This incident demonstrates not only how far refugee rights have been eroded in the UK but also how the right to protest is under attack,’ Reclaim The Sea founder Tigs Louis-Puttick says

Meanwhile, thousands try to flee the country as fighting and looting rages on

The international humanitarian organisation calls on the authorities to put an end to the hostile policy

Comedian Joe Lycett says he will donate £10k to LGBT+ football charities if Beckham quits Qatar, but will drop it all in a blender if he doesn't

Human Rights Watch joins calls by Amnesty International, the UNHCR and many more, for the 250 people aboard the Humanity 1 and Geo Barents to be brought ashore

European authorities ignore crew's 16 calls for a port to disembark the rescued

Amnesty levels accusation at England's governing body and praises Welsh FA for highlighting issue

World's largest trade union federation calls for an end to this latest abuse of workers as World Cup draws close

‘Yet again journalists, wearing press vests, clearly identified were targeted by Israeli snipers,’ International Federation of Journalists says

Norwegian Refugee Council calls for humanitarian access to all communities across Ukraine as UN human rights chief warns international humanitarian laws have been ‘tossed aside’

‘Handing the case over to Saudi Arabia would be a serious blow to any remaining chance of criminal justice for Jamal Khashoggi’s killers,’ Reporters Without Borders says

Former police commissioner says CNI orchestrated the attacks in order to scare region away from voting for independence

BEN COWLES talks to some of those who are battling to save lives on the borders of ‘Fortress Europe’