NW Syria: > 235K Flee Homes in Two Weeks
More than 235,000 people fled their homes in northwest Syria in the past two weeks, UN says Istanbul—Nearly a quarter of a million people in northwest Syria have been displaced over the past two weeks due to an
Published : 27 December 2019
Israel Displaces 9K Palestinians since 2010
Israel’s occupation forces have displaced over 9,000 Palestinians in a decade of West Bank demolitions. The Israeli demolition regime in the West Bank and East Jerusalem also has destroyed over 6,000 Palestinian structures, displacing thousands
Published : 24 December 2019
Israel: UN Rights Body Finds Apartheid
Palestinian, regional, and international human rights organisations welcome CERD finding of Israeli policies and practices of racial segregation and apartheid on both sides of the Green Line Palestinian, regional, and international human rights organisations welcome the
Published : 19 December 2019
Palestine: Israel Fragments Rural Bethlehem
More than 85 per cent of Bethlehem Governorate is designated as Area C, the vast majority of which is off limits for Palestinian development. The majority of Bethlehem’s land reserves allocated for Israeli military and
Published : 19 December 2019
Syria: Desperation after Idlib Displacement
Syrians struggling after barely escaping last rebel-held province. The bombardment of Idlib province by Syrian army artillery and Russian air raids has led to the significant displacement of people. Syrians who have fled their homes in the last remaining
Published : 14 December 2019
‘Amazon Completely Lawless’: Bolsonaro’s 1st Year
Deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest, an important buffer against climate change, has soared under President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil. RIO DE JANEIRO—When the smoke cleared, the Amazon could breathe easy again. For months, black clouds had
Published : 05 December 2019
River Power: A Sustainable Alternative
Rivers could generate thousands of nuclear power plants worth of energy, thanks to a new ‘blue` membrane Boron nitride nanotube membrane creates power by controlling the flow of electrically charged ions in water BOSTON—Green energy advocates may
Published : 04 December 2019
UN: Israeli Occupation Cost Palestine $48 billion
Israeli military checkpoints and barriers around the West Bank and Gaza doubtless restrict the flow of goods and labor to farms and businesses and serve to choke off the fledgling $14.7bn Palestinian economy. This week, the
Published : 03 December 2019
Palestine: Jerusalem Home Demolitions Soar
On 5 November, Muatasem Abbasi became a statistic. His home in Silwan, which he shared with his parents, joined the ranks of the 155 Palestinian houses in East Jerusalem the Jerusalem municipality has demolished so far this year, as of November
Published : 01 December 2019
