‘Domicide’ – How and Why Israel Destroyed the Al-Sahli Towers in Gaza’s Nuseirat Refugee Camp
The Palestine Chronicle spoke with three Palestinians who used to live in the Al-Sahli Tower, and whose houses were destroyed by Israel in the ongoing assault. We Lost Everything Happiness Disrupted “The occupation bombed the majority of the residential towers belonging to Al-Salhi Contracting Company, including the tower where my apartment was located,” he said, with a broken voice. “The tower was completely destroyed,2024-04-24 | Articles, Features, Videos
Former Indian Ambassador to Russia: India needs to build its own defence industry
During her recent trip to India, Pravda.Ru special correspondent Daria Aslamova spoke with former Deputy National Security Advisor of India, former Indian Ambassador to Moscow Pankaj Saran. He explained why India refuses to purchase Russian weapons, what Moscow should do with non-convertible Indian rupees, and what Delhi’s main goal is today. Hello Mr. Saran, we would like to have this interview2024-04-24 | Opinion
Seeking Justice for the Civilian Victims of the Syrian Civil War
“As such, it is the first time that the victims of such attacks can make their voice heard in an independent court of law and have the opportunity to receive redress,” Aida Samani, Senior Legal Advisor at the human rights organisation Civil Rights Defenders A number of extra-judicial executions were then carried out by the government’s security forces and the2024-04-23 | Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Europe
Russia has options to respond to US decision to transfer ATACMS to Ukraine
Two aspects of the US bill on American assistance to Ukraine are of interest to Russia. It goes about the transfer of long-range ATACMS missiles and the confiscation of Russian assets. The Russian Federation has US responses to the transfer of ATACMS to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the confiscation of Russian assets. The United States intends to revise the risks2024-04-22 | World
Urgent Global Action Is Essential To Stop Wave of Plastic Pollution
There were 12.5 million tonnes of plastic used in crop and livestock production in 2019 and 37.3 million tonnes in food packaging. Bringing crops and meat from field to fork accounts for 10 million tonnes of plastic every year, followed by fisheries and aquaculture with 2.1 million tonnes and forestry with 0.2 million tonnes, FAO estimates The Food and Agriculture2024-04-22 | Environment, Food and Agriculture, Global
Ivory Coast: Women cooperative for vegetables transforming rural village
“In the days when I didn't grow onions, when I needed something, I had to ask someone (for help) (saying), sorry, could you help me. Or I ask my husband for help and if he doesn't have anything, I can't find anything, unless I take out a loan with someone I know.”2024-04-22 |
Unite Brighton & South Coast passes no-confidence motion in ‘shameful’ Graham
Betrayals on ‘anti-racism, Palestine, harassment and dignity at work cited by furious members The ongoing disability discrimination case brought by former senior officer in Ireland, Brendan Ogle, against Unite. It is estimated that legal fees alone will exceed £1m, money paid for out of members’ subscriptions. The collective grievance from the National Officers’ Group at the high handed behaviour of Graham. They2024-04-21 | Analysis, Breaking, comment
Democracy: A 2,500 Year Old Scam
America is not a Democracy and never has been. The original Pilgrim settlements set themselves up as a sort of Democracy where everyone shared in the collective bounty of food and other products. But very soon, some of the settlers learned that they did not have to work and they could still share in the products of the ones who2024-04-17 | Opinion
The curious case of man in black Pavel Durov
On April 16, Pavel Durov announced that he had given an interview to American journalist Tucker Carlson. He explained that he chose Carlson because of his conservative views. At the same time, Durov announced another interview that he was going to give to a journalist of liberal views. What Pavel Durov is known for Aside from creating Telegram and VK services,2024-04-17 | Society
Hot war between Iran and Israel postponed, but for how long?
The conflict between Iran and Israel did not reach a heated stage this timeб but the parties tested their level of readiness for full-fledged war. Russia could benefit from the conflict in the Middle East, but not in the long term. The market reacted weakly to Iran's attack on Israel on Sunday, April 14. Gold and oil prices showed almost no2024-04-15 | Incidents
Russia destroys Europe's largest underground gas storage facility in Ukraine
Ukraine dreamed of becoming "the key to the security of Europe's gas supply,” the gas hub of Europe. Moscow found this unnecessary. Ukraine wants to become EU's gas hub According to Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svetlana Grinchuk, imports usually account for up to 10 billion cubic meters of the total volume of Ukrainian storage facilities of 31 billion cubic2024-04-12 | Incidents
What to expect from the German chancellor's upcoming trip to China
What to expect from the German chancellor's upcoming trip to China H.Seidl Fri, 04/12/2024 - 10:44 Press release Apr 11, 2024 2 min read What to expect from the German chancellor's upcoming trip to China Author(s) Nis Grünberg Lead Analyst Max J. Zenglein Chief Economist Author(s) Nis Grünberg Lead Analyst Max J. Zenglein Chief Economist Related content about Germany-China German Chancellor Scholz's2024-04-12 |
Germany needs a show of self confidence in its China policy
Germany needs a show of self confidence in its China policy H.Seidl Fri, 04/12/2024 - 10:25 picture alliance/dpa | Kay Nietfeld Comment Apr 12, 2024 5 min read Germany needs a show of self confidence in its China policy German business prefers a return to the “good old days” China’s economic model is a serious challenge for the German economy Author(s) Max J.2024-04-12 |
Former PMC Wagner commander joins Chechen fighters at Akhmat unit
As many as 3,000 Wagner fighters joined the Akhmat special forces of the 2nd Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces. Their commander Ratibor gathers people who will carry out the "tasks of the state.” The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, reported on Telegram that one of the commanders of the Wagner Group with call sign Ratibor would join the Akhmat2024-04-11 | Incidents
Online Medien Briefing: Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz reist nach China
Online Media Briefing: Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to China Christine_Krüger Thu, 04/11/2024 - 11:38 picture alliance/dpa/dpa Pool | Kay Nietfeld Video Apr 11, 2024 2 min read Online Media Briefing: Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to China MERICS-Experten: Moderation: Claudia Wessling, Leiterin Kommunikation und Publikationen MERICS Author(s) Nis Grünberg Lead Analyst Max J. Zenglein Chief Economist Claudia Wessling Director Communications and Publications Author(s) Nis Grünberg2024-04-11 |
Israel’s Celebrity Charm Offensive: The Truth Behind the Glamorous Trips
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Kenya’s wildlife conservancies make old men rich, while making women and young people poorer
Skewed benefits Rethinking conservancies Incentives that increase economic returns from wildlife, like trading in beef that’s been farmed alongside wildlife, should be promoted. The privatisation and subdivision of community land prior to forming conservancies (as commonly happens) should be prevented. This is when powerful elites can corruptly allocate themselves large chunks of community land. Conservancies should promote and protect community land and user rights2024-04-05 | General, conservation, kenya
Romania wants to snatch two pieces of one pie at once – Moldova and Ukraine
The Romanian army prepares to enter both Moldova and Ukraine. It was in these countries where the Romanians distributed their passports in large numbers. Romania readies intervention law Romania is preparing a new defence law that will give it a legitimate opportunity to send troops into the territory of other countries to "protect Romanian citizens” in response to "hybrid threats.”In the2024-04-04 | World
Navigating the AI wave: A think tanker's guide
Navigating the AI wave: A think tanker's guide H.Seidl Wed, 04/03/2024 - 16:52 Management & Fundraising Article Apr 05, 2024 8 min read Navigating the AI wave: A think tanker's guide Winters, waits and waves Source: The Spectrum of Artificial Intelligence – An Infographic Tool - Future of Privacy Forum Understanding AI in the context of think tanks Extended Responsibility of Think2024-04-03 |
5 Way Islam and Palestine Are Connected
Palestine holds immense significance due to the holy land’s Islamic heritage. From its cultural history to its religious importance, Palestine remains one of the most powerful and beautiful places for Muslims around the world. Here are just 5 ways Palestine and Islam are connected: 1. Prophetic Legacy Many Prophets of Islam are deeply connected to...2024-03-14 | Faith, Middle East, Palestine
Tech-driven growth takes priority over public welfare in China’s vision for development
Tech-driven growth takes priority over public welfare in China’s vision for development Christine_Krüger Tue, 03/12/2024 - 10:46 picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Andy Wong Comment Mar 12, 2024 5 min read Tech-driven growth takes priority over public welfare in China’s vision for development Technological advancement and self-reliance remain front and center Beijing’s new development paradigm neglects an important part of the equation2024-03-12 |
Exploring the Intersection of Information Integrity, Race, and US Elections
Brandi Collins-Dexter, a media and technology fellow at Harvard's Shorenstein Center, a fellow at the National Center on Race and Digital Justice, and the author of the recent book, Black Skinhead: Reflections on Blackness and Our Political Future. Brandi is developing a podcast of her own with MediaJustice that explores 1980s era media, racialized conspiracism, and politics in Chicago r.2024-03-10 |
The “missing” Third Plenum suggests Xi is sticking to his plan
The “missing” Third Plenum suggests Xi is sticking to his plan H.Seidl Tue, 03/05/2024 - 09:40 picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Ng Han Guan Comment Mar 05, 2024 4 min read The “missing” Third Plenum suggests Xi is sticking to his plan The “missing” Third Plenum could be a sign of confidence Xi is arguably under greater pressure to implement his visions2024-03-05 |
Secretly Not Foreign: A Series on Traveling to Palestine [Part Three]
"Nearly every corner you turned you would find armed occupation forces. It was only until I had landed back home that I realised it felt like I had been holding my breath for the duration of the trip. The Palestinians live that experience on a much larger scale and so much more - every single second."2024-02-20 | Middle East, Travel, Palestine
2024: A call to action from the Network of African Investigative Reporters and Editors
Distinguish ourselves, members of NAIRE, as credible, ethical journalists who stand firm amid a barrage of fake news and paid propaganda; Seek the debate within our communities as well as with the international community and the powerful; Inform our civil society and equip it with the information it needs to act for the public interest; Establish a strong presence on social media, from2024-01-31 | Africa, NAIRE, Network of African Investigative Reporters and Editors
The Animal Feed Industry’s Impact on the Planet
Growth rates: This is the rate at which an animal grows or how quickly the animal reaches “slaughter weight.” Sadly, most factory farm animals are bred to grow so quickly that their health suffers. Chickens raised for meat frequently develop bone deformities, muscle diseases like white striping, and heart problems. Many chickens have difficulty walking, or even just standing due2024-01-30 | Front Page Top Slider, IMI News
Law on associations: a bill that threatens civil society
“W e’re probably heading towards a collapse of associative life, especially at the level of small associations working in the field, which is the most dangerous scenario,” warned Lamine Benghazi, Program Coordinator at Lawyers Without Borders (ASF). Put forward by a group of members of parliament, a bill designed to regulate the organization of associations seems to jeopardize the freedom2024-01-09 | Non classé
China’s long-term struggle to become integral in semiconductor supply chains
China’s long-term struggle to become integral in semiconductor supply chains H.Seidl Fri, 12/22/2023 - 11:17 picture alliance / Chu Baorui / Costfoto Comment Mar 04, 2024 6 min read China’s long-term struggle to become integral in semiconductor supply chains China has built up chokepoints in and outside the semiconductor supply chain China is working hard to reduce semiconductor dependencies Author(s) Antonia Hmaidi Senior2023-12-22 |
What Are We Building, and Why?
Dr. Batya Friedman is a Professor in the Information School and holds adjunct appointments in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, the School of Law, and the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington, where she co-directs the Value Sensitive Design Lab and the UW Tech Policy Lab.Dr. Aylin Caliskan is an2023-12-17 |
The New Grand Tour
Paleoanthropology and the human evolutionary story of the past six million years of evolution. Primatology and the behavior and lifestyles of wider mammal families. Transitions from hunter-gatherer lifestyles to village societies and the establishment of the first city-states. Behavioral biology and neuroscience to learn about the function of the human brain and its interactions with the processes that produce language and real-world functioning. Ecology2023-11-22 | Front Page Top Slider, Human Bridges, IMI News
Marine pollution, a Tunisian scourge: Jeans industries destroy the marine ecosystem in the Ksibet El-Mediouni Bay
Behind the downtown promontory, blue-and-white tourist villas and monuments celebrating former Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, born in Monastir, give way to gray warehouses. Made in Tunisia clothes for export are cut, sewn, and packed inside these hangars and garages, many undeclared, by a labor force mostly of women, who are paid an average of 600 dinars, as confirmed by the2023-11-03 | Non classé
Tunisia-Palestine: a strong, yet limited support
A week after a plane loaded with medical and sanitary supplies collected by the Tunisian Red Crescent (TRC) took off, the Rafah crossing, controlled by the Egyptian authorities, was finally opened on October 21 allowing dozens of humanitarian convoys to pass through, including the TRC’s, as reported by the Tunisian embassy in Cairo. Aside from providing material aid, Tunisia was also2023-10-30 | Non classé
In France, “supporting Palestine makes us terrorists”
While Israel has been relentlessly launching intensive strikes on the Gaza Strip, killing thousands of civilians, rallies in support of Palestine were initially systematically banned in France. It wasn’t until October 22 that a protest was authorized to take place. Gérald Darmanin informed prefects by telegram that “pro-Palestinian protests must be banned because they are likely to disturb public order.” Since2023-10-30 | Non classé
Palestine: the fight for information
“T here’s nothing as a safe place, but I’m trying my best to stay safe”. 22-year-old journalist Plestia Alaqad has been reporting on the situation as best she can on social networks, while escaping Israel’s bombing raids on the Gaza Strip. “I am barely able to do my job under these circumstances”. Journalists in the field are on the front lines,2023-10-20 | Non classé
From Behind Enemy Lines, Prison Journalists Report On Conditions At Their Own Risk
Mini fiefdoms Certain punishment Criminalized compensation Credulous editors, prison minimizers Sharing the risks 46 states have censored correspondence with news media (meaning incarcerated journalist are not able to protect their sources, whom are often other prisoners, leaving them to risk everything to speak towards the injustices they experience at the hands of their oppressors 14 states have a total ban on business and compensation (meaning2023-09-19 | Featured Reporting, Latest News, Marvel Cooke Fellowship
2023 Mystery Novel Installments
Murder on the Acadia Murder On the Acadia Jan 23 (Chapter 4). Jan 24- Noon Steven runs into Prissy. 4,5 Jan 25 Thatch sisters become recognized by other passengers.6 Jan 26 AM Heck and Keck spot Zoe,6 who tells Sgt. Lake she is searching for adventurous locations.7 Jan 27 Pleasant sailing. Jan 28 PM Prissy joins Twins Group informally. Jan 29 AM 8 PM Acadia leaves Hawaii. Heck-2023-08-22 | 2023 Mystery Novel Installments
‘Aqīdah, Kalām, and Obligation of Ma’rifah
`Aqīdah is the Most Important Science Is there a Creator for the Universe, or has it always existed? Is there anything after death? What do we make of these competing ideologies and theologies seeking to answer these questions? Which ones, if any, are true? The Need for Kalām Ma`rifah is an Obligation [This article was taken from enterthesunnah.com] The post ‘Aqīdah, Kalām, and Obligation of Ma’rifah first2023-08-02 | 'Aqidah, Allah
The Fountain of Youth
Morphological Maturity Poetic Beginnings Like Teacher Like Student Hidden Talent Abridging the Ancients and the Moderns Manuscript of Ibn Khaldun’s Lubab al-Muhassal written in his own hand from the El-Escorial library Conclusion يا رجال العمر، يا ملح البلد من يصلح الملح، إذ الملح فسد O Men of age, O Salt of the nation, Who will preserve the salt once the salt has spoiled? [This article was taken from quantumtheo.com]The post The2023-05-22 | Education, Society, Spirituality
Why Do So Many People Still Support Donald Trump?
Why Do So Many People Still Support Donald Trump? Bob Altemeyer, May 2023 Footnotes 1 John W. Dean and Bob Altemeyer, 2020, Authoritarian Nightmare, Brooklyn, NY, Melville House Publishing, Chapter 10. John W. Dean and Bob Altemeyer, 2020, Authoritarian Nightmare, Brooklyn, NY, Melville House Publishing, Chapter 10See “Donald Trump and Authoritarian Followers” on this website.One notes that white male supremacists did nothing to2023-05-11 | Observations
Generative AI, Section 230 and Liability: Assessing the Questions
Jess Miers, legal advocacy counsel at the Chamber of Progress, an industry coalition whose partners include Meta, Apple, Google, Amazon, and others;James Grimmelmann, a law professor at Cornell with appointments at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School;Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California Berkeley with a joint appointment in the computer and information science departments.2023-03-23 |
Digital Governance and the State of Democracy: Why Does it Matter?
Erik Brynjolfsson, the Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) and Director of the Stanford Digital Economy LabMaggie Little, Director of the Ethics Lab at Georgetown UniversityEli Pariser, Co-Director of New_Public, an initiative focused on developing better digital public spaces; andEric Salobir, the Chair of the Executive Committee, Human Technology Foundation, a2022-10-08 |
Can Big Tech Platforms Operate Responsibly on a Global Scale?
Pierre François Docquir, Head of Media Freedom, ARTICLE 19, who led the project globally;Roberta Taveri, an ARTICLE 19 program officer who played a role in delivering the research on Bosnia and Herzegovina;Catherine Muya from ARTICLE 19 East Africa, who focused on Kenya, andSherly Haristya, PhD, an independent researcher who conducted the research on Indonesia.2022-09-18 |
Expanding Antimonopoly Thinking to Pursue Social, Racial and Economic Justice
Lina Khan, Chair, Federal Trade Commission Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission Elettra Bietti, Joint Postdoctoral Fellow, NYU School of Law and the Digital Life Initiative at Cornell Tech in New YorkBrian Callaci, Chief Economist, Open Markets Institute Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political ScienceLenore Palladino, University2022-07-27 |
Barack Obama's Speech, Elon Musk's Antics
David Kaye, Professor of Law at UC Irvine and the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression;Emily Bell, Director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University; and Jameel Jaffer, Director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.2022-04-28 |
State Media, Social Media, and the Conflict in Ukraine
Nathaniel Gleicher, Head of Security Policy at Meta, which operates Facebook, Instagram and WhatsAppYoel Roth, Head of Site Integrity at TwitterMarietje Schaake, International Policy Director at the Cyber Policy Center and former Member of European ParliamentRenée DiResta, Research Manager at the Stanford Internet ObservatoryAlex Stamos, Director of the Stanford Internet Observatory and former Chief Security Officer of FacebookAlicia Wanless, Director of the2022-03-06 |
The Implications of Inconsistency in the Hadith of the Shia
Background The Concept of Imamah Nonexistence of Shia Hadiths Through the Infallible Chain On the authority of Zurarah from Imam al BaqirOn the authority of Abu al Sabbah from Imam al SadiqOn the authority of Bashir al ‘Attar from Imam al SadiqOn the authority of Hussain ibn al Mukhtar from one of our companions from Imam al SadiqOn the authority of Abu al Hassan al2022-02-26 | Featured
Reducing Harm on Social Media
Niousha Roshani, Deputy Director of the Content Policy & Society Lab at Stanford University’s Program on Democracy and the Internet; Rebekah Tromble, Director of the Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics at George Washington University; Joshua A. Tucker, Co-Director of CSMaP and a Professor of Politics at NYU; and and Sahar Massachi, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Integrity Institute.2022-01-02 |
#114: Zambia Hakainde Hichilema - 'We've never seen such levels of corruption'
On 12 August, Zambians go to the polls to vote in their next president. Zambia’s ruling party, the Patriotic Front, confirmed Edgar Lungu in April as its candidate in this year's polls. With electoral campaigns now open since 21 May, 19 candidates have so far presented themselves as contenders against Lungu. But one man in particular is looking to take over from the2021-06-14 |