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Pro-Palestine Protesters Delay US Military Ship They Say Is Delivering Weapons to Israel
Video shows protesters climbing the ladder to the ship as at least one worker aboard appeared to express solidarity by raising their fist.
Gaza Was ‘An Emergency Even Before Corona.' What Happens Now?
Dr. Salam Khashan, an OB-GYN in Gaza, on what it's like to brace for COVID-19 in a place already suffering from severe medical shortages.
Israel's Military Supports Cancer Patients. Just Not the Ones in Gaza
An IDF tweet in support of cancer patients ignored the reality of what it's like to need healthcare in Gaza.
A Leader of the Manus Island Detention Centre Blockade Speaks Out
Abdul Aziz Muhamat has been held in detention for more than four years.
Accelerating Startups Under Blockade in the 'Gaza Challenge'
Gaza Sky Geeks taps into Palestinian tech talent under extreme conditions.
After a month of blockades in Mexico, teachers say they’ll keep protesting
With police attempts to clear union blockades last month resulting in a death toll, the threat of further violence hangs over the continuing highway blockades.
Celebratory Gunfire as Syria Allows UN to Bring Food Into the Starving Town of Madaya
The town is encircled by a blockade of Hezbollah fighters supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and no food has been allowed in for months. Citizens have died from starvation inside and others have been killed trying to flee.
There's No Gas in Kathmandu
For weeks, imports from India to Nepal have been constricted—and nobody really knows why. This is what Kathmandu looks like without gas.
Right Sector Blockade: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 111)
Crimea's Tatars and the ultra right-wing Ukrainian organization Right Sector have blockaded three highways in protest of Russian rule.
Lucas DiPasquale Owes Popcaan His Career, But Wants to Switch Lanes
The talented Ontario artist has more to offer listeners than just a convincing Jamaican accent.
'I Would Rather Die Than Go Back': We Spoke to an Opposition Activist on the Run About Life in Bangladesh's Jails
Thousands of activists have been jailed during three months of nationwide opposition protests, many swept up in mass arrests, and the country's prisons are bursting at the seams.
Failed Policy Still Looms Over the New 'Normal' Between the US and Cuba
From Cuba to Gaza to Iran, powerful nations enact embargoes and sanctions that benefit no one — and feed upon their own failure.