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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.
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.
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'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.
Riots Erupt in East Jerusalem After Death of Palestinian Teen
A father says Israeli forces fired a rubber bullet that hit his 16-year-old son in the head during a protest.
Gaza Reconstruction Will Take 20 Years, Says Post-Conflict Housing Group
Over 17,000 housing units have been destroyed or severely damaged in Gaza during the seven-week conflict between Hamas and Israel.
The Mount Polley Tailings Pond Disaster Has Sparked a First Nation Blockade
After a man-made lake full of mining waste collapsed last week, BC Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett compared the disaster to an avalanche.
Chemical Leak in Canada Sparks a First Nations Blockade
The site of the spill is of cultural sensitivity to the Mi'kmaq peoples of Pictou Landing, as it is in direct proximity to a burial ground.
