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US court blocks sanctions on groups assisting ICC Gaza investigation
A US federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from sanctioning human rights groups that provide evidence to the International Criminal…
Palestine: Is 1 100 days not enough?
Marking 1 100 days of the devastating war on Gaza, activist Sunny Morgan reflects on 78 years of Palestinian dispossession, the failure of international law, and the global…
Arduous road to a liberated Palestine
Examining the Palestinian struggle through the longue durée reveals how enduring resistance, sumud, and South–South solidarity challenge global imperialism and illuminate the…
Gaza and the ghosts of African internationalism
A new anthology, 'Rising for Palestine', co-edited by Suraya Dadoo and Raouf Farrah, argues that the war in Gaza has exposed the erosion of Africa's tradition of…
The number one health issue in Palestine is the Israeli occupation
Dr Javid Abdelmoneim, International President of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), highlights how Israel's actions since October 2023 have systematically eroded Palestinians'…
Gaza, philanthropy and power: Dis-Chem drawn into online political storm
Calls to boycott Dis-Chem are intensifying after major shareholder Mark Saltzman attacked journalist Redi Tlhabi over Gaza on social media. The confrontation has sparked wider…
Oscar-nominated The Voice of Hind Rajab comes to SA cinemas
The internationally recognised film reconstructs the final hours of Palestinian child Hind Rajab in Gaza, will screen in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town this May
Global wars and fuel shocks are putting pregnant women at greater risk of dying in childbirth
As wars disrupt fuel supplies and health systems, more women are being forced to give birth without timely access to skilled care
Legalising murder: Israel’s shift from control to elimination
Israel has passed a law permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners, codifying practices previously carried out extrajudicially. With conviction rates in military courts…
The Abrahamic Family House and the fragility of coexistence
In Abu Dhabi, a space built for coexistence raises difficult questions about religion, power and the violence unfolding across the region
Not in ritual; but restriction
As Easter approaches, access to Jerusalem’s holy sites reveals the politics of occupation, not a clash of faiths
Iran is not Venezuela
It is easier to start wars than to end them
Eid Mubarak in a world on fire, at war
This year’s Eid is not naïve. It does not pretend the world is at peace. It does not ignore the children buried under rubble, the families displaced, the cities reduced to ash
Tunisian film highlights the human cost of warmongering Israel
A hybrid of documentary and drama, The Voice of Hind Rajab brings the chilling real recordings of a child trapped in Gaza to the Joburg Film Festival
UPDATED – US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs, offering hope to countries such as South Africa
The Trump administration slapped South Africa with a 30% import tariff, effective last August