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Israeli airstrikes on Tehran killed inmates in ‘apparent war crime’ – report
ByDeepa Parent August 13, 2025

Human Rights Watch also finds that Iran abused survivors of June attack, which killed 80 peopleIsraeli airstrikes on Tehran’s Evin prison in June killed scores of detainees, visitors and staff in what Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called an “apparent wa…

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Harlem to Hebron: the long history of Black solidarity with Palestinians
ByNesrine Malik August 13, 2025

A mutual alliance between oppressed people has been revived with Israel’s full-scale invasion of GazaDon’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up here“Our freedom will be incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinian people.” When Nelson …

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Harlem to Hebron: the long history of Black solidarity with Palestinians
ByNesrine Malik August 13, 2025

A mutual alliance between oppressed people has been revived with Israel’s full-scale invasion of GazaDon’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up here“Our freedom will be incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinian people.” When Nelson …

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Israel is wiping out Gaza’s journalists – and it’s no longer even hiding it | Jodi Ginsberg
ByJodie Ginsberg August 13, 2025

The laws of war are clear: journalists are civilians. To target them deliberately in war is to commit a war crimeIsrael always boasted that it was the only country in the region to support press freedom. That boast rang hollow even before the current w…

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Israel is wiping out Gaza’s journalists – and it’s no longer even hiding it | Jodi Ginsberg
ByJodie Ginsberg August 13, 2025

The laws of war are clear: journalists are civilians. To target them deliberately in war is to commit a war crimeIsrael always boasted that it was the only country in the region to support press freedom. That boast rang hollow even before the current w…

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Recognising Palestinian state must not distract from ending Gaza mass deaths, UN expert says
ByAlice Speri August 13, 2025

Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur for the occupied territories, calls for practical actions and warns against distracting ‘attention from where it should be: the genocide’The United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied territories has wa…

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Recognising Palestinian state must not distract from ending Gaza mass deaths, UN expert says
ByAlice Speri August 13, 2025

Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur for the occupied territories, calls for practical actions and warns against distracting ‘attention from where it should be: the genocide’The United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied territories has wa…

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Gaza’s sick children wait in torturous limbo for medical evacuations
ByMalak A Tantesh in Gaza and William Christou in Beirut August 13, 2025

For some the only hope is treatment abroad, but not all survive the long, desperate wait for Israel’s approvalAbdel Karim Wahdan no longer has the energy to speak. When visitors arrive, the eight-year-old pretends to be sleeping so that no one looks at…

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Iraq’s marshes were considered an Eden. Now the oil industry is sucking them dry
ByAzhar Al-Rubaie, Sara Manisera and Daniela Sala in Hawizeh Marshes August 13, 2025

Hawizeh’s wetlands once had abundant fishing and wildlife. In a land threatened by drought and desertification, oil drilling is draining the last of the waterAt dawn, a veil of mist clings to the canals of Hawizeh, where sky and water seem to blur into…

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New Zealand PM says Netanyahu has ‘lost the plot’ after Palestine recognition debate sees MP ejected
ByReuters August 13, 2025August 13, 2025

Green party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick accused government MPs of lacking a ‘spine’ during a debate on whether to recognise a Palestinian stateAs more of its allies make moves to recognise Palestinian statehood, the issue is dominating New Zealand’s poli…

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