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Friday, 31 March 2017 11:04
Israel: UK puts UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) ‘on notice’
Last week UNHRC issued five resolutions against Israel, including accusations against its activities in the Golan Heights. The British ambassador to the UN said, ‘Israel has a population of eight million, in a world of seven…
Friday, 31 March 2017 11:02
Iraq: ‘wherever we go, we get bombed’
Exploring Mosul, RT news reporters have gathered more evidence in support of the Amnesty International report which accuses the US-led coalition and Iraqi government of indiscriminately bombing civilian homes along with IS targets. The debris of…
Friday, 31 March 2017 10:59
Egypt: persecution, politics and poverty
Egyptian Christians, as security worsens, are fleeing the increasingly lawless Sinai Peninsula, some with just the clothes on their backs, after several killings and explicit calls by IS to target them. The displacement has reached a…
Friday, 31 March 2017 10:55
Russia: a divided people
On 8 March celebrations began for the centenary of the Russian revolution; they will continue for one year. Revolution brought education to those at the bottom of the social pile, while destroying the middle class. Conflicting…
Friday, 31 March 2017 10:51
Turkey: constitutional referendum
In a referendum on 16 April, Turks will vote yes or no to constitutional amendments to shift Turkey from a system where executive powers lie with the prime minister and are checked by parliament to one…
Friday, 31 March 2017 10:49
Mexico: journalist’s murder could lead to a ‘silence zone’
Last week veteran newspaper journalist Miroslava Breach was shot eight times in front of her youngest son, in the Sierra Tarahumara region. She is the second journalist murdered in a week, and the third this month.…