Since early 2026, Darfur has been the scene of abhorrent atrocities that the world’s most powerful governments have deliberately chosen to tolerate. Survivors recount orchestrated campaigns of gang rape, used systematically to shatter communities and terrorize women and girls into permanent silence. Key UN Security Council members and international players hide behind hollow statements, while allowing arms transfers, normalization, and diplomatic protection to continue. This is not bureaucratic failure; it is a conscious decision by powerful states to look away from crimes that bear every hallmark of genocide.
Today’s podcast guest is Samer Sinijlawi, a Palestinian political activist who calls for democracy and Palestinian political reforms, and the founding chairman of the Jerusalem Development Fund.
In this episode, we discuss the future of the Palestinians in light of the current state of affairs, the need for new Palestinian leadership, and what Palestinians can do to build bridges and create dialogue with Israelis.
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In recent years, Russia has been accused of forcibly transferring hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children into Russian territory. It deprives Ukraine of its future generations, undermines national cohesion, and potentially violates international law. The systematic abduction and indoctrination of Ukrainian children could weaken Ukraine’s cultural continuity, while the trauma inflicted on these children will reverberate for generations.
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In my latest podcast episode, Evaggelos Vallianatos, a historian, environmental strategist, and writer, speaks about some of the unexpected events fueling climate change. As he notes, the fossil fuels powering fleets of tanks, aircrafts, and boats used in wars in Africa, the Middle East, and Ukraine, are all having tremendous, adverse effects on the climate.
Listen to this and more in my latest episode; link in bio. Podcast episodes are also available on all major podcasting apps.
At least 65 Ethiopian migrants face imminent execution in Saudi Arabia for nonviolent drug offenses, following trials that denied them basic due process. Many are refugees who fled war, only to be coerced into carrying substances they did not know were illegal. This is not justice, it is a systemic abuse of power. Executions for nonlethal crimes violate international law and the most basic principles of human dignity. Immediate intervention is critical to halt these executions and uphold the right to life. When due process collapses, silence becomes complicity.
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A newly approved $334 million plan aims to transfer thousands of Israeli civilians into Syrian territory, a move Human Rights Watch warns constitutes a war crime under the Fourth Geneva Convention. This is not happening in isolation, it reflects a broader pattern of settlement expansion, impunity, and normalization of actions long deemed illegal. The Golan Heights remains occupied territory. Forced demographic change carries grave consequences for displaced Syrians denied return and for the credibility of international law. Governments must move beyond statements, suspending trade with illegal settlements, halting arms transfers, and pursuing accountability. International law is only as strong as the will to enforce it.
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HRW works for slave traders and rapists. Who gives a fuck what they say?
The European Union cannot keep preaching human rights while funding their erosion. As Israel escalates its violations against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, and in Lebanon, with impunity, the EU remains its largest trading partner. This is not neutrality; it is complicity. From the devastation in Gaza, to unlawful occupation, to a death penalty law that targets only Palestinians, the pattern is clear. Israel’s latest onslaught is in Lebanon; civilians, healthcare workers, and infrastructure have been repeatedly struck, deepening human suffering. The EU has already acknowledged that Israel is in breach of its human rights obligations. The response cannot be symbolic; it must be decisive. Germany and Italy hold the power to shift this moment; they must scale down the EU-Israel trade agreement, at least for two weeks, as a warning, and would otherwise suspend it if Israel does not stop its horrific human rights violations.
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Absolutely 💯 well stated EU must do its part, Israel keeps violating human rights in Lebanon by targeting medica, healthcare workers etc and increasing human suffering 😢😢
surely you mean by funding Palestinian rejectionism and terror and the education system that poisons young minds with hate and martyrology
Opposition politicians in Thailand are facing prosecution simply for proposing legal reform. Forty-four lawmakers could be banned from politics for life for attempting to amend the country’s harsh (lèse-majesté) law, legislation that punishes criticism of the monarchy with years in prison. This is not justice; it is repression. Since the 2014 coup, thousands have been targeted for peaceful expression, many jailed without bail. Now, elected representatives are being punished for doing their job. Thailand cannot claim democratic legitimacy while silencing dissent and weaponizing the law against those who seek reform.
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