Gaza

The international Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) will sail in mid April with multiple vessels, carrying 5500 tons of humanitarian aid and hundreds of international human rights observers to challenge the ongoing illegal Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. This is…

Senior Airman Larry Hebert is on day three of his hunger strike outside the White House, where he has been holding a sign that reads “Active Duty Airman Refuses to Eat While Gaza Starves.” “It’s just completely wrong and immoral…

Ben Arad is the third young Israeli to refuse enlistment in protest over the war in Gaza publicly; this morning he was sentenced to 20 days in military prison.  Ben Arad, an 18-year-old from Ramat Hasharon, arrived this morning at…

On March 24, 2024, the Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany, Annalena Baerbock, traveled for talks to Egypt, Israel, and the “Palestinian Territories” (AA). On the Foreign Ministry website, she is quoted as follows: “We stand by our…

“We fear that this already catastrophic situation, as many Palestinians celebrate the holy month of Ramadan – a period that should honor peace and tolerance – will slide deeper into the abyss if Israel launches its threatened military offensive on…

With the main chant being “UGent you can’t hide, you’re supporting genocide” and “What do we want? Ceasefire – When do we want it? Now” calling for an academic Boycott, almost 200 students and university staff marched once again through…

The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) meets in March each year to address the widespread inequalities, violence, and discrimination women continue to face. Several ESCR-Net members joined demonstrations that took place at the United Nations headquarters…

In the coming weeks, the NATO countries are conducting the largest military exercise in the heart of Europe since the end of the Cold War, deploying more and more troops to the border with Russia and relocating air defense missiles…

The Islamic Commission of Spain announced in a release that the first day of the month of Ramadan in 1445 according to the Islamic calendar will correspond to 12 March 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. This precision is due to…

President Biden’s State of the Union address made one thing clear: war, genocide, and militarism remain the American way. From Gaza to Ukraine, from the Middle East to the borders of our nation, the toll of violence from militarism is…