Over 70,000 Killed in Yemen War Since 2016
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — Official figures on the deaths in the Yemen War have been virtually unavailable, or at least years out of date. The database…
Human Rights
What are War Crimes?
By Arjun ap. War crimes include genocide, crimes against humanity, and mistreatment of civilians or combatants during war. Genocide is the most severe of these…
Trump Vetoes Resolution to End US Support for Saudi-Led Yemen War
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — On Tuesday, President Trump capped off months of effort in Congress to pass a War Powers Act challenge to the US involvement…
Assange Held at “Britain’s Guantanamo Bay” as UN Urges Fair Trial
By Tyler Durden (ZH) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces a likely extended extradition battle after this week’s dramatic end to his seven-year asylum stay holed…
The US Government is Still Fighting to Keep the Truth About CIA Torture Secret
By Derrick Broze The U.S. government is still afraid to reveal the full extent of torture used on terror suspects in the years following the…
Colombian Activists Deliver Letter About Killings of Social Leaders to the ICC
By Laura Vidal On April 5, a group of around 20 Colombian activist collectives delivered a formal request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for…
Battlefield Libya: Fruits of US-NATO Regime Change
By Tony Cartalucci Libya is back in the news, as fighting escalates around the capital, Tripoli. Forces under the control of Khalifa Haftar – a…
Morocco’s Hirak Movement Has Gone Quiet, But The Crackdown On Independent Media Continues
By Afef Abrougui and Emna Sayadi (Activist Post Editor’s Note: Please don’t ignore this article because it is happening “over there.” This article is a…
US-Backed Coalition Bombs Another Yemen School, Killing Mostly Children
By Jake Johnson (CD) — With a War Powers resolution that would end U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia’s assault on Yemen currently on President Donald Trump’s desk,…
“I am an Assassination Risk”: Assange and Ecuador’s Attorney General Face Off in Leaked Transcript
By Tyler Durden (ZH) – Julian Assange accused a “weak” Ecuador of starting to “lean on the United States and the UK for various kinds of support” last…
In France, Police Violence Escalates To Quell Yellow Vests Protests
By Manuel and Adam Long Police violence is a regular Saturday occurrence. The guys who get hurt and injured aren’t hooligans, but protesters. These are…
WikiLeaks Julian Assange Emergency Unity4J Vigil For Rumors Of Expulsion
By Aaron Kesel ActivateNow – WikiLeaks has reported on Twitter that an inside source told them that its founder and former editor in chief, Julian…
Mauritanian Bloggers Face Defamation Charges for Reporting on Corruption
By Afef Abrougui Mauritanian authorities arrested two bloggers, Abderrahmane Weddady and Cheikh Ould Jiddou, for reporting on corruption. Weddady and Jiddou were arrested on March…
WikiLeaks Says Assange Will Be Arrested in “Hours to Days”
By Joe Lauria (CN) — WikiLeaks warned Thursday that its founder “will be expelled within ‘hours to days’” from Ecuador’s London embassy and that Ecuador has an…