War

Rojava’s experiment is no more than a radical democracy, which grew out of a cult of personality. So why is an experiment in direct democracy under siege the best-kept secret in the Middle East?

Israeli forces have raided what they say are the offices of several Palestinian NGOs in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian officials say a child was injured from Israeli gunfire, while others suffered from tear gas inhalation. At least one journalist was reportedly detained in the raids, which come four years after the forced closure of multiple NGOs that the Israeli government designated as “terrorist” organizations. “This is part of the whole propaganda show that this government is actually implementing just before the Israeli election,” says human rights lawyer Sahar Francis. “They just wanted to cause harassment, and this is the main message: the persecution and the collective punishment for the whole Palestinian community.” Francis was formerly the general director at Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, one of the organizations that Israel claims to have raided this week despite the fact that it was already forced to close its West Bank offices in 2022.

Ten signers of a 2024 open letter condemning the director’s Academy Awards speech told the author whether their views have changed since.

Thirty years of war and impunity fuel the DR Congo conflict. Ida Sawyer calls for international action to end atrocities and deliver justice

A media critique of how Western outlets cover Yemen's Houthi movement, which has governed the capital Sanaa since 2014.

The Kentucky Republican's resolution accuses the defense secretary of ordering unauthorized strikes and retaliating against a senator who invoked troops' right to refuse illegal orders.

The Houthi movement has struck Saudi airports three times, and Iran has offered to mediate between Riyadh and Sanaa

A new international monitoring report found that more than 22,600 civilians were killed by explosive weapons last year, with Israeli armed forces accounting for 56 percent of recorded fatalities worldwide.

Ukraine’s military has scored a significant recent success. But what does it mean for the war?

The bombs would arm Saudi jets as senators also demand to see classified side letters on a separate nuclear deal.