US imposes fresh sanctions on companies involved in oil trade with Iran
After a recent visit to Iran, UN special rapporteur for human rights Alena Douhan claimed that US sanctions have gravely affected the lives of common Iranians and were even responsible for a significant number of deaths in the country
Will health be used as a way to pressure Global South on Ukraine war?
The government of Lithuania reversed its decision to donate almost half a million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh after the latter abstained during the UN resolution on the war in Ukraine. This sets an alarming precedent
Venezuelan women endure the “sanctions” with their bodies
Carmen Navas Reyes and Laura Franco respond to the article published in the New York Times which attempts to speak about the problems facing Venezuelan women without mentioning the economic and financial blockade imposed on the country
The illegal blockade of Venezuela and the Anti-Blockade Law
Despite an unrelenting, suffocating blockade on Venezuela, the country has continued to promote social policies to safeguard the population
EU imposes further sanctions on Venezuela as Maduro visits UN Human Rights Council
Caracas has also denounced violations of the Vienna Convention after its embassy in Peru was attacked.
UN human rights expert calls for withdrawal of US sanctions on Syria
Alena Douhan, the UN special rapporteur about the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on human rights, said the US sanctions violated the human rights of the Syrian people
- UN Security Council agrees to extend aid to rebel-held regions of Syria for six months
- Bolsonaro supporter murders Workers’ Party member at birthday party
- Uncertainty prevails in Sri Lanka as protesters wait for president, PM to quit
- Saudi forces violate ceasefire in Yemen, killing 17
- Bid to ‘normalize’ relations with Bulgaria sparks protest in North Macedonia
