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US bill to ban Israel boycotts faces right-wing backlash over free speech | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News
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US bill to ban Israel boycotts faces right-wing backlash over free speech | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

Washington, DC – A bill in the United States Congress that aims to penalise the boycotting of countries friendly to the US is...

Do boycotts against Israel work? Fatima Bhutto & Omar Barghouti | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
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Do boycotts against Israel work? Fatima Bhutto & Omar Barghouti | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions

Omar Barghouti is co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, a grassroots Palestinian movement inspired by the South African anti-apartheid struggle....

UN envoy warns Syria’s war ‘has not ended yet’ as US says truce extended | Syria’s War News
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UN envoy warns Syria’s war ‘has not ended yet’ as US says truce extended | Syria’s War News

The United Nations special envoy for Syria has warned that the war “has not ended yet” despite the removal of President Bashar al-Assad...

US imposes new sanctions on Iran’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers | Oil and Gas News
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US imposes new sanctions on Iran’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers | Oil and Gas News

The latest US sanctions are part of an effort to disrupt Iran’s use of oil revenue to finance its nuclear programme. The United...

‘Genocide-free’ cola makes a splash in the United Kingdom | Israel-Palestine conflict
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‘Genocide-free’ cola makes a splash in the United Kingdom | Israel-Palestine conflict

London, UK – On a sunny autumn day, the Hiba Express – a fast food chain in Holborn, a bustling central London neighbourhood...

Nicaragua approves reforms boosting power of President Ortega and his wife | Civil Rights News
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Nicaragua approves reforms boosting power of President Ortega and his wife | Civil Rights News

Legislators greenlight reforms giving more authority to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of stifling dissent. Legislators in Nicaragua have approved a constitutional...

UK imposes sanctions on Isabel dos Santos, Ukrainian oligarch Firtash | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News
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UK imposes sanctions on Isabel dos Santos, Ukrainian oligarch Firtash | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

The measures are a part of the Labour government tightening Britain’s anti-corruption sanctions regime. The United Kingdom has barred Angolan billionaire Isabel dos...