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Russia has been working on creating drones that ‘call home’, go undercover and start fires. Here’s how they work
by Marcel Plichta 4/6/25 THE CONVERSATION
Russia launched its largest single drone attack of the war against Ukraine’s cities on June 1. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that they faced 472 unmanned one-way attack (OWA) drones overnight.
Opinion: As darkness descends on Gaza, I yearn for the world to see us, too
An explosive roar shakes my home and my laptop goes flying, landing amid shattered glass and debris. Looking at its flickering screen, I sigh and brace myself to pronounce the death of another computer — and this essay. I collect it gently from the floor and coax it back to life. I keep writing.
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“They Are Making Us into Slaves, Not Educating Us”
Since the border war with Ethiopia in the late 1990s, Eritrea’s President Isaias Afewerki and the ruling People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) have used indefinite national service to control the Eritrean population. Human Rights Watch research finds that many Eritreans have spent their entire working lives at the service of the government in either a military or civilian capacity.
Mexico: Militarization of public security will lead to more human rights violations and perpetuate impunity
by Marco Rodríguez 9/9/22 AMNESTY INTERNATRIONAL
“We deeply regret the Senate’s decision. We have already seen the disastrous results of the militarization of public security forces in Mexico over the last 16 years. Instead of continuing along this path, we call on the executive branch to design a plan for the progressive withdrawal of the armed forces from the streets, prioritizing the strengthening of civilian police forces and the development of public prevention policies aimed at guaranteeing public safety. Enough of human rights violations and impunity!” said Edith Olivares Ferreto, executive director of Amnesty International Mexico.
“I couldn’t wear a uniform that symbolizes killing and oppression” – Israeli activist who refuses to serve in the Israeli army
by Itamar Greenberg 20/3/25 AMNESTITY INTERNATIONAL
Itamar Greenberg is an 18-year-old Israeli conscientious objector who has been repeatedly jailed, and has served five consecutive sentences at Neve Tzedek military prison in Central Israel, for refusing to enlist in the Israeli army after being summoned for compulsory military service. Here he describes why he refuses to serve in the Israeli army.
Justice Department Finds Tulsa Massacre Was a “Coordinated, Military-Style Attack”
by Equal Justice Initiative 13/1/25
The Justice Department issued a report Friday on the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, when as many as 10,000 white Tulsans murdered hundreds of Black residents and burned businesses and homes to the ground in an attack that federal investigators found “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence.”
50 years of Israeli Occupation: Four Outrageous Facts about Military Order 101
by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 25/8/17
27 August marks 50 years since Israel issued Military Order 101, a law that punishes Palestinians for peaceful political expression. Anyone breaching the order faces imprisonment for up to 10 years and/or a hefty fine. 50 years on, Military Order 101, which is almost as old as Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory, continues to apply to Palestinians in the West Bank, and may be enforced at any time.
