Category Archives: Human Rights & Justice

U.S. Plots to Kill Online Privacy Rights Everywhere

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Keld Bach

The United States and its key intelligence allies are quietly working behind the scenes to kneecap a mounting movement in the United Nations to promote a universal human right to online privacy, according to diplomatic sources and an internal American … Continue reading →

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Moby on Piracy, Music Therapy, and Animal Cruelty

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Keld Bach

Abby Martin speaks with musical artist Moby, discussing his activism, the failures of the corporate music industry, and why he is a vegan.

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The Iron Wall

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Keld Bach

After 1967 and the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, the aim of the settlement movement became clear — create facts on the ground and make the creation of a Palestinian state impossible. Thirty nine years of occupation and … Continue reading →

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Documenting History: Activist Armed with a Camera

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Keld Bach

Abby Martin talks to activist and photojournalist Jenna Pope, about her work documenting mass protests from Occupy Wall Street to Turkey. Visit her website: Jenna Pope Photography

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Gaza Streets Swamped with the Faeces of Zion

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Keld Bach

Children waded through sewage submerging the streets of a central Gaza neighborhood on Thursday, a day after one of the blockaded Palestinian enclave’s largest waste water treatment plants stopped for lack of fuel. Fetid muck, which bubbles up from manholes … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Documentary: Killing Arafat

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Keld Bach

In the latest film from Al Jazeera’s Investigation’s unit, Palestinian officials admit that they had suspected poisoning as the cause of Arafat’s sudden illness in 2004, contrary to their public statements. Senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat tells Al Jazeera that … Continue reading →

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Going Against the Grain

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Keld Bach

Journalist Gideon Levy is arguably the most hated man in Israel for his reports on the occupied Palestinian territories. Gideon Levy is someone who evokes strong emotions from fellow Israelis. The writer and journalist has made weekly visits, over the … Continue reading →

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Torture on Tape: Disturbing Video Shows U.S. Special Forces Observing Brutal Afghan Interrogation

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Keld Bach

A video just posted online by Rolling Stone shows a hogtied prisoner being whipped by Afghan security forces, as what appears to be two unidentified American military officers look on. According to investigative reporter Matthieu Aikins, the Army’s Criminal Investigation … Continue reading →

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John Pilger’s New Film: UTOPIA

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Keld Bach

John Pilger’s film, Utopia, about Australia, is released in cinemas on 15 November and broadcast on ITV in December. It is released in Australia in January. When I began filming this secret Australia 30 years ago, a global campaign was … Continue reading →

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Yasser Arafat Poisoned with Polonium, Swiss Study Shows

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Keld Bach

Swiss scientists who conducted tests on samples taken from Yasser Arafat’s body have found at least 18 times the normal levels of radioactive polonium in his remains. The scientists said that they were confident up to an 83 percent level … Continue reading →

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