(2024-07-10). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. cpj.org Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, journalists and media across the region have faced a hostile environment that has made reporting on the war exceptionally challenging. In addition to documenting the growing tally of journalists killed and injured, CPJ's research has found multiple kinds of incidents of journalists being targeted while carrying out…
(2024-07-10). PW conversation with Layana Khoury, an editor of Israeli Communist Party's Al-Ittihad newspaper. peoplesworld.org 
LAYANA KHOURY is an editor of Al-Ittihad (The Union), the daily Arabic-language newspaper of the Israeli Communist Party. Along with its sister publication, the Hebrew-language Zo Haderekh (This is the Way), Al-Ittihad is operating under the most difficult and repressive conditions. They face constant political attacks from the Netanyahu government and the military censorship of …
(2024-07-10). A.I. Systems Which Manipulate The Human Nervous System (Thoughts, Emotions, Perceptions) and Derogate Fundamental Human Rights. globalresearch.ca When masses of people's brains are controlled, the AI systems can be "used to influence the outcome of elections and voter behavior". Legislation is required which prohibits governments to manipulate at a distance human thoughts, emotions, etc.
(2024-07-10). Controversial hacktivists may have prompted El Salvador's censorship of Telegram. globalvoices.org 
(2024-07-10). The Xinjiang I saw was a hub of diversity, not oppression. mronline.org 
From China, ROGER McKENZIE witnesses a place where Islamic culture thrives and economic development powers China's westward expansion—a reality obscured by Western propaganda.
(2024-07-10). Alliance of Sahel States: A breakthrough for pan-Africanism and decolonization. peoplesworld.org 
The first inaugural summit of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) took place July 6 and 7, confirming the new anti-imperialist confederation in Africa. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — the biggest states in the Sahel/West African region — have now officially broken away from the French and Western-controlled Economic Community of West African States …
(2024-07-10). Kazakhstan Should Reject Attempt to Curtail LGBT People's Rights. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A rainbow LGBT pride flag. | © Wikimedia Commons | In June, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Culture and Information said it was reviewing a petition, "We Are against Open and Hidden LGBT Propaganda in Kazakhstan!" initiated by the head of Kazakhstan's Union of Parents, a public association, after the petition met threshold requirements to be considered by the government.The government of Kazakhstan should reject this discriminatory and stigmatizing petition, whose proposal would violate human rights across the country.The petition, seen by Human Rights Watch, calls on Kazakh authorities t…