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We speak with Human Rights Watch researcher Milena Ansari about the organization’s new report detailing the torture of Palestinian medical workers in Israeli prisons. HRW spoke with eight doctors, paramedics and nurses who were picked up in Gaza before being transferred to the notorious Sde Teiman camp and other facilities, where they say they suffered beatings, starvation, humiliation, electric shocks and other forms of abuse. The men also describe threats of sexual violence during brutal interrogations and seeing another prisoner bleeding after being gang-raped ... continua

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Join us for a moment of reflection, which invites us to think and ask ourselves questions, to be open to change and to understand all the facts concerning the LGBTQIA+ community Genders, orientation, pronouns, rights, transformation and evolution.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) social movements is a political ideology and social movement that advocate for the full acceptance of LGBT people in society. In these movements, LGBT people and their allies have a long history of campaigning for what is now generally called LGBT rights, sometimes also called ... continua

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country after weeks of student-led protests against government nepotism, corruption and repression. The demonstrations have been met with lethal police force, resulting in over 300 deaths. Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh’s first president, had led the country since 2009. Though the protests were initially focused on nepotism in the quota system for government jobs, the violent crackdown expanded protesters’ demands, including calling for Hasina’s ouster. It was “amazing” to see this demand ... continua

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As the death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza tops 39,100, tens of thousands of protesters plan to march on Capitol Hill today during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress. Dozens of Democratic lawmakers plan to boycott the speech, including Senators Dick Durbin, Chris Van Hollen, Jeff Merkley, Patty Murray and Bernie Sanders. “Congress has made a terrible mistake in inviting Netanyahu,” says award-winning Israeli scholar David Harel, who co-authored a New York Times essay, “We Are Israelis Calling on Congress to ... continua

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Thousands of Amazon workers on Thursday launched the largest strike against the retail giant in U.S. history, pressuring the company at the height of the holiday period to follow the law and bargain with those who have organized with the Teamsters union. The strike includes warehouse workers and drivers at seven distribution centers in some of Amazon’s largest markets, including New York, Atlanta and San Francisco; Teamsters have also set up picket lines at many other warehouses nationwide. “We’re engaging in a coordinated action to try to put the pressure on ... continua

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Dos niños viajan junto a sus padres hacia el norte de Chile por un fin de semana largo. Mientras la soledad del paisaje y el encierro del auto evidencian los conflictos de la pareja, Lucía y su hermano van contra el viento, sin saber cómo esta última oportunidad se va convirtiendo en la despedida del padre y posiblemente en el último viaje familiar. (FILMAFFINITY) Año 2012 País: Chile Dirección: Dominga Sotomayor Guion: Dominga Sotomayor Música: Diego Fontecilla Fotografía: Bárbara Álvarez

de Trisha Ziff. México. - 2015 Trata de la fragilidad; de un hombre obsesionado con fotografiar el accidente y que descubrió que el destino de otros era su manera de conectarse con la vida. ¿Cuándo la imagen del accidente se vuelve el objeto del deseo? Siguiendo los pasos de Metinides y la obra de fotógrafos contemporáneos de nota roja descubrimos a la Ciudad de México en una narrativa de accidentes y escenas de crimen; somos mirones a través de la mirada de Metinides.

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Israeli strikes continue to rain down on Lebanon, including a strike that killed rescue and health workers in Beirut. Lebanese authorities say 1.2 million people have been displaced by the Israeli attacks. Israel announced eight of its soldiers were killed while invading southern Lebanon this week. Israel launched the ground invasion after assassinating Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday, despite Nasrallah reportedly agreeing to a 21-day ceasefire. “This overwhelming use of force cannot change people’s agency,” says Nadim Houry, Lebanese researcher and ... continua

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A biography of a universal icon of music and Hollywood, Madonna, better known as the Queen of Pop. Sabbatical Entertainment celebrates Madonna’s illustrious career spanning more than four decades, always pushing the boundaries of entertainment. Not afraid of controversy, the Material girl, through her talents, redefined pop culture history.