Palestine Defenders Decry ‘Intolerable’ Arrest of French Politician Rima Hassan
“Once again, the offense of glorifying terrorism is being used to repress a Palestinian activist known worldwide for her fight against #genocide,” lamented one attorney.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/rima-hassan-arrest

from #CommonDreams
Apr 02, 2026

Police in Paris apprehended and briefly detained European Parliament Member #RimaHassan Thursday on suspicion of “apology for terrorism”—an allegation critics slammed as “judicial harassment” aimed at silencing her outspoken criticism of #israel's genocidal war on #Gaza and the #French government’s support for it.

[she] was one of the leaders of the June 2025 Gaza #FreedomFlotilla Madleen mission, along with climate campaigner #GretaThunberg and others. Hassan and others aboard were intercepted by Israeli forces and arrested in international waters as they attempted to deliver food, children’s prosthetics, and other desperately needed supplies...

#news #politics #Palestine

Untaxed Wealth of Richest 0.1% Is More Than Assets of World’s Poorest Half

https://www.commondreams.org/news/global-tax-havens-inequality

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Critics Blast 'Clueless' #NewYorkTimes for Dismissive Coverage of Historic #NoKings #Protests
"The NY Times saves its harshest skepticism for progressives,” said one critic.

from #CommonDreams
March 29, 2026

https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-nyt-criticism

#news #journalism #politics

" Corbyn Submits Gaza Tribunal Findings of #UK ‘Complicity in Genocide’ to #ICC . "

#CommonDreams #Palestine #Gaza #StopGazaGenocide #SuspendIsrael #BreakTheSiege #news

https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-tribunal-uk

#CommonDreams #Palestine #Gaza #ICJ #StopGazaGenocide #SuspendIsrael #BreakTheSiege #news

" #Netherlands , #Iceland Join #Genocide Case Against #Israel at International Court of Justice.

With the intervention of two more nations, 18 have now joined in support of the case, initially brought by #SouthAfrica . "

https://www.commondreams.org/news/netherlands-iceland-israel-icj-genocide-case

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" Oman’s Foreign Minister Said #US - #Iran Deal Was ‘Within Our Reach.’ Then Trump Started Bombing.

“The Omani FM decided to go public,” suggested one observer, “so that the American people knew that peace was within reach when Trump instead opted for war.” "

https://www.commondreams.org/news/oman-foreign-minister-iran-deal

#Canada Vows Aid for Cuba as Trump Oil Embargo Fuels Humanitarian Disaster
#Mexico earlier this month also stepped up aid shipments to Cuba during the Trump administration’s oil embargo.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/canada-cuba-aid-package

from #CommonDreams
Brad Reed
Feb 24, 2026

The #Canadian government on Monday announced plans to send #aid to #Cuba, which is currently being squeezed economically by a #US #oil #embargo.

As reported by AP, Foreign Minister Anita Anand revealed that the government is “preparing a plan to assist,” adding that “we are not prepared at this point to provide any details” of what it will entail.

A Canadian aid package to Cuba would be the latest rebuff to US foreign policy. The two long-time allies have been at odds since President Donald #Trump took office last year and slapped hefty #tariffs on Canadian products, while also vowing to make the country into the “51st state” of the US.

#NuestraAméricaConvoy
#OilForCuba!
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol

#FreeDrHussamAbuAlSafiya

#CommonDreams

https://www.commondreams.org/news/free-dr-hussam-abu-safiya

‘The Siege Must Be Broken’: Countries Called to Ship Fuel to Cuba After Trump Tariffs Struck Down
The US Supreme Court’s ruling “implies that Trump’s recent order imposing tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba exceeds the president’s statutory authority.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/cuba-tariffs

from #CommonDreams
Feb. 20, 2026

With the centerpiece of #Trump’s economic agenda—his use of an emergency law to impose tariffs on countries around the world—struck down by the #US Supreme Court on Friday, analysts said the sweeping ruling should promptly end the #Cuba #blockade that his administration has pressured other governments to take part in, leaving millions of Cubans struggling...

The court ruled that the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not empower the president to “unilaterally impose tariffs,” as Trump has on countries across the globe, insisting that doing so would boost manufacturing and cut the trade deficit...

#OilForCuba!
#news #politics #USpol