French court upholds universal jurisdiction for war crimes and crimes against humanity
France's highest court ruled that the French judiciary can try two Syrians accused of such crimes.
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France's highest court ruled that the French judiciary can try two Syrians accused of such crimes.
The system is the state, a complex mechanism that includes government, capitalism, patriarchy and imperialism. It will not go away until we force it to.
[ Music] abu huzayfah: And the guy cried—was crying and screaming. He did not die after the first time. The second time or so, he probably just slouched over. That was— rukmini callimachi: How hard is it to put a knife into somebody? abu huzayfah: It’s hard. I had to stab him multiple times. In Chapter Five of New York Times, a young Canadian named Shehroze Chaudhry explains how he came to stab a man in the heart on behalf of the Islamic State. Back in 2014, Chaudhry, who went by the nom de guerre Abu Huzayfah, allegedly emptied his bank account and traveled to Syria to join the Islam...
Syria Monday 5 April 2021, by Joseph Daher Ten years after the beginning of the Syrian popular uprising, the regime now rules over more than 70% of the country’s territory. Assisted by Russia, Iran, Lebanon’s Hezbollah and other confessional and reactionary militias, Damascus has crushed the initial uprising and largely won what had progressively devolved into a regional and international war. However, the Syrian regime faces enormous socio-economic challenges which are far from being overcome. The situation is more than catastrophic for the popular classes in the country. The overall po...
Razan Zeitouneh – the missing face of Syria's revolution Razan Zeitouneh fought for justice in Syria and made enemies on all sides. Then she disappeared without a trace. Her fate remains unknown to this day. On the tenth anniversary of the revolution, Lewis Sanders, Birgitta Schulke-Gill, Wafaa Al Badry and Julia Bayer look back on her life Syria, March 2011. Razan Zeitouneh was beaming as she swayed among the protesters. She was caught up in defiant revelry as she joined the crowds in chanting against the Syrian regime. When the revolution kicked off, it was as if Zeitouneh had waited her...