Tag: Al Jazeera

USA/UK – The great Republican divide can be healed (Al Jazeera)

Johnny Luk Republicans could do worse than look to Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party to model a way forward. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/22/the-great-republican-divide-can-be-healed

African Union/Palestine – The AU’s words of solidarity for Palestine are no longer enough (Al Jazeera)

Tafi Mhaka It’s time for the AU to return to its anti-colonial roots, and adopt substantial measures against Israel https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/21/the-aus-words-of-solidarity-for-palestine-are-no-longer-enough

Cities/Migration/Climate Action – Cities are at the front lines of climate and migration (Al Jazeera)

Vittoria Zanuso, Mark Watts Mayors must get a seat at the climate policy-making table. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/21/cities-are-at-the-frontlines-of-climate-and-migration

USA/Palestine – Racial reckoning is shifting US public opinion on Palestine (Al Jazeera)

Sahar Aziz An increasingly racially charged American society is rapidly changing the way it sees Palestine. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/20/racial-reckoning-is-shifting-us-public-opinion-on-palestine

Ethiopia – Ethiopia delays polls again amid security, logistical challenges (Al Jazeera)

The election board says delays in opening polling stations and voter registration have pushed back the voting day. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/15/ethiopia-again-delays-national-election-amid-deadly-tensions

The fallacy of the colonial ‘right to defence’ (Al Jazeera)

Patrick Gathara Colonial powers have long demanded the ‘right to defence’ against the people they have colonised. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/16/the-fallacy-of-the-colonial-right-to-defence

Israel/Palestine – Deaths in Gaza as Israel launches ‘most intense raids yet’: Live (Al Jazeera)

Several Palestinians killed in fresh wave of Israeli raids on Gaza as Benjamin Netanyahu vows to continue offensive for ‘as long as necessary’. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/16/more-deaths-gaza-israel-launches-most-intense-raids-yet

The faux anti-imperialism of denying anti-Uighur atrocities (Al Jazeera)

Azeezah Kanji, David Palumbo-Liu Why are some Western ‘anti-imperialists’ determined to whitewash China’s well-documented crimes against the Uighurs? https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/14/the-faux-anti-imperialism-of-denying-anti-uighur

USA/Iran – Offer more for more to stop Iran from going nuclear (Al Jazeera)

Henry Sokolski, John Spacapan If the Biden administration wants a lasting agreement with Iran, it is going to have to broaden the appeal of its...

Myanmar – UN calls for restoration of democracy in Myanmar, end to violence (Al Jazeera)

Security Council statement follows warning from special envoy that coup has united people against military and situation is deteriorating. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/1/myanmar-risks-standstill-three-months-after-coup-un-envoy

Myanmar – Almost half of Myanmar risks falling into poverty by 2022: UNDP (Al Jazeera)

COVID and the crisis following a military coup this year could reverse economic gains made since 2005, UN body says. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/4/30/almost-half-of-myanmar-risks-falling-into-poverty-by-2022-undp

Russia – What’s next for Russia’s opposition movement? (Al Jazeera)

Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: Alexander Soloviev – Board member of Open Russia, an opposition group Michael Bociurkiw – Global affairs analyst and former spokesman for the Organization for...

Chile – Unions in Chile lead demands for emergency aid as pandemic bites (Al Jazeera)

Lucia Newman Unions demand emergency assistance, higher wages as.prolonged pandemic leaves people with nothing to eat. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/1/unions-in-chile-lead-demands-for-emergency-aid-as-pandemic-bites

USA/Mexico – Military funds for Trump border wall to be cancelled (Al Jazeera)

The Biden administration said it will also fix flooding and soil erosion caused by unfinished sections of the wall. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/30/pentagon-to-cancel-trump-border-wall-projects-using-military-fund

Afghanistan – Suicide bombing kills over 20 in Afghanistan’s Logar province (Al Jazeera)

The truck bomb in the provincial capital of Pul-e Alam also wounded more than 90 people, interior ministry says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/30/car-bomb-kills-dozens-in-afghanistans-logar-province

Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan – Kyrgyzstan says 31 killed in clashes at Tajikistan border (Al Jazeera)

Meanwhile, Tajikistan has yet to officially acknowledge any deaths from the clashes, which have raised fears of a larger conflict. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/30/kyrgyzstan-says-31-killed-in-clashes-at-tajikistan-border