The horrific regime slaughter in Iran and President Trump’s aggressive campaign to acquire Greenland have resulted in the neglect of a major case now underway at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ICJ last week began hearings brought by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide against the Rohingya people—about 1.4 million of whom live in […]
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Florida man fired from job accused of threatening church attacks online: ‘Gonna look like a genocide’
A Florida man recently fired from his job allegedly made online threats targeting churches, authorities said. Michael Iaboni, 32, was arrested after a tip was sent to Crime Stoppers, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office affidavit. Investigators said Iaboni posted videos on social media saying he had been fired from his job and […]
‘Genocide can’t be ignored’: GOP lawmaker backs Trump’s threat of military action in Nigeria
Republican Rep. Riley Moore said the United States could take a range of actions — including sanctions and “even kinetic military action” — in response to what he called the “genocide” of Christians in Nigeria. Trump designated Moore, a member of the Appropriations Committee from West Virginia, along with Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., to lead […]
Dutch parliament recognizes Soviet 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide
The lower house of the Dutch parliament on June 19 officially recognized the 1944 mass deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union as genocide, according to a statement from the parliamentary press service. The motion cited precedent from other countries that have recognized the forced deportations as genocide, including Poland, the Czech Republic, Canada, […]
Hysterical town hall attendee interrupts AOC, yells about ‘genocide’ in Gaza: ‘You’re a liar!’
A hysterical protester yelling about the “genocide” in Gaza interrupted a district town hall event being held by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., shortly after it began on Friday night. As Ocasio-Cortez first began speaking, she pulled up a PowerPoint presentation for the night’s event. She was then interrupted before even getting through her first slide […]
CNN gives airtime to Russian ultranationalist ideologue who called for genocide in Ukraine
Ultranationalist Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin pinned hopes on Moscow’s relations with the U.S. under Trump’s administration in an interview with CNN aired on March 30. Dugin, a fervent supporter of Russia‘s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, has long been an advocate of Russian imperialism and a leading figure of Russia’s turn toward hardline nationalism and […]
Russia should not be trusted, continues genocide, Ukrainian official says
Russia cannot be trusted and must be held accountable for its war crimes and ongoing genocide, Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa said in a wide-ranging interview with The Sun, published on March 29. “Aggressor(s) should not be appeased, aggression should not be rewarded… we can not live in a world where impunity prevails over the […]
US lawmakers submit resolution labeling Russia’s war in Ukraine genocide
A draft resolution to recognize Russia’s war against Ukraine as genocidal was among the first bills submitted to the new U.S. Congress on Jan. 6., the Congress’ website showed. The draft resolution was submitted by a bipartisan group of legislators, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova said in a Facebook post. “Systematic actions against […]