Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-05-15). Deposed former Gabonese president declares hunger strike. plenglish.com Libreville, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The deposed former Gabonese president, Ali Bongo, announced the start of a hunger strike in protest against the alleged acts of torture and kidnapping against him and his family, by the military authorities that govern his country.

Kevin Gosztola (2024-05-15). Judge Jails Australia War Crimes Whistleblower In 'Shameful' Attack On Press Freedom. thedissenter.org The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. 

themoscowtimes (2024-05-15). Russia Says Downed Ukrainian Drones, ATACMS Missiles. themoscowtimes.com The Defense Ministry said it downed a Ukrainian drone over the republic of Tatarstan, which lies some 1,100 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.

David Swanson (2024-05-15). Videos of Global Conference on Abolishing Military Bases Held in Guantanamo May 4-6, 2024. worldbeyondwar.org

WSWS (2024-05-15). Australian whistleblower sent to prison for exposing Afghan war crimes. wsws.org David McBride is the first person prosecuted over the documented war crimes, including extrajudicial killings—not for perpetrating them but for exposing them.

UMMID (2024-05-15). Flying Taxis, Drones — Saudi Arabia's new initiative to make Hajj smoother. ummid.com In yet another move to make Hajj journey smoother, Saudi Arabia has decided to introduce flying taxis and drones for this year's annual pilgrimage to Makkah.

greenleft.org.au (2024-05-15). Whistleblower David McBride sentenced, war criminals remain free. greenleft.org.au

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-05-13). Some Of My Paintings Are Up For Auction. caitlinjohnstone.com.au There's currently an online auction of a number of my original oil paintings, many of which have featured on the cover of JOHNSTONE magazine. The proceeds from two of them will go to UNRWA and the Assange Defence Fund. Free delivery on all paintings. The Israel/Palestine Issue Is Not Complicated All proceeds from the auction …

Staff (2024-05-13). CNN exposes horrible Israeli torture methods on Palestinian detainees. defenddemocracy.press According to the whistleblowers, the beatings inflicted upon detainees were said to be done out of spite and not intended for intelligence gathering. May 10, 2024 Three Israeli whistleblowers working at the Sde Teiman torture camp, a "holding" site for Palestinians abducted during "Israel's" invasion of Gaza, have come forward with testimonies of systemic abuses …

Staff (2024-05-13). Torture, executions, and live burials: UN experts on Gaza mass graves. defenddemocracy.press The UN experts are urging the occupation to end its aggression against Gaza, demanding that the states who arm it end the export of weapons "immediately". May 6, 2024 UN experts have once again lambasted the ongoing and systematic aggression against Palestinians in Gaza, expressing they are horrified at details surrounding mass graves that have …

Brian Berletic (2024-05-13). US Think Tank Admits Russia's Massive & Growing Military Industrial Output. thealtworld.com

WSWS (2024-05-13). SEP (Australia) public meeting: Free Julian Assange! Oppose imperialist war! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party in Australia is holding a meeting on Sunday, May 26 in Sydney and online to discuss the urgent struggle to free Julian Assange.