International Criminal Court

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Thu, 30/05/2024 - 01:47

Medea Benjamin uncovers the truth behind Senator Graham’s tirade against the ICC’s investigation into Israeli war crimes. Explore the hypocrisy and threats aimed at preserving impunity for US and Israeli leaders.

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Fri, 27/10/2023 - 06:42

Israel’s appalling violations of international law have been on display to the entire world. Since you likely won’t hear about many of them on mainstream media, here are some of the worst war crimes carried out by Israel since October 7, 2023.

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Fri, 14/04/2023 - 08:28

ICC prosecutor general Karim Khan raised millions from NATO states by crafting an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin while freezing investigations into well-documented US and Israeli war crimes. Along the way, he won powerful friends in Washington, London, Kiev — and Hollywood. Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, stood before a podium on March 3, 2023, and issued an unusual qualifier: “Of course the prosecutor of the ICC does not, whatever affection and regard I may […]

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Sat, 01/04/2023 - 05:25

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the “unlawful deportation” of Ukrainian children to a network of camps inside Russia. The warrant was based on a report by the Yale HRL center, which is funded by the US State Department. US journalist Jeremy Loffredo visited one of Russian government-sponsored camps in question. At The Donbas Express, located just outside of Moscow, Loffredo met youth from war-torn regions who were flourishing thanks […]

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Fri, 03/03/2023 - 06:38

Rarely does the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations make an official remark expressing happiness over any U.N. proceeding concerning the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Indeed, the Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour is “very happy that there was a very strong united message from the Security Council against the illegal, unilateral measure” undertaken by the Israeli […]

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