Das Pariser Gericht hat Lafarge und 8 frühere Führungskräfte schuldig gesprochen. Ihnen wird vorgeworfen, Milizen in Syrien Schutzgelder in Millionenhöhe gezahlt zu haben. Der Konzern muss 1,125 Millionen Euro zahlen. Ehemalige Führungskräfte wurden zu teils mehrjährigen Haftstrafen verurteilt.
If I were them, I’d have taken the chance and stayed away from Earth…
A bit of context: Israel has been attacking Lebanon and violating its sovereignty since at least 1968, when Israeli commandos landed in helicopters at Beirut airport and destroyed 12 passenger planes
‘The national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, one of the bill’s strongest backers (…) described hanging as “one of the options” alongside the electric chair or “euthanasia”, claiming some doctors had offered to assist.’
Lorenzo Tondo
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Brussels Court rules the Belgian state has failed to fulfill its obligations under international law to prevent genocide in Gaza and must take action, particularly regarding the transfer of arms and dual-use goods. www.eunews.it/en/2026/03/2...
🚩 52 Seemeilen vor Ierapetra (in der Nähe von #Kreta) retteten Einsatzkräfte 26 Menschen aus einem Schlauchboot. Die Überlebenden berichten, dass 22 Mitreisende auf der sechstägigen Fahrt (das Boot hatte wohl von Libyen abgelegt) ohne Versorgung ums Leben kamen.
www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/soc...
The US appears to have deployed the Gator Scatterable Mine system over Kafari, a village near Shiraz, in southern Iran overnight. At least two people were killed according to local reports. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...
Dispatches Veteran Journalist Moahmmad Sherri Killed by Israel By Christina Cavalcanti
Israel’s killing of Al Manar journalist Mohammed Sherri on March 18 is part of a pattern that has seen reporters repeatedly targeted across Lebanon — an attempt to suppress documentation of Israeli crimes.
Christina Cavalcanti reports: thepublicsource.org/blog/lebanon...
Israel is one of the happiest countries in the world. - It’s incredible how happy the destruction of other countries can make you…
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Switzerland has said that it refused two US requests to fly over its territory yesterday in operations linked to the current war on Iran, citing its neutrality under international law
jrnl.ie/6985831
‘Israel has carried out at least 37 attacks against healthcare workers and facilities in Lebanon, including against the state civil defence and Lebanese Red Cross, since the current hostilities began, Lebanese authorities said.‘
@willchristou.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
⚖️ As #AlsheikhTrialUS is in recess today, here's a look at what the jury will decide once all the evidence is submitted ⤵️
The trial of Alsheikh is an important step for justice, accountability, and strengthening legal institutions in the United States and in Syria
#AlSheikhTrialUS #UniversalJurisdiction
Two people who attacked and robbed two gay men in Kenya have been sentenced to prison.
This sentencing signifies that violence, harassment, discrimination, and degrading treatment, whether against LGBT individuals or otherwise, is criminal and should be punished as such.
'The school also enrolled many children from the local community...
“Because its tuition was lower than many other private schools, and due to the high overcrowding in public schools, ordinary families had been compelled to enrol their children there...”'
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#Israel- US War on #Iran Spreads Across #MiddleEast
#IranWar #Lebanon #SaudiArabia #UAE #Bahrain #Oman #Qatar #Kuwait
eaworldview.com/2026/03/isra...
Yanar Mohammed, a leading Iraqi feminist and co‑founder of the Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq, was assassinated outside her home in Baghdad on March 2, 2026.
For more than two decades, Yanar was one of Iraq’s most courageous advocates for women’s rights.
‘I would rather the war and shelling return than see the crossings closed, because I do not want to live through a famine again or find myself unable to provide food for my children for days.’ - Gaza resident
Emma Graham-Harrison, Seham Tantesh
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Toll from strike that hit a school in southern #Iran has risen to 85 killed, says official on State TV
#IranWar #Israel
There is no such thing as preemptive strikes. This is a war of aggression that has little to do with liberating the Iranian people.
📢At least 606 people seeking safety in Europe have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean sea since January 2026. This is considered the deadliest start to a year in over a decade, according to @unmigration.bsky.social.
Solidarity is not a crime, but Greece's new law treats it like one.
UN experts have issued a damning critique of legislation that codifies the harassment of civil society we've long documented at @hrw.org.
Read my latest dispatch: www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...
Three years ago, at least 94 people, including 35 children, died near Italy in what is known as the Cutro shipwreck.
Humane and rational migration policies are possible, and there is now a rare chance for accountability.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3OwsMud
It’s not just Medicaid funding they’re withholding to MN. It’s food assistance, child care assistance, social services, job training, safety testing, public health, disaster relief. SNAP. Free lunch for kids in school.
They hate us for loving our neighbors, and are collectively punishing us for it.
32 years ago today, Baruch Goldstein, a Jewish supremacist settler, stormed into the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron during Friday prayers and killed 29 Palestinians, injuring over 150 more.
4 years since Russia's full invasion of Ukraine. 15,000 civilians killed, 750+ children, 40,600 injured per the UN. Rural villages hit hardest — hospitals, schools, cultural centers destroyed.
🔗 bellingcat.com/news/2026/02/24/how-russias-war-has-devastated-civilian-life-in-ukraine/
'Families [in Gaza] say it is not only the killing that devastates them, but the denial of certainty. Not only death, but also the inability to properly identify and honour the dead.'
Mohamed Solaimane @The_NewArab
www.newarab.com/features/gaz...
Holding #Ukraine and #EU to ransom over gas supplies from #Russia, #Hungary blocks EU's 20th package of sanctions over Moscow’s invasion
EU foreign policy head Kallas: "I really regret that we didn’t [secure] an agreement today considering that tomorrow is sad anniversary of the start of this war"
Remove Hungary from the EU!
#BBCNews - Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
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