In February 1973, Stephanie Autumn of the Hopi tribe was a college student in California when a friend suggested she leave school and go get a different sort of education somewhere else: Wounded Knee, ...

It's been exactly 50 years since hundreds of Native American activists seized the South Dakota town of Wounded Knee, kicking off a monthslong occupation that helped galvanize the movement for ...

At 8 a.m. on February 24, 2022, columns of Russian troops seized the periphery road around Kharkiv, the capital and largest city in Ukraine’s Kharkivska region. Russian forces never captured the city, ...

The end of the six-week trial for seven people who took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon can be summed up in two words: not guilty. A 12-person jury found occupation leaders ...

More than 700 academics and public figures from Israel, Palestine and other countries have signed an open letter equating Israel’s occupation of the West Bank with apartheid, signalling what ...

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“We are oppressed by the occupation army (Israel) and we are oppressed by Hamas,” Abu Zaid told CNN. “Hamas launched the October 7 operation, and today we are paying the price,” he said, referring to ...

The following FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) analyzes international humanitarian law with respect to belligerent occupation. It does not attempt to cover the issue of occupation comprehensively, but ...

Fifty-seven years have passed since Israeli forces swept through East Jerusalem and the West Bank during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, known in Israel as the Six Days War. Ever since these areas have ...

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon in southern Israel on October 8, 2023. [Reuters/Amir Cohen] The Israeli authorities seem ...

The numerous rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) that seek to protect civilians, most prominently in the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 (GCIV), give expression to the fundamental ...