European Court of Human Rights backs BDS activists convicted in France, orders Paris to pay €101,000 in compensation

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that France violated the rights of 11 pro-Palestinian activists when it convicted them for campaigning against Israeli goods, and has ordered the government to pay damages. … Read More >European Court of Human Rights backs BDS activists convicted in France, orders Paris to pay €101,000 in compensation

India denies visa to US govt panel, says foreign entities have no authority to criticize nation’s religious freedoms

New Delhi has refused visas to members of a US government panel on religious freedoms, arguing they have no right to make judgments about India, as antipathy between the two nations seems to have reached new levels. … Read More >India denies visa to US govt panel, says foreign entities have no authority to criticize nation’s religious freedoms

Netanyahu hails Trump’s sanctions against ‘corrupt & biased’ International Criminal Court

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has praised US President Donald Trump and his administration for sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC). Both countries have been targeted by the court with probes into alleged war crimes. … Read More >Netanyahu hails Trump’s sanctions against ‘corrupt & biased’ International Criminal Court

US sanctions on Russian gas pipeline illegal & ‘an assault on Europe’s sovereignty’ – Bundestag member to RT

The new sanctions by Washington targeting Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline are “absolutely unacceptable,” Klaus Ernst, chairman of the Bundestag Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy, told RT. … Read More >US sanctions on Russian gas pipeline illegal & ‘an assault on Europe’s sovereignty’ – Bundestag member to RT

US government agencies trying to ‘split Russian society’ ahead of constitution vote warns Security Council boss Patrushev

An influential Russian official has claimed that hostile Western actors are planning to “provoke nationalist and separatist sentiments” in the country in the run-up to the July 1 national vote to approve a new constitution. … Read More >US government agencies trying to ‘split Russian society’ ahead of constitution vote warns Security Council boss Patrushev

Poland’s Duda up against EU values as he makes pre-election vow to protect children from ‘foreign ideology of LGBT’

Poland’s conservative president has pledged to protect his country’s children from the “propaganda of LGBT ideology” as he seeks reelection. His stance flies in the face of values held in Brussels, Poland’s long-time donor. … Read More >Poland’s Duda up against EU values as he makes pre-election vow to protect children from ‘foreign ideology of LGBT’