World court unanimously orders Israel to facilitate entry of food aid into GazaThe court issued the provisional measures which include Israel taking all steps to provide basic humanitarian aid to Gaza, and ensuring with "immediate effect that its military does not commit acts which constitute a violation of any of the rights of the Palestinians in Gaza as a protected group under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide." The court also added that Israel must submit a report on all measures taken to give effect to this order, within one month from the date of the order.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/international-court-orders-israel-facilitate-entry-food-gazaIsraeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, deepening turmoil over mandatory military serviceThe Supreme Court has ruled the current system discriminatory and given the government until Monday to present a new plan and until June 30 to pass it. Netanyahu on Thursday asked the court for a 30-day extension to find a compromise. The court did not immediately respond to his request. But it issued an interim order barring the government from funding the monthly subsidies for religious students who are between the ages of 18 and 26 and have not received a deferral from the military in the past year.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-war-mandatory-military-service-law-ultraorthodox-2e562538fe72a32edf76343f83df541dGermany Is Seizing Jews’ Money Again It’s fine, they’re pro-Palestine.A pro-Palestine Jewish activist group has had its bank account frozen in Germany for the second time in seven years, after the bank requested a full list of its members’ details in what experts believe is a breach of German law. The group suspects the move was triggered by its involvement in a forthcoming pro-Palestine conference that has attracted intense scorn from the German mainstream.
https://novaramedia.com/2024/03/28/germany-is-seizing-jews-money-again/Greece’s conservative government survives a no-confidence motion called over deadly rail disasterFour left-wing opposition parties accused the government of hindering an investigation into the rail crash that left 57 people dead, many of them university students returning from a spring break. Parliament voted 159-141 against the motion following an acrimonious three-day debate. The government also rejected opposition calls to hold a snap election.
https://apnews.com/article/greece-athens-train-disaster-no-confidence-motion-2665ddb32571c4816f8932baa3e05fc1Greek police crackdown on anti-US cadets concert protestersPOLICE in Greece violently clamped down against demonstrators backed by the country’s Communist Party, who tried to prevent a concert by US military cadets on Wednesday evening. The police assault took place in the central Greek city of Larissa ahead of a concert by members of the West Point Glee Club, which is touring Greece.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/greek-police-crackdown-anti-us-cadets-concert-protestersKyrgyzstan: Fallen kingmaker Matraimov deported from AzerbaijanThe rapid and unexpected deportation comes just days after government sources linked Matraimov, who they said was living in Azerbaijan, with a plot to assassinate Kyrgyzstan's national leadership. On the day that allegation was aired, the GKNB announced it had arrested five alleged members of a transnational organized crime group charged with executing the plot.
https://eurasianet.org/kyrgyzstan-fallen-kingmaker-matraimov-deported-from-azerbaijanhttps://archive.is/GJGHMSudan: El Gezira resistance committees accuse RSF of killing 43 ‘during first five days of Ramadan’The El Hasahisa resistance committee yesterday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of launching attacks on 28 villages in El Gezira during the first five days of Ramadan, resulting in the deaths of at least 43 people and forcing numerous families to flee their homes.
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-el-gezira-resistance-committees-accuse-rsf-of-killing-43-during-first-five-days-of-ramadanSouth Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma barred from May electionsZuma has been campaigning for the recently formed uMkhonto WeSizwe (MK) (Spear of the Nation) party in an attempt to relaunch his career, after he was previously jailed for contempt of court in 2021.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/28/south-africas-ex-president-jacob-zuma-barred-from-may-electionshttps://archive.is/A0WKqArgentina: Eleven found guilty of crimes against humanity after trial that heard testimony on torture, rape and forced disappearances The convicted officials watched the verdict via video link from their couches or seated at tables in their homes, where they have been serving house arrest. Ten of the accused received life sentences, one received a sentence of 25 years, and one was found not guilty.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/27/argentina-dictatorship-crimes-humanity-trans-womenForest fires burn in nearly half of Mexico’s drought-stricken states, fueled by strong winds. Forest fires were burning in nearly half of Mexico’s drought-stricken states Monday fueled by strong winds. The National Forestry Commission reported 58 active fires in 15 states, including in protected nature reserves in Morelos, Veracruz and Mexico states.
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-forest-fires-veracruz-morelos-f6e864a8b89744071bf72a0be72d5fdcSalvadorans Reject Militarization of Chalatenango CommunitiesDuring this week, Salvadorans have vehemently rejected the militarization of municipalities in the department of Chalatenango, which was ordered by President Nayib Bukele supposedly to control the "18 Sureños" gang.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Salvadorans-Reject-Militarization-of-Chalatenango-Communities-20240328-0011.html