UK government is creating a blackout around its role in torture in Iraq and Afghanistan
This article by Sophia Akram and published by The Canary (9 March 2017) provides an account of the unfolding British scandal over involvement in the…
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The United states sends troops to northern Syria
Contributed by Jim Hayes As fresh US forces move into northern Syria, ostensibly to take on ISIS, the real immediate objective is the control of…
WikiLeaks begins releasing biggest ever tranche of CIA secrets
Contributed by Jim Hayes WikiLeaks has published a new tranche of documents that have been dubbed Vault 7
South African president is backing white owned land seizures
Contributed by Ben Wilson South African president Jacob Zuma has called on lawmakers to help seize white-owned land without compensation.
Video: Doing a Hollywood makeover on the White Helmets
The information here, is a compilation of several contributions made to The Pen by concerned readers.
Tens of people rally across the United States in March4Trump
This commentary on the ‘March 4 Trump’ rallies, by Andy Campbell of the Huffington Post, reveals the spectacular failure of pro-Trump rallies that had…
Stormont in crisis as Sinn Fein destroys DUP’s overall majority for the first time
The following article appeared in the Independent today (5 March 2018) is from Siobhan Fenton. It deals with the with result of the recent Stormont…
Video: Raising a brown boy in today’s America
From Scroll.in Valarie Kaul,ho a civil rights lawyer, delivers a moving speech and passionately calls for an end to hate in America.
Video: Jorge Ramos documents American hate politcs
From Fusion This documentary “Hate Rising” was filmed during the US presidential election campaign last year, but remains just as relevant today. The Fusion production…
Video: International Mapuche solidarity delegation harassed by Chilean police
The news comes from Lasnet (The Latin American Solidarity Network), which is an independent group of Latin Americans and others who work to build bridges with the…
