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Iraqi Human Rights Activist and Feminist Yanar Mohammed Is Murdered Outside Her Baghdad Home

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (441+ words) Prominent Iraqi human rights defender and feminist advocate Yanar Mohammed was killed in an armed attack on her home in Baghdad Monday. Mohammed had reportedly returned to Iraq from Canada a few days before her murder by two unidentified gunmen…...

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democracynow.org > 2026 > 3 > 2 > iran_reed_brody

Trump’s War on Iran Violates International Law & U.S. Constitution: War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (287+ words) The United States and Israel launched a devastating war against Iran on Saturday without approval by the U.S. Congress or support from the United Nations Security Council, making President Donald Trump's attack illegal under both domestic and international law, says veteran…...

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democracynow.org > 2026 > 3 > 2 > iran_war_israel

Israel Wants Ability to Attack Anyone at Any Time: Israeli Analyst Ori Goldberg

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (374+ words) As we continue our coverage of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, we speak with Israeli analyst Ori Goldberg in Tel Aviv. He says "there is a broad embrace of this attack" among Israelis, bringing together the country's liberal, right-wing, religious…...

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Headlines for March 02, 2026

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (798+ words) First responder "As we entered the school, we saw the body of a teacher that had been cut in half. And as you can see, we are still clearing the debris, and even now body parts are still coming out....

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Headlines for February 27, 2026

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (358+ words) Sher Zaman: "Something fell, and I thought it had landed on top of our tent. My wife's hand was injured badly, and my nephew was injured too. Both are now lying in the hospital in critical condition." Troshko Mykola: "It's…...

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ICE Abducts Then Releases Columbia Student After Mamdani Intervenes & Calls to Dismiss More Cases

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (382+ words) AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, Democracynow.org. I'm Amy Goodman with Juan Gonz'lez. Here in New York City, a Columbia undergraduate student was detained by ICE agents early Thursday morning at her off-campus residence. The agents gained entry to…...

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democracynow.org > 2026 > 2 > 23 > lori_wallach_trade_tariffs

Trump Attacks Justices After Supreme Court Limits His Power to Impose Tariffs

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (389+ words) The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Friday in a 6-3 vote. The justices ruled that the tariffs " which were imposed by a series of executive orders " exceeded presidential powers under a 1977 law that gives the president…...

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democracynow.org > 2026 > 2 > 23 > jules_boykoff_olympics

As U.S. Olympians Take on the Trump Administration, Trump Attacks Them While Kash Patel Parties

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (302+ words) As the winter Olympics come to a close, a number of athletes have drawn controversy for their political statements. U.S. athletes, in particular, have expressed conflicting feelings about representing the United States during the current political moment. We speak with former…...

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democracynow.org > 2026 > 2 > 23 > mosab_abu_toha_gaza

“Still a Genocide”: Poet Mosab Abu Toha on Horrific Conditions in Gaza Despite “Ceasefire”

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (374+ words) We speak with Mosab Abu Toha, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Palestinian poet and author from Gaza, who responds to recent developments in the region including the Trump administration's policy on Palestine, a recent report finding that the genocide's death toll is…...

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Headlines for February 23, 2026

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (298+ words) POSTPONED: Democracy Now!s 30th Anniversary Celebration scheduled for February 23rd is postponed due to a blizzard-related state of emergency in NYC. We are working to reschedule the event and will provide more details soon. President Trump: The Supreme Courts ruling on…...