Archive for January 18th, 2026

18/01/2026

Roots of Evil: Ethnic Cleansing in Europe and the U.S.

Human Wrongs Watch

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan 13 2026 (IPS)* At the moment, ICE’s advancement in the U.S. is apparently dividing the nation’s population into desired and undesirable elements.
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Refugees by Honoré Daumier (1808-1879)

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was born after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Twin Towers and intended to be a response to terrorism.

However, with Donald Trump’s return to the White House, federal immigration agents have become the president’s praetorian guard, implementing his immigration politics.

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18/01/2026

Gaza Humanitarian Crisis ‘Far from Being Over’

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Three months into the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the UN and partners have delivered tonnes of assistance items and carried out critical repairs, but this is only a temporary “Band-Aid” solution, a veteran aid worker warned.

Many Palestinian families are living in poorly equipped shelters that are highly vulnerable to flooding, leaving people inevitably exposed to harsh, stormy weather..
UN News | Many Palestinian families are living in poorly equipped shelters that are highly vulnerable to flooding, leaving people inevitably exposed to harsh, stormy weather.

“The humanitarian situation and crisis in Gaza is far from being over,” Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Friday [] in an update to journalists in Jerusalem.

“For the Palestinians in Gaza, their lives continue to be defined by displacement, trauma, uncertainty, and deprivation.”

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