Dr. Michael Baker is an infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Otago in Wellington, New Zealand. He has served on the New Zealand Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group.
Tunisia’s President Saied announces bogus election as judiciary disqualifies and imprisons opposition leaders
Saied‘s aim is to consolidate his one-man dictatorship and impose the full burden of Tunisia’s deep-rooted economic problems on the working class on behalf of the country’s corrupt financial elite.
Jean Shaoul•
Former US ambassador Ryan Crocker: Nearly every Arab state has long viewed the Palestinians with “fear and loathing”
Crocker is in a position to know. Beginning his diplomatic career with a posting in the US consulate in the inland port city of Khorramshahr, near Iran’s oilfields, in 1972 during the Shah’s reign, he later served in Lebanon, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and Kuwait.
Jean Shaoul•
European Union and Tunisia agree dirty deal to keep refugees out of Europe
The EU has promised Tunisia’s autocratic ruler financial aid worth €900 million in return for preventing refugees from reaching its borders.
Martin Kreickenbaum•
Wildfires raging across southern Europe and north Africa kill more than 40 people
Greece has been at the epicentre of the fires, with the Greek Fire Brigade fighting a losing battle against more than 500 blazes for almost two weeks.
Robert Stevens•
Martin Kreickenbaum•
Alex Lantier•
Jean Shaoul•
Alex Lantier•
Kumaran Ira•