Tightening noose: US Treasury allows Russia’s $117 million bond payment as Moscow’s credit rating teeters on junk
Russia says it made a $117 million bond payment – a move to avoid defaulting on its debt – and the US Treasury Department said it would allow the instalment. Russia’s finance minister told state-run media Thursday that the country fulfilled a debt obligation, and noted that it’s up to...
Hate speech: Weaponisation of social media in Ukraine war should push UN into creating a body to fight the crime
Online hate speech and disinformation have long incited violence, and sometimes mass atrocities. When this has happened in the Global South, from Ethiopia to Myanmar, much of the world has looked away. But the war in Ukraine means no one can now ignore how social media is being weaponised in...
Sudan’s rapid economic collapse shifts attention to role of Russian mercenaries in gold smuggling
Sudan’s military rulers last week announced an emergency committee to address the country’s collapsing economy and pointed to its gold mining as a possible boost. Sudan’s ambassador to Russia has denied reports that Moscow has been smuggling gold from Sudan in preparation for sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine. But...
ICC case against Kenyan lawyer Gicheru: It matters, but not for victims of the violence
The ongoing International Criminal Court (ICC) case against Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru has raised several questions about how the ICC should pursue and deliver justice with focus on victims. On the one hand, procedural justice is central to the ICC’s work as a court, where parties must work within the...
