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Jordan has once again detained a political activist with no explanation
15 March 2026 @ 8:01 pm
Omar Awad — a member of the political bureau of the Communist Party in Jordan — was arrested on 8 March 2026 after being snatched from the streets by security forces. Since then, he has been denied contact with both his family and his lawyers. No warrant was presented, no formal charges have been announced. […]
By The CanaryFilm helps to declassify government records of UK nuclear test vets
15 March 2026 @ 7:36 pm
An experienced cinematographer’s directorial debut has been part of a campaign to declassify government blood records of nuclear test veterans. Previously held under the highest levels of security clearance, those records are now being released to veterans’ families for the first time, with the full archive scheduled to be made publicly accessible through The National […]
By The CanaryIsrael reserves bomb shelters for rich Jews
15 March 2026 @ 6:37 pm
Jewish Israelis are systematically blocking access to bomb shelters for minority groups. Essentially, if you’re not Jewish, you are not guaranteed access to protection from incoming missiles — also read: Apartheid We saw the same depraved behaviour during the 12-day war of 2025. Israelis kicked out Palestinian citizens of Israel, Africans, Thai workers, and even […]
By HGIsrael kills 4 Palestinians from the same family
15 March 2026 @ 6:10 pm
Four Palestinians from the same family were massacred by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF), who opened fire on their vehicle, with dozens of gunshots. The incident happened at dawn on 15 March, in the village of Tamoun, South of Tubas city, in the Northern occupied West Bank. A father, a mother, and two of their […]
By Charlie JaayCanary catch up: momtok, manosphere and good old BBC homophobia
15 March 2026 @ 6:01 pm
Welcome back to Canary catch-up, your weekly natter about the most talked-about TV of the week. This week in between copious amounts of TV, I’ve also been enjoying some live music. Last Sunday, I saw Lily Allen perform her full West End Girl album, which was incredible, raw, feminine rage. It was also topped off […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyStarmer knew about Mandelson all along – now he must resign
15 March 2026 @ 5:53 pm
Starmer knew. And now we know Peter Mandelson was fast-tracked into government despite explicit warnings that his “particularly close” friendship with prolific paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein made him a “general reputational risk”. Keir Starmer chose to ignore red flags about a man who stayed at Epstein’s house after his conviction. And Starmer knew. Mandelson’s vetting was […]
By Rachael SwindonSettlers attack village in West Bank
15 March 2026 @ 5:52 pm
On the evening of 10 March, masked Israeli colonial settlers carried out a violent attack in the village of Hamamat al Malih, in the Northern Jordan Valley. They came back presumably to kidnap the residents Journalist and human rights activist Andrey Khrzhanovskiy, better known as Andrey X, arrived in the village to find 70-year-old resident […]
By Charlie JaayUK hospitals urged to scrap Palantir over health and human rights risks
15 March 2026 @ 5:43 pm
A coalition of leading human rights, health groups and trade unions has urged NHS England to cancel its contract with Palantir based on serious risks to the NHS. Medact has sent its new briefing document, Concerns Regarding Palantir Technologies in NHS Data Systems, to all NHS trust and Integrated Care Board CEOs. It urges them […]
By The CanaryFCC threatening news stations who report US damage from Iranian attacks
15 March 2026 @ 4:49 pm
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has threatened the licenses of news broadcasters for reporting on the damage that Iranian strikes have done to the US military. Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions – also known as the fake news – have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come […]
By HGIndigenous people blockade highway to protest destruction of their territory
15 March 2026 @ 3:31 pm
More than 100 Indigenous Ayoreo-Totobiegosode people, most of whom were forcibly contacted between 1979 and 2004, have blockaded a major Paraguayan highway in the heart of South America. They’re trying to stop the destruction of the forest where their uncontacted relatives still live. Porai Picanerai, one of the Ayoreo leaders, said: After forced contact, we […]
By The Canary