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Kenneth Roth

The Guardian

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Trump and Netanyahu’s attack on Iran is an illegal act of aggression

We shouldn’t beat around the bush: Donald Trump’s and Benjamin Netanyahu’s military attack on Iran is an illegal act of aggression. There is no...

01.03.2026 20

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Kenneth Roth

Autocracy is rising in the west. But the global south proves it’s not inevitable

There is plenty to worry about in the global contest between democracy and autocracy. Iran’s violent repression of antigovernment protests in...

26.02.2026 9

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Kenneth Roth

International humanitarian law is at risk – but it still carries weight

Is international humanitarian law (IHL), the law designed to spare civilians as much as possible the hazards of warfare, at risk of imploding? That is...

16.02.2026 70

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Kenneth Roth

Two are dead in Minneapolis. Trump is to blame

28.01.2026 9

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Kenneth Roth

Here’s how to fix America’s immigration system. Trump’s path is not the solution

21.01.2026 20

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Kenneth Roth

What would happen if every state acted like Donald Trump’s America?

14.01.2026 40

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Kenneth Roth

Trump’s Venezuela invasion sets a perilous precedent

05.01.2026 10

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Kenneth Roth

All of the deadly US strikes on alleged drug boats are murders

10.12.2025 10

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Kenneth Roth

Zohran Mamdani is rewriting the political rules around support for Israel

27.11.2025 7

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Kenneth Roth

Sam Lau on home interior tips for domestic bliss – cartoon

22.11.2025 10

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Kenneth Roth

Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin

22.11.2025 7

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Kenneth Roth

Trump’s saber-rattling in Venezuela is illegal

28.10.2025 7

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Kenneth Roth

Trump’s role in halting Gaza’s suffering was driven by self-interest. Will that be enough for him to finish the job?

14.10.2025 10

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Kenneth Roth

Trump’s attack on George Soros is the next step in the autocrat’s handbook

27.09.2025 4

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Kenneth Roth

Trump’s killing of 11 alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers sets a dangerous precedent

04.09.2025 7

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Kenneth Roth

Trump needs to understand what the war in Ukraine is really about

21.08.2025 5

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Kenneth Roth

Why the reluctance to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza?

24.07.2025 7

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Kenneth Roth

Could Trump be persuaded to save Palestinians in Gaza?

17.07.2025 4

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Kenneth Roth

Troops are now patrolling Los Angeles. This is a disaster waiting to happen

12.06.2025 5

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Kenneth Roth

Have we passed peak Trump?

03.06.2025 10

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Kenneth Roth

There is no excuse for the killing of two Israeli embassy workers

23.05.2025 10

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Kenneth Roth

What the last Trump presidency can teach us about fighting back

18.05.2025 7

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Kenneth Roth

The international criminal court should prosecute Syria’s Assad

27.04.2025 6

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Kenneth Roth

Trump wants a Nobel peace prize. Here’s how he can earn one

26.03.2025 6

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Kenneth Roth

There can be no ‘Israel exception’ for free speech

14.03.2025 10

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Kenneth Roth

How do we defend free speech – without falling prey to extremism?

21.02.2025 10

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Kenneth Roth

Even Trump can be cajoled into doing the right thing – you just have to know which buttons to press

19.02.2025 10

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Kenneth Roth

Trump’s sanctions against the ICC are disgraceful

09.02.2025 5

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Kenneth Roth

Trump’s grotesque Gaza proposal is appalling on every level

06.02.2025 10

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Kenneth Roth