On the night of February 23–24, 1991, soldiers of the 4th Rajputana Rifles entered the villages of Kunan and Poshpora in Kupwara district in what was described as a routine cordon-and-search operation. By that point, such operations had become embedded in everyday life across Kashmir. Villages were sealed. Men were assembled outdoors for identification. Homes were searched through the night. The stated objective was counterinsurgency. The practical effect was the visible performance of (…)

The former first General Delegate of Palestine to the European Union, Leïla Shahid, has died at her home in southern France at the age of 76. It can happen that a death sounds the bell for all humanity, and that is true of the disappearance of Leïla Shahid, writes Mediapart co-founder and former publishing editor Edwy Plenel in this op-ed article. She was not only the voice of a cause, but also that of its universality, he says, and her suicide on February 18th was in large part an ultimate (…)

D'abord radiée par les Hôpitaux de Paris, Majdouline B. avait été réintégrée par la justice. Après sa suspension pour huit mois dans la foulée, le tribunal vient de donner raison à son employeur en référé. L'affaire doit encore être jugée sur le fond. Cette fois, l'infirmière Majdouline B. n'est pas parvenue à se faire entendre du tribunal administratif. Dans une décision rendue mercredi 18 février, il n'a pas voulu suspendre la sanction de huit mois d'exclusion prononcée par son (…)