Ron DeSantis moves to permanently ban Covid mandates in Florida

[ad_1] Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis has announced a proposal to permanently ban Covid mandates in the state. In a press release issued earlier this week, DeSantis said that he has proposed legislation to “make permanent Covid freedoms in Florida”, adding that the “strong pro-freedom, anti-mandate action will permanently protectContinue Reading

‘Attack on freedom’: Israel moves to claw back state funds from critical films

[ad_1] Israel’s culture minister is attempting to revoke state funding from two documentary films dealing with the occupation of the Palestinian territories, increasing concerns that the country’s new hard-right government will follow through on promises to crack down on dissenting voices. The minister, Miki Zohar, of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling LikudContinue Reading