While National Newswatch does not keep an archive of external articles for longer than 6 months, we do keep all articles written by contributors who post directly to our site. Here you will find all of the contributed and linked external articles from Irwin Cotler.
On Jan. 20, 2026, Mark Carney delivered a speech at Davos that was deservedly lauded around the world. The prime minister’s address struck a chord both domestically and globally, for two primary reasons. Article content First, he was clear-eyed and candid about the evolving global landscape, in which international institutions are being corroded and even our greatest allies can become...
In the wake of the horrific antisemitic terrorist attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney – in which 15 people were murdered and more than two dozen injured – politicians and other public figures commenced the now-typical routine of issuing condemnations. The routine began after the unspeakable mass atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023 – the worst antisemitic...
Canada must stand by the Iranian public and political prisoners as the Islamic Republic intensifies its crackdown on human rights
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Cabinet is barely appointed — but it already needs to make a history-making decision. As G7 host this week, will Canada push to save Ukraine, defend Canada’s national security, and strengthen both international law and Canada’s international credibility? Or will it be complicit in an unprecedented bailout of Russia, an imperialist regime intent not simply on...
“I don’t think there are many things more important than saving human lives.” These were among the first free words spoken by Russian-British dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, after two years of torturous imprisonment in a Siberian gulag. The beaming smiles of his wife Evgenia and their children as they listened to Vladimir on a phone call in the Oval Office were...
Russian democratic opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza’s health is failing. As he languishes in solitary confinement in a Siberian penal colony, his doctors warn that he will not survive another year without proper medical treatment, which Vladimir Putin’s regime is denying as part of a slow-moving, torturous assassination. Now, Mr. Kara-Murza is slated for yet another arbitrary transfer nearly 3,000 kilometres...