Activists in Florida have been pushing back against the state’s “stand your ground” law as lawmakers in other states – like Ohio and Georgia – contemplate implementing or expanding upon the measure. Florida’s “stand...
Immigration detainees at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington began a hunger strike last week to protest conditions at the facility. At the start of the action, ICE confirmed to the Associated Press...
Environmental activists are once again raising concerns over a proposed hydropower dam on the 4,300 kilometer Mekong River’s lower region in Southern Laos, near the border with Cambodia. The Don Sahong Hydropower project, one...
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. The former leader – charismatic to some, controversial to others – governed the country through profound socioeconomic policy changes which included...
Violent anti-government protests over the last two weeks in Venezuela have led to six dead and dozens injured. Many international media outlets have portrayed opposition protesters as a democratic resistance movement. President Nicolas Maduro...
Several conservation groups told the National Marine Fisheries Service Wednesday they intend to sue because the federal agency has not done enough to protect sea turtles. The environmental organizations say that harvesting shrimp in...
An 84-year old nun asked a U.S. District judge to show her no leniency at a sentencing hearing Tuesday in Tennessee. But counter to her wish to serve her fellow prisoners for the rest...
Bahraini activist Zainab al-Khawaja was released from prison Sunday after serving nearly a year on charges related to her participation in pro-democracy protests. The daughter of a prominent dissident, Khawaja became an international go-to...
Closing arguments begin Wednesday in the Florida trial of a white man accused of murder in the 2012 killing of an unarmed black youth during a dispute about loud music. Michael Dunn is charged...
A Pakistani freelance journalist and drone victim who was slated to travel to Europe this week to speak before three national parliaments is missing. Witnesses say armed men – some of them in police...
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