Activist octagenarian nun sentenced to 35 months in prison
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...
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Pussy Riot detained in Sochi for third time in as many days
Russian police detained five members of the punk group Pussy Riot today in Sochi on suspicion of theft. The band denies the allegations and says they were beaten while in custody. Ekaterina Danilova reports....
Canadians call for change at Women’s Memorial March for missing and murdered women
For some in Canada, Valentine’s Day was one of somber remembrance and calls for change. Over the last couple decades, several thousand women have disappeared or been killed and a disproportionate number of those...
Presidential pardon in Zimbabwe seeks to ease prison overcrowding
In Zimbabwe, prison authorities began releasing inmates Monday under a presidential pardon aimed to ease prison overcrowding. President Robert Mugabe ordered the amnesty Sunday for nearly ten percent of the country’s prison population. More...
UN concerned about Turkey’s new internet law
The United Nations weighed in Thursday on Turkeys’ recently passed internet censorship and surveillance bill, calling it incompatible with the nation’s international human rights obligations. UN High Commissioner for Human Right spokesperson Rupert Colville...
Russia bans foreign adoption by singles from countries that allow same-sex marriage
Russia has passed new restrictions on foreign adoptions, this time banning all single people from countries that have legalized same sex marriage from adopting Russian children. The measure increases fears among LGBT parents that...
Discussion of nuclear power in Japan shadowed by concerns over Fukushima cleanup
The 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima led to the closure of fifty reactors and sparked a nationwide refection on the role of nuclear power in Japan. The full extent of the disaster remains unknown....
Nigeria anti-gay law faces global rebuke despite much local support
British lawmakers will consider a motion to block a prisoner transfer agreement between the UK and Nigeria that was signed last month. Just days after the agreement was inked, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed...
Farmers in Thailand demand government stop withholding payment for rice
Since mid-January farmers have been in the streets of Bangkok, protesting the government’s refusal to pay for rice held by millers. Now, as Ron Corben reports, these farmers are receiving financial backing from on-going...
Florida trial of white man accused of murdering unarmed black youth nears end
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...
