The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the NSA’s telephone bulk collection of telephone metadata is illegal, even under the sweeping surveillance provisions granted by Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act....
Chicago is now the first city in the U.S. to enact an ordinance ordering reparations for victims of police torture. Theresa Campagna has the story. Download Audio The emotion was palpable inside of City...
Legislative efforts to stop abuses at private residential youth camps are gaining momentum with the introduction of new bills in California and in U.S. Congress, and a new public awareness campaign. The private youth...
The French National Assembly overwhelmingly passed a measure Tuesday that would beef-up intelligence-gathering powers in the country. Four months after the attacks at the offices of Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket in Paris,...
The Nigerian military is in the midst of an aggressive campaign to take back areas held by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. As soldiers advance, they have freed hundreds of women and girls...
In yet another controversy, India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party the BJP has introduced a ban on the sale and possession of beef. Currently in effect in two states under its rule, the party plans...
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Friday morning that all six police officers involved in the arrest and transport of Freddie Gray – the 25-year old black man who died as a direct...
The local government of Dunedin, a mid-sized New Zealand city, voted to divest from fossil fuels this week. The council’s $82.5 million fund currently holds about $1.5 million in fossil fuel shares after dumping...
A group of women who had been camping out during daylight hours in front of Los Angeles City Hall ended a 15-day fast today with a bread breaking ceremony. Their aim was to get...
The Baltimore Police Department has turned over the results of their internal investigation into the death of Freddie Gray to the state attorney’s office. Maryland chief prosecutor Marilyn Mosby says the BPD probe will...
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