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Wikileaks releases database of US documents, revealing diplomacy under Kissinger in 1970s Attacks on women in Bolivia prompt protests, legislation, focus on patriarchy Activists, faith groups highlight CEOs, companies that profit from US drone...

In Montreal, activists challenge P6 anti-protest law with civil disobedience Family of imprisoned lawyer, Lynne Stewart, cite urgent health condition in renewed call for release Genetically engineered salmon prompts environmental, health concerns as FDA...

West Bank residents mourn two Palestinian youth as clashes with Israeli soldiers continue Amid rising tension in Asia, civil rights leaders invoke Martin Luther King, Jr. in calls to end militarism As response to...

Government documents show coordinating spying of Occupy encampments by local, federal agents Death of ailing Palestinian prisoner in Israel prompts protests, hunger strike Mobil clinic brings scarce health services to disputed territories in Northern...

NRA proposes government funds for armed school guards as Congress, states weigh gun safety bills Families of Guantanamo prisoners rally in Yemen, Kuwait as hunger strike spreads Russia’s raids on human rights, NGOs draw...

Detainees describe abuse in US immigration system as Congress continues work on reform plan Clean up continues in Arkansas after ruptured ExxonMobil pipe floods  residential neighborhood From the World Social Forum: Bahraini activist Mohamed...

Global arms treaty blocked at UN by Syria, Iran, North Korea EPA’s plan for cleaner fuels draws fierce lobbying from oil, gas industry Georgia passes immigration bill that could restrict access to driver’s licenses,...

Gay rights activist Lt. Dan Choi defends himself in a Washington DC court Chicago teachers and parents protest Mayor Emanuel’s plans to close dozens of schools At World Social Forum in Tunisia, local activists...

Hundreds rally outside US Supreme Court as justices hear challenge to Defense of Marriage Act In Bahrain, activists call for release of Nabeel Rajab, cite ongoing abuse in government crackdown African countries push for...

Supreme Court hears challenge to California’s Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage Hunger strike spreads at Guantanamo prison as week of protest launches in US In Canada, indigenous youth conclude 900-mile-march for aboriginal rights...