Monthly Archive: August 2014
Police shooting sparks a week of protests and vigils in Ferguson, MO Obama announces aid drops to end, airstrikes to continue in northern Iraq White House reverses policy on lobbyists Texas and California: Opposing...
Los Angeles Protesters Share Bonds of Anger and Frustration with Ferguson, Missouri as Hundreds Join in NMOS Vigil The fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson – and a militarized police response...
Protests and vigils which started in Ferguson, Missouri after a local police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown last weekend turned into a national call for police accountability. A moment of silence was...
The Canadian immigration detention system has come under scrutiny in recent months. Last fall, hundreds of migrant detainees in Ontario launched a 65-day hunger strike calling for an overhaul of the system. Demands for...
The White House has reversed part of its own policy banning lobbyists from serving in government positions. A rule change implemented this week could allow for private sector lobbyists to serve on almost 1,000...
Political deadlock in Iraq broke late this week when former Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki stood down from his bid to retain his post, making way for successor Haider al Abadi to form a...
A federal court in Austin heard closing arguments this week in a legal challenge to the a Texas law which would close all but seven of the state’s abortion clinics when it is due...
Protests and vigils continue for a fourth day today in Ferguson, Missouri after an unnamed local police officer shot and killed an unarmed black youth, 18-year-old Michael Brown. Police say the shooting came after...
All photos by Shadi Alqarra. Hear and read the accompanying report by Rami Almeghari.
As ceasefire talks continue in Cairo, more than 200 thousand Gaza residents remain displaced in United Nations-run schools in the coastal territory – many due to the destruction of their homes during the Israeli...