Monthly Archive: February 2016
The armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon ended today with the surrender and arrest of the final four holdouts. It came after a bizarre night of livestreamed audio which...
Yet another journalist based in the Mexican state of Veracruz has been murdered. FSRN’s Shannon Young reports. Download Audio Authorities confirmed the death of Veracruz-based journalist Anabel Flores Salazar Tuesday afternoon after relatives identified...
The U.S. Supreme Court took historic action Tuesday when they granted a temporary stay on implementation of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, which includes rules governing greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants. The...
All photos by Hannah Leigh Myers. Hear/read the accompanying audio report. Click any thumbnail image to launch slideshow.
In Syria, government forces backed by Russian airstrikes are driving rebels from their stronghold in the northern countryside. That’s causing a new wave of refugees now massing on the Turkish border. The huge swell...
A 45 percent price hike in electricity rates is sparking protests across Nigeria. Many Nigerians scoff at being charged more for sub-par power service. Nigeria suffers frequent power failure and many of its citizens...
Trans-Pacific Partnership signed in New Zealand; protesters include indigenous Maori U.S. Congress begins hearings on water crisis in Flint, Michigan Climate change and human activity wipe Bolivia’s second-largest lake off the map At least...
After five years of secret negotiations, diplomats from 12 countries signed the massive Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement Thursday in Auckland, New Zealand. Proponents say the trade agreement that binds 40 percent of the world’s...
All photos by Robin Dianoux. Hear/read the accompanying audio report by Carla Green. Click any thumbnail image to launch slideshow.