Monthly Archive: July 2016
At least 45 people have died in police firing on protesters in Indian administered Kashmir. The unrest began July 9, after Indian troops killed a popular militant commander Burhan Wani. Government estimates say at...
Divisions within the United Kingdom widened this week after the British parliament overruled Scottish objections to replace Britain’s fleet of Trident submarines to upgrade the country’s nuclear arsenal. FSRN’s Jacob Resneck explains. Download Audio...
Three more police officers are dead in ongoing violence sparked by racial tension between police and communities of color across the country. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. Download Audio A lone gunman opened fire...
Mass purges are underway in Turkey as nearly 9,000 members of the police, military and judiciary have been rounded up in less than 48 hours after a faction of the military tried to topple...
The Republican National Convention officially kicks off Monday. Protesters have been on deck for days amid ramped up security in the host city Cleveland. But despite a plea by the city’s police union to...
Bastille Day attack in Nice kills at least 84 Trump taps Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as VP candidate Funerals for officers slain continue through the week Funeral for Philando Castile draws hundreds to Minnesota’s...
Demands for policing reform and accountability are growing, as protesters stayed in the streets and mourners turned out to remember the seven people slain last week in spiraling racial violence across the United States....
U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump names his vice presidential pick just days after Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. Download Audio The deadly violence in Europe Thursday night caused...
In the wake of the the police killings of two black men and the sniper attack that killed five Dallas area police officers last week, Black Lives Matter demonstrations swept the country. FSRN’s Lena...
An attack in France kills scores of Bastille Day revelers. Nell Abram has more. Download Audio Amateur video captured the horrific sights and sounds in France late Thursday after a semi truck plowed through...