Monthly Archive: April 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions traveled to the US-Mexico border in Arizona this week, where he issued new guidelines for ramped up immigration enforcement. He ordered additional charges be brought against undocumented immigrants when possible...
Less than a week after a U.S. soldier died in combat in Afghanistan, the U.S. military struck ISIS targets with the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. Download...
As the U.S.-led offensive against ISIS in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul continues, officials are now turning their attention to taking back the city of Raqqa, in Syria – the last of ISIS’s...
Human rights groups in India have expressed concern over government’s plan to deport Rohingya refugees. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar are living in exile in India but, as Bismillah Geelani reports,...
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologized today for remarks he made Tuesday in which said even Adolf Hitler “didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons.” When given the chance to clarify, Spicer blundered...
In Mexico, families of the disappeared have been leading efforts to uncover mass graves. More than 300 bodies have been unearthed in recent weeks, and along with the bodies come hints at the answers...
A year ago, citizens of Myanmar – also referred to as Burma – saw their first civilian president take office in a government led by pro-democracy icon Aung Sang Suu Kyi. This major step...
Trump orders military action against Syrian government air base Rep. Nunes steps down from Russia probe while under investigation for ethics violations Senate Majority leader presses nuclear option button; Gorsuch confirmed Refugee facing deportation...
President Donald Trump sent 59 cruise missiles into Syria Thursday night, bypassing congressional approval for acts of war. Nell Abram has more. Download Audio President Donald Trump made his first foray into a war...
In Australia, refugee activists are stridently protesting the deportation of a 60-year-old Iraqi man after his right to appeal the rejection of his refugee status was knocked back. Activists say he is not in...