FSRN Weekly Edition – March 11, 2016
UN refugee agency criticizes EU draft deal to deport and swap refugees with Turkey Turkey’s President on Int’l Women’s Day: “a woman is above all else a mother” Anti-LGBT discrimination bills advance in state...
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FSRN Weekly Edition – March 4, 2016
Internationally recognized rights defender Berta Cáceres murdered in Honduras Guatemalan court hands down landmark sentence against military figures in Sepur Zarco case Refugee camp on Greek-Macedonian border grows exponentially as Macedonia limits crossings Chaos...
FSRN Weekly Edition – February 26, 2016
Congress takes a fresh look at updating and overhauling electronic communications law Digital privacy advocates rally in support of Apple’s resistance to override iPhone security feature for FBI Obama announces plan to close Guantanamo...
FSRN Weekly Edition – February 19, 2016
UN gains access to besieged Syrian towns to distribute aid, ceasefire talks postponed Multiple hospitals attacked in northern Syria, UN envoy arrives unannounced Student protests in India gain momentum following student arrests on sedition...
FSRN Weekly Edition – February 12, 2016
Russian-backed airstrikes against Syrian rebels causes new wave of refugees into Turkey Women’s rights groups in India mark Valentine’s Day by campaigning against gender-based violence Nigeria passes the cost of falling oil prices onto...
FSRN Weekly Edition – February 5, 2016
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...
FSRN Weekly Edition – January 29, 2016
Armed takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge winds down Obama slashes solitary confinement in federal prisons SCOTUS ruling gives second chance to prisoners sentenced to life as juveniles Florida legislature takes up several bills...
FSRN Weekly Edition – January 22, 2016
Questions of accountability and long term effects loom over Flint water crisis Massive gas leak continues to spew methane into Southern California skies DOI to assess coal mining on federal lands for first time...
FSRN Weekly Edition – January 15, 2016
UN aid workers confirm widespread starvation in three blockaded Syrian towns Turkish police arrest more than a dozen peace petition-signing academics Cologne assaults embolden far-right groups in Germany U.S. faith groups and some local...
FSRN Weekly Edition – December 25, 2015
Texas grand jury opts not to indict Waller County jail personnel in Sandra Bland death St. Petersburg, Florida joins carbon divestment movement Economic blockade at India-Nepal border stretches into third month amid protests Full...
