Monthly Archive: April 2011
The Syrian government’s vicious crackdown continues as the US announces limited sanctions against members of the regime The bid to free Khaled Sid-Mohand, an FSRN contributor detained by Syria’s authorities Riots break out in...
As Syria’s crackdown continues, more than 200 lawmakers resign from the government in protest Argentina’s Qom-Toba community call for an end to repression and discrimination of indigenous people Across the US growing concern about...
Growing international condemnation of Syrian government In Bahrain, hundreds remain in detention after crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations Libya’s indigenous Berbers fighting in the uprising against Colonel Gaddafi In the US, protestors demand better conditions...
Syrian security forces conduct house to house searches, arrests and random shootings Victim of torture in Syria talks about his experiences 25 years after Chernobyl, the ongoing impact of the world’s worst nuclear accident...
Wikileaks begins publishing secret files on the Guantanamo Bay prison The US considers sanctions as the Syrian government’s crackdown on civilians continues to escalate NATO airstrikes hit Gaddafi compound in Tripoli Civil rights advocates...
In Syria, dozens of people are dead in the bloodiest government crackdown on protesters since the uprising began As Yemen’s President Saleh continues to refuse to step down, women are leading the protests to...
Human rights advocates condemn the repression of peaceful protesters in Iraq Honduran community radio broadcasters face death threats and shootings Texas psychologist reprimanded for tests that approved death row inmates for execution The challenger...
France and Italy send military advisors to Libya as civilians continue to flee the violence Oil drilling worker safety one year after the BP spill disaster in the Gulf The ongoing impact of the...
Syria’s government lifts state of emergency after shooting and killing peaceful protestors The Gulf Cooperation Council and the crackdown in Bahrain The Gulf Coast resident who’s walked to Washington DC to raise awareness about...
Trial of El Salvadoran general accused of torture opens in Florida France stops Tunisian migrants at Italian border Thousands of young people rally in Washington in support of clean energy On Tax Day, US...