Monthly Archive: June 2014
Toronto, Canada hosted an international conference on LGBTI affairs known as World Pride. This year, attention was given to formulating an international response to homophobic laws that have taken effect recently in Uganda. Kristin...
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that some private companies can use religion as an argument to refuse to pay for certain types of contraception mandated by the Affordable Health Care Act....
U.S. resumes military aid to Egypt despite outcry over imprisoned journalists Supreme Court rules police need warrants to search cell phones Immigration detainees in Ontario boycott administrative review process Thousands face water shut-offs in...
The city of Detroit is cutting off water services to thousands of residents who are overdue on their bills. The move is just one of several austerity measures implemented in Detroit since an emergency...
Click on any thumbnail to launch slideshow. All photos by Robin Dianoux. Hear and read Carla Green’s report here.
Over one hundred migrants detained in Ontario, Canada are boycotting their chance for release by refusing to participate in the process of administrative review of their cases. Migrant detainees involved in the boycott include...
Most of Chile’s public school students don’t have classes today. That’s because the Colegio de Profesores, the largest teachers’ union in the country, is on strike and holding marches in all of the country’s...
The US Supreme Court handed down a unanimous ruling today that requires police to get a warrant before they can search the contents of an arrestee’s cell phone. The case, Riley v. California, stemmed...
All photos by Andalusia Knoll. Hear and read Sam Cowie’s report.
The World Cup continues in Brazil, but for 5000 homeless workers in São Paulo, there is a different reason to celebrate. Since May, the workers have occupied a space of land less than three...