Monthly Archive: August 2014
Protests in Ferguson, Missouri continue; Michael Brown’s family prepares for his funeral From Ferguson to L.A., protests demand police accountability Journalist James Risen: will he be jailed for not revealing source? Iraq: ISIS beheads...
Protests after the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson – head into a third week in Missouri. Among other demands, the protesters are calling for full disclosure of...
Fighting resumed between Israel and Hamas this week in the Gaza Strip. Rocket fire and airstrikes early in the week were followed by targeted assassinations of Hamas leadership, including an attempt on military chief...
While President Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder have asked this week for law enforcement in Ferguson, Mo., to not jail reporters for doing their jobs, press advocates are asking the administration and...
The protests in Ferguson, Missouri have brought militarized policing policies and how they can encroach upon the free exercise of constitutional rights into focus. In response to multiple legal irregularities surrounding the fatal shooting...
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon today ordered National Guard forces to begin a gradual withdrawal from Ferguson, citing improvement in the on-the-ground situation. The order comes after a visit to Ferguson and St. Louis yesterday...
In a video released Tuesday by Islamic State militants, a man claiming to represent the group executed US journalist James Foley. The National Security Council says the video is authentic. Foley, who was abducted...
A human-rights activist in India who’s been on hunger strike for nearly 14 years and in police custody for much of that time may soon be free. An Indian court today ruled that charges...
Fighting in northeastern Nigeria between Boko Haram militants and the country’s armed forces has displaced around 400 thousand people this year alone. That’s according to the most recent estimate from Nigeria’s National Emergency Management...
Activists opposed to Israeli government policies towards Palestinians blocked the shipment of Israeli cargo in Oakland this past weekend. Organizers say it’s a move to put economic pressure on Israel to stop military strikes...