Monthly Archive: July 2016
Its officially day one of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, and plenty happened prior to the first gavel. At a Monday morning breakfast meeting, delegates from the Florida contingent booed Democratic National Chairwoman...
Turkey’s Alevi minority sees dark days ahead U.S.-led airstrikes reportedly kill more than 100 civilians in Manbij, Syria Indian troops unleash pellet guns on Kashmir protesters; hundreds blinded UK rift deepens after Scotland overruled...
Turkey’s parliament granted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping powers Thursday after declaring a three-month state of emergency as he vows to rebuild the nation’s military from the ground up. Still reeling from a failed...
The Republican National Convention wrapped up Thursday night, culminating with a speech by Donald Trump, the party’s nominees for president of the United States. FSRN’s Jacob Resneck spoke with Alice Ollstein, a political reporter for...
In Florida this week, a North Miami police officer shot a black man — lying flat on his back on the ground with his hands in the air. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. Download...
Activists from the U.S. and Latin America rallied Thursday outside the Republican National Convention in Cleveland to denounce racism and xenophobia in US politics. FSRN’s Ariel Goodman reports. Download Audio They call it the...
After a roll call vote that saw more than 700 Republican delegates cast votes for anyone but the presumptive nominee, Donald Trump was officially named the Republican candidate for the U.S. presidency Tuesday night....
All photos by Kelly Benjamin. Hear his accompanying radio report here. Click on any thumbnail to launch slideshow.
During the past two days, U.S.-led airstrikes targeting ISIS in Syria have reportedly killed more than 100 civilians trapped in and around the besieged city of Manbij. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. Download Audio...