Pink Floyd Frontman Opens Show By Exposing The Government Silencing of Julian Assange
By Jay Syrmopoulos Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters showed solidarity with Julian Assange during a concert in Berlin by unveiling a message in red text…
Human Rights
Former State Dept Anti-Trafficking Chief Admits Efforts Are Overly Focused On Sex Trafficking
By Brian Saady Marc P. Lagon directed the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the U.S. State Department from 2007 to 2009….
1984: The UK is Illegally Detaining Two Journalists, Seemingly Making Them Vanish
By Aaron Kesel The UK government is responsible for the illegal arrest, sentencing, and detainment without trial of two journalists: Julian Assange, who recently had…
“Slow Motion Genocide”: Indonesia Is Bombing West Papua — and Nobody’s Talking About It
By Darius Shahtahmasebi In May 2016, a fact-finding mission conducted by the Brisbane Archdiocese’s Catholic Justice and Peace Commission reported that West Papua was experiencing a “slow-motion…
Israel Won’t Cooperate With UN Probe on Gaza Killings
By Jason Ditz Israeli officials announced Friday that they will completely refuse all cooperation with the new UN probe into the Nakba Day killings of 61…
Gaza and Palestine 101 for Americans
By Chris Kanthan One should ask, “Why are Palestinians protesting?” before cheering for their death in Gaza. Blaming Hamas is a talking point that hides…
If Any Other Country Was Shooting Civilians Like Israel, The US Would Be Calling For Invasion By Now
By Rachel Blevins The death toll in Gaza increased dramatically on Monday as Israeli Defense Forces opened fire on thousands of Palestinian civilians, killing 41…
Ecuadorian Embassy Adds New Rules For Julian Assange — No Visitors, Phone Calls Or Internet
By Aaron Kesel WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained according to the UN for nearly 6 years in the Ecuadorian embassy. Now Ecuador…
Former CIA Analyst Turned Activist Ray McGovern Escorted Out Of Gina Haspel CIA Confirmation Hearing
By Aaron Kesel Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern who used to brief Ronald Reagan was thrown out of Gina Haspel’s confirmation hearing to become the second CIA…
Charity Worker Arrested, Facing 5 Years in Prison For Giving Starving Immigrants Food And Water
By John Vibes Humanitarian volunteer and college professor, Scott Warren, was recently arrested by border patrol for giving immigrants food and water. Warren was charged…
US Admits It “Lost” 1,500 Immigrant Children, Handed Many of Them Directly To Human Traffickers
By John Vibes According to a Senate subcommittee testimony last week, nearly 1,500 immigrant children were lost in government arranged foster homes last year, with…
A US Ally Is Literally Beheading People Over Nonviolent Drug Charges
By Carey Wedler Saudi Arabia, the United States’ main ally in the Middle East, has executed 48 people so far this year, half of them…
How the CIA’s Secret Torture Program Sparked a Citizen-led Public Reckoning in North Carolina
By Alexandra Moore, Binghamton University, State University of New York President Donald Trump’s nominee for CIA director, Gina Haspel, is reported to have overseen a…
US Intervention in Syria Will Kill Far More Children Than Assad’s Alleged Chemical Attack
By John Vibes This week, it seems that the U.S. military may be getting the green light to escalate their war in Syria, after an…