US Political Prisoner Update
By Janet Phelan In a recent US government human rights report, the US voiced sharp criticism of China’s treatment of human rights lawyers and dissidents….
Human Rights
Orlando: Deeper Than Terrorism
By Devon Douglas-Bowers The recent shootings in Orlando are, without a doubt, a terrorist attack. However, it is not the terrorism that so much of…
Newly Released Torture Documents Reveal Further Depravity
By Derrick Broze The CIA has released 50 new documents relating to post-9/11 torture and rendition practices. On Tuesday the Central Intelligence Agency released 50…
New CIA Documents Reveal More Horrors of President Bush’s Torture Program
By Nadia Prupis The CIA on Tuesday released dozens of documents detailing its torture and rendition program under the Bush administration, from the horrific treatment…
Israel Just Cut Off Water to Palestine During Ramadan Leaving Tens of Thousands Thirsty
By Matt Agorist Since 1967, Israel has drastically limited the amount of water flowing to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Israelis, including settlers, consume five…
New York Just Launched a Blatantly Unconstitutional Attack on Your Freedom of Speech
By Michaela Whitton New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has launched what has been described as a blatantly unconstitutional attack on freedom of speech. He has…
It’s Time to Humanize the Syrian Refugee Crisis
By Derrick Broze The ongoing civil war in Syria has contributed to a mass exodus of people leaving their homes in pursuit of safety and…
UN Finally Blacklists Saudi Arabia for the Wholesale Slaughter of Children Using US-Supplied Bombs
By Claire Bernish A child is killed in Yemen every four hours — but partly because 60 percent of those deaths in 2014, alone, were…
Syrian Analyst, Afraa Dagher, To U.S.: “Is It Normal To Kill Kids, Women? Is This Normal For You?”
By Brandon Turbeville After a series of coordinated suicide bombings rocked the Syrian coast, killing over one hundred innocent civilians, Syrians are becoming even more…
Extrajudicially Held Guantanamo Detainee to be Released
By Stephen Lendman Guantanamo remains a black hole of US extrajudicial viciousness, hundreds of innocent men and boys (all Muslims, most sold for bounty) held…
War on Whistleblowers: Manning Appeals Unprecedented 35-Year Prison Sentence
By Michaela Whitton One of the world’s most well-known whistleblowers, Chelsea Manning, has launched a formal appeal against her 35-year sentence. Arguing her punishment is…
United Nations Official Calls for Protections for Indigenous Women
By Derrick Broze The United Nations special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous people is calling attention to the violence faced by indigenous women and…
Will Americans Ever Know the Full Truth About CIA Torture?
By Derrick Broze The D.C. Circuit court has affirmed a federal judge’s decision to keep the Senate report on CIA torture classified and the CIA…
CIA “Accidentally” Deleted and Destroyed Its Only Copy of Senate Torture Investigation
By Andrew Emett As the government continues to suppress the entire 6,700-page Senate Torture Report, the CIA inspector general’s office recently admitted to “mistakenly” destroying…