By John W. Whitehead | Rutherford Institute | March 19, 2019 The absurd cruelties of the American police state keep reaching newer heights. Consider that if you kill a police dog, you could face a longer prison sentence than if you’d murdered someone or abused a child. If a cop kills your dog, however, there […]
teleSUR | March 19, 2019 A Costa Rican Indigenous Bribri land rights activist was shot and killed late Monday night in his home in Salitre territory. Indigenous land rights defender Sergio Rojas was assassinated by armed gunmen who shot the activist as many as 15 times at around 11:45 pm in his home, according to his neighbors, in southern Costa Rica. Rojas was […]
By Ramona Wadi | MEMO | March 14, 2019 One outcome is certain when it comes to the forthcoming Israeli elections – Gaza will remain a top target for the new government. Amid the sparring between contenders for the elections, former IDF chief Benny Gantz declared he would implement Israel’s policy of targeted assassinations against […]
By CJ Werleman | American Herald Tribune | February 28, 2019 Last Friday, Yousef a-Dava, a 15-year old Palestinian boy was shot and killed by Israeli snipers, becoming the 48th child slain in Gaza by Israeli security forces since the Great Return March began nearly 12 months ago. “He was peacefully protesting for a better […]
Sputnik – 27.02.2019 The official investigation into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Patrick Finucane, one of the most notorious killings of the Troubles, was ineffective and failed to meet human rights standards, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. In a unanimous judgment, five justices said the investigation carried out by Sir Desmond de Silva […]
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network – February 22, 2019 Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network condemned the executions carried out by the Egyptian regime against 9 Egyptian youths, calling for an end to the “systematic and continuous repression and killings by the fascist regime of General Abdel-Fattah Sisi.” “What is happening in Egyptian prisons is systematic […]
By Jonathan Cook | The National | February 13, 2019 You might imagine that a report by a multinational observer force documenting a 20-year reign of terror by Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers against Palestinians, in a city under occupation, would provoke condemnation from European and US politicians. But you would be wrong. The leaking […]
Sputnik – February 13, 2019 Upon the adoption of a new legislation, Home Secretary Sajid Javid said that the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act “gives the police the powers they need to disrupt plots and punish those who seek to do us harm.” The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 has received Royal Assent on 12 […]
IMEMC News – February 11, 2019 Following an investigation by the Israeli military into the killing of a Palestinian motorcycle rider on February 5th, and the severe wounding of his passenger, the military was forced to admit that their initial claim that the young man had explosives was a false claim. Abdullah Faisal Omar Tawalba, […]
RT | February 10, 2019 Disturbing bodycam video shows Arizona cops tasering a man 11 times, including on the testicles, as his horrified family scream for them to stop. The police are now being sued for “excessive force and torture.” The nightmare tasering began when Glendale police officers approached a vehicle for a signal turn […]
