News | Politics & Elections Republicans Refuse to Extend Voter Registration as Hurricanes Strike Southeast Civil rights groups filed emergency litigation seeking to reopen voter registration in Florida and Georgia. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout October 10, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Israel Carries Out 3 Attacks on UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon One attack on the UN Interim Force in Lebanon’s headquarters injured two peacekeepers. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 10, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Israel Has Created “Extermination Zone” in North Gaza, Advocates Warn Israel is effectively trapping hundreds of thousands in north Gaza and is systematically killing them all. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 10, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Critics May Face Repression in Azerbaijan Amid COP29, Human Rights Watch Warns The 20-page UN agreement with Azerbaijan “is replete with ... ambiguities on the protections for participants’ rights.” By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams October 10, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Voting Drop Boxes Have Become Flash Point for Election Fraud Conspiracies In Wisconsin, the State Supreme Court, local councils and right-wing activists have been engrossed with the receptacles. By Megan O’Matz , ProPublica October 10, 2024 Truthout
News | War & Peace Israel Has Killed at Least 3,100 Palestinians Under Age of 5 Since Last Year Roughly 710 children killed in Gaza between October 7, 2023, and August 31, 2024, were younger than a year old. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams October 10, 2024 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Several FL Jails in Milton’s Projected Path Refuse to Evacuate People Inside “When my son was sentenced, he was not given a death sentence,” said one parent of a person currently in jail. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 9, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Biden Ghost Gun Rule Appears Safe, as SCOTUS Justices Defend Its Reasoning The Supreme Court will issue a final ruling on ghost guns sometime around June of next year. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 9, 2024 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights DeSantis Administration Threatens News Station for Airing Abortion Amendment Ad The ad highlights how Florida's anti-abortion statute restricts abortion even in cases where a person's life is at risk. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 9, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections US Disproportionately Convicts Native People of Felonies, Harming Voting Rights Federal courts often convict Native people of felonies for crimes that tribal courts would prosecute less harshly. By Pauly Denetclaw , ICT October 9, 2024 Truthout