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![Protesters hold signs in front of the Duty Free Americas headquarters in South Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_1006-dfa-protest-1-400x300.jpg)
Boycott Duty Free Americas: Don’t Buy Airport Goods That Fund Israeli Settlers
The owners of the DFA duty-free shops have donated millions to Israeli settler organizations in the West Bank.
![Attorney Steven Donziger, second left, is seen at a rally held in front of the Manhattan Court House ahead of sentencing in a contempt case in New York City on October 1, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_1005-steven-donziger-400x300.jpg)
Human Rights Attorney Sentenced to Prison After Winning Case Against Chevron
A pro-Chevron judge sentenced Steven Donziger to prison for refusing to hand Chevron confidential client communications.
![People participate in the "Every Child Matters" march to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Montréal, Canada, on September 30, 2021. The mobilization is part of the "Every Child Matters" movement to commemorate the victims of Residential Schools, the last of which closed in 1996 in Canada.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/GettyImages-1235611474-400x300.jpg)
Thousands Mark Day for Indigenous Children Who Suffered in Residential Schools
Calls are growing for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the U.S. on residential schools.
!["Free Donziger" rally held in front of the Manhattan Court House as the Attorney Steven Donziger faces sentencing in a contempt case after he refused to disclose privileged information about his clients to the fossil fuel industry, in New York City, on October 1, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/GettyImages-1235627359-400x300.jpg)
Judge Tied to Chevron Sends Lawyer Who Sued Oil Giant to Prison for 6 Months
Steven Donziger had been under house arrest for a suit filed decades ago against Chevron for polluting the Amazon.
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US Media Have Distorted Narratives on Haiti Since 1804. It’s Still Happening.
The treatment of the hundreds of Haitians at the border is cruel, inhuman, undignified and racist.
![Julian Assange speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador on May 19, 2017, in London, England.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0927-julian-assange-400x300.jpg)
New Report Says Trump’s CIA Considered Kidnapping or Assassinating Assange
The report cited conversations with more than 30 former U.S. officials.
![Mansoor Adayfi: I Was Kidnapped as a Teen, Sold to the CIA and Jailed at Guantánamo for 14 Years](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/MansoorAdayfi-Artwork-400x300.jpg)
I Was Detained in Guantánamo for 14 Years After Being Kidnapped and Sold to CIA
“The purpose of Guantánamo wasn’t about making Americans safe,” says former Guantánamo detainee Mansoor Adayfi.
![Rep. Cori Bush speaks at a podium](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0921-cori-bush-400x300.jpg)
Cori Bush Introduces Bill to Circumvent Supreme Court Ban on Eviction Moratorium
The Keeping Renters Safe Act would direct HHS to implement a new eviction moratorium through the pandemic.
![Refugees who fled Afghanistan walk through the terminal to board buses that will take them to a processing center at Dulles International Airport on August 31, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/GettyImages-1234983433-400x300.jpg)
Inflated Housing Costs Are Shutting Afghan Refugees Out of Communities
As Afghan refugees arrive in the U.S., many are left without proper housing and few resources to get settled in.
![Paramilitary forces patrol the grave of Syed Ali Shah Geelani.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/1630689393774-400x300.jpg)
Kashmir Plunged Into Internet, Phone Blackout After Death of Resistance Leader
Many in Kashmir see the blackout as an effort to prevent collective mourning following Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s death.