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Refugees Insist Humanitarian Organization UNHCR Disregards Their Humanity
With few or no media outlets available to them, refugees’ grievances are drowned out by the UNHCR-perpetuated narrative.
UN Human Rights Head Urges End to Violence After Troops Deployed in Colombia
Demonstrators have spent over a month in the streets over long-term conditions in the country.
Canada Is No Utopia for Advocates of Palestinian Human Rights
Canada displays a pattern of systematically silencing anyone who advocates for Palestine.
Chomsky: Protests Unleashed by Murder of George Floyd Exceed All in US History
World-renowned scholar Noam Chomsky discusses the killing of George Floyd and how the U.S. fomented a “gun culture.”
Past Year of White Nationalism Has Shown Ongoing Need for Anti-Fascist Movements
The potential of white nationalism only grows without resistance to stifle it.
Oklahoma Governor Signs Law Granting Immunity for Drivers Who Kill Protesters
The law is one in a wave of dozens of anti-protest laws that Republicans have filed just this year.
Republicans Have Introduced 81 Anti-Protest Laws in 34 States Just This Year
The bills range from criminalizing protests to granting protections to those who harm or kill protesters.
Mass Protests Led to Chauvin’s Conviction. Now They’re Being Criminalized.
GOP state lawmakers have pushed 81 new bills aimed at crushing protest in the 2021 legislative session.
Trump-Appointed Watchdog Blocked Inquiry in Attack of Lafayette Park Protestors
Joseph Cuffari often refused to investigate issues potentially embarrassing for the former president, say DHS staffers.
Oklahoma Lawmakers Pass Bill Granting Immunity to Motorists Who Kill Protesters
Republican lawmakers across the country have renewed their push to crack down on protesters.