Worst Chemical Attack in Years in Syria; U.S. Blames Assad
By Anne Barnard and Michael R. Gordon The body of a child after a reported gas attack on Tuesday in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun in...
New York Times 1
Apr 5, 2017
The American expats breaking up indigenous communities on the Mexican 'Riviera'
By Duncan Tucker Young boys and elders head to the Mezcala hills to talk about the importance of their heritage and resisting...
The Guardian
Apr 4, 2017
Russia Moves to Ban Jehovah’s Witnesses as ‘Extremist’
Jehovah’s Witnesses gathered in a house in the village of Vorokhobino, north of Moscow, where they meet for services. Credit James Hill...
New York Times 1
Apr 4, 2017
The Netherlands Needs to Stay Vigilant Against Homophobic Violence
A gay couple was walking home in a provincial town, holding hands. They encountered a group of youths who started shouting homophobic...
Human Rights Watch
Apr 4, 2017
Australia's rate of Indigenous child removal 'unique', UN investigator says
by Calla Wahlquist The UN special rapporteur on Indigenous rights says Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people feel ‘helpless’ and...
The Guardian
Apr 3, 2017
UK police: Hate crime beating could have involved 30 people
By Danica Kirka LONDON — Authorities in London charged five people Monday over an unprovoked attack on a 17-year-old Iranian-Kurdish...
Associated Press 1
Apr 3, 2017
Neo-Nazi threats force Jewish group in Sweden to close
A Jewish community association in northern Sweden has decided to close following a series of far-right threats, seven years since it...
BBC News
Apr 3, 2017
Totem pole raised at UBC honours victims of residential schools
A 17-metre totem pole installed at the University of British Columbia is a permanent reminder of the strength and resilience of the...
The Canadian Press
Apr 2, 2017
Chechen Authorities Arresting and Killing Gay Men, Russian Paper Says
By Andrew E. Kramer MOSCOW — First, two television reporters vanished. Then a waiter went missing. Over the past week, men ranging in age...
New York Times 1
Apr 1, 2017
UK: Teenage asylum seeker brutally attacked in London
United Kingdom-- A 17-year-old boy is in serious but stable condition after being brutally attacked by a gang in the British capital for...
Al Jazeera
Apr 1, 2017
Inside the “perfect storm” of famine
Like the four countries facing extreme hunger crises today, the famine that gripped Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985 struggled for attention...
IRIN News
Apr 1, 2017
Refugees from Chechnya unsuccessfully seek refuge in Poland
Attorneys refused access to their refugee clients’ interviews with the Border Guard. Photo: Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights On a...
Euronews
Mar 31, 2017
