Italy’s citizenship referendum: What’s at stake? | Civil Rights News
The fate of millions of immigrants is at stake as Italians vote in a two-day referendum that proposes to speed up the process of acquiring…
Trump administration threatens Columbia University’s accreditation | Civil Rights News
The Education Department accuses the Ivy League school of violating the Civil Rights Act and calls for its accreditor to take action.The United States Department…
Military air strike kills at least 20 people in northwest Nigeria | Conflict News
Amnesty International calls for an investigation into the ‘reckless’ attack in the violence-hit Zamfara state.A military air strike in northwest Nigeria has killed at least…
‘Restricted’: Nearly 7 billion people worldwide lack full civil rights | Freedom of the Press News
Just 40 countries representing 3.5 percent of the world’s population respect all civil liberties, a new study has found, warning that “democracy and human rights…
US judge says effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil likely unconstitutional | Courts News
A United States federal judge has said that an effort by the administration of President Donald Trump to deport pro-Palestine student activist Mahmoud Khalil is…
‘Need answers’: Will Sri Lanka’s Tamils find war closure under Dissanayake? | Tamils News
Mullivaikkal, Sri Lanka – On a beach in northeastern Sri Lanka, Krishnan Anjan Jeevarani laid out some of her family’s favourite food items on a…
‘Tortured’ Ugandan activist dumped at border following arrest in Tanzania | Politics News
East African rights groups condemn Tanzania, saying human right activists ‘abandoned’ at border show signs of torture.A Ugandan human rights activist, arrested in Tanzania after…
Uganda confirms military trials for civilians despite Supreme Court ruling | Courts News
President Yoweri Museveni’s government has frequently defended military trials, citing national security concerns.Uganda’s parliament has passed a controversial bill authorising military tribunals for civilians, drawing…
El Salvador arrests prominent human rights lawyer who defends deportees | Human Rights News
Ruth Eleonora López has defended Venezuelan immigrants deported to El Salvador by US President Trump’s administration.A prominent human rights lawyer known for defending immigrants deported…
Malcolm X at 100: Ibram X Kendi looks to the future | Civil Rights News
Author Ibram X Kendi on what still needs to be learned about Malcolm X’s legacy and race in the United States.A hundred years after the…
Toddler separated from mother deported from the US returned to Venezuela | Donald Trump News
Two-year-old Maikelys Espinoza Bernal was reunited with her mother in Venezuela following calls for her return.A Venezuelan toddler who was separated from her parents after…
Mali dissolves all political parties after opposition figures ‘arrested’ | Politics News
Human rights groups say politicians have been forcibly disappeared in recent daysMali’s military government has dissolved all political parties after accusations from rights groups that…
Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk says she will continue to pursue her case | Censorship News
A Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University in the United States has returned to Boston after spending more than six weeks in an immigration detention…
Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk ordered released from ICE detention | Donald Trump News
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University doctoral student detained as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestine visa holders, has been ordered to be released…
US court says student activist Rumeysa Ozturk must be sent to Vermont | Donald Trump News
The administration of President Donald Trump has continued to face setbacks in its attempts to deport pro-Palestinian student protesters, as courts probe whether the students’…
Former Tunisian PM handed 34-year sentence, rejects ‘terrorism’ charges | Politics News
Former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh and the opposition Ennahdha party have denounced the trial as politically motivated.A Tunisian court has sentenced former Prime Minister Ali…
Made in America | Child Rights
Fault Lines investigates civilian deaths in Lebanon and possible war crimes involving US-made bombs used by Israel.Made in America investigates the devastating impact of air…
In 1859, a South African declared himself emperor of the United States | History
On the morning of September 17, 1859, a “well-dressed and serious-looking man” walked into the offices of The San Francisco Evening Bulletin and – without…
‘I didn’t go’: The last Muslim man in Indian town hit by religious strife | Islamophobia
Nanda Nagar, Uttarakhand, India — Every morning at 8am, Ahamad Hasan pulls up the brown shutter of his dry-cleaning shop on the banks of the…
IRS plans to cut up to 25% of staff, starting with closing its civil rights office
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The IRS plans to cut as many as 20,000 staffers — up to 25% of the workforce — as part of layoffs…