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PBS Frontline Has a Documentary on Neda Agha-Soltan ندا آقا سلطان

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Posted in American Foreign Policy, Class, Documentaries, Education, Film, History, Iran, Neda Soltani, Obama Administration, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "A Death in Tehran", "Frontline", Death, Demonstrations, Dictatorship, Documentary, Iran, Iran Election 2009, Islamic Republic, Killings, Neda Agha-Soltan, Neda Agha-Soltani, Neda Salehi Agha-Soltan, Neda Salehi Agha-Soltani, Neda Soltani, PBS, Protestors, Puiblic Broadcasting System, The Basij, The Twitter Revolt, The Twitter Revolution, Twitter, ندا آقا سلطان

A (Gay, Hate) Murder in Puerto Rico

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Posted in American Foreign Policy, Chicanos/Latinos, Cooking, Crime, Hate Crimes, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, People of Color, Puerto Rico, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: Angel Rodriguez, Caguas PR, Christopher Pagan, Cidra, Cross-Dressing, Gay, Guavate, Homosexual Fear, Jorge Steven Lopez, Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, Jose Bermudez, LGBT, Pedro Julio Serrano, Self-Defense, Steven Lopez, The Black Dahlia, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

At Last Night’s Vigil for Shaniya Davis

• November 17, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Domestic Violence, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Respect", Biracial, Biracials, Bradley Lockhart, Daughter, Daughters, Family, Grief, Honorary Brother, Nancy Grace, Paying Respects, Shaniya Davis, Shaniya Nicole Davis, Sorrow, The Associated Press, The South, Vigil, White Brother, White People

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Rural Montana Had Already Lost Too Many Native Women. Then Selena Disappeared. January 21, 2020
For decades, with little public notice, Native women have gone missing or been found murdered. The search for Selena Not Afraid showed how much things had changed.
Video Reveals Unused Earthquake Aid in Puerto Rico: ‘We Are Outraged’ January 21, 2020
The governor dismissed three members of her cabinet, but some Puerto Ricans still took to the streets in protest.
Amid Tight Security, Virginia Gun Rally Draws Thousands of Supporters January 21, 2020
Some 22,000 people, many of them armed, flooded the streets around the State Capitol to protest gun control proposals from the new Democratic majority.
‘We’ve Got to Change This’: Has Dixie Highway Reached the End of the Road? January 20, 2020
In South Florida, leaders are discussing whether to change the name of Dixie Highway, which some say glorifies the nation’s racist history.
McConnell Impeachment Rules Modify Clinton Precedent January 21, 2020
The Senate Republican leader proposed impeachment trial rules that push the 1999 precedent toward President Trump’s preferences.
Man Slams Into Car Carrying 6 Teenagers, Killing 3, Officials Say January 21, 2020
The California Highway Patrol said witnesses followed the suspect to a home and alerted the authorities.
Trial Memorandum of President Trump January 21, 2020
Lawyers for President Trump filed the memo on Monday.
‘Constitutional Nonsense’: Trump’s Impeachment Defense Defies Legal Consensus January 21, 2020
The president’s legal case would negate any need for witnesses. But constitutional scholars say that it’s wrong.

The Guardian, UK

Mitch McConnell outlines proposals for speedy impeachment process January 21, 2020
Senate Republican leader denies Democrat demands for votes on witnesses to be called straight away The US Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, has unveiled proposals aimed at rushing through Donald Trump’s impeachment trial as quickly as possible, with no guarantee that witnesses or new evidence will be allowed.As Washington prepared for the impeachmen […]
Jailed British-Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert rejected Iran's offer to work as a spy January 20, 2020
Melbourne University academic rebuffed bid to recruit her in exchange for her release, letters revealIran tried to recruit the British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert as a spy for Tehran in exchange for her release, but the overture was furiously rebuffed, letters smuggled out of Evin prison reveal.Moore-Gilbert, a Cambridge-educated academic special […]
Australian man tested for coronavirus after returning from China with respiratory illness January 21, 2020
Queensland health authorities confirm man is in quarantine at home in Brisbane and they are awaiting tests after he presented with flu-like symptomsThe first case of China’s new deadly coronavirus may have reached Australia, with health authorities in Queensland confirming that a man is being monitored for the condition.The man recently returned from Wuhan, […]
US case against Huawei's Meng Wanzhou is 'fiction', say lawyers January 21, 2020
Extradition hearing begins in Canada as defence team rejects allegations that executive tried to get around Iran sanctionsThe accusations of sanctions busting against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou have been dismissed by her lawyers as “fiction” at the start of a legal hearing in Canada in which she is fighting extradition to the United States.Meng Wanzhou, t […]
Angola vows to force return of Isabel dos Santos by 'all possible means' January 20, 2020
Pledge comes as former ruler’s daughter denounces Luanda Leaks investigationCommunity bulldozed at site of Isabel dos Santos ‘masterplan’The Angolan government has vowed to use “all possible means” to force the return of Isabel dos Santos following the Luanda Leaks investigation into how the ex-president’s daughter accrued her $2bn fortune.Angola’s prosecuto […]
Isis founding member confirmed by spies as group's new leader January 20, 2020
Officials piece together profile of Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-SalbiThe new leader of Islamic State has been confirmed as Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi, according to officials from two intelligence services. He is one of the terror group’s founding members and has led the enslavement of Iraq’s Yazidi minority and has overseen opera […]
Australian Open 2020: day two - live! January 21, 2020
Updates from the conclusion of the opening round from Melbourne ParkJohanna Konta falls early Any thoughts? Email or tweet @scott_heinrich 5.28am GMT Third set: Nadal* 6-2 6-3 2-0 Dellien (*denotes server): Brilliant from Nadal, who at 0-30 down again gives Dellien a modicum of optimism before closing the game with clinical ease. Shot of the game, of the mat […]
UN report: half a billion people struggle to find adequate paid work January 20, 2020
Study also shows global unemployment due to rise for the first time in a decade Nearly half a billion people around the world are struggling to find adequate paid work, trapping individuals in poverty and fuelling heightened levels of inequality, according to a UN report.In a study published as world leaders fly into the Swiss ski resort of Davos to voice co […]

The BBC

New China virus: Fourth person dies as human-to-human transfer confirmed January 21, 2020
Authorities say two cases of infection in Guangdong were a result of human-to-human transmission.
Trump impeachment trial set to open in US Senate January 21, 2020
What we can expect in the trial starting on Tuesday, from the key players to unusual rules in place.
Trump impeachment trial: Five possible twists ahead January 21, 2020
Many believe President Trump will be acquitted in the end. But could it yet diverge from the script?
Sri Lanka civil war: Rajapaksa says thousands missing are dead January 20, 2020
The president acknowledges the fate of more than 20,000 who disappeared during the civil war.
Hundreds of US-bound migrants cross river to reach Mexico January 20, 2020
The Mexican National Guard tries to block entry to the "caravan" hoping to reach the US.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari 'floors' Anthony Joshua January 20, 2020
Photos of the boxer prostrating before the Nigerian leader have had a mixed response online.
Fake German doctor who coaxed women to electrocute themselves jailed January 20, 2020
A German man who convinced young women and girls to shock themselves on camera is given 11 years.
Sri Lanka: 'Too many twins' hinder world record attempt January 20, 2020
An event vying to be the world's largest gathering of twins hit problems thanks to a huge turnout.