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Mexico irked by Pope Francis’ choice of word ‘Mexicanization’
“Hopefully, we are still in time to avoid the ‘Mexicanization.’ I was talking to some Mexican bishops and it’s a terrible situation,” Francis allegedly wrote. Mexico’s chief diplomat took offense…
Police Kill Boy During Protest in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela — A police officer shot and killed a teenage boy during an antigovernment protest in the restive Venezuelan city of San Cristóbal on Tuesday, officials said, as tensions…
An Embedded Photographer Empowers the Poor
Credit Shalmon Bernstein Credit Martin Lehmann Credit Sam Phelps Credit “I think we are poor because we were born into a poor family and once again, without education, land, fishing…
Prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah sentenced to 5 years
The case dates back to November 2013 when the controversial protest law was issued by the government. Dozens demonstrated against the military trial of civilians outside the Shoura Council where…
Egyptian Court Sentences Activist to 5 Years in Prison
CAIRO — An Egyptian court sentenced an icon of the country’s 2011 revolt to five years in prison Monday, showing authorities’ determination to continue to stifle dissent despite promises by…
Egyptian Court Sentences Activist to 5 Years in Prison
CAIRO — An Egyptian court sentenced an icon of the country’s 2011 revolt to five years in prison Monday, showing authorities’ determination to continue to stifle dissent despite promises by…
Men support women’s rights in Turkey… by wearing miniskirts
The Twitter hashtag #OzgecanAslan prompted thousands of tweets, with many women posting photos of themselves clad in black. And in recent days, #ozgecanicinminietekgiy, translated as “wear a miniskirt for Ozgecan,”…
Hundreds Protest Fatal Police Shooting In Washington
A protest held here Saturday over the police killing of a Mexican-born apple picker had the air of a mournful family picnic. About 500 people gathered at a park to…
Turkish Students And Teacher Protest Increase Of Religion In Schools
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of students and teachers across Turkey have boycotted school to protest the government’s moves to increase Islamic teachings in education. – Some students in the…
Protest Held After San Francisco Archbishop Tells Teachers To Follow Church Teachings
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — About 100 people attended a vigil outside the Roman Catholic cathedral in San Francisco on Friday to protest the local archbishop’s move to require teachers at…
Shots Fired During Protest Against Charlie Hebdo in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan — Gunfire erupted Saturday at a demonstration in Kabul where several hundred people had gathered to protest the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in the satirical…
Fully occupied? Hong Kong’s protest hotel
Tucked away in an apartment building on a quiet side street of Hong Kong’s busy Causeway Bay district, this small hotel is a shrine to the Umbrella Revolution. Freelance translator…
Glenn Beck Explains Why ‘Selma’ Was Actually Snubbed At The Oscars
Following the news that “Selma” — the historical drama charting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s protest marches in 1965 Alabama — was snubbed for a number of Oscar nominations, many…
Why ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ resonates despite unclear evidence
Or would the evidence corroborate Wilson’s version of events: that Brown charged him with his left hand balled in a fist and his right in the waistband of his shorts,…
Protesters and police spar in Hong Kong
Police clashed with activists at the main Hong Kong pro-democracy protest site Monday morning after a violent nighttime standoff when protesters surrounded government headquarters in the city’s Admiralty district. Authorities…