U.N. calls on China to free Uighurs from alleged re-education camps
GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations’ human rights experts voiced alarm on Thursday over...
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Month: August 2018
Appeals Court Asks the Right Questions in NSA Surveillance Case
On Monday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York held argument in United States v. Hasbajrami, an important case involving surveillance under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. It is only the second time a federal...
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Rauner signs medical marijuana expansion bill allowing drug as painkiller alternative
A measure that could dramatically expand access to medical marijuana in Illinois — making it...
Read MoreOpening remarks from the CivicLab’s second Civic Harambee
Here are the opening remarks from the CivicLab’s second Civic Harambee which was held on Saturday, August 25, 2018: Remarks by Tom Tresser at the CivicLab Civic Harambee, August 25, 2018 Good morning brothers and sisters!...
Read MoreSweden’s Economy Is Getting a Lift From Migrants
Hussam Al-Homsi came to Sweden in 2015, along with hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeingunimaginable horrors in the Syrian war. Three years on, he finds himself part of a demographic group that’s at the center of the biggest...
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Chinese Cops Now Spying on American Soil and “safe cities” as a Euphemism for police state.
China is compiling a global registry of its ethnic minorities who have fled persecution, threatening to detain the families of those who don’t comply. The message: Nowhere is safe.
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Atlanta Antifa Outs County Jail Guards as Neo-Nazis, Gets Them Fired
Howard Costner and Jesse Jones were, until Monday, employed as jail guards in Spalding County,...
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‘Well-being of two million’ in Gaza at stake as emergency fuel runs dry: UN humanitarian coordinator
To avert hospital closures and raw sewage overflowing onto the streets of Gaza, the United Nations...
Read MoreHOW TECH WORKERS ARE ORGANIZING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
As tensions between tech companies and their surrounding communities in cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and Austin continue to escalate, there’s an effort underway to find meaningful, collaborative solutions. From driving up...
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UNESCO gives sustainable development a boost; designates 24 new biosphere reserves
Protecting mangroves, tropical rainforests and other biodiversity hotspots, the United Nations...
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When censorship is so over-the-top that it becomes a joke.
Disney’s Christopher Robin has been banned in China. While no specific reason was given for the...
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