Human rights
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Battle for the Net: ‘Neutrality’ is fundamental basis of the Internet
Battle for the Net, an internet freedom campaign joined by heavyweights of the internet industry, has succeeded in sending millions of public comments to US authorities criticizing the two-tiered internet speed system that threatens net neutrality. According to the organizers, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and members of Congress were receiving an average of 1,000…
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Armed citizen militias build up along US-Mexico border
Armed militias continue to patrol the United States-Mexico border seeking to repel any migration north, but critics warn that these self-styled ‘freedom defenders’ lingering on private land represent a powder keg that could have “disastrous” consequences. READ: Militia Vows To Take On Immigration Problem By Blocking International Bridges In Texas Near Brownsville, Texas, a group of…
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Ferguson public meeting erupts in anger and accusations
The Missouri town’s first public meeting since the shooting death of black teenager Michael Brown, 18, killed by a white police officer on August 9, turned chaotic with audience members shouting down Ferguson’s council members. Despite being held inside of a chapel, Mayor James Knowles had trouble from the start maintaining peace and order during…
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French Muslims back Middle East Christians against ISIS
The Muslim Council of France (CFCM) in a joint statement with a Christian group denounced the persecution of Middle East Christians by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and said mosques across France would pray for them this week. Although several French Muslim groups have already condemned the atrocities of the Islamic State (IS)…
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NRA goes head-to-head with billionaire Bloomberg’s anti-gun campaign
The National Rifle Association and its 5 million members are attempting to win over US public opinion in the debate over guns against the efforts of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as midterm elections approach. Bloomberg, the media magnate and former New York City mayor, has unveiled his latest attack on American gun…
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[VIDEO] Bronx man claiming police brutality, incident caught on video
A New York man says multiple police officers beat and pepper-sprayed him for no reason other than that he asked a question – and video footage seems to back him up. News of the beating comes as police unveil new training methods to limit undue force. The incident occurred about three weeks ago, on August…
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REPORT: British women form ISIS police force
Up to 60 women are believed to have joined the Al-Khansaa brigade, an all-women’s branch of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), which is believed to be based in the Syrian city of Raqqa. British females fighting with the ‘Islamic State’ militant group are operating a ‘sharia police force’ that punishes activities deemed ‘un-Islamic’, a leading…
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[VIDEO] U.S. launches new airstrikes in western Iraq against ISIS
The U.S. has launched fresh airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group in an effort to keep the Haditha Dam in western Iraq from being captured by Islamic State militants. U.S. Central Command confirmed the airstrikes in a statement issued early Sunday, saying that five Humvees, an armed vehicle, and a checkpoint were destroyed. The…
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Devil comes to Detroit: Satanic group to build temple in the motor city
The Satanic Temple, a New-York-based religious group, is to build its first chapter house in Detroit, where it will perform services such as marriages, including same-sex, and funerals. It says the sacrificing of people or animals will not take place. Detroit was picked as a location for the flagship chapter house because of its “underdog”…
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NYPD officers to begin testing body cameras this fall
The New York Police Department announced it will start outfitting dozens of officers with body cameras this fall – an effort that could potentially see the entire agency embrace the technology. READ MORE: Cop cam: Ferguson police to wear body cameras The initiative will start out small – only 60 of the NYPD’s 35,000 officers…
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UNICEF REPORT: 120 million girls, 10% are sexually abused
One in ten girls under the age of 20, or about 120 million across the globe, have been sexually abused, according to the latest conservative figures by UNICEF. The same report found that six in ten kids aged 2-14 are regularly subject to physical punishment. According to UNICEF’s report based on 190 countries, between 30…
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[WATCH] Man refuses to let cops search house without warrant, films police despite protests
A video recently uploaded to Facebook shows a man demanding a search warrant of police officers at his door who claimed the man could be harboring a criminal. Police in the US are generally required to have a search warrant to enter a home. http://youtu.be/CZh9xumD1cQ Avel Amarel, according to thefreethoughtproject.com, recorded every moment of his…
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REPORT: ISIS militants have executed up to 770 Iraqi troops in Tikrit
Islamic State militants killed up to 770 captured Iraqi soldiers after they captured a former US military base in Tikrit back in June, a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday. Three new mass execution sites have been discovered at the Camp Speicher air base near the Iraqi city of Tikrit, the…
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British ex-boxing champ defends ISIS: ‘Mr Beheaded Infidel of United Snakes of America’
A former British boxing champion has released a video, in which he shows support for the Islamic State (IS), claiming the beheadings of American journalists, Steven Sotloff and James Foley, were a form of “retaliation” and were not “unprovoked.” Mispronouncing Foley’s name as ‘Folly’ and ‘Fooly’, Anthony Small blamed Western powers for the violence being…
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[GRAPHIC VIDEO] released of Steven Sotloff being beheaded by ISIS
ABC, while not having the video, said that the video “purportedly” showed the beheading. The rest of the mainstream media is saying the same thing. Well now we know for a fact that Steven Sotloff, like James Foley, was beheaded. Some complained about showing the video, but this is naive and is irresponsible by the U.S. government…
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#Ferguson police now wearing body cameras following #MikeBrown incident
Following the shooting death of black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer, which sparked three weeks of protests and violence, officers in Ferguson, Missouri, are now wearing body cameras to film their work. There have been conflicting reports over exactly what transpired between Brown and Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson on August 9,…
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Entitlement syndrome runs rampant as fast food workers to strike for higher wages across US
Hundreds of US fast food workers from MacDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and KFC are planning a big protest on Thursday in an effort to boost the minimum wage to $15 per hour. The rally will include acts of civil disobedience. The rally was announced by Fight For 15, a union of fast food and retail workers,…
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Report: ISIS in Ciudad Juarez, plans to attack with car bombs
A newly released report from a government watchdog group alleges that ISIS terrorists are operating in Ciudad Juarez and are planning a terrorist attack on the United States with car bombs. Judicial Watch says the information was confirmed to them by high level law-enforcement and intelligence officials. The report states that intelligence officials have picked…
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Family sues Georgia police for tasering man 13 times before he died
The family of a man who died after police used a stun gun on him as many as 13 times while he was handcuffed has filed a lawsuit against the two former officers of East Point, Georgia, according to the family’s lawyer. East Point police officers repeatedly stunned Gregory Towns Jr. on April 11 after…
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ISIS Tortured James Foley, other Westerners using CIA tactics
The American photojournalist who was beheaded by Islamic State militants was also tortured using some of the same methods employed by the CIA in its controversial, post-9/11 interrogation program. James Foley was subjected to waterboarding multiple times while being imprisoned by the Islamic State, as were three other kidnapped Westerners. According to the Washington Post, several…
