November 10, 2018 Burma doubles down on claims to justify treatment of Rohingya minority Repatriation efforts for Rohingya Muslims who have fled from Burma to Bangladesh in the face of alleged ethnic cleansing – even genocide – at the hands of the Buddhist-majority Burmese military are slated to begin this month. However, much of the international community and human rights groups have expressed grave concern that a return is only a recipe for further persecution. Yet even as allegations of widespread abuse pile up, the government of Burma – officially now known as Myanmar – and its permanent representative to the United Nations are doubling-down with the narrative that they are merely attempting to stop violent Islamic “extremism” from spreading.
August 16, 2018 Trump on US pastor jailed in Turkey: 'We will pay nothing for the release of an innocent man' The American pastor jailed in Turkey on espionage and terrorism-related charges was praised by President Trump on Thursday who called him “a great patriot hostage” -- and said the U.S. would “pay nothing for the release of an innocent man.”
June 13, 2018 Trump's Singapore summit, a first step, being trashed by many pundits On this, perhaps, we can all agree: It is better that President Trump is talking to Kim Jong Un than exchanging threats over nuclear war.
May 3, 2018 Illinois Senate passes bill that requires LGBT history in public schools The Illinois Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would require public schools in the state to teach lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) history, as well as use inclusive and “non-discriminatory” textbooks.
April 15, 2018 US to hit Russia with new sanctions after Syria airstrike, Haley says The Trump administration will levy new economic sanctions against Russia over its support of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday.
April 4, 2018 Miguel Diaz-Canel, Raul Castro's likely successor in Cuba, favors hard line against US and dissidents On April 19, for the first time in almost 60 years, Cuba will have a leader whose last name is not Castro.
February 6, 2018 As Venezuela spirals downward, Utah man languishes in prison Joshua Holt remains imprisoned in Venezuela, with no sign of an end to his plight.
January 30, 2018 What is Guantanamo Bay? Since its opening, the Guantanamo Bay detention center has imprisoned nearly 800 people.
January 15, 2018 Pence promise fulfilled: US changes rules on the UN to help Christian and minority victims of 'genocide' in Iraq Help appears finally to be on the way to thousands of desperate Christian, Yazidi and other minority refugees in northern Iraq, more than two months after Vice President Mike Pence promised last October 25 to “stop funding ineffective relief efforts at the United Nations” and “provide support directly to persecuted communities through USAID.”
November 28, 2017 China sentences Taiwan activist to 5 years in prison for 'subversion of state power' A Taiwanese activist was sentenced in China to five years in prison Tuesday for holding lectures online and assisting the families of jailed dissidents in a sign of how Beijing's crackdown on human rights extends beyond its borders.