Eileen Kinch (2024-02-26). 'Black Liturgies' book offers prayers for Black-centered spiritual liberation. anabaptistworld.org The Sunday after the murder of George Floyd, the liturgies of Thomas Cranmer weren't cutting it. In her latest book, Cole Arthur Riley describes logging in to an online Episcopal church service that day, grapes and hot Cheetos close at hand. "And I waited, knowing what I've always known: that there are days when it …

sputnikglobe (2024-02-24). Crisis Can't Be Solved in Few Hours, Macron Tells Enraged Farmers Who Stormed Agri-Fair in Paris. sputnikglobe.com French farmers stormed into a Paris agricultural fair before a planned visit by President Emmanuel Macron, protesting over costs and regulations. Shouting demands for Macron's resignation, they clashed with police, leading to at least one arrest. The protests come amidst wider discontent across Europe's farming community.

| Our Correspondent | (2024-02-25). Opp slams authorities for arresting workers. tribune.com.pk The opposition parties on Saturday lashed out at the authorities for resorting to baton charge and arresting their supporters, terming the move an "ambush on democracy and mandate", and announced observing Feb 27 as a "Black Day". | Earlier, in the day, police in Karachi took into custody dozens of workers of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as they entered the high-security Red Zone in violation of Section 144 to protest against the alleged rigging during the Feb 8 general elections. | The opposition parties announced a jo…

WSWS (2024-02-24). Federal prosecutors charge journalist with 14 felonies for sharing unaired segments of antisemitic Tucker Carlson/Kanye West interview. wsws.org Independent Florida journalist Timothy Burke is facing serious charges for accessing and sharing publicly available, but unbroadcast, video clips featuring former Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson and anti-Semite Kanye West/Ye.

WSWS (2024-02-24). Federal prosecutors charge journalist with 14 felonies for broadcasting unaired segments of antisemitic Tucker Carlson/Kanye West interview. wsws.org Independent Florida journalist Timothy Burke is facing serious charges for accessing and sharing publicly available, but unbroadcast, video clips featuring former Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson and anti-Semite Kanye West/Ye.

themoscowtimes (2024-02-24). Arrests at Moscow Protest by Wives of Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com A video published by SOTA on Telegram showed police detaining two people wearing yellow vests with "Press" written on them.

albawaba (2024-02-18). Death of Navalny 'tip of the iceberg' of Russian repression, UN expert says. albawaba.com The Kremlin's most prominent critic Alexei Navalny died on Friday in an Arctic prison, Russian officials said, a month before an election poised to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule until 2036.Navalny, 49, had been on a hunger strike since March 31 to protest against the lack of medical care he received for severe back pain and numbness in his limbs. He was transferred to a hospital in the city of Omsk on April 15, where he was diagnosed with a rare form of spinal tuberculosis. He died of cardiac arrest shortly after, according to prison authorities.Russia: Elderly woman in downtown Moscow bravely called for…

TASS (2024-02-18). Anti-government demonstrations take place in several Israeli cities, three arrested. tass.com The protest was accompanied by insults and physical violence against local police…

Reuters (2024-02-18). Alexei Navalny death: hundreds detained in Russia at memorial events, rights group says. scmp.com This is the largest wave of arrests at political events since over 1,300 were detained at protests over partial mobilisation of reservists for the Ukraine war.