2024-06-17: News Headlines

Bar Peleg (2024-06-17). Israeli police unlawfully holds 11 anti-government protesters in custody for nearly a day. haaretz.com Police submitted their request to release the protesters with restrictions early Sunday morning, yet by the afternoon only three of them were brought in for their first bail hearing as required by law. Among those arrested and later released was Haaretz photographer Itai Ron…

Lance Strong (2024-06-17). The Irony: Videos Show 'Blacks For Trump' Rally At Detroit Church Was Attended By A Lot Of White People. newsone.com Donald Trump's rally over the weekend at a Detroit church was billed as a "Blacks for Trump" event, but video footage on social media showed mostly white people in attendance.

Kate Litman (2024-06-17). The Weekly Round-Up: UK's wrongful imprisonment compensation scheme is legal and campaigners call for oversight of inquiries. ukhumanrightsblog.com In UK News A report published by the Runnymede Trust on Monday found that black people, and especially black children, are subject to disproportionate rates of strip search across all police forces in England and Wales. The report analysed Home Office data and concluded that black children are 6.5 times more likely to be subject …

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2024-06-11: News Headlines

Matthew Rozsa, Salon. (2024-06-11). Climate Change Activists Gear Up For A Summer Of Dissent. popularresistance.org "We have a series of many events," said Pumarol. "We are planning direct actions throughout the summer." | For three months starting on June 10th, they plan on shutting down the headquarter of Citibank, a financial institution that helps fund fossil fuel exploration. They also plan on staging a protest where humans dress as orcas, the iconic cetaceans that have been targeting yachts at least since November. "I think it's been a source of inspiration for many activists. We're also going to have a day where scientists are going to get arrested in front of city headquarters, and we're going to have a day where elder…

themoscowtimes (2024-06-11). Zelensky Says Russia Destroyed Half of Ukraine's Energy Capacity. themoscowtimes.com Months of Russian strikes have caused severe power shortages in Ukraine, leading to regular blackouts, President Zelensky said.

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