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[ October 24, 2021 ] Darrell Issa Accused Biden Administration for Betraying Americans in Afghanistan Politics
[ October 24, 2021 ] McCarthy Requests Meeting with Biden, Cites Alarming Numbers on Southern Border Administration
[ October 24, 2021 ] Obama Supports Terry McAuliffe in Tight Governor’s Race Administration
[ October 24, 2021 ] President Biden Mocked over his Clinched Fists on Town Hall Appearance Administration
[ October 24, 2021 ] GOP’s Youngkin Promises to Ban Critical Race Theory if Elected for Governor of Virginia Administration

Syria’s Constitution Reform Drafting to Begin Today in Geneva

October 18, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Following a meeting with the government and opposition co-chairs of the Syrian Constitutional Committee who have agreed to start the process for constitutional reform, United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen informed […]

Two Thousand Police Officers Accused of Sexual Misconduct in Past Four Years in UK

October 14, 2021 Bojan Stojkovski

New data released has exposed that 2,000 police officers have been accused of sexual misconduct over only the past four years in the UK. The sexual misconducts, including rape, were routinely covered up. An investigation […]

Guterres Claims UN Does Not Have Political Agenda in Ethiopia

October 7, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A week after Ethiopia’s government has ordered the expulsion of seven senior UN officials for “meddling” in its internal affairs, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres claimed on Thursday that the organization does not have a […]

Women’s March to Protest Abortion Laws on Saturday across the US

October 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The cities in the United States will see on Saturday more than 600 “Rally for Abortion Justice” marches gathering the women and women’s rights activists in support of reproductive rights with the largest rally expected […]

Spanish NGO Apologizes over PR Stunt Advertising Russian Virgins for Sex

October 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After provoking a public and diplomatic outcry with its highly controversial campaign, the Spanish anti-prostitution charity Nueva Vida has issued an apology on Thursday for casting fictional Russian teenagers as prostitutes in its anti-human trafficking […]

Negligence at WHO Contributed to Congo Sex Abuse, Investigation Shows

September 29, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The World Health Organization was horrified to learn Tuesday from the report of the independent investigators’ probe it mandated that it is the agency to blame for clear structural failures and individual negligence in the […]

Oath Keepers Leaked Membership List Shows US Army, Gov. Email Addresses

September 28, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The transparency collective Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) shared on Monday Oath Keepers militia’s membership list featuring more than 160 official US government and military email addresses, reportedly leaked after the far-right group was allegedly […]

Americans Horrified by CIA’s Alleged Assassination Plans for Assange

September 28, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Horrified journalists, political analysts and press organizations are shocked by Yahoo News’ report that claimed the CIA under Trump’s CIA Director Mike Pompeo had planned assassinating or kidnapping WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. According to the […]

National Urban League CEO Welcomes Police Chokehold Ban

September 16, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

National Urban League CEO and former New Orleans Mayor, Marc Morial, has welcomed DOJ decision to ban police use of chokeholds, stressing at the same time Black people deserve more to be done to curb […]

UN Emergency Pledges for Afghanistan Reach $1.2 Billion

September 16, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United Nations raised more than $1.2 billion from donors in emergency pledges to help Afghanistan. The aid is meant to help 11 million Afghans facing a quickly escalating humanitarian crisis. Millions more also require […]

Record Number of Environment and Land Defenders Murdered for Second Year in a Row

September 16, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

More than two hundred activists working to protect the environment were killed globally in 2020, a record number of killings for the second year in a row. In the new report by international human rights […]

#DoNotTouchMyClothes: The Powerful Online Campaign Afghan Women Have Started to Protest the Taliban

September 15, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Afghan women have started a campaign online to protest the Taliban’s new strict dress code for female students. Using the hashtags #DoNotTouchMyClothes and #AfghanistanCulture, Afghan women worldwide are sharing photos of traditional cultural dresses. Multi-colored, […]

Broadcasters Urged by Human Rights Groups to Cancel Coverage of Beijing Olympics

September 8, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Warning them of the serious risk of being complicit in China’s plan to ‘sport wash’ its worsening human rights abuses, a coalition of human rights groups has called on major broadcaster across the world, to […]

HRC President David Fired for Advising Gov. Cuomo during Sex Scandal

September 7, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) fired its first Black president on Monday after he refused to step down following the report revealing that he had advised former Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his sexual harassment scandal, The […]

UN’s Guterres Schedules International Aid Conference for Afghanistan on September 13

September 4, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Faced with looming humanitarian catastrophe that is on the verge to happen in Afghanistan following the hastened US troops pullout and the evacuation efforts afterward, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres announced on Friday that the UN […]

UN Resumed Humanitarian Air Service to Bring Aid to Afghanis in Need

September 3, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

While the European Union members and other Western countries are trying to come to solution that would allow them to increase aid to Afghans without lending credibility to the Taliban, the UN resumed transferring humanitarian […]

IAEA Warns North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Reactor Might Be Restarted

August 30, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), whose inspectors were expelled by Pyongyang in 2009, has warned in its latest annual report on North Korea it appears that after an almost three-year pause, the country has […]

UN Security Council Deems Kabul Airport Terrorist Attack Abhorrent

August 27, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

I light of the two explosions outside Kabul airport that killed at least 110 people, including 13 US soldiers, the UN Security Council condemned on Friday the attack calling it especially abhorrent for deliberately targeting […]

WHO Reports Critical Level of Medical Supplies in Afghanistan

August 24, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

With roughly half of Afghanistan population in need of humanitarian assistance caught in the chaotic situation followed by US troops’ withdrawal, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday it’s left with only a week-worth medical supplies […]

Media Watchdog and US Newspapers Ask US to Protect Afghan Journalists

August 17, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the US on Tuesday do more to ensure the safety of Afghan journalists in the wake of the fall of the country in Taliban hands and to […]

Milan’s Postal Service Found Envelope with Three Bullets Addressed to Pope Francis

August 9, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Italian police have started an investigation after the post office workers at the Peschiera Borromeo Sorting Center in the area of Milan have found an envelope containing three 9-calibre Flobert-type bullets addressed to Pope Francis, […]

Next LGBTQ Rights Legal Battle Looms After Supreme Court Victory

June 16, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling protecting LGBT rights in the workplace sets the stage for another major legal fight over the scope of religious-rights exemptions to certain federal laws that could dilute the landmark decision’s […]

Former Trump Adviser Offers Help to Iraqis that Trump Wants to Deport – For a Price

August 28, 2017 Focus Washington

A former campaign adviser to Donald Trump is offering to testify in court on behalf of Iraqi Christians in the United States who suddenly face deportation under the Republican president – for a hefty fee, […]

Marijuana Legalization Could Gain Prominence in 2020 Election

August 14, 2017 Focus Washington

While the primary issues that will be debated in the 2020 presidential race will likely include the usual topics, jobs, infrastructure spending, national security, taxes, healthcare laws, trade, crime, immigration, and economic growth, another topic […]

Alt-right Plans ‘Free Speech’ March against Google

August 11, 2017 Focus Washington

Alt-right protesters are organizing a “March on Google” next week, after the tech giant fired an employee over discussing gender differences in the workforce, The Hill reports. The march was organized by Jack Posobiec, a […]

LGBTQ Rights Groups File Lawsuit against Transgender Military Ban

August 10, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s plan to prohibit transgender people from serving in the U.S. military has been met with a lawsuit from two LGBTQ rights groups, The Hill reports. The GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) […]

Republicans Reportedly Preparing Russian Scandal to Target Green Activists

July 24, 2017 Focus Washington

GOP House members and at least one Trump Cabinet member are pushing years-old allegations from conservative activists that Russia has funneled money to U.S. environmental groups to oppose fracking. The story has reappeared in conservative […]

Civil Rights Groups Praise States for Refusing Voter Commission Request

July 7, 2017 Focus Washington

A coalition of over 100 groups including many civil rights organizations are praising state election officials for resisting a presidential commission’s request that they turn over voter registration data, The Hill reports. The Leadership Conference […]

Free-press Groups Warn of Violence Against U.S. Media

July 5, 2017 Focus Washington

After President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted out a fake-wrestling video that showed him pummeling a person clothed in the CNN logo, free press organizations are starting to do what they never thought they’d need […]

GOP Representative Pleased with Transgender Recruits Delay, Asks for ‘Full Repeal’

July 4, 2017 Focus Washington

A Republican congresswoman who introduced an amendment to reverse the Pentagon’s transgender policy said Monday that she’s pleased with Defense Secretary James Mattis’s decision to delay the enlistment policy, The Hill reports. On Friday night, […]

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