In the US, Rev Al Sharpton calls for justice in police killing of Valentina Orellana Peralta
Los Angeles, USRNS Rev Al Sharpton, speaking at the funeral of the 14-year-old fatally shot by a Los Angeles Police Department officer, recalled coming to Los Angeles 30 years ago to protest the beating of Rodney King by police. “We keep seeing LAPD get it wrong. And here we are again. How long will it […]
Russian troops to quit Kazakhstan, says President, taking aim at the elite
Nur-Sultan, KazakhstanReuters Russian-led forces will begin withdrawing from Kazakhstan in two days’ time after stabilising the Central Asian nation following serious unrest, the President said on Tuesday, in a speech that took aim at wealthy associates of his predecessor. In a video call with parliament after putting down what he has called an attempted coup, […]
Pope slips out of Vatican to visit record shop, gets CD
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis grew up listening to the opera on the radio, is a fan of Argentine tango and thinks Mozart “lifts you to God”. But it still came as a something of a shock to see the 85-year-old pontiff coming out of a downtown Rome record shop late Tuesday with a CD in […]
“A complete catastrophe”: As famine stalks Afghanistan, West urged to rescue stricken economy
EMMA BATHA, of Reuters, reports on the growing hunger crisis in Afghanistan…
In the US, hundreds sign petition asking ACNA for “survivor-centric” abuse investigation
RNS More than 350 people have signed a petition calling the Anglican Church in North America to honour abuse survivors’ wishes regarding an investigation into the handling of abuse allegations. The petition, published on Thursday by the abuse prevention advocacy group #ACNAtoo, asks that ACNA hire an investigative firm that will “search for and publish […]
Essay: How colonial-era laws are being used to shut down independent journalism in Hong Kong
In an article first published on The Conversation, academics YAN-HO LAI and YUEN CHAN look at how old laws are being employed in the crackdown on media outlets in Hong Kong…