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Armed w/ Military-Grade Weapons, Missouri Police Crack Down on Protests over Michael Brown Shooting The Missouri town of Ferguson looks like a war zone as police fire tear gas, stun grenades and smoke bombs to break up a fifth night of protests over the police shooting of unarmed African- ... Read More →

Worse Than Tiananmen? 1st Anniversary of Egyptian Army Killings of 800+ Anti-Coup Protesters One year ago today, Egyptian forces opened fire on a sit-in at Rabaa al-Adawiya Square in Cairo. Tens of thousands of people had camped in the square to protest the ouster of democratically ... Read More →

New Family Detention Centers Hold Immigrant Women and Children Without Bond as Asylum Claims Pend The Obama administration has opened two new family detention centers to hold hundreds of women and children from Central America who fled to the United States reportedly to escape ... Read More →     James Risen, Surveillance and Obama's Threat to Journalism     Headlines → Israel, Hamas Agree to 5-Day Ceasefire Extension U.S.: Siege of Mount Sinjar Broken, Rescue Mission Unlikely U.N. Elevates Warning Level for Iraq as Refugees Top 1.5 Million Ferguson Police Escalate Crackdown on Michael Brown Protests 2 Journalists Detained Covering Ferguson Protests Ferguson Police Continue to Withhold Officer’s Name; Justice Dept. Confirms Police Probes LAPD Accused of Shooting Dead Unarmed Man 2 Killed in Egypt Protests Marking 1-Year Anniversary of Rabaa Massacre U.N.: Ukrainian Death Toll Doubled over 2-Week Period