João Pedro Stedele introduces people who will carry out an indefinite hunger strike for Lula's freedom and for the resumption of democracy.  Photo: Lula Marques

Brasilia, August 1 (RHC)-- Members of social movements from different states of Brazil are on a hunger strike to protest the imprisonment of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rising poverty in their country.  ... More


U.S. judge orders all children transferred out of Texas detention center over abuse claims.  Photo: EFE

Washington, August 1 (RHC)-- U.S. Federal Judge Dolly Gee has ordered the Trump administration to transfer all children out of the Shiloh Residential Treatment Center in Manvel, Texas, due to allegations of widespread abuse in the immigrant detention center. ... More


Violence in Nicaragua is supported by U.S. and right-wing forces.  Photo: AFP

Managua, August 1 (RHC)-- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has condemned Washington's interference in his country, as violent protests have "paralyzed" the nation and disrupted plans for peaceful dialogue. ... More


Italy's Matteo Salvini attends a news conference about a trilateral meeting, during an informal meeting of EU Home Affairs Ministers in Innsbruck, Austria, July

Rome, August 1 (RHC)-- In Italy, opposition politicians accused far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini of creating a climate of hate in Italy following a spate of racist attacks that have coincided with his anti-immigration drive.  ... More


Julian Assange has been in Ecuador's embassy in London since June 2012.  Photo: Reuters

London, August 1 (RHC)-- Julian Burnside, a prominent Australian civil liberties attorney who is part of Julian Assange's legal team... More


Nora Cortinaz, leader of human rights group Madres de Plaza de Mayo, attends a protest against Argentine President Mauricio Macri.  Photo: Reuters

Buenos Aires, August 1 (RHC)-- Argentinean President Mauricio Macri has continued to defend his decree that allows military forces to engage in domestic security affairs insisting that the population will have more "peaceful" and "secure" by putting 70,000 armed force members on the streets. ... More


Robert Wilkie sworn in as new Veterans Affairs secretary.  Photo: AP

Washington, August 1 (RHC)-- U.S. Air Force reserve officer Robert Wilkie has been sworn in as the new Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.  ... More


Anti-apartheid and anti-war activist Ron Dellums dies at 82.  Photo: Democracy Now

San Francisco, August 1 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, former congress-member and anti-apartheid activist Ron Dellums has died at the age of 82.  ... More


Colombians protest on the streets the wave of assassinations of community leaders and human rights defenderes

Bogota, August 1 (RHC)-- At least 311 social leaders, rural activists and human rights defenders have been murdered throughout Colombia since the beginning of the year.... More


Beijing, August 1 (RHC)-- China said on Wednesday that “blackmail” wouldn’t work and that it would hit back if the United States takes further steps hindering trade, as the Trump administration considers slapping a 25 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.... More


Palestinian activist and campaigner Ahed Tamimi, 17, smiles during an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP) in the occupied West Bank village of Nabi Saleh

Ramallah, July 31 (RHC)-- Ahed Tamimi, a Palestinian teenage girl who gained international fame for slapping Israeli soldiers, says she was deeply changed by her eight-month sentence in an Israeli jail but regrets none of her actions. ... More


 The New York Times building in Manhattan.  Photo: AP

New York, July 31 (RHC)-- The publisher of the New York Times has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stop describing the American news media as "enemies of the people," saying it could "lead to violence" against reporters. ... More


U.S. judge to appoint independent monitor to oversee detention centers with children.  Photo: AFP

Los Angeles, July 31 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Los Angeles, federal judge Dolly Gee has mandated the appointment of an independent monitor to force the Trump administration to improve health and safety standards in immigrant detention centers that house children. ... More


Boston Globe reveals TSA domestic surveillance program "Quiet Skies"   Photo: File

Boston, July 31 (RHC)-- A Boston Globe investigation has revealed the existence of a domestic surveillance program run by the Transportation Security Authority... More


Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto and his son freed from detention.  Photo: Democracy Now

Mexico City, July 31 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Texas, Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto and his son have been released from ICE detention ... More


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