French parliament in Paris.   Photo:  EFE

Paris, April 25 (RHC)-- The French parliament has advanced an immigration bill introduced by President Emmanuel Macron that would toughen France’s immigration and asylum laws. ... More


 Far-right militants attack asylum seekers.  Photo: AP

Athens, April 25 (RHC)-- In Greece, a mob of far-right militants attacked a crowd of asylum seekers who had gathered for a peaceful demonstration on the island of Lesbos, throwing stones, bottles and flares, and sending at least a dozen migrants to the hospital. ... More


U.S. border agent Lonnie Swartz and Jose Antonio Rodriguez.  Photo: Composite file photo

Tucson, April 25 (RHC)-- In Tucson, Arizona, a federal jury has acquitted Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz on murder charges, nearly six years after he shot and killed a 16-year-old Mexican teenager. ... More


 Car loans for people of color.    Photo: Press TV

Washington, April 25 (RHC)-- The U.S. Senate has moved to end an Obama-era policy that warns auto lenders against discriminating against people of color by charging them more on auto loans. ... More


Palestinian journalist Hazem Naser.   Photo:  Google file

Ramallah, April 25 (RHC)-- In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, press freedom groups are expressing alarm over the arrest of a journalist by Palestinian security forces. ... More


For profit detention center in Georgia.  Photo:  AP

Atlanta, April 25 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Georgia, immigrants imprisoned at a for-profit detention center have filed a class-action lawsuit, claiming they were forced to work for eight dollars a day -- or less -- in violation of U.S. labor law. ... More


Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro poses for photos with residents of Bolivar state after speaking to the press at the launch of his electoral campaign.  Photo

Caracas, April 24 (RHC)-- Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela and candidate of the Frente Amplio de la Patria, the FAP -- a coalition of Leftist and progressive political parties -- kicked off his presidential campaign on Monday.... More


Smoke billows from the southern Syrian village of Hadar on November 3, 2017, as seen from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.  Photo: AFP

Damascus, April 24 (RHC)-- The Israeli military has targeted a Syrian army artillery position in the Golan Heights after claims that a mortar shell exploded close to the occupied territory. ... More


The National Liberation Army's (ELN) negotiation team.  Photo: Twitter @ELN_paz

Santiago de Chile, April 24 (RHC)-- Chile has offered to act as the guarantor of peace negotiations between the Colombian government and guerrilla organization the National Liberation Army (ELN) after Ecuador recently withdrew from the role, the Chilean foreign ministry announced. ... More


 Saudi strike on wedding in Yemen.  Photo: AFP

United Nations, April 24 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Saudi Arabia's deadly attack on a wedding ceremony in Yemen's Hajjah province. ... More


Former President Rafael Correa during an interview in Havana, Cuba.  Photo: EFE

Havana, April 24 (RHC)-- Former Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa says he is ashamed of the decision made by his successor Lenin Moreno to discontinue Ecuador’s role as a guarantor country of the peace talks... More


NASA head Jim Brindenstine.  Photo: File

Washington, April 24 (RHC)-- In the United States, a climate change denier with no scientific credentials is set to take the helm of NASA, after he was narrowly confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 50-49 vote. ... More


 Protesters arrested in Georgia anti-Nazi rally.  Photo: AFP

Atlanta, April 24 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Georgia, hundreds of militarized police officers patrolled a small rally of neo-Nazis in the Atlanta suburb of Newnan... More


Herman Bell has been in prison for 45 years.  Photo: Democracy Now

New York, April 24 (RHC)-- In New York, former Black Panther Herman Bell is poised to leave prison for the first time in nearly 45 years, after a judge rejected a lawsuit challenging his upcoming release on parole. ... More


Colombian supporters of the peace agreement with FARC.  The peace process is facing many challenges, including the murder of social leaders.  Photo: EFE

Bogota, April 23 (RHC)-- Non-governmental and social organizations in Colombia have denounced the arrest of 30 human rights advocates and social leaders in the southeast provinces of Valle del Cauca... More


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