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  • Filipino Activist Walden Bello Speaks Out After Arrest Just Weeks After Marcos Jr. Inauguration

    12 de agosto, puesto en línea por webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)
    We speak to Walden Bello, the longtime Filipino activist and former vice-presidential candidate. He was arrested Monday on “cyber libel” charges, which he says was just a tactic by the new administration to suppress his vocal criticism of them. The arrest took place just (...)

  • Saudi Spying Inside Twitter Led to Torture & Jailing of Saudi Man Who Ran Anonymous Satirical Account

    12 de agosto, puesto en línea por webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)
    A jury in California has convicted a former worker at Twitter of spying for Saudi Arabia by providing the kingdom private information about Saudi dissidents. The spying effort led to the arrest, torture and jailing of Abdulrahman al-Sadhan, who ran an anonymous satirical Twitter account. His (...)

  • Afghanistan: The Taliban Cracks Down on Women’s Rights as U.S. Sanctions Worsen Humanitarian Crisis

    12 de agosto, puesto en línea por webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)
    One year after the Taliban seized power again in Afghanistan, we look at the new government’s crackdown on women’s rights while millions of Afghans go hungry. We speak to journalist Matthieu Aikins, who visited the capital Kabul for the first time since the U.S. evacuation (...)

  • Headlines for August 12, 2022

    12 de agosto, puesto en línea por webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)
    AG Merrick Garland Calls For Release of Warrant Used in FBI Search of Trump’s Home, WaPo: FBI Searched Trump’s Residence for Classified Nuclear Arms Documents, Armed Trump Supporter Shot Dead in Ohio After Attempting to Breach FBI Field Office, Former Virginia Cop Sentenced to 7+ Years in Prison (...)

  • L.A. Activists Demand Real Solutions to Housing Crisis as City Cracks Down on Homeless Encampments

    11 de agosto, puesto en línea por webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)
    As cities nationwide crack down on unhoused populations and soaring rents force people out of their homes, the Los Angeles City Council faced major protests this week when it voted to ban encampments for unhoused people near schools and daycares. The vote expanded an anti-homeless ordinance to (...)