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UN-Backed Peace Talks For Yemen To Begin In Geneva Next Week

“The talks will start as proximity talks, with the hope of bringing the parties to sit around the same table eventually.”

Associated Press
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BERLIN — U.N.-sponsored talks aimed at brokering a peace in Yemen will begin next week in Geneva, officials said Friday. The talks had originally been due to start on Sunday, but the arrival of one of the Yemeni delegations has been delayed, said U.N. spokesman Ahmad Fawzi. U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon will brief envoys from the Gulf Cooperation

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A National Action Plan For Community Policing And Racial Justice

‘While media attention waxes and wanes, the groundswell of anger and grief has started to translate into meaningful policy reform,’ groups say.

Deirdre Fulton
بواسطة Deirdre Fulton

With protests against police brutality, mass incarceration, and systemic racism sweeping the nation, activists seeking to empower local movements and elevate on-the-ground solutions have developed a set of resources that highlights the "the slow but sustained work of many communities to enact meaningful reforms that transform both the practices and

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Journalist Burned Alive By Police After Exposing Corrupt Politician

Singh’s family maintains that he was set on fire by the government agents who came to his home. His wife said, “the inspector and others barged into the room and poured petrol on him and set him ablaze.”

Carey Wedler
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Journalist Jagendra Singh

(ANTIMEDIA) Uttar Pradesh, India – An Indian journalist was reportedly set on fire after exposing a corrupt politician in Uttar Pradesh, a state located in northern India. After accusing a cabinet minister in the state’s legislative assembly of land grabs and involvement with illegal mining, reporter Jagendra Singh was doused in petrol oil and

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Israel Vindicates Itself In Killing Of Four Children Playing On Gaza Beach

“There is no justice in the internal investigation,” Mohammed Bakr told The Associated Press. “We are counting on the ICC and human rights. We are not afraid and we are confident we will win because the world is with us.”

Associated Press
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip  — The father of one of four Palestinian children killed on a Gaza beach during last summer's Hamas-Israel war said Friday he was outraged by the announcement from the Israeli military that it was closing its internal inquiry into the incident without any indictments. The father also said he hopes the killings would be part

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Judge Rules There Is Enough Evidence To Charge Police For The Killing Of 12 Year-Old Tamir Rice

The killing of Tamir has become part of a national outcry about minorities, especially black boys and men, dying while in police custody.

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CLEVELAND  — A judge said Thursday that enough evidence exists to charge two white policemen in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy who was holding a pellet gun, a largely symbolic ruling because he can't compel prosecutors to charge them. Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine ruled there's probable cause to charge rookie officer Timothy

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French Telecom Company Apologizes, Changes Course On Israel Boycott After Meeting With Netanyahu

Richard’s previous comments appeared to give a boost to the boycott campaign that seeks to isolate Israel. He said last week in Cairo that he would end his company’s relationship with Partner Communications Ltd. “tomorrow” if he could, but that he was bound by a contract for the time being.

Associated Press
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JERUSALEM — The chief executive of French telecom giant Orange SA apologized to Israel's prime minister on Friday for his recent comments on pulling out of Israel, saying he opposes the boycott movement against the Jewish state and will continue to invest in it. CEO Stephane Richard stoked anger in Israel last week after announcing he wanted to

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