Cases of Arrest against Refugees Returning from Lebanon to Syria Documented: Return Remains Unsafe Press release: (Link below to download full report) SNHR announced in its report released today that it documented at least at least 146 cases of arbitrary arrests/ detention in Syria in August 2020, including four children, noting that…
In a huge relief to Dr. Kafeel Khan, who has been in custody under the stringent provisions of the National Security Act, 1980, the Allahabad High Court has directed the government to immediately release him, legal news website LiveLaw.in has reported. The order has come in a habeas corpus petition…
Rant and Rave has always been more rants than raves. Needless to say, that didn’t change in 2020. From a worldwide pandemic to renewed conflict over systemic racism and police brutality to the continued omnipresence of passionate opinions about the Tan-One-in-Chief, Free Times‘ weekly space for short, anonymous comments has…
Michael Sebastian, a 52-year-old American, seemed like a decent man, one of those expats living in Laos who take it upon themselves to help disadvantaged local youngsters. Sebastian, who first landed in Laos as a tourist in 2008 by his own account, began teaching English to some teenagers for free…
The state Justice Department has adopted a set of best practices for the positions, however. They call for schools and police to set out officers’ responsibilities in memorandums of understanding, to identify what knowledge and skills such an officer needs and to identify under what circumstances the officer will respond…
CLIFTON, TX — The Clifton Police Department says it has already received three reports of cyberbullying since the school year began two weeks ago. Chief Trace Hendricks says over the past few years, the department has seen an increased number of complaints regarding bullying over social media. He says technology…
HOUSTON – UPDATE: On Saturday, The Texas Center for the Missing has canceled its Houston Regional Amber Alert issued for 2-year-old, Maliyah Bass. Remains located in Brays Bayou have been positively identified as Bass, the agency reported. ORIGINAL: The Texas Center for the Missing has issued a Houston Regional Amber…
This story was updated after its original publication with photos from the “Save the Children” rally in Chattanooga on Aug. 22. You may have seen the “Save the Children” homemade signs on highway overpasses and around some Chattanooga neighborhoods in recent weeks. But what is it about? Since the U.N.’s World…
MILLSBORO, Del. – Delaware State Police arrested a Laurel woman Sunday evening after she reportedly physically assaulted an acquaintance and displayed a weapon. At around 8:20 p.m., troopers responded to Golden Arrow Court for a reported assault. On arrival, it was learned that a 24-year-old male victim met at a…
In this Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, a protester holds a Q sign at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. | Matt Rourke / AP President Donald Trump and other GOP members are publicly legitimizing an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory group that has sparked violence in the…
