How Jesse Jackson helped empower US Arabs and lift up the Palestinian cause
Arab American advocates eulogise Jackson as a civil rights giant who embraced their communities and defended Palestine.
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From Uganda to Cameroon, how Africa’s ‘leaders for life’ stay in power
Yoweri Museveni, Paul Biya, and other leaders use tactics including elections to cement their long rule, experts say.
Uganda’s Bobi Wine says escaped raid on house amid disputed vote
Opposition leader claims escaping police and army raid hours before Museveni, 81, was declared the winner.
US judge orders curbs on ICE agents’ actions against Minnesota protesters
The court injunction bars federal agents from detaining or retaliating against peaceful protesters or observers.
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What is HRANA, the US-based group behind Iran’s death toll figures?
Amid recent mass protests and an internet blackout, there have been conflicting death toll reports from Iran.
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Federal agent shoots Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis: What we know
ICE-related shooting in Minnesota occurred one week after Renee Nicole Good was shot dead by federal officer.
FBI conducts raid on Washington Post reporter’s home, seizes electronics
Press freedom groups warn that the warrant to search reporter Hannah Natanson’s home establishes a dangerous precedent.
Far-right pro-Israel group Betar US to end activity in New York: NY AG says
Attorney General says Betar US engaged in ‘widespread persecution’ of Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, and Jewish New Yorkers.
As hate spirals in India, Hindu extremists turn to Christian targets
Anti-Muslim violence has soared for more than a decade under Indian PM Modi. Now, Christians face the brunt, too.
Unsung US civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dies, aged 86
Colvin’s arrest for not giving up her seat on a segregated bus helped ignite the modern civil rights movement.
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‘Day of reckoning, retribution’ coming to Minnesota amid ICE outrage: Trump
US president issues latest threat to midwestern state, where protests have continued after ICE agent killed woman.
