Tragedy struck Charlottesville, Virginia today which began with violent skirmishes between white supremacists and counter-protesters leaving 15 injured. The violence escalated to a deadly domestic terrorist attack resulting in the death of a 32 year old woman and 19 injured;…
Airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition have killed at least 60 civilians in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor, near several cities known to be entrenched by so called Daesh militants. While the coalition of 68 countries, including the United States,…
(Washington, DC) On May 2, 2017, The Muslims of America, Inc. (TMOA) held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to announce the launch of a multi-dimensional campaign organized by civil rights attorneys, advocates and social…
Tehran — Protecting shared borders and preventing terrorists groups’ presence and activities in the border region of Iran and Pakistan is an inevitable necessity, Iran’s Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani affirmed on May 25. Shamkhani’s remarks…
“I think Islam hates us…There is a tremendous hatred, and we have to be very vigilant; we have to be very careful. And we can’t allow people coming into this country who have this hatred of the United States.” -Donald…
(Washington, DC – May 2, 2017) The Muslims of America, Inc., TMOA, civil rights attorneys, advocates and social justice activists announced the launch of a campaign calling for an end to the brutal atrocities perpetrated day and night against innocent…
Washington, DC- On March 26, violence erupted amid protests outside the Washington Convention Center during the first day of the American Israeli Political Action Committee’s (AIPAC) Annual Policy Conference, when members of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) violently attacked a…
Various news sources have reported the Trump administration fired a high-profile prosecutor who’d been asked days before to investigate whether the president is violating the U.S. Constitution by receiving payments from foreign countries. On the start of the weekend of…
The Turkish EU Affairs Minister says Ankara should rethink its deal with the EU signed 12 months ago which has helped to drastically reduce the migrant inflows into the continent. When dangerous sea journeys from Turkey should still be prevented,…
The whistleblower website Wikileaks has published online a trove of what it claims are thousands of secret CIA files. They detail hacking tools used to evade security on phones, apps and handheld-devices for spying. The Wikileaks cache reveals what it…
Srinagar, March 5, 2017 – A 15-hour long gun battle between Indian security forces and Kashmiri freedom fighters ended in Tral, South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday morning. The encounter began the night before, after security forces blocked off the…
A courthouse in the northwestern Pakistan town of Charsadda was brutally attacked on February 21, when at least seven people were killed and 30 wounded. Tragic violence had previously struck on February 16, when the town of Sehwan Sharif lost…
Both Venezuela and Bolivia have come out to reject a new narcotics report from the U.S. State Department and Washington’s attempt to impose its drug policy of “double standards” on the South American countries, arguing that in contrast to the…
Mexico has opened legal aid centres in its 50 consulates across the United States to defend its citizens amid worries of a crackdown on undocumented immigrants. The centres will provide free legal assistance to Mexican citizens who feel that their…
The murder of environmental activists has reached unprecedented levels throughout Latin America – and nowhere is this more pronounced than in the Central American nation of Honduras. Since Honduras’ government was overthrown in 2009 in a coup backed by the…
Just a matter of days after John McCain’s “unusual” trip to Syria and Turkey, the Turkish government has cut off water supplies from the Euphrates River into northern Syria, violating international conventions on water rights. While some measure of stability…
The U.S. military has admitted that it used depleted uranium (DU) ammunition in Syria, the controversial weaponry that causes serious health problems among the population. The military fired thousands of rounds containing mutagenic weapon depleted uranium during strikes against purported…
A court in Paraguay has sentenced 11 farmers to between four and 35 years in prison for the deaths of 17 people during clashes over land reform . The case has been condemned by international aid groups. The 11 farmers…
A Colombian high court has backed a government bill to hold a popular referendum on a peace deal being negotiated with rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). After hours of deliberations, the Constitutional Court ruled in favor…
A leaked ‘Panama Papers’ communication attributed to an Israeli lawmaker stated that Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud bankrolled the election campaign of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the tune of 80 million dollars. Gleaned from the massive…
Drug prohibition policies implemented by nations across the world do not seek to criminalize the consumption of narcotics, rather it seeks to criminalize working class and marginalized people, argues Mexican Catholic priest and human rights defender, Alejandro Solalinde. “We are…
Brazil’s lower house of congress has voted to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, delivering a major blow to a long-embattled leader whose supporters repeatedly argued that the push against her was a “coup” attempt by her political rivals who seek to…
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Qatar announced Feb. 23 that they’ve agreed on a plan to freeze oil production at current levels to help stop a decline in oil prices caused in part by oversupply in the market. They’re waiting…
The eastern German city of Dresden paid its respects to the victims of the devastating allied bomb attack which was carried out 71 years ago. Memorials were eclipsed, however, by a right-wing march. Some 13,000 people gathered on both sides…
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said tensions between Russia and the West have reached Cold War levels. Other leaders also warned of dangerous divisions within Europe. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Feb.13, Medvedev said the world had…
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — As Cameroon’s young people prepared to observe national youth day on February 11, many were questioning their future. As the week long activities took place, youths were complaining that galloping unemployment and economic insecurity are causing many…
A controversy with Ecuador’s Armed Forces that led President Rafael Correa to dismiss top military commanders for disobedience has sparked a new round of opposition protests in Quito, with government supporters simultaneously holding counter demonstrations in support of Correa and…
Venezuelan shopping centers are scaling back hours of operation, causing an uproar among consumers, in the wake of the government’s move to reduce their electricity supplies in the early afternoon and evening hours. Socialist President Nicolas Maduro’s government in February,…
Milagro Sala was jailed in mid-January for speaking out against President Mauricio Macri, sparking a wave of protests against criminalization of dissent. Thousands of Argentines gathered in Buenos Aires’ central Plaza de Mayo recently to protest the criminalization of social…
A flood of over two-thousand Cuban emigrants passing through Central America on their way to the U.S. remain stranded in Costa Rica in what has been described as a migrant crisis. According to media reports, the recent spike in Cubans…