“This law kills journalism and protects the corrupt...This is a major step backwards for freedom of the press and shows that the oppressive regime wants to retain control over all information circulating in the country.” says a member of the Journalists Syndicate.

The change means women convicted of adultery or sex outside marriage can be released on bail rather than having to serve prison sentences.

US Congresswoman McKinney (D-GA) wowed a progressive audience here at the packed Push Push Theater during a forum following a screening of the film "American Blackout." "You are like a Malcolm X," one audience member said.

Self-righteous hypocrisy and the banner of Christianity have been staples of the ruling elite in the United States as they have led their followers on a 200 year spree of economic and geographic expansion at the expense of those unfortunate enough to stand in their way.

Following a trend of voting at the United Nations, the U.S.-led western diplomacy twice this week used two U.N. forums to protect the military atrocities of the Israeli occupying power.

As Congressional Republicans continue to block a $2.10 increase to the federal minimum wage, AFL-CIO minimum wage activists have been building momentum in their home states to increase the minimum wage in 19 states.

In short, added Deputy Foreign Minister Rodriguez, the aim is to continue hindering [the progress] of our country and increase the blockade that has been in place since April 1960 to the point of starvation, desperation and suffering.

Rev. Lucius Walker, executive director of the Inter-religious Foundation for Community Organization, said, "the US is calling for regime change in Cuba; but we are here today calling for regime change in the US. It's time that our government turned toward peace, toward reconciliation..."

The court ruled that Gacumbitsi's public statements during the genocide encouraged "the mass killing and raping of Tutsis...This amounted to genocide through direct participation," the panel of five judges said in their ruling.

Overwhelmingly, the cheering was reportedly reserved for Lieberman's challenger, political novice Ned Lamont,[who was] accompanied by a float that depicted Lieberman being kissed by President Bush, a reference to an event that took place at the president's last State of the Union address...

This article documents events in besieged and now reoccupied Gaza since the Palestinians responded to continued Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) attacks against them by striking at an Israeli military post near Kerem Shalom crossing...

The story of the 2006 World Cup has been the resurrection of France. After a lackluster performance in its first two games, the French team shocked the football watching world - otherwise known as "theworld" - by upsetting Spain and then dethroning Brazil.

Nicaraguan presidential candidate Herty Lewites died of a heart attack on Sunday, July 2, in a Managua hospital...Lewites, who attracted the backing of prominent Sandinistas such as Dora María Tellez and Sergio Ramirez, was third in the polls, with 15 percent support

I am a physician by training, a human rights and women's rights activist by practice, in the occupied Gaza Strip...My main concern now is to find a way to get medications and medical supplies through the borders into Gaza

A timely new film documentary, “American Blackout,” examines the role of race in the legal decisions that resulted in George W. Bush winning the presidential election and explores how African American voters have been disenfranchised...

In a 4-2 ruling yesterday (July 6), the New York Court of Appeals ruled to uphold that state's ban on gay marriage. The decision was quickly met with sharp criticism by civil rights organizations and public advocacy groups.

Eight years of economic decline in Zimbabwe have cut gross domestic product by 40 percent and halved income per head.

A chronicle is a “continuous register of events on order of time” and within that framework, Ramzy Baroud recounts the reality of the Intifada as seen from inside the wall, through the distorted lenses of the western media, as well as a more analytical view of politics.

Thousands of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender (GLBT) marched in this year’s GLBT Pride parade in Caracas yesterday. This marks the sixth year in a row that Venezuela has held a gay pride parade.

As many as 200 people, mostly African American men, were allegedly tortured while in the custody of the Chicago Police Department during the 1970s and ’80s. The goal, victims charge, was to force them to falsely confess to crimes they did not commit.