No 4th of July for You! Invitation rescinded to Iranian Officials

" Washington - The United States has rescinded invitations to Iranian officials to attend embassy festivities marking American independence, following the violent crackdown against protestors. White House...

Police Officer Tasers 72-year-old Great Grandmother VIDEO

Police seem to enjoy tasing senior citizens these days.  There was the story of the 83-year-old man being tased by cops in his hospital bed, and now we have a great grandmother being tased in Texas."Travis...

Simon Everitt's killers found guilty in Severance re-enactment

Simon Everitt was only 17 when three people tied him to a tree, poured gas down his throat, and set him on fire, all in a re-enactment of a horrr movie scene from 'Severance'. Today, the three people responsible were found guilty and awaiting sentencing. Maria Chandler, 40,...

Children raped for profit!

" Author, Connie McLeodDoes this headline make you angry…it should. And if you are righteously angry about children being raped over and over, night after night, for a profit of 9.5 billion a year, making human...

Cheney bashes Russia for 'brutality' in Georgia

OH sure, what does Cheney care? He's leaving office and moving to Europe. What does he care if he starts a US war with Russia? Even McCain in his acceptance speech said things to indicate he will take on Russia AND Iran as well."(CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney harshly...

14-Year Old Teen Files Police Beating Complaint

"14-year old Darell Briggs came home to his mother with stitches and a cast after police mistook the young teen reportedly for a 21 year-old suspect at a bus stop."

Church leaders turns to UN over Zimbabwe

Church leaders have asked for UN intervention over constant harassment in Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe led Zimbabwe government has been accused of targetting Angical Christians and involved in murderous, state...

South Africans take out rage on immigrants

"A wave of horrifying violence has swept the townships around Johannesburg in the past week, The Globe and Mail's Stephanie Nolen reported in an article Tuesday Xenophobic rage explodes in South Africa. At least 22 people are dead, hundreds injured and an estimated 4,000...

Philly police beating caught on tape

UPDATE:  May 7, 5:30p.m.  Police officers identified from videotape have been removed from street duties."Six Philadelphia policeman were removed from street duties after being captured on videotape...

Police acquitted over NY shooting

The reaction to the news that the policemen who killed Sean Bell had been acquitted, was one of anger, disappointment, and frustration."The wail that came up from the crowd was as if they heard that Sean Bell...

M.I.A. Posts Eyewitness Video of Police Brutality

After releasing two critically acclaimed albums of world music-infused, electro crunk, Sri Lankan/UK singer, rapper and visual artist M.I.A. (aka Maya Arulpragasam) has now taken to documenting events in her own...

San Francisco protests Chinese brutality in Tibet

UPDATE: 12:00AM EST - April 9"Hours before the Olympic torch was to begin its journey, pro-China forces and Tibetan sympathizers staked out their positions at the spot where it was to end the day in triumph....

South Carolina Police Brutality and Race, New Video

South Carolina Police and Race: Trooper Works for Conservative Governor SanfordSouth Carolinians are embarrassed once again by the actions of local police departments. Three police "dash cams" have surfaced...

Brazilian police brutality drama wins at Berlin fest

"A blood-soaked Brazilian drama about police brutality, "The Elite Squad", beat out favourites from Hollywood and Britain to win the Golden Bear for best picture Saturday at the 58th Berlin Film Festival. Director Jose Padilha based his first feature film on actual accounts...

Egypt nightie stunt police jailed

"An Egyptian court has jailed three police officers for beating a prisoner and forcing him to parade down a busy street wearing women's underclothes. Senior officer Maj Yosri Ahmed Issa was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of torture. The court heard...

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