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India's apex court rejects plea for SIT probe into attack on JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar in front of Patiala Courts

Then JNU Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar was beaten up by lawyers when he was produced at a court in New Delhi by Delhi Police. However, the plea for probe into the incident was dismissed by the apex court.

Jan 25, 2018

By IANS

Rep. Blake Farenthold asks Attorney General Jeff Sessions about the DOJs role in prosecuting sex traffickers

Texas Congressman Blake Farenthold questioned Attorney General Jeff Sessions about his role in assisting with implementation of the Sexual Violence Elimination (SAVE) Act on 14 November 2017. Farenthold announce his decision not to seek re-election amid accusations of sexual harassment on 14 December 2017.

Dec 15, 2017

By Staff Reporter

El Salvador court upholds womans 30-year sentence in stillbirth case

In 2008, Teodora del Carmen Vasquez was convicted of aggravated murder in the death of her child who said was a stillborn. After serving a decade behind the bars, the Salvadorian court upheld her 30-year prison sentence on Dec.13.

Dec 15, 2017

By Staff Reporter

X-Men and Fantastic Four joining Marvel after Disney/Fox merger

The X-Men and Fantastic Four can now work together with The Avengers thanks to Disney acquiring 21st Century Foxs entertainment assets in a $52.4 Billion deal. This means characters owned by Fox from Wolverine to Deadpool will be owned by Disney and Marvel.

Dec 15, 2017

By Staff Reporter

West African migrants auctioned off as slaves by smugglers in Libya

African migrants are forced to work as slaves after they run out of money to pay the smugglers to find them passage to Europe.

Dec 4, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Who is Cyntoia Brown and why are celebrities demanding her freedom?

The case of 16 year old sex trafficed Cyntoia Brown has resurfaced.In 2004 she was sentenced to life in prison for murder despite a horrific past of abuse and sex trafficking. Celebrities including Kim Kardashian and Rihanna demand she is freed on social media.

Nov 23, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Ratko Mladić sentenced to life imprisonment for Bosnia genocide

Ex-Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic has been sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide. Mladic was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanities including persecution, murder and extermination committed in the 1990s Bosnian war. Mladic was removed from the court moments before the verdict was announced for shouting at the judges.

Nov 22, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Worst countries for gay rights

Some of the worst countries for gay rights include Iran, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Northern Ireland, and some African countries.

Nov 17, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Why is Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe being held in Iran?

Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who works for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested whilst on holiday i with her three-year-old daughter after visiting her grandparents in Iran of April 2016. The British-Iranian mother was sentenced to five years in prison, accused of trying to overthrow the regime, a charge she denies.

Nov 14, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Protesters burn effigies of Donald Trump and Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte

Protesters set a swastika-style effigy of Donald Trump on fire during the second consecutive day of protests against the US president. Hundreds of people protested Trump in the Philippines, the fifth and final leg of his Asia tour, where he was attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.

Nov 14, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Five advertisers pull out of Hannity following Roy Moore coverage

Keurig, Realtor.com, 23 and Me, Eloquii and Natures Bounty will no longer advertise on Hannity

Nov 13, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Activists scale Sydney Opera House in protest of Manus island detention centre

Four members of Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance scaled Sydney Opera House on Nov. 8.They hoped to unfurl a banner criticizing the government for its handling of the detention centre on Manus Island.Currently 600 men are refusing to leave the detention centre that closed on Oct. 31 due to concerns for their safety from the local people of Manus Island.One of the activists was apprehended by police.

Nov 9, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Lebanese band Mashrou Leila take final bow at controversial Cairo concert

The unfurling of a rainbow flag at the show by Lebanese rock band Mashrou and amp;#39; Leila - whose singer is openly gay - on 23 September sparked a harsh anti-LGBT crackdown in Egypt. Seven attendees who allegdly held a rainbow flag at the concert were later arrested by authorities who claimed they were promoting sexual deviancy.

Nov 2, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Manus Immigration Detainees Refuse To Leave Closing Detention Center

A video by Refugee Action Collective Victoria shows refugees and asylum seekers performing a peaceful protest in the Australian run detention center in Manus Island, Papau New Guinea. The detainees are worried about leaving the controversial detention center that is closing on Tuesday 31, Oct. In the video a spokesperson claims they are vulnerable to attacks from the locals, the unnamed man also explains they are unarmed and refusing to leave.

Oct 31, 2017

By Staff Reporter

A girls transformation tweets inspire other LGBT teens

A Florida teen and amp;#39;s tweet about her sexual orientation transformation from freshman year of college to senior year inspired many other LGBT teens to come out and share their own stories.

Oct 27, 2017

By Staff Reporter

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