Silence
The new “Young Black Alive” campaign is aimed at tackling the underlying human rights issues behind Brazil’s soaring youth homicide rate. © Anistia Internacional Brasil By Atila Roque, Executive Director of Amnesty International Brazil Earlier this week, many people around the world waited with bated breath for a grand jury’s decision in a case where . […]
Washington, DC – “Confirmed receipt.” That is the only message Yasmeen Elagha received from the United States government after two of her cousins — both Palestinian Americans — were detained by Israeli forces as they sheltered near Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Now, she is calling on the administration of US President Joe Biden to […]
When Javier Ortiz came home from a secret mission in Syria, the ghost of a dead girl appeared to him in his kitchen. She was pale and covered in chalky dust, as if hit by an explosion, and her eyes stared at him with a glare as dark and heavy as oil. The 21-year-old Marine […]
The Premier League has confirmed that the first round of fixtures after the international break will see players, managers and officials wearing black armbands “as a mark of respect for all those affected” by the Israel-Gaza war. There will also be a moment’s silence before kick-off in those games, which take place between Saturday, October […]
LAMB OF GOD will hit the road this summer for a 2023 headline tour featuring special guests ICE NINE KILLS, SUICIDE SILENCE, THE ACACIA STRAIN, FROZEN SOUL and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER across select dates. Produced by Live Nation, the eight-city trek kicks off on August 10 at The Wellmont in Montclair making stops across […]
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – When Joe Biden was asked on Friday morning about the impact that the indictment of his White House predecessor and political rival Donald Trump would have on America, the U.S. president had an emphatic response: no comment. “I’m not going to talk about Trump’s indictment,” Biden elaborated after being pressed […]
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The United States proposed on Monday that the U.N. Security Council condemn North Korea’s ballistic missile launches and encourage Pyongyang to engage in diplomacy, warning that the 15-member body’s failure to respond had become dangerous. China and Russia oppose any further action by the Security Council, arguing that putting […]
The family of a man killed in an alleged “swarming” attack by eight teenage girls in Toronto last month is speaking out for the first time since his death. With the pain of his loss still raw, a statement sent on behalf of the family says they are not ready to open up in depth […]
Almost the first thing Daniel Vangarde says when he walks into the Paris office of his record label is that he’s never done an interview in English before. Then again, he adds, he had never done an interview in his native French either until this morning. He never bothered talking to journalists at the height […]
Manuel Neuer has insisted “FIFA will never silence us” after Germany players covered their mouths during the team photograph before their World Cup opener against Japan. Neuer and the six other members of the national team’s players council came up with the idea of the squad’s team photo protest in a meeting on Tuesday night. […]