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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken AL-UDEID AIR BASE DOHA, QATAR Good afternoon, everyone. I just had an opportunity to visit Camp As Sayliyah. This is the joint Department of Defense, State Department operation to help bring Afghans, Afghan allies to the United States. It’s where we’re working to screen them medically, to vet them for security purposes, and[Read More…]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) paid tribute Thursday evening to inspirational journalists from Cuba, Iraqi Kurdistan, Ukraine, and Vietnam by presenting them with the 2022 International Press Freedom Awards (IPFA). CPJ’s board of directors also honored Russian editor and publisher Galina Timchenko with its 2022 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award. The event was held live in New York City following two years of virtual and hybrid[Read More…]
From The Migration Policy Institute: The immigrant population in the United States is highly diverse in its origins, characteristics and outcomes after arrival. While research has long demonstrated strong upward mobility for immigrants overall, both over time and generations, the challenges of starting over in a new country can leave some with relatively low incomes and economic hardship. A[Read More…]
Discriminatory, Dehumanizing Policies Harm Public Safety From: Human Rights Watch The United States government should immediately cease all operational and financial support to the Texas government’s Operation Lone Star, Human Rights Watch said today.Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on November 15, 2022, his intention to use the US and Texas constitutions to give himself authority to increase border militarization in response to[Read More…]
From The Migration Policy Institute: As climate change increasingly contributes to migration and displacement, there is a pressing need for measures that build resilience, prevent displacement, help climate-affected people move to safety and support receiving communities. Multilateral development banks are critical players in this space because of their ability to invest in large-scale projects that contribute to long-term sustainable development, primarily in low-[Read More…]
From The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society: As results continue to come in from this week’s midterm elections, HIAS stands ready to work with the next Congress to rebuild the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and strengthen the legal right to asylum in the United States. “We’re looking forward to engaging with new and returning lawmakers as they work in their[Read More…]
Global Report Tracks New Use, Production of Widely Rejected Weapon Ukraine is the only country in the world where cluster munitions are being used today, Human Rights Watch said. Hundreds of Russian cluster munition attacks have been documented, reported, or alleged in at least 10 of Ukraine’s 24 regions, or oblasts. Preliminary data shows at least 689 civilian casualties from[Read More…]
From The Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ): In response to news reports about the arrest of Guatemalan journalist and president of the elPeriódico newspaper José Rubén Zamora, CPJ released the following statement on Saturday: “Guatemalan authorities should immediately release and drop any criminal charges against journalist José Rubén Zamora, president of elPeriódico,” said CPJ Advocacy Director Gypsy Guillén Kaiser in New York. “Judicial persecution against journalists[Read More…]
From The Committee To Protect Journalists: As President Joe Biden departs for a visit to the Middle East from July 13 to 16, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urges Biden to mount a robust defense of press freedom with the leaders of Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, where journalists’ ability to report freely and safely is either sorely[Read More…]
He’s baaaack! Although, truth be told, did he ever really go away? Now Former Woonsocket City Council Chair John Ward made good on his promise to stay involved in Woonsocket affairs … albeit as a private citizen, today, with the release of his formal objection to the “reclassification” of Woonsocket’s RISE Academy from Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. Citing,[Read More…]
In a scheduling move that has even the most cynical Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) observer shaking their head, the Agenda for the influential Council on Elementary & Secondary Education was posted on 5:20 this evening (Friday) to include a review of the controversial application to transition Woonsocket based RISE Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. The Hearing will[Read More…]
Sudan: One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach Investigations into Deliberate Aid Obstruction, War Crimes Needed As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the country’s brutal conflict between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), they should make clear that those responsible for ongoing atrocities and other[Read More…]
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