From The Office of United States Senator Jack Reed: Today, United States military forces conducted dozens of airstrikes against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups in Syria and Iraq. The U.S. strikes were carried out in response to an unmanned aerial[Read More…]
From Human Rights Watch: Iran: 2 Detainees Executed, 11 Await Imminent Execution Authorities Targeting Ethnic Minorities in Death Penalty Spree Iranian authorities have recently escalated executions at an alarming rate, including those of Farhad Salimi and Mohammed Ghobadlou on January 23, with at least 11 people at imminent risk, many of them from[Read More…]
Kyrgyzstan: Charges, Raids Against Independent MediaJournalists Detained, Equipment Confiscated, Censorship The Kyrgyz authorities should drop criminal cases of “war propaganda” and “calls to mass disorder” initiated against several independent media outlets, eight human rights groups said today in a joint statement.The groups facing charges include 24.KG, Temirov Live, Ayt Ayt[Read More…]
Principled Diplomacy Critical to Uphold Human Rights Framework From Human Rights Watch: Global leaders have failed to take strong stands to protect human rights during 2023, a year of some of the worst crises and challenges in recent memory, with deadly consequences, Human Rights Watch said today in[Read More…]
This Week In NATO: A Compendium of NATO Statements NATO Intercepted Russian Military Aircraft Over 300 Times in 2023 In 2023, NATO air forces across Europe scrambled well over 300 times to intercept Russian military aircraft approaching Alliance airspace, with most intercepts occurring over the Baltic Sea. NATO has standing[Read More…]
Press Conference: US President Biden & Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Press Conference December 12, 2023 Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a written statement (see below), announced a final 2023 drawdown of $250 Million Dollars of weapons & equipment promised to Ukraine by President Biden, in a joint press[Read More…]
Compelling Ukrainian Civilians to Serve in Russian Armed Forces a War Crime Human Rights Watch: Russian authorities continue to conscript Ukrainian civilians in occupied areas or otherwise try to forcibly enlist them, including those in detention, into the Russian military, Human Rights Watch said today. Russia’s practice of compelling Ukrainian residents[Read More…]
Authorities Should Deter Attacks, Prioritize Accountability Election-related violence across the Democratic Republic of Congo risks undermining general elections scheduled for December 20, 2023. Congolese authorities need to act urgently to prevent violence around the election to stop a dangerous situation from getting even worse. Political parties and candidates should publicize[Read More…]
Gaza: Communications Blackout Imminent Due to Fuel Shortage Israel Should End Blockade, Restore Services The Israeli government’s decision to bar delivery of fuel to Gaza will trigger a complete communications blackout imminently if not urgently addressed, further endangering the lives of Gaza’s population, Human Rights Watch said today. Israel should allow desperately[Read More…]
From: Human Rights Watch Israel’s Blockade, Bombardment Decimate Healthcare System; Investigate as War Crimes The Israeli military’s repeated, apparently unlawful attacks on medical facilities, personnel, and transport are further destroying Gaza’s healthcare system and should be investigated as war crimes. Concerns about disproportionate attacks are magnified for hospitals. Even the[Read More…]
Boardroom Videos & Termination Letter: The Sad Final Day of RIPTA CEO Scott Avedisian’s Tenure 
Human Rights Watch & The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Sudan-One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach (Video-UNHCR: 1 Year Since War Has Broken Out) 
Rhode Island Democratic Socialists Celebrate Formal Designation of Rhody Democratic Convention Delegate As “Uncommitted” 
Breaking! Smiley Administration: City of Providence, Providence Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 Reach Tentative Five-Year Agreement 
Flash: Aniece Germain Resigns from Cranston City Council Effective Immediately 
Board Members of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority met today to formally accept the resignation of RIPTA CEO, former Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian. Citing contractural issues, the Board agreed to honor a 90 day severance clause. Me. Avedisian had not participated in the RIPTA health plan, and was[Read More…]
On March 26, members of RIBLIA: The Rhode Island Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian-American and Pacific Islander Caucus met in the Rhode Island Senate “Lounge”, to announce priorities surrounding the “reformation” of the Law Enforcements Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBOR) and set forth an Agenda for the[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[Read More…]
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