Day: January 23, 2023
Pronoun fines and jail time for librarians: Republicans target LGBTQ+ rights with new laws
More than 100 laws targeting LGBTQ+ communities have been filed across the US as attacks persistSeveral anti-LGBTQ+ laws are being passed or proposed across the US as political attacks against the communities continue.In North Dakota, conservative lawm…
Atlanta officer wants murder case moved to federal court
A now-retired Atlanta police officer who was indicted last month for the 2019 fatal shooting of a man hiding in a closet after running from authorities wants the case moved from state to federal court.
In Moscow, a Quiet Anti-War Protest With Flowers and Plush Toys
Amid Russia’s crackdown on resistance to the war in Ukraine, some have expressed their anger and grief via offerings at a Moscow statue of a Ukrainian poet.
Colombia reports 215 human rights defenders murdered in 2022
Colombia’s human rights watchdog is reporting that 215 human rights advocates were killed last year, the highest death toll since a peace accord was signed with leftist rebels in 2016
‘Homicide in slow motion’: Police urged to tackle stalking amid rise of tracking tech
By Brieanna Charlebois in Vancouver Stephanie Forster did everything…
Burkina Faso confirms it has ended French military accord
Burkina Faso gov’t spokesman says the country wants to defend itself and France has one month to pull out troops.
Iowa school shooting hurts 3; police say 2 in custody
A teacher and two other people, including at least one student, were injured in a shooting at a Des Moines school on the edge of the city’s downtown.