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Month: October 2018

New Satellite Imagery Shows Growth in Detention Camps for Children

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United States (HRW) – A satellite image taken on September 13, 2018, shows substantial growth in the tent city the US government is using to detain migrant children located in the desert in Tornillo, Texas. Image source Human Rights Watch The tent city was originally used to house children separated from parents this summer, when the Trump administration was aggressively prosecuting parents traveling with children for illegal entry to the US. The US Department of Health and Human Services has stated that the new growth in the number of tents is necessary in order to…

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Brett Kavanaugh is the Swamp

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(Garrison) – On September 28, Brett Kavanaugh squeaked through the US Senate Judiciary Committee’s vetting process on an 11-10 vote to recommend his confirmation as an associate justice of the US Supreme Court. The committee’s deciding voter, US Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), conditioned his final confirmation vote on the findings of a one-week FBI investigation into allegations that Kavanaugh committed one or more acts of sexual battery in his high school and college years. I don’t want to minimize the relevance of those allegations. Obviously no one wants a rapist…

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7 Palestinians, Including 2 Children, Slain in Great Return Marches by Israeli Forces

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Palestine (GPA) – Thousands of protesters in Gaza marched towards the Gazan border Friday, under the theme of “Al-Aqsa Friday.” Yesterday marked the 27th week of protests since the Great Return March demonstrations began six months ago on March 30. Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) killed seven Palestinians and injured at least 520 more by firing live ammunition and rubber-coated bullets at the protestors. Among those killed included Iyad Khalil Shaer, Mohammad Ali Inshasi, and Mohammad Ali Inshasi — all 18 years old — as well as Mohammad Walid Haniya and Mohammad…

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