
The Kurds are a major factor in the uneasy politics of Turkey and Iraq, and they have been holding the front lines against ISIS in Syria. There are Kurds in Iran, too, and they are nervous about the end of sanctions against Tehran, fearing the mullahs will use their increased wealth and power to further oppress the Kurdish minority.
by John Hayward31 Dec 2015, 10:56 AM PST0

China recently implemented legal sanctions for spreading false information about terrorist threats (or, really, disagreeing with the official narrative about terrorism in any way.)
by John Hayward29 Dec 2015, 8:52 PM PST0

With Venezuela stirring from the death of 14-year-old Kluiverth Roa at the hands of the Bolivarian National Guard, a human rights organization notes that police homicide of minors increased 55.5% in 2014, and appears to continue to be on the rise.
by Frances Martel27 Feb 2015, 7:35 AM PST0

14-year-old Kluiverth Roa was shot in the head on Tuesday on his way home from school in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. Roa’s way home from school required him to pass through an anti-socialist protest; he was stopped by police almost immediately and shot in the head after witnesses say he yelled “stop the repression!”
by Frances Martel25 Feb 2015, 5:40 PM PST0