
In early December, a Hindu leader in India named Kamlesh Tiwari referred to Mohammed as “the world’s first homosexual.” This did not sit well with the local Muslim community, which called for the government to prosecute Tiwari for everything from “blasphemy” to making “anti-social” statements “designed to incite a riot.”
by John Hayward5 Jan 2016, 8:22 AM PST0

Despite a lack of national cohesion or a central organizing committee, some involved in the Black Lives Matter movement are attempting to launch a political action committee (PAC) to push their agenda in Washington and in state legislatures.
by Warner Todd Huston27 Oct 2015, 2:38 PM PST0

Last April, Toya Graham made headlines when she slapped her 16-year-old son Michael in the face for joining Baltimore rioters protesting the death of Freddie Gray.
by William Bigelow19 Oct 2015, 8:41 PM PST0

Left-wing Washington Post activist Wesley Lowery (who identifies as a journalist) has been charged officially in St. Louis County of trespassing and interfering with a police officer. The incident stems from Lowery’s arrest last year during the Ferguson riots when
by John Nolte11 Aug 2015, 8:00 AM PST0

Despite that the city has experienced the most violent year for decades, not to mention the city’s widely failed response to the recent riots, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she will not resign.
by Warner Todd Huston4 Aug 2015, 6:17 PM PST0

An 83-year-old monument to the Confederate soldiers who came to the defense of Charleston during the Civil War was defaced by “Black Lives Matter” protesters sometime late on Saturday evening.
by Warner Todd Huston21 Jun 2015, 9:03 PM PST0

First, we had FIFA officials busted on corruption charges. Now, Egypt is stepping up to do its part in the War on Soccer, with the alarmingly named Cairo Court for Urgent Matters designating hardcore “Ultras” fan clubs as terrorist organizations.
by John Hayward29 May 2015, 7:36 AM PST0

Obama has ordered his federal government to stop issuing certain military items to law enforcement because of the public perception that by using military equipment, law enforcement officers would look more like an “occupying force.”
by Javier Manjarres20 May 2015, 5:42 PM PST0

On May 18, Administration officials announced President Obama will ban the federal provision of some types of military-style equipment to local police departments. His across-the-board peace-making slash isn’t taking account of the cartel war faced by local police departments on the southwest border every day.
by Sylvia Longmire20 May 2015, 6:20 AM PST0

The city of Baltimore is looking to sports to salve the wounds the city suffered from the riots following the funeral of Freddie Gray. On Monday, the Orioles will play their first home game in front of their fans since April 26.
by William Bigelow11 May 2015, 9:53 AM PST0

JERUSALEM, Israel — Thousands of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel continued their nationwide protest against police brutality on Sunday evening, shutting down a major highway for three hours and demonstrating in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square. As in protests last Thursday in Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv protest turned violent, and 27 law enforcement officers were injured, according to Ynet. The protests were sparked by video of two policemen beating an Ethiopian soldier in uniform.
by Joel B. Pollak3 May 2015, 1:07 PM PST0

Police officers across the country are shocked by Friday’s news that six Baltimore cops were charged with the murder of Freddie Gray. Many worry that they will be prevented from doing their job going forward.
by Warner Todd Huston2 May 2015, 9:07 PM PST0

The man who police and fire officials say cut a fire hose, preventing firefighters from putting out the flames engulfing a CVS pharmacy in downtown Baltimore last week, has now been tracked down and charged with that crime.
by Warner Todd Huston2 May 2015, 7:57 PM PST0

Following in the Bay area tradition of Occupy, social justice, and union operative campaigns led by leftist community organizers, hundreds of protestors flooded the streets of Oakland on May Day eve, echoing rioters in Baltimore with progressively violent and destructive actions.
by Michelle Moons2 May 2015, 1:53 PM PST0

Reuters reports that a demonstration against alleged police brutality and racism by Ethiopian immigrants turned violent in Jerusalem on Thursday, leading to at least 13 injuries. Two police officers and five protesters were hurt seriously enough to require hospital attention.
by John Hayward2 May 2015, 7:53 AM PST0

On Thursday night, Baltimore police labeled “suspicious” the death of a 51-year-old man who was discovered in the cab of a tractor trailer near the CVS looted and burned in Baltimore Monday night, according to the Baltimore Sun.
by William Bigelow1 May 2015, 9:38 AM PST0

On Thursday afternoon, New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony, 30, who hails from Baltimore, walked with protesters as they marched to City Hall.
by William Bigelow1 May 2015, 8:42 AM PST0

Hundreds took to City Heights area streets calling for greater law enforcement transparency following the example of protests over the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore and other “BlackLivesMatter” protests in recent months.
by Michelle Moons30 Apr 2015, 1:56 PM PST0

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is again under suspicion for having taken a position that allowed rioters to burn her city down without opposition from police. This time, insiders are reporting that the mayor told police to keep hands off the protesters and to stand down in the face of the growing violence.
by Warner Todd Huston30 Apr 2015, 5:05 AM PST0

As the internal investigation continues into the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray, a document has leaked that claims a fellow prisoner in the van with Gray told police that the deceased man was “trying to injure himself.”
by Warner Todd Huston30 Apr 2015, 4:46 AM PST0

When you hear a liberal praising a gang of thugs who burned down a church as “resisters,” remember they don’t mean resistance against the Democrat municipal machine that has held power for generations, the Democrat congressional representatives who have been parked in safe seats longer than most of the rioters have been alive, or the Democrat President who has held unprecedented, unconstitutional power for six years.
by John Hayward29 Apr 2015, 9:32 AM PST0

As Baltimore continues to burn from racially motivated riots, some of the scenes on the streets are shocking the nation. One such incident shows a Baltimore shop owner being hauled out of his shop and beaten on the street.
by Warner Todd Huston28 Apr 2015, 2:52 PM PST0

Even as the riots in Baltimore Monday night left a string of injured bodies and burned businesses, voices on the left were out in public defending the chaos.
by John Sexton28 Apr 2015, 12:33 PM PST0

Texas County Music Star Josh Abbott, lead singer of the Josh Abbott Band, took to Twitter on Monday night and called on Baltimore Police to shoot violent rioters.
by Bob Price28 Apr 2015, 11:47 AM PST0

As the rioting grew fiercer in Baltimore following the funeral of Freddy Gray on Monday, the Obama administration issued statements vowing to end the violence.
by Charlie Spiering27 Apr 2015, 8:17 PM PST0