Archives for July 2015

World Bank Peddling Private, For-Profit Schools In Africa, Disguised As Aid

Aid is being used as a tool, a spokesperson for Global Justice Now tells MintPress, to compel the majority of the world to undertake policies which help Western business while undermining public services in emerging nations.

Young students in a Bridge International Academy school in Nairobi, in September. (Frederic Courbet/NPR)

Private, for-profit schools in Africa funded by the World Bank and U.S. venture capitalists have been criticized by more than 100 organizations who’ve signed a petition opposing the controversial educational venture. A May statement addressed to Jim Kim, president of the World Bank, expressed deep concern over the global financial institution’s

Jewish Man Goes On Stabbing Rampage At Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade

A similar attack took place at the event in 2005.

The man suspected of stabbing several people at the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade, July 30, 2015.

JERUSALEM — Israeli police say a man has stabbed several people at a gay pride parade in central Jerusalem. Spokeswoman Luba Samri says the attack took place Thursday evening. Eli Bin of Israel's emergency service said six young people were wounded, two of them seriously. Witnesses told Channel 2 TV that an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man rushed

Police Told Native American Woman To ‘Quit Faking’ As She Died In Jail Cell

Witnesses say that deputies told her to “quit faking” and yelled at her to “knock it off” before finally dragging her to the cell where she spend the last moments of her life.

On July 6, 24-year-old Sarah Lee Circle Bear of Clairmont, South Dakota, was found unconscious in a holding cell in Brown County Jail in Aberdeen. Circle Bear, a Lakota, was jailed on a bond violation. Photo courtesy Terrance Circle Bear Sr.

Earlier this month, a 24-year-old Native American, Lakota woman named Sarah Lee Circle Bear was found dead in a jail cell after a minor arrest. Sarah was from Clairmont, South Dakota, and was jailed on a bond violation at the Brown County Jail in Aberdeen. Back on Sunday, July 6th, Sarah was found unresponsive in a jail cell, following her

New Report Finds ‘Strong Evidence’ Of Israeli War Crimes In Gaza

‘The obligation to take precautions to avoid the loss of civilian lives was completely neglected.’

Screengrab from video below showing how the forensic evidence was compiled for the report.

Amnesty International says its new report provides "some of the most compelling evidence yet" that Israel committed war crimes during its attack on Gaza last summer. 'Black Friday': Carnage in Rafah during 2014 Israel/Gaza conflict states that findings indicate that Israeli forces acted in retaliatory manner, with disregard for civilian life,

Man Fined For Calling Police ‘Slackers’ On Facebook Under Spain’s New Gag Law

Man Fined For Calling Police ‘Slackers’ On Facebook Under Spain’s New Gag Law

A young man in Spain has been fined for calling the police lazy in a Facebook post – becoming the first citizen to fall foul of a series of controversial new “gag” laws. The 27-year-old man, identified only as Eduardo D in national media reports, described the local police force as a “class of slackers” in a series of online posts which

Cincinnati Cop Charged With Murder In Traffic Stop Shooting

A University of Cincinnati police officer went to jail on a murder charge Wednesday after his own body camera video showed him shooting an unarmed motorist in the head during a traffic stop.

Former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing appears at Hamilton County Courthouse for his arraignment

CINCINNATI  — A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist after stopping him over a missing front license plate pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of murder and involuntary manslaughter. Twenty-five-year-old Ray Tensing appeared at his arraignment wearing a striped jail suit, with his hands cuffed behind him. He was