Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Flower protest in Paris for Iranian no-headscarf activist
<p>PARIS — Activists laid flowers near the Iranian Embassy in Paris on Monday to show support for a women's rights campaigner sentenced to prison...
Man accused of threatening Cleaver will remain in prison
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A southwest Missouri man who is charged with threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver will remain in jail, a federal...
LGBTQ rights bill ignites debate over religious liberty
<p>A sweeping bill that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people is a top priority of President Joe Biden and Democrats in...
Judge hears arguments on temporary block of SC abortion law
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge said Monday that a decision will come shortly on whether to suspend a new South Carolina law banning...
‘March, not celebrate’ on Int’l Women’s Day in Kosovo
<p>PRISTINA, Kosovo — Hundreds of Kosovar women on Monday marked International Women’s Day with a protest demanding more respect for their rights.</p>
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Thousands of Ukrainian women march against domestic violence
<p>KYIV, Ukraine — Thousands of women marched through the center of Ukraine's capital on International Women's Day to draw attention to domestic violence, which...
Column: Larson can’t outrun past, only change conversation
<p>LAS VEGAS — He'd had a nice first month at his new job, had <a href="https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-kyle-larson-las-vegas-nascar-60549eabf96cf79db5e137c72eeebae8">quickly settled in and was falling into a familiar</a>...
Judge hears arguments on temporary block of SC abortion law
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge said Monday that a decision will come shortly on whether to suspend a new South Carolina law banning...
GOP pushes bills to allow social media ‘censorship’ lawsuits
Republican state lawmakers are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal...
US states look to step up wolf kills, pushed by Republicans
BILLINGS, Mont. — Payments for dead wolves. Unlimited hunting of the animals. Shooting wolves from the air.
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