Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Minnesota House rejects security fund for officers’ trials
<p>ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota House rejected a bill to create a fund to bolster security during the upcoming murder trial of a...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic targeted with ethnic insults in Serbia
<p>BELGRADE, Serbia — Red Star Belgrade apologized to AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Friday after he was targeted with repeated ethnic insults from...
Florida man charged with plotting attack on Trump supporters
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida man accused of trying to organize an armed response to supporters of former President Donald Trump for their expected...
Feds arrest UCLA student accused of sitting in Pence’s chair
<p>LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles college student and self-described fascist was arrested after he sat in former Vice President Mike Pence's chair in...
Russia expels Estonian diplomat in retaliatory step
<p>Russia is expelling a diplomat from Estonia in retaliation for the Baltic country’s expulsion of a Russian envoy.</p>
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Kremlin rebuffs European court’s demand to free Navalny
<p>MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Thursday strongly rejected the European human rights court's order to release jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny as “inadmissible” meddling...
Portugal’s euthanasia law goes for constitutional review
<p>LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s president on Thursday asked the country’s Constitutional Court to evaluate a recent law passed by parliament that allows euthanasia and...
College athletes coming together to promote change
<p>SAN JOSE, Calif. — Whether talking to a teammate, close friend or complete stranger, San Jose State football player Drew Jenkins has a go-to...
Feds arrest UCLA student accused of sitting in Pence’s chair
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles college student and self-described fascist was arrested after he sat in former Vice President Mike Pence's chair in...
Judge dismisses Georgia lawsuit by transgender fire chief
<p>SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit by a transgender fire chief who led a rural Georgia city's fire department...