civil rights
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Cuban father fights for custody of daughter in Miami courts
Rafael Izquierdo, an agricultural worker from Cabaiguan in central Cuba, is fighting for custody of his five-year-old daughter so he…
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Over 200 rally to support Jena 6
On the morning of Sept. 29, activists and community members rallied and marched in Hartford, Conn. to support the Jena…
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Jena 6 update: Mychal Bell freed on bail
On Sept. 28, Mychal Bell—one of the Jena 6—was freed from prison on $45,000 bail. Bell spent nearly 10 months…
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Oakland police officer kills again
On Sept. 20, an Oakland cop shot 20-year-old Gary King Jr. twice in the back. The shooter, Sgt. Pat Gonzales,…
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Eyewitness Jena: 50,000 march united
The writer filed this special report from Jena, La. On Sept. 20, a spirited march of more than 50,000 people…
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1,000 students in Watts walk out to support Jena 6
The case of the Jena 6 brought over 50,000 people into the streets of Jena, La. on Sept. 20. Masses…
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Disability rights activists storm Chicago
From Sept. 8 to 13, ADAPT—the nation’s largest direct-action disability rights organization—took action in Chicago. More than 500 ADAPT activists…
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For ‘Los Cinco,’ another try for justice
This column was first published by Prison Radio on Aug. 25, 2007. For more information, visit freethefive.org. For five Cuban…
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El Paso, Tex. to demolish Native holy site
On Sept.15, the El Paso, Tex. City Council voted 5 to 4 in favor of a road extension project that…
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U.S. moves to deport father of dead soldier
Three years ago, U.S. Army Private Armando Soriano—the child of Mexican immigrants—died fighting in Iraq . Now, his father, Enrique…
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