Civil rights

Iranian political prisoner accused of conspiring with Israel brutally beaten in prison

He was left with broken ribs, broken hands, and facial injuries after he was attacked in Qazvin Central Prison in Iran, human rights groups said on Wednesday, sharing images of the injuries.

Mohammad Reza Morad Bahrouzi was beaten in an Israeli prison over alleged communication with oppostiion groups or groups affiliated with Israel.
 United States Capitol Police lines up along the perimeter while LGBTQ activists and supporters hold a rally on the steps of the Supreme Court as it hears major LGBT rights case on whether federal employment law that outlaws discrimination on the basis of sex covers sexual orientation and gender ide

SCOTUS upholds state bans on transgender sports participation, paving way for further restrictions

Bezalel Smotrich

The Association for Civil Rights petitions against the tax benefits law for settlements

Allen Secher was ordained by Hebrew Union College in 1962.

This rabbi made history in the civil rights era, I had to tell his story - opinion


Portland mayor urge restraint, renunciation of violence after shooting

Authorities have not identified the shooting victim. But the New York Times reported the man gunned down was wearing a hat with the insignia of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer.

Federal law enforcement officers are seen during a demonstration against the presence of federal law enforcement officers and racial inequality in Portland, Oregon, US, July 22, 2020

Ruth Gavison, champion of secular-religious reconciliation, dies at 75

Gavison worked tirelessly to bridge the divide between secular and observant Jews and to retain Israel’s character as both a democratic and Jewish state.

Ruth Gavison 521

Civil rights must not disappear

A variety of groups and grievances are at play, with restaurant owners, social workers and many others taking a stand.

Allies of the Machane Yehuda market stand empty due to coronavirus

4 lessons we can learn from civil rights hero John Lewis – opinion

Lewis was a civil rights leader, a legislator, an author, and a mentor to many. But he was always a preacher.

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee during the second day of confirmation hearings on Senator Jeff Sessions' (R-AL) nomination to be U.S. attorney general in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2017

Bolton’s book reveals: Trump was America’s first anti-Kurdish president

The American president, according to former national security adviser John Bolton, is actually anti-Kurdish and dislikes a minority group in the Middle East that has been consistently pro-American.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens as his national security adviser John Bolton speaks during a presidential memorandum signing for the "Women's Global Development and Prosperity" initiative in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2019

NASCAR partners with FBI to investigate noose found in Wallace's garage

NASCAR president Steve Phelps told The Athletic's Jeff Gluck that FBI officials were notified and were on site by Monday morning.

NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (43) pauses before climbing in to his car before the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

While approving of protests, Americans unsure if they will invoke change

According to the polls, more than twice as many Americans (44%) believe that the protests will invoke change for the better as opposed to change for the worst (21%).

An image of George Floyd is projected on the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. June 20, 2020

Trump faces backlash from African-American leaders on Tulsa rally

In 1921, Tulsa was the site of one of the country’s bloodiest outbreaks of racist violence, when white mobs attacked black citizens and businesses with guns and explosives dropped from airplanes.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Sunrise, Florida, U.S., November 26, 2019

Citizens' movements stored in off-the-books police database - report

"Either way, once finalized, the procedure will not be disclosed to the public," police said.

Israeli police officers seen during a raid on the ultra orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Meah Shearim, as they close shops and disperse public gatherings following the government decisions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. March 24, 2020

Joseph Lowery, American civil rights leader, dies at age 98

Lowery was a key ally of Martin Luther King in the US civil rights movement of the 1960s.

Reverend Joseph Lowery (C) walks with former president and then-senator Barack Obama (R) and others during a march commemorating the 1965 Selma-Montgomery Voting Rights March in Selma, Alabama, March 4, 2007