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Belarus   -   Oct 17, 2020 Maria Kalesnikava: an Advocate for Freedom in Belarus – Raise the Voices
Maria Kalesnikava: an Advocate for Freedom in Belarus – Raise the Voices

Maria Kalesnikava is a Belarusian musician and political activist, who is a member of the Coordination Council Presidium which was formed in 2020 as a result of 2020 Belarusian post-election protests. Two actions have changed the life of Maria: the first one – to endorse the opposition candidate for the president

by Dmitry Pak
Belarus   -   Oct 16, 2020 Meet Olga Kovalkova: The Feminist Leader For Democracy – Raise the Voices
Meet Olga Kovalkova: The Feminist Leader For Democracy – Raise the Voices

(Оппозиции, Координационный. Создание Координационного Совета: Итоги Пресс-Конференции, 18 Aug. 2020, rada.vision/sozdanie-koordinacyonnogo-soveta.) Olga Kovalkova, also known as Volha Kovalkova, is a Belarusian politician who wants to be a presidential candidate, even though she admits there is no real election in Belarus. She is a co-chairman for the Belarusian Christian

by Mia Peralta
Police Violence   -   Sep 01, 2020 Minneapolis Charter Commission Blocks City Council Proposal to Reform Law Enforcement From Reaching November Ballot – Raise the Voices

The recent increase in peaceful protests against police brutality clearly shows that the American people want change, and the Minneapolis City Council attempted to initiate that change by revamping the policing structure last June. However, the Minneapolis Charter Commission, a group of 15 people appointed by the Hennepin District Court,

by Lauren Tsai
Featured   -   Aug 23, 2020 Explore a Different Criminal Justice Approach: Problem-Solving Courts – Raise the Voices

Written by Starlene Parris & Kasey Michaud Approximately 15% of all people living in state prisons experience a serious mental illness. What happens to these people? They are left to rot in prison, fighting against their own minds and a broken system they don’t fully understand. If you are

by Starlene Parris
Detention Centers   -   Aug 18, 2020 Immigrant Children Held Illegally in US Hotels – Raise the Voices

Immigrant Children Held Illegally in US Hotels On July 22, the Associated Press (AP) reported that the Trump Administration is detaining immigrant children in three Hampton Inn & Suite Hotels, particularly in El Paso and McAllen, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona. When Roberto Lopez of the Texas Civil Rights Project visited

by Cristal Ludena
Detention Centers   -   Aug 14, 2020 COVID-19 and Mass Incarceration: How a Pandemic Normalized Solitary Confinement in the U.S. – Raise the Voices

THE BIG PICTURE: As COVID-19 escalates, prisons across the United States are resorting to solitary confinement as a means of containing the virus. Within weeks, the number of isolated inmates surged from 60,000 inmates to a staggering 300,000, suggesting that solitary confinement is headed toward a path of

by Meron Kassa
Featured   -   Aug 14, 2020 The Missing Victims of Iraq’s Militias – Raise the Voices

When the US killed Iranian General Quasem Soleimani in an airstrike in Iraq at the start of this year, most press coverage focused on the resulting rise in tensions and potential repercussion for US-Iranian relations. Yet General Soleimani, the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was not the

by Sophia Poteet
Iran   -   Aug 05, 2020 Honor Killings and the Struggle for Women’s Rights in Iran – Raise the Voices
Honor Killings and the Struggle for Women’s Rights in Iran – Raise the Voices

Rayhaneh Ameri, whose death was caused by profuse bleeding (Source: Iran International) Despite international outcries, the Islamic Government has attempted to cover-up the sentencing reduction of the perpetrator by asserting that Rayhaneh’s father killed her with an iron bar, which contradicted initial news coverage. Furthermore, Colonel Yousefi insisted that

by Anne McDonnell
Maria Kalesnikava: an Advocate for Freedom in Belarus – Raise the Voices
Belarus   -   Oct 17, 2020 Maria Kalesnikava: an Advocate for Freedom in Belarus – Raise the Voices

Maria Kalesnikava is a Belarusian musician and political activist, who is a member of the Coordination Council Presidium which was formed in 2020 as a result of 2020 Belarusian post-election protests. Two actions have changed the life of Maria: the first one – to endorse the opposition candidate for the president

by Dmitry Pak
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Belarus   -   Oct 17, 2020 Maria Kalesnikava: an Advocate for Freedom in Belarus – Raise the Voices
Maria Kalesnikava: an Advocate for Freedom in Belarus – Raise the Voices

Maria Kalesnikava is a Belarusian musician and political activist, who is a member of the Coordination Council Presidium which was formed in 2020 as a result of 2020 Belarusian post-election protests. Two actions have changed the life of Maria: the first one – to endorse the opposition candidate for the president

by Dmitry Pak
Belarus   -   Oct 16, 2020 Meet Olga Kovalkova: The Feminist Leader For Democracy – Raise the Voices
Meet Olga Kovalkova: The Feminist Leader For Democracy – Raise the Voices

(Оппозиции, Координационный. Создание Координационного Совета: Итоги Пресс-Конференции, 18 Aug. 2020, rada.vision/sozdanie-koordinacyonnogo-soveta.) Olga Kovalkova, also known as Volha Kovalkova, is a Belarusian politician who wants to be a presidential candidate, even though she admits there is no real election in Belarus. She is a co-chairman for the Belarusian Christian

by Mia Peralta
Police Violence   -   Sep 01, 2020 Minneapolis Charter Commission Blocks City Council Proposal to Reform Law Enforcement From Reaching November Ballot – Raise the Voices

The recent increase in peaceful protests against police brutality clearly shows that the American people want change, and the Minneapolis City Council attempted to initiate that change by revamping the policing structure last June. However, the Minneapolis Charter Commission, a group of 15 people appointed by the Hennepin District Court,

by Lauren Tsai
Featured   -   Aug 23, 2020 Explore a Different Criminal Justice Approach: Problem-Solving Courts – Raise the Voices

Written by Starlene Parris & Kasey Michaud Approximately 15% of all people living in state prisons experience a serious mental illness. What happens to these people? They are left to rot in prison, fighting against their own minds and a broken system they don’t fully understand. If you are

by Starlene Parris
Detention Centers   -   Aug 18, 2020 Immigrant Children Held Illegally in US Hotels – Raise the Voices

Immigrant Children Held Illegally in US Hotels On July 22, the Associated Press (AP) reported that the Trump Administration is detaining immigrant children in three Hampton Inn & Suite Hotels, particularly in El Paso and McAllen, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona. When Roberto Lopez of the Texas Civil Rights Project visited

by Cristal Ludena
Detention Centers   -   Aug 14, 2020 COVID-19 and Mass Incarceration: How a Pandemic Normalized Solitary Confinement in the U.S. – Raise the Voices

THE BIG PICTURE: As COVID-19 escalates, prisons across the United States are resorting to solitary confinement as a means of containing the virus. Within weeks, the number of isolated inmates surged from 60,000 inmates to a staggering 300,000, suggesting that solitary confinement is headed toward a path of

by Meron Kassa
Featured   -   Aug 14, 2020 The Missing Victims of Iraq’s Militias – Raise the Voices

When the US killed Iranian General Quasem Soleimani in an airstrike in Iraq at the start of this year, most press coverage focused on the resulting rise in tensions and potential repercussion for US-Iranian relations. Yet General Soleimani, the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was not the

by Sophia Poteet
Iran   -   Aug 05, 2020 Honor Killings and the Struggle for Women’s Rights in Iran – Raise the Voices
Honor Killings and the Struggle for Women’s Rights in Iran – Raise the Voices

Rayhaneh Ameri, whose death was caused by profuse bleeding (Source: Iran International) Despite international outcries, the Islamic Government has attempted to cover-up the sentencing reduction of the perpetrator by asserting that Rayhaneh’s father killed her with an iron bar, which contradicted initial news coverage. Furthermore, Colonel Yousefi insisted that

by Anne McDonnell
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