Detention Centers, Police Violence ICE Citizen’s Academy On July 13, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), announced its first ever Citizen’s Academy. It will take place in Chicago on September 15. Due to lack of information there were speculations about
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Written by Snigdha Jagarlapudi and Annie McDonnell While studying at Al-Azhar Islamic University in Egypt, Muyesser Muhemmed met her future husband, Sedirjan. They married in 2006 and moved to Kazakhstan in 2007. In 2016, Muyesser returned to her home city in Xinjiang, Atush of the prefecture Kizilsu. Initially, her trip
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by storiesElection Integrity, Uncategorized Pima County Recorder candidate on Election Security Response from Pima County Recorder candidate Kim Challender regarding paper ballots and paper backups for e-pollbooks: ————————————————————– Thank you for your advocacy and expertise on election security. I’ve been researching voting systems and electronic options for many years. I agree
by storiesAn Open Letter to the Cleveland Division of Police, the Department of Justice, and Governor Mike DeWine on the Killing of Reginald Williams Jr. To: Cleveland Division of Police, Department of Justice Northern Ohio, Governor Mike DeWine’s Office Hello, I am a reporter with Raise the Voices, an advocacy
by Lauren TsaiUncategorized An Open Letter to the Mayor of Los Angeles on the Killing of David “Dizzy” Martinez. To Eric Garcetti and others, I am a reporter with Raise the Voices, an advocacy journalism organization. We are writing and publishing a report on David “Dizzy” Martinez, who was shot twice by
by storiesOpen Letters, Police Violence An Open Letter to the Cleveland Division of Police, the Department of Justice, and Governor Mike DeWine on the Killing of Reginald Williams Jr. An Open Letter to the Cleveland Division of Police, the Department of Justice, and Governor Mike DeWine on the Killing of Reginald
by storiesDetention Centers, Police Violence ICE Citizen’s Academy On July 13, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), announced its first ever Citizen’s Academy. It will take place in Chicago on September 15. Due to lack of information there were speculations about
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Authors: Analis Rossi and Alejandra Vergara A In Gaza, where the soil is dry and the future uncertain, Gaza Sky Geeks was planting seeds of transformation. With laptops instead of shovels and codes instead of crops, they cultivate a new kind of harvest, one that brings new opportunities, hope, dignity,
By: Alejandra Vergara A The morning sun in Gaza no longer carries the promise of a new day, but merely the opportunity to survive another day. For Ahmed Al-Sharif, a 25-year-old from Nuseirat Camp, the sun was once a quiet invitation to paint, to laugh with family, to build a
The 27-page report, “The Civil War in Sudan: Actors, Impacts, and the Humanitarian Crisis,” documents the deepening humanitarian crisis resulting from Sudan’s civil conflict, compounded by a network of both domestic and international actors. With minimal accountability, powerful entities—such as the
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
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
Detention Centers, Police Violence ICE Citizen’s Academy On July 13, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), announced its first ever Citizen’s Academy. It will take place in Chicago on September 15. Due to lack of information there were speculations about
by storiesUncategorized Portland and Your Own Hometown: What to Know and Do. Operation Legend: Trump announced in a recent speech that he would be sending a “surge” of federal law enforcement to Chicago and Albuquerque. Other cities are to come. Federal agents in unmarked cars Heightening protests is unmarked cars (mostly
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Written by Snigdha Jagarlapudi and Annie McDonnell While studying at Al-Azhar Islamic University in Egypt, Muyesser Muhemmed met her future husband, Sedirjan. They married in 2006 and moved to Kazakhstan in 2007. In 2016, Muyesser returned to her home city in Xinjiang, Atush of the prefecture Kizilsu. Initially, her trip
by Snigdha JagarlapudisChina, Human Rights, Uyghurs The Acid Test for Whitewash: Forced Labor in the Supply Chain Written by Snigdha Jagarlapudi and Annie McDonnell While studying at Al-Azhar Islamic University in Egypt, Muyesser Muhemmed met her future husband, Sedirjan. They married in 2006 and moved to Kazakhstan in 2007. In 2016, Muyesser
by storiesElection Integrity, Uncategorized Pima County Recorder candidate on Election Security Response from Pima County Recorder candidate Kim Challender regarding paper ballots and paper backups for e-pollbooks: ————————————————————– Thank you for your advocacy and expertise on election security. I’ve been researching voting systems and electronic options for many years. I agree
by storiesAn Open Letter to the Cleveland Division of Police, the Department of Justice, and Governor Mike DeWine on the Killing of Reginald Williams Jr. To: Cleveland Division of Police, Department of Justice Northern Ohio, Governor Mike DeWine’s Office Hello, I am a reporter with Raise the Voices, an advocacy
by Lauren TsaiUncategorized An Open Letter to the Mayor of Los Angeles on the Killing of David “Dizzy” Martinez. To Eric Garcetti and others, I am a reporter with Raise the Voices, an advocacy journalism organization. We are writing and publishing a report on David “Dizzy” Martinez, who was shot twice by
by storiesOpen Letters, Police Violence An Open Letter to the Cleveland Division of Police, the Department of Justice, and Governor Mike DeWine on the Killing of Reginald Williams Jr. An Open Letter to the Cleveland Division of Police, the Department of Justice, and Governor Mike DeWine on the Killing of Reginald
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