Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 16, 2012
Artist and dissenter Alex Schaefer was arrested last month by the Los Angeles Police Department and charged with misdemeanor vandalism when he chalked a sidewalk in an act of civil disobedience against Chase Bank. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 2, 2011
The attorney general of the Syrian province Hama resigned in a video posted online by activists Thursday in protest of President Bashar al-Assad's violent response to peaceful protesters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 17, 2009
Finally someone is going after George W. Bush for his crimes against the world -- it's just a shame that it's not the U.S. Congress. An Al-Jazeera journalist imprisoned for six years in Guantanamo is planning joint legal action against the former president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 19, 2008
We tearfully regret to inform you that an agreement that would legally extend the US imperial occupation of Iraq is at risk of falling apart, as Iraqi officials continue to make the audacious demand that U soldiers and mercenaries be subject to Iraqi law for crimes committed outside the scope of military operations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 7, 2007
The latest viral video from the folks at Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films is a joint effort with Democrats.com and AfterDowningStreet.com to try to build support for impeachment of the vice president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 20, 2006
Still wondering whether the trial of Saddam Hussein might have been a miscarriage of justice? Take a look at the HRW report (pdf) and make up your mind Hussein's chief defense lawyer, Khalil al-Dulami, recently complained to the BBC that he has been prevented from filing appeal papers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 24, 2006
Amnesty International has referred to some of Israel's actions in Lebanon as "war crimes that give rise to individual criminal responsibility" A report by the human rights organization condemned the deliberate bombing of civilian infrastructure and the loss of civilian life, noting: "Entire families were killed in air strikes on their homes or in their vehicles while fleeing the aerial assaults on their villages as the Red Cross and other rescue workers were prevented from accessing the areas by continuing Israeli strikes". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 21, 2006
Two separate claims of American soldiers murdering Iraqi civilians have arisen. One report involves the alleged killing of 15 people, including a 3-year-old girl; the second involves the alleged murder of 11, including a 75-year-old woman and a 6-month-old infant. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 9, 2006
He recommended that the prime minister try to undercut the $6-billion-per-year black market, and to free heroin users from having to commit crimes to buy their drugs. | storyHey, at least it's more progressive than N.Y. state's draconian and racist Rockefeller Laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 30, 2006
The musician, actor and social activist issues a strident criticism of U.S. foreign policy before the International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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