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European governments are complicit in the systematic, unlawful and frequently violent "pushback" and collective expulsion of thousands of asylum seekers to squalid and unsafe refugee camps in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Amnesty International charges in a new report. By prioritizing border control over compliance with international law, European governments are not merely turning a blind eye to vicious assaults by the Croatian police, but actually funding such activities. In so doing, they are fueling a growing humanitarian crisis on the edge of the European Union. (Photo Border Violence Monitoring)

Greater Middle East

Egypt: regime in crisis as Tahrir Square protesters hang on

Protests rocked Cairo for a sixth day, as security forces again used tear gas in another effort to clear Tahrir Square. Over 30 are now dead in the street-fighting. The Muslim Brotherhood has split over whether to join the protest movement.

New York City

Feds feared “entrapment” in specious NYC terrorism case

The fact that New York CIty authorities had to go unilateral in the bust of Jose Pimentel—the feds declining to get involved for fear of “entrapment”—may spell the end of the endless scam of infiltrator-generated specious terrorism cases.

North Africa

ICC prosecutor says Libya can try Qaddafi’s son

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said that Libya may conduct the trial of Saif al-Islam Qaddafii—despite concern from human rights groups about whether he can receive impartial justice in the country.

North America

SOA protester takes arrest for immigrant rights

Thousands of activists attended the 21st annual protest against the US Army’s School of the Americas, while one was arrested at a nearby detention center protesting the government’s “inhumane immigration policies.”

The Caribbean

Haiti: fired unionists push for reinstatement

Haitian activists have started an international campaign to force Port-au-Prince apparel assembly plants to rehire six union members who were allegedly dismissed for their union activities.

Greater Middle East

Kuwait: king orders crackdown after protesters storm parliament

Kuwait’s emir has ordered authorities to tighten security in the Persian Gulf mini-state after the parliament building was stormed by dozens of protesters demanding a probe of corruption claims and an end to the ban on political parties.