Europe
Europe: destroying freedom to save it
At thier meeting in Paris to condemn the attack on Charlie Hebdo, European Union government ministers issued a statement calling for further restrictions on the Internet.
Tag: police state
Greater Middle East
Egypt: secularism and dictatorship?
A sweeping "anti-terrorism" decree and expanded crackdown on opposition come as Egypt's President al-Sisi is making overtures to the Copts and invoking pluralism.
The Caribbean
Assata Shakur as political football
The US political right uses Assata Shakur to take a hit at Obama's Cuba opening while simultaneously getting subliminal licks in at the Black Lives Matter protests.
Africa
Kenya approves harsh anti-terrorism law
Kenya's parliament passed a sweeping new anti-terrorism law after some of its members engaged in a shoving match that led to blows being exchanged.
The Andes
Colombia: corrupt cops caught in crackdown
Over 50 agents of Colombia's National Police force have been arrested in an ongoing sweep of corrupt officers dubbed the "Transparency Plan."
Africa
Police ‘anti-crime’ extermination campaign in DRC
The decades-long civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo is leaving in its wake a police state that sees impoverished youth as a threat and seeks to exterminate them.
Europe
Spain passes anti-protest, anti-immigrant law
Spain's conservative-led parliament passed a law that outlaws unauthorized protests, bans filming police, and allows summary deportations of African migrants.
Mexico
Mexico: protests link Ayotzinapa, Ferguson, Garner
Mexican protesters in the US see a link between police killings in the two countries. "Our governments are working together to oppress us, so why shouldn't we be working together?"
Mexico
Mexico: Peña pledges to resolve Ayotzinapa crisis
Mexico's president may have recited a slogan popular with protesters, but crackdowns on activists suggest he isn't about to give in to their demands.
Mexico
Mexico: two defenders of migrants are murdered
Central Americans crossing Mexico on their way to the US border still face attacks by criminal gangs—and so do Mexican activists trying to help the migrants.
North America
UN committee against torture criticizes US
The UN Committee Against Torture urged the US to begin prompt investigations into all cases of police brutality and excessive use of force, especially citing the Ferguson case.
East Asia
Hong Kong to Ferguson: corporate police state
The pepper spray used by Hong Kong police is made by the Sabre company—its headquarters just oustide Ferguson, Mo., now exploding into protest over the Michael Brown case.