Category Archives: Social
Canada to have new refugee stream for journalists, others who defend human rights
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says there will be a new path to Canada for refugees who fear persecution because of their defence of human rights. The new stream will include anyone facing persecution for advocating or defending human ri...
Ex-St. Louis officer gets probation in colleague’s beating
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis police officer has been sentenced to three years of probation for her role in the beating of a Black, undercover police officer during a 2017 protest.
Officials now say no ban on animal sacrifice in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday said there is no ban on the sacrifice of animals during the upcoming Islamic Eid al-Adha holiday, a day after the government asked law enforcers to stop the sacrifice of
Hong Kong national security police raid student union office
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s national security police on Friday raided the office of a university student union after student leaders last week commemorated a man who killed himself after stabbing a police officer.
Belarus expands crackdown on independent media
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Belarus raided the homes and offices of independent media outlets and civil society activists Friday, widening a crackdown on opposition in the ex-Soviet nation.
Pope reverses Benedict, reimposes restrictions on Latin Mass
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis cracked down Friday on the spread of the old Latin Mass, reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI’s signature decisions in a major challenge to traditionalist Catholics who immediately decried it as an attack on them
Sudan gets $14 billion in debt relief from Paris Club
PARIS (AP) — Creditor countries agreed to cancel $14.1 billion of Sudan’s international debts, praising its economic reforms and efforts to fight poverty.
Mask mandate back on in Los Angeles as virus cases rise
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County residents will again be required to wear masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status, while the University of California system said that students, faculty and staff must be inoculated against the coronav...
UN rights chief urges release of Cuban protesters
PARIS (AP) — The U.N. rights chief is urging the release of all those detained in Cuba’s protests and calling
Muslim charity heading to court over ‘unfair’ suspension levied by revenue agency
OTTAWA — A long-established Muslim international relief charity says it will ask a federal court to overturn the national revenue agency's decision to suspend its ability to issue tax receipts following an audit. Ottawa-based Human Concern Internationa...
