Strike Updates: Syria

Human rights activist Mustafa Osso said Syrian security forces opened fire at demonstrators in the northeastern town of Deir el-Zour on May 27th according to a Reuters report. Syrian troops and security forces have killed at least 1,100 civilians in their two-month campaign to crush pro-democracy demonstrations, Syrian human rights organization, Sawasiah, said Tuesday [May [...]

Strike Updates: Saudi Arabia

Hundreds of thousands of Saudi protesters took to the streets in Riyadh, to join anti-government protests in other cities in the country, calling for the release of political prisoners. Protesters gathered in front of Al-Rajhi Mosque in the eastern part of the capital, chanting anti-government and anti-corruption slogans. Witnesses say Saudi security forces detained at [...]

Strike Updates: SYRIA

Razan Zeitounia, a human rights activist in Damascus, said electricity, water and mobile phone services were cut. Security agents armed with guns and knives conducted house-to-house sweeps, neighborhoods were sectioned off and checkpoints were erected before the sun rose. 11 people were reported killed and 14 more were wounded. Video and stills shot by activists [...]

Former Interrogator Rebukes Cheney for Torture Speech

A former top interrogator is responding forcefully to the case Dick Cheney made on Thursday in favor of torture (what the former VP and his allies refer to as “enhanced interrogation methods.”) Brave New Films released a short video Tuesday of Matthew Alexander taking apart Cheney’s argument piece by piece. Alexander, who uses a pseudonym [...]