About 40 men and women have been detained on suspicion of being gay since December and reports say at least two of them have died of torture in detention.
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Comedian Steps Down as Oscars Host After Outcry Over Tweets
Just two days after been named host of the Academy Awards, Kevin Hart has stepped down following an outcry over past homophobic tweets by the comedian.
Amnesty International Launches World’s Biggest Human Rights Campaign
In launching its global Write for Rights campaign, Amnesty International brings a spotlight on brave women harassed and jailed for their human rights work.
Green-Rainbow Party Wins Formal Recognition Massachusetts
The Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) statewide candidates earned enough votes to be formally recognized as an official party in the state of Massachusetts.
The Latest on Chelsea Manning’s US Senate Bid
The Oklahoma native has decided to make an unlikely bid for the U.S. Senate in her adopted state of Maryland
The Realignment of the American Political Mind
Whether the lure of authoritarianism is strong or is awakened in us, whether we’re angry or not: these are the new divisions. As fractured in so many metrics as we are, the result in this new America is we’re all now student-victims at Trump University.
VIDEO: Ramzan Kadyrov’s Unusual Dictatorship in Chechnya
Vladimir Putin has given the mini-dictator Ramzan Kadyrov complete control over life and limb in Chechnya
Women’s march in multiple cities focuses on electoral politics
Women and their allies again took to the streets this weekend in dozens of cities across the country
Is the US Ready For the First Transgender Woman in Congress?
In 2017, the U.S. elected its first ever openly transgender woman to the Virginia State House. In 2018, it might elect its first out transgender woman to Congress—Alexandra Chandler. “I recognize that I would be a first, and I will say it is a humbling responsibility that I take very seriously both as a candidate […]
Mike Pence is Loyal, But is He Ready to Govern?
If the Trump campaign is found to have colluded with the Russian election meddling scandal then it is a real possibility that Pence knew all along. Will it be enough to cause him the Presidency?