CNN — The family home of Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi has been demolished, according to the pro-reform news outlet IranWire, after she rose to international prominence this fall for competing with her head uncovered. Rekabi competed without her hijab in South Korea in October, just as anti-regime protests swept […]
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Two Former Mississippi Department of Corrections Officials Indicted for Excessive Force Against an Inmate
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Mississippi returned an indictment that was unsealed yesterday charging two former Mississippi Department of Corrections officials with deprivation of rights under color of law. According to court documents, both Jessica Hill, a correctional officer at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF), […]
Power and water supply have been largely restored in the city of Kherson, officials say
OPEC and its allies decided Sunday to stick with their existing policy of curtailing oil output, just hours before new Western sanctions on Russian crude exports come into force. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, and other major oil producers including Russia, said they would continue to restrict supply by 2 […]
Catching Up on Government Officials’ Censorship of Constituents on Social Media
Buentello v. Boebert, No. 1:21-cv-00147-DDD (D. Colo. Oct. 28, 2022) The court summarizes: on January 6, 2021, Plaintiff directed tweets at Defendant, criticizing public remarks Defendant made leading up to, during, and after the storming of the United States Capitol that occurred on that day. Defendant then blocked Plaintiff’s Twitter […]