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Police in Bolivia Pepper Spray Journalist 'On Purpose' During Live Coverage of Anti-Coup Protests

Teresa Bo, a senior correspondent for Al-Jazeera was sprayed directly in the face—clearly "on purpose," she says—while covering anti-coup demonstrators in the city of La Paz, Bolivia on Friday, November 15, 2019. (Photo: Al-Jazeera/Screenshot)

Rodney Reed Lawyers 'Relieved and Thankful' After Stay of Execution Granted by Texas Court

Jon Queally, staff writer

"Reed's execution should not just be delayed, but canceled," said Bernie Sanders. "Real criminal justice reform must include joining every other major democracy in eliminating the death penalty."

Amnesty International Amplifies Clemency Demand for Rodney Reed as Supreme Court Considers Taking Up Case

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Killing a person creates a murderer out of the executioner, is not justice for...

Massive Anti-Coup Protests Explode Across Bolivia 'Against the Many Violations to Democracy'

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

A Bolivian indigenous woman, supporter of Bolivian ousted president Evo Morales, holds a Wiphala flag—representing native peoples—during a protest against the interim government in La Paz on November 15, 2019.

"Do you think we are ignorant?"

'A Victory for the Whole Country': Chile to Hold Referendum on Rewriting Constitution

To Ensure 'Genuine Public Service for All,' UK Labour Party Proposes Free, Nationalized Broadband

To Save 'Democracy in Peril,' 150 Civil Rights Groups Release Visionary Blueprint to Restore and Protect Voting Rights

'This Should Probably Be Illegal': Rights Advocates Target Lawmakers and Lobbyists With Facial Recognition Technology in US Capitol

'Unprecedented Drop' in Approved Asylum Cases Result of 'Secret' Trump Policies, Rights Group Says

'Enormous Victory': US Judge Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers' Electronic Devices Unconstitutional

A Refrain of 'Drop the Charges' Rises as Scott Warren Faces Retrial for Giving Aid to Migrants in Need

Causing 'Profound' Trauma, Trump Administration Detained Record-Breaking 70,000 Children in 2019

Top Trump Aide Stephen Miller’s Affinity for White Nationalism Revealed in Leaked Emails

'When Will Someone Go to Jail?': New Report Shows Google Secretly Storing Health Data of Millions of Americans

Progressives Declare Victories in San Francisco District Attorney and Seattle City Council Races

'Simply Barbaric': Trump Administration Proposes Charging Asylum Fee for Refugees Fleeing Violence and Poverty

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Israel Is Killing Children Asleep In Their Homes. Humans. Not Numbers. Again.

The reign of terror, which we help fund, goes on. In two days of airstrikes, Israel has killed 34 Palestinians packed into the open-air prison that is Gaza, and injured over 111; many victims were children. Among the dead was a family of eight - three adults, five kids - slaughtered as they slept; the only survivor was a one-month-old girl. Among the distraught young survivors is G hassan: "Bombs is all over me, I don't be a number...Don't leave us alone in Gaza."