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December 20, 2020

Liberty Vittert: US must end imports of Chinese products made with slave labor and protect oppressed Uighurs

Iconic companies are reportedly using slave labor in their Chinese factories, in a horrific violation of human rights — making a mockery of their carefully crafted images as socially conscious.

December 4, 2020

Liberty Vittert: Biden should halt sales to China of US tech used to persecute and enslave Uighur Muslims

The Chinese Communist government is currently enslaving about 1 million Uighurs — members of a Muslim ethnic group — in “reeducation centers” that have been described as high-tech concentration camps.

December 2, 2020

Daughter of Citgo 6 executive jailed in Venezuela calls on Trump to bring 'political prisoners' home

It has been a grueling three years for the families of American oil executives – dubbed the "Citgo 6" – who were finally found guilty on corruption charges in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas last week.

November 28, 2020

Pompeo condemns 'wrongful' convictions of 'Citgo 6' in Venezuela

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday condemned what he called the “wrongful” convictions of six Citgo employees in Venezuela, describing the South American nation's justice system as a “kangaroo court.”

October 27, 2020

Dad of former US Marine in Russia jail details alleged political motivations behind son’s ‘unjust’ treatment

Last August, the now 29-year-old Texas native was arrested amid a night out in the Russian capital and was later charged with “assaulting and endangering the lives of the two police officers."

October 20, 2020

Bringing the 'ISIS Beatles' to justice in US courts: Behind the complex mission

After years of exhaustive work from both the U.S. intelligence community the government, at least some semblance of due process was brought to bear after two of the men involved in the grisly murders of Americans on behalf of ISIS were transported to American shores to face the full wrath of the Justice System.

October 20, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi’s fiance and the pro-democracy group he founded sue Saudi crown prince MBS in a US court

More than two years after the chilling dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, his fiancé and a human rights organization he founded just prior to his murder have filed a lawsuit against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) for his alleged role in directing the grizzly death.

October 15, 2020

Filmmaker’s loyalties shaken after making illegal immigration documentary: ‘The truth is eye-opening'

When filmmaker Namrata Singh Gujral set off to make the documentary, “America’s Forgotten,” in the early summer of 2019, she thought she would be bringing to life a remarkably different film pertaining to the trials and tribulations of those trying to unlawfully cross the U.S. border.

October 15, 2020

Iran sentences 3 more men to amputation for 'stealing,' reviving once-rare Islamic law

Just weeks after Iranian judicial authorities upheld the sentences of four young men to have four fingers amputated after being convicted of theft, there are new chilling reports that an additional two men have also been slapped with the same draconian punishment.

October 9, 2020

Death toll soars as Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict escalates: 'This is a fight against jihadists'

Ever since tensions re-flared late last month, everything from rockets to missiles to munitions continues to crack in and around Nagorno-Karabakh – the hotly fought-after land parcel bordering Christian-dominant Armenia and Muslim-majority Azerbaijan.