Civil rights
Iranian political prisoner accused of conspiring with Israel brutally beaten in prison
He was left with broken ribs, broken hands, and facial injuries after he was attacked in Qazvin Central Prison in Iran, human rights groups said on Wednesday, sharing images of the injuries.
SCOTUS upholds state bans on transgender sports participation, paving way for further restrictions
The Association for Civil Rights petitions against the tax benefits law for settlements
This rabbi made history in the civil rights era, I had to tell his story - opinion
Portland mayor urge restraint, renunciation of violence after shooting
Authorities have not identified the shooting victim. But the New York Times reported the man gunned down was wearing a hat with the insignia of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer.
Ruth Gavison, champion of secular-religious reconciliation, dies at 75
Gavison worked tirelessly to bridge the divide between secular and observant Jews and to retain Israel’s character as both a democratic and Jewish state.
Civil rights must not disappear
A variety of groups and grievances are at play, with restaurant owners, social workers and many others taking a stand.
4 lessons we can learn from civil rights hero John Lewis – opinion
Lewis was a civil rights leader, a legislator, an author, and a mentor to many. But he was always a preacher.
Bolton’s book reveals: Trump was America’s first anti-Kurdish president
The American president, according to former national security adviser John Bolton, is actually anti-Kurdish and dislikes a minority group in the Middle East that has been consistently pro-American.
NASCAR partners with FBI to investigate noose found in Wallace's garage
NASCAR president Steve Phelps told The Athletic's Jeff Gluck that FBI officials were notified and were on site by Monday morning.
While approving of protests, Americans unsure if they will invoke change
According to the polls, more than twice as many Americans (44%) believe that the protests will invoke change for the better as opposed to change for the worst (21%).
Trump faces backlash from African-American leaders on Tulsa rally
In 1921, Tulsa was the site of one of the country’s bloodiest outbreaks of racist violence, when white mobs attacked black citizens and businesses with guns and explosives dropped from airplanes.
Citizens' movements stored in off-the-books police database - report
"Either way, once finalized, the procedure will not be disclosed to the public," police said.
Joseph Lowery, American civil rights leader, dies at age 98
Lowery was a key ally of Martin Luther King in the US civil rights movement of the 1960s.
