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Aisha Islieh, a detainee’s mother, died on the bus on her way to see her son Yahya after 5 years of a ban on family visits by Israel.
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Hundreds of Palestinians whose families were displaced from their villages in 1948 when Israel was created, have taken part in a rally to demand the right to return to their properties.
…author of “In My Father’s Country,” shares stories of growing up without equal rights in an Afghanistan village, and later escaping amid the Soviet invasion.
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13-year-old Jada Williams’ essay compared Douglass’ story about being kept from reading with her experience in a struggling school.
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…the situation in the SHUs and ASUs remains much as it did one year ago. A few concessions by prison officials, such as issuing sweatpants and allowing family photos, did nothing to change the problem of long-term isolation and non-existent due process.
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In private prisons around the country, immigrants languishing in detention centers are being put to work by profit-making companies like the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) for far below the minimum wage.
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In this preview clip, representatives from the Brennan Center for Justice rebut claims that getting voter ID is easy and “free” for anyone who needs it.
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