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Oregon Prisoners Driven to Suicide by Torture in Solitary Confinement Units

Torture by design: Oregon Corrections officials know what they’re doing.

(ONTARIO, OR) - I am not one prone to fits of temper. But a few days ago I almost lost it.

My outrage was prompted by witnessing the steady deterioration of a prisoner, resulting from particularly acute mental torture inflicted in Oregon’s Disciplinary Segregation Units, which duplicate almost exactly conditions of torture outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1800s.

The Streets of Despair

A Remembrance of the East Multnomah county Mexican Ghetto.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Those who walk the streets of despair, walk with stooped shoulders, hoodies pulled tight over their heads.

They stare down at the concrete sidewalk in front of them, one hand on a belt holding up pants that are hanging just above their bony pelvis.

Twitter Sabbath Goy of the Year Award.....

After more than a century of Palestinian struggle, a leading Palestinian blogger is found to be clueless about basic and fundamental matters.

( LONDON) - One may wonder what brings a Palestinian activist to compose such a twit? Does Ali Abunimah really care about Judaism and its reputation?

And why does he believe that Zionism conspires to ‘trick’ us to ‘blame the Jews’?

Celebrating a Pope-Free World
February 28, 2013 - A Great Day in History: The Pope is Gone!

These child killers are cowering in confusion because of our work.

(BRUSSELS ITCCS) - Our Citizen Jurors will speak to the World This Saturday - Their Common Law Court evidence is broadcast to millions on American Television - and Plans to Arrest the Guilty Move Forward

Latest News, Reflections and an Important Leaflet from The International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State and Kevin Annett.

Smiling Leaves Clinic Serves Salem OMMP Residents

New clinic serves Oregon Medical Marijuana Program patients.

(SALEM) - Smiling Leaves Clinic is an OMMP clinic serving the Salem and surrounding areas since November 2012.

SLC holds monthly clinic dates for those needing an Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) card or needing their card renewed.

Two Santa Cruz Detectives Killed in the Line of Duty

"Both detectives were killed at the doorstep of Goulet's home" - Santa Cruz County Sheriff Phil Wowak

(SANTA CRUZ) - Two officers from the Santa Cruz police Department were killed Tuesday, leaving this coastal California city stunned and in mourning.

A spokesperson for from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff/Coroner's Office which is investigating the case, told Salem-News that a press release will be issued shortly.

Tiny Hindu Minority Seeks Court Justice

Yezman is a small town where 30 Hindu families are living frightened and miserable.

(ISLAMABAD) - Another case of a Hindu girl abducted, raped and forced to convert to Islam surfaced when her parents approached a court seeking safety and justice after receiving threats.

According to World Vision in Progress (WVIP), a Hindu girl named Hamadi Mai, a minor living in TEHSIL YAZMAN, a subdivision of the Bahawalpur District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, was violently raped and forced to convert to Islam.

Agent Orange Legacy In Washington D.C.

My mother and I have embarked on a journey as advocate for the rights of the children of Vietnam Veterans whose biological parent(s) were exposed to Agent Orange.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The children of Vietnam Veterans, who answered the call of duty, have been left without proper medical intervention. Some are dying, some are already dead.

Many of the children of Vietnam Veterans have lost their parent(s) due to exposure to Agent Orange which is laced with the toxic chemical, dioxin.

William Gomes Radio Interview: Bangladesh Attempt to Ban Islam`s Largest Political Party Moves Forward

CII Broadcasting interviews Human Rights activist about big changes in Bangladesh.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Salem-News.com's William Gomes, a native of Bangladesh, has been covering the country's controversial revolution known as the Shahbaugh movement in recent weeks.

Rather than a movement of the people, Shahbaugh appears to exist to bring down once powerful elements of the country's Muslim political party, Jamaat.

Capitalism and Crisis in Acapulco

The resolution of the Tropicana labor conflict has run into complicating factors.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - For more than four years, Lauro Salinas and Julian Magana have been on strike.