Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with police www.salem-news.com 2010 A Wood Green Crown Court case in North London may be one of the ugliest debacles in a 'court of law' that I have ever heard of. Chiwar and Gloria Musa moved to the UK, only to be greeted by a nightmare. An unfounded allegation led to their children being yanked from the household as if the family had no rights at all. http://salem-news.com/articles/may242012/musa-saga-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may242012/musa-saga-tk.php Thu, 24 May 2012 01:56:00 PDT Today, World Press Freedom Day 2012, Reporters Without Borders condemns the furious pace of physical attacks on news providers and reports that a total of 21 journalists, and 6 netizens and citizen journalists have been killed since the start of 2012, many of them in war zones such as Somalia and Syria. This is a rate of one news provider killed ever five days. http://salem-news.com/articles/may232012/journalist-deaths.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may232012/journalist-deaths.php Wed, 23 May 2012 13:55:00 PDT Following a directive by his senior colleague, Sir Nicholas Wall, the President of the Family Division, Judge Patrick issued yesterday a ‘blanket ban’ on reporting. This includes the internet, on the Musa case[1] – a criminal trial scheduled to last 4 weeks in Wood Green Court. http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/musa-trial-day-2.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/musa-trial-day-2.php Tue, 22 May 2012 12:08:00 PDT In the U.S., evangelical leaders have been at the forefront of pushing prayer in public schools. But in Mexico, they are in the vanguard in opposing it. While the so-called narco war and economic distress are generally regarded as the top two issues in this year’s electoral races, fundamental issues of church, the state and religion are also swirling around the political scene. http://salem-news.com/articles/may212012/god-gays-ganga-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may212012/god-gays-ganga-kp.php Mon, 21 May 2012 02:06:00 PDT John Deegan, Mary Lawlor and Dave O’Brien are uncommon heroes who endured torture at the hands of the roman catholic church – and who are battling today to win justice. On May 4 in Dublin, they confronted Archbishop Dermot Martin and the Vatican with ten demands which must be enacted by September 15. http://salem-news.com/articles/may192012/vatican-justice-ka.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may192012/vatican-justice-ka.php Sat, 19 May 2012 23:13:00 PDT In the past few weeks, I have been writing articles about the maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma and their financial funding the American Pain Foundation. ProPublica, known as Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) were hugely responsible for a Senate investigation of pharma's ties to pain foundations. http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/senate-purdue-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/senate-purdue-ms.php Fri, 18 May 2012 23:58:00 PDT As more bicyclists hit the road in celebration of National Bike to Work Day on May 18, Oregon Trucking Associations (OTA) wants to encourage everyone to share and be aware not just today but every day. Whether traveling on foot, on two, four or more wheels or by mass transit, it’s vital to understand your fellow travelers. http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/trucking-safety.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/trucking-safety.php Fri, 18 May 2012 15:29:00 PDT A political land activist was shot dead in the Philippines. Margarito Cabal opposed the construction of a hydro-electric dam that threatens to leave 22 villages under water. http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/philippines-political-killing-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/philippines-political-killing-wg.php Fri, 18 May 2012 05:06:00 PDT Kings County Supreme Court Justice Gustin L. Reichbach revealed that he regularly smokes marijuana to cope with the side effects of his ongoing cancer treatment. He pleaded with New York lawmakers to legalize medical use of the drug this year. http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/judge-medical-pot-sw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/judge-medical-pot-sw.php Fri, 18 May 2012 00:12:00 PDT It is hard to imagine the level of brutality that awaits some Indians; men in India do not hesitate to openly beat women in a public setting, and this time, once again, the suspects are police. A poor woman suffering from a cold, leaving a doctor's visit, was beaten and molested by border police. http://salem-news.com/articles/may162012/india-police-torture-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may162012/india-police-torture-wg.php Wed, 16 May 2012 13:36:00 PDT On behalf of the National Cannabis Coalition, we congratulate Judge Ellen Rosenblum on winning the primary race for Attorney General of Oregon. As the voters affirmed, Judge Rosenblum is the right choice for Oregon. http://salem-news.com/articles/may162012/rosenblum-wins.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may162012/rosenblum-wins.php Wed, 16 May 2012 13:33:00 PDT As President of RPP, I hereby once more write to you on the second anniversary of the founding of our party and commend all of you in Rwanda and in the Diaspora who have stood shoulder to shoulder with the party for the last two years. We have collectively made great strides and registered significant achievements. http://salem-news.com/articles/may152012/rpp-statement-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may152012/rpp-statement-jf.php Tue, 15 May 2012 14:03:00 PDT Police denying their identity and operating illegally; it is a problem that ranges from right here in Salem, Oregon, Kathmandu, Nepal, where a young man was recently tortured by police in civilian clothes. It's nothing like the song made famous by Bob Seger, we could only wish. Instead it is a place where thousands of Nepali-speaking families have lived for several generations in Bhutan, exist in refugee camps. http://salem-news.com/articles/may152012/nepal-torture.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may152012/nepal-torture.php Tue, 15 May 2012 12:56:00 PDT Police and the Rwandan Secret Service faced approximately 30 Rwandan, Burundian and Congolese protesters in Iowa this week. They gathered to object to the convocation speech and granting of the Honorary Doctorate degree of Humane Letters upon Rwanda Pres. Paul Kagame. http://salem-news.com/articles/may142012/kagame-visit-jf-1.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may142012/kagame-visit-jf-1.php Mon, 14 May 2012 17:26:00 PDT Aruna, a young father, took his regular break from work, only to be called out by a police officer and accused of a crime he didn't commit, and tortured severely. Welcome to Sri Lanka, where murder and rape are some of the most flagrant and common of occurrences; a place of lawlessness, where police and military beat and torture and sometimes kill, with seeming impunity. http://salem-news.com/articles/may142012/lanka-torture-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may142012/lanka-torture-wg.php Mon, 14 May 2012 15:32:00 PDT On May 12, 2012 activists blocked entry to the main gate at the Navy’s West coast Trident nuclear submarine base in an act of civil resistance to nuclear weapons. Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action's peaceful vigil protested the U.S. government’s continued deployment and upgrading of the Trident nuclear weapons system. http://salem-news.com/articles/may142012/trident-protest.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may142012/trident-protest.php Mon, 14 May 2012 15:02:00 PDT A Senate investigation is being conducted against the maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma and their funded pain foundations as well as against individuals including doctors affiliated with Purdue Pharma and their pain foundations. The investigation by the Senate was announced this past week. http://salem-news.com/articles/may132012/purdue-problems-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may132012/purdue-problems-ms.php Sun, 13 May 2012 15:08:00 PDT Emmanuel Jal, peace activist, musician, and former Sudanese child soldier, brought the reality of conflict to the conference hall at the start of the 2012 Rotary World Symposium in Bangkok. Emmanuel, who was born in 1980 in southern Sudan, spoke graphically about how he came to be recruited as a child soldier. http://salem-news.com/articles/may122012/rotary-peace-media-rp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may122012/rotary-peace-media-rp.php Sat, 12 May 2012 21:29:00 PDT On behalf of the Rwanda National Congress, let me take this opportunity to bring to your kind attention concerns regarding the deepening humanitarian and security crisis in eastern DRC. More than 300,000 internally displaced people in North and South Kivu in the first quarter of this year alone. http://salem-news.com/articles/may122012/kagame-memo-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may122012/kagame-memo-jf.php Sat, 12 May 2012 19:48:00 PDT Criminal investigation in India all too often begins and ends with a forced confession extracted by police from someone who may have nothing to do with the crime. The process persecutes the innocent and allows the real offenders to go free. http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/bengal-torture-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/bengal-torture-wg.php Fri, 11 May 2012 23:53:00 PDT Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action will hold its annual Mother’s Day Weekend observance on Saturday, May 12th. This year’s theme, “Moms Against Bombs”, honors the origin of Mother’s Day by Julia Ward Howe. In 1870, after the Civil War, Howe called for mothers everywhere to unite against the continuing use of violence and war to solve differences. http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/ground-zero-protest.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/ground-zero-protest.php Fri, 11 May 2012 17:29:00 PDT In the Philippines, government forces are conducting unprecedented and unannounced operations in Ansili, Zapanta, Kitcharao, and Agusan del Norte. Families are seeking sanctuary from soldiers who continue to pursue them even in the evacuation center in Bangayan. http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/philippine-military-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/philippine-military-wg.php Fri, 11 May 2012 15:06:00 PDT An attack was carried out against the Ahmadiyah mosque on 20 April 2012 in Singaparna, Tasikmalaya, West Java. Reports indicate that the perpetrators were the Islamic Defenders Front. Police were on scene at the location of the attack, yet they did not take any adequate measures to prevent the it. http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/ahmadiyya-mosque-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/ahmadiyya-mosque-wg.php Fri, 11 May 2012 12:47:00 PDT Dr. Gaston Cornu-Labat won a successful battle against seemingly insurmountable odds; losing and eventually regaining his right to practice medicine His story offers hope to others singled out and punished by public officials bent on whistleblower retaliation. It is possible to find real vindication. http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/doctor-labbat-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/doctor-labbat-tk.php Fri, 11 May 2012 01:22:00 PDT After 12 days of torture, Pakistani government officials provided medical attention to noted Pakistani activist Baba Jan Hunzai. The news of his finally receiving treatment, came with confirmation that the report we published yesterday, was involved in the government's decision to in fact intervene. http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/gomes-pakistan-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/gomes-pakistan-tk.php Thu, 10 May 2012 23:30:00 PDT Julio Diaz Sales and Adolfo Garcia Diaz were 17 years old when immigration agents busted down the door of their Miami-area home. Julio and Adolfo say they were handcuffed, thrown on the floor, and beaten in the face and chest. Only it was all a mistake -- Julio and Adolfo had not committed any crimes. Immigration agents later admitted they broke into the wrong house as part of a sting operation. http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/miami-ice-beating.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/miami-ice-beating.php Thu, 10 May 2012 18:11:00 PDT Circumstantial evidences point to top level Sri Lanka military in the brutal killing of a Canadian Eezham Tamil who came to Vanni to claim his properties appropriated by the occupying military, news sources in Vanni revealed to TamilNet. The victim owned 8 commercially valuable buildings in line in Ki’linochchi town that were appropriated by the Sinhala military to be given in turn to a Colombo-based chain store that now dominates food business in the north. http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/sla-canadian-death.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/sla-canadian-death.php Thu, 10 May 2012 01:03:00 PDT The unlawful imprisonment and degrading torture inflicted on noted human rights and land activist Baba Jan Hunzai, and four other activists in Pakistan, proves that torture is now endemic around the country. Sadly, military intelligence personnel continue to commit torture with full impunity. http://salem-news.com/articles/may092012/pakistan-torture-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may092012/pakistan-torture-wg.php Wed, 09 May 2012 23:49:00 PDT The video below shows police beating a homeless man to death. It is very hard to watch, however you should, to understand what your country and the state of California have come to. "This is what a police state looks like", and if trends continue they way they are, it might be your son or daughter who dies next due to the actions of police whose morals have slipped beneath the blue haze of injustice. http://salem-news.com/articles/may092012/thomas-video.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may092012/thomas-video.php Wed, 09 May 2012 23:30:00 PDT More than 60 percent of people who have Alzheimer's wander at some point from their homes or care centers, according to the Alzheimer's Association. This puts the wanderer in a very precarious situation and causes great stress to the family due to its infringement of the person´s safety. http://salem-news.com/articles/may092012/keruve-locator.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may092012/keruve-locator.php Wed, 09 May 2012 18:59:00 PDT