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Exposed: Jenna Abrams, Elaborate Russian Troll

November 3, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

Popular alt-right blogger, Jenna Abrams, has been outed by the US Intelligence Committee as a creation of the Russian state-backed Internet Research Agency. Read more

New York Terror Attack Suspect Plotted for Weeks, Authorities Say

November 2, 2017 | by Uncommon Ground Media | 0 Comments

Attack suspect Sayfullo Saipov had plotted for weeks before carrying out what is New York's deadliest terror attack since 9/11. Read more

State Funded Faith School Unfit to Teach, Say Secularists

November 1, 2017 | by Sarah Mills | 3 Comments

The National Secular Society calls for an investigation into a faith school that insists the universe is 5778 years old and engages in gender segregation. Read more

Yazidi Journalist Outraged by UK’s ISIS Reintegration Bribe

November 1, 2017 | by Tara Abhasakun | 7 Comments

The UK Home Office plans to offer up taxpayer-funded homes, among other benefits, to up to 20,000 returning ISIS fighters. Read more

‘Pedocriminal’ – Topless Feminists Protest Polanski Event

October 31, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

‘Very Important Pedocriminal’ was the slogan painted on one protester’s back at the museum of cinema, Cinémathèque Française, as the venue attempted to host a retrospective of Roman Polanski’s cinema history. The 84-year-old French-Polish director’s films include Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, The Pianist and The Ghost Writer. Polanski had been invited to present his latest film ‘D’après […] Read more

Saudi Arabia to Allow Women at Sports Events

October 31, 2017 | by Uncommon Ground Media | 0 Comments

Starting next year, Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sporting events for the first time as part of a wider effort to modernise the country Read more

Iranians Tweet Support for Suspended Zoroastrian Sepanta Niknam

October 31, 2017 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

Iranians are expressing solidarity through social media for city council member Sepanta Niknam who was suspended for being a Zoroastrian. Iranians are flocking to twitter to express support for Sepanta Niknam, a city council member in Yazd who has been temporarily suspended for being a Zoroastrian. The BBC said that the hashtag #Sepanta_Niknam had been tweeted […] Read more

Catalan Parliament Declares Independence from Spain

October 27, 2017 | by Angelos Sofocleous | 0 Comments

On Friday, Catalonian MPs voted for the independence of the region, calling for 'a Catalan republic as an independent and sovereign state.' Read more

Coptic Group Seeks Funds for Persecution Database

October 22, 2017 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

A Coptic human rights organisation seeks funding to build a database on incidents of persecution against Copts in Egypt. Read more

Iraqi Forces Charge Into Kirkuk

October 16, 2017 | by Scott Davies | 0 Comments

Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga clash in the disputed city of Kirkuk following weeks of rising tensions between the Iraqi government and Kurdistan. Read more