WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015 — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said yesterday it will call on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate possible federal civil rights violations by businesses in Florida and New Hampshire that have been declared[Read More…]

Chokeholds, Beatings, Coercive Interrogations Israeli border police arresting Ahmad Abu Sbitan, 11, in front of his school in East Jerusalem. The police accused him of throwing a stone at them. © Majd Gaith Jerusalem –-(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015.  Israeli security forces have used unnecessary force to arrest or detain Palestinian children as young[Read More…]

The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution establishing a monitoring system for Iran’s nuclear programme. UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 July 2015 – The United Nations Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution establishing a monitoring system for Iran’s nuclear programme and considering the “eventual removal” of all nuclear-related sanctions against[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2015 This week, the United States and our international partners finally achieved something that decades of animosity has not – a deal that will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. This deal will make America and the world safer and more secure.  Still, you’re going to[Read More…]

U.S. Appeals Court Upholds National Security Archive Victory in Fruit Company’s ‘Reverse-FOIA’ Action Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015.  In an important victory for transparency and corporate accountability, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should release to the National Security[Read More…]

Members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine examine the MH17 crash site in July 2014. Photo: OSCE/Evgeniy Maloletka NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 July 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid today tribute to the victims who lost their lives a year ago[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced today that he is co-sponsoring a bill by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act. This important piece of legislation would prevent commercial banks from engaging in risky investment schemes that nearly destroyed the economy in 2008. “I strongly[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015 MR KIRBY: Good afternoon, everybody. As you all know, we have a special guest at our briefing today, Under Secretary Wendy Sherman. Before I introduce her, I want to note that Under Secretary Sherman just came from a briefing with Secretary Kerry for the diplomatic corps.[Read More…]

El Reno, Oklahoma–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015 – 11:25 A.M. CDT    THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  So I’m just going to make a very quick statement. I want to thank the folks who were involved here in helping to arrange this visit at El Reno Federal Penitentiary.  And this is part of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015.  The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of travel to Tunisia and recommends that U.S. citizens in Tunisia maintain a high level of vigilance in light of recent terrorist attacks on sites frequented by tourists.  The Tunisian government has shown its commitment[Read More…]