Civil Liberties

Hotel Hispanic Workers Told To Change Their Names

Denise Clay — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:46:15 -0500

Fired hotel workers, relatives and other town citizens are picketing in protest outside of a Taos, New Mexico hotel. The new owner has told the Hispanic employees at the hotel to change their names.

Two Librarians Took On The Patriot Act and Won

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:34:41 -0600

Two men in black appeared in the doorway of the Library Connection in Windsor, Connecticut as though they just stepped off the film set of the old 1960’s action series "The F.B.I." starring Efram Zimbalist Jr.

Australian police goons bash lawyer

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:55:32 -0500

A solicitor [attorney] and civil liberties campaigner was arrested, handcuffed and allegedly had his rib broken by police after offering legal assistance to a man being searched in public. Kristian Bolwell said police manhandled him and broke his rib last week after he displayed his solicitor's identification card to a man being searched in a pub and said, "Hi, I am a solicitor, would you like any help?"

Redneck Shop Creates Social Dispute in S.C.

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:37:24 -0500

A black civil rights activist is fighting to close the Recneck Shop store that sells KKK robes and T-shirts emblazoned with racial slurs. David Kennedy is confident he can make it happen. After all, he says he owns the building.

ACLU: Wikinews Vs. Wikileaks Is Victory For The 1st. Amendment

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:07:21 -0600

The website wikileaks.org has recently been brought back online following the lifting of a court injunction forcing the site to be taken down. A representative of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which supported Wikileaks, has told Wikinews their opinion of the court injunction. They have claimed that the lifting of the injunction was a "victory for the first amendment."

ACLU Sues Boeing Subsidiary for Participation in CIA Kidnapping and Torture Flights

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 31 May 2007 10:08:19 -0500

The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit against Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing Company, on behalf of three victims of the United States government's unlawful "extraordinary rendition" program.

Russia: Misprint Or Provocation?

Dinka — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:27:49 -0600

CIS: Freedom House Sees Further Democracy Decline

Dinka — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:02:23 -0600

Government Backs Down in its Attempt to Seize "Secret" Document From ACLU

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:51:16 -0600