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FSRN is the only daily half-hour progressive radio newscast in the U.S. It is owned and managed by news reporters.Newscast for Friday, May 17, 2013
- Protesters increase calls to close Guantanamo as hunger strike continues
- Federal fracking rules draw criticism from industry and environmentalists
- New evidence, testimony from Syrian city shows arbitrary detention, torture under government control
- Nigeria’s expanding military attacks on Boko Haram spur concern about government abuse
- Advocates warn of curtailed labor rights following DC Court ruling on NLRB workplace posters
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 2:20 pm
Headlines for Friday, May 17, 2013
- France’s same-sex marriage law survives constitutional challenge
- LGBT activists attacked in Tbilisi, Georgia
- Gay rights advocates in Russia pay tribute to hate crime victim
- After resignation at top spot, Obama names interim head IRS
- Judge denies injunction request on Arizona’s deferred action driver’s license ban
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 2:19 pm
Protesters increase calls to close Guantanamo as hunger strike continues
Human rights advocates are demonstrating in Honolulu, London, and other cities around world today to pressure the US government to end the indefinite detention of nearly 200 men at Guantanamo Bay. The global day of action comes as the military is force-feeding an estimated 30 prisoners, and several have been hospitalized in a hunger strike that started in February.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 2:18 pm
Federal fracking rules draw criticism from industry and environmentalists
The Department of the Interior unveiled new rules this week to regulate the extraction of oil and natural gas by hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, on public and Indian land. Oil and gas industry lobby groups have already come out in opposition, saying the rules are unnecessary and that states provide adequate regulations. Environmentalists and some lawmakers are also criticizing the rules, saying they prioritize corporate profit over public health, and calling for a moratorium on all fracking. On Capitol Hill, FSRN’s Alice Ollstein has more.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 2:17 pm
New evidence, testimony from Syrian city shows arbitrary detention, torture under government control
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Russian President Vladimir Putin today and said an international conference seeking a peaceful end to the war in Syria should take place soon, though he didn’t confirm a date. Two years of violence has killed at least 80,000. More than one and a half million people have fled to other countries, according to the UN, and an additional four million are internally displaced. There are also concerns about the use of torture in the conflict.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 2:14 pm
Nigeria’s expanding military attacks on Boko Haram spur concern about government abuse
Nigeria’s armed forces launched air strikes today in Borno state on what they said were camps for Boko Haram fighters.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 2:13 pm
Advocates warn of curtailed labor rights following DC Court ruling on NLRB workplace posters
In a blow to the struggling labor movement, a Federal appeals court recently ruled that the National Labor Relations Board did not have the authority to compel U.S. businesses to put notices in their workplaces informing employees of their right to unionize. Labor advocates are denouncing the Circuit Court’s ruling, saying many workers do not know they have a right to organize under the National Labor Relations Act, and that the ruling could hurt immigrants non-English speakers the most.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 2:12 pm
Newscast for Thursday, May 16, 2013
- Lawmakers review 2001 law that permits drone warfare and GITMO detentions
- Hundreds of Bangladesh garment factories to reopen after weeks of protests
- Tens of thousands of homes in Bangladesh destroyed by Cyclone Mahasen
- As activists continue to push for fracking moratorium, BLM delays lease auction
Posted on 16 May 2013 | 2:00 pm
Headlines for Thursday, May 16, 2013
- Shoe factory collapse in Cambodia leaves dead and injured
- Six ISAF soldiers and workers killed in Afghanistan car bomb
- Iran says it wants nuclear talks with world powers
- Maryland governor signs gun control bill
- Texas bill would allow university student groups to discriminate
Posted on 16 May 2013 | 1:59 pm
Lawmakers review 2001 law that permits drone warfare and GITMO detentions
Both the Bush and Obama Administrations relied on a single law passed in 2001 to justify tactics used in the so-called war on terrorism, from drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia to the continued detention of nearly 200 men at Guantanamo Bay. The Senate Armed Services Committee questioned military officials and legal experts about that law today, asking if the Authorization for Use of Military Force needs to be limited, amended or abolished. FSRN’s Alice Ollstein attended this morning’s hearing and brings us this report.
Posted on 16 May 2013 | 1:58 pm