Day: September 26, 2023

European court rules Turkey violated rights in ByLock app cases

8:04 pm September 26, 2023

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled that the rights of a Turkish teacher convicted of what prosecutors called terrorism offences had been violated because the case was largely based on his use of a phone app. The court said its ruling could apply to thousands of people convicted following an attempted coup […]

Federally-funded food bank prioritizes racial minorities. That could violate Civil Rights Act, lawyer claims

8:00 pm September 26, 2023

A Portland-based food bank that receives millions in government funding says it prioritizes racial and sexual minorities for food and grant distribution, which, according to one lawyer, could violate the Civil Rights Act. The Oregon Food Bank commits to putting minorities at the “center” of its service and has funds set up to specifically support […]

Serbia’s president calls for NATO troops to take over security in Kosovo amid rising tensions

7:05 pm September 26, 2023

Serbia’s president demanded on Tuesday that NATO-led troops stationed in Kosovo take over the security from police in the north of the country, days after violent clashes between armed Serbs and Kosovo police left one officer and three gunmen dead. A daylong shootout in northern Kosovo on Sunday further raised tensions in the Balkan region […]

2 private planes collide and crash, killing 5 in Mexico’s Durango state

7:03 pm September 26, 2023

Five people, including one child, were killed when two private planes crashed Monday morning in the Mexican northern state of Durango, state authorities said. The crash occurred on a small dirt airstrip in the town of La Galancita, in western Durango. Two planes, both Cessna light aircraft, collided while one was taking off and the […]

2 men in Puerto Rico plead guilty to hate crime involving transgender woman

7:02 pm September 26, 2023

Two men in Puerto Rico on Monday pleaded guilty of conspiring to commit a hate crime involving a transgender woman who was killed more than three years ago. The men were accused of threatening and using a paintball gun to shoot at the victim, whom police identified as Alexa Negrón Luciano. The men had recognized […]