An armed man stands in a window of the parliament building in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. . (Fars News/Omid Vahabzadeh via AP)

ISIS Strikes Again, Attack On Iran’s Capital Kills 12, Dozens Wounded

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called the attacks a cowardly act and proof that Tehran has made an enemy of militant Islamic groups through its actions in Iraq and Syria.

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Most Of Israel’s 32 Women In Parliament Have Been Sexually Assaulted Or Harassed

The Israeli military is also plagued by allegations of sexual harassment. It has launched about 250 related investigations over the past two years.

Most Of Israel’s 32 Women In Parliament Have Been Sexually Assaulted Or Harassed

Out of 32 female members of Israel's parliament, called the Knesset, 28 say they have been sexually harassed or assaulted, and at least two say those experiences occurred in the Knesset itself, according to a new survey by an Israeli television channel. The survey comes two weeks after 17

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Britons Rail Against Laws That Ban Protests Near Military Bases

Protests have escalated since it was revealed that the Royal Air Force has carried out more than 2,000 missions with “borrowed” U.S. drones in Afghanistan

Britons Rail Against Laws That Ban Protests Near Military Bases

In the U.K., a set of laws that protects American bases from protesters has become the target of criticism. These laws -- passed without the consent of Parliament under the 120-year-old Military Lands Act of 1892 -- have many arguing that the “outrageous and undemocratic” act has been done to curry favor from the U.S. Since the Ministry of

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Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

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UK Protesters Aim To Disrupt Controversial Arms Fair

The U.K. arms fair is accused of facilitating borderline-illegal arms sales to human rights violators – many of them Western nations.

UK Protesters Aim To Disrupt Controversial Arms Fair

The U.K. arms fair has attracted controversy in the past. In 2011, the Defense and Security Event DSEI extended invitations to Middle Eastern countries including Bahrain, a major human rights violator where authorities killed and

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