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Family of Pedro Echevarria outside hospital. Parents on right.

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Young Latino survives LAPD shooting in East Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA - On June 15, 18-year-old Pedro Echevarria was shot four times by LA Police Department Hollenbeck station cop Carbajal. He survived after neighbor Darlene intervened, yelling, “Stop...

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China develops laser gun for shooting down drones

Washington, DC - In a June 23, People's Daily Online article, it was reported that “scientists at the China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP) announced recently that they have perfected a laser gun capable...

WFTU Statement on the Decision of the UN Security Council to welcome the deployment of military force to tackle the threat of terrorism in Sahel

United States - The United Nations Security Council on June 21st welcomed the deployment by the so-called Group of Five (G5) – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – of a joint force to tackle the threat...

Jacksonville protests for trans rights

Jacksonville, FL - Around 50 people rallied for trans rights at Memorial Park in Jacksonville, June 24.

Charges dropped against Ariel Vences Lopez from arrest on Minneapolis light rail

Minneapolis, MN - On June 23, the charges against Ariel Vences Lopez of ‘fare evasion,’ ‘obstruction of process’ and ‘providing a false name to police’ were dropped.

Undocumented student Claudia Rueda freed

Los Angeles, CA - Public school teachers at Roosevelt High School (RHS), joined by professors from Cal-State LA and students from RHS Magnet joined together to demand that authorities free 22-year-old Claudia Rueda.