Nigerian Protests Fizzle Out Amid Deadly Police Crackdown
Protests against a soaring cost of living in Nigeria ebbed on Monday as few people turned out in major cities after security forces used lethal force to quell demonstrations. Hundreds of thousands had taken to the streets in cities including the capital Abuja and the commercial hub Lagos demanding relief from economic hardship and widespread insecurity in protests which started last Thursday and were meant to continue until Aug. 10.
10 Years After Michael Brown’s Death, His Mom Still Fights For Justice
Ten years after Michael Brown Jr. was shot and killed by a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer, sparking outrage and protests around the country, no one has been criminally charged in his death. In an exclusive interview with “GMA3,” Lezley McSpadden, Brown’s mother, told DeMarco Morgan that she is still waiting for justice, as she described the range of emotions she has felt over the past decade.
Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to Lead Bangladesh Interim Government
Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head the country’s interim government after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled the country amid a mass uprising against her rule led mostly by students. The announcement early on Wednesday came from Joynal Abedin, the press secretary of President Mohammed Shahabuddin.
US-Mexico Border Migrants Claim Sexual Assault By Detention Center Staff
A migrant at a detention center on the U.S.-Mexico border says a prison guard took him into a room without cameras, told him to undress himself, and then sexually assaulted him. That’s according to a complaint lodged by a coalition of migrant advocacy groups in a letter seen by Newsweek that was sent to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials and staff at prison-operating company CoreCivic.