Eric Allison, Guardian’s prison correspondent, dies at 79

Read More Eric Allison, who became the Guardian’s prison correspondent aged 60 after spending much of his life in jail, has died. He had been recently diagnosed with secondary bone cancer and was 79. Allison, who claimed to be the only man to ever escape from Strangeways prison in Manchester, joined the Guardian in 2003 […]

US academics urge Biden to act in response to Iranian protest crackdown

Post Content More than 2,000 academics from hundreds of universities in the U.S. are urging President Joe Biden to act in response to a crackdown by the Iranian regime against protests at the country’s universities, calling on Biden to halt any negotiations with the regime. “Iran has a rich history of student movements who have […]

Parkland School Killer Formally Sentenced to Life in Prison

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without parole Wednesday after families of his 17 slain victims spent two days berating him as evil, a coward, a monster and a subhuman.Cruz, shackled and in a red jail jumpsuit, watched Judge…

Italian government criticized for decree banning rave parties

Italy’s new interior minister on Wednesday defended the government from criticism that a decree banning rave parties could be used to clamp down on sit-ins and other forms of protest while thousands of fascist sympathizers were allowed to march to the crypt of the country’s slain Fascist dictator. The decree on illegal raves was among […]

Honduras to legalize use of morning-after pill for rape victims

Honduras will authorize the use of the morning-after pill for rape victims after more than a decade of total restrictions, the country’s health minister announced late on Monday, though a complete ban on abortion continues. The heavily Catholic Central American nation introduced an absolute ban on the use and sale of the morning-after pill in […]