Amnesty International Reveals the Bomb That Killed 16 Civilians in Yemen Was Made in the U.S.A. | Daily Digest 09/22/2017

"His Laughter was a Battle Cry": Thousands Celebrate Comedian & Human Rights Legend Dick Gregory & Amid Tensions with North Korea, 51 Countries Sign Ban on Nuclear Weapons Despite U.S. Opposition Democracy Now! Daily Digest A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González Friday, September 22, 2017 democracynow.org Stories Amnesty International Reveals the Bomb That Killed 16 Civilians in Yemen Was Made in the U.S.A.   A major new investigation by Amnesty International reveals a bomb that killed 16 civilians in Yemen's capital last month was made in the U.S.A. Among the survivors ... Read More → "His Laughter was a Battle Cry": Thousands Celebrate Comedian & Human Rights Legend Dick Gregory Thousands gathered Saturday to celebrate the life of legendary comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who passed away last month at the age of 84. ... Read More → Amid Tensions with North Korea, 51 Countries Sign Ban on Nuclear Weapons Despite U.S. Opposition Amid tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile tests, 51 countries have signed the world's first legally binding treaty banning nuclear weapons. It prohibits the ... Read More → Headlines → North Korea Threatens Pacific H-Bomb Test as U.S. Brings New Sanctions Puerto Rico Under Curfew as Hurricane Maria Death Toll Rises to 32 Mexico: Earthquake Death Toll at 273 and Climbing Iran Nuclear Deal Signatories Oppose U.S. Threatened Withdrawal Iraq: Tens of Thousands Trapped in Hawija as U.S.-Backed Offensive Begins Amnesty International: U.S.-Made Bomb Killed Yemeni Civilians NYT: Trump Rolling Back Limits on Drone Strikes, Commando Raids India: Muslims Protest Planned Mass Deportation of Rohingya Refugees Bangladeshi PM Lays Out Plan for U.N.-Backed Repatriation of Rohingya Indian Journalist Killed on the Job in Northeast State Philippines: Mass Protests Oppose President Duterte's Authoritarianism France: Unions March as President Macron Plans to Cut Labor Protections Sen. Bernie Sanders to Debate Republican Authors of Healthcare Bill Children of Interned Japanese Americans Oppose Trump Travel Ban Ex-NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Had Severe CTE at Time of Suicide Vice Media Workers Vote to Unionize St. Louis: Protests Against Acquittal of White Police Officer Continue Cornell University Black Students Protest Racist Incidents on Campus Forward this email → Donate today → Follow WEB EXCLUSIVE Voices from Mexico City After the Earthquake: Aid Arrived Late in Poorer Areas, Help Is Still Needed BOOK RELEASE Get Your Signed Copy of Reclaiming Gotham, the newest book by Juan González, and find a speaking event near you!  WEB EXCLUSIVE A Look at the Global History of Concentration Camps, from Pre-WWII to the Ongoing Rohingya Crisis COLUMN Anti-Fascist Heroines Then and Now SPEAKING EVENTS 9/29 Kansas City, MO 9/29 Winnipeg, MB 9/30 College Park, MD 9/30 Halifax, NS 10/1 Guelph ON 10/1 Toronto, ON More events WEB EXCLUSIVE Rep. Luis Gutiérrez on Category 5 Hurricane Maria Barreling Toward Puerto Rico 207 W 25th St — 11th Floor — New York, NY — 10001 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License