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Our View: 'Wrong thinkers' wrongly imprisoned in 'hidden gulags'
Those who thought that Soviet-style gulags were a thing of the past after the collapse of the Iron Curtain are wrong … dead wrong. North Korea has a “hidden gulag” with 150,000 to 200,000 political prisoners in it, including entire...Tags: Prisons, North Korea, Human Rights, Kim Jong Un, Justice and Rights
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Was local sex shop on national Web site?
Staff WriterIs it true that a Calexico sex shop made the gossip and paparazzi site, TMZ? The sex shop used a photo of actress Scarlett Johansson in its advertising. Isn’t that illegal? — Hardcore Question, Imperial County Calexico did in fact make...Tags: Celebrities, Plastic Surgeons, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Movies
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Just call her Betty: El Centro native says she didn't let racism bother her
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterEl Centro native Betty Tucker just wants to be Betty and nothing more, nothing less. “I feel I’ve progressed because I’m Betty, not because I’m black, but because I always want to do better,” she said. “Anything I ever...Tags: Washington, DC, African-American History Month, Black History, Justice and Rights, Racism
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From the Right: Church of the state: Wait for it
Of all the strange things that have happened in the interpretation of “the separation of church and state” injunction in our Constitution, the latest is by far the most dangerous. We are used to the revised standard version in judicial...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Health Treatments, Health, Church and State Relations, Justice and Rights
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Gonzales matter continued until March
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterThe harassment matter involving a man the city of Calexico filed two restraining orders against on allegations that he threatened a pair of city employees has been continued until March. Telling Imperial County Superior Court Referee Richard Bohlander...Tags: Justice and Rights, Justice and Rights, Freedom of the Press, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Alarma a HRW mayor violencia
MÉXICO, DF.- La organización defensora de los derechos humanos Human Rights Watch (HRW) denunció un incremento "alarmante" de los homicidios ligados al crimen organizado en México. En su Informe Mundial 2012, la organización con sede en Washington...Tags: Human Rights Watch, Human Rights, Justice and Rights, Justice and Rights, International Law
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King's message inspires business owners
Staff WriterEvery time that Tyrone Gentry, 30, hears Martin Luther King Jr.’s name or sees a photograph of the civil rights activist, it motivates him as a business owner, he said. Gentry runs Cali Cuts and Five Star Tattoo in El Centro. His left calf displays...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Justice and Rights, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Justice and Rights, United States Census Bureau
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New citizens encouraged to carry King's 'legacy'
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterCALEXICO — More than 60 people were urged to continue Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream Tuesday as they received their United States citizenship at Calexico City Hall. Imperial Valley College citizenship instructor Cesar Guzman reviewed a...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Korean War (1950-1953), Wars and Interventions, American Legion, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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ACLU sues feds for shackling immigrant detainees
SAN FRANCISCO -- Civil rights attorneys are suing the federal government, claiming immigrant detainees’ constitutional rights were violated when they were shackled during immigration court proceedings in San Francisco. The American Civil...Tags: Lawyers, National Security, Politics, Justice System, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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INKED! Sweet racism is icing on the (cup)cake?
Little Debbie is rolling over in her grave, blowing cream-filled chunks into her cocoa-dusted bonnet.
That some rabble-rousing young Republicans from America’s liberal hotbed have corrupted the treat du jour for their bitter bon mot on affirmative...Tags: Slavery, University of California, National or Ethnic Minorities, Hispanic and Latino Americans, University of California, Berkeley
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Calif. groups sue EPA over civil rights complaint
KETTLEMAN CITY -- Sixteen years ago, soon after she gave birth to her first baby, Maricela Mares-Alatorre joined residents of three small California farmworker towns who alleged they were being discriminated against by environmental regulators, because...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Elections, Barack Obama, Politics, Environmental Pollution
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Krizay interfered with employee rights of probation officers, state agency concludes
Staff WriterA state agency concluded that Imperial County Probation Chief Martin Krizay engaged in a series of acts last year that interfered with the employee rights of probation officers, documents show. The conclusions made by the California Public Employment...Tags: Local Government, Labor Legislation, Employees, Unions, Justice and Rights
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