New York City

NYC Cuts Ties with Pakistan-Owned Roosevelt Hotel, Migrant Shelter Closed

New York City has officially ended its $220 million lease agreement with the Pakistan-owned Roosevelt Hotel. It is an important…

• Migrant workers

New York City Ends Migrant Debit Card Program, Shifts Focus to Broader Asylum Initiatives

In a major policy change, New York City said it will stop running its experimental debit card program for migrant…

• Human rights

NYPD sued for alleged police brutality during Floyd protests

Two civil rights organisations sue NYPD alleging brutality against protesters during BLM protests The New York Civil Liberties Union and…

• Human rights

USA: 61 journalists arrested and 198 attacked in the last year

More than 40 million people in poverty, the highest infant mortality rate among the top twenty industrialized countries, 21 percent…