Belarus forced down the airliner carrying dissident activists Roman Protasevich and Sofia Sapega, and took them off the plane. Now Sapega has been sentenced to six years in prison.

It appears Russia pressured Roman Protasevich into a public confession of being a dissident.

Syrian families have identified their relatives in the films of murders committed by Assad's torture forces in 2013.

*Filipino inquiry finds big polluters "morally and legally liable" for climate damage.*

This inquiry is part of a lawsuit about damage caused by a storm (basically a hurricane but in the Pacific Ocean).

The NLRB accuses Starbucks of 200 violations of US labor law.

Sad to say, US labor law doesn't include imprisonment or even fines of the executives responsible for these illegalities. Why doesn't it? I suspect the reason is the prevalence of plutocratists in Congress, which in turn reflects the political power of the businesses that try to break unions.

Alito's draft opinion clearly states that the right to same-sex marriage and even homosexual sex are the next targets.

*Biden warns LGBTQ+ children could be next target of Republican ‘Maga crowd’.*

"MAGA" means "Make America Groan Again."