Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Police crack down on Kenyan protesters with deadly force a year after anti-tax uprising

A man with toothpaste on his face and a kerchief around his neck holds both hands over his head and forms an X with his arms

Sixteen people died during the nationwide demonstrations on Wednesday, according to Amnesty Kenya. Most of them were killed by police, the human rights group said. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/kenya-deadly-protests-1.7570895?cmp=rss

Celebrities join protesters in Venice ahead of Bezos-Sanchez wedding

Woman with long dark hair and bald man with sunglasses, both smiling, as they walk out of curtained area

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, former journalist Lauren Sanchez, arrived in Venice on Wednesday ahead of three days of lavish VIP parties in the romantic Italian lagoon city to celebrate their wedding, despite protests from locals.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bezos-sanchez-wedding-venice-1.7570754?cmp=rss

Iranian government turns to internal crackdown with arrests, executions

A truck drives through a construction site.

Iranian authorities are pivoting from a ceasefire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, particularly in the restive Kurdish region, officials and activists said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-internal-crackdown-1.7570782?cmp=rss