As the MENA startup ecosystem moves through a period defined by geopolitical tension and tighter global capital flows, a ...

Desiree Fairooz, an activist with Code Pink, found guilty of ‘disorderly or disruptive conduct’ with intent to disrupt congressional proceedings A jury in Washington has convicted a woman who was ...

A retrial has been ordered in the case of former children’s librarian Desirée Fairooz, the activist who faced up to a year in jail and $2,000 in fines after being arrested at Attorney General Jeff ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Three women involved with the activist group Code Pink were convicted Wednesday on ...

It was a moment barely anyone noticed when it occurred, but it was the start of an ongoing legal drama that's now spanned nearly nine months. Back in January, during then-senator Jeff Sessions' ...

What started as a chuckle during Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing for attorney general escalated into a court case and a conviction for the woman behind the laugh. If you weren’t listening closely, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Protesters, including Desiree Fairooz (centre) hold signs at the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for U ...

A peace activist who laughed at then US Senator Jeff Sessions during his confirmation hearing to become US Attorney General will no longer be prosecuted on charges of disrupting a session of Congress ...

Rather than sentencing a woman to jail time for laughing during now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing, a judge has thrown out the jury’s conviction of the protester and called for a ...

Fairooz Abu Warda, a UNICEF early child development officer, travels by car past the ruined buildings lining the streets of Jabalia, a city in the northern Gaza Strip that has sustained heavy bombing.