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HUMAN RIGHTS
Richmond Officials Under Scrutiny for FOIA Violations and Missing Evidence
Connie Clay alleges she was fired for exposing repeated FOIA breaches and refusing to mislead the public. The city now faces mounting legal and financial consequences.
HUMAN RIGHTS
USCIRF Annual Report Names Global Religious Freedom Violators, Hungary Among Nations Under Scrutiny
The bipartisan commission details mass persecution worldwide and flags Hungary for targeting the Church of Scientology.
DRUGS
Drug Dealers Who Ran Bronx Day Care Sentenced After Toddler Dies of Fentanyl
Prosecutors say operators of a Bronx day care hid kilos of fentanyl under a trap door above which children played and slept. A 22-month-old boy died and three other children were hospitalized after exposure.
HUMAN RIGHTS
FOIA Ruling: Court Orders Education Department to Release Records Behind $37.7 Million University Fine
Landmark decision opens federal records behind the largest penalty ever imposed by the US Department of Education—a penalty later withdrawn entirely.
MENTAL HEALTH
Video Evidence Leads to Child Abuse Charge Against Florida Therapist
Footage shows a therapist striking a nonverbal autistic boy with a shoe, racket and other objects—an incident that has reignited scrutiny of abuse risks within behavioral and mental health systems.
DRUGS
Quebec Police Dismantle Elite Synthetic Opioid Network Exporting Deadly Pills to US
Authorities warn the shift of drugs from Mexico to Canada increases the reach of synthetic opioids, with fentanyl derivatives 100 to 10,000 times stronger than morphine.
MENTAL HEALTH
Iowa State-Run Psychiatric Facility Fined Again After Neglect, Abuse and Deaths
Inspectors found a resident with a body temperature of 105.7 degrees left in a bathtub while staff ignored required checks and emergency protocols.
DRUGS
Sinaloa Drug Cartel Leaders Indicted With New Federal Charge of Narcoterrorism
Authorities allege the brothers controlled the critical Tijuana drug corridor for 15 years, moving massive quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana into the United States.
HUMAN RIGHTS
From Abolition to Backpage: How Tony Ortega Enabled Modern-Day Sexual Slavery
Two centuries ago, US Congress banned the slave trade. Against that backdrop, Tony Ortega’s defense of Backpage child sex trafficking shows how exploitation evolves—and enablers evade accountability.
MENTAL HEALTH
Psychiatric Trade Journal Admits Severe SSRI Withdrawal Is Common and Prolonged
After decades of warnings from watchdogs and researchers, the psychiatric establishment finally acknowledges that stopping SSRIs can trigger debilitating physical and mental effects.
MENTAL HEALTH
Utah Could Be the Next State to Ban Electroshock for Minors
FDA still allows ECT for children as young as 13 despite mounting evidence of harm and global calls to outlaw the practice.
MENTAL HEALTH
Korean Human Rights Commission Finds Psychiatric Hospital Illegally Restrained Patients for Months
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea says 53 patients were falsely labeled “voluntary” admissions and 52 were illegitimately restrained.