US: Hundreds Arrested as Protestors Occupy Senators’ Offices in CA, Demand End to Arms Shipments

Hundreds of protesters demanding an end to U.S. arms shipments to Israel were arrested in San Francisco on Wednesday, August 27, after occupying Senator Alex Padilla's office. Among the arrestees were rabbis, spiritual leaders, descendants of Holocaust survivors, and Ben and Jerry’s Board Chair, Anuradha Mittal, who was taken into custody during the protest at Senator Padilla’s office. Similar demonstrations also took place in cities across California.

Police intensify crackdown on illegal immigrants in Türkiye's Istanbul

STORY: Police intensify crackdown on illegal immigrants in Türkiye's Istanbul DATELINE: July 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police inspecting and arresting illegal immigrants in Istanbul STORYLINE: The police have tightened the crackdown on undocumented immigrants in Istanbul, Türkiye's largest city, arresting 1,615 individuals over the last three days, local media reported Friday. The police have carried out massive raids in several neighborhoods, including Esenyurt, Fatih, and Zeytinburnu, where illegal immigrants were found highly concentrated, the Hurriyet newspaper reported. Among the arrestees, 722 people were detained in operations on Thursday, the Ihlas news agency reported, adding that the majority of the illegal immigrants came from Asia and the Middle East. According to Ihlas, the inspections are part of efforts to expulse illegal immigrants from the city. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday that 15,5