NEWSER: ‘Egypt’s Jon Stewart’ Charged in Cairo

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Charged with insulting Islam and President Morsi, Bassem Youssef turned himself in amid waves of political unrest that have deeply divided Egypt.

China Says It’s Ready to “Reform” Re-Education Camps

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China’s re-education through labor camps have become the very thing they were originally designed to punish.

Human Rights Watch Report Blames Mexican Security Forces for almost 150 Abductions and Murders

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Human Rights Watch claims the disappearances are, “The most severe crisis of enforced disappearances in Latin America in decades.”

Somali Journalist Freed But Still Facing Charges

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Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon said that “due process must be observed in the administration of justice.”

International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers

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Let’s pause for a moment to think about the plight of the world’s 300,000 child soldiers

Rape: Not Just A “Girl Thing”

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John Dwyer discusses why rape is not a gender issue and how society should not accept male rape.