States. A federal judge has issued a harsh condemnation of the mass detention of immigrant women and children, calling conditions in the privatelyrun facilities deplorable. We will speak to a whistleblower who worked at a Family Detention Center in texas and hear the words of one immigrant who just testified on capitol hill. Always says to me mommy i am here. He asks me are we going back to room number 108. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In turkey, the military has carried out its heaviest assault on kurdish militants in Northern Iraq since air strikes began last week effectively ending a two year truce. Turkey has launched combat operations on two fronts. One against the selfproclaimed Islamic State in syria, and another against the kurdish workers party, or pkk, inside turkey and in Northern Iraq, where the pkk has been fighting against isofor the past year. During an emergency session in brussel
Turkey as turkish jets launch their heaviest assault on kurdish militants in Northern Iraq since air strikes began last week, ending a two year truce. Turkey is now bombing both sides of the same war, attacking militants from the Islamic State as well as kurdish fighters who have been fighting isil for the past year. Well get the latest. Then we turn to what could be a major victory for human rights advocates here in the United States. A federal judge has issued a harsh condemnation of the mass detention of immigrant women and children, calling conditions in the privatelyrun facilities deplorable. We will speak to a whistleblower who worked at a Family Detention Center in texas and hear the words of one immigrant who just testified on capitol hill. Always says to me mommy i am here. He asks me are we going back to room number 108. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In turkey, the military has carried o
Turkey as turkish jets launch their heaviest assault on kurdish militants in Northern Iraq since air strikes began last week, ending a two year truce. Turkey is now bombing both sides of the same war, attacking militants from the Islamic State as well as kurdish fighters who have been fighting isil for the past year. Well get the latest. Then we turn to what could be a major victory for human rights advocates here in the United States. A federal judge has issued a harsh condemnation of the mass detention of immigrant women and children, calling conditions in the privatelyrun facilities deplorable. We will speak to a whistleblower who worked at a Family Detention Center in texas and hear the words of one immigrant who just testified on capitol hill. Always says to me mommy i am here. He asks me are we going back to room number 108. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In turkey, the military has carried o
The Justice Department has now launched a federal investigation. If you are choking a man who is down with other police helping and covering over him, even if the guidelines dont kick in your mind, even if the law dont kick on your mind, after 11 times of i cant breathe, when does your humanity kick in . Today, conversation, we bring you Graham Weatherspoon them retired Police Detective, and vince warren of the center for constitutional rights. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Justice Department has announced it will launch a civil rights investigation into the death of eric garner after grand jury decided not to charge a white Police Officer for causing his death. Garner, an africanamerican father of six, as well as a grant grand father, died after he was placed in a chokehold and wrestled to the ground by new york police. The grand jurys decision set off protests across new york that shut down p
Then a new report reveals u. S. Drone strikes kill 28 unidentified people for every intended target. We will also speak to a peace activist, father of four, who faces two years in prints and dutch prison in sentencing today for protesting outside Air National Guard in syracuse, new york. A kangaroo court. As has been mentioned, these orders of protections which are a very and installation of the law, getting away with this. Theyre trying to keep what goes on over there a secret. The true scene of the crime. And organizers in the United States are holding a national day of action to protest the u. S. Role in the mexican drug war and the disappearance 43 mexican students in september. Actions yourehe going to hold will have repercussions. Not only for us, but students of the school, but for the parents and the thousands of families across the country. And finally, a climate caravan is stopped in ecuador. Their bus confiscated on its way to the u. N. Climate change conference in lima. The