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Save the Children: 'They're Flinching at the Slightest Noise' - Children's Mental Wellbeing at Stake Two Weeks After Devastating Venezuela Earthquakes
WESTPORT, Connecticut, July 10 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release:
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"They're flinching at the slightest noise" - Children's mental wellbeing at stake two weeks after devastating Venezuela earthquakes
Caracas - Children are showing signs of mental distress in the wake of last month's devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, with parents and psychologists reporting children flinching at the slightest noise, finding it difficult to sleep, and showing more
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WESTPORT, Connecticut, July 10 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release:
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"They're flinching at the slightest noise" - Children's mental wellbeing at stake two weeks after devastating Venezuela earthquakes
Caracas - Children are showing signs of mental distress in the wake of last month's devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, with parents and psychologists reporting children flinching at the slightest noise, finding it difficult to sleep, and showing moresigns of irritability and aggression.
Children who have undergone such stressful experiences will often show their stress through behavior changes and need support to recover.
Save the Children has established safe spaces for children within the earthquake zone where families can bring their children to play and regain a sense of normalcy and strengthen their resilience, while also being assessed for more severe psychosocial distress or other protection concerns.
Counsellors at these spaces have reported some children are showing signs of acute distress, including anger, while children as young as seven or eight are saying they are scared of what the future holds. Some parents have told our staff that their children now become anxious when they see the cracks in the ground, while others are struggling to sleep at night and are flinching when they hear loud sounds such as rumbles of thunder.
Some older children told Save the Children staff that they had to protect and rescue younger family members while they escaped from the earthquake, despite feeling deeply scared themselves, and continue to carry this anxiety with them.
Around 1.8 million people including about 680,000 children have been impacted by the earthquakes that struck Venezuela two weeks ago, many of whom witnessed their friends and family members die before their eyes, with mental and health and psychosocial support identified by the UN and NGOs as one of the key needs facing affected people.[1]
Children who have experienced extremely distressing events are at risk of long-lasting impacts for months or even years to come, Save the Children said.
Two-year-old Daisy* was with her parents when the earthquake struck their home in Caracas. When Daisy stopped eating after the earthquake, her mother Yusmary*, 24, brought her to Save the Children's mobile health clinic, run by local partner Paluz. Yusmary said that Daisy will now only breastfeed for comfort and will only eat a few spoonfuls of solid food if she is extremely hungry.
Yusmary said: "Before the earthquake, Daisy] used to eat normally, just fine. But after the earthquake, she became like this. When she sees cracks on the floor, she starts crying and screaming. Then she calls me and says, "Mom, look at the floor!"
Isabel*, a psychologist working with Save the Children said: "In our safe spaces where children come to play and receive support, we are seeing children who are scared about what the future holds. They are telling us things such as 'my parents worked so hard to have a house, and now we have nothing.' Children as young as seven or eight are deeply worried about how they're going to rebuild their lives.
"Our safe spaces allow children to express themselves in a safe and supportive environment which is vital since some children are telling our teams that they are reluctant to express their fears at home, as they see their parents and caregivers upset and worried".
Fatima Andraca, Save the Children's Country Director in Venezuela said:
"Many children in Venezuela have experienced extremely distressing events that no child should ever have to see. They have witnessed their friends and family members die before their eyes, while others continue to live with the uncertainty of not knowing where their loved ones are. Thousands of children are sheltering in tents in the streets where their daily routines and sense of security have been ripped away.
"Protection and psychosocial support are urgent priorities for children. With so many people dead, injured or missing, and so many families uprooted from their homes, children need both immediate and long-term support to ensure that this devastating disaster does not cause long lasting mental harm. With the right help, most children psychologically impacted by the earthquakes will eventually be able to recover."
Save the Children is on the ground in Venezuela, working with authorities and local partners and will be providing primary healthcare through mobile clinics, distributing hygiene and shelter kits, clean water and essential supplies. Save the Children is also running safe spaces where children can access mental health support and continue learning while schools remain closed, and where those with more significant needs can be referred for individual support.
Save the Children is an independent, impartial child rights organization, working in Venezuela since 2019. Since the humanitarian crisis started to rapidly deteriorate a few years ago, Save the Children has scaled up its response through local partners to support the increasing number of children in need.
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*Names changed for anonymity.
[1] UNHCR - Venezuela Protection Situation Update #3 - Earthquake Response
Help Children in Venezuela Recover After Disaster (https://reliefweb.int/report/venezuela-bolivarian-republic/venezuela-protection-situation-update-3-earthquake-response)
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Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. Since our founding more than 100 years ago, we've been advocating for the rights of children worldwide. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children - every day and in times of crisis - transforming the future we share. Our results, financial statements and charity ratings reaffirm that Save the Children is a charity you can trust. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube.
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Original text here: https://www.savethechildren.org/us/about-us/media-and-news/2026-press-releases/venezuela-mental-health-two-weeks-after-earthquake
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Human Rights Watch: Egypt - Prisoner with Apparent Brain Tumor Denied Care
NEW YORK, July 10 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Egypt: Prisoner with Apparent Brain Tumor Denied Care
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(Beirut) - Egyptian authorities are denying medical care to a death row prisoner with an apparent brain tumor, following a forced disappearance and an unfair trial, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Egyptian authorities detained the prisoner, Ahmed al-Waleed al-Shal, in 2014 shortly after he graduated from medical school at age 24. He was convicted in a mass trial for alleged involvement in a violent attack, and sentenced to death following
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NEW YORK, July 10 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Egypt: Prisoner with Apparent Brain Tumor Denied Care
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(Beirut) - Egyptian authorities are denying medical care to a death row prisoner with an apparent brain tumor, following a forced disappearance and an unfair trial, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Egyptian authorities detained the prisoner, Ahmed al-Waleed al-Shal, in 2014 shortly after he graduated from medical school at age 24. He was convicted in a mass trial for alleged involvement in a violent attack, and sentenced to death followingconfessions he told prosecutors and his family were obtained through torture, including rape. For over a decade, his family said, he has been held in abysmal conditions and denied appropriate medical care for an apparent mass in his brain. In recent months, his symptoms have drastically worsened.
"The Egyptian authorities have inflicted immense suffering on Ahmed al-Waleed al-Shal and his family by failing to provide him necessary medical care despite an apparent brain tumor," said Amr Magdi, senior Middle East and North Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. "Allowing al-Shal immediate surgery and freeing or transferring him on medical grounds, given the years of failure to provide adequate medical care, would be a long-overdue act of justice."
Al-Shal was convicted in the February 28, 2014, murder of Abdullah al-Metwally, a guard of one of the judges who tried former president Mohammed Morsy after he was removed from office in 2013. The National Security Agency responded with mass arrests, detaining nearly two dozen alleged members of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group that to which Morsy belonged. Al-Shal's mother, Nasiela Haroun, told Human Rights Watch that authorities arrested him on March 6, 2014, outside his university and forcibly disappeared him, ignoring inquiries about his whereabouts.
On March 12, the Interior Ministry published a statement regarding eleven men arrested in this case, and a video showing three of them, including al-Shal, confessing to crimes. A prosecutor's office only informed the family of al-Shal's whereabouts weeks later, his mother said.
The authorities brought terrorism-related charges against 23 men, including al-Shal, and a 17-year-old child, for allegedly shooting and killing al-Metwally in al-Mansoura city. On September 7, 2015, a criminal court convicted and sentenced nine men, including al-Shal, to death following a flawed mass trial. In June 2017, the Cassation Court upheld the death sentences against six of them, including al-Shal. Based on court documents Human Rights Watch reviewed, four of the twenty-four were eventually acquitted.
Haroun said that when the family finally visited al-Shal in the infamous Scorpion Prison several weeks after his initial arrest, he had wounds consistent with cigarette burns "arranged in geometrical shapes" on his neck. She said he told her and other family members that, while he was disappeared, officers at two National Security Agency sites, in al-Mansoura and Cairo, severely tortured him, including with electric shocks, cigarette burns, suspension by his legs, and inserting a wooden stick in his anus, to force confessions.
She said that officers told him they would arrest and rape her if he refused to sign confessions and threatened more torture if he changed his account before prosecutors. Despite his apparent marks of torture, prosecutors ignored al-Shal's request for a forensic examination, based on court records Human Rights Watch reviewed. A defense memo Human Rights Watch reviewed cited a doctor who examined al-Shal upon arrival to the prison as stating that, "nothing negates the possibility that his wounds could have been caused according to the way he described to prosecutors."
Al-Shal's family contend that he was targeted because of his peaceful activism. Haroun said he participated in anti-government protests following the 2013 military coup while holding posters of his brother, Khaled, a veterinarian killed by police during the violent dispersal of the mass Rabaa sit-in in August 2013.
Haroun said al-Shal experienced several years in abysmal prison conditions in Wadi al-Natroun Prison in a 1.5 by 2.5 square meter cell with three other prisoners, taking turns sleeping on the floor. The guards let them use a toilet outside the cell once a day, she said.
Haroun said that between 2002 and 2005, he had surgery twice to remove a benign brain tumor. Human Rights Watch reviewed supporting medical documents. While he was in prison, she said, his health deteriorated, with balance difficulties, right hand motor disorder, headaches, dizziness, and double vision. Haroun said that prison doctors for years did not offer him appropriate medical care.
After multiple complaints, she said, he was taken to a public hospital in 2023, where, after an MRI, a neurosurgeon informed him of a mass in his brain, saying he needed surgery urgently. Officers instead took al-Shal back to prison, Haroun said.
After several other complaints to the cabinet, public prosecutor's office, and the Interior Ministry, Haroun said, the administration transferred al-Shal to the medical central in Wadi al-Natroon Prison Complex in 2023, where he has been ever since. After his condition worsened, she said, the prison hospital conducted another brain image in 2026, but a doctor refused to tell him the results and told him he had "nothing," and that his symptoms were "psychological."
However, Haroun said, an informed source told the family the imaging showed the brain mass had doubled in size. The prison administration never allowed the family access to his medical records, and a prison guard told the family informally that only "National Security" could let him undergo surgery, his mother said.
The authorities should provide al-Shal with immediate adequate medical care, including releasing him from detention on humanitarian medical grounds, or transferring him to an equipped medical facility qualified to provide adequate care, Human Rights Watch said. The authorities should also ensure him a fair retrial.
The Committee for Justice, an independent group, said in a report that prosecution documents and defendants' accounts showed that at least seven other defendants in the case were disappeared for periods of up to three months. It said that the documents also show that all those sentenced to death retracted their confessions in court and told prosecutors they had been severely tortured. Prosecutors referred only some for forensic examination, with significant delays.
Human rights groups reported that many defendants had no lawyers present during interrogation. A Human Rights Watch review of prosecution documents found no record of inspection of any of the places named as secret detention sites or officers identified in alleged torture. Court documents showed that judges based their decisions mainly on an unsubstantiated, even contradictory, National Security Agency account despite a lack of corroborating evidence.
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN independent mechanisms, and the African Commission for Human and Peoples Rights have repeatedly condemned unlawful mass death sentences in Egypt. Several UN experts and working groups expressed "serious concern" over the death sentences against al-Shal and his codefendants over due process and fair trial concerns and said that if they were executed, it would amount to "arbitrary executions."
The authorities should uphold Egypt's obligations, including under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and investigate the alleged torture and ill-treatment of al-Shal and his codefendants. Human Rights Watch opposes capital punishment in all countries and under all circumstance as unique in its cruelty and finality, and is inevitably and universally plagued with arbitrariness, prejudice, and error.
"Executing a man following torture-tainted confessions and years of denied medical care would be grossly unjust," Magdi said. "Granting al-Shal a medical pardon and his fellow defendants a fair retrial would be a positive step in Egypt's long road to fixing its broken justice system."
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Original text here: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/08/egypt-prisoner-with-apparent-brain-tumor-denied-care
Environmental Defense Fund Statement: Trump EPA Proposes Weakening Health Protections Against Pollution From New Diesel Buses and Trucks
NEW YORK, July 10 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on July 9, 2026:
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Statement: Trump EPA proposes weakening health protections against pollution from new diesel buses and trucks
WASHINGTON -- Trump EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin today announced a proposal to weaken certain protections against pollution from new heavy-duty diesel vehicles - including transit and school buses, delivery trucks, garbage trucks, and long-haul semi-trucks. They are a small fraction of the vehicles on our roads but are the largest transportation source of some pollutants that cause
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NEW YORK, July 10 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on July 9, 2026:
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Statement: Trump EPA proposes weakening health protections against pollution from new diesel buses and trucks
WASHINGTON -- Trump EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin today announced a proposal to weaken certain protections against pollution from new heavy-duty diesel vehicles - including transit and school buses, delivery trucks, garbage trucks, and long-haul semi-trucks. They are a small fraction of the vehicles on our roads but are the largest transportation source of some pollutants that causeasthma attacks, bronchitis, heart attacks, strokes and preventable deaths. The commonsense standards to reduce that pollution apply to new heavy-duty vehicles, are based on available solutions, and provide crucial health benefits for the American people.
"This Trump EPA proposal to weaken vital clean air protections will mean more health harms and higher costs in communities across the country," said Peter Zalzal, Distinguished Counsel and Associate Vice President for Clean Air Strategies at Environmental Defense Fund. "Heavy duty diesel vehicles like freight trucks and buses emit huge amounts of smog and soot-forming pollution into the air we breathe, but truck makers are already introducing new engines that can substantially cut this pollution and meet protective standards. EPA should abandon this proposal and instead maintain strong pollution safeguards for new heavy-duty vehicles."
EPA finalized more protective standards in 2022 for harmful smog and soot-forming pollution from newly manufactured heavy-duty diesel vehicles, beginning with model year 2027. It was the first major update in more than 20 years. Leading manufacturers have announced they have engines ready to meet the standards.
Today, Administrator Zeldin proposed weakening some provisions of the standards including incentives to ensure sound operational practices and assurances that new engines continue to deliver pollution reductions as they are used. EPA's proposal would result in more pollution, health harms and higher costs, including for the 72 million Americans who live close to a freight route.
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With more than 3 million members, Environmental Defense Fund creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. To do so, EDF links science, economics, law, and innovative private-sector partnerships to turn solutions into action. edf.org
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Original text here: https://www.edf.org/media/statement-trump-epa-proposes-weakening-health-protections-against-pollution-new-diesel-buses
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Environmental Defense Fund Appeal Seeks Court Review of Costly, Unsupported Florida Transmission Project That Ignored Lower-cost Alternatives
NEW YORK, July 10 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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EDF appeal seeks court review of costly, unsupported Florida transmission project that ignored lower-cost alternatives
Statement from EDF Attorney, U.S. Clean Energy, Adam Kurland
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Environmental Defense Fund has appealed the Florida Public Service Commission's approval of Florida Power & Light's $782 million Andytown-Oasis Transmission Lines Project to the Florida Supreme Court. As one of the most expensive local transmission projects the Commission has ever approved, the proposed
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NEW YORK, July 10 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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EDF appeal seeks court review of costly, unsupported Florida transmission project that ignored lower-cost alternatives
Statement from EDF Attorney, U.S. Clean Energy, Adam Kurland
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Environmental Defense Fund has appealed the Florida Public Service Commission's approval of Florida Power & Light's $782 million Andytown-Oasis Transmission Lines Project to the Florida Supreme Court. As one of the most expensive local transmission projects the Commission has ever approved, the proposedAndytown-Oasis line warrants rigorous, independent review to ensure it is needed and represents the most cost-effective solution before customers are asked to pay for it.
Instead, the Commission approved the project despite strong evidence the utility had failed to demonstrate the project is justified or represented the most cost-effective solution for FPL's customers in Miami-Dade County. The utility also failed to consider alternatives that could make more efficient use of existing transmission infrastructure or provide regional connections benefiting a larger group of customers, either of which could have maintained reliability for FPL's customers at lower cost.
"When customers are being asked to front the bill for a massive $782 million decades-long project, regulators have a responsibility to get the decision right," said Adam Kurland, Attorney, U.S. Clean Energy. "Major infrastructure investments should be supported by sound evidence and undergo a thorough evaluation - including consideration of more cost-effective alternatives that could better serve customers - before they are approved."
Although EDF had just 13 days to review FPL's proposal and prepare expert testimony, we identified significant flaws in the utility's analysis and helped ensure those concerns became part of the record. Filed on behalf of EDF's tens of thousands of members in Florida, our appeal asks the Florida Supreme Court to ensure major infrastructure investments are supported by a complete record, sound analysis and appropriate regulatory review before costs are passed on to customers - at a time when many are struggling to make ends meet.
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EDF is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment, with tens of thousands of members in Florida and decades of experience advancing clean, affordable energy solutions for Floridians. As part of that work, EDF advocates for well-planned transmission investments that provide efficient, reliable electricity, protect customers from unnecessary costs and expand access to low-cost clean energy resources.
Read more in our Energy Exchange blog post.
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With more than 3 million members, Environmental Defense Fund creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. To do so, EDF links science, economics, law, and innovative private-sector partnerships to turn solutions into action. edf.org
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Original text here: https://www.edf.org/media/edf-appeal-seeks-court-review-costly-unsupported-florida-transmission-project-ignored-lower
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CAIR-Texas Demands Accountability After ICE Kills Houston Father
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on July 8, 2026:
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CAIR-Texas Demands Accountability After ICE Kills Houston Father
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) today denounced the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an early morning immigration enforcement operation in Houston on Tuesday, July 7th and is demanding an immediate, independent investigation into the actions of the ICE agents involved.
Salgado Araujo's family and community members have raised serious questions about
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WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on July 8, 2026:
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CAIR-Texas Demands Accountability After ICE Kills Houston Father
The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) today denounced the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an early morning immigration enforcement operation in Houston on Tuesday, July 7th and is demanding an immediate, independent investigation into the actions of the ICE agents involved.
Salgado Araujo's family and community members have raised serious questions aboutwhether agents properly identified themselves and whether this tragedy could have been avoided altogether. According to his son Ronaldo Salgado, Mr. Salgado Araujo spent decades building a life in Houston, raising his three sons who became teachers and engineers while working to support his family through his construction business. They also state that he was pursuing legal work authorization and may have believed he was being followed by unidentified individuals rather than federal agents.
"This tragedy reflects the devastating consequences of militarized tactics that have brought fear into our neighborhoods and communities," said Imran Ghani, Director of CAIR-Texas, Houston. "Muslim and Latino communities know what it means to be judged before being heard, to have our humanity questioned, and our families live in fear. Every human life is sacred, and our shared humanity demands that we stand together against injustice. America is at the cusp of becoming a police state."
CAIR-TX joins LULAC, the Greater Houston Coalition for Justice, elected officials, faith leaders, and community organizations in demanding:
* An independent investigation led by authorities outside of the agencies involved, including the Houston Police Department.
* The immediate preservation and public release of all body-camera footage, surveillance video, dispatch communications, and operational records.
CAIR extends its heartfelt condolences to the Salgado Araujo family and all those mourning this profound loss. A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up to support the family, and mourners will gather tonight for a community vigil and protest.
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CAIR's mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
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Original text here: https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-texas-demands-accountability-after-ice-kills-houston-father/
[Category: Sociological]
CAIR-AZ Condemns Racist Post Targeting Asian GOP State Lawmaker
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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CAIR-AZ Condemns Racist Post Targeting Asian GOP State Lawmaker
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a racist social media post targeting an Asian American Republican state lawmaker, saying such attacks normalize racism and embolden extremists.
The post, made by a leader affiliated with Turning Point USA, mocked an Arizona state representative
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WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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CAIR-AZ Condemns Racist Post Targeting Asian GOP State Lawmaker
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a racist social media post targeting an Asian American Republican state lawmaker, saying such attacks normalize racism and embolden extremists.
The post, made by a leader affiliated with Turning Point USA, mocked an Arizona state representativewith a racist reference to his Asian heritage, prompting widespread criticism from across the political spectrum.
Tyler Bowyer, the chief operating officer of Turning Point Action, wrote "Can you speak English?" to Republican state Rep. Quang Nguyen, who fled Vietnam when he was 12.
"Racist attacks targeting public officials because of their ethnicity or perceived background have no place in our society, regardless of the political party of the victim or the perpetrator," said CAIR-AZ Executive Director Azza Abuseif. "Every elected official and public figure deserves to be judged by their ideas and actions and not subjected to dehumanizing racial stereotypes. We urge leaders across the political spectrum to unequivocally reject rhetoric that fuels hatred and division."
She said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
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Original text here: https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-az-condemns-racist-post-targeting-asian-gop-state-lawmaker/
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CAIR, CAIR-MN Commend Ms. Rachel for Supporting Minnesota Muslim Children Targeted by President Trump on Social Media
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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CAIR, CAIR-MN Commend Ms. Rachel for Supporting Minnesota Muslim Children Targeted by President Trump on Social Media
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Minnesota chapter (CAIR-Minnesota) today applauded children's educator and online personality Ms. Rachel for publicly expressing support for Minnesota Muslim children and their right to religious freedom after President Donald Trump
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WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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CAIR, CAIR-MN Commend Ms. Rachel for Supporting Minnesota Muslim Children Targeted by President Trump on Social Media
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Minnesota chapter (CAIR-Minnesota) today applauded children's educator and online personality Ms. Rachel for publicly expressing support for Minnesota Muslim children and their right to religious freedom after President Donald Trumpshared a social media post targeting a group of Minnesota kindergarten students because many of the girls wore Islamic head scarves (hijab) at their private school graduation.
Ms. Rachel posted a message expressing solidarity with the children, expressing her support for their right to wear hijab, and reminding families that every child deserves to feel safe, respected, and loved regardless of their faith.
SEE: Ms. Rachel backs Muslim kindergartners after Trump's post (https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2026/07/08/ms-rachel-donald-trump-minnesota-kindergarten-hijabs/90855970007/) - USA Today
SEE ALSO: Ms. Rachel sends message to Minnesota kindergarteners following Trump's hijab post (https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/ms-rachel-sends-message-to-minnesota-kindergarteners-following-trumps-hijab-post) - Bring Me the News
Muslim school in Minnesota concerned for student safety after Trump shares clip of its graduation (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/muslim-school-minnesota-trump-truth-social-b3011501.html) - The Independent
Trump accused of endangering children with Islamophobic post about Twin Cities kindergarteners (https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/president-donald-trump-islamophobic-post-st-paul-minnesota-students-hijabs/) - CBS
Local leaders condemn Trump post about Muslim kindergartners (https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/local-leaders-condemn-trump-post-211600011.html) - Pioneer Press
In a statement, CAIR and CAIR-Minnesota said:
"We thank Ms. Rachel for showing the moral courage and compassion that every child deserves from public figures. When children are singled out and targeted because of their faith, voices of kindness and solidarity matter. Her response reminds American Muslim children that they are valued, that they belong, and that millions of Americans reject the politics of hate. We hope more influential voices will follow Ms. Rachel's example by standing up against rising anti-Muslim bigotry and defending the dignity and safety of every child."
Earlier this week, CAIR and CAIR-Minnesota condemned the president's actions, stating that using the power of the presidency to single out Muslim children "puts a target on them and their school."
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Original text here: https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-cair-mn-commend-ms-rachel-for-supporting-minnesota-muslim-children-targeted-by-president-trump-on-social-media/
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