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From a secret safehouse, Peru’s Indigenous revolt advances
1 year, 10 months ago

From a secret safehouse, Peru’s Indigenous revolt advances

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — In an industrial corridor of Peru’s capital, a dingy stairwell leads to a second-floor safehouse. Unlike neighboring Bolivia, where Indigenous groups were emboldened by Aymara coca-grower Evo Morales’ election as president in 2006, or Ecuador, where ethnic groups have a long tradition of toppling unpopular governments, Peru’s Indigenous groups had long struggled to gain political influence. “Don’t …

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From a secret safehouse, Peru's Indigenous revolt advances
1 year, 10 months ago

From a secret safehouse, Peru's Indigenous revolt advances

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Unlike neighboring Bolivia, where Indigenous groups were emboldened by …

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Supreme Court urged to review ban on drug injection sites
3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court urged to review ban on drug injection sites

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Supporters of a plan to open supervised injection sites to try to reduce overdose deaths urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to review a court decision that bans the practice. A divided U.S. appeals court had rejected the Safehouse plan in January, although Philadelphia’s Democratic mayor and top prosecutor endorse it. The nonprofit group’s plan to open …

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Inside the El Chapo house raffled off in Mexico which included a secret tunnel
3 years, 3 months ago

Inside the El Chapo house raffled off in Mexico which included a secret tunnel

The Independent  

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Mexico to give away 'El Chapo' safehouse in lottery
3 years, 3 months ago

Mexico to give away 'El Chapo' safehouse in lottery

The Independent  

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US appeals court: Supervised injection site defies drug law
3 years, 11 months ago

US appeals court: Supervised injection site defies drug law

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A divided appeals court on Tuesday rejected a plan to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia to try to reduce overdose deaths, concluding the operation would violate a 1980s-era drug law aimed at “crackhouses.” The 2-1 decision proved the latest setback for city officials, an ex-governor and public health advocates who support the Safehouse plan as more …

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US supervised injection site put on hold amid opposition
4 years, 10 months ago

US supervised injection site put on hold amid opposition

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Plans to open what could be the nation’s first medically supervised injection site in Philadelphia were put on hold Thursday night amid strenuous opposition from a federal prosecutor and residents of the neighborhood where it would have been located. But this week’s announcement that Safehouse planned to open its first site next week and offer services four hours …

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Supervised drug injection site in US is almost ready to open
4 years, 10 months ago

Supervised drug injection site in US is almost ready to open

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia nonprofit group detailed plans Wednesday to open next week what would be the nation’s first medically supervised injection site to combat overdose deaths, despite outrage from neighbors and opposition from the local federal prosecutor. The announcement came after a federal judge who oversaw months of litigation ruled Tuesday that the Safehouse plan wouldn’t violate federal drug …

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Nonprofit says it will open injection site in Philadelphia
4 years, 10 months ago

Nonprofit says it will open injection site in Philadelphia

Associated Press  

A Philadelphia nonprofit group said it will open the nation’s first supervised injection site next week to combat overdose deaths after a federal judge rejected Justice Department efforts to block the plan. U.S. District Judge Gerald McHugh, in a final ruling Tuesday, said the Safehouse proposal doesn’t violate federal drug laws because the intent is to save lives, not encourage …

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US judge: Injection sites don’t violate federal drug laws
5 years, 3 months ago

US judge: Injection sites don’t violate federal drug laws

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that supervised injection sites designed to prevent overdoses do not violate federal drug laws, giving advocates in Philadelphia and perhaps elsewhere a boost in their efforts to open them. U.S. District Judge Gerald A. McHugh said there’s no evidence that Congress intended 1980s-era drug laws to cover sites where people could inject drugs …

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