Munir Ahmed: Imagine “your country collapsing in front of your eyes.”
The latest news about desperate Afghans seeking to flee the Taliban isn’t an abstract story about strangers for Munir Ahmed. It’s about his parents and brothers.
Two dozen protesters picketed outside U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro’s Elm Street office late Tuesday afternoon to protest her stance on U.S.-Israel relations.
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Aug 2, 2020 5:31 pm
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Community leaders with members of the Peruvian American Association.
On a stormy Sunday afternoon, members of the Peruvian American Association of New Haven gathered with family and political leaders on the green to raise the Peruvian flag to celebrate the country’s independence.
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Jul 31, 2020 11:13 am
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Fire Lt. Justin McCarthy, David Youtz with boxes masks.
Amid worsening tensions between the U.S. and Chinese governments, a city-to-city international friendship remains strong — as large boxes containing 10,000 surgical masks arrived here in New Haven as a gift from our sister city Changsha.
The Covid-19 crisis sparked a political miracle: Instead of continuing a drawn-out battle for power, Israel’s two leading politicians joined forces to create a “unity” government to address the pandemic.
The Board of Alders lobbed a peace message to Capitol Hill: Don’t go to war with Iran. The people of New Haven want no more treasure lost or blood spilled in endless wars overseas.
New Haven’s representative in Washington, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, is worried about the country getting into “another unnecessary war” — and is vowing to help stop that from happening.
New Haven Mayor Toni Harp joined 87 of her colleagues nationwide in urging the Trump administration to rescind a Sept. 26 executive order that changes the country’s system for resettling refugees.