An elder man in Key West, Florida was tased by cops despite raising his hands up in submission and offering no resistance. The Taser, despite being a non-lethal weapon, it is highly dangerous for old people and it has caused at least 634 deaths throughout the US since 2001 until 2009. Also in Florida, Broward county, some random mentally challenged cop assaulted a homeless bum just for sleeping on... 

An inquiry has revealed that contractors at Japan’s crippled nuclear plant in Fukushima recruit homeless people for clean-up operations. The investigation found that the contractors use homeless people to work in the dangerous decontamination project with salaries below the minimum wage of about USD 6.50 per hour. “We are an easy target for recruiters,” said 57-year-old homeless man Shizuya... 

The city of Miami has stirred controversy after a commissioner floated the idea of reneging on a landmark agreement that instructs police officers not to arrest the homeless for largely minor offenses. In 1998 Miami enacted an agreement on the heels of Pottinger v. City of Miami, which instructed law enforcement to take a soft stance on infractions such as littering, cooking a meal in public using... 

The Mayor of Athens referred to Golden Dawn as the “embarrassment” of Greece, yet the Mayor goes back to being absent when it’s time to address serious issues such as homelessness. Because of the memorandum, Greece now is going through its worst period in modern history. Unemployment is through the roof, millions are impoverished, and yet new taxes are being levied by the system on those “lucky”... 

A homeless man in Athens Homeless people in Greece have staged a silent march, calling on the government to provide them with healthcare and improved social services. The protestors took to the streets of central Athens on Friday, urging the authorities to provide basic medical and sanitation facilities. The demonstrators were carrying placards reading, “We have no slogans. We have demands.” The... 

The number of people living in homeless shelters in New York City has hit a record high. The number of people living in homeless shelters in New York City has hit a record high, marking a 19-percent jump compared to 2012, a report says. The Coalition for the Homeless released its 2013 State of the Homeless report on Tuesday, revealing that an average of 50,135 New Yorkers have been sleeping in emergency...