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Creede Newton is an independent journalist based in Haifa, Israel. His reporting focuses on art, culture, free speech and human rights issues in Europe and the Middle East. Follow him on Twitter @creedenewton

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This Toddler Torn from His Mom Could Suffer Lasting Trauma

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT

Little Levente turned 2 in a Bronx holding center with no idea where his parents were and no one who could explain in his language. Now he’s been deported to Hungary.

Creede Newton | Published Jul 31, 2018

Thugs Rough Up Reporter at Milo Event

ICON CON

Security guards at Milo’s anti-Islam, pro-Orban speech in Budapest left media bruised and battered, but the self-proclaimed ‘free speech icon’ couldn’t care less.

Creede Newton | Published Jun 29, 2018

Budapest Cancels ‘Billy Elliot’ Performances

BILLY CLUBBED

After a pro-government newspaper claims the musical—about a boy who loves ballet—could "turn kids gay."

Creede Newton | Published Jun 23, 2018

Republican Wants to Out LGBT Kids

HORRIFIC

A Tea Party lawmaker would force teachers to tell parents about a student’s gender identity—even if the kid wants to keep it secret.

Creede Newton | Published Nov 22, 2016

Texas Censors Prisoners’ Mail

HARSH

The incarcerated across the country are trying to stop ‘slave labor,’ but the system is fighting back hard.

Creede Newton | Published Nov 09, 2016

Colorado’s Medical Marijuana Refugees

THE WEED ROUTE

They may not be the migrants that candidates are referring to this election cycle, but a steady number of families whose children have chronic health issues are moving to Colorado to take advantage of legalized pot.

Creede Newton | Published Nov 07, 2016

Acapulco’s Bloody Taxi War

CARTEL WATCH

The fractured drug cartels hit high and low. In Acapulco these days, they’re even knocking off taxi drivers who don’t pay up, or who work for rival gangs.

Creede Newton | Published Oct 22, 2016

How Trump Will Create More ‘Bad Hombres’

BLOWBACK

The Republican’s immigration and protectionist proposals are likely to drive down Mexico’s economy, and thus drive more Mexicans to the U.S.

Creede Newton | Published Oct 20, 2016

Christians Damn Anti-Muslim Terrorists

TERROR IN THE HEARTLAND

Kansans are disturbed by a homegrown plot to kill hundreds of Somalis, but they stop short of blaming Trump’s Islamophobic rhetoric.

Creede Newton | Published Oct 17, 2016

Can a Whole Nation Have PTSD?

The Leaning Tower

A massive earthquake in April, plus more than 1,700 aftershocks, has rattled Ecuador’s psyche. Lessons for those who live on fault lines in the United States.

Creede Newton | Published Jul 05, 2016

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