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Democracy Now! 2026-04-17 Friday

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Democracy Now!

Daily News, News

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Headlines for April 17, 2026; As Iran Reopens Strait of Hormuz, Are U.S. & Iran Near Deal or Renewed Fighting?; Report from Beirut: Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Met with “Cautious Optimism”; Rami Khouri: U.S. & Israel Were “Forced into Two Ceasefires” as Regional Balance of Power Shifts; Aliya Rahman v. DHS: Disabled Woman Dragged from Car Files Claim over Violent Arrest in Minneapolis

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0:00.0

From Los Angeles, this is Democracy Now.

0:20.0

It's very exciting because it's 48 years.

0:22.9

We're going to be meeting with Bebeenet Yahoo, as you know, and the president of Lebanon.

0:31.0

And I had a great talk with both of them today.

0:33.1

They're going to be having a ceasefire, and that'll include Hezbollah.

0:37.9

A 10-day ceasefire has begun in Lebanon, raising hopes throughout the country.

0:44.7

But southern Lebanon remains occupied by Israeli troops.

0:48.3

That's about 10% of the country.

0:50.8

We'll go to Beirut for the latest.

0:53.3

Then we look at the prospect of another round

0:56.5

of peace talks between the United States and Iran after the first round collapsed. And we speak to

1:03.8

Aliyuraman. She's filed a personal injury claim against the Department of Homeland Security

1:10.0

after ICE agents in Minneapolis, smashed

1:13.6

her car window, dragged her out, and detained her while she was heading to a medical appointment.

1:19.7

I was carried face down through the street by my cuffed arms and legs while yelling that I had a

1:26.7

brain injury and was disabled.

1:29.3

I now cannot lift my arms normally.

1:35.3

I was never asked for ID,

1:38.3

never told I was under arrest,

1:42.3

never read my rights.

1:45.9

And never charged with a crime.

1:48.9

All that and more.

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