(2022-01-28). Bloody Sunday 50 years on — a symbol of ongoing injustice. greenleft.org.au On the streets of Derry in British-occupied Northern Ireland on January 30, 1972, writes Stuart Munckton, British soldiers opened fire on an unarmed civil rights protest. Forteen civilians — six of them teenagers — died in the massacre remembered as Bloody Sunday.
(2022-01-28). Protest demands freedom for prisoners facing COVID outbreak. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On the afternoon of January 22, organizers shut down the city block in front of Governor Pritzker's Gold Coast mansion for 15 minutes, demanding immediate action to address the surging COVID cases in Illinois prisons and jails. Organizers dropped a letter on Pritzker's doorstep calling for a mass release of those incarcerated, beginning with the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions who are especially at risk. | The call to decarcerate correctional facilities has been sounded since the rise of COVID-19 and was repeated as further surges and variants put those inside at risk. The gover…
(2022-01-28). The Curse of Financial Entrepreneurship. indybay.org We are not prisoners of bad decisions made in the past. We can and should rein in Wall Street, break up its five giant "too-big-to-fail" banks, support local and state banks, resurrect the Glass-Steagall Act's divide between investment & commercial banking, tax all financial transactions — and rebuild jobs and wages on the product side of the American economy.
(2022-01-28). A Twelve-Year Night from Uruguay: No reckoning with the past. wsws.org Focusing on the "inner hell" of three political prisoners, the film assiduously avoids the historical and political questions that gave rise to their plight.
(2022-01-27). Holding Facebook Accountable for Digital Redlining. aclu.org In today's digital world, people rely on online advertising platforms for critical information such as job opportunities or available housing. But unfortunately, thanks to practices known as "digital redlining" the use of technology to perpetuate discrimination — any ads for housing or jobs that you are likely to see (or not see) in your newsfeed can largely depend on who you are, including your gender, race, or age. | Digital redlining has become
(2022-01-27). Thursday 1/27: Call to Action: Ensuring a First Black Woman SCOTUS Justice Organizing Call. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-27). George Floyd's girlfriend attends trial of officers in Floyd's death. america.cgtn.com 
The trial of three former police officers accused of violating George Floyd's civil rights continues. Floyd's girlfriend at the time of his death, Courtney Ross, has been allowed into the court to witness the proceedings. CGTN's Dan Williams reports.
(2022-01-27). Invasion Day protest demands Don Dale youth jail be closed. greenleft.org.au "Nobody would want their children in there," Josie Crawshaw told a 150-strong Invasion Day protest outside the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. Stephen W Enciso reports.
(2022-01-27). Invasion Day protest demands Don Dale 'Get the kids out of that jail'. greenleft.org.au "Nobody would want their children in there," Josie Crawshaw told a 150-strong Invasion Day protest outside the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. Stephen W Enciso reports.
(2022-01-27). From Rikers to Santa Rita: Close the Death Camps! itsgoingdown.org Statement linking the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with a call to support the ongoing hunger strikes happening within Rikers Island and Santa Rita jail. Hunger Strikers still striking! Today, January 27, 2022/25th Sh'vat 5782, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, is the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps, where so…
(2022-01-27). Santa Rita prisoners conduct hunger strike. workers.org 
Protesters outside Alameda County Sheriff's Office call for release of Santa Rita Jail inmates during COVID-19 pandemic. Oakland In what has been a continuing struggle by Alameda county prisoners for decent food and sanitary conditions at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California, two dozen prisoners went on hunger strike Jan. . . . |
(2022-01-27). Phone Zap Supporting Hunger Strikers in Santa Rita Jail: Friday, January 28th. itsgoingdown.org 
Call for a phone-zap campaign in support of an ongoing hunger strike at the Santa Rita jail in the bay area of California on Friday. To listen to an It's Going Down interview with a hunger-striker, go here. We are calling on all of you to support the hunger strikers in Santa Rita Jail. Phone…
(2022-01-27). US charged with war crimes in Syria prison siege. wsws.org The Pentagon's proxy ground force, the SDF militia, claims to have retaken the jail, but offered no information on the fate of 850 children held there.
(2022-01-27). Assange Should Be Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize, His Fiancee Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Stella Moris, the fiancee of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, suggested on Thursday that he be nominated for the Nobel Prize for his contributions to world peace.
(2022-01-27). Kurdish-led forces announce complete recapture of al-Sinaa prison after week-long fighting with ISIS. peoplesdispatch.org At least 180 people, including around 120 ISIS fighters and 50 SDF personnel, were killed in fighting since the attack on al-Sinaa prison prison last week. This has yet again highlighted the issue of over 10,000 ISIS prisoners in various jails in the region…
(2022-01-27). It's Time For Biden To Fulfill Pledge To End The Federal Death Penalty. popularresistance.org On January 17, 1977, Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad, shot through the heart, at Utah State Prison. He was the first person to be executed after the death penalty had been reinstated in the United States in 1976. This year, to mark the 45th anniversary of this execution, which coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Death Penalty Action and a coalition of death penalty abolitionists gathered in Washington, D.C. calling for an end to the federal death penalty and all executions in the United States. | After a 17-year hiatus, the U.S. resumed federal executions a year and a half ago. Between July 2020…
(2022-01-27). No Freedom! Parole Update from Anarchist Prisoner Michael Kimble. itsgoingdown.org Statement from anarchist prisoner Michael Kimble to his supporters about his recent rejection for parole. For more information on Kimble and how to support him, go here. From Michael Kimble: On December 16th, 2021 I was considered for parole during an open hearing. I was denied and hit with another 5 years before being considered…
(2022-01-27). John Pilger on Julian Assange's Extradition Appeal. scheerpost.com 
The British High Court of England and Wales on Monday said it would allow the imprisoned publisher of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, to, in essence, appeal a ruling that would have seen him extradited to the United States where he faces a possible 175 years in prison for the publication of classified documents and videos. | The High Court technically refused to allow an appeal to the Supreme Court, but, in a legal loophole, it left it up to that court to determine whether it will grant permission to consider one legal issue. | "We certify a single point of law … in what circumstances can an appellate court re…
(2022-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2022. democracynow.org Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire, Handing Biden Chance to Nominate Replacement, U.S. and NATO Offer No Concessions to Russia in Standoff over Ukraine, U.S. Approves $2.5 Billion Arms Sale to Egypt Despite Human Rights Abuses, House Democrats Demand End to U.S. Servicing of Saudi Warplanes Used in War Crimes, 180 Killed as U.S.-Backed Forces Retake Syrian Prison Where Children Are Imprisoned, U.N. Renews Calls to Free Up Aid for Millions of Afghans Facing Starvation, Extreme Poverty, Global COVID Cases Break New Record as COVAX Falls Short on Vaccine Delivery Goal, Spotify Sides with Joe Rogan in Vac…
(2022-01-27). Military Situation In Syria On January 27, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On January 27, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no cases of hostilities and opening fire in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On January 26, clashes between the SDF and Turkish-backed militants were reported west of Tal Tamar; | On January 26, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ankawi area; | On January 26, the SDF imposed full control over the Sina'a prison. The total number of individuals detained for involvement in the ISIS att…
(2022-01-27). Clashes Continue At Syria's Al-Hasakah Prison As Death Toll From ISIS Attack Tops 200. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image, source: sdf-press.com | Clashes between the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and ISIS continue around Geweran prison in the northeastern Syrian city of al-Hasakah. | On January 27, SDF fighters killed at least 12 terrorists of ISIS and found the dead bodies of five others while combing several parts of the prison, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | In the morning, the terrorists carried out two attacks on SDF fighters killing or woundi…
