(2019-06-26). US Navy officer jailed for trying to arrange sex with deaf 12yo… is tapped for PROMOTION. rt.com 
The Navy has included an officer imprisoned for attempting to arrange sex with a deaf child on its list of those eligible for a department head position — even though he's currently serving a 10-year sentence in federal prison.
(2019-06-26). US border official resigns amid uproar over children in detention. thecanary.co 
The acting head of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has resigned amid an uproar over the discovery of children being held in pitiful conditions at one of the agency's stations in Texas.John Sanders's departure deepened the sense of crisis and added to the rapid turnover inside the agencies responsible for enforcing President Donald Trump's immigration priorities as the US deals with record numbers of families coming across the southern border.In a message to employees, Mr Sanders said he would step down on July 5. He did not give a reason for leaving. | "Although I will leave it to you to determine whether…
(2019-06-26). #NeverAgainIsNow: Vigil for Children Imprisoned at Border (San Jose). indybay.org Issei Memorial Building, 565 North Fifth Street, San Jose, CA…
(2019-06-26). Egyptian Officials Threatened Morsi Days Before Death in Court. theantimedia.com (MEE) — Mohamed Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood leaders in prison in Egypt were given an ultimatum by top officials to disband the organisation or face the consequences, Middle East Eye has learned. They had until the end of Ramadan to decide. Morsi refused and within days he was dead. Brotherhood members inside and outside Egypt now fear for the lives …
(2019-06-26). It's 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil-Rights Protections? thenation.com It's 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil-Rights Protections?
(2019-06-26). 'Shocking Blow to the Queens Democratic Machine' as Progressive Tiffany Cab√°n Declares Victory in District Attorney Race. commondreams.org "A victory for working people everywhere who are fighting for real political change and demanding we end cash bail, mass incarceration, and the failed war on drugs." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/tiffany_caban.png…
(2019-06-25). Supreme Court Surprisingly Decides to Analyze Lula's Release. plenglish.com 25 de junio de 2019, 16: 12Brasilia, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Unexpectedly, Brazil"s Federal Supreme Court (STF) has decided to analyze this Tuesday the habeas corpus trial for the release of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
(2019-06-25). Italian Mafia Boss Escapes Prison in Uruguay, Manhunt Ensues. telesurenglish.net A manhunt was organized in Uruguay Tuesday after an Italian mob boss, who had been imprisoned in the country since 2017, escaped from jail overnight as he was waiting to be extradited back to Italy. | Rocco Morabito and three other inmates "escaped through a hole in the roof" Sunday according to authorities. He had been the most wanted fugitive member of the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta, Italy's most powerful organized crime group and one of Europe's biggest importers of South American cocaine. | Dubbed the "cocaine king of Milan," the 52-year-old Morabito had been arrested after more than two decades on the run fro…
(2019-06-25). Italian Mafia Boss Escapes Prison in Uruguay, Manhunt Ensues. telesurenglish.net A manhunt was organized in Uruguay Tuesday after an Italian mob boss, who had been imprisoned in the country since 2017, escaped from jail overnight as he was waiting to be extradited back to Italy. | RELATED: | Dozens of Mafia Suspects Held in Europe, South American Sting | Rocco Morabito and three other inmates "escaped through a hole in the roof" Sunda…
(2019-06-25). U.S. Border Chief Abruptly Resigns Amid Public Outrage. truthdig.com The agency has been under fire since it was revealed that migrant children have been living in squalor at a Texas detention center.
(2019-06-25). Banning Private Prisons—and Prisoner Exploitation. commondreams.org The two largest private prison companies, GEO Group and CoreCivic, have seen business swell due to increased ICE detention of immigrants. (Photo: Ted S. Warren/AP Photo) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/prisons.jpeg…
(2019-06-25). Bangladeshi Migrants in Tunisia Forced to Go Back Home. telesurenglish.net More than 30 Bangladeshi migrants were sent back to their home country Wednesday, against their will, say relatives and aid groups. The migrants had been adrift in a merchant ship off the Tunisian coast for weeks. | RELATED: | Migrant Children in US Detention Center Face 'Inhumane' Conditions | The Bangladeshi refugee seekers were among 75 people saved May 31 by the China-owned ship, Maridive 601, a vessel assisting offshore oil platforms. The rescused had spent the last 20…
(2019-06-25). 'This Is What Solidarity Looks Like,' Says Ocasio-Cortez, as Wayfair Workers Vow Walkout to Protest Company for Working With Child Detention Centers. commondreams.org "We believe that the current actions of the United States and their contractors at the southern border do not represent an ethical partnership Wayfair should choose to be a part of." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/wayfair_0.jpg…
(2019-06-25). AOC leads Twitter rage-mob over furniture company Wayfair supplying beds to migrant centers. rt.com 
A protest by employees of discount furniture retailer Wayfair against the sale of beds to migrant detention centers has gone viral, forcing Twitter users to argue over the morality of supplying furniture to "concentration camps."
(2019-06-25). Behind the Syrian Network for Human Rights: How an Opposition Front Group Became Western Media's Go-to monitor. globalresearch.ca Top media outlets turn to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) for figures on deaths and detentions, never noting the group's seamless connection to Syria's opposition, the support it receives from states that waged war on the country, or …
(2019-06-25). "Never Again" Means Act Now. indybay.org As the national conversation escalates around what to appropriately call the detention centers at the southern border, the humanitarian crisis continues. | Here are tangible actions the local Santa Cruz community can take to protest America's immigration policies and support relief efforts at the border.
(2019-06-25). Federal Judges Send 2020 Census Lawsuit Back to Lower Court. truthdig.com 
BALTIMORE — A lawsuit that alleges a 2020 census question pushed by the Trump administration violates minorities' rights will be sent back to a federal court in Maryland so new evidence can be considered, U.S. appeals judges ruled Tuesday. | The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision comes a day after U.S. District Judge George Hazel of Maryland suggested in an opinion that racial discrimination and partisan power plays could be the underlying motives in asking everyone in the country about citizenship status. The 4th Circuit's order sending the case back to Hazel could be pivotal. | "The decision today ope…
(2019-06-25). Peru: Fujimori Returns to Prison After Brief Hospitalization. telesurenglish.net Former right-wing Peruvian President and dictator Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) returned to prison Tuesday after being hospitalized Sunday night. | RELATED: | Alberto Fujimori's Son Set to Return to Peruvian Politics | The 80-year-old former head of state was transported from the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) to a private clinic in Lima due to high blood…
(2019-06-25). #NeverAgainIsNow: Vigil for Children Imprisoned at Border (San Jose). indybay.org Issei Memorial Building, 565 North Fifth Street, San Jose, CA…
(2019-06-25). Brazil Supreme Court Justices Weigh Appeals to Free Lula. telesurenglish.net Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider two serperate appeals by imprisoned former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is seeking release, alleging that the judge behind his conviction was not impartial. | RELATED: | Lula's Lawyers to Take Case to UN in Wake of New Revelations | Lula, Brazil's famous leftist leader from 2003-2010, left office with an 87 percent approval rating. But the Workers Party he founded fell hard when Brazilian prosecutors in 2014 began the "Ca…
(2019-06-24). What's Trending: Black News Weekly. naacp.org 
Blavity: Atlanta Mayor Launches 100 Men To Mentors Challenge To Find 100 Men To Give Guidance To Atlanta Boys Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has issued a call to action asking for 100 male volunteers to mentor Atlanta youth. Earlier this year, local officials met with leaders of Big Brothers and Big Sisters …
(2019-06-24). Brazil: Supreme Court Postpones Review of Lula's Habeas Corpus. telesurenglish.net Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (SFT) has decided to delay former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Habeas Corpus Trial. The hearing which was supposed to examine Lula's defense request for his freedom, and was initially scheduled to start Tuesday. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro: Car Wash Exposé Is 'Gay Plot' Against Gov't | According to Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, STF judge, Gilmar Mendes, said the case will be postponed for the second semester of the year because of a l…
(2019-06-24). Ola Bini, Privacy Activist and Julian Assange Friend, Speaks Out After Release from Ecuadorian Jail. democracynow.org 
Last week, an Ecuadorian judge ordered the release of Swedish programmer and data privacy activist Ola Bini, who spent more than two months in jail without charge. Bini is a friend of WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange. He was arrested in Quito on the same day that Assange was forcibly taken by British authorities from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. We speak with Ola Bini in Quito, where he remains under investigation for allegedly hacking the Ecuadorian government. He says, "Through the whole process, 70 days in prison, and all of the days since, we've been asking the prosecution to tell us what it is I have don…
(2019-06-24). Former IAAF chief to go on trial for corruption, money laundering. cgtn.com 
Lamine Diack [Gallo Images]Former president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Lamine Diack will be tried in France for graft and money laundering, judicial sources said on Monday. | The trial will commence after a four-year investigation into doping cover-ups, extortion and bribe-taking in world athletics. | Diack and his son Papa Massata were last month formally accused by financial prosecutors of a host of illicit doings during his time with the world athletics organization. | Money laundering alone carries a jail term of up to 10 years. | Diack led the IAAF from 1999-2015, and wa…
(2019-06-24). Japanese-American Internment Survivors Protest Plan to Jail Migrant Kids at WWII Prison Camp. democracynow.org 
Democracy Now! was there when five Japanese-American elders, survivors of U.S. internment camps, engaged in civil disobedience Saturday outside the Fort Sill Army post in Oklahoma, where the Trump administration plans to indefinitely detain 1,400 immigrant and refugee children starting next month. Fort Sill was an internment camp for 700 Japanese-American men in 1942. It was one of more than 70 sites where the U.S. government incarcerated about 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, including one of 14 U.S. Army bases. President Obama first used Fort Sill in 2014 to detain migrant children seeking asylum…
(2019-06-24). "Somebody Is Going to Die": Lawyer Describes Chaos, Illness & Danger at Migrant Child Jail in Texas. democracynow.org 
Outrage is mounting over a shocking Associated Press report published late last week revealing that at least 250 migrant infants, children and teenagers have been locked up for nearly a month without adequate food, water or sanitation at a Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas, near the city of El Paso. Lawyers who visited the facility described a scene of chaos and sickness, with children unable to shower or change into clean clothes for weeks on end. The AP report came the same week that the Trump administration argued in federal court that the government is not required to provide toothbrushes, soap or beds to…
(2019-06-24). Statelessness for terrorists' families, never an acceptable option, urges UN rights chief. un.org Thousands of suspected foreign ISIL terrorist fighters and their families who are being held in detention in Syria and Iraq, must be treated fairly by their captors and taken back by their home countries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday.
(2019-06-24). UN Human Rights Head Visits Venezuela, Meets Maduro and Guaido. venezuelanalysis.com Michelle Bachelet commented on access to food and medicine, allegations of political prisoners, and the impact of sanctions, among other issues.
(2019-06-24). Cop Caught on Body Cam Arresting a Man for Talking. therealnews.com 
The illegal arrest by a Baltimore City cop has lead to charges of false imprisonment and misconduct, but also reveals a deep-rooted reason why police seek to silence critics…
(2019-06-24). Former police officer sentenced to prison for excessive force and obstruction. nationofchange.org A former Massachusetts police officer was recently sentenced to more than a year in federal prison after breaking a man's nose without legal justification and lying in his report of the incident in order to obstruct an investigation into the assault. Earlier this year, a jury found the ex-cop guilty of one count of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of falsification of a document. | On April 3, 2017, the victim, Nickolas Peters, was reportedly sitting on a bench in the Hadley Police Department booking area when Hadley Police Officer Christopher Roeder suddenly struck Peters in the face with…
(2019-06-24). Alleged Threat against Jorge Glas Raises Requests for Prison Transfer. plenglish.com Quito, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) A video threatening the life of former Ecuadorian President Jorge Glas, broadcast from the Latacunga prison, where he is serving time for alleged illegal association, has raised requests to transfer him to another prison.
(2019-06-24). International Jurists Manifesto Calls for Lula's Release. plenglish.com 24 de junio de 2019, 15: 18Brasilia, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) At least 13 international lawyers and jurists have described on Monday former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a political prisoner, asked for his sentence annulment and for being released as well.
(2019-06-24). Buttigieg Criticized at Emotional Town Hall After Shooting. truthdig.com SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg faced criticism Sunday from angry residents of South Bend, Indiana, at an emotional town hall meeting a week after a white police officer fatally shot a black man in the city where he is mayor. | Buttigieg (BOO'-tuh-juhj) said he would call for an outside investigation of the shooting of 54-year-old Eric Logan by Sgt. Ryan O'Neill. | The 37-year-old mayor said he would send a letter to the federal Department of Justice's civil rights division and notify the local prosecutor that he'd like an independent investigator appointed. He conceded t…
(2019-06-23). Are Immigration Detention Centers Concentration Camps? therealnews.com 
Aviva Chomsky discusses the reality of refugees coming to the U.S in light of the controversial statement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that refugees are kept in concentration camps…
(2019-06-23). 400+ 737 MAX pilots sue Boeing over 'unprecedented cover-up' that led to crashes & grounding. rt.com 
A class-action lawsuit against Boeing reportedly accuses the US aviation giant of covering up the faulty sensor issue and keeping pilots in the dark about the feature in the pursuit of quick returns.
(2019-06-22). In Venezuela, Bachelet calls on Government to release prisoners, appeals for 'bold steps towards compromise'. un.org Speaking at the end of the first-ever official mission to Venezuela by a UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet called on the Government to release all those detained for peacefully protesting and announced that a team from her office would remain in Caracas to monitor the human rights situation.
(2019-06-21). NAACP Invites Detroit and Surrounding Cities Residents to 110th National Convention Events. naacp.org 
NAACP Experience Hall, Health Pavilion and Career Fair to headline free events at Convention. BALTIMORE‚ÄØ— Families, students, professionals and residents of Detroit, MI and surrounding areas are invited to attend the NAACP Experience taking place Saturday, July 20 through Tuesday, July 23. Hosted at the COBO Center, hundreds of partners, companies, civic organizations, and vendors …
(2019-06-21). Billionaires Can Buy Sex and Not Go to Jail. Why Can't You? therealnews.com 
A new law introduced in New York state would decriminalize all sex work, but it faces pushback from the NY National Organization of Women and others groups. The law follows in the wake of last year's FOSTA SESTA, which has negatively impacted sex workers and online free speech advocates…
(2019-06-21). In Guantánamo Case, U.S. Government Says It Can Indefinitely Detain Anyone — Even U.S. Citizens. theintercept.com 
The Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Moath al-Alwi, in which the government has made some eyebrow-raising claims about detention and rendition.
(2019-06-21). Brian Mier on Brazilian Political Scandal. fair.org 
The Brazilian anti-corruption crusade, called Car Wash or Lava Jato, that put popular ex-president Lula da Silva in prison and paved the way for fascist president Jair Bolsanaro—all while being celebrated in the US corporate press—was actually, as critics contended, less interested in corruption than in keeping Lula's Workers Party out of power.
(2019-06-21). This Palestinian Activist Got Swept Up in the War on Terror. Decades Later, ICE Tried to Secretly Deport Him to Israel. theintercept.com 
Abdelhaleem Ashqar was targeted in a trifecta of post-9/11 prosecutions. He spent 11 years in federal prison before ending up in ICE's custody.
(2019-06-21). Human Rights Lawyer Condemns Canada's Support For Honduras's Repressive Regime (2/2). therealnews.com 
Prisilla Alvarado, a lawyer acting for imprisoned human rights defender Edwin Espinal, condemns Canadian support for the regime of Juan Orlando Hernandez…
(2019-06-21). Crackdown on Christians in Eritrea spurs UN expert to press Government 'to live up to its international commitments'. un.org Cracking down on Catholic Church activities, arbitrary arrest and imprisonment of Orthodox and other Christian congregation members in Eritrea, prompted a call from a UN independent rights expert on Friday for the Government to respect citizens' freedom of religion and to "release those who have been imprisoned for their religious beliefs".
(2019-06-20). Supreme Court Undermines Religious Neutrality In Permitting Giant Governmental Cross. aclu.org The decision ignores our constitutional commitment to official religious neutrality. | Today, the Supreme Court announced that a governmental display of a 40-foot-tall Latin cross as a war memorial for all veterans does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The decision ignores our constitutional commitment to official religious neutrality and is a slap in the face to non-Christian veterans.
(2019-06-20). Sudan's Military Is Killing Pro-Democracy Protesters. Trump Doesn't Care — but We Should. theintercept.com 
A group of Sudanese women protest against the military junta in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 26, 2019. | at least 100 young civil rights protesters were shot or bludgeoned to death in Khartoum; many of their bodies were tossed into the Nile River. Hundreds of other protesters were shot or critically injured. Experts believe that at least 70 women
(2019-06-19). Stacey Abrams to Speak at Clarence Mitchell Luncheon during NAACP's 110th National Convention. naacp.org The Honorable Stacey Abrams will speak on the importance of ending voter suppression during the annual NAACP Convention in Detroit BALTIMORE — The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation's foremost civil rights organization, has announced that politician, lawyer and author Stacey Abrams will be speaking at the prestigious Clarence Mitchell …
(2019-06-19). Headlines for June 19, 2019. democracynow.org Shanahan Withdraws from Defense Sec. Consideration over Domestic Violence Past, U.N. Finds "Credible Evidence" of MBS's Responsibility in Khashoggi Murder, U.S. Excludes Saudi Arabia from List of Countries Using Child Soldiers, DOJ Intervenes to Keep Paul Manafort Out of Rikers, Trump Taps Anti-Muslim Katharine Gorka for CBP Press Sec., Acting Head of USCIS Tells Agency Staff to Crack Down on "Frivolous" Asylum Claims, AOC Calls Immigration Prisons "Concentration Camps", AOC Calls Out Amazon's Poor Labor Practices, Gunmen Kill At Least 40 People in Mali Amid Mounting Ethnic Conflict, Trump Launches 2020 President…
(2019-06-18). Black Boys Aren't "Wolf Packs" and Abusive Prosecutors Aren't "Lone Wolves" aclu.org Ava Duvernay's "When They See Us" brings to light the racism that turned five innocent boys into the so-called "Central Park Five." | Ava Duvernay's new miniseries, When They See Us, retells the harrowing story of the five Black and Latinx boys wrongfully imprisoned for the rape and near murder of a young woman in New York's Central Park in 1989. In this telling, she tackles racist practices that echo to the past, but are very much present in the current era of mass incarceration. | The story is as complex as it is damning. Duvernay chronicles how police, prosecutors, judges, jailers, and the media worked in conc…
(2019-06-18). Mohamed Morsi: Six Years After Coup, Egypt's First Democratically Elected President Dies in Court. democracynow.org 
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, 67, died Monday after collapsing while in a glass cage inside a Cairo courtroom. The Muslim Brotherhood leader was elected in 2012 in Egypt's first, and still only, democratic election. He was overthrown a year later in a military coup led by Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Morsi's death comes as el-Sisi continues to jail tens of thousands of people in what the Associated Press has described as the heaviest crackdown on dissent in Egypt's modern history. In his final comments, Morsi insisted he was still Egypt's legitimate president. Morsi spent the last…
(2019-06-18). Julian Assange Indictment "Criminalizes the News Gathering Process," Says Pentagon Papers Lawyer. democracynow.org 
A London judge has ordered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appear before a court in February 2020 to face a full extradition hearing. Prosecutors in the U.S. have indicted Assange on 18 counts, including 17 violations of the Espionage Act. This is the first-ever case of a journalist or publisher being indicted under the World War I-era law. Assange said that his life was "effectively at stake" if the U.K. honors a U.S. request for his extradition. Assange is currently serving a 50-week sentence in London's Belmarsh Prison for skipping bail in 2012. We speak with James Goodale, former general counsel of The Ne…
