Joe Piette(2020-04-18). Philadelphia failure to empty jails causes COVID-19 death.workers.orgThe first COVID-19 death in Philadelphia jails occurred on April 14. She was Yvonne Harris, a 48-year-old woman incarcerated at Riverside Correctional Facility. In the meantime, city judges have mocked the danger our incarcerated neighbors face and have only reduced the jail population by 13 percent in the past . . . |
en.mehrnews(2020-04-18). Intl. NGOs urge Bahrain to release prisoners amid pandemic.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) — 67 Arab and international NGOs have urged the Bahraini authorities to respond to the High Commissioner's call to release prisoners who are at risk from the COVID-19 pandemic.
en.mehrnews(2020-04-18). Intl. Conf. on Intifada urges freedom of Palestinian prisoners.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) — On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners' Day and in a statement on Saturday, the Secretariat of the International Conference on Palestinian Intifada urged the Israeli regime to release 5,000 Palestinian prisoners.
Brian Terrell(2020-04-18). COVID-19 and the Wasting Disease of Normalcy.zcomm.orgFrom his prison cell in a year of mass movements to end the war in Vietnam and mobilizations for nuclear disarmament, Daniel Berrigan diagnosed normalcy as a disease and labeled it an obstacle to peace…
IMEMC & Agencies(2020-04-17). Arab Parliaments Call for Immediate Release of Palestinian Prisoners.imemc.orgOn the eve of Palestinian Prisoners Day, the Cairo-based Arab States' Parliaments Forum, on Thursday, called for the immediate release of all Palestinian prisoners from various Israeli prisons and detention centers, as well as halt of all Israeli violations against the Palestinian people. In a statement, issued by the forum …
ACLU(2020-04-17). What it's Like in ICE Detention During a Pandemic.aclu.orgAs millions of people in the U.S. shelter in their homes, and millions more who aren't able to stay indoors practice social distancing or other measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19, a crisis is brewing in the facilities where immigrants are detained. Cramped conditions and inadequate access to hygiene or medical care have created what one medical expert called a "tinderbox" for the disease in a letter to Congress., , Many of those in detention are asylum seekers, who came to the U.S. to ask for protection after fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries. Many others were long-time U.S. resi…
Anne M. Peterson(2020-04-17). Women's sports a likely coronavirus casualty.peoplesworld.org (AP)—Linked to the rising call for gender equity worldwide, women's sports were enjoying unprecedented attention and support before the coronavirus pandemic. The World Cup in France put a spotlight on women's soccer, culminating with the United States lifting the trophy to chants of "Equal Pay!" — a nod to the team's gender discrimination lawsuit against …
The Canary(2020-04-17). UK could have the highest death rate in Europe because government was 'too slow', doctor warns.thecanary.co Britain will face "further waves" of coronavirus and will probably have the highest death rate in Europe because the government was "too slow" to act, a leading physician has warned.Professor Anthony Costello, of University College London's Institute for Global Health, told a committee of MPs that the "harsh reality" is that "we were too slow with a number of things"."If we're going to suppress the chain of transmission of this virus in the next stage we all hope that the national lockdown and social distancing will bring about a large suppression of the epidemic so far — but we're going to face further wave…
Arielle Robinson(2020-04-17). With some prisoners released, Atlanta activists protest to 'Free Them All!'.workers.org Georgia activist groups Women on the Rise and Southerners on New Ground (SONG) hosted a car caravan protest outside the Fulton County Jail on April 7, calling on District Attorney Paul Howard to release all incarcerated people in the jail because of the risk posed by COVID-19. An April 7 . . . |
Fight Back(2020-04-17). NYC death rates from COVID-19 reveal class division and national oppression.fightbacknews.orgNew York, NY – As of April 6, the rates of death from COVID-19 are twice as high for Latinos and Black residents of New York City as they are for white residents. According to the Bureau of Communicable Disease Surveillance System, the rate of death from COVID-19 is 22.8 people per 100,000 among the Latino community, 19.8 per 100,000 people among the Black community, and only 10.2 per 100,000 white people. These numbers are based on 63% of confirmed cases in New York City. | This stark divide in death rates is outrageous yet unsurprising. Many factors underlie these numbers, including differences in access to hea…
teleSUR(2020-04-17). Myanmar Releases 25,000 Prisoners Amid COVID-19 Fears.telesurenglish.netMyanmar will free almost 25,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the traditional New Year — its most significant mass pardon in recent years due to COVID-19. | RELATED: | More than a quarter of the country's prison population is being released, the president's office announced on Friday after calls grew to ease pressure on overcrowded jails out of fear of the spread of the virus, while fears are gripping the country.
IMEMC & Agencies(2020-04-17). Palestinian President: "No Peace Deal with Israel, unless Prisoners Released"imemc.orgOn the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners' Day, on Friday, the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, asserted that Palestinians will not sign a final peace deal with Israel, unless Israel clears all it's prisons of Palestinian prisoners, which he called heroes and fighters for freedom. In a statement he …
teleSUR(2020-04-17). Latam: COVID-19 Puts Imprisoned Environmental Defenders at Risk.telesurenglish.netThe Spanish NGO Alliance for Solidarity reported that hundreds of Latin American environmental defenders who remain incarcerated are at high risk due to the pandemic. | RELATED: | On the occasion of the International Day of the Farmer's Struggle on April 17, human rights defenders recalled that, in countries such as El Salvador, Colombia, and Guatemala, there are hundreds of social leaders imprisoned for defending th…
Spontaneous prison actions of resistance have become increasingly regular in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Police Accountability Report talks with two victims of mass incarceration and police brutality, and reveals a distinct theory of how American policing has evolved to dangerous ends.
(AP)—Linked to the rising call for gender equity worldwide, women's sports were enjoying unprecedented attention and support before the coronavirus pandemic. The World Cup in France put a spotlight on women's soccer, culminating with the United States lifting the trophy to chants of "Equal Pay!" — a nod to the team's gender discrimination lawsuit against …
Britain will face "further waves" of coronavirus and will probably have the highest death rate in Europe because the government was "too slow" to act, a leading physician has warned.Professor Anthony Costello, of University College London's Institute for Global Health, told a committee of MPs that the "harsh reality" is that "we were too slow with a number of things"."If we're going to suppress the chain of transmission of this virus in the next stage we all hope that the national lockdown and social distancing will bring about a large suppression of the epidemic so far — but we're going to face further wave…
Georgia activist groups Women on the Rise and Southerners on New Ground (SONG) hosted a car caravan protest outside the Fulton County Jail on April 7, calling on District Attorney Paul Howard to release all incarcerated people in the jail because of the risk posed by COVID-19. An April 7 . . . | 