(2020-12-11). Migrant smugglers exploiting Covid-19 pandemic, Interpol warns. rt.com 
Interpol has made more than 200 arrests as part of an international operation to bring down criminal smuggling networks, and warned human traffickers are exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic. | The one-week op, named Operation Turquesa II, saw officials in 32 countries conduct more than 50,000 checks. The massive crackdown lead to the identification of around 3,500 irregular migrants and the detention of over 200 people linked to migrant smuggling and human trafficking. | Interpol Secretary General Juergen Stock warned that the operation "shows how organized crime groups continue to take advantage of vulnerable pe…
(2020-12-11). Biden Must Restore Citizenship for Black and Brown People. aclu.org President Trump's relentless destruction of our immigration system is well documented. However, the myriad ways in which he attacked and targeted Black and Brown people seeking immigration benefits or citizenship, and even U.S. citizens is less discussed. , , There have been three substantial attacks on citizenship for Black and Brown immigrants: | Indefinite delays of immigration benefits, including citizenship, through the Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program (CARRP), which has targeted Muslims and people from Muslim-majority countries since 2008;Blocking the expedited path to citizenship fo…
(2020-12-11). Trustbusters target Facebook, but anti-monopoly effort shores up capitalism. peoplesworld.org 
Coming on the heels of a Justice Department lawsuit against Google filed in October, social networking giant Facebook is now in the crosshairs of the trustbusters at the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of more than 48 state and territorial governments. Anti-monopoly momentum is picking up as regulators, long regarded as asleep at the …
(2020-12-11). Turkish lawyer on hunger strike sent back to prison after release. middleeasteye.net 
Turkish lawyer on hunger strike sent back to prison after release | Aytac Unsal re-arrested as a flight risk despite being released on health grounds in September after 213-day hunger strike | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 11: 44 | Aytac Unsal recovering in bed following his hunger strike (People's Law Bureau) | A Turkish lawyer who was released from prison on medical grounds after spending more than seven…
(2020-12-11). PA prisons: Disdain, distrust and deprivation. workers.org 
Incarcerated workers across Pennsylvania are demanding that Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel reverse his disastrous decision to begin mass transfers of prisoners during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following commentary is part 2 from an interview by Joe Piette with jailhouse organizer and environmentalist Bryant Arroyo, who . . . |
(2020-12-11). McConnell's virus lawsuit ban far worse than advertised. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell's ban on lawsuits through 2024 against firms that don't protect workers and consumers from the coronavirus is even worse than advertised, the National Council on Occupational Safety and Health reports, and an inspection of the measure's underlying text confirms. The GOP Majority Leader's bill is actually S4317, introduced July 27 by …
(2020-12-11). PW Podcast: Rev. Liz Theoharis talks voter suppression and poverty. peoplesworld.org 
Beyond the Page is a companion podcast to the award-winning publication People's World. With every episode, we'll take you deeper into the topics covered at PeoplesWorld.org. Our program brings you in-depth interviews with journalists and activists on the most pressing stories in progressive politics, labor, and the struggle for socialism in the United States. As …
(2020-12-11). Glennon Doyle on Telling Loved Ones Hard Truths. aclu.org On our podcast, At Liberty, we learn a lot about history, civil rights and civil liberties issues, and how we can use legal advocacy to move the needle. This week, we spent time talking about how we can best share that knowledge with others, especially the people in our lives who may not be as tuned into these conversations. , , Bestselling author Glennon Doyle, who knows a thing or two about difficult truth-telling, joined us to break down how those of us who are invested in civil rights work can better draw the people closest to us into our fights for justice and equality. Doyle is also the founder and presi…
(2020-12-11). Prison Staff Force Prisoners to Accept Liability For Their Own Deaths. popularresistance.org Prisoners at San Quentin State Prison are reporting that, over the past week, San Quentin medical staff have been pressuring prisoners to sign waiver forms accepting legal responsibility for their own deaths from COVID-19. | That, despite more than 10 months of continuous neglect and Eighth Amendment violations by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) which has, so far, killed 28 prisoners at the prison. | Multiple prisoners — many are refusing to cooperate — at San Quentin tell the same story.
(2020-12-11). On International Human Rights Day, Chileans demand release of political prisoners. peoplesdispatch.org This December 10, on International Human Rights Day, hundreds of Chileans took to the streets to demand the release of all political prisoners in the country. There was special emphasis on the demand to release the protesters arrested during Several small demonstrations were c…
(2020-12-11). Rebuilding the Solidarity Economy During COVID-19. progressive.org The pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests have shown New York's mutual aid collectives how to navigate the line between mutual aid, solidarity, and charity.
(2020-12-11). Wednesday 12/16: NAACP Town Hall: Slowing Pandemic Spread, #COVID19 Vaccine, & Health of Black Community. indybay.org Online town hall…
(2020-12-10). Julian Assange: Covid Risks and Campaigns for Pardon. dissidentvoice.org Before the January 4 ruling of District Judge Vanessa Baraitser in the extradition case of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher will continue to endure the ordeal of cold prison facilities while being menaced by a COVID-19 outbreak. From November 18, Assange, along with inmates in House Block 1 at Belmarsh prison in south-east London, were …
(2020-12-10). US Supreme Court rules Muslims placed on no-fly list can sue for damages. middleeasteye.net 
US Supreme Court rules Muslims placed on no-fly list can sue for damages | Ruling paves way for lawsuits against FBI officers who placed Muslims on travel blacklist for refusing to spy on their communities | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 21: 05 | In unanimous decision, court rules in favour of lead plaintiff (AFP/File photo) | The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Muslim Americans who were placed on the…
(2020-12-10). Al Jazeera anchor files lawsuit against Saudi, UAE rulers over alleged phone hacking. middleeasteye.net 
Al Jazeera anchor files lawsuit against Saudi, UAE rulers over alleged phone hacking | The lawsuit was brought against Mohammed bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed over alleged operation against Oueiss because of her reporting on Gulf states | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 12: 25 | Prominent Al Jazeera TV anchor Ghada Oueiss says she was hacked in the operation (Facebook) | Prominent Al Jazeera TV anchor Ghada Oueiss has fi…
(2020-12-10). Selected Articles: Net Worth of US Billionaires Has Soared by $1 Trillion Since Pandemic Began. globalresearch.ca 
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(2020-12-10). Mass incarceration is declining — but not for women. peoplesworld.org 
Election after election, voters are turning against mass incarceration and the war on drugs that sustains it. In 2020, the people of Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota voted to legalize marijuana, joining 11 other states and the District of Columbia. In Oregon, voters opted to decriminalize possession of all drugs. And even during the deeply divisive …
(2020-12-10). "40 Years a Prisoner" confronts the police we're supposed to trust "telling bold-faced lies" salon.com Mike Africa, Jr., who was born in prison, appeared on "Salon Talks" to discuss MOVE and freeing his parents…
(2020-12-10). One Question: How Have the Black Lives Matter Protests Impacted the Prison Abolition Movement? progressive.org Q: How Have the Black Lives Matter Protests Impacted the Prison Abolition Movement?
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(2020-12-10). The Biden Administration's Disability Rights To-Do List. aclu.org People with disabilities face enormous barriers in the United States today — from a pandemic that is killing disabled people, especially those in institutions, at staggering rates; to schools that too often fail, traumatize, and criminalize students with disabilities; to a criminal legal system that unnecessarily targets, incarcerates, and kills Black and Brown people with mental disabilities. The administration must make disability rights a priority from day one, with a commitment to addressing head-on these harms and the intersection of discrimination and marginalization around disability, race, and po…
(2020-12-10). Lawsuit Filed to Halt Voter Suppression in the Runoff Senate Elections in Georgia. globalresearch.ca After the third certification of the results of the presidential elections in the state of Georgia, efforts are underway to ensure equal access to the franchise leading up to the pivotal race to determine the composition of the United States …
(2020-12-10). "Wrath of Mark": Antitrust lawsuits against Facebook accuse Zuckerberg of stifling competition. salon.com 48 attorneys general joined the federal government in antitrust lawsuits against Facebook…
(2020-12-10). 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Caused Brain Damage in Children. Dr. Anthony Fauci on "Vaccine Safety" Issues. globalresearch.ca A lawsuit against the Trudeau Government for its handling of the COVID-19 Crisis has been launched. What is at stake is the violation of fundamental rights of Canadians. | "The mass and indiscriminate containment of citizens, the restriction of access to …
(2020-12-10). DOJ files lawsuit against Alabama for unconstitutional prison conditions. nationofchange.org "The United States Constitution requires Alabama to make sure that its prisons are safe and humane."
(2020-12-10). Federal and state lawsuits brought against Facebook calls for an end to BigTech's predatory practices. nationofchange.org "[Facebook] used its monopoly power to crush smaller rivals and snuff out competition, all at the expense of everyday users."
(2020-12-10). Activists Fight Voter Suppression in Georgia Runoffs. zcomm.org Groups go to court to reverse wrongful purge of 200,000 voters that could have significant impact on the election's outcome…
(2020-12-09). Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin: A Certain Kind of Diversity. scheerpost.com by Maj. Danny Sjursen, USA (ret.) / Original to ScheerPost America's first black presumptive secretary of defense grew up in the same town — Thomasville, GA — as the first black West Point graduate, Henry O. Flipper. I actually took select cadets from my civil rights history class to visit the southwest Georgia city on an academic trip in the summer of 2016. In fact, I vaguely remember the owner… |
(2020-12-09). The Dogies Bawl and Bawl and Bawl. sputniknews.com On today's episode of The Backstory, host Lee Stranahan discussed current events, such as Texas filing a lawsuit to the Supreme Court against Pennsylvania, YouTube announcing removal of videos of electoral fraud in the 2020 election, and 48 states joining a lawsuit against Facebook for antitrust.
(2020-12-09). Venezuelan court convicts the CITGO Six. workers.org 
Venezuela's Supreme Court sentenced six top CITGO oil executives to prison for corruption, embezzlement, money laundering and conspiracy on Nov. 26. The former executives went behind the back of the Venezuelan state and signed an agreement with two U.S. based-international financial companies — for which they were detained in Nov. . . . |
(2020-12-09). Shamed Tory ex-minister asked judge to show mercy to 'sexual predator' Charlie Elphicke. thecanary.co 
Disgraced former cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken was among those leaping to the defence of ex-Tory MP Charlie Elphicke after his conviction for sexually assaulting women, court documents show."Sexual predator": Aitken, who was jailed in 1999 after admitting perjury and perverting the course of justice, was among those who sent testimonies on behalf of his friend ahead of Elphicke's sentencing at Southwark Crown Court in September.Aitken also said he offered Elphicke "some advice" about being a prisoner, but pleaded for the court to exercise "mercy".Elphicke, the former MP for Dover, was jailed for two yea…
(2020-12-09). Egypt: World Bank warned funding for Covid-19 is neglecting jailed doctors. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: World Bank warned funding for Covid-19 is neglecting jailed doctors | Human Rights Watch calls on the World Bank to condemn Egypt's arrest of medical workers who criticised Cairo's Covid-19 response | Wed, 12/09/2020 – 10: 58 | Data collected by the Doctors' Syndicate shows Egypt to have one of the highest numbers of Covid-19 deaths among health workers in the world (AFP) | The World Bank was urge…
(2020-12-09). Black Trans Feminist Thought Can Set Us Free. truthout.org How can we move beyond a mindset dictated by the logic of prison, policing and anti-Blackness? What is "abolition feminism"? And how do the politics of gender, including the criminalization of trans and nonbinary people, dovetail with our understandings of race? How can deconstructing racialized gender binaries help us move toward justice and liberation? | To confront these questions, I spoke with Che Gossett, a Black nonbinary femme writer based in Brooklyn, New York. They are a 2019-2020 Helena Rubinstein Fellow in Critic…
(2020-12-09). Federal Regulators, States File Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-08). Stuck in a Lift with John Pilger: News and How to Use It by Alan Rusbridger. dissidentvoice.org 
Noticing the way journalists seemed unable to resist commenting on our work, even if it was just to slag us off, Glenn Greenwald tweeted us in 2012: 'You are really deeper in the heads of the British establishment-serving commentariat than anyone else — congrats.' ((Greenwald, Twitter, 12 September 2012.)) If that was true then, our relationship …
(2020-12-08). Venezuela Votes to End Neocolonialism, Create Its Own Path. dissidentvoice.org 
On December 2, the Embassy Protection Collective (EPC) members, who were arrested in May 2019 when the United States illegally invaded the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC, completed their probation, ending the risk of the 30 days in prison that was being held over their heads. I am one of the four who were arrested. …