2021-08-20: News Headlines

Artemis Salisbury (2021-08-20). Exploitation of Americans by the Prison Industrial Complex. realprogressives.org To better understand what incarcerated people face, a handful of people with relevant experiences were interviewed to shed a light on the experience of incarcerated people (aka prisoners) in the United States.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-20). 10 Palestinians on hunger strike against illegal administrative detention by Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Palestinian prisoners' rights group have expressed concern about the rapid decline in the detainees' health. Four of the 10 detainees have been on hunger strike for more than a month…

Editor (2021-08-20). The nonbinary Chinese fighting to live their truth. mronline.org Activist Chao Xiaomi is inspiring transgender Chinese to reject the gender binary. But the community continues to face deep-seated discrimination.

Center for Biological Diversity (2021-08-20). Lawsuit Seeks Protection for Northern California's Clear Lake Hitch. indybay.org Trump Administration Denied Federal Protection to Imperiled Fish in 2020…

ecns.cn (2021-08-20). COVID-19 infection rate in U.S. prisons hits 34 pct, says expert. ecns.cn

Los Angeles Anarchist Black Cross (2021-08-20). Phone Zap for Eric King: Lift the Mail Ban! itsgoingdown.org Call for phone-zap campaign in support of anarchist prisoner Eric King, who is currently fighting a mail ban. Please call and spread call-in on social media. Follow his support crew here. Eric King is a 35-year-old political prisoner who is being severely singled out by the federal Bureau of Prisons for abusive and illegal treatment….

A Guest Author (2021-08-20). WW interviews Attica survivor Che Nieves ‚àí Part 3: '50 years later, Attica hasn't changed'. workers.org The following is part three of an edited interview with Che Nieves, a survivor of the 1971 Attica Prison Rebellion and a founding member of the Young Lords Party in Greenhaven and Attica Prisons, conducted July 20 by Monica Moorehead, a Workers World managing editor. More segments of the interview . . . |

Anonymous103 (2021-08-19). Taliban And Al Qaeda: Putting A Fox In Charge Of The Chicken Coop? southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by Abu Omar Khorasani was taken from Kabul's Pul-i-Charkhi prison and The first and only person to have been executed since the Taliban gained full control of Afghanistan, Mr. Khorasani was the head of the Islamic State in South Asia until he was arrested by government for…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-19). An Even More General Amnesty: Taliban Released Thousands Of Al-Qaeda, ISIS Terrorists From Prison. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Thousands of inmates, including "former" ISIS and al-Qaeda fighters were released by Taliban from Pul-e-Charkhi prison in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. | Afghan government troops surrendered Bagram airbase to the Taliban early on August 15th. The base houses Pul-e-Charki prison, which has around 5,000 prisoners. | It is the largest in Afghanistan and notorious for its poor conditions. A maximum-security cellblock held members of al Qaeda and Taliban, said reports. | F…

Kat Stafford (2021-08-19). Prosecutors targeted Black Lives Matter protesters in hopes of disrupting the movement. peoplesworld.org (AP)—The federal government deliberately targeted Black Lives Matter protesters via heavy-handed criminal prosecutions in an attempt to disrupt and discourage the global movement that swept the nation last summer in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, according to a new report released Wednesday by The Movement for Black Lives. Movement leaders …

The Associated Press (2021-08-19). Movement for Black Lives: Feds Targeted BLM Protesters. latinorebels.com The federal government deliberately targeted Black Lives Matter protesters via heavy-handed criminal prosecutions in an attempt to disrupt and discourage the global movement that swept the nation last summer in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, according to a new report released Wednesday by The Movement for Black Lives.

_____ (2021-08-19). Let's Pull the Child Tax Credit from the Ashes of the Social Infrastructure Bill. commondreams.org "The federalization of protest-related charges was a deliberate and cynical effort to target and discourage those who protested in defense of Black lives."

It's Going Down (2021-08-19). National Shut'Em Down Demonstrations, Marches & Protests Set to Kick Off August 21st. itsgoingdown.org On Saturday, August 21st, organizations, crews, and individuals across the country will participate in a call from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, a prisoner led abolitionist formation, to take part in national 'Shut'Em Down' demonstrations across the so-called US. The purpose of the call is to center the 10 demands that Jailhouse Lawyers Speak and other inside…

Andrew Emett (2021-08-19). Lawsuit filed against California deputies who beat innocent woman unconscious. nationofchange.org "They are approaching me and putting me on the car with force. So those that are listening, I am not resisting arrest."

New Civil Liberties Alliance (2021-08-19). George Mason University Caves to NCLA's Lawsuit over Vaccine Mandate, Grants Prof. Medical Exemption. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2021-08-19). Chileans Ask For Amnesty for Those Detained in 2019 Uprising. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, National Association of Relatives of Political Prisoners (NARPP) urged the Democracy Present party lawmakers to support the Amnesty Law bill, which seeks the release of at least 806 citizens arrested as a result of the protests of October 2019. | RELATED: | ®This bill is a gesture for peace since it recognizes the prisoners of the revolt as political subjects detained amid massive human rights v…

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