2021-11-04: News Headlines

John Pilger (2021-11-04). Why Julian Assange's inhumane prosecution imperils justice for us all. mronline.org The damage done to the Wikileaks co-founder in his decade of incarceration and uncertainty, including more than two years in Belmarsh is beyond doubt. But so, too, is his courage beyond doubt.

Staff (2021-11-04). South Dakota governor sues Biden over vax mandate… after getting sued by Republicans. rt.com South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says her state has joined a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its latest "unconstitutional" vaccine mandate. However, Noem herself is facing a mandates-related lawsuit. | The Department of Labor's Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) revealed the details of its vaccine mandate for the private sector on Thursday. Threatening companies with fines of up to $136,000, the mandate requires all firms with more than 100 staff to force their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19, or submit to regular testing and masking. | Within hours, Noem announced…

Staff (2021-11-04). Former Identity Evropa Organizer Tells Secrets In Trial Deposition. unicornriot.ninja Charlottesville, VA — Over four years after the deadly Unite The Right neo-nazi rally, the civil rights lawsuit brought by the nonprofit Integrity First For America against the alt-right event organizers on behalf of survivors of the violence is finally going to trial. The historic…

IMEMC News (2021-11-04). 108 Days Of Hunger Strike, Israel To Reactivate Administrative Detention Order. imemc.org The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that the Israeli military prosecution has decided to reactivate the arbitrary Administrative Detention order against Miqdad al-Qawasma who continues the hunger strike for the 108th consecutive day, protesting his continued imprisonment without charges. Attorney Jawad Boulus stated that the prosecution is alleging that the medical reports indicate "an …

Staff (2021-11-04). Court dismisses lawsuit by Bezos' Blue Origin over SpaceX/NASA contract. rt.com The lawsuit filed by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin against rival billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX firm — and the US government, which picked SpaceX over Blue Origin — has been dismissed. | The suit, filed in federal claims court, was dismissed by Judge Richard Hertling on Thursday. The ruling bars either party from further speaking out about the details of the decision until November 18, but no financial settlements were awarded. Bezos' effort to pry SpaceX from its privileged position as the beneficiary of the $2.9 billion NASA contract to return the US space agency…

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-11-04). US Embassy Takeover symbol of resistance against arrogance. en.mehrnews.com The Iranian Defense Ministry said in a statement that Aban 13 (Day of US Embassy Takeover), is a symbol of resistance against oppression and the arrogant powers in the world.

Staff (2021-11-04). German mother sentenced to life for killing FIVE of her children in horror case. rt.com A 28-year-old woman has been sent to prison for life by a court in Germany, after she killed five of her six children in an extreme and shocking act of revenge against her ex-husband. | Judge Jochen Koetter described the case as a "tragedy," and the court in the western town of Solingen concluded that the woman's guilt was so "grave," it would be "inappropriate" to grant her the usual right of parole after serving 15 years. | Identified in German media only as Christiane K., the woman was found guilty of murdering five of her children, aged between one and eight, as part of a bizarre revenge campaign against h…

Staff (2021-11-04). Julian Assange's Fiancée Stella Moris On dangers Of US Extradition Case. youtube.com Moderate Rebels live: Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with Stella Moris, the fiancée of imprisoned WikiLeaks journalist Julian Assange, about the appeal hearings in the US extradition case and how it threatens freedom of the press around the world.

Jim McMahan (2021-11-03). Prisoners win minimum wage victory. workers.org Incarcerated workers on strike against horrific conditions at the Northwest Detention Center were supported by La Resistencia, Dec. 15, 2020. Seattle After years of hunger strikes, immigrant workers detained at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash., have won the right to be paid for their labor at the same . . . |

_____ (2021-11-03). Protest In Miami In Support Of Alex Saab. popularresistance.org Members of the Bolivarian Circle in Miami and Trokia Kollective chant "free Alex Saab" outside Miami's Clyde Atkins Courthouse on Monday, Nov 1st – the day originally scheduled for Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab's arraignment. Despite the disappointing delay of his arraignment to November 15th, his supporters are energized as they stand witness outside Ambassador Saab's prison, the Miami Federal Detention Center (FDC). They are resolute in their commitment to Diplomat Saab for breaking through the crippling illegal U.S. unilateral economic sanctions imposed on the people of Venezuela. | Reportedly, the arraignment…

Heather L. Weaver (2021-11-03). A Mississippi City Blocked a Proposed Mosque Due to Anti-Muslim Prejudice, We're Suing. aclu.org There are 13 churches in Horn Lake, Mississippi. But there are no mosques, and there never will be if city officials get their way. Earlier this year, the city's Planning Commission and Board of Aldermen denied site-plan approval for the Abraham House of God mosque, even though the property for the proposed mosque is zoned for houses of worship and the city's own staff determined that the application met or exceeded all requirements. One Alderman ominously warned, "if you let them build it, they will come," exhorting his fellow board members to "stop it before it gets here." | This type of bigotry has no place…

Staff (2021-11-03). ICC Prosecutor is Scheduled to Visit SEBIN and DGCIM in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, will visit the prisons where those awaiting trial for their role in Operation Gideon and other civic-military events, destined at the time for the overthrow of President Nicolás Maduro, are incarcerated. | According to some judicial sources, Khan has planned to visit detention centers of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) and the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM). Both sites were already visited in the past by agents of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). |

Alex MacDonald (2021-11-03). UAE: 'Shocking' lack of protection for British women in Gulf state, says report. middleeasteye.net UAE: 'Shocking' lack of protection for British women in Gulf state, says report | Cross-party panel says UK failing in its support for British women facing abuse and detention in UAE | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 10: 03 | A woman takes a photograph of the interior of the Moroccan pavilion at Expo 2020 in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai, on 2 October 2021 (AFP) | British women face a "shocking" lack of protectio…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-03). Palestinian prisoner risks 'clinical death' as he enters 110th day of hunger strike. middleeasteye.net Palestinian prisoner risks 'clinical death' as he enters 110th day of hunger strike | Kayed al-Fasfous' health deteriorates as he continues to protest against his administrative detention by Israel | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 12: 37 | Palestinians with banners of Kayed al-Fasfous and Miqdad al-Qawasmi call for the release of prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, 24 October 2021 (AF…

Manuel Perez-Rocha (2021-11-03). Missing from the Climate Talks: Corporate Powers to Sue Governments That Limit Pollution. fpif.org Allowing extractive industries to file expensive lawsuits over environmental regulations could undermine whatever agreements might be reached at COP26 in Glasgow.

WSWS (2021-11-03). University of Florida bars professors from testifying in lawsuit against right-wing voting rights bill. wsws.org The move by the university is a blatant attack on free speech and democratic rights in line with the fascistic strategy being pursued by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.

_____ (2021-11-03). Justice For Assange Is Justice For All. popularresistance.org When I first saw Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison, in 2019, shortly after he had been dragged from his refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy, he said, "I think I am losing my mind". | He was gaunt and emaciated, his eyes hollow and the thinness of his arms was emphasised by a yellow identifying cloth tied around his left arm, an evocative symbol of institutional control. | For all but the two hours of my visit, he was confined to a solitary cell in a wing known as "healthcare", an Orwellian name. In the cell next to him a deeply disturbed man screamed through the night. Another occupant suffered from terminal cancer.

Staff (2021-11-03). Rights Group: After 111 Days on Hunger Strike, Palestinian Prisoner Faces Imminent Death. palestinechronicle.com Palestinian hunger-striking prisoner Kayed Fasfous is facing imminent death, the PLO's Prisoners and Freed Prisoners Commission warned on Tuesday. In a statement, the body said that Al-Fasfous' health "is quickly deteriorating and he could be

MEE staff (2021-11-03). Egypt set to extend security powers of president and army. middleeasteye.net Egypt set to extend security powers of president and army | Changes to 'national terrorism law' allow president to take 'measures necessary to preserve security and public order' | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 15: 11 | In September, Sisi denied that the country had any political prisoners, adding 'there are no forms of human rights violations in Egypt' (AFP) | The security powers of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sis…

Margaret Kimberley (2021-11-03). Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz is Free, but Other Political Prisoners Languish. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley — Oct 28, 2021 |

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