(2021-04-26). GOP Criminalizes Dissent with Anti-Riot Laws Targeting Black Lives Matter & Anti-Pipeline Protests. democracynow.org 
We look at a slew of anti-protest laws pending in Republican-led states, and some that have already passed, such as in Florida, where Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a controversial measure known as the "anti-riot bill" that is widely viewed as a response to the Black Lives Matter movement and calls to "defund the police." Under the new law, a public gathering of three or more people can be classified as a "riot," and anyone who "willingly" participates in such a gathering can be charged with a third-degree felony. Many of the anti-protest bills pending in other states have the exact same language as the…
(2021-04-26). GOP Criminalizes Dissent with Anti-Riot Laws Targeting Black Lives Matter & Anti-Pipeline Protests. democracynow.org We look at a slew of anti-protest laws pending in Republican-led states, and some that have already passed, such as in Florida, where Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a controversial measure known as the "anti-riot bill" that is widely viewed as a response to the Black Lives Matter movement and calls to "defund the police." Under the new law, a public gathering of three or more people can be classified as a "riot," and anyone who "willingly" participates in such a gathering can be charged with a third-degree felony. Many of the anti-protest bills pending in other states have the exact same language as the…
(2021-04-26). Palestinian Prisoners' Action Week 2021: Global action report and growing solidarity. samidoun.net 
Organizations and activists around the world demanded freedom for Palestinian political prisoners as part of the Palestinian Prisoners' Week of Action between 17 and 23 April. Every year, since 1974, Palestinians, Arabs and internationalists commemorate a day of action on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners' Day. This week of action involves protests, boycott actions, mobilization and education to demand freedom for all Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel, expose the complicity of imperialist and reactionary regimes and stand with the Palestinian people and the Palestinian resistance. The Week of Action also comes…
(2021-04-26). Palestinian Prisoners' Action Week 2021: Global action report and growing solidarity. samidoun.net Organizations and activists around the world demanded freedom for Palestinian political prisoners as part of the Palestinian Prisoners' Week of Action between 17 and 23 April. Every year, since 1974, Palestinians, Arabs and internationalists commemorate a day of action on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners' Day. This week of action involves protests, boycott actions, mobilization and education to demand freedom for all Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel, expose the complicity of imperialist and reactionary regimes and stand with the Palestinian people and the Palestinian resistance. The Week of Action also comes…
(2021-04-26). When prisoners met to discuss fascism, freedom, and revolution. therealnews.com 
In this rare photo collection, we get a glimpse into the energy and camaraderie of the 1980 "To Say Their Own Word" program, when prisoners and radicals met inside the Maryland Penitentiary to discuss fascism, capitalism, and the prison-industrial complex.
(2021-04-26). Justice Department Investigations Don't Actually Challenge Police Violence. truthout.org 
George Floyd's family lawyer and famous civil rights attorney Ben Crump hailed the recent conviction of Derek Chauvin as "
(2021-04-26). The Weekly Round-up: Home Office deaths and Post Office "thefts" ukhumanrightsblog.com 
This week's Round-Up looks at Priti Patel's Article 2 breach in respect of deaths in immigration detention,…
(2021-04-26). 1 May, Online Event: The Liberation of Palestine, Towards an Arab and Internationalist Vision. samidoun.net 
Saturday, 1 May 11 am Pacific — 2 pm Eastern — 8 pm central Europe — 9 pm Palestine Join on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/87340050132 Join on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/507170580285099 Long live the first of May: a day of struggle against exploitation, colonization and zionism Join Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Alternative Palestinian Path (Masar Badil) for a public symposium on International Workers' Day: The Liberation of Palestine and the Alternative Revolutionary Path — towards an Arab and internationalist vision. With speakers: Charlotte Kates,…
(2021-04-26). 'Urgent explanation' is demanded as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to a another year in Iranian jail. thecanary.co British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been given an additional jail term in Iran. | Zaghari-Ratcliffe has already completed a five-year sentence on charges levied by Iranian authorities, the last year of which was spent under house arrest due to the pandemic. | Her lawyer Hojjat Kermani said she received the second sentence on a charge of spreading "propaganda against the system" for participating in a protest in front of the Iranian Embassy in London in 2009. | As well as the one-year jail term she has also been banned from leaving the country for a year. | Thank you for all the messages r…
(2021-04-26). We Kicked the National Guard Out of Labor's Hall. zcomm.org Unions must support the struggles for Black lives and against wars and military occupations, here and abroad…
(2021-04-26). Turkey Says It 'Respects' Court Decision Regarding Khashoggi. eurasiareview.com Turkey is looking to repair relations with Saudi Arabia, Erdogan's spokesman and adviser Ibrahim Kalin said Monday. | Trade between the two countries has dropped by 98% since last year, following an unofficial boycott of Turkish goods by businesses in the Kingdom in response to what they called hostility from Ankara. | Expressing hope the boycott could be lifted, Kalin said: "We will seek ways to repair the relationship with a more positive agenda with Saudi Arabia as well." | Kalin also said the Turkish presidency welcomed the trial in Saudi Arabia which last year jailed eight people for between seven and 20…
(2021-04-26). Killer Cop Derek Chauvin is Guilty, But the Struggle Continues! counterpunch.org Thousands celebrated in the streets of Minneapolis after the judge in Derek Chauvin's trial announced the jury's guilty verdict for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin was convicted of all three charges, including second and third degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. In Minnesota, second-degree murder carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison; third
(2021-04-26). Sana'a announces release of more than of its 20 inmates. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) — The Head of Yemeni National Committee for Prisoners Affairs announced that 22 prisoners from Yemeni Army and Popular Committees have been released in a process of swapping prisoners with the Saudi coalition.
(2021-04-26). Lead Prosecutor in George Floyd Case Says He Felt a 'Little Bad' Over Derek Chauvin's Guilty Verdict. sputniknews.com The jury found Chauvin guilty on three charges – third-degree murder, manslaughter, and second-degree murder. Chauvin faces up to a maximum of 75 years in prison. The sentencing is expected to take place in the next two months.
(2021-04-26). 'Stop This Bill': GOP-Led Florida Senate Sparks Alarm With Attack on Voting Rights. commondreams.org "Instead of upholding the fundamental right to vote, certain Florida senators have decided to become accomplices to the nationwide voter suppression scheme underway by passing this undemocratic bill." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12652816651.jpg …
(2021-04-26). The Invention of Reality and the Second Phase. indybay.org Being human thus becomes an unsolvable task in the technocratic society… An immense pressure to conform can arise in a technocratic society, since the devaluation of the subjective is accompanied by a suppression of needs, which, when an entire population is affected, leads less to rebelliousness than to compulsive social conformity in order not to be excluded.
(2021-04-25). Abuse and Lack of Transparency Fuel Vaccine Mistrust in ICE Jails. truthout.org 
David John has been on hunger strike for over a month. A longtime New York resident who has been incarcerated for two years while fighting deportation at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center, John contracted COVID-19 twice during outbreaks at the immigration jail, where 63 percent of the population
(2021-04-25). Thinking Globally About Racial Justice. juancole.com By Imani Countess | — ( Otherwords.org ) — Last summer, Black Lives Matter protests in the United States after the murder of George Floyd echoed around the world. Evoked by the worldwide visibility of the brutal killing on video, this solidarity also reflected visceral anger against police violence in a host of other countries …
(2021-04-25). Segregation's Legacy? Virginia to Overhaul Math Curriculum in K-12 for Racial Equity's Sake. sputniknews.com The US system of mathematics education is unjust and originating in segregation and other forms of institutional systems of oppression, say equity activists offering to "dismantle racism" in math instruction and lower learning standards so that black, brown and Latino students may leg up. But will it work?
(2021-04-25). The Invention of Reality and the Second Phase. indybay.org Being human thus becomes an unsolvable task in the technocratic society… An immense pressure to conform can arise in a technocratic society, since the devaluation of the subjective is accompanied by a suppression of needs, which, when an entire population is affected, leads less to rebelliousness than to compulsive social conformity in order not to be excluded.
