(2021-09-22). Dallas protest stands in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On September 19, about 50 people gathered in Belo Garden Park in Downtown Dallas to support six Palestinian political prisoners who recently escaped from Israeli detention, and to call for the freedom of all Palestinian political prisoners. The rally was organized by Palestinian Youth Movement, American Muslims for Justice in Palestine, and Students for Justice in Palestine. Chants included "Intifada! Intifada! Long live the Intifada!" "We don't want two states! We want '48!" and "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." | Speeches followed the chants. Jhad Villena of Malaya Move…
(2021-09-22). NSW Greens MP challenges 'in good faith' discrimination. greenleft.org.au Greens MP for Newtown Jenny Leong spoke to Suzanne James about how bullying and toxic politics have been used to suppress democratic outcomes in the ongoing religious freedom bill debate in New South Wales.
(2021-09-22). Death toll in infamous New York prison reaches 11 this year as crisis spirals. peoplesdispatch.org The death of Isa Abdul Karim, at the Rikers Island prison complex in New York City, is the latest in the recent spate of deaths in a jail infamous for neglect and abuse of inmates…
(2021-09-22). Federal Lawsuit Launched to Protect Pacific Humpbacks From Fishing Gear. indybay.org West Coast Pot Fishery Unlawfully Entangles Endangered Whales…
(2021-09-22). Racism Denies Common Prosperity In The United States. popularresistance.org Mainstream U.S. media frequently depicts China as a "closed off" country that treats ethnic minorities with contempt and oppression. The New York Times took this baseless accusation further in an op-ed published on September 9 that claimed China was closing itself off from the world and rejecting the English language. No verifiable proof was offered beyond reforms to the education system that seek to address economic and social stressors faced by Chinese families. | The op-ed argued that China's decision to place tighter regulations on its private tutoring and examination process is a sign that the country is clo…
(2021-09-22). Stanley Nelson's Attica: A striking treatment of the 1971 prison revolt and massacre. wsws.org This year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), like every other global public event at present, took place in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. A documentary about the 1971 Attica prison revolt was one of the more powerful films.
(2021-09-22). Ex-Prisoners Recall U.S. Torture at 'Afghanistan's Abu Ghraib'. scheerpost.com 
Activists protest U.S. torture at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan and at Guantánamo Bay in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. on February 27, 2009. ( By Brett Wilkins / In a chilling reminder of the war crimes committed during the 20-year…
(2021-09-22). An Investigation of Georgia's Prisons Offers a Step Toward Accountability. progressive.org Following a spate of deaths in Georgia's prisons, the Justice Department is leading an investigation that could improve prison conditions nationwide.
(2021-09-22). Women gymnasts expose FBI complicity in abuse scandal. workers.org The nightmare that began with U.S. women gymnasts, both prominent and unknown, being sexually molested as young girls by USA Gymnastics former national team doctor, Larry Nassar, did not end with his 60-year prison sentence in 2018. The horror was once again conjured up in the most excruciatingly painful manner . . . |
(2021-09-22). "Life Has Become Unlivable in Honduras": How Corruption & Drug Trade Fueled Migration to U.S. democracynow.org 
We look at a new Reuters special report examining corruption and the drug trade in Honduras, which human rights groups say are pushing tens of thousands of people to flee the Central American country for the United States. "People really describe feeling that their life has become unlivable in Honduras," Reuters correspondent Laura Gottesdiener says. This comes less than six months after a federal court in New York sentenced Tony Hernández, the brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, to life in prison for drug trafficking and listed the president as a co-conspirator. We also speak with Adriana Beltr…
(2021-09-21). Black Leaders Call on President Biden to Grant Immediate Relief to Haitian Immigrants. latinorebels.com Representatives from leading civil rights organizations express outrage at treatment of Haitian and other Black immigrants at U.S.-Mexico border.
(2021-09-21). Civil Rights Activists Prepare for Sit-Ins If Manchin Won't Budge on Filibuster. truthout.org 
Civil rights activists and faith leaders say they are readying a campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience against Sen. Joe Manchin for his opposition to voting rights and expansive spending bills backed by Democrats. | Leaders of the Poor People's Campaign are calling on Manchin to ditch the filibuster so Democrats can pass voting rights legislation and drop his opposition to a $15 minimum wage and $3.5 trillion in new social and climate investment. | All eyes have been on the conservative…
(2021-09-21). Thursday 9/23: National Day of Action to Shut Down Detention Centers. indybay.org In-person actions; or join in phonebanking and/or Twitter storm…
(2021-09-21). Will the Left advance with a Social Dem win in Germany? peoplesworld.org 
BERLIN — In German elections — like the coming ones, as always on a Sunday — all you have to do is present the registration paper mailed to every citizen, then make crosses on a paper ballot. No trouble with the boss, no missing work, long lines or quarrels about fraud or discrimination. It sounds …
(2021-09-21). US court dismisses torture lawsuit against former Egyptian prime minister. middleeasteye.net 
US court dismisses torture lawsuit against former Egyptian prime minister | Judge dismisses case filed by Egyptian-American activist Mohamed Soltan against Hazem el-Beblawi after Biden administration asserted his diplomatic immunity | Tue, 09/21/2021 – 16: 06 | Mohamed Soltan filed a lawsuit against Hazem el-Beblawi (pictured) last June, accusing him of direct responsibility for his treatment, which included b…
(2021-09-21). US journalist Bilal Abdul Kareem files Supreme Court petition over 'kill list' lawsuit. middleeasteye.net 
US journalist Bilal Abdul Kareem files Supreme Court petition over 'kill list' lawsuit | Lawyers say case raises questions about legality of US air strikes and an American citizen's right to due process | Tue, 09/21/2021 – 12: 49 | Bilal Abdul Kareem believes he was targeted five times by US air strikes in 2016 (Facebook) | Bilal Abdul Kareem, an American journalist based in opposition-held northwe…
(2021-09-21). Zionists Rewrite Palestine's Story. popularresistance.org Palestine – As these words were being written, the final two Palestinian freedom prisoners who escaped from Gilboa Prison were caught by the Israeli authorities. Palestine is still reacting to this courageous escape and the consequent re-capture of the six political prisoners who escaped and defied the entire Israeli security apparatus. However, even though they managed to free themselves from this high-security prison, they found a world that doesn't care. The rest of the world did not step up to save these brave men and did not provide them with sanctuary, and so they were caught. | One of the great tragedies o…
(2021-09-21). As the Delta Variant Surges, Prison Guards Refuse to Get Vaccinated. progressive.org Incarcerated people remain one of the most at-risk groups of contracting COVID-19. So when will guards start doing their job to protect us?
(2021-09-21). Arabic press review: Suicide rates increase sharply in Egypt. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Suicide rates increase sharply in Egypt | Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi adviser admits to regional interference, solidarity for imprisoned Moroccan imam and draft labour law in Jordan decried | Tue, 09/21/2021 – 12: 00 | Egyptian queue up outside a food bank, April 2020 (AFP/Mohamed el-Shahed) | Suicide rates increase in Egypt: | Suicide rates are increasingly rapidly in Egyp…
(2021-09-21). "We Are Troy Davis": 10 Years After Georgia Execution That Galvanized Anti-Death Penalty Movement. democracynow.org 
Tuesday marks 10 years since the state of Georgia executed Troy Anthony Davis for a crime many believe he did not commit. He was put to death despite major doubts about evidence used to convict him of killing Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail, including the recantation of seven of the nine non-police witnesses at his trial. As the world watched to see whether Davis's final appeal for a stay of execution would be granted by the U.S. Supreme Court, Democracy Now! was the only news outlet to continuously broadcast live from the prison grounds in Jackson, Georgia. We revisit parts of our six-hour special report,…
(2021-09-21). Burned in Car Fire, Falsely Accused of Terrorism, Palestinian Mother Imprisoned without Medical Care. orinocotribune.com 
By Jessica Buxbaum — Sep 15, 2021 | "This is all part of the deliberate medical neglect policy that the Israeli occupation uses. They don't feel like they have an obligation toward Palestinian detainees and prisoners regarding their health care." — Milena Ansari, Addameer | OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM —In 2018, Palestinian prisoner Israa Jaabis appeared in court to appeal her sentence. Israa had been convicted of attempted murder — accused of blowing up her car near an Israeli military checkpoint — and sentenced to 11 years in 2016. The car accident left her completely disfigured, with fi…
(2021-09-21). Saturday 9/25: Heroism for Our Times-Free Iran's Political Prisoners NOW: An Afternoon of Solidarity. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-09-21). De-facto voter suppression came to Canada yesterday. canadiandimension.com 
Justin Trudeau visits his campaign office in Papineau, Montréal. Photo from The story most are telling about Canada's 44th federal election on September 20, 2021 is that it produced almost exactly the same result as the last one. We as a country spent more than $600 million to achieve exactly nothing. | It was a disappointing exercise in futility for all parties—except, perhaps, the Bloc Québécois, which looked like it might lose a handful of seats at the beginning of the campaign and ended up increasing its popular v…