(2021-10-18). Headlines for October 18, 2021. democracynow.org Gutting Democrats' Climate Plans, Manchin Opposes Renewable Energy Program in Reconciliation Bill, Manchin Wants Strict Conditions on Child Tax Credit, Which Has Lifted Millions of Kids from Poverty, FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Booster Shots of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine, Bronx Man Dies of COVID-19 One Hour After Release from Rikers Jail, COVID Cases on the Rise in the U.K, Russia; Melbourne Ends World's Longest Lockdown, U.S. to Compensate Afghan Families over August Drone Strike That Killed 10 Civilians, Death Toll in ISIS-K Mosque Attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Rises to 47, British Lawmaker David Amess Fatall…
(2021-10-18). After Corbyn, Israel Lobby Turns Its Guns on UK Academia. counterpunch.org The Israel lobby appears to be readying for a campaign to root out leftwing academics in the UK critical of Israel's continuing oppression of the Palestinian people — echoing its efforts against the previous leader of Britain's Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn.
(2021-10-18). 19 October, Brooklyn, NYC: Screening of "Fedayin" — Georges Abdallah's Fight. samidoun.net 
Tuesday, 19 October 8 pm Spectacle Theater 124 S 3rd St Brooklyn, NY Info and pre-register: spectacletheater.com/fedayin Join the Palestinian Youth Movement and Samidoun for this NYC film screening of "Fedayin: Georges Abdallah's fight." Georges Abdallah is a Lebanese struggler for Palestine who has been imprisoned since 1984, despite being eligible for release since 1999, […] | The article
(2021-10-18). Maurice Papon and the October 1961 massacre of Paris. wsws.org In April 1998, Maurice Papon, then aged 88 years old, was sentenced to prison by a French court for having organised, the deportation of 1,690 Jews from France during the wartime Vichy regime, while he was the general secretary of the police prefecture in the Gironde.
(2021-10-18). What Baraitser Thought About the Plot to Kill or Abduct Assange. orinocotribune.com By Joe Lauria — Oct 16, 2021 | In her ruling in January against extraditing the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher, Magistrate Vanessa Baraitser expressed a high degree of understanding for the CIA wanting to rub out Assange, writes Joe Lauria. | Lawyers for Julian Assange may try at the U.S. appeal hearing later this month to introduce weightier evidence that the Central Intelligence Agency seriously discussed killing or abducting the imprisoned journalist. | The lower court hearing before Judge Vanessa Baraitser in September last year already heard sworn testimony from a former partner and former employee of t…
(2021-10-17). Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee Prepares For Demonstrations. popularresistance.org As 2021 comes to a close, the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee is collaborating closely with Jailhouse Lawyers Speak as they organize collective actions inside prisons and jails from August 21 to September 9, 2022. These actions will include labor strikes, work equipment sabotage, sit-ins, boycotts and hunger strikes. The campaign, called "Shut 'Em Down 2022," plans to focus on locally organized actions driven by incarcerated people to meet their abilities and the demands of their specific facilities. IWOC is a committee of the Industrial Workers of the World. | "When you're incarcerated, human rights ab…
(2021-10-17). Rikers' Forceful Guard Union Is Deepening the Jail's Humanitarian Crisis. truthout.org 
Outrage over the human rights abuses at New York City's Rikers Island penal colony is spreading, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and two other New York-based Congress members speaking out to decry the "inhumane conditions" at the jail after visiting it. Other New York politicians who have spoken out about the abuses at Rikers include Assembly members Jessica González-Rojas and Emily Gallagher and NYC public advocate Jumaane Williams. | Meanwhile, on September 28, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul decla…
(2021-10-17). Venezuelan Government Envoy Alex Saab Extradited To The United States. popularresistance.org Venezuelan government envoy Alex Saab has been extradited to the United States from Cape Verde, where he had been imprisoned since 2020. The extradition was first reported by local Cape Verde outlets and later confirmed by US officials. The contractor will face trial in Florida where he was charged with money laundering. The Nicolás Maduro government immediately reacted, denouncing the "kidnapping" of Saab by the US government.