WSWS (2021-10-25). Supreme Court doubles down to shield abusive police officers from misconduct lawsuits. wsws.org In two recent cases the Supreme Court delivered 9-0 orders upholding so-called qualified immunity to shield police and detention facility officers from excessive-force claims and other constitutional lawsuits.

Adam Trumper (2021-10-25). Prisoner rights activists take aim at government negligence. greenleft.org.au Family of prisoners and prison advocates want the NSW government's negligence in dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons to end. Adam Trumper reports.

Chloe DS (2021-10-24). As COVID-19 spreads, protesters ramp up calls for refugees to be released from hotel detention. greenleft.org.au Protesters gathered outside the Park Hotel in Carlton to demand that the refugees be immediately released. Chloe DS reports.

MEE, agencies (2021-10-24). Newcastle takeover: Police probe anti-Saudi Arabia banner at Crystal Palace game. middleeasteye.net Newcastle takeover: Police probe anti-Saudi Arabia banner at Crystal Palace game | Banner depicted several offences kingdom is accused of, including civil rights abuses, murder and censorship | Sun, 10/24/2021 – 11: 19 | The banner, unveiled during the sides' 1-1 draw, depicts an image of PIF about to behead a magpie, as fans in the background chanted: 'We've got our club back" (AFP) | Pol…

WSWS (2021-10-24). Germany: Dismissed airport worker reports on his lawsuit against WISAG. wsws.org Cemaleddin Benli is one of 232 Frankfurt Airport workers who were terminated by ground services company WISAG ten months ago, allegedly "due to the pandemic."

Akio Tanaka (2021-10-24). Misstatements Regarding the "Pacifica Lawsuit" indybay.org Pacifica did file a complaint against New Day; however there has not been any court judgment on the complaint.

Staff (2021-10-24). Over 1,000 people march in Lannemezan to demand the immediate release of Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net The following report is translated from the French at Collectif Palestine Vaincra: On Saturday, 23 October, over 1,000 people gathered to take the streets in Lannemezan, France, to demand the immediate release of Georges Abdallah, Lebanese Communist and Palestinian resistance fighter imprisoned in France since 1984. The march led from the Lannemezan train station to […] | The article

Victoria Torres (2021-10-24). Chile: Carabineros Repress Peaceful Demonstration Two Years After Popular Uprising. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 22, Chile's special forces, known as Carabineros, were deployed to suppress a peaceful demonstration held at Plaza Dignidad in capital Santiago. The demonstration celebrated the second anniversary of the start of the social uprising that shook Chile back in 2019. | On Friday, protesters gathered in the main square of Santiago to demand freedom for the political prisoners detained during the social unrest in late 2019. | The Carabineros arrived at around 8: 00 p.m. in the downtown area of Santiago to disperse the protest. According to police, two were arrested, including a minor, for public disor…

Marjorie Cohn (2021-10-24). UK High Court Should Deny Extradition Because CIA Planned to Assassinate Assange. truthout.org Why is Joe Biden's Department of Justice continuing Donald Trump's persecution of WikiLeaks founder, publisher and journalist Julian Assange? | Barack Obama, concerned about threats to the First Amendment freedom of the press, decided against indicting Assange for exposing U.S. war crimes. Trump did indict Assange, under Espionage Act charges that could garner him 175 years in prison. A district judge denied Trump's request for Assange's extradition from the U.K. to the United States beca…

Joseph Dole (2021-10-24). The Right to Vote Should Be Available to Everyone — Including Prisoners Like Me. truthout.org People in prison often begin their life in marginalized communities where their families' right to vote has historically been suppressed. Today, voter suppression of those communities is again on the rise. The fact that people are actively trying to legislate additional hindrances to already marginalized communities' right to vote highlights the need to ensure the right to vote for all of these communities' members — even if they are in prison. | This is especially true because, once c…

Chloe DS (2021-10-24). As COVID-19 spreads, protesters ramp up calls for refugees to be released from hotel detention. greenleft.org.au Protesters gathered outside the Park Hotel in Carlton to demand that the refugees be immediately released. Chloe DS reports.

Akio Tanaka (2021-10-24). Misstatements Regarding the "Pacifica Lawsuit" indybay.org Pacifica did file a complaint against New Day; however there has not been any court judgment on the complaint.

Victoria Torres (2021-10-24). Chile: Carabineros Repress Peaceful Demonstration Two Years After Popular Uprising. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 22, Chile's special forces, known as Carabineros, were deployed to suppress a peaceful demonstration held at Plaza Dignidad in capital Santiago. The demonstration celebrated the second anniversary of the start of the social uprising that shook Chile back in 2019. | On Friday, protesters gathered in the main square of Santiago to demand freedom for the political prisoners detained during the social unrest in late 2019. | The Carabineros arrived at around 8: 00 p.m. in the downtown area of Santiago to disperse the protest. According to police, two were arrested, including a minor, for public disor…

Joseph Dole (2021-10-24). The Right to Vote Should Be Available to Everyone — Including Prisoners Like Me. truthout.org People in prison often begin their life in marginalized communities where their families' right to vote has historically been suppressed. Today, voter suppression of those communities is again on the rise. The fact that people are actively trying to legislate additional hindrances to already marginalized communities' right to vote highlights the need to ensure the right to vote for all of these communities' members — even if they are in prison. | This is especially true because, once c…

Marjorie Cohn (2021-10-24). UK High Court Should Deny Extradition Because CIA Planned to Assassinate Assange. truthout.org Why is Joe Biden's Department of Justice continuing Donald Trump's persecution of WikiLeaks founder, publisher and journalist Julian Assange? | Barack Obama, concerned about threats to the First Amendment freedom of the press, decided against indicting Assange for exposing U.S. war crimes. Trump did indict Assange, under Espionage Act charges that could garner him 175 years in prison. A district judge denied Trump's request for Assange's extradition from the U.K. to the United States beca…

_____ (2021-10-23). International Tribunal Seeks To Charge US Government With Crimes Against Humanity. popularresistance.org In this era of police violence, pandemic worries, and economic crisis, it is no surprise that U.S. (and local) government agencies have a poor track record of sharing information honestly and directly—especially information about their own complicity in actions and policies that are undemocratic, militaristic, racist, sexist or otherwise oppressive. | Basic truths about the society we live in are actively suppressed and denied—including truths about the imprisonment of those whose political views and actions challenge the powers that be. | Though the growth of the prison industry has been well documen…

Free Sean Swain (2021-10-23). Call-In Campaign to Keep Sean Swain in Ohio. itsgoingdown.org Call-in campaign for anarchist prisoner Sean Swain. In early 2019, intrepid anarchist author and prisoner was swept away by the ODRC without legal process (requiring a hearing) to the hands of Virginia. His time in VADOC was basically without incident, but due to circumstances beyond Sean's case (the interstate transfer agreement between VA & OH)…

Staff (2021-10-23). Snowden tells The Belmarsh Tribunal: If you love truth, you're as much of a criminal as Assange and risk sharing his fate. rt.com WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange is a political prisoner and the process against him is a crime against journalism, said a group of academics, politicians, journalists and advocates convened ahead of his extradition hearing. | "What we're witnessing is a murder," NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden told the 'Belmarsh Tribunal' in London on Friday, appearing via video link. | "Everywhere we look, from Afghanistan to economics, from pandemic to pervasive surveillance, the obvious has been made unspeakable," he added, because speaking up would put one in the same category as Assange, a "political criminal" charged…

WSWS (2021-10-23). Alabama executes Willie B. Smith III, an intellectually disabled prisoner, after US Supreme Court fails to intervene. wsws.org Smith died by lethal injection in the execution chamber of the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama.

Editor (2021-10-23). Mumia Abu-Jamal: Militant journalism from behind enemy lines. mronline.org Mumia Abu-Jamal has spent nearly 40 years unjustly imprisoned after he was framed and convicted of killing a white police officer in Philadelphia.

Ella Fassler (2021-10-23). When Prison Guards Refuse Vaccines, Incarcerated People Pay the Price. truthout.org Tensions are reaching a boiling point as large swaths of prison guards continue to refuse COVID-19 vaccines despite mandates in some states for public sector employees. Vaccination rates for prison staff members The disputes are coming to a head during a raging pandemic where,…