(2021-11-01). Minister Bernice King Goes In On Biden's $450,000 Border Family Proposal: Why Not Consider Reparations For Black America? moguldom.com Unconfirmed reports that President Joe Biden is considering paying $450,000 each to people separated from their families at the southern border over the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy have upset the daughter of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Immigrant families were separated from their children after crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. seeking …
(2021-11-01). Louisiana cops charged with assaulting unarmed motorists. nationofchange.org The civil rights charges carry a maximum penalty of ten years in federal prison.
(2021-11-01). Israel: Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike against detention reaches 100 days. middleeasteye.net 
Israel: Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike against detention reaches 100 days | Miqdad Al-Qawasmi and Kayed al-Fasfous have been on hunger strike for over 100 days protesting their imprisonment without charges or trial by Israel | Mon, 11/01/2021 – 12: 46 | Palestinian prisoner Kayed al-Fasfous with his mother Fawzia at an Israeli hospital while being on hunger strike for over 1…
(2021-11-01). PSL San Diego hosts letter writing event for 5 Palestinian political prisoners. liberationnews.org 
PSL of San Diego and others gathered: to show solidarity for five unjustly jailed Palestinian-Americans known as the Holy Land Foundation Five.
(2021-11-01). PSL San Diego hosts letter writing event for five Palestinian political prisoners. liberationnews.org PSL of San Diego and others gathered: to show solidarity for five unjustly jailed Palestinian-Americans known as the Holy Land Foundation Five.
(2021-11-01). Constitutionality of Texas governor's 'catch and jail' immigration policy challenged. peoplesworld.org 
This story is reprinted from The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans—and engages with them—about public policy, politics, government, and statewide issues. The article originally appeared here. More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. attorney general to investigate legal problems that …
(2021-11-01). Defend the daily newspaper junge Welt against attack by Germany's secret service. wsws.org The left-wing daily newspaper junge Welt has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Republic of Germany because it has been under surveillance by the intelligence agencies for years and is listed in the "left-wing extremism" chapter of the secret service annual report.
(2021-11-01). Former Harlem Drug Kingpin Murdered, Became US Government Informant And Served Time. moguldom.com Drug kingpin Alberto "Alpo" Martinez, whose reign was portrayed in the cult classic film "Paid In Full," was killed in a New York City drive-by shooting early Sunday morning in Harlem after serving decades in prison for murder — and being in a witness protection program for testifying against his associates. The former Harlem hustler, …
(2021-11-01). Why Julian Assange's Inhumane Prosecution Imperils Justice for Us All. independentmediainstitute.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 emphasized by a yellow identifying cloth tied …
(2021-11-01). Political prisoner movement wins victories for 'Maroon' Shoatz, David Gilbert. liberationnews.org 
78-year old Russell "Maroon" Shoatz was freed from prison Oct. 26 on the basis of compassionate release. And on the same day, 77-year old David Gilbert was granted parole and will be released at the end of November.
(2021-11-01). In Contempt #10: Anarchist & Antifascist Prisoner News, Political Prisoners Released, George Floyd Repression Updates. itsgoingdown.org photo: @AshAgony Welcome to the tenth installment of In Contempt, your monthly one-stop shop for state repression news, political prisoners birthdays and updates, and information about how to support those being targeted by the State in the aftermath of the George Floyd rebellion. With so much to cover, let's dive right in! Political Prisoner News…
(2021-11-01). Dear President Biden: Release Leonard Peltier. popularresistance.org We write to request the expedited release of American Indian elder Leonard Peltier, who is 77 years old and who has served more than 44 years in federal prison, some in solitary confinement, in numerous prisons across the United States. | He suffers from severe health conditions, such as diabetes and an abdominal aortic aneurysm that can be lethal if ruptured. The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a national response to the COVID-19 pandemic authorizing the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to release elderly inmates and those with underlying health conditions from federal prisons. | Mr. Peltier is currently impri…
(2021-11-01). For the Day of the Dead Indigenous Prisoner Marcelino Ruíz Gómez Remembers Those Who Have Fallen in the Struggle. itsgoingdown.org Communique from Indigenous prisoner in struggle, Marcelino Ruíz Gómez, remembering the compañerxs who have died struggling for a better world To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation To the National and International Civil Society To the National Indigenous Congress To the Indigenous Governing Council To the Media To the Believers To the People of Mexico…
(2021-11-01). US Military Jurors Decry Guantanamo Detainee Torture. popularresistance.org Seven United States military officers have written a letter urging clemency for Guantanamo Bay detainee Majid Khan, calling his account of torture at so-called CIA black sites a "stain on the moral fiber of America". | The seven officers were part of an eight-member military jury that on Friday issued a sentence of 26 years in prison to Khan for his support of al-Qaeda in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Khan had previously pleaded guilty in 2012 to serving as a courier for the group and helping to plan attacks. | The letter from the officers, which was sent to a senior official reviewing the case, was publi…
(2021-11-01). "Stain on the Moral Fiber of America": Military Jurors Decry Majid Khan's Torture at CIA Black Sites. democracynow.org 
In a major development, a Guantánamo Bay detainee described his torture at CIA black sites for the first time in court last week, prompting military jurors to call his treatment a "stain on the moral fiber of America." On Thursday, Majid Khan became the first Guantánamo prisoner to describe publicly the torture he experienced after being detained in Pakistan and then being held at CIA black sites, including forced feedings, waterboarding and other physical and sexual abuse. Khan was sentenced Friday to 26 years but under a previous deal is scheduled for release in February 2022. His unprecedented testimony only r…
(2021-11-01). Free the refugees from Park Hotel prison. greenleft.org.au Protesters continue to demand that refugees inside the Park Hotel prison are released into the community. Chloe DS reports.
(2021-11-01). US Lawyers Argue Assange Healthy Enough to be Sent to His Death. orinocotribune.com 
By Richard Medhurst — Oct 29, 2021 | Criminalizing journalism: The United States puts Assange's mental health on trial at the High Court, while offering worthless assurances that cannot be trusted. | This week at the High Court in London, US lawyers appealed against a UK judge's decision in January not to extradite Australian journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Baraitser blocked the extradition on grounds it would be oppressive to his health, and that US prison conditions are too inhumane. Accredited journalist Richard Medhurst reports: | Some background information first: Assange's extradition…
(2021-11-01). Assange's Isolation In UK Prison Risks His Life: UN Rapporteur. telesurenglish.net In an interview with the outlet Russia Today on Saturday, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer stated that the psychological problems that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces stem from the abuse he suffers in U.K. Belmarsh high-security prison. | RELATED: | Melzer visited Assange at Belmarsh prison in May 2019 with a team of medical experts, all of whom concluded that this acti…
(2021-11-01). Justice again denied for Mumia Abu-Jamal. workers.org 
The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Oct. 26 denied Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal's appeals, filed in 2019 following a December 2018 decision by Pennsylvania Common Pleas Court Judge Leon Tucker that awarded Abu-Jamal the right to reopen his Post-Conviction Relief Appeals. Mumia Abu-Jama His appellate case, first filed in August . . . |