(2021-11-12). US journalist jailed for spreading misinformation in Myanmar. rt.com American journalist Danny Fenster has been sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Myanmar court on charges that include spreading false information — months after he was arrested trying to leave the country. | Fenster's lawyer revealed on Friday in Myanmar that his client — an American who works as the managing editor of Frontier Myanmar — had been found guilty by a court on Read…
(2021-11-12). Iran: Husband of jailed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe calls British government 'negligent'. middleeasteye.net Iran: Husband of jailed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe calls British government 'negligent' | Richard Ratcliffe tells MEE the UK government is 'good at gaslighting' and has not done enough to help free his wife | Fri, 11/12/2021 – 11: 44 | "> | Richard Ratcliffe outside the Foreign Office in London (MEE) | As Richard Ratcliffe enters his 20th day of a hunger strike outside the British Foreign Office, he…
(2021-11-12). UK caves, allows Assange to get married in jail. rt.com Imprisoned WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange will tie the knot with the mother of his children at a maximum security UK prison, after Stella Moris sued the "creepy" British government for denying them the right to marry. | "Julian and I now have permission to marry in Belmarsh prison," Moris tweeted on Thursday evening, explaining that the UK government had "backed down" 24 hours before a legal deadline. | Good news: UK government has backed down 24h before the deadline. | Julian and I now have permission to marry in Belmarsh prison. | I am relieved but still angry that legal action was necessary to put a st…
(2021-11-12). Turkey in the Light of a "Conspiracy" Stagged by Western Ambassadors. journal-neo.org The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has abandoned his threat to dismiss 10 western Ambassadors due to their joint statement in supporting the imprisoned civil society leader and philanthropist Osman Kavala. The decision came after the United States and several other interested countries issued identical declarations about their compliance with the UN convention, which requires …
(2021-11-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: Keeping those who are medically vulnerable safe from COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you or a loved one are immunocompromised, and therefore at a higher risk of becoming severely ill from COIVD-19, it's more important than ever to plan ahead for upcoming holiday gatherings. Among those at heightened risk are cancer and transplant patients who are taking immunosuppression medication, in addition to patients with advanced and untreated HIV/AIDS.In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Raymund Razonable, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases physician who works with transplant patients, will…
(2021-11-11). We Urgently Need A Transformative Approach To Public Safety. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, October 26, Black Lives Matter joined fellow civil rights leaders to engage with and discuss tangible policy proposals to transform current approaches to public safety with senior officials from the White House and the Department of Justice. | While we appreciate the invitation to speak and discuss solutions, we call on the White House to be courageous as it moves towards Executive Action to move us towards the kind of transformation that this moment demands — the kind of transformation that the spirits of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Dijon Kizzee, Wakiesha Wilson, Andrew Joseph III, and so man…
(2021-11-11). Iran Puts US NAVY in a Peculiar Situation Yet Again. journal-neo.org On January 12, 2016, it was reported by international media that two US Navy riverine command boats were seized by a unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iranian territorial waters and how the Iranians brought valiant American Marines to their knees, taking away their weapons. Tehran circulated a video of this detention …
(2021-11-11). Indianapolis protest demands the release of political prisoners Kelly and Vaughn. liberationnews.org After two outrageous and politically motivated arrests, members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation protested outside of the Marion County, Indiana, jail to demand the immediate release of Indianapolis residents Titan Kelly and Jermaine Vaughn.
(2021-11-11). 'Unite The Right' On Trial In Charlottesville. popularresistance.org Charlottesville, VA — After four long years of litigation the lawsuit trial against leading white supremacist organizers and groups kicked off on October 25, 2021 at the federal courthouse in Charlottesville, Virginia. Attorneys for victims of the 'Unite the Right' racist attacks are seeking justice in a civil lawsuit. | Called 'Sines v. Kessler' for short, the trial expected to last a full month, just a few blocks from where convicted defendant James Alex Fields killed Heather Heyer and injured dozens more, including several plaintiffs in the case. | The lawsuit seeks to prove that the white supremacists w…
(2021-11-11). Biden slapped with ANOTHER vaccine mandate lawsuit. rt.com The Joe Biden administration is facing another lawsuit from a series of states over a new Covid-19 vaccine mandate — this time challenging the president's demand that 17 million healthcare staffers be inoculated. | Ten states, including one led by a Democratic governor,
(2021-11-11). Alec Baldwin SUED over fatal 'Rust' shooting. rt.com Film gaffer Serge Svetnoy has sued actor Alec Baldwin and producers of the movie 'Rust' over a shooting that left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead, accusing them of "general negligence." | The lawsuit, which was
(2021-11-11). Turkey: HDP, Kurds persecuted by the Erdogan regime. greenleft.org.au November 4 was the fifth anniversary of the imprisonment of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chairs Figen Yàºksekdag and Selahattin Demirtas by the Turkish state, writes Devri≈ü àáimen.
(2021-11-11). Israel: Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike after 113 days. middleeasteye.net Israel: Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike after 113 days | Miqdad al-Qawasmi has reached an agreement with Israeli authorities to end his hunger strike and to be released in February 2022 | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 14: 47 | Miqdad al-Qawasmi gestures on the hospital bed following his ending of the hunger strike (Twitter\@ShehabAgency) | A Palestinian prisoner ended his 113-day hung…