Staff (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…

MEE staff (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…

Staff (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 …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (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 …

Brandi Metzger (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…

Staff (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,

Staff (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

Devri≈ü àáimen (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.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (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…

_____ (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 …

Staff (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,

Staff (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

Devri≈ü àáimen (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.

Monica Moorehead (2021-11-10). Trials highlight racism — Black Lives Matter. workers.org Two high-profile murder trials are taking place simultaneously in the U.S. — one in the Deep South and the other in the Midwest. Despite the obvious distance in miles, both trials have two main political themes in common: The first is the prevalence of white supremacy and the second is . . . |

Jim Hightower (2021-11-10). AI That Will Bite Us in the Butt. otherwords.org Tick-tick-tick — each sweep of Big Tech's clock enhances corporate power and sweep away more of our civil rights. | At first, each new surge of artificial intelligence and robotic technologies can seem perfectly benign, even playful. Take "Spot," the robotic, four-legged "doggie" that actually has no spots, no puppy eyes, no tail to wag, and can't bark. | It's very undoggy. In fact, this electronic critter is rather creepily nightmarish, but it's marketed by cute videos, including one of Spot mixing margaritas (admit it, that beats training your real dog to bring your slippers to you). | But you can't just…

Mirinda Crissman (2021-11-10). Gender-based violence: root causes, root cures. workers.org Prisons, jails, and detention centers hold many survivors of violence, and these brutal institutions themselves reproduce that violence. One of the many ways they do so can be understood through the lens of people being criminalized simply for defending themselves against gender-based violence. Under international law, gender-based violence (GBV) includes: . . . |

Alex MacDonald (2021-11-10). Saudi Arabia: Cousin of detained minor Ali al-Nimr released from prison. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia: Cousin of detained minor Ali al-Nimr released from prison | Muhammad Taysir al-Nimr, nephew of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr, was detained in 2017 | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 12: 53 | Muhammad Taysir al-Nimr as a young boy (Twitter/Ja'afar B Al Nemer) | Saudi Arabia has released from jail Muhammad Taysir al-Nimr, the nephew of an influential Shia cleric, just two weeks after the release of his…

Staff (2021-11-10). 'QAnon Shaman' should get jail time to set example — prosecutors. rt.com Federal prosecutors have requested a jail term of over four years for 'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley, described as "the public face of the Capitol riot." They say they want the sentence to set an example to others. | Clad in fur, facepaint, and Viking-style horns, Chansley is instantly recognizable from photos and videos of the pro-Trump riot on Capitol Hill in January. After languishing in solitary confinement for seven months, Chansley pleaded guilty in September to obstructing the certification of President Joe Biden's electoral victory, a federal offense. | Government prosecutors requested on Tuesday that C…

Staff (2021-11-10). US accuses engineer of espionage for Chinese company. rt.com A former Broadcom engineer has been charged with industrial espionage, accused by the US Department of Justice of stealing trade secrets involving computer chips to benefit his new China-based employer. | Following a federal grand jury indictment, Peter Kisang Kim pleaded not guilty on 18 counts of trade-secret theft during his arraignment at a San Jose federal court on Tuesday. If convicted, the 50-year-old faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count. | Kim — a 20-year veteran of semiconductor giant Broadcom — allegedly took secrets from a highly restricted employee-only "docum…

This Week in Fascism (2021-11-10). This Week in Fascism #122: Boston Shuts It Down, Hundreds Protest Milo, Far-Right Mass Shooter in Boise, National Justice Party Gathers Neo-Nazi Island of Unwanted Goys. itsgoingdown.org photo: @AlissaAzar And we are back! Lots to cover in this installment — and happily, a lot of it is action! We've got a jammed list of action reports along with the usual doxxes, news, ways to support prisoners, and a few alerts and breaking stories. From leftovers ala Unite the Right attempting to rebrand…

Andrew Emett (2021-11-10). Former Oklahoma cops convicted of murder after Tasing man to death. nationofchange.org The second degree murder charge carries a possible sentence of 10 years to life in prison.