(2021-12-26). For Third Year, Committee To Protect Journalists Excludes Assange From Jailed Journalist Index. popularresistance.org A record number of journalists are imprisoned throughout the world, according to the annual prison index released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). But that number excludes WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | CPJ, which is based in New York, opposes the United States Justice Department's prosecution against Assange. However, for the third year, the press freedom organization declined to classify him as a jailed journalist. | In the organization's press release on the 2021 index, it states, "No journalists were jailed in North America at the time of the census deadline." That may be true, but it obscu…
(2021-12-26). The Politics of Intolerance and Discrimination: Aliraan Kepercayaan of Indonesia. moderndiplomacy.eu Authors: Harsh Mahaseth and Aadira Menon* Indonesia, a 30,000-island archipelago with 300 ethnic groups, is a mainly Muslim country with a long history of religious diversity. The earliest major world religions to arrive in Indonesia were Hinduism and Buddhism, followed by Islam and Christianity. The identity of the "others" is unknown; however, they may be …
(2021-12-25). The positions of the Council on American-Islamic Relations within the American society. moderndiplomacy.eu The positions of (the Organization of American Islamic Relations), known as CAIR, can be evaluated in view of its reputation by confusing human rights papers, defending civil rights and the freedoms of American and foreign Muslims, and its overlap with the Muslim Brotherhood and their political activities and movements, and therefore many evidence since the …
(2021-12-25). "Lafkenche Mapuche Resistance" Claims Recent Sabotage Actions in Wallmapu. itsgoingdown.org 
The following is a communique from the Mapuche organization Lafkenche Mapuche Resistance, claiming recent sabotage actions in Wallmapu in support of Mapuche political prisoners and fallen fighters, including the eight imprisoned in Lebu. Some general background on the larger Mapuche struggle is here. The communique is presented as it was sent to us except for…
(2021-12-25). Guantánamo Film Ignores the War on Terror's Ongoing Tangible Harms. truthout.org 
"There is no them, there is only us," says filmmaker Alex Gibney reflecting on the story of Abu Zubaydah, a torture victim and Guantánamo prisoner who is the focus of his HBO documentary, The Forever Prisoner. Expanding on this, he poses a challenge: "If we believe in that idea, how can we imprison a man without charge for the remainder of his life — not for what he did to us, but for what we did to him?" In this statement made at the conclusion of the documentary, Gibney explicitly notes that the…
(2021-12-25). How Public Workers Can Stop the Privatization of Everything. orinocotribune.com By Steve Early — Dec 21, 2021 | In new book,The Privatization of Everything, Cohen and Mikaelian, describe and debunk the vast array of privatization schemes that now litter the landscape, from private prisons and charter schools to for-profit water treatment and trash collection. | Several years ago, Don Cohen, a former central labor council staffer from San Diego, appeared on a panel discussing the privatization threats faced by union members across the country. He and other speakers were addressing a conference of state, county, and municipal workers represented by the Communications Workers of America (C…