(2022-01-01). Balhaf: The Oil Port Where UAE Loots Yemen and Imprisons and Tortures Yemenis. orinocotribune.com By Ahmed Abdulkareem — Dec 21, 2021 | The UAE has not only prevented Yemenis from exporting their own natural gas from Balhaf and forcefully laid off hundreds of employees, it has converted the sprawling industrial complex into a private military camp and secret prison. | BALHAF, SHABWA, YEMEN — Al-Shabwani, a resident from Ateq city in Shabwa province who requested that only his nickname be used, told MintPress News that he was detained for months and tortured in a secret prison inside Balhaf. Since 2016, when the UAE first entered Yemen's most productive oil and gas areas in Shabwa, Abu Dhabi has car…
(2022-01-01). Two Attacks Against the Police in Two Days: Direct Action as a Voice Against Prison Abuse. itsgoingdown.org By: La Zarzamora The following is an English translation of an article from the independent feminist media outlet La Zarzamora, contextualizing two recent explosive attacks carried out against the prison system in Santiago and providing a wider view of the crisis inside the prisons in so-called Chile. The gendarmerie are one of two police forces…
(2022-01-01). In Contempt #12: New Year, Same Struggle for Abolition. itsgoingdown.org photo: Forest City Anarchists Happy new year! Welcome to 2022 and the first installment of In Contempt! In today's column, we have a lot of news to cover. From updates on political prisoners, to ways to support abolitionist projects, publications, and groups. There's so much going on, so let's dive right in. Political Prisoner News…
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