2022-05-11: News Headlines

Fra Hughes (2022-05-11). Why We Need War Crime Tribunals in Donbass. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — empty The guilty must be punished, the innocent must have justice, the dead must be remembered, and the living must be held to account. |

| Where will the Russian 'special operation' in Eastern Ukraine go next after the complete liberation of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of the Donbass | Well if I was in charge, the next step after fully liberating Mariupol from the Azov fascists and right-wing nationalist Ukraine army units with their paid mercenary assets would be taking them straight to jail and making a televised appearance before organizing an official war crime pane…

____ (2022-05-11). Suspend the sentence of Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught! No jail time, fines or penalties! wsws.org Nurses and health care workers around the US and the world have rallied to the defense of RaDonda because they know the real causes of tragic medical errors are chronic understaffing, inhuman workloads, and the subordination of medical care to corporate profit.

Fight Back (2022-05-10). 'Ban off our bodies' protest ended in Homeland Security, LAPD attack. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On May 3, several hundred people gathered for an emergency action at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in downtown LA to voice outrage at the draft majority opinion overturning the historic Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. | On the steps of the courthouse, gynecologists, reproductive rights activists, and women gave personal testimonies about the importance to fight for abortion rights and highlighted continued attacks on voting rights, gay marriage and migrant women locked in ICE detention centers. Demonstrators called on politicians to take action and protect women's right to an abortion. As a c…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-05-10). Did Colombia 'disappear' jailed narco with alleged ties to military? colombiareports.com A prison guard who was arrested over the alleged jail break of "Matamba" claims that the drug lord "disappeared" to prevent him from confirming military involvement in drug trafficking. According…

Plus News (2022-05-10). Prisons: We can't allow internet access to jailed lawyer Mabirizi. plusnews.ug The Assistant Officer in Charge of Luzira Prison Herbert Kaheeru has told the High Court in Kampala that an inmate cannot be given internet services while under their custody because of security reasons. Kaheeru affirmed the position while appearing before the Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata to explain why it was not possible to give …

_____ (2022-05-10). Enbridge Takes The Gloves Off In Line 5 Battle. popularresistance.org In recent lawsuits, Enbridge has targeted individual tribal members and staff, seeking the court's permission to question them under oath about their "thought process" in opposing renewal of the company's easement through the reservation. | For Bad River citizens and leaders, however, the issue has always been personal. | Bad River or Mashkiziibii (Medicine River) has an abiding, irremovable quality for Ojibwe people. Central to their world view and spirituality, and an example of their sustainable connection with traditional foods and ways, Bad River is more than geography. The river and land represent Ojibwe bl…

Editor (2022-05-10). U.S. political prisoner Sundiata Acoli ordered released. mronline.org New Jersey's highest court on Tuesday, May 10th, ordered the parole of 85 year old political prisoner Sundiata Acoli, a Black Liberation Army activist, imprisoned for 49 years.

Nino Brown (2022-05-10). US Political prisoner Sundiata Acoli granted parole after 49 years. peoplesdispatch.org Sundiata Acoli, a militant in the struggle for Black liberation and US political prisoner for the past 49 years, was granted parole on Tuesday, May 10. After going underground following political persecution by the US government, Sundiata was falsely charged with killing a police officer in 1973, and has been held in prison ever since. He was arrested alongside legendary revolutionary Assata Shakur, his comrade. | On May 10, the New Jersey Supreme Court granted Sundiata's release after reversing his previous parole board's decision, determining that "the Parole Board's decision to deny Acoli parole is not suppor…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-10). Rights groups urge Egyptian government to form inclusive plan for prisoners' release. peoplesdispatch.org The rights groups also condemned the authorities for continuing the persecution and arrests of human rights defenders, political activists, and others, noting that the number of arrests exceeds the number of releases…

Staff (2022-05-10). Another Ecuador prison clash leaves 43 inmates dead. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) — A clash between rival Ecuadorian gangs has left 43 inmates dead, officials said Monday, little more than a month after another prison riot resulted in 20 deaths.

UUSF Sensible Cinema, the IEC (2022-05-10). Friday 5/20: NASRIN story of a courageous Iranian lawyer and political prisoner. indybay.org VIA ZOOM | us02web.zoom.us/j/81874845936?pwd=Y2RCOVV2UDlCNVhjMUd6TGdmOHpqZz09 | Meeting ID: 818 7484 5936 Passcode: 205900…

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