(2022-02-09). After 295 days of kidnapping by Israeli apartheid, Juani Rishmawi is free. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network welcomes and rejoices at the release of Juani Rishmawi in the face of the unfounded and pernicious judicial persecution imposed by the apartheid regime and Israeli occupation. Juani, a Spanish aid worker naturalized as a Palestinian, contributes to the Palestinian cause from the humanitarian perspective and through political activism in …
(2022-02-09). Oppose Morrison's discriminatory bill. greenleft.org.au Experts say federal parliament should not pass Scott Morrison's three religious discrimination bills because they would allow discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people, writes Gabrielle Walsh.
(2022-02-09). Samidoun Hungary rallies in Budapest to #FreePalestinianStudents. samidoun.net 
On Sunday, 30 January, activists with the new Samidoun Hungary chapter organized a vigil in central Budapest to call for the freedom of imprisoned Palestinian students. Participants carried signs and pictures of Palestinian students locked behind bars in Israeli jails, calling for their immediate liberation. Students in Hungary set up their display of information on …
(2022-02-09). US Court Allows $8Mln Bail for Spouses Arrested Over Stolen Bitcoins, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A US court authorised Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan who were arrested on charges of laundering $4.5 billion in stolen bitcoins to be released from jail on $8 million bail, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
(2022-02-08). African Union suspends debate on observer status for Israel. peoplesdispatch.org On Sunday, February 6, the African Union (AU) announced the suspension of the debate over Israel's observer status, following objections raised by member countries over Israeli occupation and oppression of Palestinians. The decision was reached at the AU summit, held in Addis Ababa, where the heads of state of the 55-member body met for two days. On Saturday, Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, who is also attending the summit, urged the AU to withdraw Israel's observer status. According to Shtayyeh, Israel should "never be rewarded for its violation and for the apartheid regime it does impose on the P…
(2022-02-08). A Scary Demonstration of What Unchecked Face Recognition Could Look Like. aclu.org A face recognition and video analytics company has The technology in question involves video search, which we described in our 2019
(2022-02-08). Transgender and Non-Binary Leaders Tell Federal Court Trans People Deserve Joy at Any Age. aclu.org In 2021, Arkansas passed a law banning gender-affirming healthcare for trans young people. This discriminatory law would not only prohibit healthcare professionals from providing or referring trans young people under 18 for medically necessary health care, it would also allow private insurers to refuse to cover gender-affirming care for trans people of any age. If it is allowed to go into effect, the law will undermine the mental, emotional, and physical health of transgender and non-binary people across the state. | Though the ACLU has won a temporary pause on Arkansas' health care ban, the fight continues in…
(2022-02-08). SCOTUS rings in Black History Month by keeping racist Alabama district lines. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—As Black History Month gets underway, civil rights advocates, national and local, blasted the U.S. Supreme Court's five-person majority for reinstating Alabama's congressional redistricting plan which drastically shortchanged the state's Black voters. The 5-4 decision on Feb. 7, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer dissenting, revived the …
(2022-02-08). Montana Plaintiffs Announce First Children's Climate Trial in History of US. truthout.org 
Young Montanans and their lawyers announced Monday that the first children's climate trial in U.S. history is set to begin a year from now in Helena, Montana. | The historic trial in the constitutional climate lawsuit "Going to trial means a chance for me and my fellow plaintiffs to have our climate injuries recognized and…
(2022-02-08). Boston Demands 'Free Leonard Peltier'. popularresistance.org Jericho Movement Boston, United American Indians of New England (UAINE), and Boston BDS called for a standout in front of the JFK Federal Building in Boston on Monday, February 7, 2022 at 4: 00 pm to call attention to international calls to free Native American prisoner Leonard Peltier, now 77 and ill with COVID-19. | Known internationally as the most famous and longest-serving Native American political prisoner in the US, Peltier has been imprisoned since 1976 on charges that he shot two FBI agents on Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975. Peltier was framed up for a crime he did not commit. Witnesses perjured themselve…
(2022-02-08). Enemies and Friends: Resolving Contradictions. libya360.wordpress.com Ready for Revolution Hood Communist Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt of Safiya Bukhari's The War Before: The True Life Story of Becoming a Black Panther, Keeping the Faith in Prison & Fighting For Those Left Behind. This section is titled "Enemies and Friends: Resolving Contradictions" and it was written sometime in the late 1980s…