(2022-02-25). The Next Step in Palestine's Anti-Apartheid Struggle is the Most Difficult. dissidentvoice.org 
When Nelson Mandela was freed from his Robben Island prison on February 11, 1991, my family, friends and neighbors followed the event with keen interest as they gathered in the living room of my old home in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip. This emotional event took place years before Mandela uttered his famous quote …
(2022-02-25). Three former Minneapolis, Minnesota police officers convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights. wsws.org The officers who failed to intervene and stop Derek Chauvin from murdering George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes, were found guilty by a jury of violating federal civil rights laws.
(2022-02-25). Financial scandal at Black Lives Matter foundation: Who benefits from racialist politics? wsws.org While leaders of the official Black Lives Matter organization have profited from book deals and corporate sponsorships, tens of millions of dollars in revenues are unaccounted for.
(2022-02-25). Docudrama 'Detained' exposes true stories of mass immigrant deportation. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES — Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Immigrants across America who might years ago have had some minor brush with the law are being rounded up, torn from their families, concentrated in brutal detention centers often halfway across the continent, kept waiting for months, even years for their case to come up, then denied a …
(2022-02-25). Colombia's war victims clash with US government over extradition. colombiareports.com Victims of Colombia's armed conflict clashed with the government of the United States about the pending extradition of jailed paramilitary leader "Otoniel." The Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ) asked the…
(2022-02-25). North Carolina prison inmates initiate hunger strike against inhumane treatment and grossly inadequate pandemic response. wsws.org The strike came to light nearly two weeks ago after family members of one of the inmates contacted the non-profit law firm, North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services.
(2022-02-25). On becoming police and prison abolitionists: But what about the murderers? peoplesworld.org 
Derecka Purnell is a gifted intellectual, organizer, speaker, and writer. She completed her degree at Harvard Law School after growing up in the #BlackLivesMatter struggles in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Ferguson, Missouri. Part autobiography and part smart sociological analysis, Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom documents her evolving philosophy of abolition. …
(2022-02-25). Russia comments on capture of Ukraine's Black Sea island outpost. rt.com 
Ukrainian soldiers pronounced by their president as killed while defending an island were actually taken prisoner, Russia claims | The Russian military has taken prisoner 82 Ukrainian troops who were deployed on Snake Island in the Black Sea, the Russian defense ministry claimed on Friday. They "laid down arms" and will be set free after pledging not to take part in military action against Russia, ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said. | The claim contradicted statements by Ukrainian officials. Border guards on Thursday confirmed that Russia was attacking the island and reported losing contact with troops d…
(2022-02-24). Those Who Violated the Geneva Conventions at Guantánamo Are Free, While the Man who Helped Expose Their Crimes Languishes in Prison. dissidentvoice.org 
Ahmed Rabbani (Pakistan), Untitled (Grape Arbor), 2016. Rabbani endured 545 days of torture at the hands of the CIA before he was transferred to Guantánamo in 2004. He has been in the prison without charge since then. Twenty years ago, on 11 January 2002, the United States government brought its first 'detainees' abducted during the …
(2022-02-24). Jury deliberations begin in the federal trial of three officers who assisted the murder of George Floyd. wsws.org The twelve-person jury in the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers began deliberations on Wednesday.
(2022-02-24). Salutes of freedom to Hisham Abu Hawash and Miqdad Qawasmeh. samidoun.net 
Salutes of freedom and welcome to Hisham Abu Hawash and Miqdad Qawasmeh, both released from Israeli occupation prisons today. Hisham Abu Hawash's 141-day hunger strike to win his freedom from administrative detention without charge or trial captivated the world. Miqdad Qawasmeh, a Palestinian university student, stood up for his fellow imprisoned students with his 114-day …
(2022-02-24). Phil Wayland on UK High Court upholding denial of Unemployment Credit uplift to two million claimants. wsws.org Four legacy benefit claimants challenged the government decision in the High Court on the grounds of unlawful discrimination.
(2022-02-24). U.S. Foreign Policy Is a Cruel Sport. strategic-culture.org 
Bear baiting was long ago banned as inhumane. Yet today, a version is being practiced every day against whole nations on a gigantic international scale. | By Diana JOHNSTONE | In the time of the first Queen Elizabeth, British royal circles enjoyed watching fierce dogs torment a captive bear for the fun of it. The bear had done no harm to anyone, but the dogs were trained to provoke the imprisoned beast and goad it into fighting back. Blood flowing from the excited animals delighted the spectators. | This cruel practice has long since been banned as inhumane. | And yet today, a version of bear baiting is being pra…