Daily Archives: 2022-03-05

2022-03-05: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-03-05). Supreme Court reinstates death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzohkhar Tsarnaev. wsws.org The 6—3 ruling, divided between the conservative and moderate liberal justices, reversed a 2020 federal appeals court decision that would have kept Tsarnaev imprisoned for life.

A'niya Robinson (2022-03-04). The Governor of Louisiana Must Veto the Proposed Redistricting Maps. aclu.org The governor of Louisana has a unique chance to ensure that Black Louisianans have an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of their choice to Congress. That's why the ACLU and our coalition partners in the region are calling on Gov. Jon Bel Edwards to veto the proposed congressional and state legislative districting plans, submitted to his office by the Louisiana State Legislature. | HB 1 and SB 5, the proposed congressional districting plans passed by the Louisiana State Legislature, as well as HB 14 and SB 1, the proposed state legislative plans, violate Section 2 of…

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-03-04). International silence fuels Israeli persecution. electronicintifada.net Deprived of a fair trial, jailed human rights defenders take plea deals.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). China's anti-foreign sanctions law 'defensive measure' to counter containment, oppression: spokesperson. ecns.cn China's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law is a defensive measure to counter containment and oppression, and is essentially different from the unilateral sanctions pursued by some countries.

_____ (2022-03-04). People's Movements Across The World Demand Freedom For Julian Assange. popularresistance.org On the streets of Brasilia and Accra, Johannesburg and New York City, people's movements and organizations demanded on February 25 that publisher and political prisoner Julian Assange be released immediately. The call for mobilizations was issued by the International Peoples' Assembly (IPA) which launched a permanent campaign this month to call for Assange's immediate release and the rejection of his extradition request.

IGD Worldwide (2022-03-04). Mapuche Political Prisoners José and Luis Tralcal Declare Hunger Strike. itsgoingdown.org The following is a communique from Mapuche political prisoners José Tralcal Coche and Luis Tralcal Quidel, who are currently imprisoned in CET Victoria (CET stands for "Center for Work and Education," a Chilean government euphemism for prison). On June 11, 2018, José and Luis were sentenced to 18 years in prison for the notorious Luchsinger-Mackay…

Kevin Gosztola (2022-03-04). State Secrets Ruling By US Supreme Court Helps CIA Conceal Torture At Black Site Prison. thedissenter.org Photo of the US Supreme Court from the US Government and in the public domainThis article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Take 25 percent off and become a The "state secrets privilege" stems from a 1953 case known as United States v. Reynolds, where the government essentially lied and claimed if relatives of victims of a military plane crash were informed of how their loved ones died it would compromise "secrets." | U.S. Air Force documents declassified decades later showed accident reports…

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