(2022-07-23). Officer sentenced to 2.5 years for civil rights violations in George Floyd murder. wsws.org Thomas Lane is one of three other officers who participated in the murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin two years ago. Lane was convicted of violating Floyd's civil rights by failing to provide medical aid after Chauvin knelt on his neck for nine minutes.
(2022-07-23). Brookline, Mass. Starbucks workers on first indefinite strike to fight retaliation and discrimination. liberationnews.org 
Workers at the 874 Commonwealth Avenue location in Brookline, Massachusetts began an indefinite strike on July 18 — the first of its kind for the union.
(2022-07-23). Global Unions Demand Immediate Release of Syrian Journalist Kidnapped by SDF. orinocotribune.com By Steve Sweeney Jul 19, 2022 | SYRIAN journalist Mohammad al-Saghir must be released by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), global unions said today as he started a hunger strike in protest against his treatment. | The correspondent for the al-Ikhbariyah news channel has been held by the Kurdish-led authorities in Syria's Hasakah province since June 2019 when it is alleged he was abducted. | Fears have been raised over his health with his colleagues concerned over his safety while his family say he has suffered a number of strokes while in jail. | Friends and colleagues have alleged that Mr Saghir has been…
(2022-07-23). FRSO condemns State Department designation of Communist Party of the Philippines as 'terrorist'. fightbacknews.org Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns in the strongest possible terms the U.S. State Department decision to keep the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People's Army on its list of designated "Foreign Terrorist Organizations." This is an example of confounding facts with fiction, and it is an attempt to criminalize international solidarity. | The real terrorists in the Philippines are to be found in the U.S.-backed regime of President Marcos. Jails in the Philippines are filled with political prisoners. Trade union federations, like the May First Workers Movement, face constant government repre…
(2022-07-22). Staged Incidents as the Western Approach of Doing Politics (Sergey Lavrov). orinocotribune.com By Sergey Lavrov Jul 18, 2022 | Today, the Russian Armed Forces, together with the self-defence units of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, are delivering on the objectives of the special military operation with great resolve to put an end to the outrageous discrimination and genocide of the Russian people and eliminate direct threats to the security of the Russian Federation that the United States and its satellites have been creating on Ukrainian territory for years. While losing on the battlefield, the Ukrainian regime and its Western patrons have descended to staging bloody incidents to demonis…
(2022-07-22). Zelensky turns captive AFU soldiers into criminals to save money. southfront.org 
Ukrainian prisoners are recognized as state traitors | Ordinary Ukrainians have recently been more and more persuaded of their leaders' complete incompetence and corruption. Both the previous and current Kiev government have successfully persuaded their populace of an alliance and friendly relations with the West by utilizing state apparatuses and the media. In actuality, the friends who were meant to be their allies are just lending a helping hand to those who are prepared to compromise their m…
(2022-07-22). Free Khalil Awawdeh and Raed Rayan: 115 prisoners joining collective strike to release long-term hunger strikers. samidoun.net 
Palestinian prisoners Khalil Awawdeh and Raed Rayan are continuing their long-term hunger strikes, even as Awawdeh's administrative detention was renewed on 20 July after 142 days of hunger strike. Rayan has been on hunger strike for _107 days. Both are demanding their freedom from administrative detention, Israeli imprisonment without charge or trial. Now, over 115 …
(2022-07-22). Letters from behind the walls. workers.org 
Re: "Released after 46 years, Bradford Gamble exposes medical abuse," WW Vol. 64 No. 12 (wwp.pub/gamble) I read what your organization published on Bradford Gamble before it ran in the Philadelphia Inquirer. 'Twas a well-written article that speaks volumes to what occurs inside Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections locations, medical-wise. What . . . |
(2022-07-22). Iran imprisons film directors amid escalating crackdown on dissent and protests. wsws.org The imprisonment of the artists takes place amid a government campaign of intimidation and repression against any opposition to the soaring cost of living that is making it impossible for workers and rural toilers to feed their families.
(2022-07-22). Unsealed testimony confirms judicial misconduct in filmmaker Roman Polanski's 1977 criminal case. wsws.org The 2010 transcript supports the claims of the Polish-French filmmaker that a judge was going to renege on a sentencing agreement. Threatened with being thrown in jail for years, Polanski fled the US.
