(2022-10-17). Justice for Brieon Green Coalition kicks off in Milwaukee. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On October 13, dozens of community members, including organizers, concerned community members, and the family of Brieon Green gathered to officially launch the Justice for Brieon Green Coalition. The coalition will serve as the organizing body for leading the work around Green's case and is built around the following points of unity: Justice for Brieon Green; full transparency now; 24/48 now, and CPAC now. | It's been nearly four months since Green died while being held in the Milwaukee County Jail, and his family has yet to receive any information regarding the cause of death, the names of the of…
(2022-10-17). EU Borrell consults with Iran FM on European inmates in Evin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell announced on Sunday that he has talked with the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on the situation of prisoners in Evin Detention Center, especially European prisoners.
(2022-10-17). Iran's prison fire death toll rises to eight: Judiciary. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — Some four prisoners in Evin prison who were injured following clashes between inmates and fire on Saturday died last evening despite medical care.
(2022-10-17). PARIS: Indigenous Solidarity Urges Freedom for Leonard Peltier. indybay.org In Paris, today's Indigenous solidarity event focuses on freedom for imprisoned Leonard Peltier and honors Indigenous rights around the world.
(2022-10-17). New Film Explores Untold Radical Life of Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks. truthout.org Image Credit: Peacock | The new documentary The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks gives a comprehensive look at the legacy of the woman known for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955, a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. Beyond helping to inspire the Montgomery bus boycott that ended Alabama's bus segregation law, Parks was also a lifelong supporter of the Black Power movement and organized in campaigns to seek justice for wrongfully imprisoned Black people, political prisoners, and Black rape survivors like Recy Taylor, whose case Parks investigated for the NAACP in 1944. We s…
(2022-10-17). Why the US Imprisoned Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. transcend.org
(2022-10-16). Just Stop Oil Defies Home Secretary, Blocks Lane And Paints Car Showroom. popularresistance.org Everyday outside Downing St at 11am, Just Stop Oil has been welcoming new supporters and communicating the demand to Stop New Oil and Gas | Today's actions follow over two weeks of continuous disruption by supporters of Just Stop Oil in which they have experienced over 440 arrests. On Saturday, there were 27 arrests of Just Stop Oil supporters, who blocked roads at Shoreditch High Street. Since the campaign began on April 1st, Just Stop Oil supporters have been arrested over 1,700 times, with 5 currently in prison. [2] | This is not a one day event, expect us every day and anywhere. This is an act of resistance a…
(2022-10-16). Hunger Strikes And Criminalization Of Human Rights Defenders. popularresistance.org In episode 45 of The Watchdog podcast, Lowkey explores the issue of life inside Israeli prisons. Currently, 30 Palestinians are on hunger strike, protesting the Israeli government's policy of indefinitely detaining their political enemies without trial or evidence. Last week, 900 further prisoners refused their meals as a sign of solidarity. | "We will continue with our struggle, knowing what awaits us of repression, abuse, isolation, confiscation of our clothes and pictures of our children, thrown into concrete cells devoid of everything, except for our bodies and our pain," the prisoners said in a statement.
(2022-10-16). Hunger Strikes and the Criminalization of Human Rights Defenders. popularresistance.org In episode 45 of The Watchdog podcast, Lowkey explores the issue of life inside Israeli prisons. Currently, 30 Palestinians are on hunger strike, protesting the Israeli government's policy of indefinitely detaining their political enemies without trial or evidence. Last week, 900 further prisoners refused their meals as a sign of solidarity.
(2022-10-16). Statements From Alabama Prisoners As Strike Enters Third Week. popularresistance.org An estimated 80% of prisoners from Alabama's "major male facilities" went on strike on September 26th, in response to a wide range of conditions and grievances. Inside organizer Kinetik Swift Justice stated, "Basically, the message that we are sending is, the courts have shut down on us, the parole board has shut down on us. This society has long ago shut down on us. So basically, if that's the case, and you're not wanting us to return back to society, you can run these facilities yourselves." | The strike has now entered its third week, and at least five facilities, each with around 7,000 prisoners, continue to…
(2022-10-16). Protesters Converge On State Capitol In Solidarity With Prison Strike. popularresistance.org Montgomery, Alabama — On the 19th day of the statewide prisoner work strike on Friday, about 100 people gathered in front of the Alabama State Capitol Building in support of the thousands of prisoners currently striking. | On Oct. 7, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) confirmed that five facilities remained at a standstill due to the historic statewide work stoppage. Posts to a private Facebook group run by family members of striking prisoners confirmed that prisoners at five facilities continued to strike as of this week. | The ADOC admitted the ongoing strike has caused significant disruptions t…
(2022-10-16). Military Situation In Yemen On October 16, 2022. southfront.org 
The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 49 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours | The Saudi Arabian delegation met with a number of prisoners of the Saudi-led coalition in Sana'a | Yemen's Presidential Council dismissed Sheikh Amin Al-Akimi, the governor of Mansour Hadi's government for Al-Jawf province, from his post | Seven STC members were killed and two others were injured as a result of a bomb…
(2022-10-16). Revolt at Notorious Facility That Holds Political Prisoners as Iran Protests Enter 5th Week. commondreams.org Demonstrations were also held by youth in Tehran, Ardabil, Kermanshah, Hamadan, Rasht, Karaj, Isfahan, and several cities in Iranian Kurdistan.
(2022-10-16). Judicial official visits Evin Prison compound after fire. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) — Iran Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs and Secretary of Human Rights Office Kazem Gharibabadi on Sunday paid a visit to Evin prison to inspect the situation of inmates after the fire in the Tehran -based major prison.
(2022-10-16). Don't Expect Mass Prison Releases From Biden's Marijuana Clemency. scheerpost.com 