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2022-10-20: News Headlines

CSIA Nitassinan (2022-10-20). 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.

_____ (2022-10-19). Doctors Renew Call For Assange's Release After COVID Infection. popularresistance.org Doctors For Assange sent a letter to United States Attorney General Merrick Garland and the United Kingdom Home Secretary Suella Braverman yet again expressing their concern about the deteriorating health of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | The coalition of over 300 doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and other medical professionals have repeatedly called for Assange's release from Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh in London and protested "health injustices" that have occurred as a result of the extradition case against him. | Worsening matters, as Doctors for Assange notes, is the fact that Assange tested posi…

Rania Khalek (2022-10-19). KKK Prison Guard Gang Tried to Kill Inmate, 2 Prisoners Saved His Life—Now They Fight for Freedom. thealtworld.com Indiana political prisoners Christopher "Naeem" Trotter and John "Balagoon" Cole fought back against a gang of KKK-aligned guards, the "Sons of Light," in a 1985 prison rebellion, and tried to save someone's life. They were then sentenced to 142 and 84 years in prison. | Too Black, communications representative for the Defense Committee to Free Pendleton 2, poet, organizer & host of the Black Myths Podcast, explains what happened and how to get Naeem and Balagoon free after 37 years of wrongful incarceration, including signing on to this petition.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-10-19). Hiding Behind a Mask of Genteel Humanism, Canada's Prime Minister Sells Out His People to Corporate Interests and Eagerly Participates in U.S. Imperialistic Wars Around the Globe. covertactionmagazine.com Canadian liberal Prime-Minister Justin Trudeau surprised many with his ruthless suppression of the truckers protest in Ottawa last winter. But anyone who was surprised just hasn't been paying attention. [This article continues CAM's series on Canada and its ties to the U.S. empire.—Editors] Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (2015-present) gained notoriety last year for …

The Lever (2022-10-19). üéß LEVER TIME: How Bankruptcy Became Corporations' Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card. levernews.com In the new episode of our weekly podcast Lever Time,

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-19). Oklahoma Inmate Facing Execution After Supreme Court Rejects Appeal. commondreams.org Benjamin Cole's attorneys argue he is severely mentally ill and his condition has worsened in prison.

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-19). US Progressives 'Stand in Solidarity' With Women and Girls Defying Iran's Oppression. commondreams.org "We steadfastly support the Iranian people's demands of 'Women, Life, Freedom,' condemn the decades of oppression at the hands of the Iranian authorities, and call on them to halt their outrageous violence against peaceful protesters."

____ (2022-10-17). U.S. prosecutors recommend former Trump adviser be sentenced to 6 months in prison. ecns.cn The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is recommending that Steve Bannon, who served as chief strategist for former U.S. President Donald Trump, be sentenced to six months in jail for defying a congressional subpoena.

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