____ (2022-10-02). Iran's $7bn frozen assets to be released. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) — With the finalization of talks between Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States to free prisoners of the two countries at the same time, the $7 billion worth of country's blocked assets will be released.
Staff (2022-10-02). Washington and Caracas Carry Out Prisoner Exchange (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com
____ (2022-10-02). Iran lifts travel ban of US prisoner Bagher Namazi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs and Secretary of Human Rights Office said that travel ban of the US prisoner "Bagher Namazi" was lifted due to the humanitarian reasons.
Center for Biological Diversity (2022-10-02). Lawsuit Challenges Outdated Offshore Oil Plans in California. indybay.org Year After Huntington Beach Spill, Federal Officials Still Haven't Acted…
Roger D. Harris (2022-10-01). US Hybrid War Against Venezuela Goes to Court: The Case of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Ambassador Alex Saab, a victim of the US economic war to achieve regime change in Venezuela, has been under arrest for over two years. This article recounts the developments in the diplomat's court case. Saab is fighting against his illegal detention and extradition before the 8th District Court in Miami. | As Venezuela's special envoy and a deputy ambassador to the African Union, Saab has diplomatic immunity from arrest and detention under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Although a party to the convention, the US has flouted this principle of international law. | Judicial overreach on politic…
_____ (2022-10-01). Alabama Prisoners Organize A System-Wide Shut Down. popularresistance.org Alabama – "The state of Alabama is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis," begins a demand letter authored by Alabama prisoners, who on September 26 went on strike across all major correctional facilities in the State. The letter continues, "This crisis has occurred as a result of antiquated sentencing laws that led to overcrowding, numerous deaths, severe physical injury, as well as mental anguish to incarcerated individuals." | In a country where over 80% of incarcerated workers are tasked with maintaining the prison itself, either through cooking, cleaning, laundry, or other essential needs, work stoppages can…
Staff (2022-10-01). Palestinian and Arab youth organizations unite to support Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike. samidoun.net 
Dozens of Palestinian and Arab youth organizations issued a collective statement in support of the 30 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike to demand an end to their administrative detention. Released by the Handala Center for Prisoners, the statement calls for urgent action to confront normalization with Zionism throughout the region and to escalate the struggle …
_____ (2022-10-01). CA Governor Vetoes 'Mandela Act' To Limit Solitary Confinement, Torture. popularresistance.org Sacramento, California — Opponents of solitary confinement said late this week it's "disappointing" California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the "Mandela Act," a measure that would prevent "the torture of Black and Brown people in jails, prisons and immigration detention facilities." | AB 2632, the California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement authored by Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), would have placed "comprehensive limits on the use of solitary confinement in jails and prisons, and is the first bill in the nation to also cover private immigration detention facilities. | The legislation would have…
Staff (2022-10-01). Georges Abdallah launches one-day solidarity strike for Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net 
On Saturday, 1 October, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, the Lebanese Arab communist struggler for Palestine jailed in France for the past 38 years, announced that he was going on a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with the 30 Palestinian prisoners striing for freedom. Since 25 September, 30 Palestinians jailed without charge or trial under "administrative detention" …
Paula Toko King, Bridget Robson (2022-10-01). [Comment] Coloniality and racism impacts the health of young people. thelancet.com As Indigenous Māori health researchers, our vision is for all young people to thrive and flourish as our leaders of today and to live free from all forms of discrimination. Yet, in the nation state currently known as New Zealand, it is clear this experience is not shared by all. In The Lancet, Rachel Simon-Kumar, Sonia Lewycka, and colleagues1 examine experiences of racism and their effects in terms of socioeconomic inequities, interpersonal discrimination, and health inequities between and among the privileged majority and Indigenous Māori and ethnic minority young people in New Zealand.
Anonymous669 (2022-10-01). 35 Killed In Suicide Attack That Targeted Educational Center In Afghanistan's Kabul (Video). southfront.org 
On September 30, at least 35 students were killed and 82 others were wounded as a result of a suicide bomb attack that targeted an educational center in the Afghan capital, Kabul. | The attack took place as students were taking a practice university entrance exam at the Kaaj education center, which is located in the predominantly Hazara neighborhood Dasht-e-Barchi. The Hazara is an ethnic minority group that has long faced oppression. | The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said on T…