Immigrant Children Are Innocent (2022-12-29). Mayor of El Paso refusing to let undocumented immigrant children in Convention cot shelter. indybay.org When an adult parent is put in prison, the jailers don't throw the children in prison with their parent. The authorities put the children into foster care. In Texas, where the Mayor is refusing entry to the Convention center cot shelter for migrants, he is leaving out in the cold migrants with no immigration papers, he is leaving their babies and small children out in the cold with the parents. That is wrong. The children should immediately be put into foster care, not punished for illegal immigration by being left out in the freezing cold with their parents. The children did not chose to break any immigration la…

Santa Cruz Food Not Bombs (2022-12-29). Keith McHenry, Co-founder of "Food Not Bombs" Global Movement, Arrested Today. indybay.org December 27, 2022 – Keith McHenry, the co-founder of the global movement "Food Not Bombs" was arrested today and is in jail now.

Stephen Janis, Taya Graham, Jayne Miller (2022-12-28). Tax Broke: The inside story of how Baltimore's inclusionary housing bill got hollowed out, and how activists hope to fix it. therealnews.com "Tax Broke" is a TRNN investigative project focused on the use of tax break and subsidies stimulate growth in a city that continues to lose population and struggle with poverty. The centerpiece of the project is an hour-long documentary. However, as information comes to light about the cost, fairness, and political economy which fuels this system, TRNN will publish updates in the form of print pieces and podcasts. | ACLU of Maryland housing attorney Barbara Samuels joins this podcast to explain why Baltimore is critical to the growth of affordable housing and what has to happen to make it work as City Counc…

teleSUR (2022-12-28). Peruvian Court Evaluates Pedro Castillo's Preventive Detention. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Supreme Court's Criminal Chamber analyzes the appeal filed by Peru's Former President Pedro Castillo against a judicial decision whereby he is subjected to 18 months of pretrial detention. If the Chamber's decision is favorable, his pretrial detention could be replaced by a detention under the modality of "appearance with restrictions." | RELATED: | On Dec. 15, Supreme Judge Juan Checkley ordered preventive detention agai…

Editor (2022-12-28). Top investigating officer admits Elgar Parishad event 'had no role' in Bhima Koregaon violence. mronline.org This is perhaps the first time any state representative has accepted that the Elgar Parishad event had no role to play in the violence. While three activists have been released on bail, and one died in custody, 12 continue to be jailed over this claim.

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2022-12-28). Seeking relief from oppression, Peruvians resist Castillo removal…and wait. peoplesworld.org "Pedro Castillo emerged from that deep, excluded, and marginalized Peru that has been the primordial object of nefarious consequences of treason by the elites," according to an observer. Castillo was the first progressive candidate ever to win a presidential election in Peru. After harassing him for months, Peru's right-wing-dominated unicameral Congress recently ordered Castillo's removal …

ecns.cn (2022-12-28). U.S. university discloses unethical experiments on prisoners decades ago. ecns.cn The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has unveiled an internal investigation about unethical medical experiments on at least 2,600 incarcerated men in the 1960s and 1970s.

Editor (2022-12-28). The First Big Strike of 2023 May Happen Behind Prison Walls. scheerpost.com

Staff (2022-12-28). Samidoun in 2022, Looking to 2023 and Beyond: Building the Movement for Liberation. samidoun.net 2022 has been a year of mobilization, struggle and action for the liberation of Palestinian prisoners and the liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea. From campaigns, marches and actions to political education and international solidarity, Samidoun is planning to march into 2023 with even more effective actions to support Palestinian prisoners, the Palestinian …

teleSUR (2022-12-28). US University Discloses Unethical Experiments on Prisoners. telesurenglish.net The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has unveiled an internal investigation about unethical medical experiments on at least 2,600 incarcerated men in the 1960s and 1970s. | RELATED: | The experiments included putting "pesticides and herbicides" on the men's skin and injecting them into their veins. In one experiment, "small cages with mosquitos" were placed close to the participants' arms or directly on their sk…

WSWS (2022-12-28). "The problem is not 'apathy,' it's the UAW bureaucracy": GM Flint Rank-and-File Committee denounces voter suppression in UAW elections. wsws.org The GM Rank-and-File Committee recently issued a statement responding to the claims by UAW officials that low turnout in the union's national elections was due to "apathy."

Stephen Janis, Taya Graham, Jayne Miller (2022-12-28). Tax Broke: The inside story of how Baltimore's inclusionary housing bill got hollowed out, and how activists hope to fix it. therealnews.com "Tax Broke" is a TRNN investigative project focused on the use of tax break and subsidies stimulate growth in a city that continues to lose population and struggle with poverty. The centerpiece of the project is an hour-long documentary. However, as information comes to light about the cost, fairness, and political economy which fuels this system, TRNN will publish updates in the form of print pieces and podcasts. | ACLU of Maryland housing attorney Barbara Samuels joins this podcast to explain why Baltimore is critical to the growth of affordable housing and what has to happen to make it work as City Counc…

Santa Cruz Food Not Bombs (2022-12-28). Keith McHenry, Co-founder of "Food Not Bombs" Global Movement, Arrested Today. indybay.org December 27, 2022 – Keith McHenry, the co-founder of the global movement "Food Not Bombs" was arrested today and is in jail now.

Immigrant Children Are Innocent (2022-12-28). Mayor of El Paso refusing to let undocumented immigrant children in Convention cot shelter. indybay.org When an adult parent is put in prison, the jailers don't throw the children in prison with their parent. The authorities put the children into foster care. In Texas, where the Mayor is refusing entry to the Convention center cot shelter for migrants, he is leaving out in the cold migrants with no immigration papers, he is leaving their babies and small children out in the cold with the parents. That is wrong. The children should immediately be put into foster care, not punished for illegal immigration by being left out in the freezing cold with their parents. The children did not chose to break any immigration la…

Editor (2022-12-28). Top investigating officer admits Elgar Parishad event 'had no role' in Bhima Koregaon violence. mronline.org This is perhaps the first time any state representative has accepted that the Elgar Parishad event had no role to play in the violence. While three activists have been released on bail, and one died in custody, 12 continue to be jailed over this claim.

ecns.cn (2022-12-28). U.S. university discloses unethical experiments on prisoners decades ago. ecns.cn The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has unveiled an internal investigation about unethical medical experiments on at least 2,600 incarcerated men in the 1960s and 1970s.

WSWS (2022-12-28). "The problem is not 'apathy,' it's the UAW bureaucracy": GM Flint Rank-and-File Committee denounces voter suppression in UAW elections. wsws.org The GM Rank-and-File Committee recently issued a statement responding to the claims by UAW officials that low turnout in the union's national elections was due to "apathy."

NYC Anarchist Black Cross (2022-12-27). International Call For New Year's Eve Noise Demonstrations. itsgoingdown.org International call from New York City Anarchist Black Cross (ABC) for noise demonstrations on New Year's Eve outside of jails, prisons, juvenile halls, and detention centers. photo: Ash Agony This is a call for a night of strong solidarity with those imprisoned by the state. Historically, New Year's Eve is one of the noisiest nights…

| AFP | (2022-12-27). 'Proud and strong': Afghan girl stages solo protest against Taliban university ban. tribune.com.pk An 18-year-old Afghan student endured Taliban taunts and insults at the weekend as she staged a solo protest against the ban on women attending university. | "For the first time in my life, I felt so proud, strong, and powerful because I was standing against them and demanding a right that God has given us," Marwa told AFP, asking not to be further identified. | Women-led protest have become increasingly rare in Afghanistan since the Taliban's return — particularly after the detention of core activists at the start of the year. | Participants risk arrest, violence, and social stigma. But Marwa was adaman…

WSWS (2022-12-27). Australian climate activist Violet Coco speaks on her jailing for Sydney Harbour Bridge protest. wsws.org After being sentenced to 15 months' jail for briefly blocking a lane on the bridge, Violet Coco discussed with the WSWS about the political implications of climate change and Australia's anti-protest laws.

WSWS (2022-12-27). Judge rejects lawsuit by Trump-endorsed Kari Lake seeking to overturn Arizona election defeat. wsws.org Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson ruled against every single one of Lake's claims and noted in his decision that none of Lake's witnesses could point to any intentional misconduct or evidence of a single vote that was changed.

WSWS (2022-12-27). Judge rejects lawsuit by Trump-endorsed Kari Lake, seeking to overturn Arizona election defeat. wsws.org Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson ruled against every single one of Lake's claims and noted in his decision that none of Lake's witnesses could point to any intentional misconduct or evidence of a single vote that was changed.

_____ (2022-12-27). Antiwar Activist Faces Repression In Germany. popularresistance.org June 22, 2022, was the 81st anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, and a prominent German antiwar activist took the occasion to publicly question why the German government is now supporting neo-Nazi organizations in Ukraine. | As a result, that activist is now facing the possibility of up to three years in prison. | Heinrich Bàºcker runs Berlin's popular Coop Antiwar Cafe, which since 2005 has been a gathering space for activists working on a wide range of issues. Since 2019 the cafe has co-organized the weekly event "Frente Unido América Latina" in front of the U.S. Embassy. He's a memb…

_____ (2022-12-27). Nearly Every War Has Been The Result Of Media Lies. popularresistance.org ulian Assange once observed that, 'Nearly every war has been the result of media lies.' For daring to publish evidence of US war crimes, Assange now sits in the high-security Belmarsh prison in London, at risk of being extradited to the US within the next few weeks. The prospects for a fair trial range from miniscule to zero. | In a recent interview, WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson told US journalist Glenn Greenwald that legal avenues in London to challenge Assange's unlawful extradition were being exhausted. What is needed now is, not recourse to a legal system that is subservient to power, but a po…

Kim Kelly (2022-12-27). The First Big Strike of 2023 May Happen Behind Prison Walls. truthout.org All in all, 2022 was a banner year for organized labor. Thousands of workers in a wide variety of industries unionized; they pushed back against union-busting campaigns from oligarchs and corporate hit men; they went on strike and protested unfair treatment, from California to Alabama and everywhere in between. Public support for unions shot up to 71 percent, and the worryingly under-resourced… |