Andrew Perry (2023-12-07). We're Making Sure People in Immigration Detention Know Their Rights. aclu.org Louisiana has more people in immigration detention than any other state in the country except Texas. Across the state, thousands of people are held in just nine Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, often in isolated regions where legal services are almost nonexistent. To put this into context, there are only about 10-12 pro-bono attorneys for the entire state, despite the immense need for legal support. This means that people detained in Louisiana essentially have no basic legal orientation or assistance in navigating the labyrinth that is the immigration legal system. | That's why the ACLU o…

Ann Brown (2023-12-07). Remembering The Political Genius And Prodigy Fred Hampton: Murdered By U.S. Government On Dec. 4, 1969. moguldom.com Civil rights leader Fred Hampton, the deputy chairman of the Black Panther Party's Illinois chapter, is remembered for his political genius and activism. His life was tragically cut short on Dec. 4, 1969, during a police raid on his residence in Chicago. Hampton's legacy endures as a symbol of the struggle for racial justice and …

WSWS (2023-12-08). Australian government rams through detention and citizenship-stripping laws. wsws.org Backed by a foul witch hunt against refugees and immigrants, the Labor government and the Coalition are lurching further and further toward authoritarian methods of rule.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-07). Behind Enemy Bars: Palestinian and Israeli Prisoners. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh The fair treatment of Israeli captives by Hamas has become part of the information war between Palestinians and Tel Aviv. Left unsaid is that there remain thousands of Palestinians in captivity who barely survive their Israeli detention. The issue of Prisoners of War (POWs) taken captive by Hamas-led Palestinian resistance forces has become one of…

Arvind Dilawar (2023-12-08). Walmart Is Selling Hanukkah Candles That Fund Anti-Arab Discrimination in Israel. truthout.org Each year, in preparation for Hanukkah, many Jews across the United States purchase candles to light their menorahs. For those in areas where Walmart has squeezed out competitors, the limited options of Hanukkah candles to choose from will include Rite Lite, which the superstore stocks from New York to California and sells online. These candles are advertised as benefiting the Jewish National Fund… |

Staff (2023-12-07). Peruvian Government Releases Dictator Alberto Fujimori, Brutal Police Repression After Public Protests. orinocotribune.com The Constitutional Court (TC) of Perú has ordered the immediate release of the infamous Peruvian dictator Alberto Fujimori after a habeas corpus was granted to him, despite the fact that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) formally requested his release to be suspended. | "This Constitutional Court orders that the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) and the director of the Barbadillo Prison (where Fujimori remains imprisoned), immediately release the favored person, Alberto Fujimori," reads the court order issued this Tuesday, December 5. | The ruling was signed by three of the six members of the…

Amy Goodman (2023-12-07). Gaza Poet Describes Being Stripped, Jailed and Beaten by Israeli Forces. truthout.org We speak with celebrated Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha for his first interview after he was jailed and beaten by Israeli forces, when he was detained at a checkpoint in Gaza while heading to Rafah with his family. He was rounded up with scores of other Palestinians. "I felt humiliated. I felt terrified and terrorized by this army because they were ordering us to do everything at gunpoint… |

Staff (2023-12-07). "Terrorized": Gaza Poet Mosab Abu Toha on Being Stripped, Jailed & Beaten by Israeli Forces. democracynow.org We speak with celebrated Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha for his first interview after he was jailed and beaten by Israeli forces, when he was detained at a checkpoint in Gaza while heading to Rafah with his family. He was rounded up with scores of other Palestinians. "I felt humiliated. I felt terrified and terrorized by this army because they were ordering us to do everything at gunpoint," says Toha, now in Cairo. He calls on Western leaders to stop supporting the violence against Palestinians. "If you can't stop the war, if you can't stop the carnage, the genocide, just stop finan…

Dan Collyns (2023-12-07). Former Peruvian president released from jail. america.cgtn.com Alberto Fujimori, Peru's former leader, was freed from jail on Wednesday after a ruling from the country's highest court. | The 85-year-old was granted a humanitarian pardon, despite moves to block it.

Democracy Now! (2023-12-07). Democracy Now! 2023-12-07 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 07, 2023; "Terrorized": Gaza Poet Mosab Abu Toha on Being Stripped, Jailed & Beaten by Israeli Forces; "Cabal of Oil Producers": Climate Scientist Kevin Anderson Slams Corporate Capture of COP28; "Green Colonialism": Nigerian Climate Activist Nnimmo Bassey Says Africa Is Being Sold Out at COP28 | Headlines for December 07, 2023; "Terrorized": Gaza Poet Mosab Abu Toha on Being Stripped, Jailed & Beaten by Israeli Forces; "Cabal of Oil Producers": Climate Scientist Kevin Anderson Slams Corporate Capture of COP28; "Green Coloniali…

Ann Brown (2023-12-07). Diddy Responds To Fourth Accuser Claiming Gang Rape: Individuals Are Looking For Quick Payday. moguldom.com Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is in the spotlight for facing a fresh set of rape allegations. The latest lawsuit, filed by an anonymous woman referred to as Jane Doe, claims that Combs, along with two other individuals, sexually assaulted her in a New York City music studio in 2003 when she was just 17 …

Chris Walker (2023-12-07). 10 Fake Electors in WI Say Their Actions Were Used to Overturn Election. truthout.org On Wednesday, ten Republicans in Wisconsin who participated in the fake electors scheme in that state — as part of a broader multistate plot to help former President Donald Trump remain in office — declared their actions improper and invalid and recognized President Joe Biden as the legitimate winner of the state, as part of a settlement in a civil lawsuit. Their agreement to do so means they will… |

Katya Schwenk (2023-12-08). Private Prison Firms Set To Cash In On Immigrant Surveillance Boom. levernews.com

Yoav Haifawi (2023-12-07). How Israel undermined the prisoner exchange by widening the definition of 'security prisoners'. mondoweiss.net Israel undermined the prisoner exchange with Hamas by widening the definition of "security prisoners" to include those held for little more than social media posts.