(2023-04-15). Democracy for Black Americans is under attack, shows civil rights report. trtworld.com State of Black America report reveals an increase in hate crimes, efforts to change classroom curriculums, attempts to make voting more difficult, and extremist views being normalised in state structures. | Democracy for Black Americans is under attack, shows civil rights report…
(2023-04-15). I met the Florida governor years ago. My 14 Years Detention at Guantanamo. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). New spate of violence in Ecuador prison leaves at least 12 dead. trtworld.com Inmates were killed during gang clashes inside a jail in Guayaquil port, officials say — the latest chapter in South American nation's prison violence. | New spate of violence in Ecuador prison leaves at least 12 dead…
(2023-04-16). Military Situation In Yemen On April 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 111 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours | On April 14, thousands of Yemeni people held massive demonstrations in AnsarAllah-controlled governorates to commemorate the International Quds Day | According to the agreement between Saudi Arabia and the government of Sanaa, 706 Yemeni prisoners will be exchanged for 181 prisoners of the Saudi coalition | MORE ON…
(2023-04-16). Yemeni rebels, govt forces free scores of prisoners as swap deal completed. trtworld.com A deal reached in Switzerland last month to exchange 181 government forces for 706 rebels, just before the major Muslim holiday of Eid al Fitr. | Yemeni rebels, govt forces free scores of prisoners as swap deal completed…
(2023-04-15). New Report Reveals Systemic Medical Neglect and Violence in CA Women's Prisons. truthout.org The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore the public health crises unfolding in carceral settings across the United States. In California, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has documented more than 90,000 cases in state prisons, with more than 3,500 of those cases in women's prisons. People incarcerated in women's prisons have reported alarming neglect in CDCR's… |
(2023-04-15). 50 Years After Chile's Coup, the First Year of Popular Unity. orinocotribune.com By Taroa Zuñiga Silva — Apr 11, 2023 | A conversation with Miguel Lawner, who remembers life as a former political prisoner of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship while projecting his hope that Salvador Allende's government could improve the lives of Chileans onto the current progressive government. | Ten days after the 1973 coup against the Popular Unity (UP) government of President Salvador Allende, the military opened
(2023-04-15). Father Atallah Hanna: We call on the German authorities to lift the ban on Prisoner's Day marches in Berlin. samidoun.net 
The Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia in occupied Palestine, Father Bishop Atallah Hanna, affirmed his rejection of the repressive policies pursued by the German state against Palestinians and Arabs in Germany. In which the German media and politicians launched a smear campaign against Palestinians that lasted an entire week with the authorities of Berlin concluding …
(2023-04-15). [Editorial] Punishing the tortured: criminalisation of suicide. thelancet.com Providing care and treatment for people with suicidal ideas, rather than subjecting them to a criminal process, seems intuitively humane and appropriate. And yet, in more than 20 countries, suicide and attempted suicide remain an offence punishable by imprisonment and fines for those who survive, and financial penalties for the families of those who do not. The continuation of laws against suicide and attempted suicide is partly based on two contentious beliefs that need to be interrogated.
(2023-04-15). Saudis among prisoners released in landmark exchange with Yemen. thealtworld.com
(2023-04-15). Plane flies rebels from Saudi Arabi to Yemen on day two of prisoner swap. trtworld.com Recent diplomatic rapprochement between Riyadh and Tehran has paved the way for the swap of nearly 900 detainees held by rival forces in war-torn Yemen. | Plane flies rebels from Saudi Arabi to Yemen on day two of prisoner swap…