(2023-05-03). The Artist Who Taught Me About Justice. otherwords.org Some know the late Harry Belafonte for his In activist circles, he's revered for supporting his good friend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the civil rights movement, funding voter registration drives in Mississippi, and financing the Freedom Riders and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), among…
(2023-05-03). Remembering The Civil Rights Movement As A Labor And Economic Movement. moguldom.com The civil rights movement was, of course, a push for equal human rights, but the scope was much more extensive. The push encompassed economic equality as well. It was, in true essence,a labor and economic movement. Just examine the context of the speeches by civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., and there is evidence …
(2023-05-04). Cuban President, supports US youth, detained, on their return. plenglish.com Havana, May 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel today offered his support to the members of the delegation of young people who visited our country and were taken in detention for several hours on their return to the United States.
(2023-05-03). '501s' demand Labor keep its promise to end indefinite detention. greenleft.org.au People in indefinite detention across the country held peaceful protests demanding their release. Chloe DS reports.
(2023-05-03). Khader Adnan, who yearned to live free, dies in Israeli prison. greenleft.org.au Khader Adnan died after 86 days of refusing food in protest of his detention by Israel, writes Tamara Nassar. He is the first Palestinian to die during a hunger strike in almost 40 years.
(2023-05-04). PSOE-Podemos silent on Spanish reporter Pablo González jailed in Poland. wsws.org The NATO powers present their reckless war on Russia as a war to defend democracy, based on hypocrisy and lies.
(2023-05-04). Man at the centre of wife-sharing rape cases gets jail and caning. channelnewsasia.com The man conspired with five others to have his own wife drugged and raped over a period of eight years. He also conspired with two men to rape their wife or ex-wife.
(2023-05-04). Greenpeace USA Wins Free Speech Battle Against Canadian Logging Giant's $100M SLAPP Lawsuit. democracynow.org 
A judge in California has dismissed a seven-year $100 million lawsuit against Greenpeace USA that threatened the group's existence. Canadian logging giant Resolute Forest Products sued Greenpeace in the United States and Canada for defamation after the group exposed the company's irresponsible practices, part of a pattern of corporations attempting to use the burdens of the legal process to intimidate, exhaust and censor activists. Known as SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) lawsuits, they are increasingly being used by the rich and powerful to silence critics. We are joined by De…
(2023-05-04). Flood waters, torture: Demand Corcoran prisons be shut down. workers.org 
Banner at protest outside of Corcoran State Prison, February 2019. Oakland, California The big news coming out of California is about the flooding of the Central Valley where multi-million dollar agribusiness makes its money. Missing from this headline story is the imminent danger faced by over 8,000 incarcerated people at . . . |
(2023-05-04). Two Colombian Assassins of Prosecutor Pecci Sentenced to Prison. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Colombian Attorney General's Office sentenced brothers Ramon and Andres Perez-Hoyos to 25 years and six months in prison for planning and financing the assassination of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci. | RELATED: | The victim, one of the most important anti-mafia prosecutors in Paraguay, was assassinated on May 10, 2022 by hitmen on a jet ski. Pecci was attacked when he was on a beach on the island of Baru, c…
(2023-05-03). Israel agrees to ceasefire after bombing Gaza overnight, one Palestinian killed and five injured. peoplesdispatch.org 
Israel started bombing the besieged Palestinian territory after Hamas and Islamic Jihad launched rockets inside Israel following the death of Khader Adnan. Adnan, an administrative detainee, was on a hunger strike in prison for 87 days…
(2023-05-03). A Texas Prison Guard Placed a Woman in Isolation for Talking About Abortion. scheerpost.com 
Legal experts told The Nation it's not illegal. But that didn't stop one guard from moving a woman to extreme isolation after sharing sexual health information.
(2023-05-04). Man at the centre of wife-sharing rape cases gets jail and caning. channelnewsasia.com The man conspired with five others to have his own wife drugged and raped over a period of eight years. He also conspired with two men to rape their wife or ex-wife.
(2023-05-04). Greenpeace USA Wins Free Speech Battle Against Canadian Logging Giant's $100M SLAPP Lawsuit. democracynow.org A judge in California has dismissed a seven-year $100 million lawsuit against Greenpeace USA that threatened the group's existence. Canadian logging giant Resolute Forest Products sued Greenpeace in the United States and Canada for defamation after the group exposed the company's irresponsible practices, part of a pattern of corporations attempting to use the burdens of the legal process to intimidate, exhaust and censor activists. Known as SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) lawsuits, they are increasingly being used by the rich and powerful to silence critics. We are joined by De…
(2023-05-04). Flood waters, torture: Demand Corcoran prisons be shut down. workers.org Banner at protest outside of Corcoran State Prison, February 2019. Oakland, California The big news coming out of California is about the flooding of the Central Valley where multi-million dollar agribusiness makes its money. Missing from this headline story is the imminent danger faced by over 8,000 incarcerated people at . . . |
(2023-05-04). Two Colombian Assassins of Prosecutor Pecci Sentenced to Prison. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Colombian Attorney General's Office sentenced brothers Ramon and Andres Perez-Hoyos to 25 years and six months in prison for planning and financing the assassination of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci. | RELATED: | The victim, one of the most important anti-mafia prosecutors in Paraguay, was assassinated on May 10, 2022 by hitmen on a jet ski. Pecci was attacked when he was on a beach on the island of Baru, c…
(2023-05-03). Israel agrees to ceasefire after bombing Gaza overnight, one Palestinian killed and five injured. peoplesdispatch.org Israel started bombing the besieged Palestinian territory after Hamas and Islamic Jihad launched rockets inside Israel following the death of Khader Adnan. Adnan, an administrative detainee, was on a hunger strike in prison for 87 days…
(2023-05-03). A Texas Prison Guard Placed a Woman in Isolation for Talking About Abortion. scheerpost.com Legal experts told The Nation it's not illegal. But that didn't stop one guard from moving a woman to extreme isolation after sharing sexual health information.