(2023-05-05). Showing Up to Protect the Right to Seek Asylum. aclu.org 
Every year, people, including families with small children, come to the U.S. seeking safety from violence and persecution. The U.S. is bound by both international and domestic laws — born out of the tragedies of World War II — to allow those with a "well-founded fear of persecution" on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group to apply for asylum. Yet over the last several decades, multiple administrations, guided by political rather than humanitarian considerations, have turned their backs on people fleeing persecution. As a r…
(2023-05-05). Why Fair Housing is Key to Systemic Equality. aclu.org Few fights are more pivotal to ending systemic inequality than the fight for
(2023-05-06). Take action: Tell Ontario NDP to apologize to Sarah Jama and stand in solidarity with detained Palestinians. samidoun.net 
Sign-on Action for Canada: Take one minute to send letter to the Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP) asking them to stop succumbing to the Israel lobby. Insist the ONDP apologize to Sarah Jama and the Palestinian community, and join the human rights community in condemning Israel's detention of Palestinians and its occupation, apartheid and colonial …
(2023-05-05). Trans People in FL May Soon Be Charged With Misdemeanor For Using the Bathroom. truthout.org The Florida legislature passed a transgender bathroom ban on Wednesday that would criminalize trans people for using the restroom or changing room of their choice. This ban applies to all government-owned buildings, which may include airports, convention centers, parks, beaches, and stadiums, in addition to state and local government buildings, schools, colleges, and detention centers. |
(2023-05-06). Palestinians Launch General Strike, Protests Over Adnan's Murder in Israeli Jail. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-05-05). In E. Jean Carroll's "Heroic" Rape Trial Against Trump, His Team Calls No Witnesses. Will He Testify? democracynow.org 
Former President Donald Trump's legal team rested its case Thursday in the rape, battery and defamation trial brought by writer E. Jean Carroll without calling a single witness. Carroll has accused Trump of raping her in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman in the 1990s. Carroll was able to file the case against Trump decades later because New York opened a one-year window on the statute of limitations for adult survivors of sexual assault. Trump says he may still ask to testify before jury deliberations are set to begin next week. The lawsuit against Trump is a major effort to counter the "long-standi…
(2023-05-06). Correspondence] A glimpse of light for Sudan's pressured health system amid military coup violations. thelancet.com As violent oppression of peaceful protesters in Sudan persists after the military takeover of power in a coup d'état in October, 2021, health-care professionals in the country continue to endure the distressing conditions of responding to mass casualties and handling serious and lethal gunshot injuries.
(2023-05-06). Assange letter to King details brutal conditions at Belmarsh Prison. wsws.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has written an open letter to King Charles III on the day of his coronation, calling attention to the appalling conditions in which he is being held in His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh.
(2023-05-06). Thursday 5/11: #HumanRights: Ending Solitary Confinement in Prisons and Centering Disability. indybay.org Livestream event…
(2023-05-06). Discover "Hidden Figures" California Slavery to Freedom Story – 2023 California Juneteenth. indybay.org Initial prisoners of War in the 15th Century and Trans Atlantic Trade in Human Cargo – Slavery in Alta California (1840-1875) the authentic story soon come alive near Murphy's Corral at the dawn of California's Bear Flag Revolt.
(2023-05-06). A Kingly Proposal: Letter From Julian Assange to King Charles III. scheerpost.com 
By Julian Assange / Declassified UK To His Majesty King Charles III, On the coronation of my liege, I thought it only fitting to extend a heartfelt invitation to you to commemorate this momentous occasion by visiting your very own kingdom within a kingdom: His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh. You will no doubt recall the wise …
(2023-05-06). Julian Assange invites King Charles III to visit Belmarsh prison. plenglish.com London, May 6 (Prensa Latina) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, held at His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh, urged King Charles III to visit the penitentiary institution after his coronation ceremony, which was attended by which 200,000 guests on Saturday.
(2023-05-06). Albanese 'Frustrated' With US Over Assange. popularresistance.org Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he has unequivocally stated his position to the United States that a diplomatic resolution of the case of Julian Assange must be made. | In his clearest statement yet about the fate of the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher, Albanese told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in an interview in London that he has told the U.S. Justice Department that Assange's case must come to an end. | "I continue to say in private what I said publicly as Labor leader and what I've said as Prime Minister, that enough is enough," Albanese told the ABC. "This needs to be brought to a…
(2023-05-05). Guilty: Four Proud Boys Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy for Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection. democracynow.org 
Four members of the far-right Proud Boys organization, including former leader Enrique Tarrio, were convicted Thursday of seditious conspiracy for trying to keep Donald Trump in office by force after his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden. The men could face decades in prison for their actions. A fifth defendant was found not guilty of seditious conspiracy but convicted on other charges. We look at the Proud Boys, their role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and where the extremist group goes from here, with HuffPost senior editor Andy Campbell, author of We Are Proud Boys: How a Right-Wing Street Gang…
(2023-05-05). Ukrainian crimes reported while Zelensky applauded in The Hague. infobrics.org Former German volunteer publishes book showing how Ukrainian troops kill prisoners of war on the battlefield.
(2023-05-05). Letters from incarcerated siblings. workers.org 
Dear Workers World staff, Hoping this note finds you well. Would you please sign me up to receive a subscription to Workers World? I admit that I don't agree with everything — or even most of — the progressive agenda. But I have always gotten along well with members of . . . |
(2023-05-05). George Floyd's Murder Reminds Us: Israel's Knee Sits on the Neck of Black America. mintpressnews.com 
As the three-year anniversary of George Floyd's death nears, David Miller investigates the campaign to silence critics of Israel's role in training American police on the violent tactics of suppression meted out on Black Americans.