(2023-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Says He's the Target of Federal Criminal Probe of Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election, Michigan Attorney General Charges 16 GOP "Fake Electors" with Felonies, Chinese Coal Consumption Hits Record High as Temperatures Soar, Floodwaters Lap Walls of India's Taj Mahal; Heat Index in Iran Tops 150 ∞F, Wildfires Erupt in Greece as Europe Swelters in Record Heat, ACLU Asks Court to Release Children from Angola Prison as Heat Index Tops 130 ∞, Whistleblower Says Texas Officers Were Ordered to Push Migrant Children into Rio Grande, ICC to Probe Reports of Ethnic Cleansing in Darfur…
(2023-07-20). Ten years too long: End offshore detention. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-19). Patriarchy and the origins of women's oppression. mronline.org 
Any vision of a world beyond capitalism involves the liberation of women from oppression, exploitation and discrimination. But just because we might have been able to win revolutionary social change, it does not mean that equal economic, social and cultural rights will be automatic for women.
(2023-07-19). West Virginia Rally Condemns Jail Deaths. popularresistance.org Beckley, West Virginia – Nearly 100 prison abolitionists and family members of jailhouse murder victims rallied in Beckley on July 15 to raise awareness of the growing number of deaths in jails throughout West Virginia. In the last couple of years, the deaths have become epidemic, with dozens of incarcerated workers murdered at the hands of guards throughout the state. | Appropriately dubbed "Handcuffs Shouldn't Kill You," the event was organized by the West Virginia Poor People's Campaign and co-sponsored by the West Virginia American Civil Liberties Union and the Beckley chapter of the NAACP. Community and unio…
(2023-07-20). New York City to Pay $13 Million to George Floyd Protesters. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the New York City Hall agreed to pay compensation of US$13.7 to 1,380 protesters who were affected by the illegal tactics used by the Police during the repression of anti-racist protests that occurred between May 28 and June 4, 2020. | RELATED: | More specifically, New York City will pay US$9,950 to each of the citizens who filed a class action lawsuit for violation of constitutional rights against the Police. | In the paym…
(2023-07-19). Generative AI lawsuits pile up. america.cgtn.com 
The lawsuits are stacking up against Artificial Intelligence. Over the past year, numerous cases, some involving celebrities, have involved claims that tech companies inappropriately used unauthorized data to train their AI systems. CGTN's Mark Niu shares more.
(2023-07-20). Sierra Club Workers Challenge Leadership's Greenwashing 'Apartheid Tours'. mintpressnews.com 
In June, members of the Sierra Club unit of the Progressive Workers Union (PWU) passed a resolution pledging solidarity with the Palestinian people as the environmental organization pushes forward with its planned trips to Israel. | The workers' resolution puts its words into action by ensuring union funds aren't investing in Israel's settler enterprise and contributing to the oppression of Palestinians. It also calls for establishing a Palestine solidarity committee to foster relationships with Palestinian-led organizations and help educate members on the connections between Palestine and Indigenous struggles in…
(2023-07-19). Only 9 House Reps Vote Against Resolution Denying Israeli Apartheid. truthout.org The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution vowing perpetual allyship with Israel and denying the country's apartheid against Palestinians on Tuesday night, just days after Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) criticized Israel's violent oppression and far right regime over the weekend. The legislation, which states that "Israel is not a racist or apartheid state" despite mountains of evidence and… |
(2023-07-20). Heat wave: Texas prison officials are murderers. workers.org 
Mother of Jon Anthony Southards holds pictures of her son who died in 121 heat, at a press conference at Texas Capitol, July 18, 2023. Houston Prisoners are dying almost every day in Texas due to the extreme heat. They are dying in cells, dorms, fields, factories and kitchens. The . . . |
(2023-07-20). French MPs to vote on Bill that would allow police to spy through phones. mronline.org 
The proposed law specifies that the procedure can be executed "without the knowledge or consent of its owner or possessor," but is limited to suspects involved in terrorism, organised crime and other illegal activities punishable by five or more years in prison.
(2023-07-20). Headlines for July 20, 2023. democracynow.org More Temperature Records Fall as U.S. Heat Wave Intensifies, Migrants Face Intense Heat in Mexico as They Wait to Apply for Asylum at U.S. Border, Receding Floodwaters in Northern India Prompt Warnings over Waterborne Diseases, Russia Bombards Ukraine's Black Sea Ports and Threatens Cargo Ships, Kenyan Police Crack Down as Protesters Rally Against Tax Hikes and Inflation, Taliban Guards Attack Women Protesting Closure of Beauty Parlors and Salons, Iraqis Storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad to Protest Qur'an Burning in Stockholm, Egyptian President Pardons Rights Researcher and Lawyer for Political Prison…
(2023-07-20). Community Gathers in Bremerton, WA for Puget Sound Prisoner Support Benefit for June 11th. itsgoingdown.org 
Report on recent June 11th benefit event for Puget Sound Prisoner Support in so-called Bremerton, Washington. On June 9th, comrades from across the Pacific Northwest came together for a benefit show and zine fair in honor of June 11th, a day set aside to stand in unity with those who have taken up the fight…
(2023-07-19). "Prisoners are alive but without life" electronicintifada.net Yusri Atiya al-Masri is free after two decades in Israeli prison, but he still struggles with the consequences of years of medical neglect.
(2023-07-19). Chilean court gives the all-clear to new white-collar crime act. plenglish.com By vast majority, TC ¥s members concluded that the new Act is in line with current Constitution, so there is no reason to modify the text approved by the National Congress on May 16. | Therefore, TC's ministers dismissed the claims of big business, represented by the Confederation of Production and Commerce (CPC), which challenged the initiative under the claim of alleged violations to the Constitution. | The act extends fines and imprisonment for banking and tax crimes, embezzlement of public funds and money laundering. | This new resolution is aimed at craqcking down on corruption and illicit enrichment; su…
(2023-07-19). Kids Are Being Kept in Solitary Confinement, Former Death Row Unit With No AC. truthout.org Children incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola prison have been locked in windowless cells for nearly 24 hours a day without air conditioning as heat indexes in the area reach up to 133 degrees. The youth, almost all of whom are Black, are being detained in the former death row building of the nation's largest adult maximum security prison, according to the American Civil… |
(2023-07-19). Solidarity Campaign for the Freedom and Defense of Puente Madera. itsgoingdown.org Call for solidarity with the Binnizá community of Puente Madera, San Blas Atempa, Oaxaca, facing state repression for the defense of their communal lands. On July 20, 2023, another court hearing will be held in the case of our compañero, David Hernández Salazar. He has been accused of several fabricated crimes seeking to imprison him…