9 September 2023 Archives

Staff (2023-09-08). Protecting Free Speech and the Right to Learn in Florida. aclu.org In classrooms and educational spaces across our country, a coordinated attack on our students' right to learn is underway. Perhaps nowhere are those attacks more pronounced than in Florida, where state officials have led a coordinated effort to restrict free speech in classrooms under the guise of protecting children. | Last July, the "

WSWS (2023-09-09). Biden rejects medical treatment as part of a possible plea bargain for Guantanamo prisoners tortured by CIA. wsws.org The five men were abducted shortly after the 9/11 attacks under the pseudo-legal provisions of the "war on terror" legislation passed by Congress. This legislation sanctioned the "rendition" of "enemy combatants" anywhere in the world, including citizens of the US, and their indefinite detention, without formal charges or a trial, at CIA sites and military facilities, where they were subjected to "enhanced interrogation," i.e., torture.

ecns.cn (2023-09-09). Livestreamer detained for using drones to tail women. ecns.cn A livestreamer in Chongyang county, Hubei province, has been placed under a 10-day administrative detention and had his account suspended after using drones to invade the privacy of women on their way home, as reported by China Central Television on Wednesday.

Ed Holt (2023-09-09). World Report] Ukrainian medic prisoners of war speak out. thelancet.com Civil society groups say that the detention of medical personnel is probably a breach of the Geneva Conventions. Ed Holt reports.

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-09). Socialists slam Queensland Labor for locking up children indefinitely. greenleft.org.au

ecns.cn (2023-09-08). Livestreamer detained for using drones to tail women. ecns.cn A livestreamer in Chongyang county, Hubei province, has been placed under a 10-day administrative detention and had his account suspended after using drones to invade the privacy of women on their way home, as reported by China Central Television on Wednesday.

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-08). Socialists slam Queensland Labor for locking up children indefinitely. greenleft.org.au

Mohammed Amin (2023-09-08). Sudan: Torture and sexual assault taking place in illegal detention centres. middleeasteye.net

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-08). Rights groups urge Egyptian government to release imprisoned political activist Mohamed Adel. peoplesdispatch.org After having already spent five years in pre-trial detention, Adel was sentenced this week to four years in prison on charges of spreading false news and involvement in an unlawful group, among others…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Moscow Blasts Arrest of Sputnik Armenia Reporter as Aimed at Harming Russia-Armenia Ties. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Forces that are interested in sowing hatred and fear between Armenia and Russia are behind the provocation involving the detention of Sputnik Armenia columnist Ashot Gevorgyan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

Richard Sanders (2023-09-08). UK Labour Party accused of discrimination over expulsion of Jewish members. middleeasteye.net UK Labour Party accused of discrimination over expulsion of Jewish members | Jewish members of the Labour Party are almost 13 times more likely to be expelled for supporting proscribed left-wing organisations than non-Jewish members, JVL claims | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 12: 12 | Demonstrators hold placards as they protest outside the headquarters of Britain's opposition Labour party in centr…

MEE staff (2023-09-08). Turkey: Crypto boss sentenced to over 11,000 years in jail over money laundering. middleeasteye.net Turkey: Crypto boss sentenced to over 11,000 years in jail over money laundering | Faruk Fatih Ozer was arrested in Albania last year after disappearing in 2021 along with millions of dollars of user assets | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 12: 49 | Faruk Fatih Ozer, head of cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, had been missing since 2021 after his company went offline before he was arrested in Albania last year (Screengr…

Staff (2023-09-08). Fulton County Jail: Shawndre Delmore Is 10th Person to Die at Notorious Facility So Far in 2023. democracynow.org We look at the dire conditions inside the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, where Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants were recently booked. Ten prisoners have now died in the jail's custody just this year — the latest on Sunday. Shawndre Delmore had been incarcerated pretrial for five months before he was found unresponsive in a cell on August 31. Delmore's family is demanding answers as to why a previously healthy 24-year-old would so suddenly suffer from cardiac arrest, and is calling for an immediate independent investigation into conditions at the jail, which is already under federal investig…

WSWS (2023-09-09). Federal judge orders Texas to remove floating barrier in Rio Grande, appellate court stays order. wsws.org On Wednesday, Federal District Judge David A. Ezra initially ordered Texas to remove the obstruction by September 15. However, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it could stay in place pending the lawsuit.

Sara Sneath (2023-09-08). Toxins from Marathon refinery fire leaked 15 hours before evacuation calledÔøº. nationofchange.org Documents reveal air monitoring detected carcinogens from burning petroleum; residents with respiratory issues file lawsuit.

Anonymous Contributor (2023-09-09). Help Support Anti-Authoritarian Efforts In Solidarity with Migrants in Chicago. itsgoingdown.org Announcing solidarity efforts in so-called Chicago to support migrants "becoming co-organizers within anti-oppression frameworks." We are a small group of Brown and Indigenous anti-authoritarians working with Tenants United in "Chicago" to support global south migrants who've been entering Chicago in rising numbers. The manufactured scarcity, statecraft, ruling class depredations, and arbitrary borders are turning Chicago…