(2023-10-06). International Uproar Following Mass Raids And Arrest Of Indian Journalists. popularresistance.org In the hours following the raids of over 100 journalists affiliated with Indian leftist outlet Newsclick, international outlet Peoples Dispatch, and Tricontinental Research Services, and the detention of around 50, leading academics and journalists from across the world have expressed solidarity and outrage. | The coordinated repressive action was carried out as part of an investigation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, a draconian law which has been widely criticized by human rights organizations in India and internationally as it undermines civil liberties and rights. Newsclick editor-in-chief Pra…
(2023-10-06). Escalating struggle in the occupation prisons: Administrative detainees conduct solidarity strike with Kayed Fasfous as Ben Gvir raids Gilboa prison. samidoun.net 
The Palestinian prisoners' movement is continuing to resist occupation attacks behid bars as Kayed Fasfous enters his 65th day on hunger strike. On Thursday, 5 October, the Israeli occupation's Ofer military court yet again rejected Kayed Fasfous' appeal against his administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial, even as his health has continued to deteriorate. …
(2023-10-05). United States: End detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy, UN experts say. mronline.org 
Saab was appointed as a Special Envoy by the Government of Venezuela in April 2018 to undertake official missions in Iran to secure humanitarian deliveries to Venezuela, including of food and medicine.
(2023-10-05). Why Is the US Taking So Long to Close Guantánamo? truthout.org For 18 years, I've been writing articles for TomDispatch on the never-ending story of the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility. And here's my ultimate takeaway (for the moment): 21 years after that grim offshore prison of injustice was set up in Cuba in response to the 9/11 attacks and the capture of figures supposedly linked to them, and despite the expressed desire of three presidents — George W. |
(2023-10-05). United States: End Detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy, UN Experts Say. globalresearch.ca
(2023-10-05). Palestinian administrative detainees launch solidarity hunger strike amid concerns over health of Kayed al-Fasfous. peoplesdispatch.org Palestinians held under illegal and arbitrary administrative detention across Israeli jails carried out a one-day hunger strike on October 4, in solidarity with fellow detainee Kayed al-Fasfous. 34-year-old Fasfous entered his 63rd day on hunger strike on Wednesday in protest of his continued detention by the Israeli occupation, amid growing concerns over his physical and mental health. | In a statement on October 3, the National Committee for the Prisoners' Movement stated, "After our bitter experience in the assassination of the heroic martyr, Khader Adnan… the prisoners' movement of all kinds and in all pris…
(2023-10-05). Familiares presentan recursos para liberar detenidos en El Salvador. telesurtv.net De todos los detenidos documentados, solo uno fue indultado por problemas de salud, mientras de los demás no se ha recibido respuesta por parte del Gobierno de Bukele.
(2023-10-06). Past Time to End the Persecution of Julian Assange. counterpunch.org It's long past time for the U.S. and U.K. to free Julian Assange. His flagrantly unjust incarceration is a global scandal, and the world is quite upset about it. Indeed, on September 19 at the United Nations, heads of state denounced this phony prosecution for the fraud and subterfuge it is — an assault on
(2023-10-06). As Fraud Trial Gets Underway, Trump Tries to Provoke Judge to Jail Him: David Cay Johnston. democracynow.org 
We get an update on Donald Trump's civil fraud trial with Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston. New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to fine Trump $250 million and is asking for a permanent ban on Trump family members running a business in New York. The outcome of the trial could put the future of the Trump Organization in jeopardy. Trump himself has already been barred from posting or speaking publicly about the trial after his public comments about James, which she described as "race-baiting," and about Judge Arthur Engoron. Johnston, the author of thr…
(2023-10-06). Medical Students & Survivors Demand Columbia U. Notify All Patients of Jailed OB-GYN Sex Abuse Record. democracynow.org 
On Wednesday, hundreds of medical students and sexual assault survivors of former university obstetrician Robert Hadden protested at Columbia University's campus calling for accountability during the inauguration ceremony of the university's first woman president. We speak with medical students and survivors demanding Columbia take action to notify all former patients of Hadden about his previous sexual assault convictions by the November 23 deadline of New York's Adult Survivors Act. "Wouldn't you want to know if your OB-GYN had sexually assaulted 500 other patients?" asks survivor…
(2023-10-06). 300+ More Sex Abuse Survivors Sue Columbia U. & Jailed OB-GYN Robert Hadden. democracynow.org 
We speak to the attorney suing Columbia University and its affiliated hospitals on behalf of some 300 more patients who say they were sexually assaulted by former Columbia University obstetrician Robert Hadden over two decades while Columbia shielded the sexual predator. Anthony T. DiPietro filed a new lawsuit against the university and its affiliated hospitals earlier this week. "Columbia knew from the beginning," DiPietro says of Hadden's abuse and its subsequent cover-up. Survivors, he continues, "shouldn't be having to carry this burden around with them for their entire lives.…
(2023-10-06). Woman, Life, Freedom: Narges Mohammadi, Imprisoned Iranian Activist, Awarded 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. democracynow.org 
Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her work fighting against women's oppression in Iran. Mohammadi will not be able to personally receive the prize because she is currently incarcerated in Iran for her protest activities. To share more about Mohammadi, the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement and the potential impact of the Nobel on Mohammadi's imprisonment, we speak with Negar Mortazavi, an Iranian American journalist, host of The Iran Podcast and senior fellow at the Center for International Policy.
(2023-10-06). The Mind-Breakers: the Case of Ramzi Bin al-Shibh. counterpunch.org On the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Pakistani ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) forces raided several houses in Karachi, hunting for suspected members of Al Qaeda. In one of the incursions, the Pakistanis captured a young Yemeni man named Ramzi bin Al-Shibh. Three days later, the Pakistanis turned Bin al-Shibh and Hassan bin Attash, a 17-year-old Saudi, over to the CIA, who renditioned the pair into what was known as the Dark Prison outside Kabul, where, according to an account Bin al-Shibh later gave to the International Red Cross, he was stripped of his clothes, denied food and water and kept shackled…
(2023-10-05). California "Game Breeders" Who Hold Native Wildlife Captive. indybay.org The following businesses profit from imprisoning thousands of Pheasants, Ducks, Doves, Pigeons, Partridges, Quail, Turkey, and Geese.
(2023-10-05). As a Black Woman Accused of Killing a White Man, I Was Never Innocent Until Proven Guilty. scheerpost.com 
(2023-10-05). As Incarcerated Women, We're Subjected to State Rape. scheerpost.com 
(2023-10-05). Joint Statement: We Denounce UN Security Council's Approval to Send a Kenya-led Mission to Haiti. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is one of many signatories to the statement below, issued by the Black Alliance for Peace: WE DENOUNCE UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL TO SEND A KENYA-LED MISSION TO HAITI We, the undersigned, strongly condemn the decision by the United States and its allies to deploy a foreign military force to …
(2023-10-05). Musaab Abu Atta speaks to "Palestine Today" about political bans in Germany. samidoun.net 
Musaab Abu Atta, a leading member of Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, spoke to "Palestine Today" TV today during their news update, speaking about the political repression he and his comrades are facing in Germany. The Berlin immigration office imposed a comprehensive political ban …
(2023-10-05). Israel blocks families from burying dead prisoners. electronicintifada.net Policy of withholding bodies worsens grief.