MEE staff (2024-01-23). Gaza war divide hits New York public schools with new antisemitism and Islamophobia training. middleeasteye.net Gaza war divide hits New York public schools with new antisemitism and Islamophobia training | Students expressing pro-Palestinian views have been subjected to 'bullying, harassment, and disciplinary sanctions', according to ACLU | Tue, 01/23/2024 – 20: 13 | Students participate in a protest in support of Palestine and free speech outside of Columbia University campus in New York City, on 15 November (A…

Zane McNeill (2024-01-23). Democratic Senators Ask DOJ If Facial Recognition Tech Violates Civil Rights Act. truthout.org In a letter sent to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday, a group of Democratic senators demanded that the agency review how police use facial recognition and other biometric technologies and whether the use of such tools are in violation of federal civil rights laws. "We are concerned that the use of certain forms of biometric technology, such as facial recognition technology… |

albawaba (2024-01-22). Dexter Scott King, youngest son of MLK, dies of prostate cancer at 62. albawaba.com Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., passed away on Monday at the age of 62. He had been battling prostate cancer for several years and died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Malibu, California, with his wife by his side.King was born on January 30, 1961, in Atlanta, Georgia, and named after the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father was pastor before moving to the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. He was the third child of Dr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King and had two siblings: Martin Luther King III and Bernice King. He also had a p…

Associated Press (2024-01-22). Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62. whyy.org Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died Monday after battling prostate cancer. | The King Center in Atlanta, which Dexter King served as chairman, said the 62-year-old son of the civil rights icon died at his home in Malibu, California. His wife, Leah Weber King, said in a statement that he died "peacefully in his sleep." | The third of the Kings' four children, Dexter King was named for the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father first served as a pastor. He was just 7 years old when his father was assassinated in 1968. | As…

_____ (2024-01-22). Guantanamo: An Enduring Stain. transcend.org 11 Jan 2024 – The infamous U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay turns 22 today. Then Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld chimed in, "To be in an eight-by-eight cell in beautiful, sunny Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is not inhumane." Since then, 780 Muslim men and boys have been detained there; 30 still remain imprisoned today. The article also includes a list of books and films that I found very valuable.

Combined Sources (2024-01-22). Ukrainian communist youth leaders remain defiant after almost 700 days in prison. peoplesworld.org Since March 6, 2022, Mikhail and Aleksander Kononovich have been in detention in Ukraine, reportedly experiencing regular beatings and torture. The brothers are leaders of the youth wing of the Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU), which has been outlawed since 2014 by the government in Ukraine. The two were kidnapped and held by Ukrainian security …

presstv.ir (2024-01-23). Outspoken Egyptian journalist freed from Saudi jail after nearly one-year incarceration. presstv.ir An outspoken Egyptian journalist is freed from Saudi confinement after almost a year in jail.

M. Shahid Alam (2024-01-22). Postscripts on Israel: October 7 Surprise? counterpunch.org In the past, Hamas had tried to draw attention to the incarceration of 2.3 million Gazans by firing primitive, home-made rockets into Israeli territory. These rockets caused little damage; they did however force some Israelis to shelter in their basements. Always anxious to prevent inconvenience to Israel, the US Congress decided that American tax-payers should pay for Israel's Iron Dome, a missile defense system—the first of its kind—to intercept rockets and missiles in flight.

M. Shahid Alam (2024-01-22). Postscripts on Israel: October 7 Surprise? counterpunch.org In the past, Hamas had tried to draw attention to the incarceration of 2.3 million Gazans by firing primitive, home-made rockets into Israeli territory. These rockets caused little damage; they did however force some Israelis to shelter in their basements. Always anxious to prevent inconvenience to Israel, the US Congress decided that American tax-payers should pay for Israel's Iron Dome, a missile defense system—the first of its kind—to intercept rockets and missiles in flight.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Outspoken Egyptian journalist freed from Saudi jail after nearly one-year incarceration. presstv.ir An outspoken Egyptian journalist is freed from Saudi confinement after almost a year in jail.

Mansa Musa (2024-01-22). A prison librarian's efforts to humanize the stories of incarcerated people. therealnews.com The nightmarish reality of the prison industrial complex depends on a vast array of stereotypes and tropes about incarcerated people that have proliferated through our culture. From the myth of the 'superpredator' to other racist and anti-poor constructions of the prisoner, the real stories and lives of the human beings trapped in the prison system are obscured by a veil of assumptions propagated by the institutions and interests most invested in maintaining mass incarceration. Fred Winn, a former librarian, correctional officer, and case manager at California's Soledad Prison has attempted to peel back thi…

Editor (2024-01-23). Julian Assange Excluded From Jailed Journalist Index Again. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released its census report for 2023. Three hundred and twenty detained or imprisoned journalists were counted by the press freedom organization, as of December 1, 2023. As indicated, that number is not far from the record high of 360 jailed journalists that …

Staff (2024-01-22). Close to deadline, Bilkis Bano case convicts surrender, reach Godhra jail. muslimmirror.com GODHRA : All eleven convicts in the Bilkis Bano case surrendered before the Godhra sub-jail in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Sunday, 21 January, minutes before the deadline imposed by the Supreme Court ended. "All 11 convicts have surrendered before jail authorities late Sunday night," local Crime Branch inspector NL Desai told news agency PTI. This …

Zane McNeill (2024-01-22). Trans People in Utah Could Face 6 Months in Jail for Bathroom Use Under New Bill. truthout.org Three days into Utah's general session, the state's House of Representatives passed the country's first anti-trans bill of 2024. H.B. 257 would criminalize transgender people for using a bathroom that doesn't correspond with their birth certificate, end the legal recognition of trans people by redefining "sex" to exclude trans people, and bar local governments from enacting laws to protect trans… |

Julia Conley (2024-01-22). Exxon Sues to Stop Investors From Voting on Climate Resolution at Annual Meeting. truthout.org As the only major U.S. oil company that still hasn't set emissions-reduction targets for all of their operations and products, an activist shareholder group said Monday that ExxonMobil has likely seen "the writing on the wall" and is making a last-ditch effort to avoid new pollution requirements, leading it to file a lawsuit to stop investors from voting on a climate resolution at its next annual… |

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-22). 20,000 hit the streets of Brussels to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Leftists are demanding that the Belgian government impose a military embargo on Israel and support South Africa's lawsuit against Israel in the International Court of Justice.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-23). Francesca Albanese: "ICJ Case Opens a New Era Between the Global North and South" libya360.wordpress.com Alba Nabulsi Bethlehem Municipality employees raise a South African flag as a sign of appreciation for their lawsuit against Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, January 16, 2024. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-23). Israel Collapsing at All Levels, Committing Gravest Crimes Against Humanity: Palestinian Resistance. orinocotribune.com A senior member of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the Israel is collapsing at all levels as the regime is committing the most egregious crimes against humanity. | Ghazi Hamad, a member of Hamas' political bureau, made the statement on Sunday as he pointed to the latest developments regarding Israel's genocidal war against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip. | "The Zionist regime is collapsing by committing the biggest crimes against humanity at the internal, social, military and political levels and, today, has been brought to international courts," Hamad said, referring to lawsuits lodged by…

aljazeera (2024-01-22). Trump testimony in doubt as E Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit postponed. aljazeera.com The trial will be postponed for at least a day, but Trump's lawyers want it delayed until after New Hampshire's primary.

Brenda Norrell (2024-01-23). Double Exposure: Genocide in Residential Schools. Biden Genocide Case in U.S. Court. indybay.org The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada released new records from residential schools, essentially prisoner-of-war camps where Native children were the victims of genocide. At the same time, the Center for Constitutional Rights in the United States announced that its case of genocide in Palestine filed against President Biden begins in federal court in northern California next Friday.

Brenda Norrell (2024-01-22). Double Exposure: Genocide in Residential Schools. Biden Genocide Case in U.S. Court. indybay.org The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada released new records from residential schools, essentially prisoner-of-war camps where Native children were the victims of genocide. At the same time, the Center for Constitutional Rights in the United States announced that its case of genocide in Palestine filed against President Biden begins in federal court in northern California next Friday.

Editor (2024-01-22). Three California Lifers Serve Time for Murders They Didn't Commit. Is Relief Possible? scheerpost.com

Nick Pemberton (2024-01-22). Is Trump Inevitable? counterpunch.org "Kamala Harris was one of the main reasons that I voted for Trump. I could have never voted for someone that kept innocent people in prison just to pad their record." —YouTube commenter on video "Vice President Kamala Harris on the potential of running against Trump again." "Face it, Jerome get more time than Brandon"—Kanye

Nick Pemberton (2024-01-22). Is Trump Inevitable? counterpunch.org "Kamala Harris was one of the main reasons that I voted for Trump. I could have never voted for someone that kept innocent people in prison just to pad their record." —YouTube commenter on video "Vice President Kamala Harris on the potential of running against Trump again." "Face it, Jerome get more time than Brandon"—Kanye

WSWS (2024-01-22). Israeli military refuser vows to continue opposition to "war of revenge" despite new orders to report. wsws.org After being released from military prison last week, 18-year-old Tal Mitnick, the first public conscientious objector to the genocide in Gaza, vowed to continue his stand against mandatory military service.

Martin Armstrong (2024-01-22). The Fix Is In — Trump Goes to Prison. globalresearch.ca

scientists4palestine (2024-01-23). An update on the imprisonment of Prof. Barghouti. scientists4palestine.com Prof. Barghouti was forcefully taken from his home in the West Bank on October 23rd.

Staff (2024-01-23). Headlines for January 23, 2024. democracynow.org Axios: Israel Proposes 2-Month Ceasefire in Exchange for Remaining Hostages, A Quarter of Gaza Faces Catastrophic Hunger as Unrelenting Israeli Attacks Target Schools, Hospitals, Yemenis Defiant as U.S. and U.K Launch New Joint Strikes on 8 Houthi Targets, SEIU Becomes Largest U.S. Union to Call for Gaza Ceasefire, SCOTUS Rejects Case That Sought to Silence Palestinian Advocacy Group, SCOTUS Offers New Hope to Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip, Agrees to Hear His Appeal, SCOTUS Allows Biden Admin to Cut Down Razor Wire on Texas's Southern Border, New Hampshire Votes in Nation's First Primary of 2024,…

WSWS (2024-01-22). Israeli military refuser vows to continue opposition to "war of revenge" despite new orders to report. wsws.org After being released from military prison last week, 18-year-old Tal Mitnick, the first public conscientious objector to the genocide in Gaza, vowed to continue his stand against mandatory military service.

aljazeera (2024-01-22). Dutch court convicts Syria pro-gov't fighter on war crimes charges. aljazeera.com Mustafa A, 35, is sentenced to 12 years in prison for war crimes in Syria by a district court in The Hague.

ICRC (2024-01-22). Requests for information about people held during Spanish Civil War or Second World War. icrc.org