(2024-06-04). Israeli conscientious objector Sofia Orr exempted from military service. Tal Mitnick and Ben Arad still in prison. pressenza.com Israeli conscientious objector Sofia Orr was exempted from service in the Israeli army after 85 days in military prison; Tal Mitnick was tried for a 5th prison sentence of 35 days, amounting to 185 in military prison | Last week, 18-year-old Sofia Orr, who refused to enlist last February, was released by the army's Conscientious Objection Committee. The same committee did not release refuser Tal Mitnick, who was first tried in December 2023. Ben Arad, another Mesarvot network activist, has served 50 days in prison until now. | Sofia Orr said after her exemption: "I was released from prison, but this horrific war…
(2024-06-04). French court sentences three officials close to Bashar al-Assad to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity. fidh.org The Paris Criminal Court has found three high-ranking Syrian officials guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes committed against two French-Syrians, Patrick and Mazzen Dabbagh.
Paris, 24 May 2024 – Ali Mamlouk, Jamil Hassan and Abdel Salam Mahmoud have been sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in imprisonment, torture, enforced disappearance and murder constituting crimes against humanity — as well as for confiscation of property, qualified as war crimes. (…) | – |
(2024-06-04). Lawsuit Challenges California Highway Expansion Project. indybay.org Draft Environmental Impact Report Obscures True Harms of Project…
(2024-06-04). Jailed Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh wins Khadoor Sahib. muslimmirror.com Amritpal Singh, a jailed Khalistani separatist, won the Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat in Punjab on Tuesday, defeating Congress' Kulbir Singh Zira by over 1.5 lakh votes, according to the Election Commission. Singh, running as an Independent candidate, is the chief of 'Waris Punjab De' and is currently incarcerated in Dibrugarh jail in Assam under …
(2024-06-04). Jailed politician Abdul Rashid defeats Ex-CM Omar Abdullah in Baramulla. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff In a stunning political upset, Abdul Rashid, a politician currently lodged in Tihar Jail on terror funding charges, defeated former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah from Baramulla in the latest elections. Rashid's unexpected victory has sent shockwaves through the political landscape, signaling deep dissatisfaction among Kashmiris with both state and central governments. …
(2024-06-04). International support to free Bogdan Syrotiuk continues to grow. wsws.org The WSWS continues to receive submissions from all over the world in support of the campaign to free imprisoned Ukrainian Trotskyist Bogdan Syrotiuk.
(2024-06-04). Biden administration files antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster. wsws.org Having allowed Live Nation to grow to elephantine proportions, US authorities are now criticizing the company for engaging in the monopolistic practices that such growth encourages.
(2024-06-04). Tajikistan: Two-year anniversary of the arrest of human rights defender Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov. fidh.org For two years, Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov, lawyer and human rights defender in Tajikistan, has been arbitrarily detained and serving a 16-year prison sentence in reprisal for his human rights work. Six human rights organisations, including OMCT and FIDH in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call for his immediate release.
29 May 2024- Yesterday marks the sad anniversary of the arrest of lawyer and human rights defender Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov in (…) | – |