(2024-08-03). Guinea: the verdict of victory for the victims of the 28 September 2009 massacre. fidh.org Former high-ranking officials sentenced to long prison terms for crimes against humanity. The trial of the 28 September 2009 massacre has just ended with a historic verdict welcomed by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), its member organisation in Guinea, the Organisation guinéenne de défense des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen (OGDH), and their partner the Association des victimes, parents et amis du 28 septembre 2009 (AVIPA) – the civil parties in the trial. The charges (…) | – | / |
(2024-08-03). Israel Is Never "Defending Itself", And The US Is Never "Defending Israel" caitlinjohnstone.com.au In the last few days Israel has assassinated leaders in multiple neighboring nations, assassinated multiple journalists, deliberately destroyed a water facility in Gaza during a polio outbreak, and had riots defending the right of IDF soldiers to rape Palestinian prisoners.
(2024-08-03). Palestinians in West Bank demand end of war in Gaza and fair treatment of prisoners. presstv.ir Hundreds of Palestinians marched in West Bank to call for an end of war in Gaza and fair treatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
(2024-08-03). Two Palestinians tortured to death at notorious Sde Teiman base. newarab.com 
Two Palestinians who were abducted by Israeli forces died from torture in detention, Palestinian rights groups and Gaza authorities confirmed on Thursday. | Shujaiya refugee camp resident Islam al-Sarsawi, 42, was taken by Israeli forces to the notorious Earlier reports had indicated al-Sarsawi's death, however the statement said recent informat…
(2024-08-03). Top Israeli security officials arrive in Cairo for prisoner-truce deal talks: Israeli Walla news website. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-08-03). Iran Abhors Torture of Palestinians in Israeli Prisons. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry lashed out at the Israeli regime for torturing Palestinians in prisons.
(2024-08-03). US prisoners land in Texas after huge swap in Turkey with Russia. newarab.com 
Journalist Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich, former
(2024-08-03). The Day the Handcuffs Came Off: From Death Row to Being Seen as Human. scheerpost.com 
By Kevin Cooper / Original to ScheerPost Kevin Cooper, incarcerated on San Quentin's death row for 39 years and still fighting to prove his innocence, has been moved to the California Health Care Facility in Stockton under Gov. Newsom's initiative to dismantle the expensive death row, move the incarcerated men to other state prisons and …
(2024-08-03). Journalists Must Report on Prisons — But We Need to Protect Incarcerated Sources. truthout.org I first encountered Ivan Kilgore in the spring of 2020. He was fighting a prison transfer, and the organization I was working for at the time, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC), was assisting in his legal case. As a content strategist, I put out a call for members of the organization's grassroots branch, All of Us or None, to write letters to the warden and governor demanding… |
(2024-08-03). Correspondence: Compiling facts for prisons' Grey Owls. workers.org 
Hi, my name is Anthony. I am currently incarcerated at SCI Forest, a Pennsylvania state prison. I am 59 years old. I am serving a Life Without Parole (LWOP) sentence, and I am reaching out to you for assistance. I have been here for nine years and being an elder . . . |
(2024-08-03). Chained and blindfolded: Nigerian journalist Segun Olatunji recounts his detention. Evelyn Okakwu
(2024-08-03). Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience. geo.tv 
Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests. — AFP
(2024-08-03). Take Action August 3: Join the International Day of Action for Gaza and the Prisoners. indybay.org We urge all organizations, movements, groups and activists to organize and act on August 3, to flood the streets, cities and capitals of the world for a free Palestine.
(2024-08-03). Energy Transfer Dumps Load of Documents in Case Against Greenpeace and Water Protectors. indybay.org STANDING ROCK, North Dakota — A new development has delayed the trial in the lawsuit filed by Energy Transfer against Greenpeace and Standing Rock water protectors. A "massive document dump" by Energy Transfer resulted in the delay, after the owner of Dakota Access Pipeline began issuing third party subpoenas to water protectors and the media, Greenpeace told Censored News.
(2024-08-03). Take Action August 3: Join the International Day of Action for Gaza and the Prisoners. indybay.org We urge all organizations, movements, groups and activists to organize and act on August 3, to flood the streets, cities and capitals of the world for a free Palestine.
(2024-08-03). Energy Transfer Dumps Load of Documents in Case Against Greenpeace and Water Protectors. indybay.org STANDING ROCK, North Dakota — A new development has delayed the trial in the lawsuit filed by Energy Transfer against Greenpeace and Standing Rock water protectors. A "massive document dump" by Energy Transfer resulted in the delay, after the owner of Dakota Access Pipeline began issuing third party subpoenas to water protectors and the media, Greenpeace told Censored News.
(2024-08-03). Ukraine Urges UN, Red Cross to Investigate Alleged POW Atrocities. devdiscourse.com Ukraine's human rights commissioner has called on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations to investigate a widely circulated image that allegedly depicts the killing and dismemberment of a Ukrainian prisoner-of-war by Russian forces. Dmytro Lubinets, the top human rights official in Ukraine, posted on Telegram saying that the image likely shows a Ukrainian POW with his head and limbs severed.
(2024-08-03). India: End human rights defender and journalist Irfan Mehraj's 500-day imprisonment. fidh.org
(2024-08-03). Russia: Human rights defender Oleg Orlov released. fidh.org On August 1, 2024, Oleg Orlov was released as part of a prisoner exchange after more than five months of arbitrary detention and years of judicial harassment. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) is deeply relieved by the news and welcomes the efforts of the countries that contributed to his release. The Observatory however recalls that he should never have been detained in the first place and calls on all other human rights defenders and political (…) | – |
(2024-08-03). Bangladesh: Arbitrary arrest and incommunicado detention of six anti-discrimination student movement organisers. fidh.org