(2024-08-11). Zimbabwe: Arbitrary detention and alleged torture of Namatai Kwekweza, Robson Chere and Samuel Gwenzi. fidh.org
(2024-08-11). Tunisia: Kais Saied and two other candidates cleared to run in presidential race. middleeasteye.net 
Tunisia: Kais Saied and two other candidates cleared to run in presidential race | Tunisian authorities have been accused of using arbitrary detentions and administrative hurdles to secure Saied's re-election | | A supporter of Tunisian President Kais Saied holds a poster with his image under a la…
(2024-08-10). Palestinian detainees held arbitrarily and secretly, subjected to torture and mistreatment. ohchr.org The UN Human Rights Office published a report on arbitrary, prolonged and incommunicado detention by Israeli authorities.
(2024-08-10). Zimbabwe: Arbitrary detention and alleged torture of Namatai Kwekweza, Robson Chere and Samuel Gwenzi. fidh.org
(2024-08-10). Correspondence] Lancet Commissions must challenge colonial knowledge hegemony. thelancet.com A recent Correspondence highlighted the well known fact that the O'Neill—Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health was launched in Mexico without including any of the Commissioners based there or elsewhere in Latin America.1 However, the authors conflate such an omission with the potential to perpetuate power imbalances in global health and propose a symbolic (tokenising) reparation as an inclusive approach. If colonising enterprises were designed to engage (subjugate) us all, the decolonising project should concern (empower) us all.
(2024-08-11). 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.
(2024-08-11). One Year Out, Jailed Imran Khan Is Pakistan's Choice; Repression Could Halt Comeback. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-10). 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.
(2024-08-10). Who is Pavel Rubtsov, the journalist released in Russia-West prisoner swap? aljazeera.com Dual Russian-Spanish citizen was greeted by President Putin last week after spending years in a Polish jail.
(2024-08-11). New Lawsuit Takes Canary Mission To Court Under Anti-Doxxing Law. popularresistance.org It seems like Canary Mission, the shadowy pro-Israel doxxing operation that has targeted pro-Palestinian voices for nearly a decade, will finally have its day in court. Last month, the Chicago chapter of the Council On American Islamic Relations (CAIR Chicago) filed a landmark federal lawsuit against the blacklisting website—it is the first time Canary Mission has been sued. | CAIR Chicago is representing Kinza Khan, a 34-year-old Pakistani woman who was doxxed after a tense encounter with Wayne Levinson, who is named alongside Canary Mission a co-defendant in the complaint. In November, Khan and her friend…
(2024-08-10). Landmark Lawsuit Takes Canary Mission to Court for Doxxing Palestine Advocates. truthout.org It seems like Canary Mission, the shadowy pro-Israel doxxing operation that has targeted pro-Palestinian voices for nearly a decade, will finally have its day in court. Last month, the Chicago chapter of the Council On American Islamic Relations (CAIR Chicago) filed a landmark federal lawsuit against the blacklisting website — it is the first time Canary Mission has been sued. |
(2024-08-10). As Texas Antifascist Found "Not Guilty," Billionaire GOP Mega-Donor Reportedly Bankrolling Lawsuit for Fascist, Anti-Semitic Group. itsgoingdown.org 
On Thursday, August 8th, Chris "Big Tex," was found not guilty by a jury in a criminal trial on charges of "assault on a police officer," following a mobilization in the spring of 2023 in defense of a drag event at a brewery in Fort Worth, Texas in response to threats from fascist groups. In…
(2024-08-10). Maui grassroots relief efforts continue one year after fire. america.cgtn.com 
It's been one year since the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina burned to the ground killing more than a hundred people on the U.S. island of Maui. The exact cause of the fire still remains under investigation. The state's governor last week announced a $4 billion settlement resolving hundreds of lawsuits filed by individuals and businesses. It comes at a time when many families are still dependent on basic needs like food and medicine. | Our correspondent Ediz Tiyansan has visited a community donation center outside of Lahaina on the island of Maui.
(2024-08-11). Prisoner groups say 10,000 Palestinians arrested in WB since Oct. newarab.com 
A joint statement published on Saturday by the Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners Club added that Israeli forces have arrested at leas…
(2024-08-11). US charges former Syria prison chief with immigration fraud. newarab.com 
The United States has brought criminal charges against the former head of a notorious Samir Ousman Al-Sheikh, 72, oversaw severe physical abuse of inmates while head of the
(2024-08-11). Dismantle Damon: Free the ReSisters! samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network endorses the new campaign, Dismantle Damon: Free the ReSisters! We urge all to follow the campaign at instagram.com/dismantle_damon, join in campaign activities and share news and materials widely! DISMANTLE DAMON : FREE THE RESISTERS! August 3, the International Day in Solidarity with Gaza and the Prisoners, marks 300 days since …
(2024-08-11). India: End human rights defender and journalist Irfan Mehraj's 500-day imprisonment. fidh.org
(2024-08-10). Horrific Rape Crimes in Israeli Prisons Documented in New Report. scheerpost.com 
(2024-08-10). Prisoner groups say 10,000 Palestinians arrested in WB since Oct. newarab.com A joint statement published on Saturday by the Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners Club added that Israeli forces have arrested at leas…
(2024-08-10). Israeli strike on Gaza school kills more than 100 people as they pray. imemc.org 
IsraelPalestineNews: Israel drops 6,000 pounds of bombs on Gaza school; US poised to send Israel $3.5 billion, including to extremist battalion; two more journalists killed; waiting for "inevitable" polio outbreak as Israel blocks vaccines; new possible war crime revealed; more displacement; water and sanitation systems in shambles; more on Israeli torture of Palestinian prisoners — …
(2024-08-10). Army Abducts 40 Palestinians In West Bank. imemc.org 
The Palestinian Detainees' Committee and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society said in a joint statement that Israeli soldiers abducted, in less than two days, at least 40 Palestinians, including children and former political prisoners. The statement revealed that the abductions were carried out during massive and violent invasions, especially of homes, in various parts of the …
(2024-08-10). US charges former Syria prison chief with immigration fraud. newarab.com The United States has brought criminal charges against the former head of a notorious Samir Ousman Al-Sheikh, 72, oversaw severe physical abuse of inmates while head of the
(2024-08-10). AAP's Sisodia calls upon people to fight against 'dictatorship'. muslimmirror.com NEW DELHI : AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Saturday called upon party workers and people to fight against "tyranny" in the country and said if all opposition parties stand united against "dictatorship", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will come out of prison within 24 hours. Addressing AAP workers at the party headquarters here a day …
(2024-08-10). AAP's Sisodia calls upon people to fight against 'dictatorship'. muslimmirror.com NEW DELHI : AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Saturday called upon party workers and people to fight against "tyranny" in the country and said if all opposition parties stand united against "dictatorship", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will come out of prison within 24 hours. Addressing AAP workers at the party headquarters here a day …
(2024-08-10). Opponents of Putin's Ukraine war swapped for FSB assassin. themilitant.com In the largest U.S.-Russia prisoner exchange since the Cold War, 24 prisoners flown in from seven countries were swapped at a Turkish airport Aug. 1. | While Washington and its allies released one of Vladimir Putin KGB-styled regime's most notorious assassins, those released by Moscow included Russians imprisoned for speaking out against Putin's murderous war in Ukraine and a well-known U.S. reporter for the Wall Street Journal. The governments of Germany, Poland, Norway, Slovenia and the U.S. released eight people, including several alleged Russian spies. Moscow and the regime in Belarus released 16. | Three fre…
(2024-08-10). 1952: Cuban farmworkers in a fight get help from Fidel Castro. themilitant.com Earlier this year the Militant received a letter from Javier Perdomo, one of the millions of working people caught up by the "enormous machine for grinding people up" that is the U.S. criminal "justice" system. That quote comes from Ramón Labañino, one of the five Cuban revolutionaries framed up by the FBI in 1998 for monitoring counterrevolutionary groups that operate in Florida and carry out attacks against Cuba. | Perdomo wrote about receiving the socialist newsweekly in the Florida prison where he is incarcerated. "I am grateful an issue of the paper fell into my hands. It spoke about Che, Fidel, and the work…
(2024-08-10). Cuban Five: Example of dignity, respect inside US prisons. themilitant.com
(2024-08-10). India: End human rights defender and journalist Irfan Mehraj's 500-day imprisonment. fidh.org
(2024-08-10). "I'm speaking now": Kamala Harris denounces anti-genocide protesters at Detroit rally. wsws.org Harris' refusal to engage with the protesters confirms that war abroad and suppression of democratic rights domestically is not just the individual policy choice of "Genocide Joe," but the shared class policy of both capitalist parties.
(2024-08-10). Correspondence] The battle against paediatric HIV is far from over — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We want to thank Philippe Van de Perre and Thorkild Tylleskà§r for their Correspondence in response to our Seminar on HIV.1 We agree with Van de Perre and Tylleskà§r that there are substantial barriers on the path to elimination of HIV among children and that they have received less attention. Although new infections among children younger than 15 years have substantially declined, progress along the care continuum persists behind that of adults. As of 2022, only 63% of all children living with HIV knew their HIV status, 57% had started antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 46% had reached viral suppression…