(2024-01-24). The Importance of Defending the Free Speech Rights of Pro-Palestinian Students in Florida. aclu.org 
Like everyone else, college students have a First Amendment right to express their political opinions and advocate for the causes they believe in. Universities have long served as hotbeds for students to exercise these rights, providing opportunities for them to encounter diverse perspectives and broaden their understanding‚ÄØof themselves and the world. | Recent actions by Florida officials violate the First Amendment and pose a threat to these freedoms. In October 2023, Florida State University System Chancellor Ray Rodrigues, together with Gov. Ron DeSantis, ordered public universities in…
(2024-01-25). Show your support for Ant Smith. workers.org 
Smith speaking during a march for police abolition in Philadelphia, June 28, 2016. Philadelphia Since 2015, Anthony (Ant) Smith has been a prominent organizer of the Black Lives Matter movement in Philadelphia, helping to organize the Racial Economic and Legal Justice (REAL Justice) coalition. He has led countless marches against . . . |
(2024-01-25). Rosa Louise McCauley Parks – Speech 1965 – Alabama Freedom March – Selma to Montgomery. indybay.org 24th Annual, California Rosa Parks Day, continues the journey to share a more authentic life legacy of the Mother of the US Civil Rights Movement as "Patron Saint" of the Women's Political Council of Montgomery, Alabama and much more…
(2024-01-24). EPA Can't Enforce Civil Rights Protections, Trump-Appointed Judge Rules. truthout.org A ruling in Louisiana by a federal judge appointed by former Republican President Donald Trump will make it even harder for communities to fight environmental racism and the establishment of "sacrifice zones," said one advocacy group on Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge James Cain, Jr., appointed in 2018, ruled in favor of Louisiana eight months after GOP Attorney General Jeff Landry sued the… |
(2024-01-25). Is Antisemitism 'Rampant' at Harvard? The Closer You Look, the Less You See. counterpunch.org 
"Harvard sued for violating Jewish students' civil rights, allowing 'antisemitism cancer' to grow on campus." "Jewish students file federal discrimination suit against Harvard, accuse Ivy of 'enabling antisemitism'" "Harvard is sued by Jewish students over 'rampant' antisemitism on campus" Students Against Antisemitism, Inc. has sued Harvard University for allegedly violating Title VI of the Civil
(2024-01-24). Australian government reactivates "Pacific Solution" anti-refugee regime. wsws.org The Labor government has reopened the detention camp on the tiny remote island of Nauru and also begun deporting the detainees to the countries they fled.
(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.
(2024-01-25). The Prison Industry in the United States: Big Business or a New Form of Slavery? globalresearch.ca This incisive and carefully researched article was first published by Global Research more than 15 years ago in March 2008. | *** | Things have got worse since 2008. African-Americans and Latinos are routinely the victims of arbitrary arrest, incarceration and inhumane …
(2024-01-25). Trans People in Utah Could Face 6 Months in Jail for Bathroom Use Under New Bill. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-24). In Assange's Darkest Hour, Committee To Protect Journalists Excludes Him. popularresistance.org 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 was set in 2022. | The 2023 census takes on greater significance given the Israeli government's war on Gaza and the military attacks and crackdown on Palestinian journalists. Seventeen journalists were jailed by Israel, the "highest number of arrests" since CPJ began tracking arrests in 1992. It is the first time th…
(2024-01-25). South Africa expects ICJ judgment on Israeli genocide in Gaza on Friday: Report. presstv.ir The lawsuit filed by South Africa says Israel's actions in besieged Gaza are "genocidal."
(2024-01-24). US Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Silence Palestinian Rights Advocacy. popularresistance.org Free speech defenders welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to take up a lawsuit that outlandishly claimed a civil society group provided "material support" for terrorism by advocating for Palestinian human rights. | The Supreme Court's punting of Jewish National Fund v. U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights—which comes over three months into Israel's war on the Gaza Strip—marks the third consecutive time a federal court has dismissed the case, which USCPR said casts "collective activism and expression of solidarity as unlawful." | In the case's first dismissal in March 2021, a federal judge said t…
(2024-01-24). U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Silence Palestinian Human Rights Advocacy. globalresearch.ca January 22, 2024, Washington, D.C. — Today, a U.S.-based Palestinian rights organization prevailed when the Supreme Court refused to take up a lawsuit brought by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) and several U.S. citizens who live in Israel. Citing the …
(2024-01-24). Tribes Say SunZia Line Threatens San Pedro River, Sue To Stop Work. popularresistance.org Two Arizona tribes filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management for approving a high-voltage transmission line, alleging the government failed to account for historic and cultural sites through the line's San Pedro Valley route. | The Tohono O'odham Nation and the San Carlos Apache Tribe, along with Archaeology Southwest and the Center for Biological Diversity, filed the suit on Jan. 17 over the authorization of the SunZia transmission line. | The plaintiffs want a federal court to halt construction and require the BLM to comply with the law before continuing furth…
(2024-01-24). American oil trader sues UAE and its president over public relations 'smear campaign'. middleeasteye.net 
American oil trader sues UAE and its president over public relations 'smear campaign' | Hazim Nada is seeking $2.77bn in damages, accusing the UAE of damaging his reputation and falsely linking him to terrorism | Wed, 01/24/2024 – 21: 03 | UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan attending a meeting with Russia's president in Abu Dhabi, on 6 December 2023 (Sergei Savostyanov/AFP) | A lawsuit was filed…
(2024-01-24). War on Gaza: US court to hear lawsuit accusing Biden of failing to stop Gaza genocide. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: US court to hear lawsuit accusing Biden of failing to stop Gaza genocide | The hearing on Friday coinciding with the expected decision on South Africa's genocide case against Israel is being viewed by Palestinians as 'huge victory' | Wed, 01/24/2024 – 18: 38 | Pro-Palestinian demonstrators listen to speakers during the "March on Washington for Gaza" in Washington DC, on 13 Janua…
(2024-01-25). Palestinians are taking the Biden administration to court this week. mondoweiss.net 
The week, a federal court in Oakland will begin hearing arguments in a lawsuit accusing the Biden administration of failing to prevent a genocide in Gaza. The case could bring U.S. support for the Israeli assault on Gaza to a halt.
(2024-01-25). Why U.S. Talk of a "Revitalized" PA in Gaza is Code for Outsourced Oppression. libya360.wordpress.com Alice Speri Palestinian Authority security forces confront protesters against a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Jan. 10, 2024. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images Since Israel launched its assault on Gaza more than three months ago, U.S. officials have repeatedly spoken about returning postwar administrative…
(2024-01-25). A Prison Librarian's Efforts to Humanize the Stories of Incarcerated People. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-24). Russia Says Ukraine Shot Down Plane Carrying Ukrainian POWs. news.antiwar.com Russia said on Wednesday that Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian military transport plane over Russia's Belgorod Oblast, killing all 74 people onboard, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that its forces registered two anti-aircraft missiles fired from Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, which borders Belgorod, that hit the …
(2024-01-24). Low-Quality Schools Are a Double Punishment for Youth in Prison. scheerpost.com
(2024-01-24). Belgorod Plane Attack: Kiev Deliberately Shot Down Plane Carrying Its POWs, Moscow Says. dissidentvoice.org 
Kiev's forces knowingly downed a Russian plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war that crashed on Wednesday, killing all on board, in order to pin the attack on Moscow, the Defense Ministry has said, adding that Kiev had once again shown its "true colors". In a statement following the incident, the ministry revealed that a Russian IL-76 cargo plane had crashed in …
(2024-01-24). Drop the Charges: Justice for the Merrimack 3! samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network joins with many organizations in standing with the Merrimack 3 and demanding that New Hampshire officials drop all charges against these activists taking a stand against genocide. Please join us in signing on to the statement below at the link. The endorsing individuals and organizations resolutely stand with the Merrimack …
(2024-01-24). Iraq: 'Unlawful' mass executions resuming in country, warns rights group. middleeasteye.net 
Iraq: 'Unlawful' mass executions resuming in country, warns rights group | At least 150 people are at risk of imminent execution following convictions marred by corruption and torture | Wed, 01/24/2024 – 09: 24 | Torture, isolation from family and lawyers, and forced confessions are widespread in Iraqi prisons (Reuters/File) | At least 150 people are at risk of imminent "unlawful" executi…
(2024-01-25). Workers World hails South Africa's solidarity with Palestine. workers.org 
Free Palestine rally in Washington, DC, Jan. 13, 2024 A statue of Nelson Mandela, erected by the Palestinian people, stands in Ramallah, on the occupied West Bank, in recognition of his support for their struggle, as leader of the African National Congress. In 1990, after Manela's release from prison, he . . . |
(2024-01-25). Six Years On, Hassan Diab Recounts His Release from a French Prison in January 2018. dissidentvoice.org Dr. Hassan Diab was wrongfully extradited from Canada to France in 2014, for alleged involvement in a bombing outside a Paris synagogue in 1980. He spent more than three years in a French prison before investigative judges determined that there was no evidence linking him to the crime, and ordered his immediate and unconditional release. …
(2024-01-25). Kamau Becktemba — °Presente! workers.org 
Kamau Becktemba, at support protest for Mumia Abu-Jamal. Philadelphia Kamau Becktemba passed away Jan. 13 after a long illness. A well-known Black activist, Becktemba was present for decades at most events defending Mumia Abu-Jamal in Philadelphia. His vehicle was covered with Black Power and political prisoner placards and stickers and . . . |
