(2024-01-10). Language Access is a Civil Right, For Both Children and Adults. aclu.org 
(2024-01-10). Thursday 1/11: San Francisco, Join ACLU NorCal and Oppose Proposition E. indybay.org
(2024-01-11). San Francisco: Vote No on Proposition E. indybay.org The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California opposes Proposition E, a measure on the March 2024 San Francisco ballot.
(2024-01-10). ICE May Get Its Largest Budget Ever, Signaling Surveillance Capitalism's Triumph. truthout.org Aided by electronic monitoring and data mining companies that extract, aggregate, and sell personal information from tens of thousands of private and public digital databases without the consent of individuals, the Biden administration is expanding the surveillance of immigrants to unprecedented levels — stifling dissent and political organizing and sowing fear among non-citizens and civil rights… |
(2024-01-11). Why won't Biden close Gitmo? responsiblestatecraft.org 
Today marks 22 years since the first set of detainees arrived at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. military base in Cuba. The camp, in the George W. Bush administration's telling, fell outside of the normal jurisdiction of federal courts and was thus free from pesky concerns like treating detainees humanely or charging them with crimes. | "Gitmo" quickly became a by-word for the worst excesses of the Global War on Terror, including torture and indefinite detention. By 2005, the New York Times editorial board
(2024-01-11). The Stubborn Legacy of America's Response to 9/11. counterpunch.org 
This week marks the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, the infamous prison on the island of Cuba designed to hold detainees from this country's Global War on Terror. It's an anniversary that's likely to go unnoticed, since these days you rarely hear about the war on terror — and
(2024-01-11). Guantanamo: An Enduring Stain. counterpunch.org 
The infamous U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay turns 22 this month. Its ugly history now spans an entire generation. For those who might not remember, on January 11, 2002, General Richard Myers described Guantanamo's first arrivals as "people that would gnaw hydraulic lines in the back of a C-17 to bring it down" and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld chimed in, "To be in an eight-by-eight cell in beautiful, sunny Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is not inhumane."
(2024-01-10). Migrant crisis deepens at inhumane Chicago shelters. liberationnews.org 
The current crisis is not caused by migrants or by existing homeless populations.
(2024-01-10). 215 bodies, known to the police, found in unmarked graves behind jail in Jackson, Mississippi. wsws.org The families of those buried in the pauper's field behind the Hinds County Penal Farm were never informed of the death of their loved ones.
(2024-01-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 96: Israel To Face Genocide Charges At ICJ. popularresistance.org Israeli officials are gearing up for the hearing in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) tomorrow after South Africa filed a lawsuit in December accusing Tel Aviv of committing genocidal actions against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. | The ICJ hearings will broadcast live on Thursday and Friday. Unrestrained U.S. backing of Israeli military actions and bombardment in Gaza has immunized Tel Aviv from any scrutiny under UN resolutions. | The ICJ ruling could end up as another international law that Israel does not respect. However, there is a high expectation for the Hague-based court to hold Israel accountabl…
(2024-01-11). BRICS member South Africa takes Zionism to court. informationclearinghouse.blog South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice marks a pivotal moment, challenging western impunity and seeking to restore international law. The lawsuit accuses Israel of genocide and aims to halt its military operations in Gaza. This groundbreaking legal action may herald a wave of similar litigations against Israel and its allies, promoting stability and common sense.
(2024-01-10). US-led 'War on Drugs' drives explosion of violence in Ecuador. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in The prison escapes of two criminal gang leaders in Ecuador has been linked to President Daniel Noboa's decision this week to declare a 60-day "state of emergency," but one human rights expert said Wednesday that the violence that's erupted in recent days—and Ecuador's explosion in violent crime in recent years—was made inevitable by the United States-…
(2024-01-11). Huda Ammori: Why I risked prison to shut Elbit down. thecommunists.org This article is reproduced from Declassified UK, with thanks. The video above shows footage of Palestine Action's successful campaign to close down Elbit's central London HQ. ***** During Israel's intensified genocide of the Palestinian people, I was sitting in the dock of a court facing 11 charges for disrupting the production of weapons used to …
(2024-01-11). Why I risked prison to shut Elbit down. mronline.org 
The co-founder of Palestine Action writes about her and fellow activists' acquittal by a UK court for attempting to close down the Israeli arms firm's operations in Britain.
(2024-01-11). Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers' imprisonment. devdiscourse.com Tens of thousands of opposition supporters massed outside Poland's parliament on Thursday to protest against the new government's changes to state media and the imprisonment of two former ministers convicted of abuse of power.
(2024-01-10). War Erupts Between Government of Ecuador and Drug Cartels. sonar21.com 
Ecuador at War with Drug Gangs | Ecuador, a major gateway for Colombian cocaine that is shipped to Mexico and Europe, is wracked by violence today as the foot soldiers of the traffickers attacked TV stations, prisons and the Presidential Palace. The spreading violence follows the prison escape of the leader of one of the Ecuador's president has declared a state of emergency after one of the country's most notorious gang leaders escaped from prison, followed by a violent uprising with…
(2024-01-10). Headlines for January 10, 2024. democracynow.org Antony Blinken Laments "Far Too Much Loss of Life" in Gaza as He Reasserts U.S. Support for Israel, San Francisco; Bridgeport, CT; Albany Are Latest U.S. Municipalities to Pass Ceasefire Resolutions, Constituents of Reps. Katherine Clark, Elise Stefanik Accuse Lawmakers of Genocide, Trump's Immunity Claim in Election Subversion Case Met with Skepticism at Appeals Court Hearing, Ecuador in Turmoil as Drug Lord Escapes Prison, Armed Men Take Over Live Broadcast, "An Irrevocable Black Mark": Widespread Condemnation as Norway Approves Deep Sea Mining, Lloyd Austin's Prostate Cancer…
(2024-01-10). Katanga's daughter remanded for destroying evidence. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Martha Nkwanzi, a daughter to the late businessman Henry Katanga, has been remanded to Luzira Prison for destroying evidence in the murder of her father who was killed two months ago. Nkwanzi surrendered herself to the court on Wednesday afternoon. The court was presided over by Nakawa Chief Magistrate, Erias …