(2024-07-11). Palestinian released from Israeli jail with signs of torture. newarab.com 
(2024-07-11). Israel has abducted 9,600 Palestinians in West Bank since October: Rights groups. presstv.ir The figure includes 325 women, 670 children and 88 journalists.
(2024-07-11). UAE sentences 43 to life for 'terror' links in mass trial. newarab.com 
Government critics and human rights activists were among the 84 defendants brought before the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal, most of whom have been in jail since a similar trial of 94 people i…
(2024-07-11). UN Press Briefing On Factfinding Mission To Donbass And Moscow. popularresistance.org Thank you very much for this opportunity to speak to you all today. Dan Kovalik and I recently returned from a fact-finding mission to the Lugansk People's Republic hosted by the Union of Political Emigrants and Political Prisoners of Ukraine. After months of arduous planning and organizing, we felt this delegation was essential for us to see the situation on the ground for ourselves including interviewing locals and officials who have been party to this conflict since it started in 2014. That is a critical point. This war did not begin in 2022 with Russia's Special Military Operation. Rather, it began in 2014. I…
(2024-07-11). How Trump's Proposed Radical Expansion of Executive Power Will Impact Our Freedoms. aclu.org 
Donald Trump's four years in office were marked by gross abuses of executive power, including efforts to trample protest and dissent — key freedoms at the heart of our participatory democracy. | He deployed federal agents and surveillance to silence Black Lives Matter protesters or anyone he deemed to oppose his policies, threatened to use his power as president to punish his political enemies, and attacked journalists who criticized him. If elected to a second term, we expect the Trump administration to double down on attempts to further limit our First Amendment rights and use the power of the federal…
(2024-07-11). Assassinations, racism and imprisonment target Indigenous Peoples, UN told in Geneva. indybay.org The United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva heard testimony on the imprisonment and assassinations of Indigenous in Guatemala and Colombia; the seizure of Aboriginal Children by the government of Australia and the high rates of deaths in custody of Aboriginals in Australian prisons; the racism unfolding within the government of New Zealand targeting Maori; and how "green energy" projects are resulting in the theft of land of Saami reindeer herders, during the first two days of its session. Russia's anti-war Indigenous were denied credentials, reports an Indigenous reporter fo…
(2024-07-11). UAE Sentences Dozens to Life Imprisonment, Sparking Widespread International Outrage. themedialine.org 
(2024-07-11). Cambodia: Convictions and prison sentences of ten members of Mother Nature Cambodia. fidh.org
(2024-07-11). Alarming surge in crimes against Muslims after 2024 LS Polls: APCR. ummid.com Crimes against Muslims have increased in India after the conclusion of the Lok Sabha election on June 4, 2024, Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) said in a report.
(2024-07-11). An Electoral Stunner! How Engineer Rashid Suddenly Won From Prison. fairobserver.com 
"My father has kept us away from politics, whether it is me, my brother or any other family member. My little brother returned back from Delhi a few days ago only to campaign and become the voice of our jailed father." These were the words of Abrar, son of the jailed Indian politician Sheikh Abdul…
(2024-07-11). Russia court rejects appeal by jailed rights advocate Oleg Orlov. aljazeera.com Co-chair of Nobel Prize-winning Memorial group says he has 'no regrets', compares Russian justice with Nazi Germany.
It is only right that we all take a moment to celebrate the victory of Julian Assange's release from 14 years of detention, in varying forms, to be united, finally, with his wife and children — two boys who have been denied the chance to ever properly know their father. His last five years were …
Near zero medical services reportedly in Gaza City; malnutrition and cancer deaths, risks to lives of babies — all as aid trucks sit at the border; Gaza death toll likely far larger than reported; released Palestinian prisoners found dead; Israel reportedly allows shooting free-for-all; accusations that Netanyahu is actively thwarting ceasefire deal; more. By IAK …
Israeli forces abducted, on Tuesday, ten Palestinians, including a child, a young woman, an elderly citizen, and a former prisoner, in several regions of the occupied West Bank. Before dawn Tuesday, occupation forces abducted a University student in the village of Jinsafut, east of Qalqilia in the northwestern part of the West Bank. Media sources …
Leading figures in Monday's verdict by a 
From China, ROGER McKENZIE witnesses a place where Islamic culture thrives and economic development powers China's westward expansion—a reality obscured by Western propaganda.
WASHINGTON—A progressive political group is sounding the alarm on the details of Donald Trump's plans to abolish worker rights should the prospective Republican nominee triumph over Democrat Joe Biden in this fall's election. And the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists declares civil rights are threatened, too. Specifically, Trump's "Project 2025," would "curtail unions and eliminate …
New Caledonia, a French overseas territory rich in nickel deposits, is seeing political unrest. The indigenous Kanak population fears that proposed changes to voting laws will dilute their political power. Located in the South Pacific, the islands became a part of France in 1853. French arrivals — including many deported prisoners — lived alongside the…