(2024-08-15). Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses John Mannion for Congress in NY-22. urbancny.com 
Syracuse, NY —Today, Senator John Mannion was endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) PAC, the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. With over 40 years of advocacy, the HRC PAC enacts change by mobilizing voters and working to elect pro-equality candidates to office. "The voters of Central New York have a great opportunity to take a stand against MAGA politics and Project 2025 by sending John Mannion to serve in Congress," said Reg Calcagno, HRC Director of National Campaigns. "The incumbent in this race, Republican Rep. Brandon Williams, has consistently opposed abortion rights and LGBTQ+…
(2024-08-15). Zimbabwe: Arbitrary detention and alleged torture of Namatai Kwekweza, Robson Chere and Samuel Gwenzi. fidh.org
(2024-08-15). US judge puts girl in cuffs, jail clothes for falling asleep during courtroom field trip. scmp.com The 16-year-old was 'traumatised' after Judge Kenneth King asked other kids in the courtroom if she should be taken to juvenile detention.
(2024-08-15). Bangladesh Hindus Call for an End to Violence. indybay.org WASHINGTON (08-13) — A vociferous crowd of Bangladeshi Hindus demonstrated at the White House on August 10, calling for an end to religious discrimination and violence directed against them in the aftermath of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and hasty departure to India. As head of the Awami League Party coupled with her 15-year reign as prime minister, her popularity has waned over time as her government had become more authoritarian. The weeks of violent protests and demonstrations beginning in July when scores of university students and others were killed was the beginning of the end of her st…
(2024-08-15). Never seen any discrimination in 40 years of service: JNMC AMU Principal. ummid.com Refuting the allegations made by BJP leader and Aligarh MP Satish Gautam, Prof (Dr) Veeena Maheshwari said she had never seen any discrimination at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) run under the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) during her long tenure.
(2024-08-15). Fighting Discrimination and Sexual Violence in Women's Prisons. publicbooks.org Even at the low-security prison that held actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, sexual violence against imprisoned women is rampant.
(2024-08-15). Anatomy of America's wasteful prison-industrial complex. workers.org 
Bryant Arroyo (WW Photo: Joe Piette) Bryant Arroyo is a jailhouse lawyer, environmental activist and outspoken advocate for aging and elderly prisoners. He was a rank-and-file union worker before his unjust incarceration in 1994 and he repeatedly exposes the corporate interests which profit off the prison-industrial complex. Arroyo successfully organized . . . |
(2024-08-15). Iran court issues new charges against rapper, keeping him jailed. newarab.com 
Salehi, 33, was arrested in October 2022 after publicly backing demonstrations that erupted a month earlier, triggered by the death in police custody of Iranian Kurdish woman Amini, 22, was detained b…
(2024-08-15). UK woman jailed for 'blow up mosque' Facebook post after Southport riots. aljazeera.com Julie Sweeney sentenced after pleading guilty to sending communications that 'threaten death or serious harm'.
(2024-08-15). Disappeared Bangladeshi lawyer recounts ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's secret jail. geo.tv 
Ahmad Bin Quasem giving an interview after he was released from being confined for eight years by the Sheikh Hasina government. — AFP/File DHAKA: Blindfolded, handcuffed and bundled out of his secret prison for the first time in eight years, Bangladeshi barrister Ahmad Bin Quasem…
(2024-08-15). Tunisia: Rapper K2Rhym jailed in absentia and banned from standing for presidency for life. middleeasteye.net 
Tunisia: Rapper K2Rhym jailed in absentia and banned from standing for presidency for life | Accusations mount that electoral commission has excluded serious rivals of President Saied to ensure his re-election | | Karim Gharbi, aka K2Rhym, announced his candidacy in the 6 October presidentia…
(2024-08-15). Facilitation in Adiala Jail, officials to be strictly monitored. gnnhd.tv 
Sources stated that the officials residing inside the jail would be searched completely…
(2024-08-15). March On DNC: Coalition Vows To Win Fight For Right To March. popularresistance.org Chicago, IL — On Monday, August 19, the Democratic National Convention comes to Chicago. The Coalition to March on the DNC, consisting of more than 200 organizations, will bring tens of thousands of protesters to the streets surrounding the United Center. | The front banner in the street will read, "Stand with Palestine! End U.S. aid to Israel!" Because this is mainly a march for Palestine, the Democratic Party powerbrokers are scared. | On Monday, August 12, U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood ruled against the coalition's lawsuit, which sought a longer march route than the city of Chicago had offered. The…
(2024-08-15). Santa Barbara City College President Erika Endrijonas Garners Lawsuit. indybay.org Career college administrator Erika Endrijonas garners new lawsuit against Santa Barbara Community College.
(2024-08-15). Jewish Voice for Peace: US 'actively assisting' Israel to commit genocide. presstv.ir "It's well past time for a weapons embargo. We demand a complete end to US funding, arming, and backing of the state of Israel's oppression of Palestinians."
(2024-08-15). More Australian workers and youth explain why they have joined the SEP as electoral members. wsws.org "As a Palestinian myself I've always felt that all these systems of oppression are interconnected. We see that in the most violent and blatant way in Israel and the occupied territories, but really the whole world is basically occupied by capitalism, by greed."
(2024-08-15). What you need to know about the latest round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations. mondoweiss.net 
Calls for renewing ceasefire talks come amid threats of a regional war in response to Israeli assassinations in Iran and Lebanon. Netanyahu has systematically worked to undermine talks and a prisoner exchange deal. Will this time be any different?>
(2024-08-15). UN rights experts press Bahrain over prison conditions. newarab.com 
(2024-08-15). A candidate cull ahead of Tunisia's presidential election. aljazeera.com Most prospective candidates saw their names ruled out, with many finding themselves in prison.
(2024-08-15). Shane Gray's Sign Mission to Free Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier. indybay.org Shane Gray Has made Thousands of Free Leonard Signs In The San Francisco Bay Area To Make The Public Aware Of Leonard Peltier Being A Political Prisoner.
(2024-08-15). Sunday 8/25: Brave Resistance by Iran's Women Political Prisoners. indybay.org On Zoom: zoom.us/j/91631626879?pwd=ajem5BtDvWSXVry4Bnwiii0gfB7BJP.1 | Also live audience at 1187 Franklin St. TSK Room…
(2024-08-15). Iran Commemorates Anniversary of Iran-Iraq War Prisoners' Release. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces commemorated the release anniversary of the prisoners of war from Iraq, emphasizing that the country's independence and dignity stem from the nation's enduring fight for freedom.
(2024-08-15). Egypt: Human rights organisations condemn the targeting of ElMaraya for culture and arts and call for the protection of cultural institutions. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is co-signing a call to the Egyptian authorities to end their harassement and repression of independent cultural organisations in Egypt. The political regime's continued use of security services, police crackdowns, arrests and prison sentencing to intimidate artists and cultural workers must stop.
13 August 2024. The signatories of this statement condemn the Egyptian security forces' raid on the headquarters of ElMaraya for Culture and (…) | – | /…
(2024-08-15). Globe-Trotting Climate Activist Fined 100,000 Euros After Blocking Frankfurt Airport. wattsupwiththat.com If NGOs or collection campaigns don't help out, the climate-blocking criminal could end up in prison as a substitute. How many years would that amount to?>