(2022-07-22). Zelensky turns captive AFU soldiers into criminals to save money. southfront.org 
Ukrainian prisoners are recognized as state traitors | Ordinary Ukrainians have recently been more and more persuaded of their leaders' complete incompetence and corruption. Both the previous and current Kiev government have successfully persuaded their populace of an alliance and friendly relations with the West by utilizing state apparatuses and the media. In actuality, the friends who were meant to be their allies are just lending a helping hand to those who are prepared to compromise their m…
(2022-07-22). Staged Incidents as the Western Approach of Doing Politics (Sergey Lavrov). orinocotribune.com By Sergey Lavrov Jul 18, 2022 | Today, the Russian Armed Forces, together with the self-defence units of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, are delivering on the objectives of the special military operation with great resolve to put an end to the outrageous discrimination and genocide of the Russian people and eliminate direct threats to the security of the Russian Federation that the United States and its satellites have been creating on Ukrainian territory for years. While losing on the battlefield, the Ukrainian regime and its Western patrons have descended to staging bloody incidents to demonis…
(2022-07-22). Unsealed testimony confirms judicial misconduct in filmmaker Roman Polanski's 1977 criminal case. wsws.org The 2010 transcript supports the claims of the Polish-French filmmaker that a judge was going to renege on a sentencing agreement. Threatened with being thrown in jail for years, Polanski fled the US.
(2022-07-21). 'We Regret We Failed to Protect You': UN Experts Urge Israel to Free Ahmad Manasra. orinocotribune.com 
UN human rights experts on Thursday urged the Israeli authorities to immediately release Ahmad Manasra, a 20-year-old Palestinian detained in Israeli prisons since he was 14 years old, while suffering serious mental health conditions. | The experts are Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967; Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism; Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia a…
(2022-07-21). Congressman Jim Clyburn Wants Compensation For Black World War II Veterans Who Were Left Out Of G.I. Benefits. moguldom.com House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn is fighting for compensation for the living spouses and descendants of Black World War II veterans that were denied use of the G.I. Bill due to racism and discrimination. The longtime South Carolina lawmaker collaborated with Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton to introduce the Sgt. Isaac Woodard Jr. and Sgt. Joseph …
(2022-07-21). Did VP Kamala Harris Compare Abortion Restrictions To Chattel Slavery? Black America Responds. moguldom.com In a recent speech, Vice President Kamala Harris compared chattel slavery to the June 24 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to place restrictions on abortion. Speaking at the 113th NAACP national convention on July 20, Harris said, "We must recognize there are those who are fighting to drag us backward. Extremist so-called leaders who are attempting …
(2022-07-21). Belgium ratifies prisoner swap treaty with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Media have reported that the Belgian Parliament has ratified a bill on the extradition of convicts with Iran, which can facilitate a prisoner swap between the two countries.
(2022-07-21). Inmates at two CoreCivic private prisons in Arizona protest inhumane living conditions following power outage. wsws.org Inmates at the La Palma and the Red Rock Correctional Center describe unlivable conditions following a power outage due to recent storms.
(2022-07-21). Groundswell of support to free Brittney Griner. workers.org 
The struggle to bring Brittney Griner home intensifies. The star center for the Women's National Basketball Association's Phoenix Mercury has been incarcerated in a Russian prison since her arrest at a Moscow airport on Feb. 17 for drug possession, after vape pen cartridges of hashish oil were discovered in her . . . |
(2022-07-21). US Homeland Security purchased "staggering" volumes of location data to illegally track citizens and immigrants. wsws.org Documents from 2020 published by the ACLU on Monday show that the US Department of Homeland Security, during both the Trump and Biden administrations, has been purchasing large volumes of personal location data, in violation of the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures.
(2022-07-20). New Resource: The Tenant Power Toolkit. popularresistance.org Helping each of us fight eviction and debt as individuals in the court system is crucial. But that is only the first part of what we can do together. Filing an answer to Unlawful Detainer or responding to a small claims lawsuit helps us respond to the system, but how can we change an unfair system? How can we change a system that evicts tenants who cannot file complicated legal papers within 5 days, but gives landlords online tools to evict from home? How can we change a system that allows landlords to ruin our credit over missed rent? With consent, we also want to connect users to tenant organizing across Califo…
(2022-07-20). Women charge abuse at Georgia's Stewart Detention Center. workers.org 
Activists march to shut down Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, Georgia, November 2014. Atlanta July 17 — Once again, a privately-operated immigrant detention center in Georgia is the focus of abuse charges by several women detainees. A male nurse employed by CoreCivic at the Stewart Detention Center (SDC) in Lumpkin, Georgia, . . . |