2022-09-04: News Headlines

Editor (2022-09-04). Major Criminal Justice Reform is on the Docket in California. scheerpost.com Solitary Housing Unit at Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City, Calif. ( By Victoria Valenzuela /…

____ (2022-09-04). Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 3 more years in prison, totaling 20 years. ecns.cn Myanmar's former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday has been sentenced to three years in jail for electoral fraud in 2020, increasing her total prison term to 20 years.

_____ (2022-09-03). Why I Interrupted A Major Funding Announcement. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, August 31, I interrupted a major funding announcement at McGill to ask the head of the university about her suppression of Palestine solidarity. | As she spoke from the Faculty Club's stage I asked Principal Suzanne Fortier, "Do McGill students have the right to oppose the killing of Palestinian children? Do they have the right to oppose Israeli colonialism and apartheid?" McGill's principal failed to respond. | I then stated that her administration's threat to cancel the student union's funding after students voted overwhelmingly for a "Palestine Solidarity Policy" was "anti-democratic and anti-Pal…

Eforinoco (2022-09-03). President Maduro Reiterates Commitment to Fight Against Racial Discrimination. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reiterated the commitment of the Bolivarian government in the fight against racial discrimination. . | The president made this comment on the occasion of the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated on August 31. He stated that the Venezuelan state will continue its fight against all sorts of inequality that Afro-descendant communities face. |

Scorinoco (2022-09-03). Colombia May Withdraw Complaint Against Maduro at International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com The Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, said that the Colombian government of President Gustavo Petro is planning to withdraw the lawsuit against President Nicolás Maduro before the International Criminal Court, presented by former Colombian President Iván Duque. | "I believe that yes, what Duque did was a mistake in foreign relations," Ambassador Benedetti commented to Bloomberg when asked about the issue. | In 2017, Iván Duque, then a member of the Colombian Senate, presented a formal complaint at the Hague, against alleged "crimes against humanity" committed by the government of Venezuela hea…

_____ (2022-09-03). Leonard Peltier's Walk To Justice demands Release Of Political Prisoner. popularresistance.org On September 1, Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice departed from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The march will pass through multiple cities, finally ending in Washington, DC on November 14. Rallies and prayer sessions will be held along the route. The walk is being coordinated by the American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council to demand elder Leonard Peltier's release from federal prison. Leonard Peltier has been unjustly held as a political prisoner by the U.S. government for over 46 years, making him one of the world's longest incarcerated political prisoners. He is the longest held Native American political priso…

____ (2022-09-03). Retired police officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for actions related to U.S. Capitol breach. ecns.cn A retired New York police Department officer was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon and related charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-03). Daily Round-Up | Argentina's Cristina Fernández survives assassination attempt and more. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at the assassination of Argentine vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, protests by Palestinian prisoners, a new US policy of Afghan refugees, and a verdict against Shell in South Africa…

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2022-09-03: News Headlines

Eforinoco (2022-09-03). President Maduro Reiterates Commitment to Fight Against Racial Discrimination. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reiterated the commitment of the Bolivarian government in the fight against racial discrimination. . | The president made this comment on the occasion of the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated on August 31. He stated that the Venezuelan state will continue its fight against all sorts of inequality that Afro-descendant communities face. |

____ (2022-09-03). Retired police officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for actions related to U.S. Capitol breach. ecns.cn A retired New York police Department officer was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon and related charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-03). Daily Round-Up | Argentina's Cristina Fernández survives assassination attempt and more. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at the assassination of Argentine vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, protests by Palestinian prisoners, a new US policy of Afghan refugees, and a verdict against Shell in South Africa…

KATIE (2022-09-02). Victory for Palestinian Political Prisoners! bdsmovement.net

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-02). Israel rejects appeal to release Ahmad Manasra despite serious health concerns. peoplesdispatch.org Held in Israeli occupation prisons for six years, the 21-year-old Palestinian has been subjected to abuse and torture which has resulting in a severe decline in his mental health…

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-02). First NYC 'Just Cause' Lawsuit Targets Starbucks for Union-Busting. commondreams.org "Just in time for Labor Day, Starbucks secures another spot in the union-busting hall of fame," said one workers' group.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Sullivan Walter, incarcerated for 36 years, exonerated in Louisiana. wsws.org Walter was convicted in a one-day trial and sentenced as an adult, serving 36 years in a Louisiana prison for a crime he did not commit. He became the 42nd person exonerated by the Innocence Project New Orleans.

Fight Back (2022-09-01). East LA commemorates the 52nd Chicano Moratorium. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – Over 100 Chicanos and other participants gathered for a rally at Salazar Park in East Los Angeles to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium. In 1970, 30,000 people once demanded a stop to the Vietnam War and an end to discrimination and racism. The LAPD and LA Sheriff's Department teargassed and beat protesters. Their actions led to the deaths of three Chicanos, including LA Times reporter Ruben Salazar. | August 29th is now recognized by our movement as Chicano Liberation Day, and is celebrated by many with rallies and marches yearly. | "We're here supporting becau…

Yazmine Nichols (2022-09-01). When Release Conditions End in Unjust Confinement. aclu.org After being charged with several non-violent drug possession and driving offenses, 43-year-old Shannan Davis spent five months languishing in jail awaiting trial. In an effort to get Shannan released pending trial, her attorney, Jennifer France, requested that the presiding judge give Shannan the option to seek support at a local treatment center. Instead, the Michigan judge issued an order stating that Shannan could be released directly to a drug treatment center, but with the condition that she also wear a costly ankle monitor. The judge's order stipulated that Shannan would then return to jail "upon release…

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