(2021-11-19). Who Killed Malcolm X? Two Men Are Exonerated As Manhattan DA Reveals Details of FBI Coverup. democracynow.org 
We speak with independent researcher Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, whose work is featured in the Netflix documentary "Who Killed Malcolm X?" and helped ignite widespread public support for two men falsely convicted of assassinating the civil rights activist in 1965. Muhammad was in the court room this week a judge exonerated 83-year-old Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam due to revelations uncovered by the Manhattan District Attorney's office and the Innocence Project that key evidence was withheld at the trial. Aziz has maintained his innocence, and addressed the court after he finally received an official apology…
(2021-11-19). Survivors of mass incarceration speak truth to power at 'Spirit of Mandela' tribunal. workers.org 
The following are excerpts from testimony given at the Oct. 23-25 "Spirit of Mandela" International Tribunal for Political Prisoners, held in New York City. The U.S. was found guilty of six counts of human rights violations, including mass incarceration—in particular of political prisoners and prisoners of war. These excerpts include . . . |
(2021-11-19). U.S. Military Training in Mexico Increased as Human Rights Waned. zcomm.org In the years after the U.S. pledged to invest in human rights and rule of law, the Pentagon spent millions training elite Mexican units how to fight…
(2021-11-19). Collusion: The End of Nature, Brought to us by Zoom. dissidentvoice.org 
The only way to break through a totalitarian (lite) thinking is to continue using blunt force, or airy force, to expose this massive experiment in turning Americans into screen dwellers. The new ghetto is the screen. The lockdown might be lifted, physically, for the Covdians, but in the minds of these people, the world is …
(2021-11-19). 200 Activists Arrested While Demanding Biden, Congress Defend Voting Rights. zcomm.org "We are here today to send a message that President Biden must take action now to ensure the promise of our democracy and protect our freedom to vote."
(2021-11-19). Angela Davis: "Forces of White Supremacy" Are Behind Attacks on Teaching Critical Race Theory. democracynow.org 
We speak to legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis about the latest war waged by ultraconservative lawmakers against teaching the racist history of the United States. North Dakota's Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the teaching of critical race theory, defining it as any suggestion that racism is systemically embedded in American society. The law prohibits even discussion of the law in state schools. Critics say the ban also endangers honest narratives of slavery, redlining and the civil rights movement. "What we are witnessing are efforts on the part of the forces of white supremac…
(2021-11-18). Aurora Agrees To Pay $15M In Elijah McClain Case, Largest Police-Related Settlement In City's History. moguldom.com Elijah McClain was killed by a police officer in Aurora, Colorado for "looking sketchy," and his family has reached a settlement. The city has agreed to pay $15 million to McClain's family in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed over the 23-year-old unarmed Black man's death in 2019 — the largest police-related settlement in the city …
(2021-11-18). WATCH: Rittenhouse judge bans MSNBC from courthouse. rt.com 
The Kenosha, Wisconsin judge presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse trial has banned MSNBC employees from his courthouse, after police caught someone claiming to be a producer with the outlet tailing a jury bus. | "I have instructed that no one from MSNBC news will be permitted in this building, for the duration of this trial," Judge Bruce Schroeder said on Thursday. Following a jury bus is an "extremely serious matter and will be referred to the proper authorities," he added. | Schroeder identified by name both the producer and his supervisor in New York, and said the man was detained by Kenosha police on Wed…
(2021-11-18). Alex Saab pleads "Not guilty!" fightbacknews.org Miami, FL – Protesters gathered outside the Miami Federal Courthouse in on Monday, November 15 to protest the U.S. government's illegal kidnapping and imprisonment of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. Saab is being held in a federal detention center in Miami. | At Saab's arraignment he pled, "Not guilty!" to the single charge of "conspiracy to commit money laundering" being levied against him by prosecutors. The six other charges were dropped at Saab's last court appearance. | While the arraignment proceeded inside the courthouse, ten protesters outside held a large banner and chanted, "Free Alex Saab!" | The spirit…
(2021-11-18). From Pegasus to Blue Wolf: How Israel's "Security" Experiment in Palestine Became Global. dissidentvoice.org 
The revelation, a few years ago, that the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been conducting mass surveillance on millions of Americans has reignited the conversation on governments' misconduct and their violation of human rights and privacy laws. Until recently, however, Israel has been spared due criticism, not only for its unlawful spying methods on …
(2021-11-18). Leading Bahraini human rights activist launches hunger strike demanding communication with family. peoplesdispatch.org Abdulhadi al-Khawaja is serving the tenth year of his life sentence after his conviction on charges including "organizing and managing a terrorist organization," which human rights groups have slammed as unfair and oppressive…
(2021-11-18). New Files Expose Australian Government's Betrayal Of Assange. popularresistance.org Was the government of Australia aware of the US Central Intelligence Agency plot to assassinate Julian Assange, an Australian citizen and journalist arrested and now imprisoned under unrelentingly bleak, harsh conditions in the UK? | Why have the country's elected leaders refused to publicly advocate for one of its citizens, who has been held on dubious charges and subjected to torture by a foreign power, according to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer? What does Canberra know about Julian's fate and when did it know it? | The Grayzone has obtained documents revealing that the Australian government has…
(2021-11-18). British journalist speaks out on detention en route to cover the elections in Nicaragua. peoplesdispatch.org The three day detention of Steve Sweeney, the only journalist from Britain's media who was due to cover Nicaragua's election, is part of the multi-pronged campaign to subvert the country's self-determination…
(2021-11-18). 2 Malcolm X Assassination Convictions Overturned By Manhattan DA: 7 Things To Know. moguldom.com The Manhattan District Attorney's office has thrown out the conviction of two men who spent decades in prison after being accused in the murder of civil rights leader Malcolm X. Khalil Islam, previously known as Thomas 15X Johnson, and Muhammad Aziz, known at the time of the murder as Norman 3X Butler, were held in …
(2021-11-18). President Maduro as 21N Elections Approach: 'This is Venezuelan Democracy'. orinocotribune.com 
As the protagonist of an intense and permanent battle in defense of the rights of oppressed peoples, President Nicolás Maduro defines the progressive forces of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Now, President Maduro is in the midst of the electoral process to choose regional and local offices. | The president addressed the issue this Wednesday, November 17, during his participation, via video-conference, in the World Day in Defense of Democracy and the Truth of Venezuela. The event was attended by more than 300 international guests of Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) who arrived in Venezuel…
(2021-11-18). RCMP Set up Illegal Exclusion Zone Blocking Food, Medicine, and People from Reaching Healing Center and Homes on the Territory. dissidentvoice.org 
Is this what Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau meant when he told Indigenous leaders: It is time for a renewed, nation-to-nation relationship with First Nations peoples, one that understands that the constitutionally guaranteed rights of First Nations in Canada are not an inconvenience but rather a sacred obligation.
(2021-11-18). Nearly 200 activists arrested in DC demanding passage of voting rights legislation. nationofchange.org "We are here today to send a message that President Biden must take action now to ensure the promise of our democracy and protect our freedom to vote."