(2022-10-10). The Call Heard Around The World. popularresistance.org On Saturday, October 8, thousands of people in the UK gathered for a massive act of solidarity with political prisoner and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Protestors formed a human chain around the Parliament in London to demand that the government cancel Assange's looming extradition to the US, and for him to finally be freed. Stella Morris, Assange's partner, told The Independent that the action had been organized because Parliament was the "seat of democracy" and that Assange represented "democracy at its strongest— government accountability and democratic movement…It is to remind people that this is…
(2022-10-10). Ahead of UN Session, Sahrawis Recollect Decades of Betrayal that Enabled Moroccan Colonization. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni Photo: freewesternsahara.org The UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) became "hostage to the Moroccan authorities," unable even "to report on the human rights situation in the territory," said Kamal Fadel, Western Sahara's representative to Australia and the Pacific Amid the ongoing war for the liberation of Western Sahara from Morocco,…
(2022-10-10). PMU detains senior ISIL leader in Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — Iraq's Popular Mobilization unit (PMU) on Monday announced that it has managed to arrest a senior ISIL chieftain in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
(2022-10-10). The Weekly Round-up: Legal advice sanctions, cannabis under consideration, and evacuation biometrics. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news Law firms in the UK will be banned from providing 'transactional legal advisory services' to Russians, as part of an effort to increase sanctions. The decision came after Putin's announcement of the illegal annexation of 4 Ukrainian regions. The UK Government had previously banned services exported to Russia back in May (including …
(2022-10-10). Assange Supporters Surround UK Parliament. dissidentvoice.org 
Julian Assange supporters hold 'Free Assange' placards during the protest. © Vuk Valcic / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Supporters of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange gathered outside the UK Parliament in London on Saturday to protest his impending extradition to the US, where he faces espionage charges that carry a prison sentence …
(2022-10-10). Help us break the Sanctions Silence. iacenter.org With your help we can break the silence and publish a very needed book Sanctions — A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy A project of the SanctionsKill Campaign An anthology by social justice activists Donate by credit card at iacenter.org/sanctions-book Everyone who donates $25 or more will receive a copy of the 200 page book: Sanctions — A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy. The impact of sanctions on more than 40 developing and formerly colonized countries, one third of the world's population, was barely discussed in mainstream media for decades. The vibrations of hyperinflation, chronic short…
(2022-10-10). Fishermen in northern Sri Lanka establish action committee. wsws.org Fishermen in Kayts, who face dire conditions, including starvation, decided to form an independent action committee to fight for their social and democratic rights.
(2022-10-10). Eugene V. Debs and the struggle of railroaders. wsws.org Debs' life—from locomotive fireman, to trade unionist, to socialist candidate for American president, to class war prisoner—holds crucial lessons for today's workers.
(2022-10-10). New York Times: Whether Washington Likes It or Not, Nicolás Maduro Is President of Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, October 8, in an opinion piece Recently, the US released two Venezuelans being held in US jails, Efraín Antonio Campo and Francisco Flores de Freitas, which the author considered an "incoherence of US policy towards Venezuela," by Joe Biden's administration. He added that, "even as it negotiates with Mr…
(2022-10-10). New website for Brussels actions: 29 October, March for Return and Liberation! samidoun.net 
The Masar Badil (Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement) launched a new website today to highlight the March for Return and Liberation taking place in Brussels, Belgium, on 29 October 2022, as well as the Week of Action for Palestinian Liberation leading up to that date. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is one of the endorsers …
(2022-10-10). UK sanctions Iran Morality Police in support of rioters. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — In an interventionist and proactive move, the British government has imposed sanctions against Iran's Morality Police and a number of Iranian security officials in support of rioters.
(2022-10-10). Friedrich Nietzsche (15 Oct 1844 — 25 Aug 1900). transcend.org Friedrich Nietzsche's attempts to unmask the motives that underlie traditional Western religion, morality, and philosophy deeply affected generations of theologians, philosophers, psychologists, poets, novelists, and playwrights. He thought through the consequences of the triumph of the Enlightenment's secularism, expressed in his observation that "God is dead."
(2022-10-10). 12-Year-Old Succumbs to Injuries as Israeli Forces Kill Four Palestinian Teens. commondreams.org Palestinian officials and rights groups say more than 165 people have been killed by Israeli forces throughout Palestine this year, including at least 14 women and 34 children.
(2022-10-10). Tuesday 10/11: Your Right to Vote: Voice Your Choice w/ Disability Rights California. indybay.org Online voting rights webinar…
(2022-10-10). Dr. Mary O'Conner Faces Prison After Refusing to Turn Over Private Medical Records of COVID 'Vaccine Exempt' Patients. globalresearch.ca
(2022-10-10). Apology far from enough to make up for injuries caused by unethical medical experiments in U.S. ecns.cn U.S. city Philadelphia has apologized for unethical medical experiments conducted on mostly black men in one of its prisons last century, unveiling the county's disgraceful history of racial injustice.
(2022-10-10). Guantanamo Detainee Used as 'Prop' for Torture Training Losing Battle for Medical Care. globalresearch.ca
(2022-10-10). World Socialist Web Site interviews CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou about Julian Assange's extradition. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Mr. Kiriakou at a recent rally in Washington D.C. about the implications of the US attempt to extradite Assange, the defense of democratic rights, as well as the importance of Assange's plight for working people…
(2022-10-10). AVA Summit Bans Press Office for First Time, Disavows Support for Direct Action. indybay.org The Animal Liberation Press Office won't have a chance to see all of you at the upcoming AVA Animal Rights Conference in Washington DC later this month.
(2022-10-10). Iran raps inattention of intl. bodies to Afghan immigrants. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — The Director-General of the Iranian Foreign Ministry for Consular Affairs criticized at the inattention of the international institutions to the issue of Afghan immigrants who are living in Iran.
(2022-10-10). [rewind] Kevin Sharp: It's Time to Free Leonard Peltier, America's Longest Serving Political Prisoner. scheerpost.com 
The Native American activist's attorney tells Robert Scheer why Peltier's imprisonment is one of the worst miscarriages of justice this country has ever seen.
(2022-10-09). Melbourne: Thousands March For Julian Assange's Release. popularresistance.org Thousands have marched through Melbourne's city centre calling for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | The 51-year-old Australian has been in London's Belmarsh prison since he was removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in 2019. | Melbourne protesters marched through the city streets and formed a human chain across a Southbank bridge on Saturday morning as they called on the Australian government to intervene. | "There's an expectation in the electorate that the prime minister and this government is going to get Julian out of jail," Mr Assange's brother Gabriel Shipton told AAP. | "The prime minister's…
(2022-10-09). U.S.-led attempts to use Xinjiang to contain China a gravest violation of human rights of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang. ecns.cn The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday rejected a Xinjiang-related draft decision tabled by the United States and some other countries here at the 51st session of the Human Rights Council.
(2022-10-09). 20 more Palestinian prisoners join hunger strike to end administrative detention. samidoun.net 
On Sunday, 9 October, 20 additional Palestinian prisoners joined the mass hunger strike launched by 30 administrative detainees demanding an end to detention without charge or trial. The Palestinian Prisoners' Society announced that the 20 prisoners include Palestinians jailed arbitrarily under administrative detention as well as people serving sentences imposed by Israeli occupation military courts …
(2022-10-09). Monómeros Faces Financial Harassment (Illegal US Sanctions). orinocotribune.com Caracas, October 8, 2022 ( "Starting from October 17, 2022, the account will not be operational and the funds that enter will be returned with the note 'closed account,'" reads part of the letter published by Tellechea on his Twitt…
(2022-10-09). Iran condemns sanction-driven genocide against patients. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) — Criticizing the US brutal sanctions against the country, the Iranian government spokesman said that the West is taking revenge on Iranians by waging a campaign of genocide against the country's patients.
(2022-10-09). Women's March holds abortion rights rally in DC. america.cgtn.com Thousands of people march on Saturday in national "Women's Wave" day of action in Washington, D.C. Many demonstrated in support of women's rights, especially reproductive rights.
(2022-10-09). Demonstrators gather in U.S. cities to demand abortion rights. ecns.cn Women's March organizers said they planned 4 demonstrations across the United States on Saturday to demand abortion rights.
