(2023-08-08). Will Biden Stop Texas from Separating Asylum-Seeking Families at Border Under Operation Lone Star? democracynow.org 
We get an update from the Texas border, where human rights advocates are condemning Republican Governor Greg Abbott's "Operation Lone Star" for its human rights abuses. Texas troopers have reportedly separated over two dozen migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border in a major change of policy. This comes amid a deadly heat wave and after the first deaths linked to floating barrels wrapped in razor wire that Abbott put in the Rio Grande to block asylum seekers from crossing. "We're calling for an end to the use of all of these detractions that are getting in the way of people being…
(2023-08-07). Enough of the Blaming Game: Let's for Once Try Talking to Each Other. transcend.org 25 Jul 2023 – In the UN Human Rights Council, the blaming game is known as "naming and shaming", as if the States "naming" possessed a higher moral authority over the "named;" as if blaming could contribute to dialogue and compromise.
(2023-08-08). Will Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Finally Get Their Day in Court? CACI Lawsuit Will Proceed to Trial. democracynow.org 
A federal lawsuit brought by Iraqi torture survivors appears finally headed to trial after a federal judge refused to dismiss the case last week. The Iraqis are suing the U.S. military contractor CACI, which provided interrogators at Abu Ghraib, the notorious Iraqi prison where the men were tortured by U.S. guards. The lawsuit, which alleges CACI was complicit in that torture, was first filed in 2008. Since then, CACI has attempted 18 times to have the case dismissed. Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is representing the torture survivors in the case, says the men suffered…
(2023-08-08). UN warns of arrests and constitutional order in Niger. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) expressed on Tuesday its deep concern for the detention of President Mohamed Bazoum as well as for the health and welfare of all detainees amid the Niger conflict.
(2023-08-08). 21 October, all out to Lannemezan! International demonstration to free Georges Abdallah and Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net 
Join the annual demonstration to free Georges Abdallah, marching to the gate of the prison where he is detained, with the calls and participation of many support committees, associations, unions and political parties. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network urges all to participate in this demonstration to free the Lebanese struggler for Palestine and all Palestinian prisoners …
(2023-08-07). 1,200 Palestinians are in administrative detention, the highest in 34 years. peoplesdispatch.org The number of Palestinian administrative detainees being held by Israel has
(2023-08-07). Rising revolt against administrative detention: 5 Palestinians on hunger strike, over 1100 jailed without charge or trial. samidoun.net 
Palestinian prisoners are rising up behind bars in Zionist prisons to confront administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. Out of nearly 5,000 total Palestinan political prisoners, approximately 1,132 are held without charge or trial under indefinitely renewable administrative detention orders, the largest number of administrative detainees in 20 years. Five prisoners are on hunger …
(2023-08-07). Pregnant Woman's False Arrest in Detroit Shows "Racism Gets Embedded" in Facial Recognition Technology. democracynow.org 
A shocking story of wrongful arrest in Detroit has renewed scrutiny of how facial recognition software is being deployed by police departments, despite major flaws in the technology. Porcha Woodruff was arrested in February when police showed up at her house accusing her of robbery and carjacking. Woodruff, who was eight months pregnant at the time, insisted she had nothing to do with the crime, but police detained her for 11 hours, during which time she had contractions. She was eventually released on a $100,000 bond before prosecutors dropped the case a month later, admitting that her arrest was based in part o…
(2023-08-08). Sixth Palestinian prisoner joins hunger strike as battle escalates inside the occupation prisons. samidoun.net 
The battle inside Israeli occupation prisons is escalating as a growing number of imprisoned Palestinians are taking protest steps to challenge repression, isolation and administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. On Tuesday, 8 August, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society announced that Sultan Khallouf, 42, from Burqin near Jenin, is also on hunger strike against his …
(2023-08-07). Unchecked Growth: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention, Three Years Into the Biden Administration. aclu.org Three years into the Biden administration, the number of people held in ICE detention continues to grow, and private prison companies hold an increasingly tight grip on the mass immigration detention system. | As the ACLU has
(2023-08-07). Pregnant Black Woman Wrongly Arrested in Detroit Using Facial Recognition. truthout.org Recent reports have revealed that the Detroit Police Department wrongly arrested a pregnant Black woman for a crime she did not commit after she was misidentified by the city's facial recognition software. The woman, Porcha Woodruff, was arrested at her house in February and held for 11 hours at the Detroit Detention Center, during which time she had contractions. The Detroit Police Department… |
(2023-08-07). Palestinian prisoners' movement leaders under attack: Interrogation and isolation of Wael Jaghoub, Yaqoub Qadri, Nael Barghouthi. samidoun.net 
Palestinian prisoners are continuing to confront new repressive attacks inside the occupation prisons, amid a growing uprising against administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. On Monday, 31 July, occupation forces stormed the rooms of Palestinian prisoners in Gilboa prison, and attacked leaders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, including Wael Jaghoub, …
(2023-08-08). Don't Let the Math Distract You: Together, We Can Fight Algorithmic Injustice. aclu.org 
(2023-08-08). Analysis Shows Republicans Have Ramped Up Efforts to Curtail Ballot Initiatives. truthout.org As Ohioans vote on the status of a ballot initiative this week, Democracy Docket — a progressive organization that monitors voting rights, elections and democracy — has issued a new report detailing how the Republican Party is ramping up efforts to suppress voters across the country. The ballot initiative is a Progressive-era mechanism that allows voters in certain states to place a binding… |
(2023-08-08). Beijing strengthens study tourism quality inspections. ecns.cn Beijing has strengthened market and law-enforcement inspections for study tour groups to protect consumer rights, according to the official WeChat account of Law Enforcement on Cultural Market on Monday.
(2023-08-08). Labor Exploitation of Kenyan Internet Cleaners. telesurenglish.net Content moderators from several African countries demanded compensation of 1.46 billion euros for violation of labor rights and outsourcing. So far, most of the demands made by the sector to the technology transnationals have been ignored. | Internet content moderators from several African countries have demanded compensation of 1.46 billion euros for violation of labor rights and outsourcing. Aug. 8, 2023.
(2023-08-07). Ohio Ballot Measure Results May Determine Fate of State's Abortion Rights. truthout.org Recent polling in Ohio has shown that a majority of residents disapprove of a proposed measure that will be on ballots across the state in a special election on Tuesday, but abortion rights advocates have spent recent days warning voters that failing to block the proposal could have major repercussions for reproductive freedom in the state. In the special election, Ohioans will be asked their… |
(2023-08-07). Freedom vs. Compelled Birth: Dorothy Roberts on Abortion Fights in Texas, Ohio & Across the U.S. democracynow.org 
We look at the fight for reproductive rights in the United States with Dorothy Roberts, director of the University of Pennsylvania Program on Race, Science and Society, who has long warned against the criminalization of pregnancy and has been hailed as a pioneer in the reproductive justice movement. A judge in Texas ruled Friday the state's abortion ban was too restrictive in cases of dangerous pregnancy complications, allowing doctors to perform abortions in such instances without risk of criminal prosecution, but the state's Attorney General's Office filed an immediate appeal and effectively b…
(2023-08-08). Don't Let the Math Distract You: Together, We Can Fight Algorithmic Injustice. aclu.org
(2023-08-08). Analysis Shows Republicans Have Ramped Up Efforts to Curtail Ballot Initiatives. truthout.org As Ohioans vote on the status of a ballot initiative this week, Democracy Docket — a progressive organization that monitors voting rights, elections and democracy — has issued a new report detailing how the Republican Party is ramping up efforts to suppress voters across the country. The ballot initiative is a Progressive-era mechanism that allows voters in certain states to place a binding… |
(2023-08-08). Beijing strengthens study tourism quality inspections. ecns.cn Beijing has strengthened market and law-enforcement inspections for study tour groups to protect consumer rights, according to the official WeChat account of Law Enforcement on Cultural Market on Monday.
(2023-08-08). Labor Exploitation of Kenyan Internet Cleaners. telesurenglish.net Content moderators from several African countries demanded compensation of 1.46 billion euros for violation of labor rights and outsourcing. So far, most of the demands made by the sector to the technology transnationals have been ignored. | Internet content moderators from several African countries have demanded compensation of 1.46 billion euros for violation of labor rights and outsourcing. Aug. 8, 2023.
(2023-08-07). Ohio Ballot Measure Results May Determine Fate of State's Abortion Rights. truthout.org Recent polling in Ohio has shown that a majority of residents disapprove of a proposed measure that will be on ballots across the state in a special election on Tuesday, but abortion rights advocates have spent recent days warning voters that failing to block the proposal could have major repercussions for reproductive freedom in the state. In the special election, Ohioans will be asked their… |
(2023-08-07). Freedom vs. Compelled Birth: Dorothy Roberts on Abortion Fights in Texas, Ohio & Across the U.S. democracynow.org We look at the fight for reproductive rights in the United States with Dorothy Roberts, director of the University of Pennsylvania Program on Race, Science and Society, who has long warned against the criminalization of pregnancy and has been hailed as a pioneer in the reproductive justice movement. A judge in Texas ruled Friday the state's abortion ban was too restrictive in cases of dangerous pregnancy complications, allowing doctors to perform abortions in such instances without risk of criminal prosecution, but the state's Attorney General's Office filed an immediate appeal and effectively b…
(2023-08-08). Economic Fallout: Sanctions and Energy Prices Propel Russia to the Status of "Europe's Largest Economy" globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). Russia Pays Sakhalin Dividends in Chinese Yuan. infobrics.org Western sanctions on Moscow cast shadow on dollar hegemony…
(2023-08-08). Sanctions propel Russia to Europe's largest economy. infobrics.org The newly released information revealed that Russia is now the largest economy in Europe and also the world's fifth for the very first time since Soviet times. In doing so, it overtook Germany, and is now behind China, the US, India and Japan, standing at a staggering $5.51 trillion.
(2023-08-07). NATO aggression against Russia becomes total war. infobrics.org Drone attacks on civilian infrastructure are absolutely irrelevant to Russian military operations in Ukraine, meaning they are either an act of desperation or the United States is simply trying to launch a total war against Russia, as its economy has proved to be virtually impervious to political West's unrelenting sanctions warfare.