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Iranian Photojournalist Yalda Moaiery’s Journey Through a Lens
Iranian Photojournalist Yalda Moaiery’s talking about her work and the state of Press Freedoms in Iran....
Posted: Fri, Nov 10, 2023 8:13am PST
Law Center Statement on UN Report Decrying Ongoing Human Rights Abuses Against Unhoused People
WASHINGTON, D.C. – (November 3, 2023) Today, the United Nations Human Rights Committee highlighted serious and ongoing patterns of human rights abuses — including those against people experiencing homelessness and poverty — in the Concluding Observations from its recent convening that investigated the United States’ compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights....
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2023 10:40am PST
Forensic Pathologist Testifies That Police Restraint Led to Death of Manny Ellis
The danger of death from positional asphyxia as a result of being restrained by police is nothing new. Forensic pathologist Dr. Roger Mitchell attributes the death of Manny Ellis in Washington State to police restraint....
Posted: Tue, Oct 17, 2023 8:22am PDT
California Becomes First State to Ban “Excited Delirium” as a Cause of Death
Governor Newsom signs landmark bill following tireless community activism and PHR report on the pseudoscience of “excited delirium"...
Posted: Fri, Oct 13, 2023 9:06pm PDT
Zello for Street Medics
We recommend adding the Zello app to your smartphone, both as a means of communicating between street medics working in the field, and for having another communications channel to stay in touch with your friends, family, and support groups....
Posted: Sun, Oct 8, 2023 5:04am PDT
Federal Appeals Court Hears Case of Excessive Force by Law Enforcement at Standing Rock
A federal appeals court heard arguments in the class action lawsuit filed for excessive force at Backwater Bridge at Standing Rock, North Dakota, by water protectors who suffered critical injuries. The issues argued include whether the use of munitions, bean bags filled with shot, and water sprayed on water protectors in temperatures below freezing, were justified or legal. Rachel Lederman, lead counsel for water protectors, told the Eighth Circuit Appeals Court's three-member panel of judges...
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2023 8:39am PDT
Somebody’s Watching You - Government Spying in the Pacific Northwest
Privacy today faces growing threats from a growing surveillance apparatus. Numerous government agencies intrude upon the private communications of innocent citizens, amass vast databases of who we call and when, and catalog “suspicious activities” based on the vaguest standards. This zine highlights government spying in the Pacific Northwest....
Posted: Wed, Sep 20, 2023 2:26pm PDT
México_CNI: Convocatoria para el 12 de Octubre
CONVOCATORIA ALTO A LA GUERRA CONTRA LOS PUEBLOS DE MÉXICO Y DEL MUNDO. HACIA LOS PUEBLOS ZAPATISTAS Y HACIA LOS PUEBLOS ORIGINARIOS DE MÉXICO...
Posted: Wed, Sep 20, 2023 10:43am PDT
Police Transport (Spit) Hoods May Cause Injury or Death
The use of transport (spit) hoods by police increases the likelihood of breathing difficulties and suffocation. These hoods are particularly dangerous when a person is already in distress. When used in conjunction with other restraints (such as handcuffs and hobbles) hoods are highly likely to reduce a person's ability to breathe....
Posted: Tue, Sep 19, 2023 4:36pm PDT
Calling on USians to Memorialize Jennifer Laude, Call for American Withdrawal from the Philippines
An Urgent Plea from the Philippines...
Posted: Wed, Sep 13, 2023 7:21pm PDT
Contact with Police May Be Detrimental to Your Health & Well-Being
Calling the police can frequently do more harm than good, and other options should be considered whenever possible. The emotional impacts of violence and repression can be serious and it is important that we are aware of those impacts and work together to deal with them. Looking after ourselves and our friends or affinity groups does not end when the action ends!...
Posted: Mon, Sep 4, 2023 8:30pm PDT
Extradition of Julian Assange threatens First Amendment, Press Freedom
JURIST: My favorite Supreme Court Justice of all time is William O. Douglas. A staunch defender of the First Amendment, he asserted in his book Points of Rebellion, “We must realize that today’s Establishment is the new George III. Whether it will continue to adhere to his tactics, we do not know. If it does, the redress, honored in tradition, is also revolution.”...
Posted: Fri, Aug 25, 2023 3:35pm PDT
Fidencio Aldama: Freedom as a Bargaining Chip used by the Government
So long as Fidencio has to set foot in a prison, he is not free and remains a political prisoner and a hostage of the state....
Posted: Mon, Aug 14, 2023 8:19pm PDT
Fidencio Aldama: la libertad como moneda de cambio, utilizada por el gobierno de la 4T
Mientras Fidencio tenga que pisar una cárcel, no está libre y sigue siendo un preso político y un rehén del Estado....
Posted: Mon, Aug 14, 2023 8:17pm PDT
Protection for PNW Street Medics
Resources and information to help street medics, activists, and anyone facing police brutality and harassment protect themselves against government spying, corruption, and abuse....
Posted: Sun, Aug 6, 2023 4:13pm PDT
Raid in Freiburg because of "linksunten.indymedia"
The radical left-wing internet platform "Linksunten.indymedia" has been banned since 2017. The alleged operators are said not to have complied with this. Now there have been searches in Freiburg....
Posted: Sun, Aug 6, 2023 1:09pm PDT
Linksunten Indymedia: The search for a forbidden association
Once again, the authorities are taking action against Linksunten Indymedia. Police searched five people who allegedly run the site's archive. Lawyers suspect a connection with the action against a free radio station and describe the search as a desperate search for an association....
Posted: Sun, Aug 6, 2023 12:58pm PDT
Religious Fundamentalism. An Ambivalent Phenomenon of the Modern Age
The conclusion that Thomas Meyer repeatedly puts forward is obvious: "Fundamentalism proves to be an indeterminate negation of the foundations of Enlightenment and modernization."...
Posted: Sun, Aug 6, 2023 9:00am PDT
Artists face forced Eviction of STOP in Porto, the largest DIY Studio complex in Europe
For over 10 days, more than 500 musicians in Porto have been forcibly evicted from their workspace, by police and the city hall, with over 100 rehearsal rooms and workplaces closed down in the STOP Shopping Center, located in the city center, in what has been called the largest DIY Studio complex in Europe....
Posted: Mon, Jul 31, 2023 7:29am PDT
FBI Seizure of Mastodon Server Data is a Wakeup Call to Fediverse Hosts to Protect their Users
Last May, Mastodon server Kolektiva.social was compromised when one of the server’s admins had their home raided by the FBI for unrelated charges. All of their electronics, including a backup of the instance database, were seized....
Posted: Tue, Jul 25, 2023 1:30pm PDT