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Tunisia...
Posted: Fri, Oct 9, 2015 8:33am PDT
A federal lawsuit was filed on October 6, demanding damages and relief for prisoners assaulted and tortured by Sonoma County sheriff deputies inside the county jail on May 28, 2015. The plaintiffs, Marqus Martinez and Daniel Banks, were two of at least 20 prisoners viciously beaten in the jail’s Administrative Segregation (high security) section on that day. Other abused inmates may join the suit....
Posted: Fri, Oct 9, 2015 6:43am PDT
Israel...
Posted: Wed, Oct 7, 2015 1:58am PDT
Newly released data on police stops confirms local activists' and communities' of color charges of racial profiling in Berkeley. Data on police stops in Berkeley from January 18, 2015 to August 12, 2015, collected by the Berkeley Police Department and disclosed in response to a Public Records Act (PRA) request, reveals a pattern of discriminatory conduct against African American and Latino civilians....
Posted: Mon, Oct 5, 2015 5:31pm PDT
Take Back Santa Cruz continues to use tactics of spreading fear in the community based on rumors. Typically , our homeless neighbors are targeted. TBSC has learned nothing from the expensive arrest and 18 day jail time of an innocent homeless "flower thief" who eventually was released and charges dismissed. The group admin continue to post unsubstantiated rumors, stories, and photographs of people sleeping, if it achieves their goal of spreading fear and stirring emotions....
Posted: Mon, Oct 5, 2015 6:12am PDT
Author Anita Wills announces the release of her book, A Nation of Flaws JustUs in the Homeland. The book is an indepth look at the state of the American Justice System and its treatment of African Americans....
Posted: Sun, Oct 4, 2015 5:55pm PDT
Since Pope Francis was able to prevent our U.S. Government from shutting down,we pray maybe he can also prevent Texas from executing Hank Skinner against the last U.S. Supreme Justices Court order.
After losing~destroying Hank Skinner's most crucial exoneration evidence,Texas says it's time again to execute him.....
Posted: Sat, Oct 3, 2015 3:10pm PDT
police states...
Posted: Sat, Sep 26, 2015 9:55am PDT
Israel...
Posted: Fri, Sep 25, 2015 5:35am PDT
Jewish Voice for Peace commends the University of California for discussing anti-Semitism in the context of racism, Islamophobia, and other forms of bigotry...
Posted: Fri, Sep 25, 2015 1:26am PDT
DETROIT, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today hailed a federal appeals court ruling that allows fans of rap duo Insane Clown Posse — known as “Juggalos” — to move forward with a lawsuit against the FBI for designating Juggalos a criminal gang....
Posted: Thu, Sep 24, 2015 5:23pm PDT