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Off Duty CBP Officer Charged with Killing Arab On July 6, an off-duty Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer who shot to death a young Arab-American man was finally indicted under state manslaughter charges, after initially being released. A federal investigation of the incident continues....
Posted: Thu, Aug 4, 2005 5:24pm PDT
July 30, 2005 - Update from Leonard Peltier As you already know by now, on June 30, 2005, I was transferred from Leavenworth Facility, to Terre Haute USP. The reason for my transfer, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons Administrative staff was that the Leavenworth Facility was downgraded from maximum security level to medium, and therefore I could not remain at Leavenworth due to my illegal sentencing and consequent maximum security rank....
Posted: Wed, Aug 3, 2005 10:57pm PDT
An Open Letter to the Green Anarchy Collective I’m an anarchist living in Vancouver, Canada, and I previously wrote to the Green Anarchy collective about issue #19 of the Green Anarchy journal, primarily out of concern over the uncritical inclusion of writings by former American Indian Movement (AIM) spokesperson John Trudell in that issue....
Posted: Tue, Aug 2, 2005 7:46pm PDT
Dept. of Justice Issues Report on Sexual Violence in US Prisons bear in mind that not everyone reports the sexual violence that they experience...
" During 2004, an estimated 8,210 allegations of sexual violence were reported by correctional authorities -- the equivalent of 3.2 allegations per 1,000 inmates and youths incarcerated in 2004."...
Posted: Mon, Aug 1, 2005 3:15pm PDT
Abu Ghraib abuse: new revelations of top-level involvement Preliminary hearings are under way in Fort Meade, Maryland for two low-level dog handlers at the Abu Ghraib prison complex in Iraq. According to testimony from US soldiers in the case, the use of dogs to abuse and intimidate Iraqi prisoners is a technique that was brought to Abu Ghraib from Guantánamo Bay, under the direction of a top military general dispatched by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld....
Posted: Sun, Jul 31, 2005 10:16pm PDT
New Jersey Activists Rearrested 7/29/2005 Following Anti-Terrorist Task Force raid and arrests last weekend, New Jersey activists have been rearrested today [7/29/2005]. They need your support now!...
Posted: Fri, Jul 29, 2005 7:39pm PDT
Blair defends Iraq war, vows new attacks on civil liberties and social conditions Prime Minister Tony Blair’s July 26 press conference was a sharp warning that his government will intensify both its pro-war alliance with Washington abroad and the imposition of sweeping attacks on civil liberties at home....
Posted: Fri, Jul 29, 2005 6:24am PDT
Subway Shakedowns: Necessary Security or Unconstitutional Violation? New York City police are now conducting random searches of subway passengers in a program of stepped-up security following the London subway and bus blasts earlier this month. Civil liberties groups say the searches are unconstitutional and ineffective. We host a debate....
Posted: Thu, Jul 28, 2005 7:55am PDT
Hate Crimes Soar in Britain as Police Defend "Shoot to Kill" Policy A wave of anti-Muslim, Arab and South Asian hate crimes are sweeping Britain in the wake of the July 7th Subway and Bus bombings. Race and religion-based attacks are up 500% and communities of color are concerned that law enforcement authorities are also racially profiling targets in their anti-terrorism campaign. We go to London to speak with the Islamic Society of Britain....
Posted: Mon, Jul 25, 2005 7:05am PDT
Bush Met With Judge Roberts One Day Before Crucial Ruling on Guantanamo Military Tribunals As the Bush administration refuses to hand over documents written by Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, we talk to Yale University professor Bruce Shapiro about Roberts' crucial ruling on military tribunals for Guantanamo detainees, his views on abortion and much more....
Posted: Mon, Jul 25, 2005 7:04am PDT
Report implicates Indonesian intelligence in murder of human rights activist An Indonesian government fact-finding commission handed down its final report late last month on the murder of prominent human rights activist Munir Said Thalib on September 7, 2004. While the report itself has not been released, statements from leading commission members have clearly pointed the finger at senior officials in the State Intelligence Agency (BIN)....
Posted: Mon, Jul 25, 2005 6:54am PDT
Humanitarian Assistance for Cuba volunteers detained by Homeland Security Kathryn Hall of the Sac Center for Community Health and Well Being (home of the Birthing Project) and others in support of the Pastors for Peace (POP) Humanitarian Aid Caravan to Cuba are being held in McAllen Texas by US Homeland Security......
Posted: Thu, Jul 21, 2005 6:46pm PDT
Forum in LA Friday 7/22 - Stop LAPD Terror! Date/Time: Friday, July 22nd, 7:30 pm
Where: IAC office - 5274 W. Pico Blvd. Rm. 203, Los Angeles
Contact: (323) 936-7266...
Posted: Thu, Jul 21, 2005 5:07pm PDT
BioDemocracy plea for legal support $!!! While the events of the Biodemocracy 2005 mobilization are now behind us and everyone is out of jail, there is still a great deal of work to be done and help is needed....
Posted: Mon, Jul 18, 2005 9:47am PDT
VIDEO: Watts community responds to shooting of infant Susie Pena Lopez Watts community residents took the streets in response to the shooting of 17 month old Susie Lopez who was shot in the head with a rifle by the LAPD....
Posted: Sun, Jul 17, 2005 3:14pm PDT
Amidst new torture reports, US military defends architect of abuse at Guantánamo Even as new information emerged about US military torture of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon gave a clean bill of health to the individual who presided over the abuses....
Posted: Sat, Jul 16, 2005 11:24am PDT
Online Petition for PRican Political Prisoners The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign debuted our "MILLIONS FOR THE
PUERTO RICAN POLITICAL PRISONERS" campaign...
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 10:39pm PDT
Political Persecution of Juanita Young- Trial on 7/18 POLITICAL PERSECUTION OF POLICE BRUTALITY ACTIVIST INTENSIFIES – TRIAL
FOR JUANITA YOUNG POSTPONED TO JULY 18TH...
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 9:58pm PDT
Scores of Muslim men jailed as “material witnesses” in wake of 9/11 attacks In the days and months following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the US Department of Justice rounded up scores of Muslim men as “material witnesses,” held them for months without charges, and subjected them to verbal and physical abuse as part of a coordinated government operation....
Posted: Wed, Jul 13, 2005 6:50am PDT
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