Staff (2023-06-30). Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in Colleges, Keeps It for Military Academies: Roundtable. democracynow.org The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has declared race-conscious admissions policies at colleges and universities across the country to be unlawful, effectively ending affirmative action in education. The landmark 6-3 ruling was along ideological lines and strikes down decades of precedent, but stops short of banning legacy admissions and allows military academies to continue using affirmative action. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the court, assailed the majority's "let-them-eat-cake obliviousness" to questions of racism and equity. We host a rou…

Staff (2023-06-30). Headlines for June 30, 2023. democracynow.org Supreme Court Bars Affirmative Action at Colleges, Exempts Military and Legacy Admissions, California Task Force Recommends Reparations for Harms of Slavery and Racial Discrimination, Supreme Court's Samuel Alito Ruled Against EPA as Wife Leased Land to Oil and Gas Firm, Death Toll from Heat Wave Hits 112 in Mexico, 14 in Southern U.S., Mike Pence Pledges Support for Arming Ukraine During Surprise Trip to Kyiv, Biden Mulls Cluster Bombs for Ukraine as Reports Emerge of Kyiv's Use of Banned Landmines, 400 Arrested Across France in Third Night of Protests over Police Killing of 17-Year-Old, U.K. Court R…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-30). Arrestan a 667 personas en protestas antipoliciales en Francia. telesurtv.net A pesar de la gran presencia policial, los manifestantes consiguieron atacar e incendiar no sólo mobiliario urbano y automóviles, sino también bancos y tiendas, entre otros.

teleSUR (2023-06-30). 667 People Arrested in Anti-Police Protests in France. telesurenglish.net At least 667 people, mostly young people between 14 and 18 years old, were arrested in the third consecutive night of unrest in France, with scenes of chaos and looting in several cities following the death of a 17-year-old teenager Nahel at the hands of police on Tuesday. | Related: | A large police contingent in Lille, in the north of France, where three nights of violence have left municipal town…

teleSUR (2023-06-29). 150 Arrested During Protests Against Police Violence in France. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, official sources reported that 150 people were detained on Wednesday due to the protests that are currently been carried out in France after a policeman shot dead a 17-year-old boy in the city of Nanterre. | Related: | On Tuesday, a video was broadcast on social networks in which it can be seen that a policeman fatally shoots the 17-year-old Naà´l. The victim had been stopped for an alleged traffic violation.

teleSUR (2023-06-29). 150 People Arrested During Protests Against Police Violence in France. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, official sources reported that 150 people were detained on Wednesday due to the protests that are currently been carried out in France after a policeman shot dead a 17-year-old boy in the city of Nanterre. | Related: | On Tuesday, a video was broadcast on social networks in which it can be seen that a policeman fatally shoots the 17-year-old Naà´l. The victim had been stopped for an alleged traffic violation.

Huma Yasin (2023-06-28). As Movements Like Stop Cop City Gain Power, Police Treat Free Speech as a Crime. truthout.org Free speech is not free in this country and hasn't been for quite some time. During a raid earlier this month, a dozen police officers arrested three members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, a bail and legal defense fund, which has helped activists arrested while protesting the construction of a multimillion-dollar police and fire department training center dubbed "Cop City" in a forest southeast… |

Leo Earle (2023-06-28). Senegal: Violent clashes as protesters stare down president. greenleft.org.au At least 16 people were killed, hundreds injured and more than 500 arrested, following three days of protest in Senegal in early June, prompting fears of a further crackdown, reports Leo Earle.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-28). How Honduran activist Edwin Espinal won his freedom from JOH's dictatorship. peoplesdispatch.org Five years ago, Honduran activist Edwin Espinal sat in a supermax prison facing trumped up charges of arson, property damage, and use of homemade explosive material. | Espinal was arrested and faced possibly decades of jail time due to his participation in the mass protests in Honduras against the electoral fraud carried out by Juan Orlando Hernández in the November 2017 elections. The blatant fraud had sparked a mass reaction and from the end of November 2017 well into February 2018, the streets and highways across the country were sites of road blockades, marches, rallies, and cultural actions demanding "Out JO…

kwjorinoco (2023-06-27). Not-so-soft Coups and the Use of Blackouts in Honduras. orinocotribune.com By Ricardo Salgado — Jun 26, 2023 | These days, we are entering a new phase in Honduras in the attempt of the right to provoke a color revolution. | This time, the issue seems more organized: power stations that turn off their generators, constant blackouts, people who become enraged, go out to protest in various parts of the country, and even enter frenzies by firing at electrical power transformers. | Faced with allegations of commercial sabotage made by the progressive government, and while the president completed a successful tour of the People's Republic of China, the Honduran fascist right wing notes t…

teleSUR (2023-06-28). French Police Murder Teenager and Spark Riots in Paris. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, a 17-year-old boy, who was arrested for driving without a license, was killed by a policeman with a shot to the chest when the teenager was inside his vehicle. | RELATED: | This new manifestation of police brutality triggered strong protests in Nanterre and other cities on the outskirts of Paris, where at least 24 citizens were arrested. | The police deployed some 2,000 agents to control riots in which the population set…

Huma Yasin (2023-06-28). As Movements Like Stop Cop City Gain Power, Police Treat Free Speech as a Crime. truthout.org Free speech is not free in this country and hasn't been for quite some time. During a raid earlier this month, a dozen police officers arrested three members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, a bail and legal defense fund, which has helped activists arrested while protesting the construction of a multimillion-dollar police and fire department training center dubbed "Cop City" in a forest southeast… |

Leo Earle (2023-06-28). Senegal: Violent clashes as protesters stare down president. greenleft.org.au At least 16 people were killed, hundreds injured and more than 500 arrested, following three days of protest in Senegal in early June, prompting fears of a further crackdown, reports Leo Earle.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-28). How Honduran activist Edwin Espinal won his freedom from JOH's dictatorship. peoplesdispatch.org Five years ago, Honduran activist Edwin Espinal sat in a supermax prison facing trumped up charges of arson, property damage, and use of homemade explosive material. | Espinal was arrested and faced possibly decades of jail time due to his participation in the mass protests in Honduras against the electoral fraud carried out by Juan Orlando Hernández in the November 2017 elections. The blatant fraud had sparked a mass reaction and from the end of November 2017 well into February 2018, the streets and highways across the country were sites of road blockades, marches, rallies, and cultural actions demanding "Out JO…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-06-27). Venezuela: Yukpa People Call for Justice for Detainees Amidst Protests. orinocotribune.com Indigenous communities from western Venezuela were injured during a crackdown while trying to reach Caracas to sell handicrafts. | Caracas, June 24, 2023 ( On June 15, Zenaida Romero, her husband Alfonzo Ramos Romero, and Francisco Romero were arrested after the National Bolivarian Police (PNB) attacked a group of Yukpas on the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge ac…

kwjorinoco (2023-06-27). Not-so-soft Coups and the Use of Blackouts in Honduras. orinocotribune.com By Ricardo Salgado — Jun 26, 2023 | These days, we are entering a new phase in Honduras in the attempt of the right to provoke a color revolution. | This time, the issue seems more organized: power stations that turn off their generators, constant blackouts, people who become enraged, go out to protest in various parts of the country, and even enter frenzies by firing at electrical power transformers. | Faced with allegations of commercial sabotage made by the progressive government, and while the president completed a successful tour of the People's Republic of China, the Honduran fascist right wing notes t…

WSWS (2023-06-27). Three San Antonio police officers charged with murder after gunning down 46-year-old woman in her locked apartment. wsws.org Body camera footage showed the police were in no danger when they unloaded over a dozen rounds into Melissa Perez's apartment, killing the mother of four and grandmother to two.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-06-27). Venezuela: Yukpa People Call for Justice for Detainees Amidst Protests. orinocotribune.com Indigenous communities from western Venezuela were injured during a crackdown while trying to reach Caracas to sell handicrafts. | Caracas, June 24, 2023 ( On June 15, Zenaida Romero, her husband Alfonzo Ramos Romero, and Francisco Romero were arrested after the National Bolivarian Police (PNB) attacked a group of Yukpas on the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge ac…