Editor at NewsOne (2024-01-30). George Floyd Criminologist: Minnesota Cop Accused Of Murdering Ricky Cobb Didn't Follow Police Protocol. newsone.com Minnesota State Patrol Colonel Matt Langer stands by as bodycam and dash cam footage of the police shooting death of Ricky Cobb II plays at a press conference on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, in St. Paul, Minnesota. | Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty | The police officer accused of murdering an unarmed Black driver in Minneapolis last summer didn't follow the proper law enforcement protocol during the fatal encounter, according to a noted criminologist who played a pivotal role in legal proceedings surrounding George Floyd's police murder. | Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Ryan Londregan was charged last w…

Malik Miah (2024-01-31). Why Many Blacks Turn on Biden Over Palestine. internationalviewpoint.org "We know too well that our freedom [as South Africans] is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians." | – | / |

UN Human Rights Council (2024-01-31). Statement by Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (30 Jan 2024) [EN/MY]. reliefweb.int Country: Myanmar | Source: UN Human Rights Council | Please refer to the attached file. | Three years of widespread, systematic violence in Myanmar and the evidence against perpetrators is mounting | Geneva, 30 January 2024 — Three years ago, the Myanmar military overthrew the country's elected government. A host of serious international crimes followed, starting with the violent suppression of protests and arrests of those daring to speak out against the military regime. Thousands, including political opponents and journalists, have been detained without due process of law, and these detentions have…

Abhishek Awasthi (2024-01-31). Italy protests alleged mistreatment of woman in Hungarian court. firstpost.com Italy's government has expressed its discontentment over the treatment of Ilaria Salis, a 39-year-old Italian woman awaiting trial in Hungary for her alleged involvement in a counter-demonstration against a neo-Nazi rally. | The images of Salis, handcuffed and chained, sparked outrage and prompted Italian ministers to summon Budapest's ambassador in protest. Arrested in Budapest last February, Salis faces three counts of attempted assault and accusations of being part of an extreme left-wing organization. | If convicted, she could be sentenced to up to 11 years in jail. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani sta…

Codepink (2024-01-31). BREAKING: 5 Peace Activists Arrested For Disrupting UNRWA Hearing, Demand Humanitarian Aid for Gaza. pressenza.com Five peace activists were arrested today as CODEPINK and other organizations disrupted the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing titled "UNRWA Exposed: Examining the Agency's Mission and Failures." The protest aimed to draw attention to the urgent need for humanitarian aid in Gaza. | The disruption comes in the wake of the International Court of Justice's recent ruling, which found South Africa's charge of genocide against Israel to be credible. The court issued provisional measures demanding that Israel cease the killing of Palestinians and restore the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Despite these urgent cal…

Codepink (2024-01-30). BREAKING: 5 Peace Activists Arrested for Disrupting UNRWA Hearing, Demand Humanitarian Aid for Gaza. dissidentvoice.org WASHINGTON — Five peace activists were arrested today as CODEPINK and other organizations disrupted the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing titled "UNRWA Exposed: Examining the Agency's Mission and Failures." The protest aimed to draw attention to the urgent need for humanitarian aid in Gaza. The disruption comes in the wake of the International Court of …

Malik Miah (2024-01-30). Why Many Blacks Turn on Biden Over Palestine. internationalviewpoint.org "We know too well that our freedom [as South Africans] is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians." | – | / |

Dean Baker (2024-01-29). Black Employment Rates Are at Record Highs, Aren't Any Blacks Happy with the Biden Economy? cepr.net The Washington Post had a piece on how many Black men are not enthusiastic about the economy under President Biden. This is a useful and important piece, since polls show that Black men are not very supportive of Biden. Historically, Blacks have overwhelmingly supported Democratic presidential candidates, if Biden cannot count on winning a large …

Ann Brown (2024-01-29). Professor James Small Talks Personal Relationship With Dr. Khalid Muhammad: 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com Professor James Small, a distinguished scholar activist and speaker, shared insights into his personal relationship with the late Dr. Khalid Muhammad during interviews, shedding light on lesser-known aspects of Muhammad's life and influence. Small serves as CEO of Sanaa Lodge Enterprise, Ghana, Ltd., CEO and president of African-American Management Company, Ghana, Ltd., and International vice …

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-29). Organizers declare: Repression won't stop the movement to free Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org Pro-Palestine activists with the Despite facing repression from the New York City Police Department, with the arrests of over 7 organizers, protesters continued to march undeterred and affirmed that they will not stop until a ceasefire is declared and Palestine is free.

Betsey Piette (2024-01-25). Show your support for Ant Smith. workers.org Smith speaking during a march for police abolition in Philadelphia, June 28, 2016. Philadelphia Since 2015, Anthony (Ant) Smith has been a prominent organizer of the Black Lives Matter movement in Philadelphia, helping to organize the Racial Economic and Legal Justice (REAL Justice) coalition. He has led countless marches against . . . |

WSWS (2024-01-25). Australian experts warn of COVID surge, condemn absence of public health response. wsws.org An ABC article, in which COVID experts were able to speak on the dangers of the virus and measures to prevent its transmission, was a rare breach in a general blackout of the ongoing pandemic.

Staff (2024-01-24). Where the Muslim leadership erred. muslimmirror.com By Asad Mirza The unravelling of the Mandir-Masjid controversy over the years has exposed the amateur and impulsive handling of the issue, by the Muslim leadership. Had they acted wisely earlier, then it would not have been such a cakewalk for the Hindu chauvinists. Modern politics is not a game of chance, but agenda setting …

Editor (2024-01-25). A mass grave of hundreds of poor and oppressed people found in Mississippi. mronline.org The extent of the mass grave became widely known after a Black man was run over by a police vehicle and buried in an unmarked grave, unbeknownst to his family.

Editor at NewsOne (2024-01-24). White NJ Mayor Feared Nonviolent, Unarmed Black Man Might Stab Her, Ordered Him Removed, Lawsuit Says. newsone.com A white New Jersey mayor ordered a Black man removed from public property because of an unfounded fear of violence, a lawsuit says.

Vicky Peláez (2024-01-25). The Prison Industry in the United States: Big Business or a New Form of Slavery? globalresearch.ca This incisive and carefully researched article was first published by Global Research more than 15 years ago in March 2008. | *** | Things have got worse since 2008. African-Americans and Latinos are routinely the victims of arbitrary arrest, incarceration and inhumane …