Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. (2024-06-23). Why Is A Stanford Student Reporter Still Facing Felony Charges? popularresistance.org A coalition of press freedom and First Amendment organizations have demanded that the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office abandon felony charges against a Stanford University student reporter. | Dilan Gohill, a freshman, covers student protests for the university's newspaper known as The Daily. He was arrested on June 5, along with 12 demonstrators, after they engaged in an act of civil disobedience against the Stanford's investments in companies "that provide material and logistical support to Israel's current military campaign" in Gaza. | The letter [PDF] from the coalition to the local prosecutor ind…

Rachel Fink (2024-06-23). Israeli police officer shoves journalist at anti-government protest amid rising police brutality. haaretz.com After a police officer was seen violently pushing a woman identified clearly as a journalist during a protest against Prime Minister Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv, Israel Police issued a formal statement apologizing for the incident…

Jen St. Denis, The Tyee. (2024-06-23). Arresting Reporters Is A Crude Form Of Censorship. popularresistance.org Press freedom advocates in Canada are calling on Quebec prosecutors to drop mischief charges against Savanna Craig, saying her arrest and charges are part of a larger trend across Canada. | Craig was arrested in April while covering a pro-Palestinian protest at a Scotiabank branch in Montreal for CUTV, a university television station at Concordia University. | Although she identified herself as a journalist to police and showed them her press card, she was detained along with 44 protesters. Police have now recommended mischief charges against her. | "We're very concerned about the behaviour of Montreal police tow…

albawaba (2024-06-23). Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori reveals real-life Flintstones stone age house. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Australian model Bianca Censori who is known for sparking controversy alongside her husband Kanye West made headlines after sharing a 2021 stone-age-inspired Flintstones house.What's barely known about Censori is that she has a Bachelor's and Master's degree in architecture from Melbourne University. According to Daily Mail, she worked with highly regarded architects including Switzerland's Valerio Olgiati and Belgium's Vincent Van Duysen. Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori reveals real-life Flintstones stone age house: (Bianca Censori)The project in question was designed in 2021 with Yeezy archit…

Bar Peleg (2024-06-17). Israeli police unlawfully holds 11 anti-government protesters in custody for nearly a day. haaretz.com Police submitted their request to release the protesters with restrictions early Sunday morning, yet by the afternoon only three of them were brought in for their first bail hearing as required by law. Among those arrested and later released was Haaretz photographer Itai Ron…

Lance Strong (2024-06-17). The Irony: Videos Show 'Blacks For Trump' Rally At Detroit Church Was Attended By A Lot Of White People. newsone.com Donald Trump's rally over the weekend at a Detroit church was billed as a "Blacks for Trump" event, but video footage on social media showed mostly white people in attendance.

Kate Litman (2024-06-17). The Weekly Round-Up: UK's wrongful imprisonment compensation scheme is legal and campaigners call for oversight of inquiries. ukhumanrightsblog.com In UK News A report published by the Runnymede Trust on Monday found that black people, and especially black children, are subject to disproportionate rates of strip search across all police forces in England and Wales. The report analysed Home Office data and concluded that black children are 6.5 times more likely to be subject …

channelnewsasia (2024-06-16). Injury to keep All Blacks forward Taukei'aho out of Super Rugby final. channelnewsasia.com

Matthew Rozsa, Salon. (2024-06-11). Climate Change Activists Gear Up For A Summer Of Dissent. popularresistance.org "We have a series of many events," said Pumarol. "We are planning direct actions throughout the summer." | For three months starting on June 10th, they plan on shutting down the headquarter of Citibank, a financial institution that helps fund fossil fuel exploration. They also plan on staging a protest where humans dress as orcas, the iconic cetaceans that have been targeting yachts at least since November. "I think it's been a source of inspiration for many activists. We're also going to have a day where scientists are going to get arrested in front of city headquarters, and we're going to have a day where elder…

themoscowtimes (2024-06-11). Zelensky Says Russia Destroyed Half of Ukraine's Energy Capacity. themoscowtimes.com Months of Russian strikes have caused severe power shortages in Ukraine, leading to regular blackouts, President Zelensky said.