Kevin Gosztola (2023-05-10). Atlanta Photojournalist Arrested While Covering 'Black Lives Matter' Protests Receives Settlement. thedissenter.org Atlanta photojournalist Sharif Hassan, who was arrested while covering "Black Lives Matter" protests in 2020, received a settlement of $105,000…
Mickey Z. (2023-05-09). Finding Reconnection through the Power of Human Touch. dissidentvoice.org 
The famous "rescuing hug" I was recently reminded of the incredible story of the "rescuing hug" photo (above). To sum up the basics: Kyrie and Brielle Jackson were born on October 17, 1995 — 12 weeks ahead of their due date. Kyrie weighed only 2 pounds, 3 ounces. Brielle was even smaller and far more …
Maximillian Alvarez (2023-05-10). Robin D.G. Kelley: Understanding police violence through racial capitalism. therealnews.com 
In 2001, Cincinnati police killed a 19-year-old Black man named Timothy Thomas, sparking an uprising that shook the city for four days. 19 years later, in the city of Minneapolis, local police officers killed George Floyd over an alleged counterfeit bill, catalyzing a nationwide rebellion. Much of the discourse surrounding racist police killings have focused on perceived flaws within the institution of policing itself, but explanations for the consistency and pervasiveness of police violence cannot be found within police departments alone. Police operate within a system of race and class-based segregation,…
Staff (2023-05-09). Justice for Jordan Neely: Friend Remembers Dancer as "Gentleman" as Calls Grow for Killer's Arrest. democracynow.org 
Eleven people were arrested at a protest in New York on Monday demanding justice for Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old unhoused Black man who was choked to death on a subway car last week by another passenger. Neely was well known as a dancer and Michael Jackson impersonator. He was crying out that he was hungry, when he was fatally attacked on the train by a 24-year-old former marine named Daniel Penny, who was questioned by police but released without charges. The city medical examiner has ruled Neely's death a homicide. The subway killing comes as New York is facing a growing population of unhoused people who…
Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-10). What led to Imran Khan's arrest and the political crisis in Pakistan? peoplesdispatch.org Taimur Rahman of the Mazdoor Kisan Party explains the political crisis in Pakistan where massive protests have broken out following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. He explains the major players and how the situation is like to play out…
Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-10). Pakistan rocked by protests as Imran Khan is sent to custody for eight days. peoplesdispatch.org 
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was arrested on Tuesday, was sent into custody of the National Accountability Bureau on Wednesday. He was also indicted separately in a case related to do with illegal sale of gits. Protests have broken out across the country with over a 1,000 people arrested.
Staff (2023-05-10). Headlines for May 10, 2023. democracynow.org Donald Trump Found Liable for Sexual Abuse and Defamation of E. Jean Carroll, Rights Groups Call on Biden to Implement Humane Immigration Policies as Title 42 Ends, Immigrant Rights Defenders Condemn Texas Bills That Would Create Vigilante ICE Force, No Progress on Debt Limit Talks After Biden-McCarthy Meeting as White House Weighs Unilateral Action, Israel Continues Air Attacks on Gaza, Killing at Least 16 People in Two Days, AFP Journalist Killed Covering Ukraine War; France and U.K. Move to Label Wagner a Terrorist Group, Protests Mount, Hundreds Arrested in Pakistan as Court Charges Detained Imran Khan with C…
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-10). Pakistan Rocked by Protests Following the Arrest of Imran Khan. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Protests in Karachi, Pakistan after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: CGTN Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was arrested on Tuesday, was sent into custody of the National Accountability Bureau on Wednesday. He was also indicted separately in a case related to do with illegal sale of gits. Protests…
Kap Seol, Labor Notes. (2023-05-10). South Korea: Labor Union Leader Sets Himself Afire. popularresistance.org A South Korean union leader has ended his life, enraged in anger and humiliation as the government attempted to bring racketeering charges against him over union activity. | On the morning of May Day, Yang Hoe-dong, a chapter leader of a national construction workers union, set himself on fire at a courthouse where he was summoned to a hearing for the review of an arrest warrant for him. He was pronounced dead at the hospital the following day. | The death was in protest of attacks by the government of President Yoon Suk-yeol on the 160,000-strong Korean Construction Workers Union and its rival union since Februa…
Jon Queally (2023-05-09). Protests Erupt Across Pakistan After Former Prime Minister Imran Khan Arrested. truthout.org Supporters of Imran Khan took to the streets of Pakistan nationwide in angry protest Tuesday after the former Prime Minister was arrested on corruption and embezzlement charges — allegations the champion cricketer turned progressive politician has denied and says are politically motivated. The protests erupted in various cities — including Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar, and Lahore — clashed with… |
Imran Khan poses the greatest threat to Pakistan's military monopoly on political power. The arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and leader of the Pakistan Movement for Justice (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI) caused thousands of Pakistanis to take to the streets and protest. However, Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered on May 11 his release, …
By Julia Wright Julia Wright A delegation from the UN Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement (UN EMLER) visited the United States between April 24 and May 5, 2023, to review the status quo of law enforcement and police brutality in advance of the third . . . |