(2024-01-24). In Assange's Darkest Hour, Committee To Protect Journalists Excludes Him. popularresistance.org The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released its census report for 2023. Three hundred and twenty detained or imprisoned journalists were counted by the press freedom organization, as of December 1, 2023. | As indicated, that number is not far from the record high of 360 jailed journalists that was set in 2022. | The 2023 census takes on greater significance given the Israeli government's war on Gaza and the military attacks and crackdown on Palestinian journalists. Seventeen journalists were jailed by Israel, the "highest number of arrests" since CPJ began tracking arrests in 1992. It is the first time th…
(2024-01-24). The last flurry: US Congress and Australian MPs seek Julian Assange's release. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-23). Julian Assange Excluded From Jailed Journalist Index Again. scheerpost.com 
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released its census report for 2023. Three hundred and twenty detained or imprisoned journalists were counted by the press freedom organization, as of December 1, 2023. As indicated, that number is not far from the record high of 360 jailed journalists that …
(2024-01-23). The last flurry: US Congress and Australian MPs seek Julian Assange's release. greenleft.org.au
(2024-01-24). Chinese execs more upbeat on AI contributions. ecns.cn About 80 percent of Chinese business leaders expect the pace of technological disruption to accelerate even further in 2024, while 92 percent regard fast-developing generative artificial intelligence.
(2024-01-23). Iranians 'pragmatic and patient', plan for long haul: Ex-head of Israel's military intel. presstv.ir A former head of Israel's military intelligence says Iran is "pragmatic" and exerts ample "patience" to follow through its plans in the West Asia region.
(2024-01-23). Venezuela's Defense Ministry: US DEA & CIA Linked to 5 Terrorist Plots (+Statement). orinocotribune.com At a press conference, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino reiterated that the Venezuelan Bolivarian Armed Force (FANB) will respond forcefully against violence and vile actions that seek to harm Venezuelan society. Venezuelan intelligence has recently "discovered five conspiracies against the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro," reported Padrino. "We will have zero tolerance against unscrupulous traitors." | "Throughout 2023 and the beginning of 2024, we have seen with indignation that the Venezuelan far-right, with the shameless support of the [US] Central Intelligence Ag…
(2024-01-24). CIA's openly declared spy war on Russia not going so well. infobrics.org Somewhat schizophrenically, the CIA calls for Russians to "end betrayal" by actually committing it, all for "family values" and "the future of Russia", which is quite strange given the fact that Washington DC ideologues are obsessed with every anti-family idea in the book. The so-called "woke" extremist, ultra-liberal ideology is at an all-time high in the US, while solid evidence suggests that the troubled Biden administration is even involved in the massive child trafficking in Ukraine and elsewhere. So much for America's "focus on family values".
(2024-01-24). US Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Silence Palestinian Rights Advocacy. popularresistance.org Free speech defenders welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to take up a lawsuit that outlandishly claimed a civil society group provided "material support" for terrorism by advocating for Palestinian human rights. | The Supreme Court's punting of Jewish National Fund v. U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights—which comes over three months into Israel's war on the Gaza Strip—marks the third consecutive time a federal court has dismissed the case, which USCPR said casts "collective activism and expression of solidarity as unlawful." | In the case's first dismissal in March 2021, a federal judge said t…
commondreams.org (2024-01-24). US Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Silence Palestinian Rights Advocacy
Free speech defenders welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to take up a lawsuit that outlandishly claimed a civil society group provided "material support" for terrorism by advocating for Palestinian human rights. | The Supreme Court's punting of Jewish National Fund v. U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights—which comes over three months into Israel's war on the Gaza Strip—marks the third consecutive time a federal court has dismissed the case, which USCPR said casts "collective activism and expression of solidarity as unlawful."
(2024-01-24). Supreme Court narrowly upholds federal immigration authority against Texas measures. wsws.org By a narrow 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that the US Border Patrol can cut through razor wire installed by Texas on the banks of the Rio Grande.
(2024-01-24). Hearing on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case adjourned to Jan 31 by SC. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned till January 31 the hearing on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over his alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots of February 2020. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and …
(2024-01-24). Hearing on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case adjourned to Jan 31 by SC. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned till January 31 the hearing on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over his alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots of February 2020. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and …
(2024-01-23). Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Abbott Promises to Fight Fed Removal of Border Razor Wire. truthout.org The Supreme Court on Monday reversed a lower court's injunction on federal action to remove razor wire installed by Texas state officials last fall on a stretch of the state's border with Mexico. Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) ordered the razor wire to be installed in October to deter migrants from crossing a 29-mile stretch of land along the Rio Grande River. Migrant rights organizations have said… |
(2024-01-23). US Court rejects Trump's appeal over gag order. plenglish.com Washington, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) A federal appeals court today refused to hear an attempt by former US President Donald Trump to challenge a gag order in his election ¥s interference case, which could take the battle to the Supreme Court.
(2024-01-23). Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Richard Glossip's Appeal: High-Profile Innocence Case Where the State Supports Relief. scheerpost.com 
By Death Penalty Information Center On January 22, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to Richard Glossip, sentenced to death in Oklahoma, whose innocence case has received international attention. Mr. Glossip's execution had been scheduled for May 18, 2023, before the Court issued a stay on May 5 pending the outcome of his petitions for certiorari. …
(2024-01-23). Anxiety and Depression Symptoms After the Dobbs Abortion Decision. jamanetwork.com This retrospective analysis compares symptoms of depression and anxiety before and after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade between residents in states with abortion triggers vs those in states without trigger laws.
(2024-01-23). Options for Building a Diverse Health Care Workforce—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We were pleased to see the Letter by Drs Henderson and Aminololama-Shakeri in response to our Viewpoint on the decision of the US Supreme Court regarding affirmative action. Henderson and Aminololama-Shakeri, along with their colleagues at UC Davis, do a service to medical schools in clearly describing the principles and goals behind the UC Davis Scale.
(2024-01-23). Options for Building a Diverse Health Care Workforce. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent Viewpoint illuminated the legal challenges to building a diverse health care workforce in light of the US Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action. As members of the admissions committee at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, which seeks to matriculate future physicians to meet the diverse workforce needs of California, we want to clarify how the UC Davis Scale is used in our process. Although children of physicians generally receive a low score on this composite measure of socioeconomic disadvantage, that does not mean they cannot be accepted to medical school…
(2024-01-23). 'Enjoy custody..': SC blasts cops for publicly flogging Muslims in Gujarat. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday admonished the Gujarat Police over its officials publicly flogging five people belonging to the Muslim community at a village in Kheda district in 2022, asking angrily from where did they draw the authority to tie people to poles and beat them up. A bench of Justices BR …