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• UK: Black and Jewish people say they are facing ‘racist and inhumane treatment’ in Wakefield Prison
  24 November 2021, by siawi3

  In September and October this year, The Canary published stories of alleged racism and Islamophobia in UK prisons. One of the prisons we mentioned was HMP Wakefield. Now prison solidarity campaigners have made further allegations of racist violence being committed by prison staff.

• ‘Believing the Propaganda That the Government Follows the Law’ November 29, 2021
  30 November 2021, by siawi3

  Whistleblower David McBride faces life in prison for revealing war crimes in Afghanistan to the media.

• UK: Julian Assange Suffered Stroke During October Court Appearance, Fiancee Reveals
  13 December 2021, by siawi3

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange suffered a “mini” stroke during an October court hearing in the UK, his fiancee Stella Moris has revealed. WikiLeaks issued a statement via Twitter that doctors had confirmed Assange’s stroke on the morning of his latest hearing.

• UK: WATCH: Hedges on Assange Ruling With the Editor-in-Chief
  14 December 2021, by siawi3

  On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the British High Court ruling to allow the extradition of Julian Assange to go ahead with Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief, Consortium News.

• La junte du Myanmar condamne Suu Kyi et le président U Win Myint à deux ans de prison
  14 décembre 2021, par siawi3

  Plus de dix mois après l’arrestation de Suu Kyi à la suite du coup d’Etat du 1^er février qui a évincé le gouvernement civil de la Ligue nationale pour la démocratie (LND), il s’agit des premiers verdicts prononcés contre elle. Elle fait l’objet de dix autres accusations intentées par le régime militaire, qui sont généralement considérées comme forgées de toutes pièces.

• Iran: Two Jailed Writers Sick With Covid-19 as Virus Sweeps Back Through Evin Prison
  25 December 2021, by siawi3

  The prisoner that spoke to IranWire said at least 10 other detainees had shown signs of Covid-19 on Ward 8.

• Iran: Threats and Pressure Continue Against Iranian Baha’i Arsalan Yazdani
  25 December 2021, by siawi3

  Weeks after his arrest on September 1, 2021, and later his temporary release, Iranian Baha’i citizen Arsalan Yazdani and his family continue to experience threats and pressure from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence.

• Over 300 doctors from around the world have today written to the Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, imploring him to seek Julian Assange’s immediate release from prison in the U.K. on medical grounds.
  23 December 2021, by siawi3

  “We are concerned that Mr.Assange’s apparent ministroke may be the tip of a medical iceberg.”

• UK - US: Julian Assange’s medical condition could lead to an early death. He must be released.
  23 December 2021, by siawi3

  Assange’s only ‘crime’ is exposing details of war crimes and illegal acts committed by the US government.

• Iran-UK: Women stage global fast to pressure UK to bring Nazanin Zagari-Ratcliffe home.
  25 December 2021, by siawi3

  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a British-Iranian woman taken hostage by the Islamic regime of Iran for over five years now. Women – keep registering to fast for a day and send a message to Boris Johnson and Iranian regime to #FreeNazaninNow. Maryam Namazie says: “Hostage-taking is a human rights issue and not merely an issue of debts due Iran from the British government. Many governments have debts; only the Iranian regime takes innocents hostage for political gain.”

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