I Made 13 Cents an Hour as a Prison Janitor. Here’s Why I Donated My Wages to Gaza Relief
By Hamzah Jihad Furqaani as told to Aala Abdullahi, The Marshall Project
It’s a common misconception that once someone enters jail or prison, they lose their interest in the outside world… For me, at age 56, that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Read MoreMore than 10 days of hunger strike at a detention center for migrants in the US
By Carlos Soledad, El Salto
229 immigrants detained inside the Northwest Detention Centre in Tacoma, Washington, continue their hunger strike in response to the death of Trinidadian Charles Leo Daniel for unknown reasons.
Read MoreSupport Hunger Strike at the North West Detention Centre, Tacoma, US
By Global Women Against Deportations & Payday
Please support the hunger strike inside and outside the detention centre, protesting the death of Mr Charles Leo Daniel, in solitary for almost 4 years, and against detention conditions.
Read MoreHelp! Leonard Peltier needs medical transfer
By Leonard Peltier Official Ad Hoc Committee
Imprisoned Indigenous elder Leonard Peltier is in urgent need of medical care. Peltier was falsely convicted and imprisoned and has been kept there as revenge for his community daring to resist. He has withstood decades of torture in US prisons, taking a terrible toll on him physically.
Read MoreAaron Bushnell was my friend. May he never be forgotten
By Levi Pierpont, conscientious objector
Aaron is by no means the only United States military member who has felt complicit in the military’s violence, powerless to change anything, and stuck waiting until the end of a four- or six-year contract. There are thousands of military members similarly distraught, having thoughts of taking extreme actions to escape something that feels inescapable.
Read MoreRelease Tal Mitnick! Our letter to the Israeli Defence minister
By Payday
Tal Mitnick has been imprisoned for his refusal to participate in genocide against the Palestinian people. We therefore urge you to release Mr Mitnick, recognise his conscientious objection and stop punishing him for refusing to join the IDF.
Read MoreVictory in Paris – Homeless minors, many Sans-Papiers, win shelter
By The Belleville Park Youth Collective &
Paris 20th Collective in solidarity with all migrants
Thanks to unaccompanied minors in Belleville Park, helped by supporters, residents, high school and university students and organisations, 177 young people who were previously sleeping rough are now being housed!
Read MoreFeltre, Italy: March against the genocide in Palestine
By Palestinian and anti genocide organisations in Italy
On 11 February 2024, there was a demonstration in Feltre, a 22,000 people small town in North East Italy. 400 people marched under the driving rain with the banner from Palestinian Community that reads: “The last day of the occupation will be the first day of freedom”.
Read MoreLondon protest support refuser Tal Mitnick
By Payday
Payday joined the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network’s weekly picket at the Israeli ambassador’s residence in London. We publicised the campaign of support of Israeli refuser Tal Mitnick initiated by War Resisters International. Send a message to him!
Read MoreSupport Hunger Strikers & Rashid Johnson at Red Onion State Prison, USA
By Oakland Abolition & Solidarity
Since December 26, 2023, up to 30 prisoners in solitary confinement at Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison have been on hunger strike to protest the continued use of torturous long-term solitary confinement.
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