So nine Punjabi Sikh asylum seekers are on a hunger strike and have been force fed and thrown into solitary confinement. GoFundMe for legal and medical costs. South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) is providing updates. ICE is intentionally ignoring the public and refusing to acknowledge the inhumanity of what they’re doing. You can call the El Paso Processing Center at 915-225-0775

SIGNAL BOOST!!!! This is what’s happening in France right now. Highschoolers arrested in a terrifying way, head against a wall, because they protested against Macron’s policies. Video filmed by a police officer (who is very much NOT allowed to film teenagers without their consent). The officer you hear in the video says “Voilà une classe qui se tient sage”, which means “That’s a class that’s behaving.” Since the protests began, police violence became terrible especially against highschoolers - literal children. 700 highschoolers were arrested in France today. A teen is still in coma after a police officer shoot her with a flashball earlier this week. This is what Macron’s governement looks like.

Shut up about Russia, Stormy Daniels, and any other petty shit for a second.

This man’s lawsuit against the US, despite being on the kill list and surviving 5 drone attacks, could be a defining line between complete formalization of authoritarianism, or slowing it down. 

“The essence of Faisal bin Ali Jaber v. Barack Hussein Obama et al. is that when we kill abroad, even by mistake, even in an undeclared war, this is foreign policy and therefore outside of judicial authority. This left the Jabers’ claim “nonjusticiable,” i.e., literally outside the reach of the law.”

“We wiped out the Geneva Convention by creating the unlawful enemy combatant, a term that simply means a person not protected by the Geneva Convention”

This was before. 

This is now.

“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

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27 January: International Holocaust Remembrance Day

On this day we honour and remember the approximately 22 million innocent souls who fell victims to hate racism and prejudice crimes, nearly 7.5 million of which were slaughtered for being who they were.

6 million Jews (1.5 million of which were children)

1.5 million Romani

270 000 People with disabilities (be it physical or mental)

55 000 gay people (approximately)

14 million civilians, caught in the crossfire, famine and ugliness of war from all over Europe.

12 000 Jehova’s Witnesses (approximately) of which 2 500 - 5 000 killed.

This day is an important reminder of what once was and what should never be again.

May their rest be more peaceful than their life and may their memory be a blessing.

A month before he was set to begin a third term, Congressman Jean Wyllys announced on Thursday that he was currently outside Brazil and would not return.

An openly gay congressman who frequently clashed with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he was leaving his job and the country because of mounting death threats.

In an interview published by daily Folha de S. Paulo, Congressman Jean Wyllys said he was currently outside of Brazil and had no plans to return. Instead, he said he would work in academia but did not say where.

Wyllys, who was re-elected in October and set to begin a third term in February, said death threats against him had increased significantly since Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco was shot and killed along with her driver in March. Franco was a friend and ally of Wyllys.

Many in Latin America’s largest nation saw Franco, who was black, bisexual and hailed from one of Rio de Janeiro’s most violent slums, as a symbol of hope for her strong advocacy for LGBTQ rights and outspoken criticism of police brutality in poor neighborhoods. Her death led to large protests in Brazil and in several countries.

Ten months later, no one has been arrested for her murder.

Since then, Wyllys, who represents Rio de Janeiro, has used a security detail.

Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself the country’s interim president on Wednesday before thousands of demonstrators cheering in support. 

“I swear to formally assume the powers of the Presidency of Venezuela,” the 35-year-old politician said as he raised his right hand. 

The move comes as tens of thousands march around Venezuela demanding that the socialist leader Nicolas Maduro steps down from power. Counter-rallies are also being held. 

Maduro was sworn in for a contested second term two weeks ago but has been met by international condemnation.

Shortly after Guaido swore himself in, US President Donald Trump officially recognised Guaido as president.

“In its role as the only legitimate branch of government duly elected by the Venezuelan people, the National Assembly invoked the country’s constitution to declare Nicolas Maduro illegitimate, and the office of the presidency therefore vacant” Trump said. 

“The people of Venezuela have courageously spoken out against Maduro and his regime and demanded freedom and the rule of law.”

The leader of the Organization of American States (OAS) also recognised Guaido as the acting president. 

A Canadian government official told Reuters news agency that Ottawa will also recognise Guaido as president.

Maduro maintains that his presidency is legitimate and accuses the United States and other countries of waging an “economic war” to remove him from power. 

On Tuesday, he ordered a “revision” of Venezuela’s diplomatic relations with the United States. The order came after US Vice President Mike Pence declared support for anti-government protesters and opposition leaders. 

Maduro’s government has yet to respond to Guaido’s latest move. His government has accused Guaido of staging a coup and has threatened him with jail.