#FrontLineDefenders condemns targetting of members of #Nozhin assn & sentencing of #HumanRights defenders Soma Pourmohammadi, Serveh Pourmohammadi, Seivan Ebrahimi & Edris Menbari, as it believes it is in #retaliation of their peaceful & legitimate human rights work in #Iran.
On 13 May 2024, Soma Pourmohammadi appealed a 10 yr prison sentence issued by Branch 1 of #SanandajRevolutionaryCourt on 16 April & announced to the defender on 21 April 2024.
Reisi was one of the key executioners and architects of the mass execution of political prisoners in Iran in August-September 1988 where over 10000 political prisoners, most of them had already served their sentences, including my teacher, my brothers childhood friend, my sister's brother in-law and several friends of relatives of me.
I wanted him to live and be charged for his crimes against humanity, bit since it's not possible in today's climate, this is the next best thing.
This is a personal account of medical practices and healthcare behind bars, which draws on direct experiences and narrations from fellow prisoners, accumulated during eleven years in custody. It touches on issues of the relationship of medical professionals with the torture of detenus, the anarchy of everyday prison medication, frailty and death among older inmates and the proposals and prospects for prison healthcare reform. It sees a need for systemic change, but the prognosis is not optimistic. Vernon Gonsalves writes.
Benefit Show Reportback
On March 16th, a SmashbySmashwest benefit show as held to support Chris and Aeshna's legal fees and approximately $400 was raised towards this goal both through online donations and in person. The following message was delivered:
"Am 18. März ist Tag der politischen Gefangenen. Seit einigen Monaten nehmen Angriffe auf Revolutionär:innen und die Meinungsfreiheit in Deutschland zu. Ob bei Demonstrationen, zu Hause oder in den Medien: Repressionen und Hetze stehen auf der Tagesordnung...."
Am Internationalen Tag der politischen Gefangenen empfehlen wir #WerkstattGeschichte 80/2019 "politische gefangene", im Thementeil (Hg. Gabriele Metzler & Annelie Ramsbrock) Beiträge zu #Hungerstreiks Inhaftierter in der #WeimarerRepublik (Max Buschmann) & in #Nordirland (Andreas Spreier), zu kommunistischen Gefangenen im franquistischen Spanien (Lucia Hermann) & zu Haftbriefen von #GeorgeJackson (G.Metzler)
A dear ceremony brother of mine has $490 USD left on continuing education tuition to pay after financial aid has been applied for their paralegal classes. The training will be devoted to helping political prisoners after they graduate. They are working to raise the money themselves, but worry about making enough in time before the class starts.
"If anyone knows peeps to ask to throw in even five bucks it seriously helps. Not asking for anything major just whatever peeps feel capable of contributing. Thank you!!"
If only we could bottle that sting of resentment every time Westminster disallows anything proposed for the greater good by Scottish politicians or that might lead to Scottish independence. 'Disallows' obviously doesn't apply to theft of Scottish resources or our disproportionate contribution to the pot without which englandshire would be gloriously fucked. Obvs.
Trinh Thi Nhung, wife of Bui Van Thuan, said she was questioned by police in #ThanhHoa province about a #Facebook account which used her husband’s photo as her profile picture.
Leonard Peltier has recently experienced a significant loss of vision requiring him to implore the help of fellow prisoners to do basic things like dial phone numbers for him to make calls, type his emails, and even assist him getting around as he cannot see well enough to walk on his own. This all is happening while USP Colemen I continues to be locked down, only allowing prisoners out of their cells for up to two hours. At 79 years of age, it is imperative that Leonard get treatment for his loss of vision right away.
On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (Feb 12, 14, 16), The Official Leonard Peltier Ad Hoc Committee will initiate call-ins to these four elected officials:
Senator Dick Durbin: Washington Office: 202-224-2152
Chicago Office: 312-353-4952
Senator Jon Ossof: Washington Office: 202-224-3521
Atlanta Office: 470-786-7800
Senator Alex Padilla: Washington Office: 202-224-3553
Los Angeles Office: 310-231-4494
US Representative Maxwell Frost: Washington Office: 202-225-2176
Orlando Office: 321-388-9808
Please join us during regular business hours (Mon, Wed, & Fri) to make calls to the four elected officials above. Below is a script with bullet points you can use for your calls. To help maximize results for this campaign, we recommend calling both their local and Washington DC offices to ensure the representatives are made aware of this important and urgent request. On behalf of Leonard himself, we thank you SO MUCH for your participation. Please follow us on social media and check our website for important medical updates related to Leonard.
Sample Script
(Make sure to include #1 and #6 in your calls!)
Hi, My name is ______ and I’m calling about immediate medical care needed for Leonard Peltier, whose prisoner number is 89637-132, and he’s in USP Coleman.
Leonard Peltier has suffered a significant loss of vision which poses serious risks, like him falling, and he now depends on other prisoners to be able to perform basic activities.
Leonard has not seen an eye doctor in over 12 years nor a dentist in over 10 years.
The Bureau of Prisons must immediately tend to Leonard’s current medical needs, or they violate the American Disabilities Act (ADA)* and violate Leonard’s 8th Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment.
The BOP must provide preventative medical treatment when not doing so could cause significant and severe health concerns.
Leonard’s blindness can be prevented or treated, and the BOP must provide immediate medical care to do that
Leonard has a hard time eating, and the BOP needs to provide immediate and adequate dental care.
Leonard is at risk of falling and he needs treatment and accommodations, so he is not dependent on other prisoners to do basic things.
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A little more Background:
ADA requires accommodations for a person with any form of disability.
Throughout his incarceration, Bureau of Prisons medical neglect has caused Leonard permanent physical damage which could have been avoided by providing timely and proper medical care.
For instance:
· In 1986, Leonard suffered a stroke which resulted in him losing 80% of the vision in his left eye. When International doctors were allowed in to examine him, they concluded this could have been easily avoided if Peltier received regular timely medical care.
· In 1996, Leonard Peltier had two surgeries to treat his two abscessed teeth. He nearly died from blood loss, was kept in solitary confinement during “recovery,” and ultimately suffered permanent damage to his jaw.
Sasha Skochilenko is in prison for sharing information about the toll of the war in Ukraine. Her letters and art offer a window into the world of a Russian dissident
📖 Revising the paradigm proposed by Foucault, Massimo Asta published a paper in the journal Studi storici on the censorship exercised by fascist regimes on political prisoners.
I lived through tory and Liebour devastation in Scotland. If you think for even a nanosecond it won't happen again you're either entirely stupid or just another traitor who believes in selling out your own country through a protest vote for the sake of a butcher's apron on a tainted promise told by professional liars with extensive histories of treachery and betrayal. Is that what you really want for your children? More lies. More years of economic subjugation. More pain.
"Nun wissen alle Beobachterinnen dieses Falls, dass Grundrechte und juristische Präzedenzen in Fällen politischer Repression wenig, in diesem Verfahren jedoch offenbar überhaupt nicht gelten. Sonst wäre Mumia bereits vor ca. 25 Jahren frei gewesen.
Die sprichwörtliche "Mumia Ausnahme" hat dafür gesorgt, dass beinahe alle beteiligten Juristinnen dazu beigetragen haben, Mumia bis jetzt 41 (!) Jahren seines Lebens zu stehlen. Ob Richterin Lucretia Clemons auch in diese Reihe gehört, oder aber die Chuzpe hat, endlich das Richtige zu tun, werden wir in den kommenden Wochen sehen.
Immerhin ordnete sie eine weitere Phase von Beweissichtungen und möglichen Eingaben an. Nach einer Frist von 60 - 90 Tagen wolle sie dann eine Entscheidung verkünden, erklärte sie am 16. Dezember 2022.
So gilt es jetzt, weiterzumachen und eine Schippe draufzulegen:Beteiligt euch wieder mehr an den Aktionen und/oder bereitet eigene vor. Verteilt die Informationen über Mumia Abu-Jamal wieder stärker und zeigt den Behörden in den USA durch Briefe an den Gefangenen, dass sein Fall nach wie vor unter internationaler Beobachtung steht:"
Länderübergreifender Kampf um Gesundheitsversorgung für Mumia Abu-Jamal
"Am 12. Februar 2024 berichteten wir über die schlechte Gesundheitslage des afroamerikanischen Journalisten und Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal ( https://kontrapolis.info/12264/ ), der seit über 42 (!) Jahren als politischer Gefangener im US Bundesstaat Pennsylvania festgehalten wird. Die fortlaufende Verschlechterung seiner Gesundheit sind ein Resultat jahrzehntelanger Isolationshaft, allgemeinen Altersbeschwerden sowie gezielter Schikanen, denen der Gefangene seit langem ausgesetzt ist. Einige Jahre haben Besucher*innen und Mumias Verteidigung nun bereits ärztlich verschriebene Verbesserungen angemahnt. Alle Beteiligten wissen: die einzig wirksame Medizin für Mumia Abu-Jamal ist Freiheit.
Allerdings hat die Leitung des SCI Mahanoy bisher nur zögernd und in sehr kleinen Schritten auf die Forderungen vor Ort reagiert. Daher ruft die länderumspannende Solidaritätsbewegung nun zu Protesten auf, um Mumia die überlebensnotwendigen Bedingungen zu schaffen, die er braucht, bis er endlich frei ist.
Wir dokumentieren nun den Aufruf in deutscher Übersetzung:
AUFRUF für Mumia Abu-Jamal #AM 8335 – Ende Februar 2024..."