Joe Biden's claim that Hamas’s October 7 attacks were “driven by ancient desire to wipe out the Jewish people" is ahistorical and dangerous. In fact, Jewish history shows that antisemitism is a Western problem.
#DePape faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison for the #assault conviction & 20 years for the attempted kidnapping.
DePape will face another trial on state charges of attempted #murder, assault w/ a deadly weapon, elder #abuse, residential #burglary, false #imprisonment & threatening serious bodily harm to a public official. He has pleaded not guilty.
The penalties for intentionally harming #animals are just too light. It's usually #probation, a small fine, and period of <5 years where the #offender isn't allowed to own animals. It's woefully inadequate, IMO. Intentionally abusing an #animal should come with a mandatory 3-year #imprisonment for a first #offense. If the animal dies as a result, the minimum should be 5-years. Those terms should go up for repeat offenders.
1000 Days Without Trial Or Bail For Umar Khalid, Denied Bail Despite False Allegations, Fabrications & Inconsistencies
PhD student Umar Khalid completes 1,000 days in jail without a trial, Article 14 revisited the fabrications, inconsistencies and conjectures that vitiate the Delhi riots conspiracy case but are still not enough for him to get bail because judges, as experts point out, interpret draconian laws in unyielding fashion. Police witnesses against the 35-year-old have been shown as unreliable, unproven allegations have been dropped, and the police have used partial truths and communally tainted arguments in his prosecution.
Some #Ukraine related news from the #BBCWorldService bulletin:
The military administration in the #Ukrainian capital, #Kyiv, says #Russia has launched another wave of drone attacks on the city and the wider region, for the second night in a row. The head of the administration, Serhiy Popko, said air defence systems were repelling the attack. Last night 26 drones were shot down in the Kyiv region and near the #Odesa sea port, according to Ukraine. (cont.)
The UN Human Rights Council will discuss evidence of human rights violations in #Ukraine today. It will start with a report from the Secretary General on the situation in #Crimea , which was annexed by #Russia in 2014. The report details repeated #harassment, #imprisonment, and #torture of human rights defenders there by #Russian forces. (cont.)
Amjad #Iraqi explains why Palestinians identify with Khader #Adnan, a prisoner who died on hunger strike, for his struggle against #israel#prisons.
"Those trying to undermine public anger over the hunger striker's death don't want to talk about the violent carceral regime that he struggled against."