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An open letter from the Coalition for Civil Freedoms in support of activist Joe Lombardo

The Coalition for Civil Freedoms, its Board, staff, member organizations, and concerned individuals stand in solidarity with activist and organizer…

October 19, 2021

U.S. illegally extradites Venezuelan diplomat from Cabo Verde to the U.S.

The Free Alex Saab Committee issued the following news release October 18. For further information see https://afgj.org/free-alex-saab. The Venezuelan diplomat…

October 18, 2021

International tribunal of legal experts to judge U.S. human rights abuses against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples, Oct. 22-25

The following is lightly edited from a press release issued by the tribunal: In the Spirit of Mandela, an unprecedented…

October 18, 2021

Free Alex Saab delegation attends meeting of African Bar Association

By John Philpot and Roger D. Harris, Free Alex Saab Committee An international Free Alex Saab delegation attended the annual…

October 15, 2021

Pandora Papers confirm that Latin America’s veins are still wide open

By Alejandra Garcia from Havana Note: The following lightly edited article first appeared in Resumen Latinoamericano — English, Oct. 7.…

October 15, 2021

National Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants

The following lightly edited statement was issued by Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Color of Change and other Black-led groups…

October 15, 2021

Solidarity with longtime antiwar activist Joe Lombardo!

The following is a lightly edited statement from the Committee to Stop FBI Repression issued Oct. 2. On the heels…

October 13, 2021

Columbus Day toppled in Boston

By K. James Boston In a major victory for Indigenous people everywhere, Boston Mayor Kim Janey signed an Executive Order…

October 12, 2021

700,000 in the streets of Brazil demand ‘Bolsonaro out!’

The following article was published Oct. 2 on the website of Vermelho, news magazine of the Communist Party of Brazil…

October 7, 2021

New report shows deadly impact and global condemnation of U.S. sanctions

Sanctions Kill issued the following news release Sept. 24. A coalition of North American human rights organizations has released a…

October 1, 2021