"Since the 1970s, the U.S. government and its Latin American allies have frequently disappeared civilians."

"[T]he legacy of imperialism abroad returns home."
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Author: Jonathan Ng
Publication: Truthout
March 16, 2026
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#USA #Chile #ElSalvador #Guatemala #Mexico #Honduras #Military #Immigration #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing #SexualViolence
https://truthout.org/articles/us-backed-repression-in-latin-america-paved-the-way-for-ice/

US-Backed Repression in Latin America Paved the Way for ICE

The struggle for immigration justice has become increasingly inseparable from the global fight against authoritarianism.

Truthout

"Tennessee GOP wants to push the LGBTQ+ community back in the closet."

"LGBTQ+ prisoners here are already feeling the tension."

"We're very concerned about the changing attitudes we see among corrections officers."
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Author: Tony Vick
Publication: Filter
March 16, 2026
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#Tennessee #USA #Incarceration #Education #Healthcare #SexualViolence
https://filtermag.org/tennessee-lgbtq-bills-prisons/

How Tennessee’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Are Already Playing Out in Prison - Filter

Through my three decades of incarceration in Tennessee, I’ve seen attitudes toward LGBTQ+ prisoners like myself change a lot. But ...

Filter

"[B]attle over a data center complex in rural Western New York."

"[O]wner [has] ties that include [Epstein], the government's crackdown on U.S. campuses, and [..] neocolonial rule over Gaza."
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Author: Derek Seidman
Publication: Truthout
March 15, 2026
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#NewYork #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Electricity #Education #Trafficking #Genocide #SexualViolence
https://truthout.org/articles/new-york-residents-are-fighting-a-data-center-backed-by-a-billionaire-trump-ally/

New York Residents Are Fighting a Data Center Backed by a Billionaire Trump Ally

Residents in Western New York are opposing a data center backed by an Epstein-tied private equity firm.

Truthout

"Israeli military says it is dropping charges against five soldiers who were accused of sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee."

It "was partially caught on camera."
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Author: Nora Barrows-Friedman
Publication: The Electronic Intifada
March 13, 2026
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#Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Israel #Aid #Food #Water #Education #Healthcare #Military #Genocide #Torture #SexualViolence
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/israel-enforces-draconian-gaza-closure-during-ramadan

Israel enforces draconian Gaza closure during Ramadan

Fve Palestinians killed by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank.

The Electronic Intifada

Review: Azumi

Azumi (あずみ), 1994-2008, Koyama, Yuu, Big Comic Superior Warning for (a lot of) rape and murder. STORY: 8 Meet Azumi, a child soldier raised to become the deadliest assassin of medieval Japan. Follow her along dangerous missions as she murders literally dozens (if not hundreds) of people who could upset the stability of the Tokugawa shogunate. The subject is a classic, but the result is an intense sword manga with thrilling fight scenes, historical political intrigue, and many great […]

https://mangaispolitical.noblogs.org/post/2026/03/14/review-azumi/

"He was jumped by four boys and had his hand broken by one of the guards."

"Georgia's youth legal system continues to mistreat and fail to protect incarcerated children, disproportionately affecting Black families."
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Author: Jadelynn Zhang
Publications: Prism & Inquest
March 12, 2026
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#Georgia #USA #Courts #Healthcare #Incarceration #Solitary #SexualViolence
https://prismreports.org/2026/03/12/georgia-juvenile-detention-black-children/

Georgia youth incarceration systems prioritize punishment, families say, putting kids at risk in jails

The Department of Juvenile Justice prioritizes spending on punishment and incarceration, particularly for Black children, according to an investigation by Inquest and Prism

Prism
Romania’s Eurovision song criticised for ‘glamorising sexual strangulation’

Calls for Alexandra Căpitănescu’s Choke Me to be banned as campaigners say lyrics are ‘dangerous’ and ‘reckless’

The Guardian

"Nadia Reed refused to work for two days."

She was "confined to her cell alone for 23 hours a day for 30 days."

A judge "banned the state from punishing work refusal with" extended solitary confinement.
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Author: Bryce Covert @brycecovert
Publication: Bolts @bolts
March 11, 2026
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#Colorado #USA #Incarceration #Solitary #Labour #Courts #Torture #Slavery #SexualViolence
https://boltsmag.org/colorado-ruling-forced-prison-labor/

Judge Orders Colorado to Stop Throwing Prisoners in Solitary for Refusing to Work - Bolts

Years after voters amended the state's constitution to ban forced labor in prison, a court ruling could finally make Colorado change how prison guards "compel and coerce" work.

Bolts