How Women in Pakistan Are Fighting Enforced Disappearances and Killings
From a protest encampment in Islamabad, hundreds of women from Balochistan are demanding the return of their missing loved ones amid staunch government repression.
Five Victories Against Wrongful Convictions in the First Week of the Year
The new year has been off to a great start with four exonerations in just five days — but what does that say about our criminal justice system’s conviction practices…
2023: The Year Humanity Died
When the dust of the war on Gaza settles, it will sit on our global conscience for generations to come.
We Should All Take Up the Cry of ‘Not in My Name’
While governments continue to fail us, an anarchic politics of life, love and peace offers a hopeful alternative.
As US Veto Power Enables Genocide, There Are Still UN Options to Protect Gaza
Any party to the Genocide Convention can submit the matter to the World Court, which could make a finding of genocide.
Watchdog Submits Evidence of Israeli Executions of Gaza Civilians to UN, ICC
Euro-Med Monitor documented nine separate cases in which Israeli troops executed Palestinians—including numerous women and children—during the ongoing invasion of Gaza.
I’m a Spiritual Advisor for Condemned Men. Alabama’s Next Execution Could Kill Me, Too.
Alabama plans to execute Kenneth Smith next month by suffocating him with nitrogen. But the new method is untested—since I’m supposed to be in the room with Kenny when he…
Israeli Airstrikes Kill 76 Members of One Gaza Family
"This war must end," said the head of the United Nations agency where one of the victims worked. "No more families should endure the pain and suffering that Issam's family…
Santa Was in Solitary and Jesus Got the Death Penalty
By Jean Casella / Solitary Watch It’s Christmastime once again in Incarceration Nation. Amid the celebrations, fears, and hopes the season brings this year, it is worth stopping for a…
In Prison, Christmas Can Help You Feel Human
Two PJP staffers on spending the holidays inside, and what it means to give hope.
Human Rights Group Says Israeli Forces Executed Over 1,000 Palestinian Elders in 10 Weeks
Euro-Med Monitor said 1,049 elderly men and women have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 7.
There Can Be No Holidays During a Genocide, Health Activists Warn
By Peoples Health Dispatch “There is a real danger that when world leaders return from their Christmas holidays, there will be no health system left in Gaza,” warned Melanie Ward,…
An Incarcerated Christmas
PJP contributors share their reflections on celebrating the holidays inside.
Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza
Evidence Indicates Civilians Deliberately Denied Access to Food, Water
The Psychological Torment and Unconstitutionality of the State’s Intent to Kill
The threat of a death sentence creates a crucible of dehumanization that no one should have to experience and no one has the right to inflict.