Celiac.com 09/28/2015 - The Irish Daily Star is reporting that more than two dozen inmates at the country's top security Portlaoise Prison are set to protest prison authorities' refusal to give them gluten-free bread and better food.
The inmates, including RIRA boss Michael McKevitt, say prison officials have broken an agreement to supply gluten-free bread as part of the prison diet.
The availability of gluten-free bread seems to be an issue in what sounds like a larger complaint about the quality of food at the prison. Prisoners can purchase better food at the prison shop, at what prisoners claim are astronomical prices.
According to the Daily Star, prisoners have begun stockpiling rubbish in preparation for a "dirty protest" in a bid to get the authorities to change their mind...

Celiac.com 03/15/2022 - A lawsuit filed in Missouri accuses food retailer Frickenschmidt Foods of mislabeling products as gluten-free, when they actually contain gluten. The suit accuses Frickenschmidt of labeling its Wicked Cutz Teriyaki Beef Stick as gluten-free, despite the fact that, according to plaintiff Oluwakemi Adewol, the product does contain gluten.
The plaintiff seeks declaratory, injunctive and monetary relief, including punitive damages and “restitution and disgorgement,” herself and “all others similarly situated," on behalf of three separate classes of product purchasers:  a “Multi-State Consumer Class” that includes California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts,  Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Washington; a specific ...

Celiac.com 07/13/2022 - A Russian artist jailed in April for replacing price tags in supermarkets with anti-war messages has provided details of abusive conditions within a Russian prison in letters to her girlfriend.
Since the start of its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Russia has attempted to crack down on anti-war protests, partly by passing a law that criminalizes the distribution of "fake news" about the Russian military or the war. Russian opposition to the war has mounted since February, and in March, Russia arrested over 13,000 protestors over the course of several weeks as anti-war rallies were held in 65 cities.
The Russian artist, Alexandra Skochilenko, who also goes by the name Sasha, was arrested under that law, on April 11, for replacing supermarket price...