Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
IMEMC | indybay.org | 2018-11-11
Israeli forces continued with systematic crimes, in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), for the week of 01 — 07 November, 2018.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/09/18818953.php
Judge orders moratorium on offshore fracking in federal waters off California
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2018-11-11
"Protecting the health of our coastal waters is essential to our commitment to conserving the ecosystem and marine life necessary for our maritime culture," said Mati Waiya, executive director of Wishtoyo Foundation. "The decision by honorable Judge Gutierrez upholds the law that ensures the health of our ocean waters. We all celebrate this decision that honors the rights of our maritime resources."
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/10/18818995.php
Iran Needs to Address the Broader Issue of Its National Economy: A Macroeconomic Strategy in Response to US Sanctions
Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-11
Faced with the relentless U.S. economic war, Iran needs a to address the broader issue of its national economy | To say that the brutal economic sanctions on Iran, which are effectively tantamount to an economic war, require a "war economy" … | The post Iran Needs to Address the Broader Issue of Its National Economy: A Macroeconomic Strategy in Response to US Sanctions appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/iran-needs-war-economy/5659500
Fierce Critic of Mueller Probe Now Has Power to Sabotage the Investigation
Marjorie Cohn | zcomm.org | 2018-11-10
The day after the midterm elections, Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions and appointed Trump loyalist Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general. Whitaker, who has criticized the Mueller probe in the past, could fire Robert Mueller or defang his investigation. Although Sessions was faithfully carrying out Trump's draconian agenda on civil rights, immigration and Read…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/fierce-critic-of-mueller-probe-now-has-power-to-sabotage-the-investigation/
Iranian Cartoonist Ali Dorani Talks About Life In And Out Of Australia's Detention Camps
Mong Palatino | iranian.com | 2018-11-10
Ali Dorani was 21 when he arrived at Australia's Christmas Island by boat seeking asylum, on July 2013. After six months, he was transferred to Manus Island, Australia's offshore detention camp in Papua New Guinea, where he would stay for the next four years of his life. He began drawing cartoons at Manus to cope with his Obsessive Compulsive […] | The post Iranian Cartoonist Ali Dorani Talks About Life In And Out Of Australia's Detention Camps appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/10/iranian-cartoonist-ali-dorani/
The law versus worker rights
Martin Hart-Landsberg | mronline.org | 2018-11-10
Organizing a union is no easy task in the United States. Although organizing a union is supposed to be a protected right, businesses regularly fire union supporters knowing that they face minimal punishment even if found guilty for their actions. In fact, the rights of all workers, regardless of their interest in unionization, are being […] | Source…
mronline.org/2018/11/10/the-law-versus-worker-rights/
Ashton Kutcher admits he broke gun laws while tweeting about need for gun laws
RT | rt.com | 2018-11-10
Actor Ashton Kutcher inadvertently proved the point of gun rights advocates everywhere in a tweet he posted in response to the Thousand Oaks shooting calling for more gun control laws. | …
rt.com/usa/443601-ashton-kutcher-twitter-guns/
Iranian Celebrities Launch Petition Against US Sanctions
The Iranian | iranian.com | 2018-11-10
Iranian celebrities are fed up with America's sanctions and obsession with hurting ordinary Iranians. Spearheaded by Oscar-winning film director Asghar Farhadi and Grammy winner Kayhan Kalhor, a cast of Iranian celebrities have launched a petition condemning US sanctions on Iran and warning of the impact on ordinary people. "Once again, the United States has imposed sanctions […] | The post Iranian Celebrities Launch Petition Against US Sanctions appeared first on The Iranian
iranian.com/2018/11/10/iranian-celebrities-launch-petition-against-us-sanctions/
NAACP Demands for Georgia Election Officials to Promptly Investigate Pattern of Georgia Students Being Denied the Right to Vote
Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet | naacp.org | 2018-11-09
BALTIMORE(November 9, 2018)–NAACP, the nation's foremost civil rights organization, sent a letter to Georgia elections officials just two days after the state's too-close-to-call elections, demanding a prompt investigation into reports that Georgia student voters were turned away from polling stations, unable to vote. Others were improperly required to vote provisional ballots. The letter cites two instances where university students […] | The post NAACP Demands…
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Jeff Sessions Was the Worst Attorney General in Modern American History
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-09
From immigration to transgender rights, Attorney General Jeff Sessions showed contempt for American civil rights and liberties. | On Wednesday, the Trump administration bid farewell to one of its most infamous members: Attorney General Jeff Sessions. In his brief tenure, Sessions managed to dismantle and rescind an astounding range of efforts by prior administrations to protect civil rights and civil liberties and introduced new policies that endanger some of the most vulnerable citizens in the U.S. | From his draconian approach to immigration policy to his efforts to erase protections for transgender people to h…
aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/jeff-sessions-was-worst-attorney-general-modern-american-history
Before Resigning, Jeff Sessions Handcuffed the Justice Department's Ability to Police the Police
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-09
The former attorney general's last action all but eliminates federal oversight of abusive law enforcement agencies. | In his final move as attorney general, Jeff Sessions on Wednesday issued a new policy that all but eliminates federal oversight of state and local law enforcement agencies that engage in unconstitutional and unlawful policing. While Sessions — a white man with money and political connections — will likely never be personally affected by this policy change, his decision to sabotage the legal instruments of federal civil rights enforcement is going to harm people and communities of color…
aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/reforming-police-practices/resigning-jeff-sessions-handcuffed-justice
SPLC working to restore voting rights to thousands disenfranchised by Jim Crow-era laws
Hannah Baldwin | splcenter.org | 2018-11-09
An "I Voted" sticker stuck prominently to Jazmine Clay's yellow T-shirt as she walked toward a pavilion in Birmingham's Learning Tree Park, next to her polling place.
splcenter.org/news/2018/11/09/splc-working-restore-voting-rights-thousands-disenfranchised-jim-crow-era-laws
Government proposes making journalism a crime
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-09
Proposed amendments to the Criminal Code Act of 1995 will make it impossible for media organisations to accurately report on what governments do behind closed doors. | The pretence for this legislative proposal, which was tabled in federal parliament at the end of last year, is supposedly to respond to the growing threat of foreign states influencing Australia's political landscape. | Apparently inspired by the scandal involving Labor politician Sam Dastyari and his alleged links to the Chinese government, the Foreign Influence and Transparency Scheme Bill is in reality an attack on democratic rights and the abil…
greenleft.org.au/content/government-proposes-making-journalism-crime
Trump's War on Trans Rights: A Q&A With Chase Strangio
Naomi Gordon-Loebl | thenation.com | 2018-11-09
Trump's War on Trans Rights: A Q&A With Chase Strangio…
thenation.com/article/chase-strangio-interview-trans-rights/
President Trump's Proclamation Suspending Asylum Rights Is Illegal, So We're Suing
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-09
Refugees fleeing violence have a right to declare asylum regardless of how and where they enter the country. | Claiming that the illegal entry of immigrants across the southern border of the United States is a national crisis, President Trump on Friday issued a proclamation purporting to bar the entry of all persons entering the United States at any place other than an official port of entry. | The Trump administration's action is contrary to the founding values of the country — welcoming homeless refugees to our shores. It also violates U.S. law, so we, along with the Cen…
aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/deportation-and-due-process/president-trumps-proclamation-suspending-asylum
Trump challenged on trans and gender diverse discrimination
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-09
Trans and gender diverse people in the US are preparing to fight for their lives — literally — against a push by the Republican religious right to quash life-saving laws protecting them from discrimination. | A leaked memo from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealed it is pushing for the federal civil rights law that bans gender discrimination in education programs receiving government assistance to redefine sex as binary. If the push is successful, the law wound dictate that the gender assigned at birth cannot be changed. | If successful, this would effectively exclude about 2 mil…
greenleft.org.au/content/trump-challenged-trans-and-gender-diverse-discrimination
Venezuelan Communists say Maduro government not responding to workers' demands
Paul Dobson | peoplesworld.org | 2018-11-09
In late October, the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) called for an "urgent" meeting with President Nicolás Maduro to discuss a series of government shortcomings in the area of workers' and campesinos', or peasant farmers, rights. The proposed meeting, according to the general secretary of the PCV, àìscar Figuera, should be held "with the gloves …
peoplesworld.org/article/venezuelan-communists-say-maduro-government-not-responding-to-workers-demands/
Trump May Soon Deal Yet Another Blow to Union Rights
Michelle Chen | thenation.com | 2018-11-09
Trump May Soon Deal Yet Another Blow to Union Rights…
thenation.com/article/labor-union-rights-trump-joint-employer/
Civil rights under threat in name of national security
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-09
One of the usual threats trotted out by governments proposing what would otherwise be considered radical attacks on civil liberties is national security. | The Australian newspaper reported on June 8 that Attorney-General Christian Porter was demanding urgent passage of two separate espionage and foreign interference bills following "intelligence advice of an accelerated escalation in hostile foreign activity over the past 12 months". | The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security had just published a 400-page report containing 60 recommendations, giving the green light to the first bill, the Es…
greenleft.org.au/content/civil-rights-under-threat-name-national-security
The Malevolent Hypocrisy of Selective Sanctions
Brian Cloughley | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-09
George W Bush used the phrase 'Axis of Evil' in his State of the Union address in January 2002, referring to North Korea, Iran and Iraq, accusing the last of having "plotted to develop anthrax and nerve gas and nuclear weapons for over a decade." There were already comprehensive UN sanctions on Iraq, but as…
counterpunch.org/2018/11/09/the-malevolent-hypocrisy-of-selective-sanctions/
Weathering The Storm As Washington Re-Imposes Secondary Sanctions On Iran
Vincent Lofaso | iranian.com | 2018-11-09
Keeping his promise, President Donald Trump has re-imposed economic and trade sanctions on Iran despite global condemnation. The measures taken by Washington were intended to contain Tehran's ability to export oil on the world market, target Iran's shipping industry, and most importantly take a hard hit on ordinary Iranians. The White House has reiterated that […] | The post Weathering The Storm As Washington Re-Imposes Secondary Sanctions On Iran appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/11/09/washington-re-imposes-secondary-sanctions-on-iran/
Oregon sanctuary law survives hate groups' election campaign
BMSS | splcenter.org | 2018-11-08
Oregon retains its unique sanctuary law after voters on Tuesday emphatically rejected a statewide measure to repeal it. The law was targeted for elimination in a campaign financed and supported by anti-immigrant hate groups.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/11/08/oregon-sanctuary-law-survives-hate-groups-election-campaign
American Detained by US Military Without Charge for Over a Year Finally Set Free
Derrick Broze | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-08
A U.S. citizen illegally detained by the Trump administration for more than a year was finally set free thanks to the work of the American Civil Liberties Union. (CR) — I have been following the saga of the American citizen who was detained by the U.S. military in September 2017 while fleeing from violence in Syria. This …
American Detained by US Military Without Charge for Over a Year Finally Set Free
Watch the Leaked Documentary the Israel Lobby Didn't Want You to See
Whitney Webb | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-08
(MPN) — A leaked Al Jazeera documentary detailing the tactics of the Israeli lobby in the United States and elsewhere has revealed that pro-Israel groups regularly invented smears, including false accusations of sexual assault, to discredit professors and students on U.S. university campuses that support equal rights for Palestinians and the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement. BDS is …
Watch the Leaked Documentary the Israel Lobby Didn't Want You to See
France Vows to Protect Iran Against US Acting as World's "Trade Policeman"
Middle East Monitor | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-08
(MEMO) — France has vowed to fulfill plans to defy the US' sanctions on Iran while increasing the international role of the euro in order to prevent Washington from acting as the world's "trade policeman". France's Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, told the British newspaper Financial Times that Europe is planning the formation of a special …
France Vows to Protect Iran Against US Acting as World’s “Trade Policeman”
State Department: US Will Soon Impose More Sanctions Against Russia
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-08
(ANTIWAR.COM) — The US State Department has announced that they intend to soon impose additional sanctions against Russia, after demanding that Russia provide them with a statement offering very specific "assurances" on the use of chemical weapons. This all goes back to the allegations of a March Novichok attack in Salisbury, England. The British government blamed Russia for the …
State Department: US Will Soon Impose More Sanctions Against Russia
Progressives Win on Medicaid Expansion, Public Education, and Voting Rights Through Ballot Initiatives
Rachel M. Cohen | theintercept.com | 2018-11-07
From state legislative races to the House of Representatives, progressive candidates made a dent in the 2018 election season, and will be relatively well-represented in federal and state-level governments next year. But it's not just elected office: Left-wing activists also made their voices heard through ballot initiatives across the country. On Tuesday night, progressives walked away with some wins and some losses on that front. | They made gains for Medicaid expansion, public education, and voting rights. But they lost other battles, like on criminal justice reform, nurse-to-patient ratios, and universal home…
theintercept.com/2018/11/07/ballot-measures-2018-midterms/
NAACP LAUNCHES ALL IN CAMPAIGN, TO RECRUIT, RETAIN AND ENGAGE NEW MEMBERSHIPS
Rachel Johnson | naacp.org | 2018-11-07
National membership campaign launches just one day after a momentum building midterm election. BALTIMORE (November 7, 2018) — Just one day after the 2018 midterm elections, NAACP, the nation's foremost civil rights organization, continues the momentum by launching an ALL IN national membership campaign aimed at mobilizing NAACP units to increase their membership at least 20 percent by its […] | The post NAACP LAUNCHES ALL IN CAMPAIGN, TO RECRUIT, RETAIN AND ENGAGE NEW MEMBERSHIPS appeared first on
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The 2018 Midterm Elections Were a Big Win for Criminal Justice Reform Ballot Initiatives
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-07
Voters made it clear that they've had enough of President Trump's "tough on crime" rhetoric. | Wednesday morning I woke up in a better America when it comes to criminal justice reform. | On Election Day, voters in states across the country said enough is enough to America's horrific criminal justice system. They voted for reforms that will change people's lives for the better while expanding our civil liberties and civil rights. They also voted for reform-minded law enforcement officials and against the "law and order" types who have led to America's epidemic of mass incarceration. In other words, they rejected…
aclu.org/blog/smart-justice/2018-midterm-elections-were-big-win-criminal-justice-reform-ballot-initiatives
New York Registration Deadline Prevents Tens of Thousands From Voting
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-07
The 25-day cutoff is an unnecessary and outdated burden on New Yorkers' right to vote. | Imagine a national department store chain holding a "Back to School" sale in late July instead of in August. People who show up close to when school actually starts are told, "You're too late." | That's what voting in New York is like. Each election cycle, thousands of New Yorkers are prevented from casting a ballot because of the state's registration cutoff, which requires voters to register at least 25 days in advance of the election in order for their vote to count. | The 25-day registration cutoff imposes an unnecessary a…
aclu.org/blog/voting-rights/fighting-voter-suppression/new-york-registration-deadline-prevents-tens-thousands
Petition: Tell the new Congress to block Trump's white nationalist agenda
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-11-07
Last night, Americans shifted the balance of power in the House of Representatives, creating a Democratic majority. The new Congress now holds the responsibility to take a stand for civil and human rights.
splcenter.org/news/2018/11/07/petition-tell-new-congress-block-trump%25E2%2580%2599s-white-nationalist-agenda
"Love Prevails": Floridians Celebrate Massive Restoration of Voting Rights to People with Felonies
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-07
At least 1.4 million people have regained the right to vote in Florida, following the passage of Amendment 4, a statewide initiative to re-enfranchise people with felony convictions who have completed their sentences, excluding people convicted of murder or sex offenses. The amendment passed overwhelmingly, with 64.5 percent of the vote. It needed 60 percent to pass. The win will permanently alter politics in a state that elected Republican Ron DeSantis as Florida governor by just over 55,000 votes, according to the latest numbers. DeSantis defeated Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, who was vying…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/7/love_prev…
NAACP STATEMENT ON JEFF SESSIONS RESIGNATION
Regan Farley | naacp.org | 2018-11-07
"U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' resignation might be a welcomed reprieve from his jurisdiction over the justice department. His odious record has done little to impact the civil liberties of African Americans, confirming our deepest concerns when it comes to criminal justice and equal rights. However, given the administration's track record on appointing problematic people […] | The post NAACP STATEMENT ON JEFF SESSIONS RESIGNATION appeared first on NAACP.
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Hatewatch Headlines 11/7/2018
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2018-11-07
Time to declare war on domestic terrorism; CBP accused of voter intimidation; Oregon voters stand behind immigrant sanctuary law; and…
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/11/07/hatewatch-headlines-1172018
Venezuela Looks to Dodge Sanctions & Repatriate Gold from Bank of England
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-11-07
The reported measure will bring US $550m worth of national reserves back to Caracas only days after Washington announced new gold-targeting sanctions.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14139
The West is Failing Julian Assange
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-06
While the media focused on Julian Assange's cat rather than his continuing arbitrary detention, evidence shows that Britain worked hard to force his extradition to Sweden where Assange feared he could then be turned over to the U.S., as Stefania… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/11/06/the-west-is-failing-julian-assange/
Florida's Amendment 4 Would Restore Voting Rights to 1.4 Million People with Nonviolent Felonies
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-06
Florida voters are preparing to vote on Amendment 4, a measure that would restore voting rights to 1.4 million people with nonviolent felonies who have fully completed their sentences. One in five African Americans in Florida and 10 percent of the state's adult population are ineligible to vote because of a criminal record. Across the United States, more than 6.1 million people with felony convictions are not eligible to vote. Florida is one of just four states that bar them from voting for life. In October, Amy Goodman traveled to Melbourne, Florida, and spoke with Desmond Meade, the president of the Florida Rig…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/6/floridas_…
"Smoking Gun" Evidence Shows Trump Admin's Top Anti-Immigrant Officials Trying to Rig the Census
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-06
We look at a federal trial underway in New York City that could overturn the Trump administration's plans to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Voting rights activists fear the question will deter immigrants from participating in the census, leading to a vast undercount in states with large immigrant communities. This could impact everything from the redrawing of congressional maps to the allocation of federal funding. The citizenship question was announced in March by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who touted it as a way to enforce the Voting Rights Act and protect minorities against voter disc…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/6/smoking_g…
NAACP Unites in Demand to Make Panama City Florida Polling Sites Accessible to Hurricane Victims
Regan Farley | naacp.org | 2018-11-06
Groups Want Equal Access to the Polls for Communities Displaced by Hurricane Michael BALTIMORE–(November 6, 2018) Florida officials have rejected a formal request from voting rights advocates to make polling locations more accessible to African-American residents of Panama City, Florida, who were hard hit by Hurricane Michael. Late last week, a coalition of voting rights […] | The post NAACP Unites in Demand to Make Panama City Florida Polling Sites Accessible to Hurricane Victi…
naacp.org/latest/naacp-unites-demand-make-panama-city-florida-polling-sites-accessible-hurricane-victims/
SPLC lawsuit: Family detained, searched in Mississippi because they 'looked' Latino
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-11-05
The Martinez family was traveling along a Mississippi highway — on their way to a vacation — when a sheriff's deputy stopped them for no apparent reason.
splcenter.org/news/2018/11/05/splc-lawsuit-family-detained-searched-mississippi-because-they-%25E2%2580%2598looked%25E2%2580%2599-latino
SPLC urges Trump administration to preserve measures that protect immigrant children from detention
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-11-05
Jenny Lisette Flores came to America at 15, fleeing civil war in El Salvador to find protection with family members in the U.S.
splcenter.org/news/2018/11/05/splc-urges-trump-administration-preserve-measures-protect-immigrant-children-detention
Maduro: Venezuela Sitting on 2nd Biggest Gold Reserve on Earth
TeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-11-05
President Nicolas Maduro described the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela as "crazy" and "criminal."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14133
Gasoline Shortages Hit Western Venezuela
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-11-05
Whilst the government hinted at import problems due to US sanctions, others have cited additional factors, including cross-border smuggling, poor maintenance and increased demand due to the upcoming price hike.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14135
Despite Saudi Crisis, US Increases Threats Against Iran
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-04
Though the U.S.-Saudi alliance may have been weakened because of the Khashoggi murder, both countries are still targeting Iran as new US sanctions are announced on Sunday, writes Marjorie Cohn of Truthout. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout The alleged torture, murder… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/11/04/despite-saudi-crisis-us-increases-threats-against-iran/
Trump's Latin American Sanctions: Clear 'Political Tactic' For Midterms
Sputnik International | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-11-04
VA's Paul Dobson analyzes the latest US sanctions in this Sputnik News report.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14131
Venezuela Ditches Dollar as US Sanctions Hit Private Sector
TEV | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-10-17
International financial transactions using foreign currency were reportedly blocked, agroindustrial and pharmaceutical sectors said.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14102
Spain Pushes Dialogue Instead of Sanctions Against Venezuela
TeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-10-17
The policy represents a radical change from the sanctions wanted by previous Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, imposed by Brussels last January, and reinforced last June.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14100