Behind the Syrian network for human rights: how an opposition front group became Western media's go-to monitor
Max Blumenthal | mronline.org | 2019-06-18
Top media outlets turn to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) for figures on deaths and detentions, never noting the group's seamless connection to Syria's opposition, the support it receives from states that waged war on the country, or its open lobbying for US military intervention. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/06/18/behind-the-syrian-network-for-human-rights-how-an-opposition-front-group-became-western-medias-go-to-monitor/

Prominent Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis calls for campaign to free Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-18
"We must not wait till it is too late to recognise the broader significance of the persecution of Julian Assange and fail to defend his human rights."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/18/kost…

AOC says 'fascist' Trump running 'concentration camps' on border
rt.com | 2019-06-18
Firebrand Democrat congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised some eyebrows when she said that immigrant detention centers on the southern US border are "concentration camps," while calling President Donald Trump a "fascist." | …
rt.com/usa/462166-aoc-trump-running-concentration-camps/

U.S. Sanctions: Economic Sabotage that is Deadly, Illegal and Ineffective
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-18
While the mystery of who is responsible for sabotaging the two tankers in the Gulf of Oman remains unsolved, it is clear that the Trump administration has been sabotaging Iranian oil shipments since May 2, when it announced its intention to "bring Iran's oil exports to zero, denying the regime its principal source of revenue."
counterpunch.org/2019/06/18/u-s-sanctions-economic-sabotage-that-is-deadly-illegal-and-ineffective/

Chinese President to Discuss Denuclearization With Kim Jung Un
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-18
The visit comes as the peninsula settlement process has reached a deadlock after the Hanoi summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump. While Washington demands that Pyongyang completely dismantle nuclear facilities in the country in order to get sanctions relief, North Korea wants part of restrictions to be lifted before denuclearization begins.
telesurenglish.net/news/Chinese-President-to-Discuss-Denuclearization-With-Kim-Jung-Un-20190618-0004.html

US Sanctions Are Deadly, Illegal and Ineffective
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-18
While the mystery of who is responsible for sabotaging the two tankers in the Gulf of Oman remains unsolved, it is clear that the Trump administration has been sabotaging Iranian oil shipments since May 2, when it announced its intention to "bring Iran's oil exports to zero, denying the regime its principal source of revenue." The move was aimed at China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey, all nations that purchase Iranian oil and now face U.S. threats if the…
truthout.org/articles/us-sanctions-are-deadly-illegal-and-ineffective/

British, Irish Businesses Explore Investment in Cuba
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-18
Some 18 businesses from the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland are attending the Cuba Initiative (IC) Monday and Tuesday in Havana in order to explore new, mutual investments and business deals between the nations. | RELATED: | Cuban Private Sector Hit Hard by Recent US Sanctions | "Cuba continues to take steps to facilitate and support the establishment of foreign investors who, in addition to providing capital, allow us access to advanced technologies and management methods," Cuban Fo…
telesurenglish.net/news/British-Irish-Businesses-Explore-Investment-in-Cuba-20190618-0008.html

Ireland: New secure-hour law is a gamechanger in the fight against low pay and poverty
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-18
Ireland has a very serious low pay problem, and a corresponding problem with poverty. We have the highest prevalence of low-paid jobs in the European Union (EU). Only a matter of weeks ago St Vincent de Paul stated that almost 800,000 people live in poverty, including 230,000 children. Finding employment should be a route out of poverty, but there are now more than 100,000 "working poor". | One of the reasons for this is the lack of power workers have in winning pay increases. Ireland has among the most restrictive workers' rights legisla…
greenleft.org.au/content/ireland-new-secure-hour-law-gamechanger-fight-against-low-pay-and-poverty

Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv's 'racist posts' are 'those of a shooter' — Former Republican
rt.com | 2019-06-18
Former GOP congressman David Jolly praised Harvard's decision to reverse Parkland survivor and gun rights advocate Kyle Kashuv's admission over years-old racist messages, saying they were exactly like those of a school shooter. | …
rt.com/usa/462165-parkland-kashuv-shooter-jolly/

Massive Hong Kong Protests Demand Withdrawal of Extradition Bill, Leader's Resignation
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-17
As many as 2 million protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday demanding the withdrawal of a bill that would allow the extradition of Hong Kong residents to mainland China. Protesters also called for the resignation of Hong Kong's chief executive, Carrie Lam, and other top officials who pushed for the extradition bill. Lam has apologized for her handling of the legislation and indefinitely delayed a vote on the bill; however, the bill has not been fully withdrawn. Critics of the extradition bill say it would infringe on Hong Kong's independence and the legal and human rights of Hong Kong residents and vi…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/17/massive_h…

Teens in Cage Protest Trump Immigration Policies Outside UN, Demanding Action From Human Rights Council
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-17
While an audio recording of detained migrant children crying played in the background, teenagers in T-shirts that read #ClassroomsNotCages stood in a metal cage outside the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva Monday to protest the Trump administration's "cruel" immigration policies. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/17/teens-cage-protest-trump-immigration-policies-outside-un-demanding-action-human?cd-origin=rss

Hong Kong Protests Demand Withdrawal of Extradition Bill, Leader's Resignation
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-17
As many as 2 million protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday demanding the withdrawal of a bill that would allow the extradition of Hong Kong residents to mainland China. Protesters also called for the resignation of Hong Kong's chief executive, Carrie Lam, and other top officials who pushed for the extradition bill. Lam has apologized for her handling of the legislation and indefinitely delayed a vote on the bill; however, the bill has not been fully withdrawn. Critics of the extradition bill say it would infringe on Hong Kong's independence and the legal and human rights of Hong Kong residents and…
truthout.org/video/hong-kong-protests-demand-withdrawal-of-extradition-bill-leaders-resignation/

UN chief accepts independent report on Myanmar, highlighting 'systemic' failure surrounding Rohingya crisis
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-17
An independent review into how the UN System operated in Myanmar in the years leading up to the mass exodus of the Rohingya following serious human rights abuses, has concluded there were "systemic and structural failures" that prevented a unified strategy from being implemented.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/06/1040681

Behind the Syrian Network for Human Rights: How an Opposition Front Group Became Western Media's Go-To Monitor
Max Blumenthal | mintpressnews.com | 2019-06-17
Top media outlets turn to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) for figures on deaths and detentions, never noting the group's seamless connection to Syria's opposition, the support it receives from states that waged war on the country, or its open lobbying for US military intervention.
mintpressnews.com/behind-syrian-network-human-rights-syria-opposition-front-group/259233/

Cuban Private Sector Hit Hard by Recent US Sanctions
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-17
The non-state sector in Cuba is already registering a significant blow as a result of the U.S. sanctions implemented by President Donald Trump, with craftmanship dropping by about 60 to 80 percent in sales, according to local media. | RELATED: | Caricom-Cuba Summit Denounces US Blockade on Cuba | During the Craftmanshift Fair in La Rampa, Hector Danilo Rodriguez, union leader, told Prensa Latina that the situation was the result of Trump's restrictions on travels to the Cuban territory, whi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuban-Private-Sector-Hit-Hard-by-Recent-US-Sanctions-20190616-0016.html

Reuters Must Answer for Burying This Venezuela Story
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-17
A new study reveals U.S. sanctions have taken a deadly toll, yet the news agency neglected to report on its findings for an entire month.
truthdig.com/articles/reuters-must-answer-for-burying-this-venezuela-story/

Iranian Lawmakers Condemn US Blockade Against Cuba
plenglish.com | 2019-06-17
Tehran, June 17 (Prensa Latina) Iran ¥s Interparliamentary Friendship Group with Cuba has condemned the hardening of the US criminal economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba through new sanctions.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id…

Trump's Trade Threats Are Really Cold War 2.0
Prof Michael Hudson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-17
President Trump has threatened China's President Xi that if they don't meet and talk at the upcoming G20 meetings in Japan, June 29-30, the United States will not soften its tariff war and economic sanctions against Chinese exports and technology….
globalresearch.ca/trumps-trade-threats-really-cold-war-2-0/5680819

Trump Offered to Suspend Sanctions While Negotiating with Iran, Khamenei Rejected the Offer: More Attacks Expected
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-17
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo conveyed a message from US President Donald Trump to the Iranian leadership, asking the release of 5 US prisoners and inviting Iran to sit around a negotiation table, adding "he [Donald Trump] would be ready …
globalresearch.ca/trump-offered-suspend-sanctions-while-negotiating-iran-khamenei-rejected-offer-more-attacks-expected/5680867

U.S. Sanctions: Economic Sabotage That Is Deadly, Illegal, and Ineffective
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies | commondreams.org | 2019-06-17
On the eve of renewed sanctions by Washington, an Iranian protester holds a burning picture of President Donald Trump outside the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran on November 4, 2018. (Photo: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/views/2019/06/17/us-sanctions-economic-sabotage-deadly-illegal-and-ineffective?cd-origin=rss

Iran To Break Limit on Uranium Enrichment Within 10 Days
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-17
Iran announced Monday it would breach uranium enrichment limits in 10 days in a move that drew an accusation of "nuclear blackmail" from Washington, but it added that European nations still had time to save the nuclear deal by curbing sanctions. | RELATED: | Iran Says It Dismantled a US Cyber Espionage Network | In an announcement, Iran's Atomic Energy Organization spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-To-Break-Limit-on-Uranium-Enrichment-Within-10-Days-20190617-0011.html

Shut down Etowah! Alabama Fathers Day rally for detained immigrants
Estevan Hernandez | liberationnews.org | 2019-06-17
Etowah has been cited for horrible cases of abuse.
liberationnews.org/shut-down-etowah-alabama-fathers-day-rally-for-detained-immigrants/

Sudan's Omar al-Bashir Charged With Corruption
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-17
Sudan's ex-president Omar al-Bashir, a war criminal, was charged with corruption-related offenses Sunday, as he appeared in public for the first time since he was overthrown and detained in April. | RELATED: | African Union Suspends Sudan After Army Crackdown on Protests | He was charged with illicit possession of foreign currency and accepting gi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sudans-Omar-al-Bashir-Charged-With-Corruption-20190617-0005.html

Patrick Gaspard to Receive Prestigious NAACP Spingarn Medal
Austyn Ross | naacp.org | 2019-06-17
BALTIMORE — The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation's foremost civil rights organization, has announced that Ambassador Patrick Gaspard will be awarded the prestigious Spingarn Medal on July 24, 2019, during the 110th NAACP Annual Convention, taking place in Detroit, Michigan. The award recognizes Gaspard's lifelong commitment to equality and …
naacp.org/latest/patrick-gaspard-receive-prestigious-naacp-spingarn-medal/

Millions march in Hong Kong against extradition law
wsws.org | 2019-06-17
The huge demonstration on Sunday is an indication of widespread anger in Hong Kong, not only over democratic rights, but the city's worsening social crisis.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/17/hong…

Selected Articles: Trump and the Taiwan Gambit
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-17
Online independent analysis of US-led wars, rampant corruption, corporate greed, civil rights and fraudulent monetary transactions is invariably relegated to the bottom rung of search engine results. | As a result we presently do not cover our monthly running costs which …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-trump-taiwan-gambit/5680892

'Virginia Voters Are Finally Getting Fair Maps': Rights Advocates Celebrate US Supreme Court Ruling on Racial Gerrymandering
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-17
Voting rights advocates celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court's Monday ruling on a racial gerrymandering case that, as Common Cause put it, "means Virginia voters are finally getting #fairmaps!" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/17/virginia-voters-are-finally-getting-fair-maps-rights-advocates-celebrate-us-supreme?cd-origin=rss

At least 161 people killed in DR Congo over past week
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
At least 161 people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province over the past week, local officials said on Monday. | The killings are reported to have been ethnically targeted in an apparent resurgence of clashes between farming and herding communities. | Although identities of the attackers has not been confirmed, fingers point to violence between Hema herders and Lendu farmers, who have been embroiled in bitter conflicts for years over grazing rights and political representation. | Open conflict between the two sides from 1999-2007 resulted in the deaths of around 50,000 people in one o…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/at-least-161-people-killed-in-dr-congo-over-past-week/

Battling ableism: Standing up for autistic rights on the job
Jackson Connors | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-17
This month, as I have done for seven summers now, I'm participating in the annual summer camp held by the Joshua Center for Neurological Disorders. And while, as a young adult, my responsibilities have shifted from simply frolicking in the sun to include the daily work that keeps the camp running deep in the woods, …
peoplesworld.org/article/battling-ableism-standing-up-for-autistic-rights-on-the-job/

Two protesters arrested at Melbourne rally in defence of Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-17
The arrests were aimed at intimidating supporters of WikiLeaks and preventing broader layers from joining the campaign to defend Assange and all democratic rights.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/17/melb…

Battling ableism: Standing up for autistic rights on the job
Jackson Connors | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-17
This month, as I have done for seven summers now, I'm participating in the annual summer camp held by the Joshua Center for Neurological Disorders. And while, as a young adult, my responsibilities have shifted from simply frolicking in the sun to include the daily work that keeps the camp running deep in the woods, …
peoplesworld.org/article/battling-ableism-standing-up-for-autistic-rights-on-the-job/

Year of the strike: From Broadway to Boston
David Cavendish | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-17
The Communist Party USA was founded in the middle of a year of intense and militant workers struggle. From coast to coast in 1919, and among workers in a wide variety of industries, the U.S. working class stood up for its rights and for the dignity of labor. It was met at every step by …
peoplesworld.org/article/year-of-the-strike-from-broadway-to-boston/

The American Dream is alive and well — in China
Ellen Brown | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-17
In the 21st century, it is time to upgrade our economic model from one of feudal exploitation to a cooperative democracy that recognizes the needs, contributions and inalienable rights of all participants.
nationofchange.org/2019/06/17/the-american-dream-is-alive-and-well-in-china/

Bringing Police Torture in Chicago to the Full Light of Day
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-16
Flint Taylor's new book, The Torture Machine: Racism and Police Violence in Chicago, is one of those remarkable works that won't fit under any one category. It's at once a history of civil and human rights battles in Chicago with national and global reach, a text of modern urban sociology, an example of critical legal theory, a long polemic against white and class privilege, a literature of political exposure, a manual of strategy and tactics, and last but not least, for Flint himself, an autobiography. In its pages, Chicago's top lawyer of the left also shares with us the intense and determined commitment, wi…
truthout.org/articles/bringing-police-torture-in-chicago-to-the-full-light-of-day/

Rasmea Odeh speaks on Palestine and political repression
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-06-16
New York, NY – A crowd gathered at The People's Forum on June 9 to hear Rasmea Odeh and Suzanne Adely speak on the repression of the Palestinian solidarity movement by the United States and Israel. Rasmea Odeh is a famous Palestinian woman leader who has dedicated her life to the Palestinian struggle and liberation of her people. She was a former political prisoner of Israel, and had her human rights violated. Odeh later became the target of political repression in the United States in 2013, after FBI raids and grand jury subpoenas targeting the Antiwar 23 were defeated. | Leading up to the event, pro-Israel righ…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/6/15/rasmea-o…

Why Venezuela Is the Vietnam of Our Time
Celina della Croce | commondreams.org | 2019-06-16
Workers from Venezuela's state oil company, PDVSA, participate in an anti-imperialist march to support Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in front of the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on January 31, 2019. The US slapped sanctions on Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA in an attempt to cut off a vital source of funds. (Photo/YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/views/2019/06/16/why-venezuela-vietnam-our-time?cd-origin=rss

With Ongoing Cuba Sanctions, US Has No Moral Authority to Talk About Freedom
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-16
Janine Jackson: The Trump administration announced a ban on people-to-people group travel to Cuba, a sanction merited, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin explained, because of Cuba's "destabilizing role in the Western Hemisphere, providing a communist foothold in the region, and propping up US adversaries in places like Venezuela and Nicaragua by fomenting instability, undermining the rule of law and suppressing democratic processes." | The theme of most…
truthout.org/audio/with-ongoing-cuba-sanctions-us-has-no-moral-authority-to-talk-about-freedom/

Saudi Backtracks on Executing Teen After Global Outcry
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-16
A young man from Saudi Arabia's minority Shiite Muslim community who was arrested at the age of 13 will not be executed and could be released by 2022, a Saudi official told Reuters Saturday following reports of his pending execution. | RELATED: | Saudi Arabia: 37 Executed on "Terrorism" Charges | Murtaja Qureiris, who was detained in September 2014, has received an i…
telesurenglish.net/news/Saudi-Arabia-Bows-to-Pressure-Not-to-Execute-Teen-Arrested-at-13-over-Protests-20190616-0004.html

Know Your Rights! Training with Berkeley Copwatch
Berkeley Copwatch | indybay.org | 2019-06-16
The Grassroots House | 2022 Blake Street | Berkeley, CA 94705 | * The Grassroots House is wheelchair accessible. Please email us at berkeleycopwatch@yahoo.com with any accessibility requests.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/14/18823965.php

Video from Animal Rights Activists Convergence at Petaluma Slaughterhouse
DXE | indybay.org | 2019-06-16
Over 75 Arrested on Felony Charges as 600 Animal Rights Activists Converge on Slaughterhouse, Lock Necks to Slaughter Line, Rescue Ducklings…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/13/18823933.php

Bernie Sanders Proposes New Economic Bill of Rights
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-16
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders delivered a full-throated defense of democratic socialism in his June 12 speech at George Washington University. Sanders quoted FDR's 1944 State of the Union address: | "We have come to a clear realization of the fact that | …
globalresearch.ca/bernie-sanders-proposes-new-economic-bill-rights/5680741

WikiLeaks publisher Assange faces US extradition trial next February
wsws.org | 2019-06-15
The UK government has made clear that it will do everything possible to expedite Washington's vindictive attempt to render the courageous journalist to face imprisonment, torture, and execution in the US.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/15/assa…

Palestinian and Jewish activists call on musician and social justice activist Xavier Rudd to cancel concerts in Israel
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2019-06-15
Australian Palestinian and Jewish activists have called on singer and songwriter Xavier Rudd to cancel his planned concert in Israel: We are Australians, some of Palestinian background, some Jewish, and all for universal and equal human rights, who support the Palestinian call for artists, sportspeople, and others to boycott Israel until indigenous Pales…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/06/15/palestinian-and-jewish-activists-call-on-musician-and-social-justice-activist-xavier-rudd-to-cancel-his-concerts-in-israel/

Ex-US President Clinton visits Kosovo to celebrate 20th anniversary of NATO bombardment of Serbia
wsws.org | 2019-06-15
The imperialist onslaught against Yugoslavia was launched by the Clinton administration under the hypocritical banner of "human rights."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/15/koso…

Study linking US sanctions to Venezuelan deaths buried by Reuters for over a month
Joe Emersberger | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-15
I emailed Stephanie Nebehay of Reuters on May 22 about her article, "Venezuela Turns to Russia, Cuba, China in Health Crisis" ( 5/22/19). Her article depicted the impact of US sanctions as an allegation that Venezuelan government officials are alone in making. The article stated: The opposition blames [medical shortages] on economic incompetence and corruption by the leftist movement in power for two decades, but [President Nicolás] Maduro says US economic sanctions are…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/15/study-linking-us-sanctions-to-venezuelan-deaths-buried-by-reuters-for-over-a-month/

Study Linking US Sanctions to Venezuelan Deaths Buried by Reuters for Over a Month
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-15
(FAIR) — I emailed Stephanie Nebehay of Reuters on May 22 about her article, "Venezuela Turns to Russia, Cuba, China in Health Crisis" (5/22/19). Her article depicted the impact of US sanctions as an allegation that Venezuelan government officials are alone in making. The article stated: The opposition blames [medical shortages] on economic incompetence and corruption by the …

Study Linking US Sanctions to Venezuelan Deaths Buried by Reuters for Over a Month

Know Your Rights! Training with Berkeley Copwatch
Berkeley Copwatch | indybay.org | 2019-06-15
The Grassroots House | 2022 Blake Street | Berkeley, CA 94705 | * The Grassroots House is wheelchair accessible. Please email us at berkeleycopwatch@yahoo.com with any accessibility requests.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/14/18823965.php

75+ Arrested as 600 Animal Rights Activists Converge on Petaluma Slaughterhouse
DXE | indybay.org | 2019-06-15
Over 75 Arrested on Felony Charges as 600 Animal Rights Activists Converge on Slaughterhouse, Lock Necks to Slaughter Line, Rescue Ducklings…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/13/18823928.php

Video from Animal Rights Activists Convergence at Petaluma Slaughterhouse
DXE | indybay.org | 2019-06-15
Over 75 Arrested on Felony Charges as 600 Animal Rights Activists Converge on Slaughterhouse, Lock Necks to Slaughter Line, Rescue Ducklings…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/13/18823933.php

#ImpeachTrump & Women's Rights Rally in San Jose
Impeach | indybay.org | 2019-06-15
San Jose City Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St., San Jose, 95113…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/13/18823927.php