(2021-06-12). Press Violations Explode to 180 in May Alone as Israel Cracks Down to Buff Its Image. mintpressnews.com 
"The more that Israel is exposed internationally for its human rights violations in Palestine, the more it becomes desperate in its attempt to crack down on journalists and the media in general." — Dr. Ramzy Baroud…
(2021-06-12). 16 Killed In Rocket Attack On Turkish-Occupied Afrin, Kurdish Forces Blamed (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On June 12, at least 16 people were killed and dozens others were wounded when a barrage of rockets struck the Turkish-occupied Syrian city of Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo. | Most of the rockets landed in residential areas in the city. The al-Shifa'a hospital was hit. There, a doctor, three nurses were killed. The White Helmets organization also announced that three of its members had been killed. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the remaining casualties…
(2021-06-12). Biden wants to end America's 20-Year War on the Middle East: But Can He? juancole.com By Walden Bello | — ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) — Next September, when the last C-130 cargo aircraft and Chinook transport helicopters take off from the infamous Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan that has doubled as a CIA torture center for suspected jihadists, they will not only be leaving behind the site …
(2021-06-12). Three Men in Possession of Three Rifles and 853 Bullets Arrested in Delta Amacuro (Near Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago). orinocotribune.com 
Officials of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) detained three men in the Delta Amacuro state, who were carrying three rifles and 853 cartridges of different calibers in a boat, according to reports obtained from the military authorities. | The detainees were identified as José Gregorio Flores González, Orlando Alfredo Gómez Goveia and Luis Abrahán González Rojas, members of Los Fusileros, which is an organization classified as a Structured Organized Crime Group. | According to the report, the three men were traveling in a white and blue wooden Balajú-type boat that was sailing through the El Guayo sector in the…
(2021-06-12). Jeremy Corbyn among 24 MPs urging Joe Biden to drop Assange extradition bid. thecanary.co A group of British MPs have written to the US president urging him to drop his administration's attempt to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | An open letter to Joe Biden, who's in the UK for the G7 summit, said dropping the prosecution would be a "clarion call for freedom". | Assange is being detained in Belmarsh prison in London. Meanwhile the US continues an attempt to extradite him over the activities of WikiLeaks. | Joe Biden at the G7 summit (Leon Neal/PA) | Dangerous precedent: | The MPs said they'd hoped Biden's victory might be the occasion to draw a line under the prosecution. | They a…
(2021-06-12). New York Times Admits US Sanctions Are Destroying Venezuela. popularresistance.org The facile right-wing talking point that the economic crisis facing Venezuela "proves" that "socialism always ends in failure" has become so hackneyed by overuse that it has attained its own tongue-in-cheek name. The ad Venezuelum, as it has come to be known, has slowly developed into such a tedious and predictable right-wing tactic that it seems to now serve as an all-purpose retort to try to discredit even the most modest of left-of-center proposals. In October 2018, for instance, then-President Trump responded to a plan by progressive Democrats in congress to introduce a bill to establish a system of universal…
(2021-06-12). Iran regains voting rights at UN General Assembly. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Referring to the payment of Iran's arrears to the United Nations, Iran's permanent Ambassador to the United Nations stressed the lifting of all inhumane sanctions.
(2021-06-12). Lifting of sanctions key to conclusion of Vienna talks: China. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — China's representative in talks on reviving JCPOA in Vienna said in an interview that lifting sanctions is key to any agreement on Iran's nuclear program.
(2021-06-12). Iran gas condensate export likely to surge in 2021 2nd half. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Informed sources say that if all sanctions are lifted in the second half of 2021, Iran's gas condensate will take over the market and Iran can export 3,730,000 metric tons of condensate during this period.
(2021-06-12). Removing sanctions, US can rejoin JCPOA: Pres. candidate. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Presidential candidate Alireza Zakani says the United States can return to the 2015 nuclear deal only if it removes, verifiably, all its anti-Iranian sanctions.
(2021-06-11). Monthly vigil: Demand human rights at Tacoma immigration prison! workers.org 
Since the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash., opened in 2004, detainees and their families, civil rights activists and the community have protested the inhuman conditions from the use of solitary confinement to tainted meals. The monthly demonstration and vigil will be held there at 1623 E. J St., Sunday, . . . |
(2021-06-11). Fair Trade USA's Dairy Label Fails Workers. popularresistance.org Fair Trade USA released a new "Fair Trade Dairy" label in partnership with Chobani. It's a program that has been opposed by farmworker and human rights organizations since it was first announced. Now that there is yogurt on the shelf, but still no final standard released, this report looks at the label claims and evaluates "Fair Trade Dairy" based on the available standards. | The critique focuses on three key areas: | Inadequate standards development process | Standards that are not fit for purpose | Lack of enforcement mechanisms | Finally, the report also reviews the rising tide of research that shows that cor…
(2021-06-11). A Painful Document. orinocotribune.com By Victor Fowler — Jun 5, 2021 | A joint statement has circulated on human rights in Cuba, prepared by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, and the Harvard University Institute for Afro-Latin American Research. | The breadth of the respective fields of work of these institutions, as well as the areas they share, suggest that this confluence for the preparation and public presentation can only be due to an absolutely exceptional situation of the Afro-Latin American and Afro-American communities. In this way, while the coinciden…
(2021-06-11). Progressives Back Ilhan Omar After "Bad Faith" Attack by House Democrats. truthout.org 
As Rep. Ilhan Omar on Thursday afternoon clarified earlier remarks about "unthinkable atrocities" committed by the United States and Israel following a rebuke from her own party's House leadership, many of the Minnesota Democrat's progressive colleagues joined peace and human rights advocates in rallying to her defense. | Omar first
(2021-06-11). ISIS Ambush Leaves 15 Syrian Soldiers Dead Or Injured In Eastern Hama. southfront.org 
A truck that was destroyed during the ambush. Click to see full-size image. | Early on June 11, ISIS terrorists ambushed a bus of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the town of al-Salamiyah in the eastern countryside of Hama. | The bus was reportedly transporting soldiers of the army's elite 25th Special Forces Division, commonly known as the Tiger Forces, to Kuweires Air Base in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, two soldiers were killed and 13 others w…
(2021-06-11). Press Violations Explode to 180 in May Alone as Israel Cracks Down to Buff its Image. libya360.wordpress.com Jessica Buxbaum OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM — Despite wearing a press vest and holding a government press card, Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Givara Budeiri was violently assaulted and arrested by Israeli police on June 5. Budeiri was covering a demonstration in the Occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah when Israeli forces attacked and then detained her for several hours on…
(2021-06-11). Supreme Court Case Could Set Back Fight for LGBTQ+ Anti-Discrimination Laws. truthout.org 
A relatively obscure Supreme Court case heard last year could fundamentally alter the landscape of LGBTQ+ rights and anti-discrimination law — and given the court's current conservative supermajority, many community advocates fear the worst. The case,
(2021-06-11). The Numbers Prove it: Venezuela has Lost 99% of Income due to Inhuman Blockade. orinocotribune.com 
During her participation in the forum "Unilateral Coercive Measures: Disrespect for International Law and Grave Human Consequences," the Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez denounced once again unilateral coercive measures and the blocking of Venezuela's assets as a crime against humanity and against the population. "It is a violation of international law and the charter of the United Nations." | Rodríguez mentioned that Venezuela ranks fifth among countries with the most sanctions, and second in terms of sanctioned aircraft. In addition, the nation ranks sixth in terms of individuals sanctioned, and thir…
(2021-06-11). UN rights chief urges accountability for escalating 'catastrophe' in Myanmar. news.un.org Escalating violence across Myanmar including attacks on civilians must be halted to prevent even greater loss of life and a deepening humanitarian emergency, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Friday.
(2021-06-11). Minneapolis building bridges of solidarity to Palestine. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – 30 people held banners and signs across three bridges on Interstate 35W during Minneapolis' rush hour on June 9. They were out raising awareness of the consequences of U.S. aid to Israel. | Demonstrators stood in torrential rain for over an hour waving banners and holding signs and flags on the bridge. Many drivers honked, waved and flashed their brights in solidarity with Palestine. | Israel's Supreme Court announced June 7 that they won't stop the illegal evictions being committed by Israeli settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. This means the attempts by the Israeli government to steal…
(2021-06-11). The 'ICE Kids'. aclu.org This piece was On a cold, rainy night last November, Bastian Rodriguez spent the first hours of his 18th birthday inside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement van. Rodriguez was aging out of the Cowlitz County Youth Services Center, a juvenile jail in Longview, Wash., and was on his way to the Northwest ICE Processing Center, a privately run immigration detention facility for adults in Tacoma. He had already spent more than two years in ICE custody. | "These adult people are going t…
(2021-06-11). To End Poverty in the United States, End Militarism. zcomm.org After two decades of skyrocketing military budgets and a failed "war on terror" undermining human lives and rights, transformations are desperately needed…
(2021-06-11). US Coup Machine Unleashes New Sanctions On The Nicaraguan People. popularresistance.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced new unilateral coercive measures, or 'sanctions', against members of the elected government of Nicaragua. | News of the new sanctions was accompanied by simultaneous statements by officials of the State Department aimed at the Nicaraguan government. Accordingly, OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro tweeted a letter in which he urged the President of OAS Permanent Council to convene an urgent meeting on Nicaragua. | The latest planned interference comes as the U.S. escalates its campaign against the left-wing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) government…
(2021-06-11). Removing anti-Iranian sanctions 1st thing for US to do. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — Chinese FM Yi named the removal of Iran sanctions as the first thing that the US administration must do.