(2021-09-01). Haiti's Debt of Independence. libya360.wordpress.com Yves Engler In the vast history of imperialist exploitation few episodes match the depravity of Haiti's debt of independence. Military blackmail of a small country by a superpower, prioritizing "property rights" over human rights, racial capitalism, a sellout "light skinned" local bourgeoise and the way our past haunts the present are all part of the…
(2021-09-01). Groups Demand Biden Halt Deportations as Haiti Reels from Earthquake, Storm & MoàØse Assassination. democracynow.org 
As Haitians cope with the devastating aftermath of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, Tropical Storm Grace and the assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse in July, a coalition of over 300 rights groups is denouncing the Biden administration's ongoing deportations to Haiti and urging it to expand temporary protected status. "How do you tell somebody not to come when they are dealing not only with man-made crisis, political crisis and violence, and on top of it dealing with natural disasters?" asks Guerline Jozef, co-founder and executive director of Haitian Bridge Alliance.
(2021-09-01). Russian Warplanes Conducted Over 500 Airstrikes On Central Syria In August: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | On September 1, seven warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out more than 25 airstrikes on ISIS cells in Syria's vast central region. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the airstrikes hit fortified hideouts of the terrorist group in the Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle. In the last few months, the group's cells carried out several attacks in the area. | The VKS h…
(2021-09-01). Venezuela Dialogue Offers Way Out Of Crisis. popularresistance.org There are high hopes surrounding the upcoming round of negotiations between the Venezuelan government and the extreme right-wing of the opposition. The sides are set to meet on September 3 in Mexico after having signed a memorandum of understanding in August. | That document established a 7-point agenda with a broad scope that encompasses elections, political rights and the economy, among others. It calls for lifting the sanctions and ending violent coup attempts. These talks have the potential to end years of political and economic instability caused in large part by U.S. intervention. | Despite the intense pres…
(2021-09-01). "Blanket Unconstitutional" Texas Abortion Ban Takes Effect in Major Setback for Reproductive Rights. democracynow.org 
In a major setback for reproductive rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a Texas law to go into effect that bans abortions after six weeks — before most people even know they are pregnant. Until now, no other six-week ban has ever gone into effect in the United States. The law is seen as a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade and allows private citizens to file civil suits against abortion providers or anyone who "aids or abets" an abortion after six weeks. "What Texas has done is blanket unconstitutional," says Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights.
(2021-09-01). Water Protectors Document Escalating Police Brutality in Minnesota. indybay.org In August police escalated to torture. On August 11 water protectors shut down two different worksites. Police approached them on the site and when the water protectors refused to leave police began to use a torture tactic they refer to as "pain compliance."
(2021-08-31). Milwaukee activists, artists campaign to increase Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions awareness. liberationnews.org 
BDS activists have launched a Milwaukee-wide Palestine solidarity letter encouraging artists and creatives of all kinds to endorse the cultural boycott of Israel.
(2021-08-31). Cuba To Formally Recognize And Regulate Crypto. moguldom.com Cuba plans to recognize and regulate crypto and allow digital currencies to be used for payments in a move that could help the island nation bypass U.S. sanctions, the communist government said last week. A resolution published in the Official Gazette on Thursday said Cuba's central bank plans to set rules on cryptocurrencies and determine …
(2021-08-31). Exigen en Uruguay archivos militares sobre desaparecidos. telesurtv.net Familiares de las 187 víctimas continúan reclamándole al Gobierno que responda a los pedidos del Institución de Derechos Humanos de Uruguay.
(2021-08-31). Safe and Healthy Schools Lead With Support, Not Police. aclu.org As schools begin to reopen for the new school year, students like J.W. are dreading the return to hallways patrolled by police officers who are trained and ready to detain, handcuff, and arrest students. | After being bullied in his Texas high school one day, J.W., a 17-year-old Black student with emotional and intellectual disabilities, had an outburst and tried to use a coping strategy in response — going to the "chill-out" room. This is an approach that students with disabilities use to help self-regulate their emotions and avoid escalation. When J.W. found the chill-out room occupied, he had a fallba…
(2021-08-31). ICC asked to investigate Saudi-led coalition's war crimes in Yemen. peoplesdispatch.org While leading coalition members Saudi Arabia and UAE are not signatories to the Rome Statute of the ICC, others which have participated in numerous human rights violations and crimes against humanity, fall under the ICC's jurisdiction, opening up the possibility of investigation and prosecution…
(2021-08-31). New Report on Human Rights Violations in Bolivia in 2019 Sheds Light on the Role of the OAS. counterpunch.org On August 17, the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI in Spanish) released its report on human rights violations committed in the context of the 2019 coup d'état that overthrew President Evo Morales and installed the de facto government of Jeanine àÅñez in Bolivia. The 468-page report, based on eight months of research, sheds light
(2021-08-31). Thai Protest Leader Shares US Gov Regime Change 'How-to' Video. newatlas.report August 31, 2021 (The New Atlas) — Thai protest leader Anon Nampa of the US government-funded "Thai Laywers for Human Rights" recently shared with his followers a US government 'how-to' video titled, "Bringing down a Dictator." He never mentions the group featured in the video, OTPOR who overthrew the Serbian government in the year 2000 …
(2021-08-31). The FBI's Man On The Inside: 5 Things To Know About Dr. Martin Luther King's Accountant, James A. Harrison. moguldom.com It's no secret that civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was being targeted by J. Edgar Hoover at the FBI, but in recent years, it has come to light that his inner circle of friends and associates also included government informants, including Dr. King's accountant. Some of the people who were privy to …
(2021-08-31). New York Times Tech Guild Walks Out, Into An Historic Fight. popularresistance.org On August 11th, after months of management's union-busting and stalling, New York Times tech workers staged the tech industry's first ever walkout over unfair labor practices. Among the over 300 workers taking part was Kathy Zhang, a senior manager of newsroom and product analytics at the New York Times, who echoed hundreds of years of militant worker organizers when she explained the simple yet monumental rights at stake: "we want better working conditions and we want to be able to advocate for those conditions together." | The future of organizing in the tech sector is dependent in large part on what happens he…
(2021-08-31). Humanitarian crisis worsens amid political violence and COVID-19 in Myanmar. peoplesdispatch.org In addition to the ongoing direct and indirect violence, political instability, and spike in rights violations by the military forces, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is also adversely affecting the country's populace…