(2021-11-16). Manufactured Cruelties: Belarus, Poland and the Refugee Crisis. dissidentvoice.org Refugee crises are often manufactured by governments. They can be done at the source: war, famine, rapacious institutions. They can also be manufactured by the refusal of governments to accept those seeking asylum, sanctuary and refuge. The latter is very much in evidence in Europe: governments of the European Union are staring down desperate humans …
(2021-11-16). EU Foreign Ministers Agree On New Sanctions Against Belarus. telesurenglish.net Foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) have agreed on new sanctions against Belarus over the migrant crisis, the bloc's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday. | RELATED: | Addressing a press conference after the ministers' meeting, he said the new set of sanctions had been "politically adopted" and "will be finalized in the coming days." The sanctions will affect "quite an important number" of individuals and entities, he a…
(2021-11-16). 451 Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians since early 2020, says new B'Tselem report. peoplesdispatch.org The Israeli human rights group said that these settler attacks are used as a "major informal tool" by the state of Israel to displace Palestinians in order to confiscate and annex their lands…
(2021-11-16). They are the criminals, we believe in justice. electronicintifada.net Head of rights group banned by Israel says EU must impose sanctions.
(2021-11-16). Vaccine capitalism: Moderna takes public money, demands private profit. liberationnews.org 
Despite the ongoing need for emergency action to address the pandemic, pharmaceutical giant Moderna is focused on asserting its property rights over the COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna would like to take full credit — and profit — for the vaccine's invention.
(2021-11-16). Republican Senators Want To Increase Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageBiden could be accused of cooperating with Russia if he refuses to approve the bill or face frictions with Europe if he supports it. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | After announcing an alleviation of sanctions, Washington's "carte blanche" to Nord Stream 2 may be close to being reversed. Recently, the Republicans amended next year's defense bill, extending coercive measures against the pipeline. If Biden appro…
(2021-11-16). EU Slaps On More Sanctions As Migrants Keep Coming. southfront.org 
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(2021-11-16). Mexico's President AMLO Slams US Sanctions Against Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) decried the U.S.-led economic blockade against Cuba. | RELATED: | "I think that Cuba should not be isolated, politically speaking. You shouldn't strangle Cubans for deciding to stay in Cuba," Lopez Obrador said, referring to the sanctions the United States has imposed on the island for over half a century. | "I am against the blockade, I think it…
(2021-11-15). Victory For Palestinian Hunger Striker After 113 Days Without Food. popularresistance.org Israel agreed on Thursday to release a hunger-striking prisoner in four months after lengthy negotiations. | Miqdad Qawasmeh suspended his hunger strike on Thursday after refusing food for 113 days to protest his detention without charge or trial after Israel agreed to release him in February 2022. | His victory came after lengthy and arduous negotiations between the leadership of the Hamas prisoners' group and Israeli authorities. The 24-year-old was the youngest of six Palestinian men who have been refusing food for weeks and months in protest of Israel's detention of them without charge or trial. | Five others…
(2021-11-15). UN Human Rights Office Warns Of Political Violence in Honduras. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concerns over the increase in political violence in Honduras during its electoral process. | Related | This multilateral organization referred to the systematic murders of political figures, especially those that happened at public events. One of these cases happened on Saturday, when gunmen assassinated Luis Casaña…
(2021-11-15). Headlines for November 15, 2021. democracynow.org COP26 Final Agreement Waters Down Coal Pledges, Leaves World on Track for Climate Disaster, NYT: U.S. Covered Up 2019 Syria Airstrikes That Killed 70 Women and Children, Austria Enacts Lockdown for the Unvaccinated as Europe Becomes Pandemic's Epicenter Again, COVID Cases Rising in Over Half of U.S. States; OK Nat'l Guard Defies Pentagon's Vaccine Mandate, Sudanese Military Kills Eight People During Latest Anti-Coup Protests, Detains Al Jazeera Bureau Head, Eight Refugees Found Dead, Dozens Others Rescued on Boat Near Canary Islands, U.S. Journalist Danny Fenster Freed from Burmese Prison, Journalist and Minority…
(2021-11-15). Alex Saab Pleads Not Guilty Before Miami Federal Court. telesurenglish.net During an arraignment hearing held in Miami federal court on Monday, the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab pleaded not guilty to a money laundering charge. Through this politically motivated accusation, the U.S. seeks to punish him for helping the Venezuelan government counteract the impact of unilateral economic sanctions. | RELATED: | "I will face the judicial process with full dignity. I did not commit any crime and…
(2021-11-15). Costa Rica: Five Mayors Were Detained on Corruption Charges. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) detained San Jose Mayor Johny Araya, Cartago Mayor Mario Redondo, San Carlos Mayor Alfredo Cordoba, Alajuela Mayor Humberto Soto, and Osa Mayor Alberto Cole for their alleged involvement in the "Diamond" corruption case. | Related | The Prosecutor's Office is investigating a criminal organization that has been bribing local officials to secure public works co…
(2021-11-15). Veronica Koman's family targeted in Indonesia. greenleft.org.au The family of Australian-based Indonesian human rights lawyer Veronica Koman has been the target of two recent attacks in Indonesia, reports Susan Price.
(2021-11-15). Court of Appeal upholds Universal Credit childcare rules. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Salvato v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] EWCA Civ 1482 — read judgment The Court of Appeal has allowed the Secretary of State's appeal against a ruling that the system of calculating childcare for Universal Credit indirectly discriminates against women. The judgment below was reported in the blog here. Childcare costs under …
(2021-11-15). Sri Lanka: Tamil resistance continues despite repression. greenleft.org.au Despite ongoing repression, Tamils continue to fight for their rights, including over the seizure of Tamil land for military bases, reports Chris Slee.
(2021-11-15). Law Pod UK latest: Henrietta Lacks. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
A "HeLa" cell is, or was, the name of a cell from a line of fast producing cancer cells that was taken from the tumour of a patient who died of cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951. These cells reproduce at such a rate they have been described as "immortal" and they have …
(2021-11-15). Thousands support SGP's lawsuit against the German secret service. wsws.org With the lawsuit filed by the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei against the Federal Republic of Germany set to be heard in court in the coming days, more than 5,300 workers and young people have expressed their support for the SGP's case and its fight to defend democratic rights.
(2021-11-15). US and UK Impose New Sanctions on Nine Nicaraguan Officials. telesurenglish.net The U.S. sanctions included the energy minister, vice-minister of finance and an entire government ministry, following Ortega's re-election to a fourth consecutive term on November 7. | U.S. President Joe Biden accuses Ortega of organizing a "pantomime" election in the Central American nation, and U.S. officials vow to work with allies to continue imposing further measures. | RELATED: | "The United States is sen…
(2021-11-15). The Economic Dimension of China-North Korea Relations. journal-neo.org 
Much of the talk about how long the DPRK regime will last under sanctions and the country's "self-isolation" in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is rooted in the question of what role Beijing will play in supporting Pyongyang. In 2019, China accounted for about 95 per cent of North Korea's total trade, according to …
(2021-11-15). We Have Enough Vaccines To Immunize 95% of Venezuelans: Maduro. telesurenglish.net Upon the arrival of 2,5 million Sinopharm vaccines through the COVAX mechanism on Saturday, President Nicolas Maduro announced that Venezuela has already enough doses to immunize 95 percent of the population against COVID-19. | RELATED: | "Despite the sanctions and financial persecution implemented by the United States, we got the money to purchase vaccines," Maduro stated, stressing that humanitarian issues should not…
(2021-11-15). Conservationists See Rare Nature Sanctuaries. Black Farmers See A Legacy Bought Out From Under Them. popularresistance.org The loss of Black-owned land in this community exposes a cruel irony. Pembroke has been one of the few places Black landowners could gain a foothold in Illinois, in part because this land was passed over by white settlers who presumed its sandy soils were worthless. And now, after generations without large-scale development or landscape-destroying corporate farming, this land has become sought after by outside conservationists because Pembroke's savannas remain largely untouched.
(2021-11-15). Conservationists See Rare Nature Sanctuaries. popularresistance.org The loss of Black-owned land in this community exposes a cruel irony. Pembroke has been one of the few places Black landowners could gain a foothold in Illinois, in part because this land was passed over by white settlers who presumed its sandy soils were worthless. And now, after generations without large-scale development or landscape-destroying corporate farming, this land has become sought after by outside conservationists because Pembroke's savannas remain largely untouched.