(2021-04-04). Nicaragua: Building the Good Life (Buen Vivir) Through Popular Revolution. orinocotribune.com 
As I traveled in Nicaragua on the recent Sanctions Kill delegation, one thing was clear, social transformation (revolution) requires both political power and participation by the people. Without political power, revolutionary programs will not have the material resources they require. Without the participation of the people, revolutionary programs, even with resources, cannot be put into practice and defended. | Right now, Nicaraguans have both and they are making great progress in building a new society or as it is often referred to in Latin America, 'Buen Vivir,' (the good life). They are demonstrating what we…
(2021-04-04). Jordanian FM Accuses Prince Hamzah Of Plotting To Destabilize Country. eurasiareview.com 
Jordan's foreign minister Sunday said an alleged plot by the former crown prince to undermine the government had been foiled. | Ayman Safadi told reporters that Prince Hamzah, the younger, half-brother of King Abdullah II, had liaised with foreign parties over a plot to destabilize the country. | Safadi, who also holds the title of the deputy prime minister, did not specify which countries were involved in the alleged plot. | Division in the ruling royal family erupted into the open late Saturday when Hamzah announced he could not leave his home and state media reported that senior officials had been detained…
(2021-04-04). Caracas' Cota 905: Reports of Tense Calm on Saturday. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, April 3, a lieutenant of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) detained an adolescent allegedly committing an act of robbery in an area adjacent to Cota 905 neighborhood in Caracas. Crime reporter Román Camacho wrote this on his Twitter account where he was reporting on recent events in the region. | Subsequently, a group of GNB agents went to the National Guard Polyclinic, located in El Paraíso (near Cota 905), where earlier the lieutenant had detained the adolescent, possibly a member of a gang that operates in that sector. According to Román Camacho, the officials would be on watch around the said c…
(2021-04-04). Nicaragua and the Western Human Rights Industry. globalresearch.ca John Heartfield's famous photomontage of a
(2021-04-04). New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes Eliminates More ISIS terrorists In Central Syria. southfront.org 
2717545 10/10/2015 Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | On April 3 and 4, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out more than 70 airstrikes on ISIS cells in Syria's central region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) | The airstrikes targeted vehicles and hideouts of ISIS cells in the following areas: | Jebel Bishri on the administrative border between Raqqa and Deir Ezzor; | The desert of al-Ma…
(2021-04-04). Al-Hol Camp: State Of Crime, Torture And Misery. southfront.org 
Source: UNICEF/UN0277723/Souleiman | Submitted by Khaled Iskef. | The al-Hol camp is a time-bomb for what the remnants of ISIS and their families under this Kurdish administration in northern Syria. | The camp was originally established to house Iraqi refugees in early 1991 during the
(2021-04-04). Treasury Notifies Congress of $650 Billion Emergency Reserves to Fight Global COVID Crisis. indybay.org Washington DC —Treasury notified Congress of its support for $650 billion in IMF global reserves, also known as Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), to assist developing countries struggling with the coronavirus crisis. US law requires a ninety-day advance alert to Congress before the US votes for SDRs with the IMF board.
(2021-04-04). Rashida Tlaib Hails Shift in House Dems' Views on Palestinian Human Rights. commondreams.org "Just a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable to have 12 members of Congress refer to Israeli occupation as colonialism, so I have no doubt that the needle on Palestinian human rights is moving." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-04). Jordan's Prince Hamzah in new recording: 'I will not obey'. middleeasteye.net 
Jordan's Prince Hamzah in new recording: 'I will not obey' | Middle East Eye sent audio clip of detained ex-crown prince saying he was threatened by the army chief | Sun, 04/04/2021 – 19: 56 | Jordan's Prince Hamzah bin Hussein is under house arrest in Amman (AFP) | A new audio recording of Jordan's Prince Hamzah bin Hussein has been given to Middle East Eye, in which the detained royal…
(2021-04-04). Jordan: Who are the people arrested over the alleged coup plot? middleeasteye.net 
Jordan: Who are the people arrested over the alleged coup plot? | The Saudi connections of two detained male associates of Prince Hamzah have sparked speculation about Riyadh's relationship with Amman | Sun, 04/04/2021 – 16: 08 | Former head of the royal court Bassem Awadallah was arrested by Jordanian forces on 3 April for "security reasons". (Pictured June 2006, AFP) | On Saturday eve…
(2021-04-04). Six Ways Chevron Imperils Climate, Human Rights, and Racial Justice. commondreams.org "These six examples illustrate a stunning array of corporate abuse, deception, and misconduct by one of the world's largest and most powerful corporations." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-04). Biden Could Chart a New Path for US on Palestinian Rights. Will He? truthout.org 
Every day my friend in Palestine sends me the local paper as a way to keep in touch. For the past five decades, the headlines have been consistent: "Land Annexed," "Trees Uprooted," "Houses Demolished," "Curfew Inflicted," "Youth Arrested," "Village Attacked," Young Man Shot"… often all on the same front page. For the last year, they have also included a tally of COVID-19 cases and fatalities. | Israel leads the world in vaccine distribution, but it has largely refused to vaccinate Palestinians. In th…
(2021-04-04). Black Lives Matter's Hawk Newsome Appalled By Lack Of Coverage Of Houthi Massacre Of Ethiopians. eurasiareview.com 
The horrific deaths of scores of Ethiopian migrants in a detention center in Sanaa run by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia is further proof that anti-black racism exists on every continent, according to Hawk Newsome, a founding member of Black Lives Matter (BLM) Greater New York. | Racial tensions and the deaths of black people in police custody have provoked repeated bouts of protest and unrest in the US and Europe in recent years. | Newsome played a key role in the worldwide movement that has rocked US cities since the police killing of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. | During…
(2021-04-04). Biden lifts outrageous US Sanctions on Int'l Criminal Court; now it should Join Treaty of Rome on Human Rights. juancole.com Human Rights Watch — (Washington, DC) — US President Joe Biden's cancellation of punitive sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) removes a serious obstacle to the court's providing justice to the victims of the world's worst crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. On April 2, 2021, Biden revoked a June 2020 order by then-President …
(2021-04-04). Explained: How Intellectual Property Rights are blocking vaccine production. peoplesdispatch.org Estimates suggest that the mass of the population in wealthier countries are likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid of 2022. However, in poorer economies, mass immunization will take until 2024, if it happens at all. These countries will pay the cost of this delay in the form of 2.5 million avoidable deaths. | What is standing in the way of expanding production and carrying out mass vaccination campaigns across the world?
(2021-04-03). Mexico: Women Rights Activists Protest Over Femicides. telesurenglish.net Women rights activists took to the streets in Mexico City to protest recent femicides in the State of Quintana Roo and the murder of Salvadorean migrant Victoria Salazar. | RELATED: | Chanting "Victoria did not die, the police killed her!" and "My friends take care of me, not the police", activists marched from the Revolution Monument to the "Paseo de la Reforma" street. | NGO Marabunta Humanitarian Brigade accompanied the…
(2021-04-03). Jordan: Former Head Of Royal Court, Other Senior Officials Arrested. eurasiareview.com 
Jordanian citizens Hasan bin Zaid and Bassem Awadallah, who is a former head of the Jordanian Royal Court, have been arrested, Jordan News Agency reported. | The arrests were made after close security follow-ups and "for security reasons," the agency reported. | Jordan News Agency said Prince Hamza bin Al-Hussein was not one of the people detained, despite reports in some publications, including the Washington Post, which claimed he had been arrested. | Saudi Arabia expressed the Kingdom's support for Jordan and any measures that the country takes to protect it's security, Al-Ekhbariya reported.
(2021-04-03). US State Department Report Slams India On Media Curbs. eurasiareview.com 
In a wide ranging report on human rights violations in India in the year 2020, the US State Department has, among other things, detailed attacks on press and media freedom. | Released on March 30, the report quoted Indian journalists as saying that press freedom declined during the year. Reporters without Borders 2020 World Press Freedom Index said that physical attacks and "coordinated hate campaigns waged on social networks" against journalists were cited as major areas of concern. | "Harassment and violence against journalists were particularly acute for female journalists. Journalists working in Jammu and…
(2021-04-03). Revoking The Coup In Myanmar — Analysis. eurasiareview.com 
The situation in Myanmar following the Tatmadaw's coup d'état of February 1, 2021 is at a critical point. The insular Tatmadaw, backed by China and Russia, along with supportive regional players, is unlikely to capitulate from traditional sanctions and a compromised United Nations (UN). | The first step in crafting an effective response is to identify the primary drivers and objectives of the coup. Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief, General Min Aung Hlaing, controlled the Ministries of Defense (armed forces), Home Affairs (national police force), and Border Affairs. Myanmar soldiers, police, militias, and the courts…
(2021-04-03). "Attempted Coup" in Jordan: Former Crown Prince Arrested. telesurenglish.net Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a member of the royal family, and Bassem Awadallah, who once ran the royal court are among the detainees. | RELATED: | In a communique, Jordanian intelligence described the plot as "very well organized and linked to foreign countries". | Numerous troops were deployed around government and royal compounds after the announcement. | The prince was confined under house arrest. Hamzah, who was removed from h…
(2021-04-03). US Sanctions Are Killing Innocent Syrians. popularresistance.org A friend of mine was found dead in his bed this past winter because he had no heating. Why? Because U.S. sanctions are hurting ordinary people rather than Bashar al-Assad's government; there is only an hour or so of electricity per day. | Last month, my phone rang. A relative in Damascus asked me to help a young Syrian child, Mohammed Daafis. Two-year-old Mohammed's family uses a Primus kerosene stove, a Victorian-era product, for cooking. There is no boiler for running hot water in the shower. Electricity rationing in Syria has reached its highest levels due to the government's inability to secure the fuel neede…
(2021-04-03). No Talks Needed For US Return To Iran Nuclear Deal. popularresistance.org Last month, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced that Tehran is in "no hurry" to return to its obligations under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and is prepared to wait until the US lifts its illegal sanctions against the Islamic Republic. | Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has stated that a possible US decision to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal, also known asthe Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), does not require any talks. | Speaking to the deal's remaining signatories during a virtual meeting on Friday, Araqchi added that "Iran will suspend its steps [scaling back compliance…
(2021-04-03). Iran Rules Out US Claim of "Step-by-Step" Lifting of Sanctions. telesurenglish.net "As has been clearly stated many times, no step-by-step plan is being considered," Khatibzadeh told Press TV. | RELATED: | "The definitive policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the lifting of all US sanctions, whether those which Trump reimposed after withdrawing from the JCPOA or those which he initiated, as well as sanctions imposed under any other heading," he said. | His remarks came in response to claims…
(2021-04-03). New Batch Of Syrian Militants Moved To Turkey. What Is The Next Stop? southfront.org 
Illustrative image | A batch of Syrian militants has arrived in Turkey in preparation for a possible deployment in Libya or other countries, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on April 3. | According to the London-based monitoring group, around 380 militants were taken to Turkey in the last few days. Libya is the most likely end destination. | Despite recent
(2021-04-03). Illinois: After 31 Years, Gerald Reed is Free! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR) greets the commutation of Gerald Reed's life sentence today by Governor J. B. Pritzker as a courageous act to set right a terrible crime against a Black man committed 31 years ago. Now we need to finish the job of freeing all survivors of police torture who were convicted by confessions coerced by police and dismantling the prison industrial complex as a whole. | Reed was convicted of a double murder in 1990 after…
(2021-04-03). Jordan's former crown prince detained amid crackdown on alleged coup plotters. middleeasteye.net 
Jordan's former crown prince detained amid crackdown on alleged coup plotters | Prince Hamzah bin Hussein restricted to his palace in Amman, though the army insists he is not among those arrested | Sat, 04/03/2021 – 19: 05 | A split photo showing King Abdullah II and Prince Hamzah bin Hussein (AFP) | Jordan has detained a former crown prince at home and arrested two senior ex-officials…
(2021-04-03). Haaland Announces Investigative Unit for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. truthout.org 
Human rights defenders on Friday applauded the announcement by U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that the Bureau of Indian Affairs will establish a unit tasked with investigating missing and murdered Indigenous people. | The Interior Department
(2021-04-03). Jordan's Prince Hamzah: 'No one is able to speak'. middleeasteye.net 
Jordan's Prince Hamzah: 'No one is able to speak' | Detained ex-crown prince releases video saying 'I am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance, the corruption and for the incompetence' | Sat, 04/03/2021 – 22: 37 | A screenshot of a video of Prince Hamzah the royal sent to the BBC from house arrest (Screenshot) | From effective house arrest, Jordan's Prince Hamzah bin Hussein sent a video c…