(2021-05-21). UK educators support the campaign to defend David O'Sullivan. wsws.org "Why should it be the role of key workers to risk it all? Why should speaking up for your legally protected rights end in termination? Why should we sit by and take blow after blow?"
(2021-05-20). Freedom Rider: The Palestine Litmus test. mronline.org 
President Joe Biden continues to proclaim endless support of apartheid Israel, but millions have decided that defense of Palestinian rights and lives is the only civilized response to barbaric aggression. | May 20, 2021…
(2021-05-20). "It Is Apartheid": Rights Group B'Tselem on How Israel Advances Jewish Supremacy Over Palestinians. democracynow.org 
As Israel faces international condemnation for its assault on Gaza, we look at growing accusations that Israel is an apartheid state. Hagai El-Ad, executive director of the human rights group B'Tselem, describes the findings of their report that details how Israel is committing "apartheid." Israel's treatment of Palestinians is "not complicated," El-Ad says. "Believe your eyes. Follow your conscience. The reason that it looks like apartheid is simply because it is apartheid." We get response from Israeli journalist Gideon Levy, columnist for the newspaper Haaretz and a member of its editorial board, who wrote a r…
(2021-05-20). Day 11 of Israeli Offensive on Gaza: Violent Artillery Shelling Continues Destroying Homes, Infrastructure and Lives. libya360.wordpress.com On the 11th day of the aggression on Gaza … Violent artillery shelling and systematic destruction of homes, killing (9) civilians, including (3) women and two children, and wounding (120) civilians, including (37) women and (32) children Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (11 — 19 May 2021)IOF military aggression on The…
(2021-05-20). Opposition mounts to US arms sales to Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Several US congresspersons and rights groups have objected to the Joe Biden government's decision to sell weapons worth USD 735 million to Israel, citing continued violations of human rights in Gaza and other occupied Palestinian territories…
(2021-05-20). Communist Party condemns 'ethnic cleansing' & urges sanctions against Israel. challenge-magazine.org 
The Communist Party has strongly condemned what it called the "ethnic cleansing" of East Jerusalem and Israel's bombardment of Gaza. "The murderous assault of the Netanyahu regime and what can only be described as the Israeli Offence Force has exposed — yet again — the brutal character of the Israeli state's illegal occupation and incarceration of Palestinian lands", Robert Griffiths told the Party's Executive Committee on Sunday (16 May 2021). Britain's Communists also condemned the refusal of the US, British and European Union governments to take any meaningful action against the Israeli state's "cr…
(2021-05-20). US Closes 2 Immigration Detention Centers Over Abuse Scandal. telesurenglish.net U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday stopped detaining migrants in two immigration detention centers in Georgia and Massachusetts over complaints of abuses against the inmates. | RELATED: | "We will not tolerate the mistreatment of individuals in civil immigration detention centers," DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said, adding that both centers are under investigation for being overcrowded and having ove…
(2021-05-20). Biden Must End Sanctions Against North Korea — and Finally End the Korean War. truthout.org 
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(2021-05-20). Thousands in US participate in nationwide McDonald's strike, reject 'PR stunt' wage hike plan. peoplesdispatch.org 
Workers at McDonald's outlets in 15 major cities across the US participated in a one-day strike demanding wage hikes and union rights…
(2021-05-20). GOP role in a conspiracy to kill democracy exposed. peoplesworld.org 
The GOP and extreme right-wing groups are conspiring against U.S. constitutional democracy in a two-pronged scheme to ram voter suppression laws through state legislatures and block the passage of historic voting rights legislation in Congress. Millions in dark money are fueling this plot, carried out under cover of the "Big Lie" of voter fraud. The …
(2021-05-20). EU Lawmakers Differ on COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver. telesurenglish.net No consensus was reached among the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Wednesday regarding a proposal for a temporary waiver of patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines in a bid to speed up the global vaccine rollout. | RELATED: | Several MEPs had asked the European Commission to support a waiver of the intellectual property rights for vaccines as a core element in speeding up the rollout processes in low and m…
(2021-05-20). Journalists bodies demand release of investigative reporter in Bangladesh. peoplesdispatch.org Several journalists bodies in Bangladesh including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have demanded the immediate release of investigative journalist Rozina Islam, who was arrested for allegedly violating the colonial-era official secrecy law, Official Secrets Act (OSA), on May 17. | "Bangladesh police and authorities should recognize that Rozina Islam is a journalist whose work is a public service and should immediately drop the case against her and allow her to go free," CPJ stated. | Razina has been associated with Prothom Alo newspaper and was detained on Monday night. Her arrest triggered protests an…
(2021-05-20). FANG announces end to ICE contracts in Bristol County, Massachusetts. popularresistance.org The FANG Collective is happy to announce that ICE will be cancelling all contracts with Bristol County, Massachusetts. This includes their 287(g) contract which trains deputies to collaborate with ICE and perform immigration agent duties, and their IGSA contract which turned the Bristol County House of Correction into an ICE detention center.
(2021-05-20). 'The First Step of Many': Advocates Welcome Move to Close ICE Lockups at 2 County Jails. commondreams.org "Bristol exemplifies how the system as a whole is fundamentally flawed and we call on the Biden administration to continue to cut detention contracts and shut down facilities for good," urged Silky Shah of the Detention Watch Collective. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-05-20). Berlin bus drivers call for the reinstatement of David O'Sullivan! wsws.org The defence of London bus driver David O'Sullivan is part of the struggle for safe workplaces and the rights of workers worldwide.
(2021-05-20). Sunday 5/30: A Perspective from David Hartsough Peace and Civil Rights Activist, and Author. indybay.org Join Our Zoom Forum with David Hartsough | zoom.us/j/2200241232?pwd=aCt1dWI0OGxUdUx… | Meeting ID: 220 024 1232 | Passcode: 328697…
(2021-05-20). Russia Reacts To US Decision To Lift Sanctions on Gas Pipeline. telesurenglish.net Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday called as "a positive sign" the U.S. decision to waive sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG pipeline, which will carry Russian gas to Germany via the Baltic Sea. | RELATED: | "It is not in Washington's interest to create additional obstacles in our relationship. The project is moving forward despite difficulties," Peskov said one day after the U.S. State Department announced i…
(2021-05-20). 'Tortured to Death': Video Showing Fatal Louisiana Arrest of Unarmed Black Man Sparks Outrage. commondreams.org "A system that produces such extreme levels of violence cannot be reformed," asserted the ACLU of Louisiana, "it must be dismantled." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-05-19). Day 10 of Israeli Offensive on Gaza: Violent Artillery Shelling, Destruction, Death. libya360.wordpress.com Day 10 of Israeli Offensive on Gaza: Violent Artillery Shelling and Systematic Destruction of Houses Day 10 of #Israeli Offensive on #Gaza: Violent Artillery Shelling and Systematic Destruction of Houses8 Palestinians, Including Woman and Child, Killed and 76 Others, Including 9 Women and 11 Children, #Palestine pic.twitter.com/djqZeng2Vu — Palestinian Centre for Human Rights —…
(2021-05-19). Unity at Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen. counterpunch.org From the outset, some clarification regarding the language used to depict the ongoing violence in occupied Palestine, and also throughout Israel. This is not a 'conflict'. Neither is it a 'dispute' nor 'sectarian violence' nor even a war in the traditional sense. | It is not a conflict, because Israel is an occupying power and the Palestinian people are an occupied nation. It is not a dispute, because freedom, justice and human rights cannot be treated as if a mere political disagreement. The Palestinian people's inalienable rights are enshrined in international and humanitarian law and the illegality of Israeli…
(2021-05-19). London, Ont. business declared 'apartheid-free zone'. popularresistance.org Reimagine Co business owner Heenal Rajani declared his grocery store an 'Apartheid Free Zone'. "What it means to be an apartheid-free zone, is we commit not to sell products from the illegal Israeli settlement or any country that violates Palestinian human rights." The declaration is being made in solidarity with residents in the Palestinian Territories where there has been ongoing violence.
(2021-05-19). Gantz admits no one in Gaza is safe from Israel's terror. electronicintifada.net Human rights groups say healthcare system on verge of collapse amid airstrikes.
(2021-05-19). Wednesday 5/19: Reflections on the Pandemic: Lessons Learned on BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ & Disabled Communities. indybay.org Online event | ACCESSIBILITY: American Sign Language, Captioning, and Spanish Interpreters will be available.
(2021-05-19). Venezuela Delivers 4th Report on Human Rights Cases in Venezuela to International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com 
The Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported this Tuesday, May 18, that his office delivered a new report, the fourth, to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which adds to the information provided to the ICC prosecutor regarding controversial human rights cases in Venezuela. | "Once again we point out that we work blindfolded in terms of providing official information to the ICC," wrote Saab on his Twitter account, "but with a will to collaborate, based on the commitments assumed by the Venezuelan State in our visit to The Hague on #4Nov 2020. This fourth report presents a new list, an upda…
(2021-05-19). "Show People the Video": DA Finds Andrew Brown's Death "Justified" But Won't Release All Footage. democracynow.org 
In North Carolina, the Pasquotank County District Attorney's Office has found the April 21 police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black father, in Elizabeth City was justified. Meanwhile, Andrew Brown Jr.'s family and their attorneys have said body-camera and dashcam videos of his killing show it was an "execution" and that he was not a threat. Andrew Brown Jr.'s family has requested the full release of the body-camera video, and the FBI is conducting a federal civil rights investigation into the killing. "We are disappointed, but we are not surprised," Bakari Sellers, one of the attorneys representin…
(2021-05-19). DA Finds Andrew Brown's Death "Justified" But Won't Release All Footage. truthout.org 
In North Carolina, the Pasquotank County District Attorney's Office has found the April 21 police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black father, in Elizabeth City was justified. Meanwhile, Andrew Brown Jr.'s family and their attorneys have said body-camera and dashcam videos of his killing show it was an "execution" and that he was not a threat. Andrew Brown Jr.'s family has requested the full release of the body-camera video, and the FBI is conducting a federal civil rights investigation into…
(2021-05-19). Central Syria: Eight Pro-Government Fighters Killed In ISIS Ambush. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Early on May 18, ISIS cells ambushed a convoy of pro-government forces in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the deadly ambush took place to the south of the village of al-Mateyah in Maskanah desert."Five four-wheel-drive vehicles of the 25th Division and the Iranian militias were attacked in the area, while clashes took place between ISIS members and Iranian militias, which led to the death of eight members, including an Irania…
(2021-05-19). Kurdish Fighters Killed Five Militants In Afrin, Turkish Forces Responded By Shelling Syrian Soldiers. southfront.org 
ALF fighters, illustrative image, By: Hawar News Agency (ANHA) | Early on May 19, Kurdish fighters raided a position of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) near the town of Bosoufane in the southern part of occupied Afrin. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, five fighters of the SNA's al-Sham Corps were killed during the raid. Prior to the attack, three people, allegedly civilians, were injured, when Kurdish fighters targeted a mini truck near Bosoufane wi…
(2021-05-19). Even More U.S. Sanctions Coming Nord Stream 2's Way. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The United States planed to impose sanctions on four vessels involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and four related companies, Politico reported, The outlet confirmed an initial report by
(2021-05-19). Law Pod UK: First Episode in Family Law Series from 1 Crown Office Row Brighton. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Clare Ciborowska and Richard Ager join Rosalind English in the first of a series of discussions from the family law team at 1 Crown Office Row in Brighton, highlighting developments and analysing case law from the family courts. In Episode 144 of Law Pod UK, we focus on the challenges presented to family court judges …
(2021-05-19). US Cruelty on Full Display as Israel Terrorizes Palestinians. counterpunch.org Every few years, the caged and helpless Palestinians reach the limits of their endurance suffering Israeli atrocities. They fight back and sustain more deaths, devastation, and deprivation. The United States, which never tires of preaching "human rights" "democracy" and other such noble values act as if the Israelis have cut off the US president's tongue.
(2021-05-19). Blocking 'Destructive' GOP Resolution on Israel, Sanders Offers Alternative Measure Urging Cease-Fire. commondreams.org "If the United States is going to be a credible voice on human rights on the global stage, we must recognize that Palestinian rights matter, Palestinian lives matter," says Sen. Bernie Sanders. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-05-19). Filipino social movements demand protection for human rights lawyers and their clients. peoplesdispatch.org A week after authorities named peace activists and political prisoners as "terrorists," raising alarm over continued crackdown, rights groups have called for court intervention to protect human rights lawyers…
(2021-05-19). Ban Imposter Pennie Opal Plant from the Civil Rights Movement. indybay.org We feel it Necessary to Make You and All Parties aware of a Imposter Wannabee Named Pennie Opal Plant. She is a Fraud Wannabee Indian Women who tries to Pass Herself off as a Tribal Citizen, Yet She is in fact a Imposter Guilty of Cultural Appropriation. | She is Associated with these two groups 1000 Grandmothers for Future Generations…