(2021-08-26). MintPress News Confronts Senator Cruz on Murderous US Sanctions. orinocotribune.com 
By Alexander Rubinstein — Aug 23, 2021 | It was clear that the senator had no actual defense of the murderous policies for which he has advocated; he didn't even bother to defend them, opting instead to echo a predecessor of his: Senator Joseph McCarthy. | LAS VEGAS — On Saturday, MintPress News' Ben Rubinstein ran into Senator Ted Cruz at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport. Recognizing the senator's long-standing support for economic warfare on the Global South via unilateral coercive measures, or sanctions, Rubinstein jumped at the chance to confront Cruz. | "Senator, can you tell me how you f…
(2021-08-26). Central Syria Insurgency: Dozens Of Russian Airstrikes, Syrian Artillery Strikes Hit ISIS Cells. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On August 25, dozens of Russian airstrikes and Syrian artillery strikes targeted ISIS' remaining cells in Syria's central region. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 30 Russian airstrikes hit hideouts of the terrorist group in the following areas: | The outskirts of the town of al-Sukhnah in the eastern Homs countryside; | The outskirts of the town of al-Sholah in the western Deir Ezzor countryside; | The outskirts of the town of al-Resafa…
(2021-08-26). An Open Letter to President Biden on COVID-19 Vaccines for Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Mayda Mauri Pérez and Luis Herrera Martínez — Aug 24, 2021 | Cuba would be better prepared to cope with the pandemic if US sanctions are lifted to allow for medical supplies. | Dear President Joe Biden: | You recently talked about Cuba and its COVID-19 vaccine campaign at a White House press conference, saying: "I would be prepared to give significant amounts of vaccines if … an international organisation would administer those vaccines and do it in a way that average citizens would have access to those vaccines." You also called Cuba a "failed state". | These statements surprised many, including those…
(2021-08-26). Permanent Assembly of Human Rights of Bolivia alerts to a possible escape of Jeanine àÅñez. peoplesdispatch.org The Permanent Assembly of Human Rights of Bolivia (APDHB) denounced that former de-facto Jeanine àÅñez's possible escape is being organized by main opposition leaders in complicity with some embassies in the country…
(2021-08-26). The Institute for Policy Studies' 45th Annual Sheridan Circle Ceremony in D.C. to Commemorate the Assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt. ips-dc.org 
2021 Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awardees Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC) and the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH) will be in attendance.
(2021-08-26). Amnesty International urges US to withhold $300 million military aid to Egypt. peoplesdispatch.org Amnesty cited Egypt's continuously declining human rights situation and systematic abuses against citizens, which fail to meet the human rights conditions set by the US Congress for countries to be eligible for receiving US military aid…
(2021-08-26). Alex Saab Breaks Silence on his Kidnapping — Venezuela Will Win. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, August 25, defense lawyers of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab shared a series of notes sent by the ambassador who was abducted in Cape Verde more than a year ago, and who continues to wait, alongside international observers, for the decision of the Cape Verdean Constitutional Court to confirm his immediate release, expected any moment. | The Venezuelan diplomat noted the pressure exerted by the United States government on Cape Verde and the violations of his human rights, diplomatic immunity, and of international law. In addition, Saab mentions the series of constitutional irregularities require…
(2021-08-26). APDHB: Añez Escape Attempt Underway. orinocotribune.com 
The escape of Bolivia's ex-dictator, Jeanine Añez, is being organized by the main 2019 coup leaders along with the Pro Santa Cruz Civic Committee, all "under the complicity of some embassies of the country", according to the Executive Committee of the Permanent Assembly of Human Rights of Bolivia (APDHB). | A statement released by the APDHB, and signed by the organization's Vice President, Edgar Salazar Limachi, states that right-wing activist Amparo Carvajal has been coordinating the possible escape. | "500 years ago in the colonial period they abused us, also in the republic they abused and humiliated us." | "N…
(2021-08-26). Colombians Resume Protests Against President Duque. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Colombian citizens took to the streets to protest against President Ivan Duque and support ten bills related to the fight against social inequalities which were presented to Congress on July 20. | RELATED: | "The Duque administration remains indifferent to the murders of social leaders and former guerrilla fighters who signed the 2016 peace agreement. So far this year, 135 human rights defenders have been assassinated," NSC…
(2021-08-26). Friday 8/27: Defend Voting Rights. indybay.org 1187 Franklin St. near the Corner of Franklin and Geary, San Francisco…
(2021-08-26). Mexican state of Yucatán legalizes equal marriage. peoplesdispatch.org 
Yucatán becomes the third state, after Sinaloa and Baja California in June, to decriminalize same-sex marriage this year and the twenty-second state to recognize the rights of gender diverse people in Mexico…
(2021-08-26). Texas House makes quorum as Democrats return, allowing Republicans to move toward passage of anti-voting rights bill. wsws.org The end of the Texas Democrats' quorum break and imminent passage of the anti-democratic voting measures underscore the fraudulent character of the Democratic Party's "defense" of voting rights.
(2021-08-26). Supreme Court forces re-adoption of racist anti-immigrant policy. liberationnews.org 
A Supreme Court ruling yesterday — upholding an earlier ruling by a right wing judge — dealt a blow to immigrants' rights by requiring the Biden administration to re-adopt a racist Trump era immigration policy. Known as the "Remain in Mexico" policy, this measure prohibits people who arrive at the southern border from entering the …
(2021-08-26). Venezuela Is The Fifth Country With Most 'Sanctions' In The World. popularresistance.org Venezuela has submitted to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) a new report containing evidence on the damage caused by the illegal sanctions—the unilateral coercive measures imposed by authorities of the United States and the European Union. The report also provides evidence on how the United States government and the European Union have intentionally issued them in order to make the Venezuelan people suffer painful situations, to create conditions for overthrowing the constitutionally elected government of President Maduro. This was announced by the Executive Vice President o…
(2021-08-26). A Scheme of Legitimation: South Africa's Revisionism. libya360.wordpress.com Thand'Olwethu Dlanga South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) government is exhibiting the past in the present by forging narratives, images, metaphors and symbols to create a specific perspective. The purpose of that perspective is to make sense of the past in ways that render their actions in the present more plausible. They sanction struggle…
(2021-08-26). Venezuela is the Fifth Country with Most 'Sanctions' in the World — New Report Sent to International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuela has submitted to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) a new report containing evidence on the damage caused by the illegal sanctions—the unilateral coercive measures imposed by authorities of the United States and the European Union. The report also provides evidence on how the United States government and the European Union have intentionally issued them in order to make the Venezuelan people suffer painful situations, to create conditions for overthrowing the constitutionally elected government of President Maduro. This was announced by the Executive Vice President o…
(2021-08-26). Venezuela is Fifth-Most 'Sanctioned' Country in the World — New Report Sent to International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has submitted to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) a new report containing evidence on the damage caused by the illegal sanctions—the unilateral coercive measures imposed by authorities of the United States and the European Union. The report also provides evidence on how the United States government and the European Union have intentionally issued them in order to make the Venezuelan people suffer painful situations, to create conditions for overthrowing the constitutionally elected government of President Maduro. This was announced by the Executive Vice President o…
(2021-08-26). Iran's New Cabinet Designed to Confront COVID-19, US Sanctions. telesurenglish.net Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday gave votes of confidence to 18 out of 19 ministers proposed by President Ebrahim Raisi, as Iranians hope that the new ministers may successfully tackle the challenges facing the country. | RELATED: | The process of parliamentary discussion on the qualifications of the proposed Iranian cabinet members started on Saturday. "We know that the time for service is short and the pains and problems of…
(2021-08-25). Headlines for August 25, 2021. democracynow.org Biden: U.S. "On Pace" to Withdraw from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, Taliban Blocks Afghans from Accessing Kabul Airport, World Bank Cuts Funds for Afghanistan as U.N. Warns of Looming Catastrophe, House Democrats Approve $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution, House Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Immigration: Supreme Court Revives Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Program, Judge Faults DHS for Not Considering Ecological Harm of Militarizing Border, U.S. Records 1,400 New COVID Deaths as AMA Calls for Broad Vaccine Mandates, U.S. & Cuba Pledge Vaccines for Vietnam, But Only Cuba Offers to Share Vaccine Technology,…
(2021-08-25). How US Media and CIA Weaponised Women's Rights to Manipulate Public Perception of Afghan War. sputniknews.com Photos taken at Kabul Airport amid the US' hasty evacuation and circulated on social media have shown that those who were fortunate to leave the country by US aircraft were mostly young Afghan men. "Where are the women?" netizens wondered, citing Washington's longstanding campaign for the protection of women's rights in Afghanistan.
(2021-08-25). U.S. plans — sanctions and famine for Afghanistan. workers.org 
Aug. 23 — U.S. politicians and journalists are all feigning deep concern about leaving behind tens of thousands of Afghans who worked for them. Meanwhile, U.S. financial institutions are busy planning a horrendous crisis for all Afghans, including their loyal collaborators. Internally displaced people in Afghanistan at the Haji camp . . . |
(2021-08-25). Sanctions Won't Help Afghans. popularresistance.org One only has to look at ongoing U.S. sanctions on two-dozen countries to realize that they are a moral catastrophe, especially during the pandemic. From the Balkans to Zimbabwe, the United States is dealing devastating blows to nations reeling from the public health and economic impacts of a relentless Covid-19 outbreak…
(2021-08-25). This Afghanistan Vet Became a War Resister and Anti-Racist Activist. truthout.org 
In 2008 and 2009, Rory Fanning walked across the entire United States in memory of Pat Tillman, the former NFL-player-turned-Army Ranger who was killed by "friendly fire" in Afghanistan in 2004. Fanning had served beside Tillman during Fanning's second tour in Afghanistan, when he became a war resister by refusing to carry arms. | Fanning's first Afghanistan tour was bloody and illuminating; he realized the U.S. invasion and occupation was a human rights catastrophe that made the world a much m…
(2021-08-25). CELAC Is Concerned About Future of The Afghan People. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) expressed concern about the future of the Afghan people since the Taliban seizure of power threatens the security and integrity of this population. | RELATED: | Despite the general amnesty that the Taliban decreed after occupying Kabul on August 15, CELAC members fear for the rights of women, LGBTI people, and religious minorities that remain in Afg…
(2021-08-25). Alex Saab, Afghanistan, and the limits of US power. zcomm.org The US government will (perhaps within a month) probably succeed in extraditing businessman Alex Saab from Cape Verde. His "crime" was being an official envoy for the Venezuelan government as he attempted to negotiate the sale of medicines from Iran to Venezuela. US sanctions have declared such activity illegal. Saab was on his way to
(2021-08-25). Drone Strike Hit SDF Position Amid Rumors Of New Turkish Operation In Syria. southfront.org 
File image. | On August 25, a Turkish combat drone attacked a target in the vicinity of the Kurdish-held town of al-Bayluniyah in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the target was a position of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). No human losses were reported as a result of the drone strike. | This was the fifth Turkish drone strike to target areas held by the SDF in northern and northeastern Syria within five days. | On August 20…
(2021-08-25). Even love is forbidden under Israeli apartheid. juancole.com By Muhammad Hussein | — Israel's apartheid system directed at the Palestinians is well documented. Within Israel's officially-recognised borders — which the state has never actually declared — as well as across the occupied Palestinian territories, the people of occupied Palestine have long faced systematic discrimination which denies them the same rights afforded to Jewish …
(2021-08-25). 'Now the Senate Must Act': Progressives Applaud House Passage of John Lewis Voting Rights Bill. commondreams.org "We fought to extend the eviction moratorium to give states a chance to distribute these funds, but time is of the essence," said Rep. Mondaire Jones.
(2021-08-25). International Center for Decolonization Studies Denounces US Imposed Sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela at Copenhagen Event. orinocotribune.com 
"These years have been characterized by an interventionist and interference agenda instigated by the right," stated Humberto González Silva, president of the International Center for Decolonization Studies (CIED), at a recent meeting in Copenhagen. "They [the US] have tried to turn us into a colony through economic, military and cultural intervention," added González Silva. "Therefore, decolonization is the deployment of the transversal principles and values established in the Plan de la Patria, the code of ethics of the Venezuelan society, and this is anti-imperialism." | As part of its international outreach pr…
(2021-08-25). øPor qué el FMI libera en estos momentos fondos multimillonarios? globalizacion.ca El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) acaba de liberar 650 mil millones de dólares en Derechos Especiales del Giro (DEG), una unidad de cuenta que puede ser canjeada por divisas mediante determinadas reglas. | El valor de cada unidad es de 1,42…
(2021-08-25). Report from 'Shut'Em Down' Protest at the Northwest Detention Center. itsgoingdown.org Perilous Chronicle reports on an abolitionist rally at the Northwest Detention Center in so-called Tacoma, WA. By Alexa Villatoro and the Perilous Editorial Collective Protestors gathered outside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, WA Saturday to call for an end to immigrant detention. The demonstration was organized by La Resistencia, a local immigrant rights…
(2021-08-25). Abolitionists Hit the Streets in Support of Call to 'Shut'Em Down'. itsgoingdown.org 
On Saturday, August 21st, abolitionist groups across the so-called United States took to the streets in solidarity with a call from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, for a day of national 'Shut'Em Down' actions outside of jails, prisons, and detention facilities. While many events are being scheduled for later in the month and on September 9th, to…
(2021-08-25). Philippine Human Rights Advocates Oppose U.S. Military Use Of Hawai'i Lands. counterpunch.org The U.S. military's 65-year lease of 30,000 acres of Hawaiian land — at the P≈çhakuloa Training Area (on the Big Island of Hawai'i), the Kawailoa/Poamoho Training Area, the Kahuku Training Area, and the MƒÅkua Military Reservation (on O'ahu) — will end in 2029. The cost to the U.S. Army? One dollar per parcel of land
(2021-08-25). Kiev's Attempts To Cut Water To Crimea Strengthens Russia's Resolve To Develop The Peninsula. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageRussia submits complaint against Ukraine to the European Convention on Human Rights. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | A complaint against Ukraine was submitted to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by the General Prosecutor's Office of Russia because of Kiev's decision to block the flow of water to Crimea from the Dnieper River in April 2014. As the Dnieper flows through Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, K…
(2021-08-25). Dr. Martin Luther King Trusted Photographer Ernest Withers But He Was A Top FBI Informant. moguldom.com Renowned civil rights photographer Ernest Withers captured some of the iconic images of the civil rights movement and in particular, photos of Dr. Martin Luther King, with whom he developed a close relationship. But Withers was leading a double life. He was a top FBI informant, unbeknownst to the civil rights leaders he was photographing. …
(2021-08-25). Global Protests as Brazil's Supreme Court Set to Begin Landmark Indigenous Rights Ruling. dissidentvoice.org 
Over 6,000 indigenous people from approximately 170 peoples are protesting at the Struggle For Life camp in Brasilia against the Time Limit Trick. © Survival Indigenous peoples from all over Brazil are protesting in a week-long action in Brasilia against the "Marco Temporal" (or "Time Limit Trick"), draft bill 490 known as the "Bill of Death", …
(2021-08-25). Black August commemorated at the gates of San Quentin Prison. workers.org 
San Rafael, Calif. August 21 — Overcoming both dangerous air quality from California's cataclysmic fires and the state's desperate attempts at intimidation, veterans and activists of the prisoners' rights movement marched to the West Gate of San Quentin Prison today to commemorate Black August and the spirit of George Jackson. . . . |
(2021-08-25). Progressives want Biden to push harder on voting rights. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The Democratic-run U.S. House may have passed a major voting rights bill on a party-line vote, but progressive groups aren't letting Democratic President Joe Biden off the hook. Instead, they tramped to Lafayette Park, just in front of the White House, on August 25 to demand he force voter protection and voting rights expansion through …
(2021-08-25). John Lewis Voting Rights Bill Passes House With Zero Republican Votes. truthout.org 
The House passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act on Tuesday evening. The bill would empower nonwhite voters and enable the federal government to move against racial discrimination in voting. | The bill, named for the late Rep. John Lewis, a Democrat from Georgia and civil rights advocate who died last year, passed the House
(2021-08-25). Swiss women's rights groups protest misogynist judgment in rape case. peoplesdispatch.org The Basel Court of Appeal in Switzerland reduced the sentence given to the rapist by a lower court, suggesting that the victim "shared the responsibility" of the rape. The verdict has outraged feminists and other progressive sections across the country…
(2021-08-25). Notes Toward a Complainant's Bill of Rights. counterpunch.org What follows is a first draft of rough ideas concerning the problem of equity in the Police Accountability Board (PAB), recently passed as a charter amendment in Berkeley, and how to address some of its central inequities. These ideas emerged from recent discussions in the PAB, and are offered broadly to groups and individuals for
(2021-08-25). 'Monstrous Human': Erik Prince Reportedly Charging $6,500 for Seats Out of Kabul. commondreams.org The extraordinary lengths to which the Court has shown it will go to enable the rich to effectively buy elections with its blithe disregard for the rights of people should terrify all those concerned with the survival of our extremely weakened and problematic democracy.
(2021-08-25). Saturday 8/28: Palo Alto: March On for Voting Rights Rally (in-person & virtual option). indybay.org Palo Alto City Hall Plaza, 250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto 94301; or join online | Wear a mask. Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/…
(2021-08-25). Nicaragua At A Revolutionary Crossroads And In Imperialist Crosshairs. popularresistance.org Regime change against Nicaragua, in particular, is intensifying through tightened sanctions and a pervasive disinformation campaign. Although exploiting proclivities for Black and Indigenous identity within Nicaragua will be harder given the unique political and cultural investment Black and Indigenous peoples have in the Sandinista revolution.
(2021-08-25). Venezuela Details Suffering Caused by US Sanctions in Report to ICC. libya360.wordpress.com José Luis Granados Ceja Caracas asked the ICC to open an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed by the US through unilateral coercive measures. The Venezuelan government submitted a second report to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday detailing the negative impacts of the United States' unilateral coercive measures. The report is part of Caracas'…
(2021-08-25). The World Is Rid Of Rizzo. popularresistance.org Rizzo was the unapologetic godfather of the CIA's torture program, a monstrous crime against humanity that he defended unabashedly until his death. On the surface, he was a nice enough guy — quick with a smile and a nod. He was dapper, with a well-groomed beard that made him look more like a 19th century businessman in search of a top hat rather than what he was: a seasoned, very political attorney whose job was to lay out the legal justifications for horrific crimes yet to be committed.