(2021-11-12). Headlines for November 12, 2021. democracynow.org New Draft Agreement Weakens Earlier Calls to Phase Out Coal, Fossil Fuel Funding as COP26 Nears End, Beyond Oil and Gas: Denmark and Costa Rica Lead New Push to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Biden and Xi Jinping to Hold Virtual Summit Amid Ongoing Tensions, NIH and Moderna in Legal Battle over COVID Vaccine Patent Rights, Another Explosion Targets Mosque in Afghanistan, 5,000 Afghan Refugees Fleeing to Iran Every Day as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens, U.N.: 84 Million People Worldwide Displaced by War, Insecurity and the Climate Crisis, Eastern Europe Refugee Crisis Intensifies as Poland Blocks Border, Belarus Issues Thre…
(2021-11-12). Pakistan's Economic Woes Could Worsen If It Does Not Impose The EU's Liberal World View. southfront.org 
Arif Alvi. Illustrative ImagePakistan under pressure from the EU to deal with human rights situation. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Citing Pakistan's worsening human rights situation, particularly relating to the safety of minorities, women, and journalists, the European Union has raised concerns and put the country's preferred trade status in question. Luis Garicano, a Spanish member of the European Parliament, recently visited Pakistan and met with top leaders and members of civil s…
(2021-11-12). Torn from Her Arms: The US government immigration policy that "rises to the level of torture" wsws.org The Lifetime channel film is based on the true story of a mother and child fleeing gang violence in El Salvador brutally separated at the US border by immigration officials.
(2021-11-12). Court cases show Colombian government role in paramilitary killings, U.S. implicated. peoplesworld.org 
Struggle over agrarian rights in Colombia led to thousands of deaths after 1946. Another 200,000 were killed between 1948 and 1958. From then until 2018, class war involving leftist guerrillas, narcotraffickers, paramilitaries, big landholders, and Colombia's Army took the lives of further 260,000 Colombians. The 2016 agreement ending 50 years of armed conflict between the …
(2021-11-11). Headlines for November 11, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. and China Pledge to Reduce Emissions as COP26 Climate Summit Hits Homestretch, Kyle Rittenhouse Breaks Down in Tears on Witness Stand, Claims Self-Defense , U.S. Coronavirus Cases Rise Again; Texas Judge Halts Ban on School Mask Mandates, Ethiopia Detains World Food Programme Drivers in War-Torn Northern Region, Sudan Restores Internet Service for First Time Since Coup; Civilian Leaders Reject Talks with Junta, Poland Increases Troops at Border Amid Reports of Migrant Deaths, Brutality by Belarusian Soldiers, Chilean Lawmakers Advance Impeachment Effort Against President Piñera, F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's…
(2021-11-11). Belarus-Poland conflict could lead to NATO-Russia clash: Reuters. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From Reuters via Polish Radio. Russia and NATO weigh in as crisis mounts on Belarus-Poland border The European Union accused Belarus on Wednesday of mounting a "hybrid attack" by pushing migrants across the border into Poland, paving the way for widened sanctions against Minsk in a crisis that threatens to draw in Russia and NATO. …
(2021-11-11). Newcastle Saudi takeover: Journalist faces Twitter abuse over questions he did not ask. middleeasteye.net 
Newcastle Saudi takeover: Journalist faces Twitter abuse over questions he did not ask | The Athletic reporter Adam Crafton says he has been a victim of online abuse by the new Saudi fans of Newcastle FC for allegedly asking a question about human rights
| Thu, 11/11/2021 – 17: 16 | Newcastle United director Amanda Staveley and her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi pose with the club's newly appointed…
(2021-11-11). Saudi court overturns death sentence for man convicted as minor, family says. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi court overturns death sentence for man convicted as minor, family says | Abdullah al-Huwaiti was arrested when he was 14 and given the death penalty at 17 on murder and armed robbery charges | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 17: 00 | Abdullah al-Huwaiti was convicted despite having an alibi putting him 200km away from the scene of the crime (Human Rights Watch) | Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has overturned a death sen…
(2021-11-11). US embassy in Yemen raided, staffers held 'hostage'. rt.com 
Houthi rebels have reportedly invaded the defunct US embassy in Yemen's capital, seizing documents and equipment. They also detained three locals working with the Americans, in addition to 22 security staff captured earlier. | A group of Houthis breached the US compound on Wednesday and seized "large quantities of equipment and materials," according to a report by Al-Masdar News. The raid comes almost a week after three Yemeni nationals who worked for the US were allegedly "kidnapped" from a private home in Sana'a. Another 22 Yemenis, most of whom worked as security for the US embassy complex, have been detain…
(2021-11-11). Iran Puts US NAVY in a Peculiar Situation Yet Again. journal-neo.org 
On January 12, 2016, it was reported by international media that two US Navy riverine command boats were seized by a unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iranian territorial waters and how the Iranians brought valiant American Marines to their knees, taking away their weapons. Tehran circulated a video of this detention …
(2021-11-11). We Urgently Need A Transformative Approach To Public Safety. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, October 26, Black Lives Matter joined fellow civil rights leaders to engage with and discuss tangible policy proposals to transform current approaches to public safety with senior officials from the White House and the Department of Justice. | While we appreciate the invitation to speak and discuss solutions, we call on the White House to be courageous as it moves towards Executive Action to move us towards the kind of transformation that this moment demands — the kind of transformation that the spirits of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Dijon Kizzee, Wakiesha Wilson, Andrew Joseph III, and so man…
(2021-11-11). Right-Wing Attacks on Native Child Welfare Law Should Frighten Us All. truthout.org 
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) has been challenged more times in the past decade than the Affordable Care Act. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Native journalists Kelly Hayes and Rebecca Nagle talk about the right-wing plot to bring down a child welfare law and why the fundamental rights of Native people, the fate of tribal lands and "the very shape of what passes for democracy" in the U.S. are at stake. | Music by TRANS…
(2021-11-11). As Saudi air raids on Yemen continue, UNSC sanctions three Houthi officials. peoplesdispatch.org Both the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis have claimed gains in the battle for control over the city of Marib in northern Yemen, ongoing for several months now. Marib is the last major city under the control of the Saudi-led coalition in the north…
(2021-11-11). China And Russia Firmly Back Iran Nuclear Deal On Eve Of Renegotiations. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageRemoving sanctions against Iran will reinvigorate global trade. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Iran has received confirmation of Russia's and China's support for negotiations on the nuclear deal that will restart later this month. The resumption of talks can spur Russia and China to seek areas of common interest with the US to create a rare atmosphere of cooperation. Russia and China welcomed Iran's decision to return to the nuclear agreement after the US unilatera…
(2021-11-11). Venezuela, Russia Condemn New US Aggressions Against Nicaragua. telesurenglish.net Venezuela and Russia condemned the new wave of unilateral sanctions that the United States and its allies will apply against the Nicaraguan people and the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) government led by President Daniel Ortega. | RELATED: | On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed the Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act (Renacer), which establishes new arbitrary sanctions…