(2022-02-06). Arrests Aim to Silence Kashmiri Journalists and Human Rights Defenders. projectcensored.org By Tara Dorabji India, the world's largest democracy, continues to use draconian laws to silence and incarcerate journalists and human rights defenders in Kashmir. On February 4, Fahad Shah, founder…
(2022-02-06). Thursday 2/17: Voting Rights, Civil Rights: What's Now, What Next? indybay.org Virtual event (FREE)…
(2022-02-06). Tuesday 2/8: Mental Health Rights: Dependent Adults & Elders Rights to be Free of Abuse & Neglect. indybay.org Online webinar…
(2022-02-05). Virginia police officials accused of human sex trafficking, intimidation. wsws.org A civil rights lawsuit filed late last year alleges that Northern Virginia police officers collaborated with human sex traffickers in exchange for sexually assaulting the victims.
(2022-02-05). US Corporate Media and Israel. dissidentvoice.org Israel is greatly concerned about the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) effort that seeks: 1) to end international support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians; and 2) to pressure Israel to comply with international law. Israel claims that this campaign is a threat to its legitimacy. Unsurprisingly, Israel doesn't want to acknowledge that it is …
(2022-02-05). Unilateral sanctions make things worse not better: US senator. en.mehrnews.com American senator Chris Murphy has described the Maximum Pressure Campaign against Iran imposed by the previous US president Donald Trump as disastrous which made Iran stronger.
(2022-02-05). Removal of sanctions must not be just on paper: Govt. spox. en.mehrnews.com Turning to the negotiations which is ongoing between Iran and P4+1 in Vienna, Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi emphasized that all anti-Iranian sanctions must fully be removed.
(2022-02-05). [World Report] Aid agencies warn of health consequences of Mali sanctions. thelancet.com Delayed elections in Mali have prompted sanctions, but humanitarian groups warn that health care is being adversely affected. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2022-02-05). US sanctions on Afghanistan could kill more civilians than 20 years of war. multipolarista.com US sanctions imposed on Afghanistan are on track to take the lives of more civilians than were killed by 20 years of war. 98% of the population is not getting enough food, according to the UN.