(2022-05-10). Milwaukee: Defend Roe v. Wade protest mobilizes 1000-plus. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI — On May 7, the Milwaukee International Women's Day Coalition hosted an action to support reproductive rights and defend Roe v. Wade from the attack by the Supreme Court. | Over 1000 people turned out for the rally and march. The action started at Planned Parenthood and ended at the Milwaukee Federal Court building where Ron Johnson's office is located. Johnson is an anti-choice U.S. Senator from Wisconsin. | Decorah Gordon, a member of the executive board of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council and the A. Philip Randolph Institute, spoke at the start of the rally. "Our human rights are no longer…
(2022-05-10). 'Ban off our bodies' protest ended in Homeland Security, LAPD attack. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On May 3, several hundred people gathered for an emergency action at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in downtown LA to voice outrage at the draft majority opinion overturning the historic Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. | On the steps of the courthouse, gynecologists, reproductive rights activists, and women gave personal testimonies about the importance to fight for abortion rights and highlighted continued attacks on voting rights, gay marriage and migrant women locked in ICE detention centers. Demonstrators called on politicians to take action and protect women's right to an abortion. As a c…
(2022-05-09). Afghan activists raise concern over burqa edict, call it gender apartheid. peoplesdispatch.org While in the past the Taliban maintained that women would be accorded their rights, in work, education and society at large, the latest decision to enforce a dress code in public and allow them to leave their homes only in cases of necessity has raised alarms internationally…
(2022-05-09). General Dynamics Calls Critics "Radical Skeptics" for "Undermining" US Foreign Policy. mintpressnews.com General Dynamics recently rejected a human rights proposal on the grounds that it would "undermine shareholder value and more notably, "embed radical skepticism toward U.S. foreign policy."
(2022-05-09). What Is Happening In The Global Currency Market? popularresistance.org Ukraine has been an issue in the news but behind the scenes what has really been of interest to a lot of people is what is happening in the global currency market. The ruble fell very dramatically. It has now come up and has reached almost parity with the dollar, or where it was before the Ukraine war started. But more than that, the fact $300 billion of Russian reserves were seized, essentially frozen, the Russian Central Bank is under sanctions, what does it mean for countries which maintain a currency surplus in other currencies, whether it is dollars, euros or whatever denomination, what happens to them? Does…
(2022-05-09). West continues to ramp up sanctions on Russia, increase strain on global economy. ecns.cn The United States and its Western allies on Sunday announced new sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, a move that aims to further cripple Moscow's economy but poses severe challenges for global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-05-09). Canadian PM meets Ukrainian president in Kiev. ecns.cn Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev on Sunday, announcing more military aid to Ukraine and more sanctions against Russia.
(2022-05-09). DESPITE REPEATED FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH BINDING DECISIONS OF THE ECOWAS COURT OF JUSTICE, CAPE VERDE HAS BEEN DEEMED FIT TO HOST THE COURT'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE. iacenter.org By a human rights lawyer, Dan Kovalik, in regards to the forthcoming ECOWAS Conference being held in Cape Verde 9-12 May The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) can best be described as "a West African version of the EU. "Unlike the European Union, however, the level of integration remains limited, mired in regional and bilateral disagreements, but progress is being made. ECOWAS is headquartered in the Nigerian capital of Abuja and Nigeria is by far the largest financial contributor to grouping. One notable, perhaps even surprising, area in which there has been significant progress towards integrat…
(2022-05-09). Maestros de Ecuador cierran rutas en reclamo de sus derechos. telesurtv.net Exigen la equiparación salarial aprobada meses atrás y la aplicación de la Ley Orgánica de Educación Intercultural.
(2022-05-09). 3 ISIL wanted members detained in Iraqi capital. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Iraq's General Security Directorate (GSD) announced that three ISIL wanted members were arrested in the country's capital of Baghdad.
(2022-05-09). In the wake of mass abortion rights protests across the US, the powerful start to react. peoplesdispatch.org 
US government figures have rushed to the defense of the political system after the leak of the draft decision set to overturn Roe v. Wade…
(2022-05-09). Case against Ola Bini has consequences for all of Latin America, says report. peoplesdispatch.org Bini, digital rights activist and friend of Julian Assange may be sentenced to up to 5 years in prison by an Ecuadorian court…
(2022-05-09). Overturning Roe Widely Out of Step With American Voters. orinocotribune.com by McKenzie Wilson— May 3, 2022 | 60% of voters support letting Roe v. Wade decision remain, per September poll. | WASHINGTON — Today, Data for Progress spokeswoman McKenzie Wilson issued the following statement following the leak of a drafted Supreme Court opinion that would see Roe v. Wade overturned by a forthcoming ruling on reproductive rights: | "The right to reproductive care is a fundamental human right, and the intent by this right-wing Supreme Court to overturn Roe is completely out of step with the view of the American people. A majority of voters — even Republican voters — suppo…
(2022-05-09). Daunte Wright's mother, Katie Wright, discusses her son's death and the trial. america.cgtn.com 
Twenty-year-old Daunte Wright was shot by officer Kim Potter. Potter says she mistakenly used a gun instead of a taser.
(2022-05-09). Mad as Hell Raging Grannies Bring Resistance Message to Berkeley. indybay.org March through book fair and downtown for abortion rights…
(2022-05-09). Berkeley Rages as Reproductive Rights Under Attack. indybay.org "Back alley abortions" was a term used to describe illegal abortion before the passage of Roe v. Wade in 1973. Demonstrators on May 8 carried a variety of placards including some that said "Books not Back Alleys". | Stills and 1 min video by Lis Cox.
(2022-05-09). Democrats duck any real fight on abortion rights. wsws.org Despite rhetorical denunciations of the attacks on women's rights at weekend protests, Senate Democrats are doing nothing outside of bringing up an abortion bill they know will fail.
(2022-05-09). Red Cross must take step to lift sanctions of Syria, Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister's Senior Advisor for Special Political Affairs said that international organizations, especially the Red Cross, must take a step to lift sanctions against the war-torn people of Syria and Yemen.
(2022-05-09). The EU Is Destroying Its Own Energy Security with the Planned Russian Oil Embargo. transcend.org 7 May 2022 – With no clear alternatives and surging energy prices, sanctions look set to hurt the bloc more than they will harm Russia.
(2022-05-09). Canada, UK announce new package of sanctions on Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Canada included forty more Russian individuals, including businessmen and defense officials, in its sanction lists, the press service of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.