(2022-08-19). Report: Details of New Iran Nuclear Deal Approved by Iran. news.antiwar.com As the US is considering Iran's response to an EU proposal to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, The Cradle reported on Thursday the details of the agreement Tehran put forward. The Cradle report cited an unnamed Iranian source who said that the deal includes comprehensive sanctions relief for Iran and a series …
(2022-08-19). Raeisi government works towards removal of sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Abolfazl Amouei, the spokesman for parliament's foreign policy & nat'l security commission, says President Raeisi's administration seeks to get the sanctions removed, adding that talks with Riyadh are going on well.
(2022-08-19). Revelan que caso Ayotzinapa constituyó un crimen de Estado. telesurtv.net El subsecretario para Derechos Humanos, Alejandro Encinas, precisó que hasta el momento "no hay indicio alguno de que los estudiantes se encuentren con vida".
(2022-08-19). Sunday 8/21: Stop the Trigger Laws!: March and Rally to Defend Abortion Rights. indybay.org San José City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95113…
(2022-08-19). How Trump helped Sportswash Saudi Arabia. juancole.com 
By Robert Lipsyte |  ; ( Tomdispatch.com )  ; Here's the big question in Jock Culture these days: Is the Kingdom of Golf being used to sportswash the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Or is it the other way around? After all, what other major sport could use a sandstorm of Middle Eastern murder and human-rights …
(2022-08-19). Ghalibaf calls for prioritizing neutralizing sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — The Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagheri Ghalibaf has called on President Raeisi's government to prioritize reviving the economy and neutralizing the sanctions.
(2022-08-19). Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to tax fraud. wsws.org Despite pleading guilty to multiple crimes, the nearly -year employee of the Trump family is expected to spend a mere 100 days in jail.
(2022-08-19). California poised to celebrate 2022 International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org Together, we will call for the Great State of California to stand in solidarity with H. Res 615. People of African descent and friends across the diaspora stand against systemic racism and supports the transformational agenda for racial justice and equality as identified in the Systemic Racism Report, and implemented through the subsequent Human Rights Council Resolution and the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.
(2022-08-18). Miko Peled: Israel Blames its Victims for the Violence it Causes. mintpressnews.com 
Palestinians are at a point where they can find no support anywhere, regardless of the severity of their conditions. Be they simply people who want to live their lives, fighters, activists or organizations dedicated to human rights, they will be killed and harassed.
(2022-08-18). Being Anything But a Good Sport in Saudi Arabia. tomdispatch.com Here's the big question in Jock Culture these days: Is the Kingdom of Golf being used to sportswash the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Or is it the other way around? After all, what other major sport could use a sandstorm of Middle Eastern murder and human-rights abuses to obscure its own history of bigotry and greed? In fact, not since the 1936 Berlin Olympics was used to cosmeticize Nazi Germany's atrocities and promote Aryan superiority have sports and an otherwise despised government collaborated so blatantly to enhance their joint international standings. Will it work this time? The jury has been out since the new…
(2022-08-18). Syria Denies It's Holding Missing American Journalist Austin Tice. news.antiwar.com The Syrian government Damascus was responding to a statement President Biden issued last week, where he said the US knows "with certainty" that the Syrian government has Tice. Syria has always maintained that it does not have Tice detained. | "The US issued last week misleading and illogical statements by the American president and secretary of state…
(2022-08-18). Convicted co-conspirator says accused kidnapper Fox wanted to publicly hang the governor of Michigan. wsws.org Ty Garbin, who pleaded guilty and is serving a six-year prison sentence, gave testimony during the second week of the retrial of two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Whitmer in 2020.
(2022-08-18). Israeli army shuts down prominent Palestinian rights groups. electronicintifada.net Young man shot and killed by soldiers during Nablus raid.
(2022-08-18). "Everyone's a Little Problematic in Ukraine's International Legion" libya360.wordpress.com Lindsey Snell and Cory Popp "Benjamin Velcro" in Ukraine "Benjamin Velcro" is former US serviceman and volunteer with the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, the official unit of foreign volunteers under the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In early August, Russian media widely shared voice recordings in which Velcro recounted the torture and murder of a…
(2022-08-18). US Senator's Comparison Of Bukele To Hitler Confirms Escalation Of Hybrid War Against El Salvador. oneworld.press The Hybrid War of Terror fueled by terrorist criminal gangs complements the economic Hybrid War of sanctions and infowar through pro-US NGO networks and US-dominated international institutions like the UN and the OEA.
(2022-08-18). Police Lied To Get The Warrant To Search Breonna Taylor's Home. popularresistance.org The March 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor, which caused widespread protest around the country, was the result of police lies to obtain a warrant and racist police violence after officers forced their way into her apartment. | On August 4, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the federal grand jury indictments of four Louisville Metro Police officers involved in the raid that resulted in Taylor's death. | Three of the officers were accused of violating Taylor's Fourth Amendment rights to be free from unreasonable search and seizure by lying to secure a no-knock warrant. The officers who sought the warrant "kne…
(2022-08-18). While Claiming To Defend Freedom Around the World, the US Has Dozens of Political Prisoners—and the Majority Are People of Color. orinocotribune.com 
By James Patrick Jordan  ; Aug 15, 2022 | Racism is still the driving force behind U.S. political imprisonment | Political imprisonment in the United States exists primarily as a tool of racist repression. It is aimed disproportionately at people of color, as well as others engaged in anti-racist struggle. Whether in the fight against racism at home or against racist foreign policies, wars, occupation and colonialism, the overarching purpose of political imprisonment is to intimidate and try to crush militant forms of anti-racist struggle. | By treating U.S. political prisoners as "common criminals," the crimi…
(2022-08-18). U.S. made an unwarranted provocation first: Chinese FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The U.S. made an unwarranted provocation first, and China has been compelled to act in defense of its own rights.
(2022-08-18). China's Insight Into The "Kabul Moment" Is Worth Considering. oneworld.press The takeaway from China's insight into the "Kabul moment" is that the US is seeking to impose the same failed hegemonic model onto the Asia-Pacific as it earlier attempted to impose in Eurasia. Rhetoric about "democracy", "human rights", and the "rules-based order" is nothing but a smokescreen for disguising its unipolar agenda that's being pushed at everyone else's expense and aims to destabilize their region.
(2022-08-18). Commission: No Evidence 43 Missing Students in Mexico Are Alive. telesurenglish.net The disappearance of 43 students from the teachers' normal school in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, southern Mexico, since the night of September 26, 2014, "was a State crime," and there are no indications to affirm that the students are alive; the Truth Commission on the case said Thursday at the National Palace, the seat of the Executive. | The Undersecretary of Human Rights, Population and Migration of the Ministry of the Interior (SG), Alejandro Encinas, speaks during a press conference today, at the National Palace in Mexico City…
(2022-08-18). Palestine Call for International Reaction After Closure of NGOs. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) condemned the closure of seven non-governmental organizations in the West Bank and demanded an "urgent" reaction from the international community. | RELATED: | "The raiding and closing of the facilities is a crime and a blatant attack not only against Palestinian civil society organizations and human rights organizations, but also against international human ri…
(2022-08-18). Israeli Forces Raid Offices Of Palestinian Civil Society Groups. popularresistance.org Israeli forces closed the offices of seven Palestinian civil society rights groups in the occupied West Bank in an overnight raid on Thursday. | Al-Haq said Israeli soldiers stormed its offices in Ramallah, confiscating items, shutting down the main entrance with an iron plate, and leaving behind a military order declaring the organization unlawful. | Other groups raided included Addameer, the Bisan Center for Research & Development, Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP), the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees and the Union of Agricultural Work Committee and the Union of Health Workers Com…
(2022-08-18). Monkeypox Is A Workers' Rights Issue. popularresistance.org As of early this week, over 11,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus that causes the disease, which many cities and towns have now declared a public health emergency, spreads through close personal contact, but in certain cases it can reportedly also transmit through contact with surfaces infected people have touched. | As of early this week, over 11,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus that causes the disease…
(2022-08-18). Venezuela: Gov't Pays Vacation Bonuses, Workers Continue Mobilizing for Labor Rights. venezuelanalysis.com The Venezuelan government has opened a dialogue table with public sector trade unions to address demands.
(2022-08-18). Still Beautiful: Black Women Locked Up In The Pen Find Admirers Online. moguldom.com For people who want to hook up with women in prison, there is an abundance of online websites such as womenbehindbars.com, convictpenpal.com and cagedladies.com. Believe it or not, it s not hard for imprisoned women to find "love" with folks on the outside. There have been more than a few Black women locked up in …
(2022-08-18). Australia: Union suppresses discussion of a socialist perspective as rail workers continue strikes in NSW. wsws.org The Rail, Tram and Bus Union's attacks on the democratic rights of their own membership are an indication of the bureaucracy's determination to suppress any independent discussion or action among workers.
(2022-08-18). Israel y Turquía restablecerán relaciones diplomáticas. cubadebate.cu Israel y Turquía anunciaron este miércoles que reanudarán sus relaciones diplomáticas plenas, tras varios años de tensiones, pero Ankara advirtió que continuará "defendiendo los derechos de los palestinos" pese a este acercamiento. La medida es un paso de avance en la estabilidad regional, señaló el primer ministro israelí.
(2022-08-18). Google Workers Push Tech Giant to Stop Funding Lawmakers Destroying Abortion Rights. commondreams.org According to a recent analysis, Google has given more than half a million dollars to right-wing anti-abortion political groups since 2016.
(2022-08-18). All innocent Iranians imprisoned in US must be freed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs and Secretary-General of Human Rights Office said Thu. America should put an end to the unjust detention of Iranian citizens and release them immediately.
(2022-08-18). Democrats: Use Labor Day as an Action Day to Highlight Workers Rights. commondreams.org The Democrats have not been taking advantage of the one national holiday dedicated to working people.
(2022-08-17). In Addition to Gas, Drinking Water is Becoming a Strategic Resource. journal-neo.org 
The sanctions war on Russia, inspired by the Russophobic policies of the United States and its allies, has plunged the world into not only economic and energy crises, but also ecological collapse. To comply with instructions from Washington to reduce Russian gas deliveries, the authorities of the Western states have considered reviving coal power as …
(2022-08-17). 'Second Chances': Racist law preventing citizenship for Black immigrants leaves man fighting his case from afar. splcenter.org
(2022-08-17). The Deadly Business of Reporting Truth. projectcensored.org By Andy Lee Roth Violence is the most basic and blunt form of press censorship. To kill or imprison a journalist is to silence the public's source of news. To…