(2022-09-22). Moscow Exchange to Launch Trading in the Indian Rupee. infobrics.org Hit by Western sanctions over Ukraine, Russia is actively shifting its trade out of dollars and euros and into the currencies of what it regards as "friendly" countries…
(2022-09-22). China Agrees to Pay for Russian Gas in Rubles. infobrics.org China has agreed to switch away from using US dollars to pay for Russian gas delivered via the Sila Sibiri trunkline as the Kremlin continues to build closer commercial relations with Asian customers to help cope with the impact of Western sanctions…
(2022-09-22). Statement condemns OHCHR's 'Assessment of human rights concerns' in China's Uyghur Autonomous Region. workers.org 
As this map illustrates, U.S. imperialism menaces China with over 400 military bases. The following statement has been initiated by Friends of Socialist China. You can add your name as an individual signatory using the form at socialistchina.org. Once you do so, your name will appear on this page within . . . |
(2022-09-22). PDF of September 22 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF. Amazon, Starbucks say 'get back' Workers say fight back! Indigenous Peoples Day People's Townhomes Capitalist culture in sports In the streets for reproductive justice Jeanette Merrill °Presente! Alex Saab case breakthrough Saladin Muhammad, Rest in power! Tear Down the Walls: Walk to free Leonard Peltier Pennsylvania prison . . . |
(2022-09-22). Violent squadron attacks Pennsylvania prisoners. workers.org 
Credit: Kevin Rashid Johnson By Miley Fletcher The State Correctional Institution Forest, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PA DOC) and the institution's administration ordered the Correctional Emergency Response Team into SCI Forest on Sept. 2 for the second time within a three-month period. The CERT consists of guards from other . . . |
(2022-09-22). Defending human rights among Iran's serious priorities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) — Slamming the West's double-standard policies, President Raeisi said that defending human rights is among Iran's serious priorities.
(2022-09-21). Cuba Rejects Imposition of Unilateral Sanctions Against Russia. telesurenglish.net Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez reaffirmed on Wednesday before the United Nations General Assembly his country's rejection of the sanctions against Russia, unilaterally imposed by the West since the beginning of the year for its special military operation in Ukraine. | Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla delivers his address during the 77th General Debate inside the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 21 September 2022.
(2022-09-21). Senegal's President: Africa is Not a Breeding Ground for a New Cold War. libya360.wordpress.com Al Mayadeen Since the start of of the war in Ukraine, NATO and countries led by Washington have been pressuring African countries to condone sanctions on Russia, condemn the latter, and isolate Moscow from the rest of the world. In this context, Africa has become a battleground for influence between world powers, which has led…
(2022-09-21). Western Sanctions Against Russia Spark Mayhem in Shipping as New Threat Emerges. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-21). Iran Restricts Internet Use in Connection With Recent Protests. telesurenglish.net "Due to security issues and discussions, restrictions may be imposed on the use of the Internet," he said, quoted by the Fars news agency. | RELATED: | Mahsa Amini, 22, was detained on September 13 in Tehran by the morality police for improperly wearing a veil and sent to one of the Faraj centers, belonging to the police and military reconnaissance service, for an explanatory talk. The girl allegedly suffered a heart attack and was rus…
(2022-09-21). UW-Milwaukee SDS rallies to make Milwaukee an abortion sanctuary. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI — Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at UW-Milwaukee rallied on September 15 to make Milwaukee an abortion sanctuary. The demonstration was in response to the national SDS day of action call. Approximately 40 students and community members met in UWM's Spaights Plaza at 4 p.m. | The overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 22 had devastating effects all over the U.S. In the state of Wisconsin, statute 940.04 makes assisting in and getting an abortion a felony with the exception of "critical life saving" situations. Articles about a Wisconsin woman who was denied care after an incomplete abortio…
(2022-09-21). People's Townhomes residents continue the fight. workers.org 
Residents and supporters of the People's Townhomes, formerly called University City Townhomes, continue to organize resistance as the eviction date of Oct. 8 fast approaches. Peoples Townhomes resident Krystal Young (sitting with her dog Shadow) teaches UPenn students how to fight for housing rights, Sept. 16. (WW Photo: Joe Piette . . . |
(2022-09-21). UN: Latin American Leaders Call For End to US Blockade of Cuba. telesurenglish.net At the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Alberto Fernández of Argentina, Xiomara Castro of Honduras, and Luis Arce of Bolivia demanded an end to the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the U.S. on Cuba for over half a century. | RELATED: | The President of Argentina said that "according to the UN Charter, the only legitimate sanctions are those imposed by the Security Council to e…
(2022-09-21). Free Hafez Huraini! Call on Canadian diplomats to demand release of imprisoned Palestinian land defender. samidoun.net 
On 12 September 2022, Hafez Huraini, along with one other local resident of the small Palestinian village of Atuwani and one international, were attacked by armed Israeli settlers while working in the community garden. During the attack, Hafez sustained multiple fractures to his arms and hands. Despite his severe injuries, he was seized and detained …
(2022-09-21). FBI Spied On And Harassed Black Revolutionary Who Was Killed. popularresistance.org Seals was shot to death in 2016, then set on fire in his car in an unsolved murder. | Local St. Louis media outlet the Riverfront Times obtained a declassified copy of the more than 900-page FBI report on Seals. | The FBI fully redacted approximately 860 of the pages, and partially redacted parts of the remaining roughly 45 pages. | In the report, the FBI called Seals "a self-described revolutionary who has espoused somewhat militant rhetoric and has access to weapons." | The Riverfront Times article shows how the FBI used local police to harass Seals. | In June 2016, the activist was "investigatively detained" b…
(2022-09-21). Video: "Exposing Israel's Assassination Policy" event in Vancouver. samidoun.net 
On Sunday, 28 August, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network in Vancouver organized an event on the Israeli assassination policy in Palestine historically and at present. From the August assassinations of Tayseer al-Jabari and Khaled Mansour in the Unity of the Fields battle in Gaza to the historical assassinations of Abu Ali Mustafa and Naji al-Ali …
(2022-09-21). How the Ultra-Right Intends to Take & Consolidate Political Power. liberationnews.org The right wing of the U.S. ruling class, using the Supreme Court and other undemocratic institutions, has begun eviscerating hard-fought economic, social, and political rights that have been achieved in past decades.
(2022-09-21). US: 3 Years in Prison for Thomas Lane in George Floyd's Murder. telesurenglish.net Thomas Lane, aged 39, was one of four Minneapolis police officers involved in the deadly arrest of black man George Floyd on May 25, 2022. | RELATED: | Lane, who is already serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence in a Colorado federal prison on federal charges of violating Floyd's civil rights, will serve his sentences concurrently. | The sentence was handed down as part of a plea deal on a manslaughter charge for the 2020 murder of George Floyd. The former p…
(2022-09-21). Thirty Palestinian prisoners announce plans for hunger strike to #EndAdministrativeDetention. samidoun.net 
Thirty Palestinian prisoners jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention have announced they will launch a hunger strike on 25 September 2022. The strike, under the slogan, "Our decision is freedom…our strike is freedom," will demand an end to imprisonment without charge or trial. There are currently over 740 Palestinian prisoners jailed under administrative …
(2022-09-21). UN Expert: US Sanctions Undermine Venezuelan People's Right to Health. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela is currently unable to repair electron microscopes, crucial to diagnose diseases, due to US sanctions.
(2022-09-21). Venezuela Demands the US Not to Manipulate the Migration Issue. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro demanded the U.S. President Joe Biden to refrain from politically manipulating the issue of Latin American migration. | RELATED: | "We demand that President Joe Biden not manipulate the issue of Latin American and Caribbean migration, and even less so with the issue of Venezuela, a country victim of the cruelest sanctions of the North American empire," Maduro said. | "The campaign again…
(2022-09-21). CPUSA leader: Democracy itself is on the ballot this November. peoplesworld.org 
The following is adapted from a report presented by Communist Party USA Co-Chair Joe Sims at the party's National Committee meeting, Sept. 18, 2022. Watch a video of his remarks here. In just a few weeks, voters will decide who controls Congress. Will it be those who outlawed abortion, blocked voting rights, and now want to …
(2022-09-21). Standing Rock Rattled Legislators into Backdoor Deal: Prison for Peaceful Protesters. indybay.org
(2022-09-21). Iran calls on ICJ to condemn US for HR, intl. laws violations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) — Iran's representative to the International Court of Justice in the Hague called for US government condemnation for human rights violations against Iran and its people and demanded compensation.
(2022-09-21). Politicization of human rights denounced. ecns.cn Experts at an online human rights event called for eliminating the negative impact of the politicization of human rights and promoting the healthy development of international human rights causes through cooperation and dialogue.
(2022-09-21). President Petro to Attend Border Reopening Ceremony. orinocotribune.com Next Monday, September 26, the reopening of the border between Colombia and Venezuela will take place. Earlier today, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro announced, from the United Nations in New York, that he will be in attendance. | "We are working to participate in the launching of the economic, commercial and human opening, which is the most important thing," Petro told the media. "Hopefully the end of the humanitarian crisis that, violating human rights, affected millions of people [and] family members, on both sides of the border." | "Estamos evaluando asistir a al comienzo de una apertura económica, comerci…
(2022-09-21). Reclaman celeridad en búsqueda de ecuatoriana desaparecida. telesurtv.net María Belén Bernal desapareció hace una semana y organizaciones de derechos humanos buscan mayor acción del Gobierno.
(2022-09-21). Presidente de México recibe a su homólogo de Alemania. telesurtv.net Ambos mandatarios trataron temas como la economía, comercio, derechos humanos, justicia y paz.
(2022-09-20). Migrants Flown to Martha's Vineyard Sue DeSantis Over 'Fraudulent' Scheme. commondreams.org "These immigrants, who are pursuing the proper channels for lawful immigration status in the United States, experienced cruelty akin to what they fled in their home country," the suit alleges.