(2022-01-05). Progress 'visible', main stumbling blocks becoming clearer. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — As the new round of Vienna talks on the removal of US anti-Iranian sanctions continues, the Russian diplomat said that progress in Vienna talks is visible and main stumbling blocks are becoming clearer.
(2022-01-05). Violence in Colombia Near Venezuelan Border Raises Military Alert. orinocotribune.com 
A new wave of violence and terror was unleashed yesterday in Colombia near its border with Venezuela, in the department of Arauca. Reports stated that over 20 people died in clashes between paramilitary groups fighting for territory. | The Colombian municipalities of Arauquita, Saravena, Forul, Tame, and Botalón, in Arauca, were struck by massacres, detentions, and displacements. | With the slogan "Botalón demands peace," Colombian social leader Mayerly Briceño published statements on her Twitter account as residents in the sector were mobilized. They requested the intervention of human rights organizations and C…
(2022-01-05). European Union funds Greece's fascistic anti-refugee offensive—Part 2. wsws.org The camps being built in Greece, with the fulsome praise of bourgeois politicians across the continent, are prisons, enforcing total surveillance and control over detainees.
(2022-01-05). Thursday 1/6: Half Moon Bay: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voter Rights. indybay.org HALF MOON BAY: Sidewalk intersection at Hwy 92 and Main Street, Half Moon Bay 94019 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……
(2022-01-05). Saturday 1/15: Virtual Rally to Defend Truth, Democracy & Voting Rights w/ CFM & Women's March. indybay.org Virtual rally via livestream – join from anywhere…
(2022-01-05). Thursday 1/6: Sacramento: Jan. 6th In-Person Sidewalk Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SACRAMENTO: Sidewalk intersection of 16th Street & J Street, Sacramento 95814 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……
(2022-01-05). Thursday 1/6: Santa Rosa: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SANTA ROSA: Courthouse Square, Fourth Street & Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……
(2022-01-05). Wednesday 1/26: Supreme Court in 2022: Future of Abortion Rights, Voting Rights & Gun Control w/ LWV. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-05). Monday 1/17: Conversations of King: "Give Us The Ballot" – MLK, Voting Rights, & the Urgency in 2022. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-05). Thursday 1/6: Sonoma: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org SONOMA: Sonoma Plaza, 453 1st St E, Sonoma, CA 95476 | Wear a mask and please be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……
(2022-01-05). Hundreds of Reconstruction Projects Carried out in Syria in 2021 Despite Difficulties and Challenges. orinocotribune.com 
The year 2021 has witnessed the implementation of hundreds of reconstruction projects in several sectors in Syria despite the challenges and obstacles that face the process, mainly the acute economic crisis the country is going through besides the western sanctions imposed on the people of Syria. | These projects were mentioned in the annual report released on Thursday by the Ministry of Local Administration. | The report said: "The ministry carried out 1262 rehabilitation projects and it now supervises the rehabilitation of 17 hospitals, 37 health centers and 19 cultural centers." | It added that 6502 houses, 10…
(2022-01-04). Iran, France discuss boosting coop. on judicial issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — In a meeting with the French Ambassador to Tehran Thiébaud, the secretary of the Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council Kazem Gharibabadi stressed the need for legal and judicial cooperation between the two countries.
(2022-01-04). 'We'd be shot for this': Husband of Russian high jump queen cites Kenya & Ukraine in doping double standards. rt.com 
The husband of Olympic high jump champion Mariya Lasitskene has suggested Russia has faced double standards when it comes to doping sanctions | Russia has been hit with severe doping sanctions while countries such as Kenya and Ukraine have got off lightly, the sports journalist husband of Tokyo Olympic high jump champion Mariya Lasitskene has suggested. | Russia remains suspended by World Athletics, meaning stars such as three-time world champion Lasitskene can only compete as neutrals. | The sanctions were first imposed back in 2015 in the wake of allegations of a state-sponsored doping program run by Russia.
(2022-01-04). Defective Human Rights Activists and Basic Morality. dissidentvoice.org In this video I speak about the illogicality of the modern day human rights activist, particularly those funded by the US government. In many of my videos I debunk much of the anti-China narrative being pushed globally, but in this video, I take a step back, use a different approach, and explore the idea of …
(2022-01-04). Defective Human Rights Activists and Basic Morality. dissidentvoice.org In this video I speak about the illogicality of the modern day human rights activist, particularly those funded by the US government. In many of my videos I debunk much of the anti-China narrative being pushed globally, but in this video, I take a step back, use a different approach, and explore the idea of …
(2022-01-04). 4 January, Riverside, CA: Emergency protest to free Hisham Abu Hawash. samidoun.net 
Tuesday, 4 January 2 pm 6235 Rivercrest Drive (Red Cross of Riverside County) Riverside, CA Info: twitter.com/uspcn/status/147821722641088… EMERGENCY ACTION: #FREEHISHAM *mask required* mandatory social distancing! Join us as we gather outside the Riverside County, Southern California Red Cross office to demand more accountability from international human rights orgs. We will deliver our concerns to this […] | The article
(2022-01-04). 4 January, Riverside, CA: Emergency protest to free Hisham Abu Hawash. samidoun.net Tuesday, 4 January 2 pm 6235 Rivercrest Drive (Red Cross of Riverside County) Riverside, CA Info: twitter.com/uspcn/status/147821722641088… EMERGENCY ACTION: #FREEHISHAM *mask required* mandatory social distancing! Join us as we gather outside the Riverside County, Southern California Red Cross office to demand more accountability from international human rights orgs. We will deliver our concerns to this […] | The article
(2022-01-04). "There's No Social Distancing": Immigrants Held in ICE Jails at Risk Amid New Omicron Surge. democracynow.org 
As the Omicron variant sets record-high COVID-19 infection rates across the United States, we look at the conditions in the sprawling network of jails run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement where the Biden administration is holding more than 22,000 people. "There's still a lot of people detained. There's no social distancing. People are still facing COVID," says longtime immigrant activist Maru Mora Villalpando, who adds that most COVID infections are coming from unvaccinated workers who are coming from outside of the jails. She describes how people held in GEO Group's Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacom…
(2022-01-04). "There's No Social Distancing": Immigrants Held in ICE Jails at Risk Amid New Omicron Surge. democracynow.org As the Omicron variant sets record-high COVID-19 infection rates across the United States, we look at the conditions in the sprawling network of jails run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement where the Biden administration is holding more than 22,000 people. "There's still a lot of people detained. There's no social distancing. People are still facing COVID," says longtime immigrant activist Maru Mora Villalpando, who adds that most COVID infections are coming from unvaccinated workers who are coming from outside of the jails. She describes how people held in GEO Group's Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacom…
(2022-01-04). Immigrants Held in ICE Jails at Risk Amid New Omicron Surge. truthout.org 
Image Credit: Cynthia Briones | As the Omicron variant sets record-high COVID-19 infection rates across the United States, we look at the conditions in the sprawling network of jails run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement where the Biden administration is holding more than 22,000 people. "There's still a lot of people detained. There's no social distancing. People are still facing COVID," says longtime immigrant activist Maru Mora Villalpando, who adds that most COVID infections are coming from unvaccinated…
(2022-01-04). Zionist forces attack Palestinians in Dheisheh Camp in WB. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Zionist regime's military forces raided Palestinians in "Dheisheh" Camp in Ramallah city in the West Bank on Tuesday and detained a number of Palestinians without charges.
(2022-01-04). European Union funds Greece's fascistic anti-refugee offensive—Part 1. wsws.org The camps being built in Greece, with the fulsome praise of bourgeois politicians across the continent, are prisons, enforcing total surveillance and control over detainees.
(2022-01-04). WATCH: Police detain anti-lockdown protesters. rt.com 
German police detained protesters for breaking Covid rules in Bautzen | Opponents of lockdowns and vaccine mandates marched in cities across Germany on Monday, decrying the government's tough Covid-19 policies. Officers were filmed detaining several people in the eastern city of Bautzen in Saxony. | Police in the region said they stopped several processions in the city on Monday, including a march of around 250 people. | Riot officers were filmed pinning some protesters to the ground and using zip cuffs to detain them. Outdoor gatherings of groups of more than 10 people are banned under health guidelines. | Si…
(2022-01-04). European Union funds Greece's fascistic anti-refugee offensive—Part 1. wsws.org The camps being built in Greece, with the fulsome praise of bourgeois politicians across the continent, are prisons, enforcing total surveillance and control over detainees.
(2022-01-04). Indian Police Detain Engineering Student in 'Online Sale' of Muslim Women Case. sputniknews.com On 1 January, photos of more than a hundred Indian Muslim women went viral on an open-source app — "Bulli Bai", hosted on the web platform GitHub. The photographs were sourced without the individuals' permission, in apparent attempt to target and harass Muslim women.
(2022-01-04). Noise Demonstrations Held For The Incarcerated On New Year's Eve. popularresistance.org As people counted down to 2022, across multiple cities in the so-called US and Canada, people hit the streets to hold noise demonstrations outside of prisons, jails, juvenile halls, and detention facilities. For over 10 years, anarchists and abolitionists have held noise demonstrations on New Year's Eve as a way to mobilize energy for the new year and also continue to build connections with those locked behind bars. | Here's our roundup of noise demos. On New Years Eve 25 anarchists, abolitionists and other rebels gathered outside of the (in)Justice Center in downtown Cleveland, Ohio for the second annual New Yea…
(2022-01-04). Noise Demonstrations Held Across So-Called US and Canada on New Year's Eve. itsgoingdown.org 
As people counted down to 2022, across multiple cities in the so-called US and Canada, people hit the streets to hold noise demonstrations outside of prisons, jails, juvenile halls, and detention facilities. For over 10 years, anarchists and abolitionists have held noise demonstrations on New Year's Eve as a way to mobilize energy for the…
(2022-01-04). 140 days of hunger strike: Abu Hawash in "intermittent coma" as mobilization for his freedom intensifies. samidoun.net 
As of 3 January 2022, Palestinian hunger striking prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash is now on his 140th day without nutrition. According to doctors who have viewed him, he is at risk of sudden death and serious organ damage at any moment. He is on hunger strike to demand his release from administrative detention, imprisonment without […] | The article
(2022-01-04). Noise Demonstrations Held For The Incarcerated On New Year's Eve. popularresistance.org As people counted down to 2022, across multiple cities in the so-called US and Canada, people hit the streets to hold noise demonstrations outside of prisons, jails, juvenile halls, and detention facilities. For over 10 years, anarchists and abolitionists have held noise demonstrations on New Year's Eve as a way to mobilize energy for the new year and also continue to build connections with those locked behind bars. | Here's our roundup of noise demos. On New Years Eve 25 anarchists, abolitionists and other rebels gathered outside of the (in)Justice Center in downtown Cleveland, Ohio for the second annual New Yea…
(2022-01-04). Noise Demonstrations Held Across So-Called US and Canada on New Year's Eve. itsgoingdown.org As people counted down to 2022, across multiple cities in the so-called US and Canada, people hit the streets to hold noise demonstrations outside of prisons, jails, juvenile halls, and detention facilities. For over 10 years, anarchists and abolitionists have held noise demonstrations on New Year's Eve as a way to mobilize energy for the…
(2022-01-04). 140 days of hunger strike: Abu Hawash in "intermittent coma" as mobilization for his freedom intensifies. samidoun.net As of 3 January 2022, Palestinian hunger striking prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash is now on his 140th day without nutrition. According to doctors who have viewed him, he is at risk of sudden death and serious organ damage at any moment. He is on hunger strike to demand his release from administrative detention, imprisonment without […] | The article
(2022-01-04). Your Right of Defense Against Unlawful Arrest or When to Shoot A Cop. indybay.org How many unarmed, non-violent people have died at the hands of the police? When the police target you through a pattern of false arrests and illegal detentions, violent attacks on homes, family and friends, perhaps we have a duty to fight back?>
(2022-01-04). After 141 days on hunger strike, Israeli authorities set to release Hisham Abu Hawwash. peoplesdispatch.org 
Following mass protests and international pressure, Israeli authorities confirmed that Abu Hawwash's administrative detention order would not be renewed and that he would be released in February…
(2022-01-04). After 141 days on hunger strike, Israeli authorities set to release Hisham Abu Hawwash. peoplesdispatch.org Following mass protests and international pressure, Israeli authorities confirmed that Abu Hawwash's administrative detention order would not be renewed and that he would be released in February…
(2022-01-04). Headlines for January 4, 2022. democracynow.org Global Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High, U.S. Logs 1M Daily Coronavirus Cases for First Time; FDA Approves Booster Shots for Teens, Schumer Promises Senate Vote on Filibuster Reform by MLK Holiday as Voting Rights Bills Languish, Protests Erupt on Anniversary of Trump's Assassination of Qassem Soleimani, Haitian PM Ariel Henry Says He Survived Assassination Attempt, Brazilian Far-Right President Jair Bolsonaro Hospitalized with Intestinal Blockage, Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty of Defrauding Investors, Court Unseals Settlement Between Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew Accuser Virginia Giuffre, C…
(2022-01-04). Headlines for January 4, 2022. democracynow.org Global Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High, U.S. Logs 1M Daily Coronavirus Cases for First Time; FDA Approves Booster Shots for Teens, Schumer Promises Senate Vote on Filibuster Reform by MLK Holiday as Voting Rights Bills Languish, Protests Erupt on Anniversary of Trump's Assassination of Qassem Soleimani, Haitian PM Ariel Henry Says He Survived Assassination Attempt, Brazilian Far-Right President Jair Bolsonaro Hospitalized with Intestinal Blockage, Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty of Defrauding Investors, Court Unseals Settlement Between Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew Accuser Virginia Giuffre, C…
(2022-01-04). Thursday 1/6: Davis: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org DAVIS: Central Park, 5th Street & B Street, Davis, CA 95616 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……
(2022-01-04). Guidance from Divisional Court on Article 2 inquests. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In R (Morahan) v West London Assistant Coroner [2021] EWHC 1603 (Admin), the Divisional Court provided detailed guidance on the circumstances in which an enhanced investigation under Article 2 ECHR may be required at an inquest. Facts Tanya Morahan had a history of paranoid schizophrenia and harmful cocaine use. From mid-May 2018 she was an …
(2022-01-04). Thursday 1/6: Davis: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org DAVIS: Central Park, 5th Street & B Street, Davis, CA 95616 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……
(2022-01-04). Thursday 1/6: Half Moon Bay: January 6th Day of Remembrance & Action Vigil for Democracy & Voter Rights. indybay.org HALF MOON BAY: Sidewalk intersection at Hwy 92 and Main Street, Half Moon Bay 94019 | Please wear a mask and be vaccinated/boosted. Follow all COVID safety guidelines, especially w/ omicron variant: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/……
(2022-01-04). Monday 1/17: Conversations of King: "Give Us The Ballot" – MLK, Voting Rights, & the Urgency in 2022. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-04). Guidance from Divisional Court on Article 2 inquests. ukhumanrightsblog.com In R (Morahan) v West London Assistant Coroner [2021] EWHC 1603 (Admin), the Divisional Court provided detailed guidance on the circumstances in which an enhanced investigation under Article 2 ECHR may be required at an inquest. Facts Tanya Morahan had a history of paranoid schizophrenia and harmful cocaine use. From mid-May 2018 she was an …
(2022-01-04). Let's fight for transgender equality! cpusa.org 
The following resolution was passed by the CPUSA National Board and submitted for party-wide discussion. The demonization of transgender people in the United States is today a focal point of the far right's campaign for political and economic domination. Capitalism in the United States has always thrived on the division of working people in …
(2022-01-04). As Iran honors Qassem Soleimani, Ebrahim Raisi demands that Trump be put on trial. peoplesdispatch.org Mobilizations were held across Iran on Monday on the second anniversary of the assassination of major general Qassem Soleimani who was killed in a drone attack sanctioned by then US president Donald Trump…
(2022-01-04). US Court Bars Pentagon From Punishing Seamen for Vaccination Refusal. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A US court has prohibited the Department of Defense from sanctioning Navy personnel for their refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19, despite a vaccine mandate for the entire American military, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
(2022-01-04). US sanctions remain obstacle to Vienna talks: Ulyanov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Russia's representative to Vienna-based International Organizations says that US sanctions against Iran remain an obstacle to the ongoing sanctions removal talks between the representatives of Iran and the P4+1 group.
(2022-01-04). US Court Bars Pentagon From Punishing Seamen for Vaccination Refusal. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A US court has prohibited the Department of Defense from sanctioning Navy personnel for their refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19, despite a vaccine mandate for the entire American military, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
(2022-01-04). As Iran honors Qassem Soleimani, Ebrahim Raisi demands that Trump be put on trial. peoplesdispatch.org Mobilizations were held across Iran on Monday on the second anniversary of the assassination of major general Qassem Soleimani who was killed in a drone attack sanctioned by then US president Donald Trump…