(2022-01-07). We need prison abolition, not reform — a WW commentary. workers.org 
Nearly 2.3 million people, who are incarcerated every day in prisons, jails and detention centers in the United States, face possible death sentences while locked up during a deadly respiratory pandemic. Despite facing inhumane and unsanitary conditions, they have shown great solidarity with one another and resistance to their brutal . . . |
(2022-01-07). 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/……
(2022-01-07). 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/……
(2022-01-07). 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/……
(2022-01-07). Kazakh President to Address the Nation as Constitutional Order 'Mostly Restored in All Regions'. sputniknews.com Over 3,000 people have been detained in Kazakhstan in connection with riots, 26 armed rioters have been killed, and 18 injured in clashes with the security forces, the state-run broadcaster Khabar 24 reported on Friday, citing a source in the Interior Ministry.
(2022-01-07). The U.S. Makes a Mockery of Treaties and International Law. independentmediainstitute.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other members of the Biden Cabinet are fond of proclaiming the "rules-based international order" (RBIO) or "rules-based order" every chance they get: in press conferences, on interviews, in articles, at international fora, for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and cocktails. Along with the terms "human rights" and "democracy," the RBIO …
(2022-01-07). Tuesday 1/11: The Plan to Protect Our Democracy: Tackling Filibuster, Voting Rights, Expanding SCOTUS. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2022-01-07). 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…
(2022-01-07). Iranian, Norwegian FMs discuss bilateral ties, Vienna talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Norwegian counterpart Anniken Huitfeldt in a telephone conversation on Thursday night exchanged their views on Vienna talks for removal of anti-Iranian sanctions.
(2022-01-07). Wednesday 1/26: Supreme Court in 2022: Future of Abortion Rights, Voting Rights & Gun Control w/ LWV. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-07). Saturday 1/22: Rise Up to Defend Abortion Rights! indybay.org 11: 30am Rally Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Ave (at Larkin), San Francisco | 1: 30pm Speak Out at Civic Center, SF…
(2022-01-07). Unlocking U.S. sanctions: China signs construction & energy deals with Cuba. mronline.org 
Beijing is slowly unpicking Washington's foreign policy, sanction by sanction, country by country.
(2022-01-07). Iran seeking US serious guarantees for removal of sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) —Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says during sanctions removal talks in the Austrian capital, Tehran seeks guarantees that no further sanctions will be imposed on the country once they are removed.
(2022-01-06). 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/……
(2022-01-06). GOP Attack on "Election Fraud" Is Really an Attack on Black Voters. truthout.org 
Many events marking the first anniversary of the deadly January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are focusing on voting rights, as false claims about voter fraud have fueled Republican efforts to restrict voting access, especially for Black voters. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed Tuesday to proceed with a vote to change the filibuster rule to prevent Republicans from blocking new voting rights legislation. Professor Carol Anderson, author of White Rage and One Person, No Vote, says former Presi…
(2022-01-06). 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/……
(2022-01-06). 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/……
(2022-01-06). "White Rage" Author Carol Anderson: GOP Attack on "Election Fraud" Really an Attack on Black Voters. democracynow.org 
Many events marking the first anniversary of the deadly January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are focusing on voting rights, as false claims about voter fraud have fueled Republican efforts to restrict voting access, especially for Black voters. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed Tuesday to proceed with a vote to change the filibuster rule to prevent Republicans from blocking new voting rights legislation. Professor Carol Anderson, author of "White Rage" and "One Person, No Vote," says former President Trump's false claims about voter fraud prompted a wave in 2021 of some of the most aggressive and r…
(2022-01-06). 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…
(2022-01-06). S Korea committed to release Iran's blocked funds: Bagheri. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) — The South Korean government is committed to freeing Iran's blocked funds, and unilateral US sanctions can not justify non-payment of debts to the country, the Iranian deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri stressed.
(2022-01-06). Juzgarán a tres expolicías vinculados al asesinato del afronorteamericano George Floyd en EEUU. cubadebate.cu Medios de comunicación en Washington informaron este jueves que tres expolicías de Minneapolis, Estados Unidos, vinculados al asesinato del afronorteamericano George Floyd en mayo de 2020, irán a juicio el próximo 20 de enero por violación de derechos civiles.
(2022-01-06). Miami hearing for Alex Saab postponed to Feb. 16. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL – The hearing for Alex Saab, the Venezuelan diplomat being detained by the U.S. government, is postponed to February 16 in Miami, Florida. The delays in his case only benefit the U.S. government. Saab's lawyers are seeking a ruling on his diplomatic immunity that will end his illegal detention. | Saab is a unique man who has again and again outsmarted U.S. attempts to punish Venezuela through economic sanctions. The U.S. sanctions aim to shut down sections of the Venezuelan economy – the oil industry, mining and mineral sectors, as well as causing havoc to the water and electricity systems. However, Sa…
(2022-01-06). Mafia boss caught after 20 years following Google Maps blunder. rt.com 
Italian police have credited the app with capturing a photo of a crime group leader who'd been in hiding since 2002 | Anti-Mafia authorities in Italy have credited a Google Street View picture for revealing the location of a member of Sicily's Stidda Mafia group who escaped a Rome prison in 2002 partway through a life sentence for murder. | Gioacchino Gammino was convicted of murder and other Mafia-related crimes in 1998, and had been on Italy's list of most wanted criminals. He escaped prison three years later, during the making of a film. He was detained in the town of Galapagar, near the Spanish capital of…
(2022-01-06). Unvaccinated staff spread COVID-19 in California prisons. workers.org 
Prisoners' rights activists demonstrate in front of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sacramento. Oakland, California California state prisoners are experiencing a dangerous surge of COVID-19 infections, fueled by the omicron variant and the refusal of prison guards and contracted staff to be vaccinated, according to family members and . . . |
(2022-01-06). Monday 1/17: Conversations of King: "Give Us The Ballot" – MLK, Voting Rights, & the Urgency in 2022. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-06). McConnell-Backed Election Reform Gambit Is a Trap, Advocates Warn. truthout.org 
Since June, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his Republican caucus have filibustered three separate Democratic voting rights bills, refusing to permit even a floor debate on the legislation as GOP-led states intensify their But with Senate Democrats gearing up for yet another attempt to strengthen federal voter protections, McConnell is signal…
(2022-01-06). Police dogs pulled from duty over new animal rights law. rt.com 
Methods for controlling enforcement canines during police operations were found to contravene new German laws on animal welfare | German police have withdrawn highly trained dogs from the front line after a new law on animal rights prohibited the methods used to train and control canines when apprehending criminals. | Following a law that came into force on January 1, police dogs in Germany were put on an enforced break. The law, introduced by former agriculture minister Julia Klockner, bans the use of punitive stimuli to train or control dogs. | "We are currently unable to deploy a section of our service dogs…
(2022-01-06). Abortion Rights Activists Fight Back With Mutual Aid and Direct Action in 2022. zcomm.org Activists from around the country are not losing hope. Instead, they are strategizing about how to turn the tide…
(2022-01-06). Saturday 1/22: Rise Up to Defend Abortion Rights! indybay.org 11: 30am Rally Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Ave (at Larkin), San Francisco | 1: 30pm Speak Out at Civic Center, SF…
(2022-01-06). Ben-Gvir is Kahane's replica and a cancer in Israeli society. zcomm.org Itamar Ben-Gvir, a replica of Meir Kahane, not only has the full rights of every other MK, he has full access to all parts of the Israeli media. His only welcome mat should be on racist Channel 14gershon ba…
(2022-01-06). Wednesday 1/26: Supreme Court in 2022: Future of Abortion Rights, Voting Rights & Gun Control w/ LWV. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-06). Brook House Inquiry: Phase 1 Hearings Reviewed — Appin Mackay-Champion. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
'A bleak, poorly staffed, highly charged and toxic environment.' (Callum Tulley) The Brook House inquiry has recently concluded its first phase of hearings which took place between November 23 and December 10, 2021 at the International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC). Brook House is an Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) beside Gatwick Airport, originally managed by the private security company …
(2022-01-06). Dutch double standards: punish Palestinians, embrace Israel. electronicintifada.net Netherlands sanctions Union of Agricultural Work Committees over staff, board members' alleged political affiliation.
(2022-01-06). Afghans protest Washington's starvation strategy. wsws.org With its draconian sanctions and illegal seizure of financial assets, Washington threatens to kill more Afghans by hunger in the coming months than were slaughtered in 20 years of war.