(2022-01-21). 500K jobs lost, starvation looms as US holds Afghan funds hostage. nationofchange.org As a report published Wednesday revealed the loss of over 500,000 jobs since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan last August, critics of the Biden administration's policy of economic sanctions and freezing billions of dollars in Afghan government funds renewed warnings of a "U.S.-fueled genocide" in the starving, suffering, war-torn nation. "The Taliban barely fired …
(2022-01-21). Democrats' pretend fight on voting rights comes to its predictable end. wsws.org The Biden administration and the Democratic congressional leadership have used the voting rights legislation in a cynical effort to mobilize black and other minority voters to go the polls in 2022.
(2022-01-21). Another Nail in the Coffin of American Democracy. zcomm.org After giving the 'deep six' to Biden's Build Back Better bill last month, Democrat Senators Manchin & Sinema followed up with a coup d' grace for Voting Rights too. Both desperately needed bills are now DOA…
(2022-01-21). US sanctions anti-NATO Ukrainian politicians. rt.com 
The Biden administration accused the two opposition politicians of working for Moscow to undermine Ukraine's Western-backed government | The US Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned two Ukrainian MPs — Taras Kozak and Oleg Voloshyn — and two former officials — Volodymyr Oliynyk and Vladimir Sivkovich, accusing them of participating in a Moscow-backed conspiracy to destabilize the pro-Western government of Volodymyr Zelensky. | "Russia has directed its intelligence services to recruit current and former Ukrainian government officials to prepare to take over the government of Ukraine and to c…
(2022-01-21). Mapuche Political Prisoners Denounce Punitive Sentencing. itsgoingdown.org 
As young people, we are here in the dungeons of this prison, enduring this unjust sentence given to us by a state-sanctioned court. For us Mapuches, there is no justice, only racism. For the poor Chileans it is the same. We all know that in this country justice is for the rich who manage all of the capital.
(2022-01-21). HK's prosperity, stability brook no interference: commissioner's office of Chinese foreign ministry in HK. ecns.cn The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday strongly disapproved of and firmly rejected the so-called Hong Kong-related resolution of the European Parliament, which smeared Hong Kong's democracy and freedom, called for sanctions against central government and HKSAR government officials, and asked for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
(2022-01-21). Denuncian asesinato de otro líder social en Arauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz informó que la víctima fue identificada como José Avelino Pérez Ortiz, líder de la Fundación de Derechos Humanos Joel Sierra.
(2022-01-21). Thursday 1/20: Call to Action: Twitter Storm Demanding Immigrant Rights w/ United We Dream. indybay.org Online action for immigrant rights…
(2022-01-20). Iran's Raisi Reiterates Opposition to Nukes, Predicts NATO's Collapse. sputniknews.com The Iranian president arrived in Moscow on a two-day state visit on Wednesday at the invitation of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. During their talks, the two leaders discussed bilateral ties, US sanctions, the Iran nuclear deal, joint anti-terrorism cooperation in Syria, and measures to create "synergy in cooperation" against the West.
(2022-01-20). Headlines for January 20, 2022. democracynow.org Voting Rights Bill Dies in Senate as Democrats Manchin & Sinema Allow GOP Filibuster, Biden Predicts Russia Will Invade Ukraine, Says Putin "Will Regret Having Done It", Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Bid to Shield Records from January 6 Committee, Global Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High, Czech Singer Hana Horkad Dies After Deliberately Infecting Herself with Coronavirus, West Virginia's Republican Governor Urges Vaccinations After Bout of COVID-19, Florida Health Dept. Puts Top Official on Leave for Promoting COVID Vaccine to Staff , Aid Flights Land in Volcano-Stricken Tonga Amid Water Shortages, Threat of COVI…
(2022-01-20). People's Action: Our Democracy is in Freefall. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action released the following statement by Campaigns Director Sondra Youdelman after voting rights legislation and the filibuster rule change both failed in the Senate: "The senators who blocked this legislation have abandoned the millions of people who live in states where extremists are attacking voting rights and fair …
(2022-01-20). Setback for Democracy: Manchin & Sinema Join Senate Republicans to Block Voting Rights Legislation. democracynow.org 
As President Biden marked one year in office this week, conservative Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema joined with Republican senators to block a proposed change to filibuster rules that would have allowed two voting rights bills to move forward, foreclosing the chance to stop hundreds of anti-voting laws passed after the 2020 election. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders blasted his colleagues for opposing the rules change, and Georgia's Raphael Warnock likened the fight for voting rights to the civil rights movement. We air excerpts from their speeches.
(2022-01-20). Ralph Nader: Biden's First Year Proves He Is Still a "Corporate Socialist" Beholden to Big Business. democracynow.org 
As President Biden marks one year in office, we speak with former four-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader and The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel, who say Biden has failed so far to sell his agenda to the American people and bring about the transformative policy he campaigned on — from quelling the pandemic to passing his landmark Build Back Better legislation. The two also critique the U.S. mainstream press for asking "war-inciting questions," with Nader saying "the self-censorship of the press is overwhelming."
(2022-01-20). Some Believe Focus On Voting Rights Is Tricknology And A Distraction Ploy Against Black America. moguldom.com Black voters are finding themselves blindsided once again. Hopes of the voting rights bill being pushed through have been dashed along with hopes that the Biden administration will help push through the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 police reform bill and the longstanding reparations study bill HR 40. Biden and the Democrats …
(2022-01-20). Amid 'Slow-Motion Coup,' Manchin and Sinema Help GOP Sink Voting Rights. commondreams.org "Biden can't be the climate leader he claims to be when he is actively conducting major lease sales and lobbying oil states to produce more fossil fuels," said the youth-led Sunrise Movement.
(2022-01-20). Monday 1/17: MLK Day Deliver for Voting Rights Rally in Washington D. C. (livestream). indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2022-01-20). Senate Republicans, after stormy debate, sink voting rights bill. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Catering to their white nationalist Donald Trump constituents and the corporate contributors who fund GOP campaigns, the Senate's 50 Republicans sent the two big voting rights bills down the drain again. What Republicans failed to do in the Senate yesterday, however, was stop a coast-to-coast coalition of groups ranging from the Poor Peoples Campaign and …
(2022-01-20). As Voting Advocates Talk About Election Reform, GOP-Led Battleground States Are Busy Restricting Voting. independentmediainstitute.org The failure of major federal voting rights legislation in the Senate has left civil rights advocates saying they are determined to keep fighting—including by suing in battleground states. But the little bipartisan consensus that exists on election reform would, at best, lead to much narrower legislation that is unlikely to address state-level GOP efforts now …
(2022-01-20). Police Arrest Rep. Jamaal Bowman During Voting Rights Protest at the Capitol. truthout.org 
Capitol Police arrested progressive lawmaker Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-New York) after he joined a demonstration for voting rights at the Capitol on Thursday, according to his office. "Today, Congressman Jamaal Bowman joined a voting rights non-violent direct action at the North Barricade of the U.S. Capitol Building and was arrested by the U.S. Capitol Police," …
(2022-01-20). Voting Rights Legislation, Filibuster Changes Fail to Pass in the Senate. truthout.org 
Federal voting rights legislation died in the Senate on Wednesday night after Democrats failed to unite their caucus behind a plan to change the filibuster rule, which would have allowed them to circumvent GOP opposition to the bill. | Had a simple majority vote been allowed to advance the bill,
(2022-01-20). Documentary reveals horrible U.S. human rights abuses. ecns.cn Danish Radio's documentary The Search for Myself accuses the U.S. intelligence agency, the CIA, of supporting experiments on 311 Danish children in the early 1960s. Many of them were adopted or orphans and were unknowingly used in the secret experiments.
(2022-01-20). Car Bomb Attack Leaves One Dead & 3 Injured in Colombia. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Colombia's Social and Popular Political Mass Movement (CPSMM) reported that a car bomb attack against the Joel Sierra Human Rights Foundation (JSHRF) in Saravena municipality in the Arauca department killed one citizen and injured three others. | RELATED: | "We cannot allow that the intolerance of illegal armed groups continues to affect the peace of the Saravena municipality's community," the JSHRF stated, addin…
(2022-01-20). After Recurrent Delays, Trial Of Software Developer And Activist Ola Bini Set To Begin. popularresistance.org The trial against Ola Bini, Swedish software developer and digital rights activist, is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, January 19, and continue for three days. The long-awaited trial comes after multiple delays, recusal of judges, documented harassment and surveillance of Bini, and constant shifting of charges from the prosecution leading to serious allegations of political interference in the case.
(2022-01-20). Trial Of Software Developer And Activist Ola Bini Set To Begin. popularresistance.org The trial against Ola Bini, Swedish software developer and digital rights activist, is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, January 19, and continue for three days. The long-awaited trial comes after multiple delays, recusal of judges, documented harassment and surveillance of Bini, and constant shifting of charges from the prosecution leading to serious allegations of political interference in the case. | In the meanwhile, digital rights advocacy groups and progressive media outlets are pushing for the Ecuadorian authorities to ensure a fair trial, that is not only free from political interference, but also made in…
(2022-01-20). Patel Defeated In The Lords But The Battle To Kill The Bill Continues. popularresistance.org On Monday night the House of Lords inflicted a series of bruising defeats on the government's Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, irreversibly sinking some of its worst aspects. In defiance of the anti-protest nature of the bill, demonstrators outside made so much noise it resonated inside the chamber while the Lords voted against the government on 14 separate counts. | But this is not the end of the road. Kill the Bill protesters celebrating this victory must keep piling on the pressure – this attack on civil liberties and our fundamental democratic rights needs to be defeated in its entirety. | The bill,…
(2022-01-20). Priti Patel Defeated In The Lords But The Battle To Kill The Bill Continues. popularresistance.org On Monday night the House of Lords inflicted a series of bruising defeats on the government's Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, irreversibly sinking some of its worst aspects. In defiance of the anti-protest nature of the bill, demonstrators outside made so much noise it resonated inside the chamber while the Lords voted against the government on 14 separate counts. | But this is not the end of the road. Kill the Bill protesters celebrating this victory must keep piling on the pressure – this attack on civil liberties and our fundamental democratic rights needs to be defeated in its entirety.
(2022-01-20). 22 January, Canberra: Free Ahmad Saadat! Join an action in solidarity with the struggles of all Palestinian Prisoners! samidoun.net 
Saturday, 22 January 2 pm Garema Place, Civic Canberra, Australia Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/2021889451321806 Palestinian prisoners are consistently engaged in a difficult struggle inside Israeli jails against arbitrary laws and unrestrained brutality. Prisoners are regularly forced to go beyond the accepted limits of human endurance to assert their dignity and the most basic of rights, often with …
(2022-01-20). Supreme Court invited to consider secondary victim claims. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Paul & Ors v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2022] EWCA Civ 12 (13 January 2022) The Court of Appeal dismissed a set of claims for psychiatric injury on the basis of prior binding authority, but indicated that the issue is suitable for consideration by the Supreme Court. Background The judgment concerns three linked appeals …
(2022-01-20). More officers are brought to trial for George Floyd's death. america.cgtn.com 
The U.S. federal trial of three former police officers involved in George Floyd's death began in the U.S. state of Minnesota on Thursday. They are charged with abusing their positions to deprive Floyd of his civil rights. CGTN's Dan Williams reports.
(2022-01-20). Ecuador: Digital rights activist Ola Bini goes to trial. greenleft.org.au The trial of Swedish software developer and digital rights activist Ola Bini, began on January 19 in Ecuador, reports People's Dispatch.
(2022-01-20). Thursday 1/20: Call to Action: Twitter Storm Demanding Immigrant Rights w/ United We Dream. indybay.org Online action for immigrant rights…
(2022-01-20). UCC investigating NBS, 21 other TV stations for airing copyrighted content. plusnews.ug 
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is investigating 23 TV stations following complaints that they have been broadcasting copyrighted content without permission, in contravention of the Copyrights and Neighbouring Rights Act 2006. The Communications regulator in a statement says they recently wrote to the stations, demanding that they immediately stop and desist from any further broadcasting of …
(2022-01-20). Outsourced hospital guards campaign for pay equality at London hospital. peoplesdispatch.org Outsourced security guards at the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London have been demanding rights, pay and other benefits on par with the in-house National Health Service (NHS) workers…
(2022-01-20). Venezuela: Gasoline and Crude Production on the Rise While Inflation Slows Down. venezuelanalysis.com PDVSA will face challenges to continue ramping up production as US sanctions block the state company from international markets.
(2022-01-20). U.S. delegation to Nicaragua demands 'End U.S. sanctions!'. workers.org 
Delegates from Labor Against Racism and War and Workers World Party with members of the ATC (Asociación de Trabajadores del Campo), Managua. Managua, Nicaragua Members of anti-imperialist organizations from around the U.S. travelled to Nicaragua during the week of Jan. 10 to observe the inauguration of President Daniel Ortega and . . . |
(2022-01-20). Anti-Chavista Economist Demonstrates Link Between Illegal Sanctions & Drop in Oil Production. orinocotribune.com 
A recent study by anti-Chavista economist Francisco Rodríguez confirmed the negative effects that illegal sanctions imposed by the United States government had on the drop in Venezuelan oil production from 2017 to 2020. | Rodríguez mentioned via Twitter that he was interviewed by renowned US journalist Anya Parampil, during which he summarized the conclusions of his report, "Sanctions, Economic Actions and the Venezuelan Crisis." | The director of the Petróleo por Venezuela Foundation stated that the document addresses the financial impact of unilateral coercive measures. It also outlines recommendations to prote…
(2022-01-20). DPRK to resume hard-line policy towards Washington after new U.S. sanctions. ecns.cn The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) decided to make more thorough preparation for a long-term confrontation with the United States, who has announced fresh sanctions against it.
(2022-01-20). China-Iran Strategic Cooperation Changes the Balance of Power. journal-neo.org 
There has been a marked shift in the balance of power in the world as the US has recently intensified its attempts to regain world domination, including through sanctions against countries trying to demonstrate their independence from Washington. And in this respect, Beijing's attempt to create a multipolar world based on an alliance with countries …