(2022-02-11). Civilian casualties nearly doubled in Yemen since end of UN-mandated international monitoring. peoplesdispatch.org The Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen was first formed in 2017 to monitor the human rights violations and war crimes being committed by the parties in the war in Yemen. The UN Human Rights Council failed to renew its mandate in October 2021…
(2022-02-11). Union election rematch: Bessemer workers continue to fight Amazon's anti-labor campaign. liberationnews.org 
Voting is now underway at Amazon's fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama after the NLRB ordered a second union election on the grounds that the company grossly violated workers' rights in the first vote…
(2022-02-11). One month after deadly Bronx fire tenants honor the victims & rally for their rights. liberationnews.org 
"One month since the fire, there isn't a single authority here. Not the Governor, not the Bronx Borough President, not Mayor [Eric] Adams…They only call for their cameras and then leave," said 40-year-old Twin Parks resident Milagros Colón.
(2022-02-11). Saturday 2/26: Noted Indigenous and Prisoner Rights Advocate Lenny Foster. indybay.org Zoom Webinar Registration: us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_dXFlyEK4TwuAJvywNY1Pqg…
(2022-02-11). Monday 2/14: League of Women Voters 102nd Birthday: Virtual Action Rally for Voting Rights & Democracy. indybay.org Virtual action rally for voting rights and democracy…
(2022-02-11). Tehran, Moscow developing mechanism against sanctions. en.mehrnews.com The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Tehran and Moscow are creating a mechanism to protect the two countries trade and financial exchanges from the threat of sanctions.
(2022-02-10). Continuing US-led economic blockade provokes North Korean missile tests. wsws.org North Korea's economy has suffered from years of sanctions, now compounded by the global pandemic.
(2022-02-10). Human Rights Watch chronicles use of secret arbitrary detentions in Tunisia. peoplesdispatch.org The rights group called upon the Tunisian government to immediately stop the use of secret arbitrary detentions, first introduced during the state of emergency imposed in 2015 to crush dissent in the country…
(2022-02-10). More Than 30 ISIS Terrorists Killed Or Wounded In Russian Airstrikes On Central Syria. southfront.org 
Su-25 aircrafts in Syria. FILE IMAGE: Vadim Grishankin/Russian Defense Ministry Press and Information Office/TASS | On February 10, at least nine terrorists of ISIS were killed when warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) targeted hideouts of the terrorist group in Syria's central region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The London-based monitoring group said that the hideouts were located in the outskirts of the town of Ithriyah in the eastern Hama countryside and near the town of al…
(2022-02-10). Yemen: January Saw Highest Civilian Casualties in Saudi Air War Since 2016. news.antiwar.com A monthly summary from According to the data, 139 civilians were killed by Saudi air raids, and another 287 were wounded. It was the highest number of civilian casualties recorded in a single month since October 2016. | The deadliest air raid of the month hit a migrant detention facility in Sadaa on January 21st, which killed at least 91 civilians and wounded at le…
(2022-02-10). The Most Racist Supreme Court Cases You've Probably Never Heard Of. aclu.org Over 100 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a series of rulings known as the Insular Cases that still prevent millions of people — overwhelmingly, people of color — from accessing certain constitutional rights and protections. These rulings continue to uphold systemic racism today. | In the Insular Cases, the Supreme Court spoke to whether, and to what extent, the rights and protections guaranteed by the Constitution applied to residents in the then-new territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. In this string of cases decided from 1901 to 1922, the court described the territories…
(2022-02-10). Supreme Court OKs Alabama state government plot against Black voters. liberationnews.org 
With a slew of high-profile cases the Supreme Court is slated to hear this year, it is increasingly clear that the rightwing justices will use every opportunity to take away key rights won by mass movements and move us backwards to greater inequality.
(2022-02-10). Police repress workers' protest for living wages in Port au Prince and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at protests by textile workers in Port au Prince, Wet'suwet'en activists' report to the UN on rights violations by Canada, and more…
(2022-02-10). Selected Articles: Brian Peckford, Signatory of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, on Trudeau and the COVID-19 Mandates. globalresearch.ca 
By Watch Brian Peckford speaking to a crowd in December 2021 on Trudeau's vaccine mandate and the …
(2022-02-10). National Day Of Action: Love To Afghanistan. popularresistance.org After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, Peace Action welcomed the withdrawal of troops from the country and an end to the war. | Yet when the United States military pulled out of Afghanistan, the Biden administration also responded by choking off assets to Afghan banks and the economy by freezing the reserves of the Afghan Central Bank held in the U.S. They also imposed sanctions on those doing business with Afghanistan and cut aid. Jobs and income disappeared, people cannot afford to buy food and mass starvation is now occurring. | The Afghan people are suffering now more than ever. Hunger could kill more now than…
(2022-02-10). West Virginia Students Stage Walkout After School Hosts Christian Revival. truthout.org 
On Wednesday, more than 100 students at Huntington High School in Huntington, West Virginia, staged a walkout to protest a school-sanctioned religious revival that some of their teachers required them to attend. | Earlier this week, teachers told students that during a non-instructive class period called COMPASS,
(2022-02-10). US Senate at 'Impasse' Over Nord Stream 2 Sanctions in Anti-Russia Bill, Menendez Says. sputniknews.com The US Congress has prepared what Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) called "the mother of all sanctions" bills against Russia, which would aim to cripple the Russian economy by punishing nations who would continue trading with Moscow if Russian troops invaded Ukraine.
(2022-02-10). Diaspora Group Warns Sanctions Bill Advanced to House Floor Will 'Destroy Ethiopian-US Relations'. sputniknews.com When the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) announced a complete withdrawal to Tigray in mid-December, the Ethiopian government began a national dialogue on reconciliation. However, it has rejected negotiations with the designated terrorist group, saying it must recognize the sovereignty of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government.
(2022-02-10). Commerce Ministry denounces U.S. sanctions. ecns.cn The United States should remove additional tariffs and sanctions on China as soon as possible, Commerce Ministry spokesperson Gao Feng said at a news briefing on Thursday.
(2022-02-10). US Senate Mulls Sanctions Against Russia for Alleged Cyberattacks on Ukraine, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee is contemplating introducing sanctions against Russia for alleged cyberattacks against Ukraine amid a protracted debate on the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022 in the US Congress, Politico reported on Thursday.
(2022-02-10). Colorado wildlife sanctuary honors Year of the Tiger. america.cgtn.com 
This Lunar New Year brings in the year of the Tiger, see how Colorado wildlife sanctuary is helping protect endangered tigers.