Daily Archives: March 12, 2022

2022-03-12: News Headlines

sputniknews (2022-03-12). Russia Warns West Convoys With Foreign Weapons for Ukraine Are Legit Military Targets. sputniknews.com Relations between Russia and the US have plunged to a new low since Washington imposed massive sanctions against the Russian financial sector and economy in response to the Kremlin's decision to launch a special military operation in Ukraine.

sputniknews (2022-03-12). UK Drivers May Face 'Unbelievably High Prices on Forecourts'. sputniknews.com Last Sunday, oil prices jumped to $130 a barrel, reaching their highest level in 14 years, amid reports of the US planning a ban on energy imports from Russia. Shortly thereafter, the ban was announced by President Joe Biden, as part of America's new "severe" anti-Russian sanctions over Moscow's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine.

Andrew Emett (2022-03-12). Former sheriff sentenced to prison for assaulting detainees. nationofchange.org "When former Sheriff Boen brutally assaulted individuals in his custody and violated their civil rights, it impacted all Arkansans and their trust in authorities."

Campus Observer (2022-03-12). March for Abortion Rights in Berkeley: "This was Just the Beginning!" indybay.org Videos and photos of long and loud march that followed a rally on March 8, International Women's Day. | Videos are 15 to 27 seconds long…

ecns.cn (2022-03-12). China unveils first self-developed commercial maglev 3.0 train. ecns.cn China's first commercial maglev 3.0 train, with completely independent intellectual property rights, completed a series of tests in Shanghai on Thursday.

Campus Observer (2022-03-12). Sproul Plaza, Historic Site of Free Speech Movement, Setting for Abortion Rights Action. indybay.org On International Women's Day, drum beats drove a spirited protest for abortion rights in UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza, an important site of the 1960's free speech movement.

ecns.cn (2022-03-12). U.S. to revoke Russia's most-favored nation status amid Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn The U.S. government will revoke Russia's most-favored nation trade status amid the Ukraine crisis, the White House said Friday, noting that it will work with Group of Seven (G7) countries and the European Union to roll out new sanctions.

Staff (2022-03-12). US sanctions no longer affect Iran: AEOI chief. en.mehrnews.com Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami said that the US sanctions no longer affect the country.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-11). Russophobia and Discrimination the New Pandemic. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and, endowed as they are with reason and conscience, should behave towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Universal Declaration of Human Rights It is unworthy for countries that claim to be "civilized" or that call themselves "developed"…

Staff (2022-03-11). 11 March, Online Event: Before the Palestine 6, There Were the Holy Land 5: A Discussion on "Terror" Designation of Human Rights Groups in Palestine and the U.S. samidoun.net Friday 11 March 11: 30 am Pacific/2: 30 pm Eastern/9: 30 pm Palestine Watch on Patreon: patreon.com/civilfreedoms Or register on Zoom: bit.ly/HLF5Webinar Organized by the Coalition for Civil Freedoms Before the Palestine 6, There Were the Holy Land 5: A Discussion on "Terror" Designation of Human Rights Groups in Palestine and the U.S. Last October, the world was …

Kit Klarenberg (2022-03-11). The Uyghur Podcast Brought to You by a CIA Torture Propagandist. covertactionmagazine.com On February 2nd, eagle-eyed pro-China activist Arnaud Bertrand revealed that WEghur Stories, a podcast "working to create a conversation within …

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-03-11). Following outrage, Guatemalan president reverses controversial "Life and Family Protection" bill. peoplesdispatch.org On March 8, International Women's Day, millions of women around the world took to the streets to demand dignity, equality, and freedom. On the very same day, the Guatemalan Congress approved a regressive bill that directly violated women's rights. | The unicameral parliament of Guatemala passed the "Life and Family Protection" bill with an overwhelming majority: 101 votes in favor, 8 against, with 51 legislators absent. The bill would have increased prison sentences for women who have abortions from three years to between five and twenty-five years, and imposed penalties of up to fifty years in prison for doctors…

Jim Spellman (2022-03-11). Midterm primaries begin in U.S. as voting rights tug of war continues. america.cgtn.com Voting laws are a major issue in the U.S. with confidence in the electoral system at an all-time low. Midterm elections are around the corner, and this year is make or break for Democrats and Republicans. Find out more.

Fight Back (2022-03-11). Grand Rapids, MI: FRSO rallies for reproductive rights on International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – On March 8, International Women's Day, Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) in Michigan organized a rally attended by 20 community members in defense of reproductive rights. Assembling in downtown Grand Rapids, speakers included Olivia Lashley in FRSO; Aly the Activist, chairwoman of the Royal Black Panther Party of Grand Rapids and Charli Karnstein, a member of the local Socialist Alternative chapter. | The rally was hosted by Barbara Howard, a member of FRSO, who began with a call for a united front to combat the attacks on abortion rights by the far right in Texas, Mississippi and Flo…

ecns.cn (2022-03-11). U.S. urged not to harm China's legitimate interests in handling ties with Russia. ecns.cn A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday the United States should not undermine China's legitimate rights and interests in handling with ties with Russia, otherwise China will make firm and resolute responses.

Staff (2022-03-11). Venezuela: Economic World War Already Underway via Sanctions, Let's Hope it Doesn't Become a Nuclear Conflict. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, once again gave his opinion on the delicate situation that exists between Russia, Ukraine and the countries of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). "The world war has already started: it started economically. Our concern is that it does not escalate further. Our call is for the economic war not to escalate further into a military war or a nuclear war, which is the worst outcome for humanity and for the survival of our species on this planet." | These comments were made this Wednesday, March 9, during a broadcast from the headquarters of Inveval, a worker-controlled…

Staff (2022-03-11). Beijing Warns of Harsh Response if US Sanctions Chinese Companies. orinocotribune.com Beijing intends to retaliate with harsh measures if Washington imposes unilateral coercive measures—euphemistically called "sanctions"—on China due to the discord between Russia and the United States over the Ukraine conflict, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Thursday, March 10. | "In the process of establishing relations with the Russian Federation, the United States does not have the right to impose so-called sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals," the spokesperson said at a press conference. "If it does, China will give a firm and serious response." | Accordin…

Ana Perdigón (2022-03-11). Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez & Russia's Sergey Lavrov Meet in Turkey. orinocotribune.com In order to deepen their cooperative alliance and mutual respect, the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a meeting this Thursday, March 10, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov. The encounter occurred just a few days after the White House sent an official delegation to Caracas in order to alleviate the disruption in oil supplies caused by the recent unilateral and illegal economic coercive measures (euphemistically called sanctions) issued by the US against Russia. | The meeting took place on the eve of Rodríguez's participation in the 2nd Antalya Diplomati…

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (2022-03-11). Khury Petersen-Smith on Economic Sanctions, Greg LeRoy on Amazon Subsidies. fair.org Institute for Policy Studies ( This week on CounterSpin: Russia's horrendous invasion of

WSWS (2022-03-11). The NATO campaign against Russia will drive escalating class struggle across the world. wsws.org The disastrous global impact of the sanctions regime against Russia and the gutting of social spending to pay for the military will drive explosive struggles, in which mass anger will intersect with the growing radicalization which is already underway as a consequence of the pandemic.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-11). Russian Oil Sanctions: The Coming Energy Catastrophe. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Alexander Novak, warned this Monday, March 7, that the ban on Russian oil imports would have "catastrophic" consequences for the world market. In fact, the sanctions that Western countries are imposing on Moscow for the special military operation it is carrying out in Ukraine have…

JANET (2022-03-11). U.S. sanctions: an act of war against workers. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel March 9, 2022 Mass media in the United States and throughout the countries of Western Europe are exhaustively and intensely depicting the suffering of the Ukrainian people as Ukraine confronts the Russian army. It is the U.S. and its NATO proxy who have now broadened the war being fought in Ukraine. What the media is not covering is the impact of this war on the working and poor people inside Russia. Workers at a Moscow bank attempt to gain access to their money tied up by U.S. sanctions, March 1. In an alliance with the most economically powerful capitalist governments and their central banks, the U…

Thomas Piketty (2022-03-11). Sanction the oligarchs, not the people! indybay.org It is time to develop a new kind of sanctions. They must be targeted specifically at the oligarchs who have become wealthy as a result of the regime. This would require the establishment of an international financial registry, a measure that will not please the Western wealthy.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-11). EU military aid to Ukraine to exceed $1 billion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 11, 2022 EU to boost military support to Kyiv, mulling new sanctions European Union leaders said Friday they will continue applying pressure on Russia by drafting a new set of sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine while stepping up military support for Kyiv. The EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said …

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