(2022-03-14). U.S. federal agency calls on Biden to grant Major non-NATO Ally status to Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Finland Sweden. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Commission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeMarch 12, 2022 Helsinki Commission urges US President to designate Georgia, Ukraine as Major Non-NATO Allies The Helsinki Commission, an independent U.S. government agency tasked with promoting human rights and security in Europe, has called on the Biden administration to upgrade the United States' defense relationship with Ukraine. The …
(2022-03-14). Anti-war demonstrations continue in Russia, despite mass repression. wsws.org According to the Russian-language human rights project OVD-Info, which receives funding from the European Commission, 668 people had been detained in 36 cities as of the end of the day yesterday.
(2022-03-14). Raeisi condemns West silence over innocents execution by SA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) — Referring to the execution of 81 people in Saudi Arabia, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi condemned the application of double standards by Western countries and the instrumental use of the concept of human rights.
(2022-03-14). Saudi Arabia must be held to account for mass executions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) — Secretary of Iran Judiciary's Human Rights Council Kazem Gharibabadi says that Saudi Arabia has to clarify whether the 81 people executed in one single day were tried fairly or not.
(2022-03-14). On the Edge of a Nuclear Abyss. transcend.org 10 Mar 2022 – To grasp this possibility within the context of Ukraine, we need to put aside all talk of morality, rights, international law, and think in terms of great power politics. When a great power feels its existence is threatened, might makes right. You simply can't understand world politics without thinking at this level. It is a means of clarifying the causes of wars.
(2022-03-14). 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…
(2022-03-14). New Zealand government expedites law to ramp up Russian sanctions. wsws.org Under intensifying international and domestic pressure, the Labour government has passed a law under urgency enabling it to ramp up its sanctions against Russia.
(2022-03-14). Venezuela condemns Western sanctions against Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) — Venezuela condemns Western sanctions against Russia and denounces attempts to cancel the Russian culture worldwide, Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia said.
(2022-03-14). Australia announces sanctions against 33 Russian businessmen. en.mehrnews.com The Australian government is introducing new sanctions targeting 33 Russian businessmen and their family members, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Monday.
(2022-03-14). EU plans to tighten sanctions on Russian oil companies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) — The EU plans to impose sanctions against Russian oil giants Rosneft , Transneft and Gazprom Neft and block investments in fuel production, media have reported on Monday.
(2022-03-14). Vienna talks to continue non-stop: Moscow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) — The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday said that Vienna talks on the removal of anti-Iranians sanctions will continue without delay and according to the scheduled program.
(2022-03-14). Biden, Macron agree to step up sanctions against Russia. en.mehrnews.com Presidents of France and the United States agreed during their telephone conversation to step up sanction measures against Russia, the press office of the French president said in a statement on Monday.
(2022-03-13). Civilian Deaths Are Never Acceptable As A Political Price. popularresistance.org It should be an obvious truth that the deaths of civilians, and children in particular, as a result of military action can never be acceptable as a price worth paying to achieve any political aim. The most recent figures of deaths in Ukraine from The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) verified a total of 564 civilian deaths during Russia's military attack on Ukraine as of the 10th March, 2022. Of them, 41 were children. | In the worsening situation in Yemen, in the four months before the end of the human rights monitoring in October, 2021, 823 civilians were injured or killed…
(2022-03-13). Canada Must End Its Complicity in Colombia's Grave Human Rights Situation. orinocotribune.com
(2022-03-13). Mass executions in Saudi Arabia 'against human principles'. en.mehrnews.com Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman called the recent mass executions in Saudi Arabia as a gross violation of basic principles of human rights and international law and contrary to the human principles.
(2022-03-13). Russian Warplanes Conducted Intensive Armed Patrols Over Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On March 13, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted intensive armed patrols over the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where a number of terrorist groups are present and active. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, fully-armed warplanes flew over the entire region for hours starting from the early morning. | The intensive Russian…
(2022-03-13). Community car caravan supports Minneapolis educators' strike. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On March 12 a car caravan brought honks of solidarity to Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) negotiating committee members while they were in talks with the school district administration at the Davis Center after a week of being on strike. | Organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) and Asamblea de Derechos Civiles, the caravan started on Lake Street in the heart of immigrant communities of south Minneapolis. The cars in the caravan were adorned with signs supporting Minneapolis Public Schools educators who are on strike for the safe, secure and fully-funded sch…
(2022-03-13). 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.
(2022-03-13). Turkey won't join western sanctions against Russia: FM. en.mehrnews.com Turkey will not join the sanctions of several Western countries against Russia due to a special operation in Ukraine, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on Sunday.
(2022-03-13). Russian and US Oligarchs Funnel Money to Charity for Personal and Political Gain. truthout.org 
Russian oligarchs close to President Vladimir Putin are facing renewed scrutiny and sanctions. These oligarchs have shifted trillions of wealth out of their mother country to offshore tax havens, with holdings in U.K. and U.S. real estate and other investments. But they are also funneling millions into U.S. charities. | Russian oligarch donations, whether intentional or not, cast a rosier glow on the oligarchs' own reputations; keep them connected to powerful Americans even when their com…
(2022-03-13). Russia Threatens Its Enemies with a Tsunami of Sanctions. libya360.wordpress.com Elijah J. Magnier Gas still continues to flow into Europe through the Yamal-Europe pipeline, Blu stream 1 and 2, Nord-Stream 1 and Turkstream despite the undeclared war between the U.S. and its European allies on Russia in the territories of Ukraine. However, the West has found an adversary that has many cards to play and…
(2022-03-13). Palestinian Refugee Families expelled from Israel can't Come Home, but 100K Ukrainians Admitted. juancole.com By Ramona Wadi | — ( Middle East Monitor )- Once again, Israel feels entitled to play the humanitarian card, with only Palestinians pointing out its selectivity when it comes to opening its doors to refugees. In February, The Jerusalem Post reported that 10,000 Jewish Ukrainian refugees would be entering Israel. The move was confirmed …