(2022-04-29). Arrests, kidnappings and 'decommunization' in Ukraine. workers.org 
The Western corporate media has been working overtime to demonize and disparage Russian President Vladimir Putin following the Feb. 24 Russian intervention in Ukraine. Whenever imperialist powers have their scopes set on overthrowing a sovereign government, they tend to follow a predictable trend, such as crying foul over "human rights," . . . |
(2022-04-29). Easter Executions Mar Colombia's Hopes for Peace. orinocotribune.com 
By James Patrick Jordan — Apr 26, 2022 | Death squads don't take breaks for holidays or holy days. Anyone who has followed the ups and downs of Colombia's war and peace, repression and struggle, will know that right around the week before and after Christmas and the New Year, and, again, Easter and Holy week, there often occurs a surge in assaults on social leaders, human rights defenders, and ex-combatants. Frequently during these times, death squads threaten their targets and defend their brutality by appealing to perverse notions of patriotism and morality, dressing up their terrorism in cloaks of duty, f…
(2022-04-29). Misión de ONU en Colombia destaca valentía de víctimas que acudieron a audiencia sobre falsos positivos. telesurtv.net La Misión de ONU aseveró que esta audiencia, así como las demás anunciadas por la JEP, "son pasos decisivos para garantizar los derechos de las víctimas".
(2022-04-29). Georgia: Solidarity rally held for heroic hunger-striking ICE detainees. liberationnews.org 
The hunger strike sends a powerful message to those in power—that despite everything—in the most difficult circumstances—the people will unite across nationalities and fight injustice.
(2022-04-29). Komala terrorist group dismantled in Iran's Kordestan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — Iranian intelligence service detained the members of the Komala terrorist group in Kordestan Province.
(2022-04-29). "Libs of TikTok" and the right's war on public education. nationofchange.org This seems like the ultimate end game of all these attacks on public education.
(2022-04-29). Single fist: Turkey backs "brothers" in Azerbaijan, Aegean, Mediterranean, Cyprus, Libya — DM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 28, 2022 Hulisi Akar: "We continue to support our Azerbaijani brothers" We continue to support our Azerbaijani brothers shoulder to shoulder with a single fist, said Hulusi Akar, Turkish National Defense Minister, APA reports. "The realization of our rights and interests of our brothers and friends, including us, continues in the Aegean …
(2022-04-28). Outrageous: Bashir al-Khairy's administrative detention extended for six more months. Take action for freedom! samidoun.net 
On Thursday, 28 April, Israeli occupation forces renewed the administrative detention of Palestinian leader, lawyer, leftist and human rights defender Bashir al-Khairy for an additional six months. His fellow prisoners have already announced escalating steps of protest to demand his immediate release, and the extension of his detention comes two days after reports that 80-year-old …
(2022-04-28). Human rights attorney Steven Donziger released after nearly 1,000 days in arbitrary detention. wsws.org After he was released from home confinement on Monday, Donziger vowed to continue the fight to force Chevron to comply with the terms of a $9.5 billion lawsuit won in 2011 on behalf of 30,000 people living in the Ecuadorian rainforest.
(2022-04-28). ONU concluye que exjuez fue parcial en juicio contra Lula. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el Comité de DD.HH. de ONU, los derechos políticos del exjefe de Estado fueron violados.
(2022-04-28). Madeleine Albright's Funeral Buried Her Legacy Of War-Making And Deceit. popularresistance.org It's fitting that Joe Biden and Bill and Hillary Clinton should eulogize Madeleine Albright at the mammoth Episcopalian institution calling itself the "National Cathedral". After all, just last year, Albright eulogized fellow war maker, "trailblazer" and fellow Episcopalian Colin Powell there for his "honesty, dignity, loyalty and an unshakable commitment to his calling and word." | Albright, Biden and the Clintons covered for each other's criminal war making — and ultimately, they all enabled and covered for Republican criminality as well. All showed they were capable of murderous deceits. | It sparked som…
(2022-04-28). ICJ Rules in Favor of Nicaragua in Maritime Case Against Colombia. orinocotribune.com On April 21, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in favor of Nicaragua and against Colombia in the maritime case "Alleged Violations of Sovereign Rights and Maritime Spaces in the Caribbean Sea." With ten votes in favor and 5 against, the majority of judges at the ICJ sided with Nicaragua, ruling that Colombia violated Nicaragua's sovereign rights by trying to control fishing activities and interfering with maritime research in parts of the Caribbean sea that are within Nicaragua's exclusive economic zone. The United Nations' court, by 9 to 6 votes, also ordered Colombia to immediately cease patrolling…
(2022-04-28). Rights groups condemn life sentence to Turkish philanthropist-activist Osman Kavala. peoplesdispatch.org Osman Kavala and seven others were sentenced to long terms in prison on charges of "conspiring to overthrow the government" during the 2013 Gezi protests and involvement in the 2016 coup attempt…
(2022-04-28). Florida repeals Disney's special tax status. america.cgtn.com 
Florida is proving fertile ground for a spate of culture wars, pitting its Republican governor against Democrats and progressives, even Disney. The entertainment giant is the governor's latest target following its public stand on the rights and safety of the LGBTQ community.
(2022-04-28). Biden looking to delay end to Title 42 mass expulsions of migrants at US-Mexico border. wsws.org The use of Title 42 as a "border security" measure is a flagrant violation of international and domestic law. It effectively overturns the right to asylum along with all other legal rights of migrants.
(2022-04-28). Venezuela Asks International Labor Organization to Study Effects of Sanctions on Workers. orinocotribune.com The government of Venezuela held a meeting with representatives of the International Labor Organization (ILO), as part of the Social Dialogue Forum that is being hosted in Caracas during April 25-28. | Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez urged the ILO representatives to start an investigation regarding the economic hardships endured by countries on which unilateral coercive measures have been imposed by the US with the association of its Western allies. | Rodríguez stated that the investigation should ask: "What happens to sanctioned workers in those countries? How does the blockade affect employers a…