Daily Archives: September 3, 2022

2022-09-03: News Headlines

_____ (2022-09-03). US is "Concerned" about a Rapprochement between Russia and Iran. journal-neo.org Despite the steps taken by Washington in recent years to isolate Iran from the outside world, and despite the imposition of crippling sanctions, Iran continues to lead an active foreign policy. And those policies are not confined to opposing the USA's attempts to isolate it. Tehran is also concerned to counter the policies of certain …

____ (2022-09-03). Retired police officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for actions related to U.S. Capitol breach. ecns.cn A retired New York police Department officer was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon and related charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Oneworld.press (2022-09-03). Lavrov Explained Why The US Hasn't Successfully Pressured India Into Sanctioning Russia. oneworld.press The failure of the US' pressure campaign against India is instructive because it serves as an example for why its related efforts against other major countries haven't succeeded as well.

Staff (2022-09-03). Iranian nation, government not to give up legitimate rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that the Iranian people and government will stand against the arrogance and coercion of the inheritors of colonialism and not give up their legitimate rights.

Paddy Colligan (2022-09-03). Vietnam advances LGBTQ+ rights. workers.org The Vietnam Ministry of Health ensured on Aug. 3 that members of the LGBTQ+ community will receive appropriate and respectful medical care. Toi Dong Y (I Do) 2022 launched Aug. 10 in Ho Chi Minh City to gain more support for same-sex marriage in Vietnam, a campaign strengthened by the . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-03). Daily Round-Up | Argentina's Cristina Fernández survives assassination attempt and more. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at the assassination of Argentine vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, protests by Palestinian prisoners, a new US policy of Afghan refugees, and a verdict against Shell in South Africa…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-02). Ukrainian Regime Led by Media Darling Volodymyr Zelensky Kidnaps Student Dissidents, Bans Opposition Parties, Shuts Down Independent Media, Commits Egregious War Crimes and Imposes Regressive Labor Laws. orinocotribune.com By Dmitri Kovalevich &#1 ; Aug 20, 2022 | More Ukrainian Soldiers Continue to Defect as Eastern Ukrainians See Better Future with Russian Federation | For more than five months, full-scale hostilities have taken place on the territory of Ukraine. The number of victims is growing every day on both sides of the front line. | From the signing of the "Minsk 2" peace agreement in February 2015 until February 2022—seven long years—hostilities in the Donbas region raged with regular shelling and small arms attacks by the Ukrainian military and paramilitaries against the towns and cities of the region. Ukrain…

_____ (2022-09-02). Is The US Legal System At War With Its People? popularresistance.org The very laws and government agencies created to protect the people in the United States are increasingly being weaponized against those who are often marginalized in society: people of color, the poor, and the working class. In just the last few months, there have been many incidents of this kind of violent abuse of power. | On July 28, the state of Alabama performed a "botched" execution on Joe Nathan James Jr., who journalists believe may have suffered medical malpractice akin to "torture" for hours before his death. On August 12, around midnight, a police officer threatened to kill a Black pregnant woman duri…

Matt Sedlar (2022-09-02). CEPR Sanctions Watch, August 2022. cepr.net CEPR Sanctions Watch aims to help generate more awareness around sanctions by providing regular updates on US economic sanctions policy and its harmful impacts on people around the world.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-02). Appeals Court: Firm can't call coronavirus a natural disaster requiring layoffs. peoplesworld.org NEW ORLEANS —In a notable workers' rights win as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled in late spring that a Texas fracking company can't claim the virus is a "natural disaster" that lets it avoid the federal WARN Act—the plant-closing law—and lay off its workers without notice. …

____ (2022-09-02). Climate, conflicts raise stakes in hungry world. ecns.cn Millions of people struggling for food every day are seeing their hopes dimmed by soaring grain prices and tight supplies amid the impact of climate change and Western sanctions on Russia.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-02). Israel rejects appeal to release Ahmad Manasra despite serious health concerns. peoplesdispatch.org Held in Israeli occupation prisons for six years, the 21-year-old Palestinian has been subjected to abuse and torture which has resulting in a severe decline in his mental health…

TeleSUR (2022-09-02). Cuba Celebrates International Day for People of African Descent. telesurenglish.net The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, stated it is essential to denounce any notion of racial superiority and work tirelessly to free all societies from the scourge of racism. | On this celebration of Intl Day for People of African Descent, we must promote & protect their rights, and call attention to the challenges many continue to face in the realization of their rights.

Liberation Staff (2022-09-02). PSL Statement: Yes, democracy is under threat — and Biden is part of the problem. liberationnews.org Joe Biden's prime-time address on democracy tonight was an attempt to cover up with rhetoric his and the Democratic Party's abject failure to prevent the extinguishing of abortion rights, the assault on Black voting rights, and the nationwide attack by Big Business against union rights and workers.

KATIE (2022-09-02). Victory for Palestinian Political Prisoners! bdsmovement.net

WSWS (2022-09-02). Sullivan Walter, incarcerated for 36 years, exonerated in Louisiana. wsws.org Walter was convicted in a one-day trial and sentenced as an adult, serving 36 years in a Louisiana prison for a crime he did not commit. He became the 42nd person exonerated by the Innocence Project New Orleans.

____ (2022-09-02). Chinese FM spokesman rejects OHCHR's report on Xinjiang. ecns.cn China on Thursday rejected a report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), saying the report was purely plotted by the United States and some other anti-China forces in the West.

Julia Conley (2022-09-02). 'Honor Her Memory… by Fighting Like Hell': Barbara Ehrenreich Dies at 81. commondreams.org "We've lost a gifted writer and a relentless fighter for the working class," said one admirer of the journalist, author, and labor rights champion.

Direct Action Everywhere (2022-09-02). Saturday 9/3: Meetup: How You Can Help Ban Tools of Torture in Rodeos. indybay.org Crescent Lawn UC Berkeley…

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-09-02). China rechaza informe de ONU sobre DD.HH. en Xinjiang. telesurtv.net El portavoz de la misión permanente de China ante la ONU en Ginebra señaló que el texto difama y calumnia a Beijing.

Felix Abt (2022-09-01). Sanctions on Russia Threaten Fertilizer Production and Could Lead to Famine. covertactionmagazine.com The media are concealing an outrageous scandal in the context of the Russia sanctions—while distracting with a sideshow by spreading silly lies about Switzerland. Does Der Spiegel, an opinion leader in much of Europe, deserve the disqualification "lying press"? Far be it from me to call mainstream journalists liars across the board, because first of …

Monet Bailey (2022-09-01). Maddalena D'Urso and Mariano Votta from Active Citizenship Network (Italy). healtheuropa.com We would like to thank Lorna Rothery and the staff of Health Europa for their support in publishing our articles on patients' rights at the European level. Health Europa is an important opportunity to inform and communicate on health issues in our continent and beyond.

Yazmine Nichols (2022-09-01). When Release Conditions End in Unjust Confinement. aclu.org After being charged with several non-violent drug possession and driving offenses, 43-year-old Shannan Davis spent five months languishing in jail awaiting trial. In an effort to get Shannan released pending trial, her attorney, Jennifer France, requested that the presiding judge give Shannan the option to seek support at a local treatment center. Instead, the Michigan judge issued an order stating that Shannan could be released directly to a drug treatment center, but with the condition that she also wear a costly ankle monitor. The judge's order stipulated that Shannan would then return to jail "upon release…

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