(2022-09-15). Senate Panel Advances Bill That Would Radically Change US Taiwan Policy. news.antiwar.com The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a bill on Wednesday The amended version of the Taiwan Policy Act would give Taiwan $6.5 billion in military aid, give the island the benefits of being a "major non-NATO ally," expedite arms sales to Taipei, and require sanctions in the event of Chinese aggression. | The bill was easily passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee in a vote of 17-5. Th…
(2022-09-15). Taiwan Hosts Dozens of Foreign Lawmakers in Washington to Lobby for China Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Taiwan's de facto ambassador to the US hosted dozens of foreign lawmakers in Washington DC to push for more sanctions on China, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The Taiwanese official, Hsiao Bi-khim, hosted the gathering of about 60 lawmakers from Europe, Asia, and Africa at Taipei's diplomatic mansion in Washington, known as Twin Oaks. The meeting …
(2022-09-15). Defend Esquel and Aura workers jobs at the Koggala Free Trade Zone in Sri Lanka! wsws.org The destruction of jobs at the Esquel and Aura garment factories is part of an escalating attack on the living standards and basic democratic rights of the entire working class.
(2022-09-15). Eric King's Statement for Running Down the Walls. itsgoingdown.org Statement from anarchist political prisoner Eric King addressed to those participating in Running Down the Walls events. Comrades! Greetings from the Rockies. I hope everyone is feeling strong, safe, and loved. After a very active and hectic Black August I'm very happy to be joining everyone in RDTW. This year I'll be doing two days…
(2022-09-15). Arlington, TX students speak out for reproductive rights on campus. fightbacknews.org Arlington, TX – On September 7, the Progressive Student Union held a rally here to speak out against the reversal of Roe v. Wade, as part of a wider national day of action called by Students for a Democratic Society. | Texas is one of the few states that has nearly banned abortion outright via its "trigger law" from 2019, but there are exceptions for the mother's life being in danger. Given this reality PSU organized the rally to call upon new University of Texas at Arlington President Jennifer Evans-Cowley to protect abortion on the UTA campus. This sentiment was echoed by many students over the course of planni…
(2022-09-15). Thursday 9/22: Press Conference: SF Chronicle-End Your Silence On The Jailing And Extradition Of Julian Assange. indybay.org San Francisco Chronicle | 5th & Mission St. | San Francisco…
(2022-09-15). Iran not to wait for JCPOA talks results, US return to deal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) — The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman says despite the fact that Iran will continue to talk on the JCPOA revival and removal of sanctions, it will not wait for the talks to yield results and will continue expanding ties.
(2022-09-15). Fall 2022 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant Justice News Alert! indybay.org U.S. Political Prisoners Special Report: We Have Hundreds of Political Prisoners, Thousands of Asian-American Hate Victims, Half Million Child Farm Labors!
(2022-09-15). Thursday 10/20: March For Women's Rights (Everyone Welcome). indybay.org Steps of County Building | 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz…
(2022-09-15). Governor Gruesom Newsom Signs SB 1388 Attacking The Unhoused. indybay.org John George Psychiatric Hospital & Santa Rita Jail Are Condemned By Findings Of The DOJ:…
(2022-09-15). Question sanctions and The cry of the poor. indybay.org In Germany, we tend to moralize and romanticize in politics. This prevents us from taking a sober view of world events. We fail to recognize that the U.S. is ruthlessly asserting its own interests, against enemy and friend. By now it should have become clear that the interests of the EU and the U.S. have long since ceased to coincide.
(2022-09-14). Economist Richard Wolff: Sanctions Against Russia, Inflation. popularresistance.org European countries, as well as the United States, continue to be imperiled by an economic crisis following the imposition of sanctions on Russia. The policy has backfired spectacularly and has had worse economic ramifications on those levying the sanctions, than those being sanctioned. In this week's episode, Lowkey speaks to respected U.S. economist Dr. Richard Wolff, discussing the links between the war in Ukraine, inflation, and the class war at home. | Before exploring the people's definition of inflation, Dr. Wolff contextualizes the economic crisis currently unfolding across the West. | In the conversation,…
(2022-09-14). Nord Stream problems caused by sanctions on Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the problems with gas supply to Europe through the Nord Stream-1 pipeline had been caused by Western sanctions on Moscow.
(2022-09-14). Taiwan hosts foreign lawmakers to push China sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Taiwan's de facto ambassador in Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, hosted on Tuesday dozens of international lawmakers who back sanctions on China.
(2022-09-14). SEP and IYSSE in Sri Lanka call public meeting to oppose state repression against anti-government protesters. wsws.org Amid a growing crackdown by President Wickremesinghe, the online public meeting entitled "Stop the repression of anti-government protesters! Release all political prisoners!" will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 25.
(2022-09-14). Unilateral sanctions used as war tool against Iranian people. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs said that Iranian people are the main and innocent victims of the unilateral inhumane sanctions under the failed policy of so-called "Maximum Pressure".
(2022-09-14). South Africa: Civil Society, Human Rights Organizations Call for Urgent Intervention to Protect Abahlali baseMjondolo. libya360.wordpress.com PRESS STATEMENT 14 SEPTEMBER 2022 CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS FOR URGENT NATIONAL INTERVENTION TO PROTECT ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO On Friday, 9 September 2022, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) sent a letter concerning the ongoing attacks on Abahlali baseMjondolo to various members of the South African executive and legislature, as well as commissioners of regional…
(2022-09-14). Switzerland Mulls 3-year Imprisonment for People Who Heat Homes Above 66 ∞F Amid Energy Crisis. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-14). Documentary on Alex Saab: a kidnapped diplomat. workers.org 
Documentary on Alex Saab: a kidnapped diplomat On Sept. 16, President Maduro will be hosting the showing of the movie "Alex Saab, a diplomat kidnapped" at the Bolivar Theater in Caracas, Venezuela. Since Saab was arrested illegally in 2020 for working to evade the illegal, unilateral and coercive sanctions of . . . |
(2022-09-14). Venezuela Struggles to Uplift Oil Output Amid Operational Disruptions. venezuelanalysis.com With US sanctions still crippling the oil industry, Venezuela is facing a production slide following several technical failures.
(2022-09-14). Corrupt French Dentist Arrested, Preyed On Low-Income Patients With Mutilation And Unnecessary Work. moguldom.com Lionel Guedj, 41, was a multi-millionaire dentist in France who has been sentenced to eight years in jail for deliberately mutilating patients from low-income neighborhoods of Marseille. In the horrifying money-making scheme, Lionel Guedj performed thousands of unnecessary procedures carrying out work on healthy teeth of low-income patients. His father, Carnot Guedj, 70, who worked part-time for …
(2022-09-14). In NYC & Cities Across the U.S.: Screening of new movie — 'Alex Saab, A Diplomat Kidnapped'; Fri at 6pm — NYC. iacenter.org In NYC & Cities Across the U.S. Friday, September 16 — 6 to 7pm The Solidarity Center 147 W 24th St, 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10012 On Friday September 16, 2022 President Maduro will be hosting the showing of the movie "Alex Saab, a diplomat kidnapped" at the Bolivar Theater in Caracas Venezuela. Alex Saab, a Venezuelan diplomat, was arrested illegally, held in isolation, tortured in 2020 for working to evade the illegal, unilateral and coercive sanctions of the United States against the Venezuelan people. The Saab case has drawn international condemnation & attention. Venezuelan activists are asking that indivi…
(2022-09-14). Chinese envoy calls for adjustment of Sudan sanctions. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called for the adjustment, and ultimate lifting, of Security Council sanctions against Sudan in relation to the Darfur region.
(2022-09-14). US imposes new sanctions on 19 Iranian individuals, entities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) —The US Department of Treasury has added 10 Iranian individuals and firms to its sanctions list for allegedly carrying out cyber attacks.
(2022-09-14). Queen City Workers' Center fights for tenant's rights. workers.org 
Pickets outside Brenner's landlords' house. By Lydian Standeford Buffalo For two months, fair housing activists with the Queen City Workers' Center (QCWC) have stood up for the rights of Debbie Brenner, a tenant who has suffered through a string of abuses at the hands of her now former landlords, Patricia . . . |
(2022-09-14). Modern slavery: Number of enslaved increases by 10 million over five years. america.cgtn.com The number of people under modern slavery increased by 10 million people globally over the last five years, according to researchers from Geneva. Data gathered by the UN's International Organization for Migration, the International Labor Organization and the Walk Free Foundation human rights group show …
(2022-09-13). The Deepening Assault on Core Democratic Rights in the USA. liberationnews.org The United States is in the midst of a political upheaval right now, after the 2020 uprising, the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, and the Dobbs decision that overturned one of the Supreme Court's biggest decisions — access to abortion under Roe v. Wade.