(2022-09-16). Iran's Raisi Tells Putin Cooperation Makes US-Sanctioned Countries Stronger. news.antiwar.com Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday called for more cooperation between countries that are targeted by US sanctions in a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. "The relationship between countries that are sanctioned by the US, such as Iran, Russia or other countries, can overcome …
(2022-09-16). Xinjiang local rebuffs claims of 'forced labor' during UN session. ecns.cn The allegation of "forced labor" in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is an absolute lie, a representative from Xinjiang stood out at the 51st regular session of the UN Human Rights Council.
(2022-09-16). India's Media at 75: Shackled by Profit, Politically Imprisoned. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: As a rule Orinoco Tribune does not re-publish opinion pieces more than 10 days after their original publication, but in this case we are making an exception, because this is a on a very sensitive issue that demands attention. | By P. Sainath Aug 17, 2022 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi's lockdown speech of March 24, 2020 gave a nation of 1.4 billion people four hours to shut itself down. It would devastate hundreds of millions of livelihoods within days. Minutes after Modi's speech, his government listed the essential services that would remain operational through the lockdown. | Refreshingly…
(2022-09-16). Washington Again Threatens Venezuela with Sanctions: President Maduro Couldn't Care Less. orinocotribune.com Caracas, September 15, 2022 ( "Nicolás Maduro makes a serious mistake if he thinks that our patience is infinite and that delaying tactics will serve hi…
(2022-09-16). 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:…
(2022-09-16). Thursday 10/20: March For Women's Rights (Everyone Welcome). indybay.org Steps of County Building | 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz…
(2022-09-16). 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.
(2022-09-16). Oppose the reactionary smear campaign against Harvard Professor John Comaroff! wsws.org Should these reactionary forces succeed it would represent a major blow to academic freedom, democratic rights and serious scholarship.
(2022-09-16). Zionists will always threaten international peace, security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) — Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said that the foundation of the Zionist regime is based on aggression, crime and flagrant violations of international laws and human rights.
(2022-09-16). Palmer: A man just out of prison reenters society. wsws.org Nuanced performances grace this composed and patient film, a relative rarity in present-day cinema.
(2022-09-16). 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). Latin Americans Reject Resource Plundering By Same NATO Countries Fueling Military Conflict In Ukraine. popularresistance.org On August 6 we celebrated 197 years of independence here in Bolivia. We listened intently to the speech by President Luis Arce delivered in Sucre, the capital city in Bolivia's Chiquisaca department. Among other issues, he spoke about the current military conflict in Ukraine and the need for peace in today's world. | President Arce said there cannot be peace in the world so long as there is continued foreign military intervention and economic blockades and sanctions, so very painful to humanity. He went on to say that Bolivians are placing much attention on the conflict taking place in Ukraine. He cautioned again…
(2022-09-15). Europe, more than Putin, must shoulder the blame for the energy crisis. canadiandimension.com 
MEPs vote unanimously to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and urge the EU to further sanction Moscow, March 23, 2022. Photo courtesy European Parliament/ Outraged Western leaders are
(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). Crown prosecutor levels blackmail charges against Palestine Action. electronicintifada.net Activists facing court in October could spend years in prison but remain undeterred.
(2022-09-15). Vijay Prashad and Noam Chomsky on Afghanistan War & the Fragility of US Empire. liberationnews.org The U.S. government has destroyed cities, countries, and towns around the world, through bombs and air raids, military ground invasions, naval attacks, economic sanctions and strangulation, coups, and more. Some say U.S. force is never ending, others say it's on a fast decline, almost gone forever. Vijay Prashad and Noam Chomsky argue in their new book, "The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power," that U.S. military might is somewhere in the middle: it's fragile.
(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). 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). Biotechnology Over Human Rights: US President Joe Biden Issues Executive Order Promoting "Biotechnology" and "Biomanufacturing" in "American Bioeconomy" globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-15). Workers Building New US Embassy In Honduras Are On Strike. popularresistance.org The Biden administration has pledged that "the United States will work with governments to strengthen … the enforcement of labor laws, promote decent work, and support workers in exercising their freedom of association and collective bargaining rights," as one of four pillars of its strategy to address the root causes of migration from Central America. | In Honduras today the U.S. has an opportunity to practice this with the 1,100 workers it has hired to build a new embassy. But it's blowing it. | Instead, police have been called in to bust a strike that's been going on at the construction site in Tegucigalpa s…
(2022-09-15). UN Special Rapporteur Calls For End Of All Unilateral Sanctions Against Iran. popularresistance.org Claiming that unilateral coercive measures taken by the US and some of its allies against Iran had harmed ordinary Iranians' rights to employment, health, and food, the UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan demanded the withdrawal of all such sanctions immediately and proposed mechanisms to prevent such measures being taken in the future. | Douhan's report on Iran was released on Monday, September 12. | Douhan, a professor of international law, told Iranian news website Tehran Times in an interview on Monday that, contrary to claims by countries who pursue such policies, "ordinary people are directly affected by the…
(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). The 2022 midterms: Referendum on reproductive rights, voting rights, and democracy. peoplesworld.org 
The 2022 mid-term elections are officially a national referendum on reproductive rights, voting rights, and democracy. This became crystal clear after the introduction of legislation for a nationwide abortion ban by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sept. 13. Flanked by anti-abortion groups, Graham declared the GOP would pass the bill if they won the House …
(2022-09-15). Iran lambasts new US sanctions over alleged cyberattacks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) — The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani on Thursday strongly condemned the Wednesday sanctions imposed by United States on Iranian individuals and entities over cyber attacks.
(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.
(2022-09-14). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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 …