(2022-09-28). Sanctions on Russia Opens Markets for US Weapons Makers: White House Official. news.antiwar.com Sanctions that make it harder for Russia to export military equipment create an "opportunity" for US weapons makers to find new markets, a White House official "As a practical matter, countries that have had to rely on Russian equipment are going to find it very difficult to get even basic supplies from Russia's defense industrial base," Cara Abercrombie, the National Security Council's director of defense policy and arms con…
(2022-09-28). The Cuban people approve revolutionary Families Code. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Realnewsauthor"> Campaign NOLA (New Orleans Louisiana) | The Realnewsauthor"> Campaign celebrates Cuba's passage of the new Families Code by popular referendum on September 25. The Families Code legalizes same-gender marriage and adoption, but it also goes far beyond that. With this new code, Cuba leads the world in LGBTQ, women's, disability, children and elders' rights. | The code recognizes and protects four kinds of households. Besides single-person and nuclear families, the code protects extended families with different caring relationships that inclu…
(2022-09-28). Post-referendum sanctions will not deter Russia from uniting with new territories. infobrics.org Russia's unification with new regions will force NATO to reconsider its level of involvement.
(2022-09-28). Imperialism and Capitalism Are 'Bleeding the World Dry': At UN, Nicaragua Calls for Global Rebellion. scheerpost.com 
By Ben Norton / Nicaragua's Sandinista government used its platform at the "It is time to say enough to the hypocritical imperialism that politicizes, falsifies, and denigrates human rights, that they themselves…
(2022-09-28). Amazon hires a former prison manager. workers.org 
Amazon, with its notorious multibillionaire owner Jeff Bezos, is universally known as one of the world's largest union-busting conglomerates. It is well documented that workers there have passed out due to heat and suffered physical injuries, mental anguish and other horrific working conditions that accompany the frenzied pace of packing, . . . |
(2022-09-28). Cholera and US Sanctions Killing Syrian Civilians. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-28). Cuba accepts new Families Code, approves same-sex marriage, women's rights. fightbacknews.org The people of Cuba have voted on a series of changes to their Families Code that will provide legal same-sex marriages and unions, adoption rights for same-sex couples, and an updated set of women's and families' rights. Other amendments to this document include promote equitable sharing of domestic responsibilities, prenuptial agreements, and assisted pregnancies. | The vote was cast vastly in favor of the new code, with 66.87% of participants voting for the code with a turnout rate of 74.01% ,according to the Communist Party newspaper Granma. Granma reported in March that 54% of attendees of these town halls ar…
(2022-09-28). Failing to Count the Arabs: the Myth of the "Democratic" Jewish State. popularresistance.org Israel wants the world to believe that it is a majority Jewish state with a 20% Arab minority and that the Arab population enjoys a good standard of living and full equal rights. And while this is easy to disprove, it is still part of the mainstream discourse on Israel. | It is true that at around two million people, the Palestinian citizens of Israel represent about twenty-one percent of Israeli citizens. However, Israel counts its Jewish citizens regardless of where they reside throughout the country — including the West Bank and East Jerusalem — and all Jewish Israelis are citizens. In contrast, Pa…
(2022-09-28). Imperialism And Capitalism Are 'Bleeding The World Dry'. popularresistance.org Nicaragua's Sandinista government used its platform at the United Nations General Assembly to call for a global rebellion against the "imperialist and capitalist system" that is "bleeding the world dry." | "It is time to say enough to the hypocritical imperialism that politicizes, falsifies, and denigrates human rights, that they themselves violate and deny every day," declared Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada. | "Imperialism and its coercive actions are anti-life, in all spheres, and because of this, they are contrary to international law," he added. In his September 26 UN speech, Moncada proclaimed, "A…
(2022-09-28). Incarcerated Workers Go On Strike In Alabama's Correctional Facilities. popularresistance.org Incarcerated workers at all of Alabama's major correctional facilities have begun a general strike and protest of conditions and legislation that organizers believe have created "a humanitarian crisis" within the state prison system, according to sources within the correctional system and the Alabama Department of Corrections. | Last week, sources within the Alabama correctional system told APR that the strike and peaceful protest would begin on Sept. 26. An additional protest of non-incarcerated individuals, many with friends and family in state prison facilities, occurred concurrently with the strike inside.
(2022-09-28). The rights of nature movement cannot be stopped. popularresistance.org The Ecuadorian constitution, since 2008, has stated: "Nature or Pachamama, where life is reproduced and exists, has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, functions and its processes in evolution." This bold statement galvanized the rights to nature movement across the globe. Its growing reach, along with a precedent-setting court decision earlier this winter, illustrate the power of invoking legalized rights in protecting endangered ecosystems. | The importance of rights of nature is deeply rooted in Indigenous understandings of the interconnectedness of all life. In th…
(2022-09-28). Sunday 10/9: The Fight for Reproductive Rights in Argentina. indybay.org ZOOM Link: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6Uj… | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 669 444 9171 US | +1 719 359 4580 US | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 931 3860 US | +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) | +1 309 205 3325 US | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) | +1 386 347 53 US | +1 564 217 2000 US…
(2022-09-28). Santa Cruz Dismantles Camp of Hundreds of the Houseless. indybay.org The City of Santa Cruz, CA, in a county with the second highest rent in the country, is evicting an estimated 300 people living in wall-to-wall tents running along a riverbed right next to this largely wealthy city's downtown. The camp, in existence for about three years, was sanctioned by the City; houseless people were directed to go there because the City didn't have enough beds. Now, the City cites sanitation, drug use and complaints as reasons for closing the Benchlands camp. "This never needed to become a crisis for the hundreds of houseless people driven to the Benchlands by police and social service agenc…
(2022-09-28). Video: In Iran, real change will come from grassroots movements, not sanctions. greenleft.org.au Nilàºfer Koàß, spokesperson for the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) discusses the country-wide protests against the torture and killing of Mahsa (Jina) Amini with Medya News podcaster Matt Broomfield.
(2022-09-28). Animal Rights Groups Invades UC Berkeley Cal Dining Hall in March Against Factory Farming. indybay.org Direct Action Everywhere in animal rights protest action at UC Berkeley demand UC Cal Dining drop Tyson Foods and stop doing business with factory farming companies.
(2022-09-28). 'Habitual Offender' Laws Imprison Thousands for Small Crimes — Sometimes for Life. scheerpost.com 
Left: Fate Winslow eats a pastry and drinks coffee. Right: Winslow and his daughter Faith Canada share a hug. (The Appeal) | By Tana Ganeva / For most of her life, Faith Canada had only known her father, Fate Winslow, behind bars. She didn't have much hope she'd see him as a free man—thanks to Louisiana's so-called
(2022-09-28). Ministry decries double standards of West. ecns.cn A Foreign Ministry spokesman criticized a handful of Western countries on Tuesday for practicing double standards and political maneuvers on human rights issues.
(2022-09-28). US lacks legitimacy to claim support for Iranians' rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs said that the United States has jeopardized lives of millions of Iranians with its unilateral sanctions and is not entitled to claim support for rights of Iranian people.
(2022-09-28). Xinjiang-related issues are not about human rights, but about countering violent terrorism: FM. ecns.cn
(2022-09-27). Nation always upholds people-centered rights. ecns.cn China has always upheld the people-centered perspective on human rights and takes the path to effectively meet the people's ever-growing need for a better life, experts said at an online meeting on Monday.
(2022-09-27). Former Private Prison Manager To Run Massive Amazon Warehouse Operation. moguldom.com Amazon is once again under fire by the public for its internal operations. The e-commerce giant has promoted Dayna Howard from leading its loss prevention division to director of learning and development for consumers. The outcry over the move involves Howard's history as a manager at a company that owns and manages private prisons before joining …
(2022-09-27). New York City rallies for Zimbabwe. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – A crowd of over 50 people gathered in front of the United Nations on Saturday, September 24 to rally in solidarity with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who spoke at the UN a couple days before. The group was also protesting the U.S. sanctions against Zimbabwe, which they stated are illegal. Despite the sanctions, President Mnangagwa has started making progress toward ending poverty and hunger, as well as implementing various infrastructure projects to help build Zimbabwe and maintain independence from U.S. influence. | The action was called for by the December 12th Movement and included sp…
(2022-09-27). Alabama calls off execution after failing to access veins for lethal injection. wsws.org Prison authorities called off the execution of Alan Eugene Miller after it became clear that they would not be able to carry out the state killing before the death warrant expired at midnight.
(2022-09-27). What Would We Do Without Police, Prisons, Surveillance, Borders, Wars, Nukes, and Capitalism? Watch and See! davidswanson.org
(2022-09-27). The App ICE Forces You To Download. popularresistance.org When you are in a process like this one, all of your body shivers, every bit of yourself shakes, because you do not want to make mistakes to be again at risk of being detained or deported," says Carlos, whose name has been shortened to avoid affecting his immigration case. "It wears you out." | Carlos settled in Fontana, Calif., coming from Chimalhuacán, on the outskirts of Mexico City, in 2002. But after a misdemeanor in 2019, Carlos was subject to deportation proceedings. He was imprisoned for three months, electronically shackled for more than a year, and, in January 2021, ordered to install an app on his phon…
(2022-09-27). Athens public transit workers strike to protest austerity bill. liberationnews.org 
On Sept. 21 public transit workers in Athens, Greece went on strike to protest a new law that essentially privatized public transit and gutted labor rights.
(2022-09-27). Rural County Jails Are Now The Main Driver Of Mass Incarceration. popularresistance.org All across the United States, city and state governments have increasingly turned to fines and fees to make up for budget shortfalls. This has required a corresponding explosion in police department budgets, creating a perverse cycle where local governments must consistently expand policing in order to continue to pay for policing. Rural America has not escaped this trend, and a new Vera Institute report has found that small and rural counties are now the main drivers of growth in the prison industrial complex. According Vera's research, the boom in county jails appears to be driven by an increased amount of peop…
(2022-09-27). Somalian Author Who Went Back Home: I Was Brainwashed Into Thinking America Was Heaven And To Avoid Black Americans. moguldom.com When Boyah J. Farah arrived in the U.S. as an immigrant from Somalia he has all kinds of fairy tale visions of America and high hopes. It didn't take long for the Hollywood version of America to become tainted, especially when it came to race. Farah has put his experiences and impression in his new …
(2022-09-27). U.S. Government, DOJ Undercounted Almost 1,000 Deaths in Prison Last Year. moguldom.com A bipartisan Senate investigation has revealed the U.S. Department of Justice undercounted almost 1,000 deaths of people in prison or jail. The information was revealed by a 25-page report titled "Uncounted Deaths in America's Prisons & Jails: How the Department of Justice Failed to Implement the Death in Custody Reporting Act" released on Sept. 20. The 10-month-long …
(2022-09-27). Iran raps UN's lack of humanitarian aid to Afghan immigrants. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian criticized the UN's lack of offering humanitarian assistance to the Afghan immigrants living in Iran.
(2022-09-27). UN Security Council should consider imposing sanctions on Haitian gangs: Chinese envoy. ecns.cn The UN Security Council should consider imposing sanctions on those responsible for gang violence in Haiti, said a Chinese envoy on Monday.
(2022-09-27). Cuba Says Yes to Same-Sex Marriage and Adoption for LGBTQ+ Couples, Venezuelan Feminists Push for Abortion Rights. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, September 26, 2022 ( The National Electoral Council of Cuba confirmed on Monday morning, September 26, that the new Family Code was approved with 3,936,790 votes, representing 66.87% of the total 5,892,705 ballots counted. Meanwhile, the "No" received 1,9 ,090 votes, representing 33.13% of…
(2022-09-27). Security is premise of Xinjiang progress. ecns.cn Human rights experts on Monday stressed that there is no "absolute standard" to judge human rights that should be ensured in accordance with reality and national conditions, adding that social security is the premise of social development.
(2022-09-27). Sanctions against Iran jeopardized world's energy security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — The unilateral and cruel sanctions imposed against Iran, which holds the first place in total oil and gas reserves and world's most important energy producer, have endangered the energy security of the entire world.
(2022-09-27). The US is no doubt the superpower of sanctions. ecns.cn
(2022-09-27). Cubans approve Family Code authorizing same-sex marriage, LGBTQ adoption rights. peoplesworld.org 
The Cuban people, voting in a national plebiscite on Sept. 25, gave their approval to same-sex marriage and adoption rights for LGBTQ people. The measures are part of a new Family Code—a set of laws that epitomizes Cuba's revolutionary commitment, as it offers assurance that family life in the country will be characterized by equality, …
(2022-09-26). (W.E. Talk) Why has it become a consensus in China that the rights to subsistence and development are primary fundamental human rights. ecns.cn The rights to subsistence and development are rights that every human being should enjoy as considerations of basic dignity, fundamentally significant to their survival and personal development. They are two basic human rights which should be applied in all countries and for all people.
(2022-09-26). Iran's Protests Are No Longer About Women's Rights. thelastamericanvagabond.com The death in custody of a 22-year-old woman, in Iran, following her arrest by the Islamic Republic's Morality Police, sparked angry demonstrations, which spread throughout the country and turned violent. So what is happening in Iran, how can this be interpreted, and are the demonstrations still about Iranian human rights? The death of Mahsa Amini
(2022-09-26). Trudea says Canada will sanction Iran's morality police. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) — Canada will be placing sanctions on dozens of Iranian individuals and entities, including the country's morality police over the death of an Iranian woman.
(2022-09-26). Mussolini's heirs take over in Italy as neo-fascist revival spreads. peoplesworld.org 
Tally another victory for the neo-fascist, anti-immigrant right wing in Europe. Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party—the successor to…
(2022-09-26). El Código de las Familias: los derechos son el camino. globalizacion.ca El Código ha sido escenario de una disputa política pública desconocida hasta la fecha en Cuba. No hay idea mínimamente fuerte de democracia que no suponga conflicto. Mis hijos tenían siete años cuando me divorcié, en 2009, de su madre….