(2022-09-30). Brazil's Lula Goes into Sunday Election with Massive Lead. Will Bolsonaro Accept an Electoral Defeat? democracynow.org 
Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro faces former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday's presidential election. Lula is a former union leader who held office from 2003 through 2010. He's running on a leftist platform to uplift Brazil's poor, preserve the Amazon rainforest and protect Brazil's Indigenous communities, and is supported by a broad, grassroots alliance, explains Brazilian human rights advocate Maria Luísa Mendonàßa. Polls show Lula has a strong lead over Bolsonaro, but it is unclear if he will win the majority of the vote needed to avoid a runoff. Th…
(2022-09-30). Nicaragua's President Ortega Calls Chile's President Boric a White House 'Lapdog'. orinocotribune.com Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega calls his Chilean counterpart a US "lapdog" after Boric attacked Nicaragua at the United Nations (UN). | "The government that wants to receive applause from the Yankee empire and from some governments of the European Union goes out there, like a lapdog, to talk about the need to release the political prisoners in Nicaragua, and they forget about the political prisoners that they have in their country in Chile," Ortega said on Wednesday, September 28, during a ceremony on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the founding of Nicaragua's National Police. | The Sandinista leader…
(2022-09-30). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-30). Livelihoods of ethnic groups improved. ecns.cn China has attached great importance to improving the livelihoods of people from different ethnic groups and their human rights since 2012.
(2022-09-30). Leaked paper proves EU has sidelined Palestinian rights. electronicintifada.net Bloodthirsty Yair Lapid to visit Brussels for revived Association Council.
(2022-09-30). US Hybrid War Against Venezuela Goes To Court. popularresistance.org Ambassador Alex Saab, a victim of the US economic war to achieve regime change in Venezuela, has been under arrest for over two years. This article recounts the developments in the diplomat's court case. Saab is fighting against his illegal detention and extradition before the 8th District Court in Miami. | As Venezuela's special envoy and a deputy ambassador to the African Union, Saab has diplomatic immunity from arrest and detention under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Although a party to the convention, the US has flouted this principle of international law. Alex Saab was targeted by the U…
(2022-09-30). Prison Strike Spreads In Alabama As Incarcerated Individuals Demand DOJ Protect Their Human Rights. thedissenter.org 
Jared Ware, journalist and co-host of "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" | Jared Ware, journalist and co-host of the "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" We begin with an overview of the strike, which was on its fifth day when the interview was recorded. Jared describes why the work stoppages were organized now and what the response of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) has been to the organized prisoners.
(2022-09-30). 1 October, Manchester: Freedom for all Palestinian prisoners Solidarity with the Hunger Strike. samidoun.net 
Saturday, 1 October 12 pm Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester More info: www.facebook.com/386682871406134/posts/p… Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! and the Revolutionary Communist Group are organizing to support the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Manchester. We'll be out on the streets this week supporting the hunger strike of Palestinian political prisoners, building for the Walking tour of Engels' …
(2022-09-30). Philippines administration displays hypocrisy on political prisoners. struggle-la-lucha.org 
(2022-09-30). Leonard Peltier, longest serving U.S. political prisoner, should be free. peoplesworld.org 
Leonard Peltier's name has become a story that reflects other stories. One narrative describes Peltier as America's longest political prisoner, serving more than 46 years in a federal maximum security prison. In that telling, Peltier has become a humanitarian and a 78-year-old Turtle Mountain elder who has been incarcerated for far too long. There is …
(2022-09-30). Iran's SCO membership can solve banking problems: Lawmaker. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) — Sanctions have brought about problems in the financial and baking transactions of the country, so that Iran's membership at Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will solve this problem significantly.
(2022-09-30). Thousands of Virginia students from almost one hundred schools walk out in protest over new proposed anti-transgender school policies. wsws.org Students from across the state responded to far-right governor's attempt to undermine the civil rights of transgender students.
(2022-09-29). EU parliamentarian calls to sanction Vanessa Beeley and all observers of Donbass referendums/ By MAX BLUMENTHAL AND ANYA PARAMPIL ∑SEPTEMBER 29, 2022. marktaliano.net 
Original Link Here: EU parliamentarian calls to sanction Vanessa Beeley and all observers of Donbass referendums The Grayzone MEP Nathalie Loiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but …
(2022-09-29). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction All Observers of Donbass Referendums. libya360.wordpress.com Max Blumenthal, Anya Parampil MEP Nathalie Loiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government. A French Member of…
(2022-09-29). US Targets Iran's Oil Exports With New Sanctions as Nuclear Deal Talks Stall. news.antiwar.com The US on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran's oil exports in the latest sign that a revival of the Iran nuclear deal is unlikely. The State Department announced sanctions on two Chinese-based firms accused of trading Iranian oil, while the Treasury Department designated several entities based in Hong Kong, Iran, India, and the UAE. …
(2022-09-29). EU executive proposes 8th package of 'biting sanctions' against Russia. ecns.cn The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a new package of "biting sanctions" against Russia, aimed at making the Kremlin "pay" for escalating the conflict in Ukraine.
(2022-09-29). West Steps Up Sanctions against Turkey. journal-neo.org 
At the behest of Washington, Western countries are intensifying the crisis in relations with Ankara by imposing more and more anti-Turkish sanctions. Be it for the drilling operations in the eastern Mediterranean, the purchase of Russian surface-to-air missile systems, or simply because of rapprochement with Russia anything goes. All of this is done with …
(2022-09-29). US and UK undermining Bosnian democracy with sectarian electoral law changes. multipolarista.com Bosnia and Herzegovina is already governed by a neocolonial system, but the US, UK, and Israel are further undermining democracy by pushing for sectarian election law amendments that could weaken the civil rights of minorities like Jews and Roma.
(2022-09-29). The Nablus Riots and the Future of the Palestinian Authority. mintpressnews.com The arrest of a prominent Palestinian activist, Musab Shtayyeh, and another Palestinian activist, by Palestinian Authority police on September 20 was not the first time that the notorious PA's Preventive Security Service (PSS) has arrested a Palestinian who is wanted by Israel. | PSS is largely linked to the routine arrests and torture of anti-Israeli occupation activists. Several Palestinians have died in the past as a result of PSS violence, the latest being
(2022-09-29). The Nablus Riots and the Future of the Palestanian Authority. mintpressnews.com The arrest of a prominent Palestinian activist, Musab Shtayyeh, and another Palestinian activist, by Palestinian Authority police on September 20 was not the first time that the notorious PA's Preventive Security Service (PSS) has arrested a Palestinian who is wanted by Israel. | PSS is largely linked to the routine arrests and torture of anti-Israeli occupation activists. Several Palestinians have died in the past as a result of PSS violence, the latest being
(2022-09-29). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE meeting discusses a socialist program to fight state repression. wsws.org Speakers explained that the fight against state repression, and for the release of all political prisoners, had to be based on mobilising the working class against capitalism.
(2022-09-29). Border Crossings, Government Harassment, And How To Protect Yourself. popularresistance.org Austin, Texas – Last weekend, an activist from Austin was detained at the Austin airport by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon reentry to the U.S. after traveling abroad. They were held for about 3 hours and questioned about their political beliefs and associations and their protest activities. CBP also searched their phone and likely copied the entire contents of the phone for later analysis. | We are releasing this statement to shed light on this aspect of government surveillance, harassment, and repression, and to provide important lessons for other activists to better protect themselves, their loved one…
(2022-09-29). Three People Share How Ankle Monitoring Devices Fail, Harm, and Stigmatize. aclu.org 
In 2020, as the world grappled with the emergence of COVID-19, prisons and jails became Electronic monitoring typically uses GPS tracking systems in devices referr…
(2022-09-29). Five Things to Know About the Right to Seek Asylum. aclu.org
(2022-09-29). Venezuela Condemns False Accusations of 'Independent' Mission on Human Rights. orinocotribune.com Venezuela repudiated the false accusations about the human rights situation in Venezuela, made by the so-called International Fact-Finding Mission in their report presented at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday, September 26. The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Venezuela, through an official statement, also alerted the international community about the use of human rights as an ideological and political weapon. | An unofficial translation of the
(2022-09-29). 2 October, Vancouver: End Administrative Detention! Outreach and rally for justice in Palestine. samidoun.net 
Sunday, 2 October 2 pm Vancouver Art Gallery (Howe Side/Robson Square) Vancouver Facebook Join us on Sunday, October 2 outside the Vancouver Art Gallery (Howe Street Side) to support 30 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for freedom. They are putting their bodies and lives on the lines to demand an end to administrative detention, Israeli …
(2022-09-29). The Fascist Credentials of Italy's Next Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. orinocotribune.com Fascism, which the Western media has candy-coated as the "center right" or "neo-fascism," returns to Italy at the hands of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The far-right coalition led by Meloni, Silvio Berlusconi, and Matteo Salvini swept the parliamentary elections this Sunday, September 25. | Here are some things you should know about the Italian prime minister: | She belongs to a party founded by conservative Benito Mussolini supporters who promote "Christian family" values, are anti-immigrant and promote Eurocentrism. Two of Mussolini's descendants, his granddaughter Rachele and his great-grandson Caio Giulio C…
(2022-09-29). Thays Carvalho: We Have to Combine All Struggles to Confront Bolsonarism and Build Hope in Brazil. libya360.wordpress.com Ahead of national elections in Brazil, Thays Carvahlo from the People's Brazil Movement spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the loss of rights suffered by the Brazilian people in the last six years and the hope offered by the upcoming polls of building a people's government. She talks about the response of the youth movement to…
(2022-09-29). 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…
(2022-09-29). Widespread opposition in Japan to Shinzo Abe's state funeral. wsws.org The purpose of the state funeral was to glorify Abe and his right-wing record as prime minister in order to further plans for remilitarization and attacks on democratic rights.
(2022-09-29). Inmate strike spreads to all major Alabama prisons. wsws.org Republican Governor Kay Ivey has refused to enter discussion with the inmates and has said that their demands for better treatment and legal reform will not be considered.
(2022-09-29). Collectivizing and yanking art out of its commodified prison: The 'lumbung' Documenta. peoplesworld.org 
KASSEL, Germany — This two-part article will consider the impact of a monumental event in the art world, the turning over of the every-five-year art festival Documenta, in Kassel, to a series of collectives under the organizational framework of the Indonesian group Ruangrupa, the first such direction of a major art festival in the West …
(2022-09-29). Hezbollah, IRGC Moved Missiles To Palmyra In Central Syria: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Iranian-backed forces massing around Deir Ezzor city | Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) moved large quantities of weapons, including missiles, from positions in the southwestern countryside of Homs to the city of Palmyra in the governorate's eastern countryside over the past two days, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on September 29. | The London-based monitoring group said that the weapons were stored in fortified positions near Palmyra. They were alleged…
(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). Why won't Israel release Gaza prisoner Ahmed Abu Jazar? electronicintifada.net Israel has once again extended the detention of Ahmed Abu Jazar, who has been in prison for nearly two decades.
(2022-09-28). Four Straight Years of Nonstop Street Protest in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad A cycle of protests began in Haiti in July 2018, and—despite the pandemic—has carried on since then. The core reason for the protest in 2018 was that in March of that year the government of Venezuela—due to the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States—could no longer ship discounted oil to Haiti through the PetroCaribe scheme. Fuel prices soared by…
(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). Join the Social Media Storm to #EndAdministrativeDetention on Friday, 30 September. samidoun.net 
There are currently 30 Palestinian prisoners on an open hunger strike to bring an end to administrative detention, Israeli imprisonment without charge or trial. They are putting their bodies and lives on the line to take a stand for freedom and against this arbitrary form of detention used to routinely attack Palestinian community, student, farmer …
(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…