Monthly Archives: October 2022

2022-10-16: News Headlines

____ (2022-10-16). China opposes protectionism, decoupling: report. ecns.cn China opposes protectionism, the erection of "fences and barriers," decoupling, disruption of industrial and supply chains, unilateral sanctions, and maximum-pressure tactics, according to a report submitted to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday.

Staff (2022-10-16). Iran too strong to surrender to US cruel sanctions, threats. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) — Iran is too strong and steadfast to surrender to the US cruel sanctions and absurd threats, the spokesperson of the Iranian Foreign Ministry said in reaction to Biden's interventionist claims in support of recent riots.

CA Poor People's Campaign (2022-10-16). Saturday 10/15: #OurVotingRights: PPC National Day of Action March & Rally in Sacramento. indybay.org Meet at Crocker Park, Third & N Street, Sacramento 95814, | then we'll march to the CA State Capitol Building to rally…

CA Poor People's Campaign (2022-10-16). Sunday 10/16: Our Votes Are Demands! 2022 Voter Rights Webinar w/ CA Poor People's Campaign. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-10-16). Deciden nueva prórroga del estado de excepción en El Salvador. telesurtv.net La asamblea salvadoreña aprobó otro mes sin derechos constitucionales para librar la guerra contra las pandillas.

Editor (2022-10-15). Israel's detention of Palestinian minors: a horror show. mronline.org In tracking Israel's arrest of Palestinian children, from the moment these (often) young teens are seized from their homes to the moment they arrive at an interrogation facility, Ha Moked registers a consistent pattern.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-10-15). Biden Administration Wants Kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab to 'Suffer Like Julian Assange,' According to UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur. orinocotribune.com By Ed Rampell Oct 12, 2022 | New documentary by Alex Smith explores travails of Saab who faces U.S. wrath because he tried to circumvent Washington's onerous illegal sanctions levied against Venezuela | The U.S. imperialists "want Alex Saab like they want Julian Assange to suffer," charges human rights and international law expert Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, who the United Nations' Human Rights Council appointed to serve as a special rapporteur. | What is the great "crime" Alex Saab is accused of committing, that caused this South American diplomat to be physically pulled off of a jet while refueling at a remo…

_____ (2022-10-15). First North American Insurer To Adopt Policy On Free, Prior And Informed Consent. popularresistance.org Bermuda —AXIS Capital recently became the first insurer in North America to adopt a policy stipulating that it will not underwrite projects without ensuring clients have obtained the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of impacted Indigenous communities. This sets a best practice globally for insurers' policies on Indigenous rights. | AXIS' new policy, which was published in the company's broader Human Rights Guidelines, states: "We expect insureds to respect and observe the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent ("FPIC") in accordance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Ind…

_____ (2022-10-15). Israel Authorizes Military To Kill Palestinians With Drones In West Bank. popularresistance.org Commanders of the Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) have been authorized to use armed drones to kill Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, with the approval of Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi. | Hamas called the order "a dangerous step" and urged Palestinians "to continue resisting the Israeli occupation with all means possible until they regain their legitimate rights." | The authorization to expand the use of killer drones coincides with "a significant rise in shooting attacks and massive gunfire during arrest raids, specifically in the northern West Bank cities of Jenin and Nablus," according to The Jerusal…

Fight Back (2022-10-15). Tallahassee: FSU graduate workers rally for higher stipends. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On Tuesday, October 11, Florida State University Graduate Assistants United (GAU) held a march and rally in support of graduate workers' rights. Some of the demands included an increase of the minimum stipend, raises in accordance with inflation, and no more pay-to-work fees. Around 30 people attended the march from Dirac Library to Landis Green. | Graduate assistants play an essential role at the university, including teaching undergraduate courses and running labs, all while being students themselves. | Speakers highlighted the situation of international GAs, who pay higher fees compared…

Ricardo Gomez (2022-10-15). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Gig Workers Get A Leg Up. levernews.com Good things are happening! A new Labor Department rule will expand the basic rights of gig workers. Also, an anti-abortion case with national ramifications was stopped in its tracks, unionized nurses in the Midwest are holding hospitals accountable, wind farms are proving to be a great return on investment, and Delaware is breaking cycles of debt with a bold new policy. All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It below, a weekly feature reviewing good news, progress, and action steps that's one of the many features available only to Lever supporting subscribers.Biden Admin Moves To…

Staff (2022-10-15). Argentina permits remaining Venezuela plane crew to depart. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) — The five remaining crew members of a Venezuelan cargo plane detained since June in Argentina have been granted permission to leave the country, court officials told local media Friday.

Jamal Rich (2022-10-14). Voting rights for all — regardless of immigration status — coming to the nation's capital. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Last week, D.C. councilmembers voted 12-1 in favor of the Local Voting Rights Amendment Act, which will expand local elections to all residents of D.C. regardless of citizenship status. Only outgoing Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh voted against the bill, using anti-migrant rhetoric in her reasoning and pointing to the bused migrant crisis. She tried …

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2022-10-13: News Headlines

Tamara Nassar (2022-10-13). Palestinians resist Israeli jailers with collective hunger strike. electronicintifada.net Hundreds of groups demand pressure on Israel to end administrative detention.

WSWS (2022-10-13). US-instigated tensions around Korean Peninsula intensify. wsws.org Washington has pushed North Korea into a corner through its isolation of Pyongyang, crippling sanctions and return to large-scale joint US-South Korean military exercises.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-10-13). Giorgia Meloni: The Great Replacement Moves In. dissidentvoice.org Demographic angst is a terrifying thing, especially to leaders concerned about poor returns from horizontal folk dancing. Viktor Orbán of Hungary is particularly apprehensive that precious Hungarian blood is not being propagated, facing dilution, if not disappearance, from hordes of swarthy immigrants from the Middle East and Africa. In Italy, the country's imminent first female …

Staff (2022-10-13). US seeks destabilization after sanctions failure in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) — President Raeisi addressed the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Kazakhistan during which he said the US and allies are trying to destabilize Iran after the failure of the sanctions.

CA Poor People's Campaign (2022-10-13). Saturday 10/15: #OurVotingRights: PPC National Day of Action March & Rally in Sacramento. indybay.org Meet at Crocker Park, Third & N Street, Sacramento 95814, | then we'll march to the CA State Capitol Building to rally…

Disability Rights California (2022-10-13). Tuesday 10/11: Your Right to Vote: Voice Your Choice w/ Disability Rights California. indybay.org Online voting rights webinar…

_____ (2022-10-12). A Guide To Decolonize Language In Conservation. popularresistance.org Scientific evidence shows that Indigenous people understand and manage their environment better than anyone else: 80% of Earth's biodiversity can be found in Indigenous territories. The best way to protect biodiversity is therefore to respect the land rights of Indigenous peoples — the best conservationists. | Nevertheless, the mainstream conservation model today is still, just as in colonial times, "Fortress Conservation": a model that creates militarized Protected Areas accessible only to the wealthy on the lands of Indigenous peoples. This "conservation" is destroying the land and lives of Indigenous peo…

TeleSUR (2022-10-12). Russia Arrests Eight People for Attack on the Crimean Bridge. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced the arrest of eight people involved in the bomb attack on the Crimean bridge on October 8. | RELATED: | Among the detainees are five Russians and three people from Ukraine and Armenia. So far, the Russian authorities have identified the participation of 12 people in the terrorist attack. | The FSB and the Investigative Committee found that the attack on the Crimean b…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-12). Biden Says He Has 'No Intention' of Meeting With Putin About Ukraine. news.antiwar.com President Biden told CNN's Jake Tapper in an interview that aired Tuesday night that he has no "intention" of meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin or negotiating with Russia over Ukraine. Biden left open to the possibility of discussing a potential prisoner swap for Britney Griner, the WNBA star that was arrested in Russia for …

Staff (2022-10-12). EU agrees to impose sanctions on 15 Iranian people, entities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — The European Union agreed on Wednesday to impose new sanctions on Iran according to EU diplomats.

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-12). New Data Tool Details Thousands of Corporations Profiting From US Prison Industry. commondreams.org "Despite earning tens of billions of dollars each year, the public knows little about the prison industry and those that profit from it."

Fight Back (2022-10-12). Minneapolis: Campus rally demands more abortion access. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On October 7, over 40 students and community members gathered at Morrill Hall at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis to demand that the university administration take action to expand abortion access on campus. The crowd marched down Washington Avenue before arriving at Moos Tower, where the University of Minnesota medical school is located. | The action was organized by the UMN chapter of Students for a Democratic Society, who have been organizing around women and reproductive rights on the University of Minnesota campus, as well as the Twin Cities area more generally, since the overtur…

Staff (2022-10-12). 14-23 October: Global Week of Action for Palestinian Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is joining the Palestinian Youth Movement and over 30 other organizations, to call upon all supporters of the Palestinian struggle to join us on October 14th 23rd for a week of action in support of Palestinian political prisoners and their fight for freedom and dignity. On September 25th, 30 …

Roger D. Harris (2022-10-12). Why the US Imprisoned Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. dissidentvoice.org A year ago, October 16, the long arm of US extra-territorial judicial overreach abducted Alex Saab and threw him into prison in Miami, where the Venezuelan diplomat has languished ever since. The official narrative is that Saab had bilked the Venezuelans in a "vast corruption network" and the US as the world's self-appointed cop was …

Staff (2022-10-12). French FM holds phone talk with Amir-Abdollahian on detainees. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — Discussing the situation of the French detainees in Iran with her Iranian counterpart, the French Foreign Minister called for the immediate release of these detainees, according to the French Foreign Ministry.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-10-12). Bill Clinton: 'There Is a Limit' To How Many Migrants US Can Take. moguldom.com Former President Bill Clinton recently weighed in on the current state of immigration in America. The 42nd Commander-in-Chief said "there is a limit" to how many migrants the country can house "without severe disruption." He made the comments during a September interview with CNN host Fareed Zakaria, who questioned Clinton about the current refugee crisis. "I think …

____ (2022-10-12). Comicomment: Experiments on African American inmates, 'tip of iceberg' in ugly U.S. past. ecns.cn The U.S. city of Philadelphia issued a formal apology for experiments conducted on African American inmates at a prison decades ago.

Animal Liberation Press Office (2022-10-12). AVA Summit Bans Press Office for First Time, Disavows Support for Direct Action. indybay.org The Animal Liberation Press Office won't have a chance to see all of you at the upcoming AVA Animal Rights Conference in Washington DC later this month.

WSWS (2022-10-12). Indian Ford workers mount protests for jobs in defiance of union-management severance deal. wsws.org Hundreds of workers at the recently shuttered Ford assembly plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have rebelled against a management-union severance deal that sanctions the elimination of thousands of jobs.

____ (2022-10-12). Iran's economy predicted to grow 3% in 2022 despite sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted that Iran's economy will experience positive growth in 2022 for the third consecutive year.

____ (2022-10-12). 14 states elected into UN Human Rights Council. ecns.cn The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 14 states into the Human Rights Council to succeed outgoing members.

Editor (2022-10-12). What an Alabama Prisoners' Strike Tells Us About Prison Labor. scheerpost.com

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-12). Líbano e Israel resuelven disputa marítima en el Mediterráneo. telesurtv.net "La versión final de la oferta es satisfactoria para Líbano y cumple con sus demandas y preserva los derechos del Líbano sobre esta riqueza natural", dijo el presidente Michel Aoun.

Ed Rampell (2022-10-12). Biden Administration Wants Kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab to "Suffer Like Julian Assange," according to UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur. covertactionmagazine.com New documentary by Alex Smith explores travails of Saab who faces U.S. wrath because he tried to circumvent Washington's onerous illegal sanctions levied against Venezuela The U.S. imperialists "want Alex Saab like they want Julian Assange to suffer," charges human rights and international law expert Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, who the United Nations' Human Rights Council …

TeleSUR, drl, JCM (2022-10-12). Desafíos en derechos de los pueblos indígenas en Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net ¿Cuáles son los avances y retrocesos de los pueblos indígenas en América Latina y el Caribe?.

Fight Back (2022-10-12). Protesters rally at rapist New Orleans police officer's arraignment. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On October 11, at 9 a.m., protesters attended Gerry Paul's arraignment. Paul, 29, is an active-duty police officer charged with second-degree rape. Protesters in the courtroom wore red, turned their backs on Paul when he pled "not guilty," and held signs saying "Jail Gerry!" They then organized a rally outside the Orleans Criminal Courthouse. | On March 15, 2021, a woman accused Paul of forcing her into non-consensual sex after a night of drinks at his apartment on the 4300 block of Tulane Avenue. She recounted that Paul choked her and pinned her hands behind her back in a police hold. A forens…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-11). Kiev Claimed Another Prisoner Swap, It Turned Out Only Bodies Of Dead Solders Returned To Ukraine. southfront.org The head of Vladimir Zelensky's office, Andrei Ermak, announced the exchange of prisoners with Russia. According to him, 32 people…

Ann Garrison (2022-10-11). Sanctioning the Horn of Africa. orinocotribune.com By Ann Garrison and John Philpot Oct 7, 2022 | Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia have suffered from a variety of U.S. interventions over many years. Proxy wars and unilateral coercive measures, sanctions, are the tools used to prevent these nations from finding a means of peacefully coexisting. | During Donald Trump's four years in office, he for the most part left the Horn of Africa alone. He just didn't seem interested, and his disengagement created enough breathing room for Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia to form a regional alliance, which the Biden Administration eventually took aim at. In fact, a longtime…

RT (2022-10-11). Assange Tests Positive for Covid-19 in Prison. dissidentvoice.org © Getty Images / Guy Smallman Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has tested positive for Covid-19 and is being kept in total isolation at Belmarsh Prison as he continues to fight extradition to the US, his wife Stella told media on Monday. "The next few days will be crucial for his general health," the lawyer, who …

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