Monthly Archives: November 2022

2022-11-28: News Headlines

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Iran not to cooperate with UN fact-finding mission. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Referring to the recent anti-Iranian resolution issued at the UN Human Rights Council, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman says that Iran will never cooperate with a such fact-finding mission on alleged human rights issues.

____ (2022-11-28). World Cup in Qatar Is "Deadliest Major Sporting Event" in History, Built on a Decade of Forced Labor. transcend.org 21 Nov 2022 — A look into Qatar's labor and human rights record. Minky Worden, of Human Rights Watch, describes how millions of poor migrant workers have faced deadly, forced labor conditions on the $2 billion infrastructure. By one count, 6, 0 migrant workers have died in Qatar since 2010, when it was awarded the hosting of the games.

Matthew Johnson (2022-11-28). Salting the Bird's Tail? The Online Safety Bill -v- Musk's Twitter. ukhumanrightsblog.com Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has made headline news over the past few months. Attention firstly focused on whether it would happen at all. Once the acquisition was completed, public opinion turned to Musk's plans for the platform: to make Twitter a bastion of free speech in opposition to an age of censorship. As these …

John Perry (2022-11-28). US sanctions and economic conditions drive Nicaraguan migration, while Washington blames repression. thegrayzone.com Blaming migration on "repressive dictatorships" allows Washington to pretend that its policies are helping Nicaraguans, when in fact they are impoverishing them. This article was originally published on November 23, 2022 by COHA. Why are more Nicaraguans heading north to the United States looking for jobs? Until July 2020, numbers were tiny. But in the last 1 Ω years numbers have increased sharply. Suddenly this has become a story, and government detractors argue, with little evidence, that people are fleeing political …

____ (2022-11-28). Sanctions: Another Form of War on Designated Enemies. transcend.org 18 Nov 2022 – Both the UN and illegal US sanctions have had disastrous effects on millions of people, effects that violate both the UN charter and the UDHR. Research in 69 countries showed that sanctions lowered infant weight and increased the likelihood of death before age three.

____ (2022-11-28). The US Is Determined to Drive a Wedge between Ethiopia and Eritrea. transcend.org 23 Nov 2022 – Thanks to the 21 Nov US-imposed sanctions, Eritrea has been excluded from the SWIFT system along with Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Now American Enterprise Institute fanatic Michael Rubin wants it on the US list of state sponsored terrorists along with Cuba, North Korea, and Syria—triggering sanctions that penalize persons and countries trading with Eritrea.

Arnaud Develay (2022-11-28). UN Expert Weighs In on Self-Determination, Referenda and the Rights of Minorities in Our Troubled World. covertactionmagazine.com In the wake of the controversies and heated debate generated in the wake of the referenda held last September in the regions of the Donbas, it became necessary for me to get some clarity on the legal issues surrounding this event. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Dr. Alfred de Zayas served as the first UN …

Anonymous669 (2022-11-27). ISIS Terrorists Attacked Syrian Troops During Combing Operation In Central Region. southfront.org . | On November 27, ISIS terrorists attacked a large force of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies in the central region of Syria. | The terrorists took the force by surprise while it was conducting a combing operation near the city of Palmyra in the eastern Homs countryside. Heavy clashes broke out between the terrorists and SAA troops a few kilometers away from the ancient city. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a service member of the SAA was…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-11-27). Xi vs Trudeau Exchange: China Now Sees Itself as a Superpower. commondreams.org Western powers have used the pretense of China's human rights record to provide a moral foundation for meddling…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-11-27). Green Protest on Black Friday. indybay.org Green abortion rights balloons fly at Westfield mall…

Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights (2022-11-27). Thursday 12/1: Protest: Legal Abortion Nationwide! The Overturning of Abortion Rights Was Illegitimate. indybay.org Philip Burton Federal Courthouse 450 Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA 940012…

Matthias Brockers, Michael Haller (2022-11-27). Farewell to the unipolar world and Disaster capitalism: back to Marx! indybay.org The sanctions have already proved to be a dangerous boomerang because they hit Europe harder than Russia… It is a suicidal illusion to try to win a war against the raw materials giant Russia – which possesses more than a third of all fossil energies and raw materials on earth – and the world's largest high-tech workshop, China, which is united with it.

Contributing Writers (2022-11-26). WATCH: UN expert calls for lifting of SANCTIONS on Syria. marktaliano.net "I am struck by the pervasiveness of the human rights and humanitarian impact of the unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria and the total economic and financial isolation of a country whose people are struggling to rebuild a life with dignity, following the decade-long war." Alena Douhan Following a 12-day visit to Syria, UN Special …

Editor (2022-11-26). Supreme Court orders reparations for sex workers serving U.S. Military. mronline.org Reminiscent of Imperial Japan's "Comfort Women," the organized sex trade near U.S. bases in Korea involved horrendous human rights violations.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). MP slams Western countries use of human rights as tool. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — The Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission says that western countries prove their trustworthiness by using and considering human rights as a tool.

Editor (2022-11-26). "I was screaming and he was smiling": DeSantis ran Guantanamo torture. mronline.org There is more to than what meets the eye on DeSantis' military past beyond a mere involvement in Guantanamo Bay.

Anonymous767 (2022-11-26). Russia Cracks Down On Kiev's Sabotage Network In Donbass. southfront.org One of the detained persons | The Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) and Rosgvardiya (National Guard of Russia) carried out a series of raids in Lugansk region, according to reports in Russian media. | The recent raids were aimed at dismantling a network of agents of the Ukrainian intelligence agency SBU, infamous for killing civilians and staging terrorist attacks. | According to the available reports, the pro-Kiev network included artillery observers and various radicals. | During the raid, Russian securit…

Joe Sims (2022-11-26). Club Q killings are part of capitalist violence and hatred. cpusa.org With the murderous attack on patrons of Club Q in Colorado Springs, we've once again witnessed massive gun violence against innocent people and yet another assault on the rights — and lives — of LGBTQ+ people. This horrific act was committed even as those at the club were observing the annual Transgender Day of …

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-11-26). Venezuelan Gov't and Opposition Sign 'Social Agreement', US Approves Chevron License. venezuelanalysis.com Following the renewed talks in Mexico, Washington issued an expanded sanctions waiver for Chevron to partly resume its Venezuela operations.

Scorinoco (2022-11-26). Venezuela's Government-Opposition Dialogue Aims to Recover State Assets Blocked Abroad by Illegal Sanctions. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government aims to recover state assets worth billions of dollars blocked in financial institutions abroad due to the blockade and unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States, Canada and the European Union. This issue will be the principal theme of the dialogue between the Venezuelan government and a sector of the opposition represented by the Unitary Platform, which is restarting in Mexico on Saturday, November 26. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced this and affirmed that the recovered resources will be invested in public services and welfare schemes for the Venezuelan peo…

TeleSUR, odr, YSM (2022-11-26). Marchan contra la violencia de género en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Las mujeres demandaron el respeto de sus derechos y a que no exista impunidad para los hombres que cometen crímenes contra ellas.

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2022-11-27: News Headlines

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-11-27). Green Protest on Black Friday. indybay.org Green abortion rights balloons fly at Westfield mall…

Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights (2022-11-27). Thursday 12/1: Protest: Legal Abortion Nationwide! The Overturning of Abortion Rights Was Illegitimate. indybay.org Philip Burton Federal Courthouse 450 Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA 940012…

Matthias Brockers, Michael Haller (2022-11-27). Farewell to the unipolar world and Disaster capitalism: back to Marx! indybay.org The sanctions have already proved to be a dangerous boomerang because they hit Europe harder than Russia… It is a suicidal illusion to try to win a war against the raw materials giant Russia – which possesses more than a third of all fossil energies and raw materials on earth – and the world's largest high-tech workshop, China, which is united with it.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). MP slams Western countries use of human rights as tool. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — The Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission says that western countries prove their trustworthiness by using and considering human rights as a tool.

Editor (2022-11-26). Supreme Court orders reparations for sex workers serving U.S. Military. mronline.org Reminiscent of Imperial Japan's "Comfort Women," the organized sex trade near U.S. bases in Korea involved horrendous human rights violations.

Contributing Writers (2022-11-26). WATCH: UN expert calls for lifting of SANCTIONS on Syria. marktaliano.net "I am struck by the pervasiveness of the human rights and humanitarian impact of the unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria and the total economic and financial isolation of a country whose people are struggling to rebuild a life with dignity, following the decade-long war." Alena Douhan Following a 12-day visit to Syria, UN Special …

Editor (2022-11-26). "I was screaming and he was smiling": DeSantis ran Guantanamo torture. mronline.org There is more to than what meets the eye on DeSantis' military past beyond a mere involvement in Guantanamo Bay.

Anonymous767 (2022-11-26). Russia Cracks Down On Kiev's Sabotage Network In Donbass. southfront.org One of the detained persons | The Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) and Rosgvardiya (National Guard of Russia) carried out a series of raids in Lugansk region, according to reports in Russian media. | The recent raids were aimed at dismantling a network of agents of the Ukrainian intelligence agency SBU, infamous for killing civilians and staging terrorist attacks. | According to the available reports, the pro-Kiev network included artillery observers and various radicals. | During the raid, Russian securit…

Joe Sims (2022-11-26). Club Q killings are part of capitalist violence and hatred. cpusa.org With the murderous attack on patrons of Club Q in Colorado Springs, we've once again witnessed massive gun violence against innocent people and yet another assault on the rights — and lives — of LGBTQ+ people. This horrific act was committed even as those at the club were observing the annual Transgender Day of …

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-11-26). Venezuelan Gov't and Opposition Sign 'Social Agreement', US Approves Chevron License. venezuelanalysis.com Following the renewed talks in Mexico, Washington issued an expanded sanctions waiver for Chevron to partly resume its Venezuela operations.

Scorinoco (2022-11-26). Venezuela's Government-Opposition Dialogue Aims to Recover State Assets Blocked Abroad by Illegal Sanctions. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government aims to recover state assets worth billions of dollars blocked in financial institutions abroad due to the blockade and unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States, Canada and the European Union. This issue will be the principal theme of the dialogue between the Venezuelan government and a sector of the opposition represented by the Unitary Platform, which is restarting in Mexico on Saturday, November 26. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced this and affirmed that the recovered resources will be invested in public services and welfare schemes for the Venezuelan peo…

TeleSUR, odr, YSM (2022-11-26). Marchan contra la violencia de género en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Las mujeres demandaron el respeto de sus derechos y a que no exista impunidad para los hombres que cometen crímenes contra ellas.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Tehran dismisses UN HR Council resolution as null and void. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected on Friday western countries resolution at UN Human Rights Council as null and void.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Gharibabadi calls on Germany to stop deceptive HR policies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — Responding to the German foreign minister's comments, the Secretary of Islamic Republic of Iran's High Council for Human Rights on Thursday called on Berlin to end its double standards regarding human rights.

_____ (2022-11-25). Court Rules Against Waratah Coal Mine In Landmark Ruling. popularresistance.org The Queensland Land Court has ruled human rights would be unjustifiably limited by a proposal to dig the state's largest coal mine in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland. | First Nations-led activist group Youth Verdict challenged an application by mining company Waratah Coal, owned by billionaire Clive Palmer. | The group of young Queensland activists challenged the mine on the basis it would impact the human rights of First Nations peoples by contributing to climate change. | The coal mine would remove about 40 million tonnes of coal a year for export to South-East Asia, with a forecast life span of 30 year…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-25). Syrian Army, Iranian-Backed Forces Held Live-Fire Exercise Near U.S. Garrison In Al-Tanf. southfront.org . | Early on November 24, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Iranian-backed armed factions held a joint live-fire exercise near the U.S.-led coalition al-Tanf garrison in the southeastern region of Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) | The London-based monitoring group said that the joint exercise was held right outside the 55-kilometer no-fly zone the coalition maintains around al-Tanf garrison."Regime forces and the Iranian militias present at the outskirts of the 55-kilo…

A Guest Author (2022-11-25). European workers fight for wages and rights. workers.org This article was published in the Nov. 17 issue of Avante, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, giving a roundup of struggles in Europe by the workers, whose living standards have been reduced as they are forced to pay the costs of the pandemic and the U.S./NATO proxy war . . . |

Pip Hinman (2022-11-25). Tiwi Islanders continue to fight Santos for rights over their Sea Country. greenleft.org.au Santos is "fighting tooth and nail" to argue it should not have to consult Traditional Owners of the Sea Country it wants to drill in. Pip Hinman reports.

Rise Up for Abortion Bay Area (2022-11-25). Friday 11/25: Green Friday for Abortion Rights. indybay.org Market and Powell St. BART station | 899 Market St. | SF 94103…

WSWS (2022-11-25). Australia: More than 800 rail freight drivers locked out by Pacific National. wsws.org The lockout, following Svitzer's manoeuvre last week, is a further indication that the basic rights of workers to oppose attacks on their pay and conditions are under assault from all sections of the ruling class.

Regina Tamés (2022-11-25). Women's Rights Are Essential to Democracy. commondreams.org Several countries with authoritarian structures of government offer powerful examples of denial of women's rights.

Staff (2022-11-25). "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train": Remembering the People's Historian Howard Zinn at 100. democracynow.org In a special broadcast, we remember the legendary historian, author, professor, playwright and activist Howard Zinn, who was born 100 years ago this August. Zinn was a regular guest on Democracy Now!, from the start of the program in 1996 up until his death in 2010 at age 87. After witnessing the horrors of World War II as a bombardier, Zinn became a peace and justice activist who picketed with his students at Spelman College during the civil rights movement and joined in actions such as opposing the Vietnam War. He later spoke out against the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. "I believe neutrality is impo…

Amy Goodman (2022-11-25). "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train": Remembering Howard Zinn at 100. truthout.org In a special broadcast, we remember the legendary historian, author, professor, playwright and activist Howard Zinn, who was born 100 years ago this August. Zinn was a regular guest on Democracy Now!, from the start of the program in 1996 up until his death in 2010 at age 87. After witnessing the horrors of World War II as a bombardier, Zinn became a peace and justice activist who picketed with his students at Spelman College during the civil rights movement and joined in actions such as opposing the Vietnam War. He later spoke out against the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. "I believe neutrality is impossible…

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-25). US Might Give Chevron a License to Pump Oil in Venezuela. news.antiwar.com The US might soon grant Chevron a license to pump oil in Venezuela in a move that would ease crippling sanctions that were imposed on the South American country by the Trump administration. According to The Wall Street Journal, the easing of sanctions is contingent on the implementation of a $3 billion humanitarian project that …

_____ (2022-11-25). Why I'm Thankful For 500 Years Of Indigenous Resistance. popularresistance.org Starting in 1452, under the guise of the Papal Bull Romanus Pontifex and later the 1493 Papal Bull Inter Cetera, the Christian Doctrine of Discovery, European Christians began their efforts to expand colonial rule, and the Christian Empire, throughout the world. | These Papal Bulls sanctioned European Christian Nations to "capture, vanquish, and subdue the saracens, pagans, and other enemies of Christ, to put them into perpetual slavery, and to take all their possessions and property" and were authorized "to take possession of any lands discovered that were not under the dominion of any Christian rulers." | Early…

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