(2023-06-18). 13 Syrian Soldiers Killed Or Wounded In Eastern Homs Bombing (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Facebook. | On June 18, three soldiers were killed and ten others were wounded when a roadside bomb blew up a truck of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the eastern Homs countryside, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said that the bombing took place near the town of al-Mushrefa, on a road that links Homs city with the key town of Salamiyah in the eastern countryside of Hama. | Photos from the scen…
(2023-06-18). SDF Blamed For Rocket Attack On Refugee Camp In Northern Syria (Video). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On June 17, at least five civilians were wounded when a rocket attack targeted a refugee camp in Syria's northern region. | The camp in question is located near the village of Trendah in the Turkish-occupied area of Afrin in the northern Aleppo countryside. It mainly shelters widowed women and their children. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based monitoring group, said in a report that the rocket attack was launched f…
(2023-06-17). Three SDF Fighters Killed In Attack By ISIS Cells In Syria's Raqqa. southfront.org 
File image. | On June 17, three fighters of the United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed and another was wounded when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in the northern countryside of Raqqa. | The attack took place on the road between the the town of Ain Issa, a stronghold of the SDF, and teh nearby village of Tell al-Samn. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based monitoring group, said that the deadly attack was carried out by ISIS cells in Raqqa. Nevertheless, the terrori…
(2023-06-17). Immigrants Face Medical Neglect, Solitary Confinement and Torture in ICE Jails. truthout.org This story was originally published at Prism. CW: This story includes descriptions of torture in immigrant detention and mentions of death by suicide At least three facilities operated by the private prison company CoreCivic systematically use torture as retaliation against immigrants who denounce the conditions of detention, according to advocates, attorneys, researchers, and detainees. |
(2023-06-18). Reprimen protestas contra reforma a la constitución de Jujuy, Argentina. telesurtv.net El gobernador Morales impuso luego de las elecciones una reforma constitucional que refuerza el poder político de unos pocos y quita derechos a toda la ciudadanía.
(2023-06-18). Diferencias de derechos entre hombres y mujeres en españa. indybay.org Diferencias de derechos entre hombres y mujeres en españa. Más de 300 derechos entre hombres y mujeres en España…
(2023-06-17). Armed group captured in El Salvador. plenglish.com A message on social networks from the Minister of Justice and Security, Gustavo Villatoro, indicated that the group of five men was seized during the police operation on the Tepecoyo highway, La Libertad, with three firearms, four cell phones, the vehicle in which they were transported, and five thousand dollars in cash. | Villatoro published photographs of the detainees and the intervention of the vehicle, accusing the individuals of being "remnants of an armed group in Tepecoyo", linked to the Mara Salvatrucha MS 13. | The captured subjects profile as active members of the MS13 gang, they will be prosecuted in…
(2023-06-17). Lawfare Against Venezuela: Three Years After the Kidnapping of the Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com 
By àÅlvaro Sánchez Cordero — Jun 13, 2023 | Alex Saab has become a pillar of Venezuela's resilience and resistance | "Dear Prime Minister, my name is Alex Nain Saab Morán and I have been illegally detained in your country for 57 days already, while I await the review of an unsubstantiated and politically motivated extradition request made by the United States. I am compelled to write to you given the great injustice that has been committed." | Thus begins a letter written by Venezuelan Special Envoy and Deputy Ambassador to the African Union Alex Saab addressed to the Prime Minister of Cape Verde Ulise…
(2023-06-17). Palestinian prisoners suspend hunger strike scheduled for Sunday while dialogues continue to achieve their demands. samidoun.net The Administrative Detainees' Committee of the Palestinian prisoners' movement in occupation jails issued a statement on Saturday, 17 June, announcing that the mass open hunger strike of Palestinians jailed without charge or trial scheduled to begin on Sunday was suspended pending further dialogue with the occupation prison administration to achieve their demands. There are currently …
(2023-06-17). The Illegal Detention of Hannibal Gaddafi in Lebanon. orinocotribune.com Hannibal Gaddafi, one of the surviving sons of the Libyan leader killed as a result of the NATO war in 2011, began a hunger strike days ago in the Lebanese prison where he has been held since 2015, without trial or charges. His medical condition is precarious, his lawyer Paul Romanos Hannibal, who has never been involved in politics, h…
(2023-06-17). American Churches Launch Initiative to End Israel's Apartheid. hrw.org Over 100 faith-based groups form Apartheid Free Communities Initiative.
(2023-06-18). Saturday 6/17: Marxist Transgender Liberation and LGBTQ Rights in Actually Existing Socialist Countries. indybay.org San Jose Peace & Justice Center (48 S 7th St #101, San Jose, CA 95112)…
(2023-06-18). Justice Department Finds Pattern Of Discriminatory Policing In Minneapolis. popularresistance.org The Minneapolis Police Department routinely engages in a pattern of racist and abusive behavior that deprives people of their constitutional rights, according to the findings of a Justice Department investigation prompted by the murder of George Floyd three years ago. | The 89-page report, released Friday, caps an investigation launched in April 2021. It outlined four core findings: The department uses excessive force, including unjustified deadly force; it unlawfully discriminates against Black and Native American people; it violates citizens' free speech rights; and officers discriminate against people with beh…
(2023-06-17). Abortion Rights Data From 2022 Midterms Could Play a Key Role in 2024. truthout.org Democrats and abortion rights organizers achieved significant wins in the 2022 midterms — and collected hundreds of millions of data points about voters along the way. That data could play a key role for Democratic candidates and abortion rights proponents in 2024. Many of those groups have used the Democratic Data Exchange, or DDx, a privately run clearinghouse serving as a center for data from… |
(2023-06-17). Minnesota: FBI investigating abortion rights movement, activists say no. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Around two dozen students, journalists and community members gathered outside the Humphrey School of Public Affairs for June 15 press conference addressing the FBI harassment of SDS organizer Gillian Rath, regarding her activism surrounding abortion rights, including the SDS campaign in opposition to government-funded and predatory "crisis pregnancy centers." | The FBI called Rath several times last week. This FBI harassment of a student organizer is especially troubling given the FBI's long history of infiltrating and disrupting organizations in student movements stretching back to the 1960s,…
(2023-06-17). World Report] UNDP reports that 90% of people hold gender-based biases. thelancet.com The UN warns that global backlash against women's rights could jeopardise reaching gender parity by 2030. John Zarocostas reports from Geneva.
(2023-06-17). Ritchie Torres regards BDS and Palestinian rights as a "relic" electronicintifada.net US House votes overwhelmingly for a special envoy to further normalize Israeli apartheid.
(2023-06-17). Venezuelan Oil Production Continues Upward Trend as Gov't Eyes Natural Gas Investments. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro government has been courting European partners, though companies remain wary of possible US sanctions.