(2023-09-16). Venezuela's Army Ratifies Commitment to Human Rights in Operation Against Illegal Mining. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López ratified that the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) will continue to exercise sovereignty through the dismantling, eviction and destruction of illegal mining camps. | Padrino López endorsed the work of the FANB that is always respectful of the law, respectful of human rights, with the aim of preserving the environment and the patrimony of Venezuela. | "The FANB will continue exercising sovereignty by dismantling, evicting and destroying illegal mining camps throughout the national territory, adhering to law and respecting human rights; we will preserve the e…
(2023-09-16). Yaqui Assassinated and Disappeared Not Included in New Report to UN Human Rights Council. indybay.org The assassinations and disappearances of Yaqui, in Sonora, Mexico, south of the Arizona border, are not included in the new report of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on the impacts of militarization. The report is now being presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
(2023-09-16). Comment] Offline: Mahsa Amini—never forget. thelancet.com September 16, 2022: Mahsa Amini died in Kasra Hospital, Iran, after being arrested, tortured, and beaten for allegedly breaking the Iranian Government's strict mandatory hijab law. She was 22 years old and her murder, for that is what it was, triggered unprecedented nationwide protests, which continue in more muted forms to this day. Women publicly cut their hair, they burned their hijabs, and they confronted riot police. These protests posed the most direct threat to Iran's regime since the Islamic revolution of 1979.
(2023-09-16). 19 September, Vancouver: Political Education Discussion on Walid Daqqah. samidoun.net 
Tuesday, 19 September 7 pm Centre for Socialist Education 706 Clark Drive Vancouver Join Samidoun Vancouver for a political education discussion on the writing of Walid Daqqah, Palestinian political prisoner, freedom fighter and revolutionary intellectual, struggling for freedom while suffering from a rare cancer. We will be reading "Consciousness Molded, or the Re-Identification of Torture," …
(2023-09-17). Thursday 11/2: Taller de Derechos de los Inmigrantes, Naturalización y DACA – Bilingàºe Inglés y Español. indybay.org Santa Clara City Library – Central Park | 2635 Homestead Road | Santa Clara, CA 95051…
(2023-09-17). México_FRAYBA Informe DDHH: Chiapas un desastre. indybay.org Frayba Derechos Humanos | Informe: Chiapas un desastre…
(2023-09-17). Teenagers' Detention At Angola Exposes Fractured Juvenile System. popularresistance.org This week the state of Louisiana was expected to transfer a group of mostly Black boys out of the former death row unit of Louisiana State Penitentiary — a maximum-security adult prison also known as Angola. But a federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily paused a judge's order requiring the state to move the children out of Angola by Friday. | The American Civil Liberties Union, the Southern Poverty Law Center and several law firms, pushed for a year to stop the state from detaining children at the prison, which is located on a former slave plantation. The legal advocates praised a federal judge's man…
(2023-09-16). Teenagers' Detention at Angola Prison Has Brought New Attention to Louisiana's Fractured Juvenile System. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-17). Thursday 11/2: Immigrant Rights, Naturalization, and DACA Workshop – Bilingual English & Spanish. indybay.org Santa Clara City Library – Central Park | 2635 Homestead Road | Santa Clara, CA 95051…
(2023-09-16). Orlando for Gender Equality announces campaign to ensure trans bathroom access. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – Activists and community members gathered outside of the Orange County courthouse in Orlando on September 1 to protest the agenda of Governor Ron DeSantis, in the wake of his recent attacks on the democratic rights. The community came together to show their support for transgender rights, and to protest the bigotry of DeSantis and the political climate he has orchestrated. | The highlighted issue at the protest was Senate Bill 1674, which was signed into law by DeSantis in May. The new law criminalizes transgender people for using the bathroom that aligns with their gender, with punishments including…
(2023-09-16). Orlando for Gender Equality urges city to counteract anti-trans bathroom law. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – On September 11, Orlando for Gender Equality mobilized for the Orlando city council meeting as part of their campaign to demand a guarantee of lowest possible enforcement for the anti-trans bathroom law passed by the state legislature earlier this year. The new law criminalizes transgender people for using the bathroom that aligns with their gender, with punishments including a $1000 fine or imprisonment for up to a year. This mobilization comes after a recent protest, hosted by OGE, against DeSantis' hateful agenda of anti-trans sentiment and infringement on democratic rights. | Two representatives…
(2023-09-16). Orlando for Gender Equality announces campaign to ensure trans bathroom access. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – Activists and community members gathered outside of the Orange County courthouse in Orlando on September 1 to protest the agenda of Governor Ron DeSantis, in the wake of his recent attacks on the democratic rights. The community came together to show their support for transgender rights, and to protest the bigotry of DeSantis and the political climate he has orchestrated. | The highlighted issue at the protest was Senate Bill 1674, which was signed into law by DeSantis in May. The new law criminalizes transgender people for using the bathroom that aligns with their gender, with punishments including…
(2023-09-16). Orlando for Gender Equality urges city to counteract anti-trans bathroom law. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – On September 11, Orlando for Gender Equality mobilized for the Orlando city council meeting as part of their campaign to demand a guarantee of lowest possible enforcement for the anti-trans bathroom law passed by the state legislature earlier this year. The new law criminalizes transgender people for using the bathroom that aligns with their gender, with punishments including a $1000 fine or imprisonment for up to a year. This mobilization comes after a recent protest, hosted by OGE, against DeSantis' hateful agenda of anti-trans sentiment and infringement on democratic rights. | Two representatives…
(2023-09-16). The September 11 Legacy: Forever Wars, Patriot Act, And Loss Of Legal Rights. popularresistance.org Everyone should know what happened in Washington on September 14, 2001, even though there is an exhortation to remember the attacks which took place on September 11, 2001. On September 14 the Senate and the House of Representatives passed joint resolutions which resulted in the Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 (AUMF) , which President George W. Bush signed into law on September 18. | Just three days after September 11, when senators and members of congress should have been asking hard questions about what happened on that fateful date, they instead chose to give President Bush carte blanche to wage…
(2023-09-16). Perspectives] Jesse Ehrenfeld: AMA President striving to improve health equity. thelancet.com Jesse Ehrenfeld became the 178th President of the American Medical Association (AMA) in June, 2023. Alongside this role, at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Milwaukee, WI, USA, he is Senior Associate Dean, Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, and Director of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, a MCW philanthropy focused on improving health and advancing health equity. He is the first openly gay AMA President and a campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights, health equity, and diversity in health care.
(2023-09-17). Transgender Rights Now! Protesting TERF Convention in SF. indybay.org Demonstrators protested outside the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco's Financial District, where Women's Declaration International USA is holding its convention.
(2023-09-17). Beijing sanctions U.S. firms on Taiwan arms sales. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning announced on Friday sanctions on two companies in the United States involved in Washington's constant arms sales to the Taiwan region, in a resolute move to safeguard China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
(2023-09-17). The Closing of the International People's Tribunal on US Imperialism. popularresistance.org After nine powerful months of international hearings on sanctions & economic coercive measures, we announce the closing event of the International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, and Economic Coercive Measures. | Hosted over two days, September 29 and 30, at the People's Forum in New York City, this concluding chapter will not only deliver our verdict but also lay the groundwork for the continuation of our international movement to abolish sanctions regimes. | While this marks the end of the Tribunal, it is only the beginning of our collective efforts as an international movement…
(2023-09-16). Beijing sanctions U.S. firms on Taiwan arms sales. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning announced on Friday sanctions on two companies in the United States involved in Washington's constant arms sales to the Taiwan region, in a resolute move to safeguard China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
(2023-09-16). Kenya calls at G77 Summit to strengthen multilateralism. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) Strengthening multilateralism, without unilateral sanctions against countries, is the only possible way to solve the interconnected challenges the world is currently facing, according to a Kenyan representative at the G77+China Summit.
(2023-09-16). Venezuela Condemns European Union's Ruling on Illegal Sanctions. orinocotribune.com
(2023-09-16). North Korean leader meets Putin in Russian Far East. wsws.org Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin come together amid an intensification of the US-NATO war on Russian in Ukraine and economically crippling sanctions led by the US on North Korea.
(2023-09-15). Beijing sanctions U.S. firms on Taiwan arms sales. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning announced on Friday sanctions on two companies in the United States involved in Washington's constant arms sales to the Taiwan region, in a resolute move to safeguard China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
(2023-09-16). Venezuela Condemns European Union's Ruling on Illegal Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( On Wednesday, September 13, the European General Court (EGC) dismissed an appeal filed by Venezuela in 2018 against the illegal sanctions imposed by t…