(2023-10-03). "The world needs to be aware that human rights are being trampled on in Nicaragua" internationalviewpoint.org "Denounce Ortega to international organizations. Call on human rights organizations. Drive support campaigns." | – | / |
(2023-10-03). TECH EXPERTS CALL FOR A STOP TO FACIAL RECOGNITION SURVEILLANCE. expose-news.com There has been a surge in police use of facial recognition technology despite independent reviews citing human rights concerns, discrimination, and many incidences of innocent people being wrongly identified as criminals. Despite …
(2023-10-02). "The world needs to be aware that human rights are being trampled on in Nicaragua" internationalviewpoint.org "Denounce Ortega to international organizations. Call on human rights organizations. Drive support campaigns." | – | / |
(2023-10-02). UK: Activists hold vigil marking five years since Khashoggi's murder. middleeasteye.net 
UK: Activists hold vigil marking five years since Khashoggi's murder | Campaigners and activists held a vigil outside Saudi embassy in London, saying that nothing has changed since brutal murder of journalist | Mon, 10/02/2023 – 20: 21 | Activists and campaigners stand outside Saudi embassy in London with posters of Jamal Khashoggi (MEE/Nadda Osman) | Activists and human rights campaigners gathere…
(2023-10-02). Argentina's presidential frontrunner Milei denies number of disappeared from dictatorship. peoplesdispatch.org One of the issues that most stirs the emotions of Argentine society is the human rights violations of the military dictatorship. This was the topic chosen by candidate Javier Milei to raise the temperature of this Sunday's debate, the first before the presidential elections on October 22nd. | "There weren't 30,000 disappeared, there were 8,753," said the far-right candidate who leads most of the polls, raising his voice for the first time after an hour. The official figure is 8,631 dead and disappeared in the period from 1976 to 1983 — the last and most brutal stage of the dictatorship — according to th…
(2023-10-02). Egypt: Widespread torture amounts to 'crime against humanity'. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: Widespread torture amounts to 'crime against humanity' | New report suggests extensive allegations of torture by security forces and calls for UN intervention | Mon, 10/02/2023 – 14: 13 | The Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city during a government-guided tour for the media, 16 January 2022 (AFP) | Torture in
(2023-10-02). Candidatos argentinos debatieron sobre economía y DD.HH. telesurtv.net El candidato oficialista, Sergio Massa pidió disculpas por los errores del Gobierno de Alberto Férnandez que lastimaron a la gente.
(2023-10-03). Back The Blue Until It Happens To You. indybay.org On June 1, 2023, a troubling incident unfolded at a Milpitas, California, 24 Hour Fitness location, prompting a determined pursuit of justice. The incident involved harassment and intimidation, with the victim seeking help from the police, only to have his request for assistance ignored by a dispatcher. When officers arrived, they displayed hostility, detaining and confiscating personal items from the victim. Allegations of false accusations and corruption emerged, suggesting collusion among these police officers and potential corruption, personal gains, and financial ties, either with the juveniles' families, St…
(2023-10-02). Back The Blue Until It Happens To You. indybay.org On June 1, 2023, a troubling incident unfolded at a Milpitas, California, 24 Hour Fitness location, prompting a determined pursuit of justice. The incident involved harassment and intimidation, with the victim seeking help from the police, only to have his request for assistance ignored by a dispatcher. When officers arrived, they displayed hostility, detaining and confiscating personal items from the victim. Allegations of false accusations and corruption emerged, suggesting collusion among these police officers and potential corruption, personal gains, and financial ties, either with the juveniles' families, St…
(2023-10-02). Tunisia: More political prisoners announce hunger strike. middleeasteye.net 
Tunisia: More political prisoners announce hunger strike | Five senior political detainees join Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Ennahda party who announced a strike on Friday | Mon, 10/02/2023 – 14: 47 | People lift placards demanding the release of political prisoners during an anti-government protest organised by the opposition National Salvation Front coalition in Tunis on 25 July 2023 (AFP) | More…
(2023-10-03). 'Her hijab was removed': Turkey detains Egyptian dissident Ghada Naguib. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-10-02). Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled El Qaisi released on bail pending further hearings by Israeli court. peoplesdispatch.org After a month in detention, Palestinian-Italian activist and researcher Khaled el Qaisi has been released on bail by an Israeli court although he has been banned from traveling outside Palestine. As uncertainty remains regarding El Qaisi's freedom and safety, his family and those campaigning for his release have urged people to remain vigilant…
(2023-10-02). Kayed Fasfous on 60th day of hunger strike: Freedom Now! samidoun.net 
Palestinian political prisoner Kayed Fasfous is on his 60th day of hunger strike in occupation prisons against his administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. Fasfous, 34, entered his third month of hunger strike on 1 October 2023. On Monday, 2 October, an Israeli occupation military court is scheduled to hear another appeal by Fasfous …
(2023-10-03). After the primaries, the elections. internationalviewpoint.org "The labour and popular movement face an all-out offensive against historical social achievements and the expansion of rights achieved in recent decades, but the country has social and political reserves to face this offensive." | – | / |
(2023-10-02). Why Our Popular Mass Movements Fail. popularresistance.org There was a decade of popular uprisings from 2010 until the global pandemic in 2020. These uprisings shook the foundations of the global order. They denounced corporate domination, austerity cuts and demanded economic justice and civil rights. There were nationwide protests in the United States centered around the 59-day Occupy encampments. There were popular eruptions in Greece, Spain, Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, Libya, Turkey, Brazil, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Chile and during South Korea's Candlelight Light Revolution. Discredited politicians were driven from office in Greece, Spain, Ukraine, South Korea,…
(2023-10-02). After the primaries, the elections. internationalviewpoint.org "The labour and popular movement face an all-out offensive against historical social achievements and the expansion of rights achieved in recent decades, but the country has social and political reserves to face this offensive." | – | / |
(2023-10-02). Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler, Not Barbara Lee, to Fill Feinstein's Seat. truthout.org California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced late Sunday that he will appoint Laphonza Butler, president of the Democratic Party-aligned reproductive rights group EMILY's List, to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of long-serving Sen. Dianne Feinstein last week. Newsom's selection rebuffs calls from progressives and some Democratic lawmakers — including the head of the Congressional… |
(2023-10-02). Right-Dominated Supreme Court Is Poised To Do Grave Harm. popularresistance.org The 2023-2024 Supreme Court term will begin on Monday, October 2. Dominated by six right-wingers, the court has agreed to review cases in which voting rights, consumer protection, and the regulation of health and safety, workers' rights and the environment are in jeopardy. The cases present the issues of gerrymandering and the power of administrative agencies. In light of its recent conservative rulings, we should be wary about how the court will rule on these critical matters. | Besides the cases already on the Supreme Court's docket, the court will add more cases by mid-January. Their decisions will be issued b…
(2023-10-02). Could This Supreme Court Case Gut the Americans With Disabilities Act? truthout.org On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments for Acheson Hotels LLC v. Laufer. The court will examine whether Deborah Laufer, a disabled advocate, can sue hotels for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), despite having no intention to visit them. Civil rights advocates fear that the court has the potential to gut one of the main enforcement mechanisms of the ADA. |
(2023-10-02). Pro-Zionist film smears Roger Waters as an "antisemite" wsws.org Roger Waters responded on Friday to the new slanderous film defaming him as an antisemite and defending his support of Palestinian rights against Zionist violence and suppression by the state of Israel.
(2023-10-02). Pro-Zionist film smears Roger Waters as an "antisemite" wsws.org Roger Waters responded on Friday to the new slanderous film defaming him as an antisemite. Waters defended his support of Palestinian rights against Zionist violence and oppression by the state of Israel.
(2023-10-02). Debate in Argentina focused on economy, rights and denialism. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) The first mandatory debate between the five candidates for the Presidency of Argentina focused on the economy, rights, democratic coexistence and denialism.
(2023-10-03). What's going on in Congress? Or, "Orban & the Butterfly Effect." thedreizinreport.com 
As usual, the "headline piece" is further below. To the Russians who reached out: Thanks for your heartfelt words of praise and support from behind the No-Homo Curtain. Sorry, I just don't have time to adequately respond to all. HOWEVER….. It is hard for me to believe that, with all the sanctions, there are, truly,...…
(2023-10-02). Delcy Rodríguez Addresses Puebla Group Regarding US-Led Hybrid Warfare on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com In her speech to the Puebla Group, a collaborative political group of fourteen progressive governments, the vice president spoke of the blockade, sanctions, and lawfare against the country. | This Saturday, Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez participated in the ninth meeting of the Puebla Group held in the central Mexican city of Puebla. | Rodríguez spoke about economic sanctions, blockades, legal wars and lawfare, and strategies applied by imperialism to bring the people of the Global South to their knees. | Speaking to the group, Rodríguez exposed the truth about the hybrid war against Venezuela, the ch…
(2023-10-02). Delcy Rodríguez Addresses Puebla Group Regarding US-Led Hybrid Warfare on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com In her speech to the Puebla Group, the vice president spoke of the blockade, sanctions, and lawfare against the country. | This Saturday, Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez participated in the ninth meeting of the Puebla Group held in the central Mexican city of Puebla. | Rodríguez spoke about economic sanctions, blockades, legal wars and lawfare, and strategies applied by imperialism to bring the people of the Global South to their knees. | Rodríguez exposed the truth about the hybrid war against Venezuela, the challenges of the multipolar world, and the need to resume the integration of the peoples of A…
(2023-10-02). Washington softening sanctions enforcements on Russia and Iran. infobrics.org There is no easy alternative to oil globally as the world needs Iranian and Russian oil.
(2023-10-02). "It feels like the apocalypse" internationalviewpoint.org "The Russian Socialist Movement statement called on Azerbaijan to immediately cease hostilities and open negotiations without any preconditions, and on the international community to immediately impose sanctions against the leadership of Azerbaijan." | – | / |