(2023-01-17). Martin Luther King Day Special Encore Program: Restructuring The Edifice That Produces Poverty. popularresistance.org In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, Clearing the FOG brought back an interview from ten years ago with Cheri Honkala of the Poor People's Economic and Human Rights Campaign and Robert Pollin of the Political Economy Research Institute. The program is centered on Dr. King's speech before the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in August 1967, "Where Do We Go From Here?" The guests, along with co-host Kevin Zeese discuss the current economic challenges and efforts to bring transformation at the local and national levels. That conversation is relevant today as we continue to face multiple c…
(2023-01-17). Local Code Pink Joins Organizations World Wide To Demand Closure of US Guantanamo Prison. indybay.org Action at UC Berkeley law school also demands prosecution for John Yoo, provider of legal "rational" for torture…
(2023-01-17). Milagro Sala cumple siete años presa y exigen su excarcelación. telesurtv.net Organizaciones de derechos humanos han exigido al presidente un indulto para Sala.
(2023-01-17). AFL-CIO calls for a truthful remembering of the words of Dr. King. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON — Every year when the holiday remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. comes around, opponents of civil rights and voting rights twist King's calls for judging people "by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin" into support for their opposition to raising the need to fight systemic …
(2023-01-17). General Assembly President hosts children from around the world, on MLK Day. news.un.org Children from a dozen countries met with the President of the General Assembly and toured the United Nations on a federal holiday in the United States honouring the late civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Martin Luther King Jr.
(2023-01-17). From Infiltrating Wikipedia to Paying Trump Millions in Golf Deals, Saudis Whitewash Rights Record. democracynow.org 
The Justice Department and Congress are facing new calls to investigate Donald Trump's financial ties to Saudi Arabia. The latest controversy centers on a new golf tournament owned by Saudi Arabia's sovereign Public Investment Fund, which is chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. LIV has paid millions to golf resorts owned by Donald Trump, who has publicly supported the new league which is attempting to compete with the PGA. Meanwhile, an exposé has revealed that the Saudi government infiltrated Wikipedia to control information on the kingdom. Government administrators were recruited to ed…
(2023-01-17). Court strikes down 2017 Quebec law criminalizing strike by 175,000 construction workers—but rejects any compensatory measures. wsws.org The judge refused to order the Quebec government to pay so much as a penny in compensatory damages to the workers for the violation of their democratic rights—rights supposedly protected under the Canadian constitution.
(2023-01-17). Indonesia's new criminal code: A major assault on democratic rights. wsws.org The new code contains a broad range of sweeping attacks on the basic rights of workers and their ability to express political opposition, under conditions of growing social tensions.
(2023-01-17). Russian Ship with Rooppur Power Plant Materials Docks at Indian Port. infobrics.org After initially being deterred from anchoring at Mongla due to US sanctions on the ship, the Russian ship carrying materials for Bangladesh's Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project ultimately received India's permission to dock at the Haldia port in West Bengal…
(2023-01-17). Colombia's Ecopetrol Asks US for Permission to Negotiate with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The re-establishment of relations between Venezuela and Colombia covers, in addition to the border issue, energy issues. Any negotiations in this regard must pass through morass of the unilateral "sanctions" of the United States. | As a result, Ecopetrol, the Colombian state oil company, asked the United States for permission to negotiate with Venezuela. Trade relations between Colombia and Venezuela have been heavily restricted by US sanctions. Even after the rapprochement between Venezuela and Colombia's new administration, led by President Gustavo Petro, commercial flights by Venezuela's Conviasa airline canno…
(2023-01-16). Stop The Violence Against The Peruvian People. popularresistance.org The Peruvian people have been on the streets across the country to reject the coup that took constitutional president Pedro Castillo out of office on December 7. The Peruvian authorities have responded to these mass protests with brutal violence. As of today, Peruvian human rights organizations estimate that 48 people have been killed in the context of the protests and hundreds more have been injured. | Mainstream, corporate media in Peru has helped reinforce the government's narrative that those who are on the streets are "criminals", "terrorists" and that their demands are illegitimate. Meanwhile, independent a…
(2023-01-16). New Report Charges Major Corporations As Complicit In Israel's Water Apartheid. strategic-culture.org 
By Jessica BUXBAUM | In December, the Palestinian human rights organization, Al-Haq, released a According to Al-Haq, businesses are instrumental in helping Israel restrict water access to Palestinians and destroy Palestinian water infrastructure. Additionally, foreign companies profit from Israel's system of water discrimination. | Al-Haq's paper named both Israeli and in…
(2023-01-16). New Evidence Of Torture Of Russian POWs By Ukrainians Emerged. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Several days ago, another video confirmed torture of Russian soldiers by Ukrainians was widely spread online. However, it was widely ignored by Ukrainian media and international MSM. Unidentified Ukrainians called mothers of two Russian prisoners of war (POW), threatening to kill their childs. Ukrainians demanded a large ransom for Russian soldiers. The Russian soldiers were tortured during the call. | On January 14, Russian High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova published video o…
(2023-01-16). High Commissioner reports sharp decline in respect for children's rights. news.un.org Children's rights must remain a priority and their voices should be heard and listened to, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tàºrk said on Monday in Geneva.
(2023-01-16). Pakistan: rights experts urge action on coerced religious conversions, child marriage. news.un.org Top independent human rights experts expressed alarm on Monday at a rise in abductions of girls as young as 13 in Pakistan, who are forced to marry and convert to Islam.
(2023-01-16). Ukraine: Civilian attacks 'must end immediately' says UN, as search for Dnipro survivors continues. news.un.org The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned Russia's attack on a large residential building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro at the weekend that has left at least 40 civilians dead, including three children, and at least 75 injured, with those figures likely to rise, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country.
(2023-01-16). RV Human Rights Activists Challenges Santa Cruz City Police Violations. indybay.org Reggie Meisler, civil liberties defender of unhoused rights, is waiting for an answer to his January 9th letter to Santa Cruz City Manager Matt Huffaker, Mayor Fred Keeley, Police Chief Rudy Escalante, and the S.C. City Council. Meisler calls for Huffaker to direct his SCPD to stop harassing and uprooting those whose vehicles are their shelter by misusing the "abandoned vehicle" tagging law.
(2023-01-16). 21 Years Later, Guantánamo Is Still Open — And We Are Still Protesting. popularresistance.org The prison that started out as a provisional, secret, slapdash gulag on the lee side of the Cuban state of Guantanamo is now a rebar-enforced institution with hundreds of millions of dollars flowing into it every year for a dwindling but entrenched population. It survives despite Supreme Court rulings against it, the accumulation of literally millions of billable hours by some of the best legal minds in the United States and Europe, decades of fervent and smart and courageous protest, and four presidents. | Witness Against Torture is a small part of that protest movement. We were founded in 2005, when 25 of us we…
(2023-01-16). 21 years later, Guantánamo is still open — and we are still protesting to shut it down. scheerpost.com 
Witness Against Torture continues to serve as a visible reminder to a forgetful U.S. public that Guantánamo is still a crime and an affront to humanity.
(2023-01-16). Conoce 7 frases del luchador por los derechos civiles Martin Luther King. telesurtv.net Por sus causas de lucha y activismo social y antirracista Martin Luther King mereció el premio Nobel de la Paz en 1964.
(2023-01-16). Gobierno suspende derechos constitucionales en regiones de Perú. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de la presidenta designada Dina Boluarte emitió este decreto en la víspera de varias manifestaciones que los movimientos sociales preparan para realizar este lunes en Lima.
(2023-01-16). Saudi Arabia: Government Agents infiltrate Wikipedia, sentence Independent Admins to Prison. juancole.com 
By SMEX |  ; ( Globalvoices.org )  ; The Saudi Arabian government infiltrated Wikipedia by recruiting the organization's highest ranked administrators in the country to serve as government agents to control information about the country and prosecuting those who contributed critical information about political detainees, said SMEX and Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) …
(2023-01-16). Unrest Spreads Across Peru After Massacre of Civilians. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Peru Military Massacres Civilians In Juliaca Calls for the prosecution of coup-President Dina Boluarte while unprovoked killings of dozens in the south of the South American state continues Since the ouster by the parliament of former leftwing President Pedro Castillo in December, demonstrations demanding his release from detention and the reversal of the…
(2023-01-16). Repression Of Dissent Following The Illegal Removal Of President Castillo. popularresistance.org Following the illegal removal of Pedro Castillo, the now President of Peru, Mrs. Dina Boluarte, has responded to the popular protests that paralyzed the country as of December 7, 2022 with the suspension of constitutional rights. That means the police can now stop anyone without a warrant; enter any residence and prevent any citizen from traveling freely within or outside of Peru. In addition, gatherings of any kind are prohibited. In areas located in 7 regions of Peru, for several weeks, the population has been prohibited from going out into the street and obligated to stay in their homes day and night. The firs…
(2023-01-16). The FBI's Crusade Against MLK Was Darker Than You Think. popularresistance.org "You are done. There is only one way out for you. You better take it before your filthy, abnormal fraudulent self is bared to the nation." That's the shocking ending to the infamous letter Civil Rights hero Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received in 1964 essentially urging him to commit suicide. The letter and accompanying package containing blackmail were sent by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as King quickly caught on. While the full, unredacted letter was finally published by the New York Times in 2014, the audio recordings of an extensive FBI wiretapping operation targeting King have been sealed until 2027…
(2023-01-16). Biden used MLK's old pulpit to lie and even sleaze up to a little girl. americanthinker.com Ostensibly in the church to honor the Civil Rights icon, Biden managed to demean the event.
(2023-01-16). Biden used MLK's old pulpit to lie and even sleaze up to a little girl. americanthinker.com Ostensibly in the church to honor the Civil Rights icon, Biden managed to demean the event.
(2023-01-16). Vermont doesn't know what a woman is. americanthinker.com Vermont is abolishing basic civil rights.
(2023-01-16). Commentary: Honoring MLK's Vision Of The Beloved Community Demands A Transformative Mindset. newsone.com 
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty | Each year social media is flooded with homages to the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Many organizations use the holiday weekend celebrating his birthday as an opportunity to push for better outcomes. | Ahead of the annual holiday celebrating the late civil rights leader, the
(2023-01-16). "We not going anywhere": Carrying on MLK's legacy, years later. therealnews.com 
On April 4, 2018, The Real News Network held an event to commemorate the th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This event featured stirring speeches from then-Senator Nina Turner, Danny Glover, and TRNN Executive Producer Eddie Conway about the radical legacy of MLK and the millions who made the civil rights movement what it was, and about how we in the present are tasked with honoring that legacy and carrying it into the future. This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we find ourselves in a different world than the one we were in when TRNN held this event. But the struggle is no diffe…
(2023-01-16). All The King's Words: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Most Riveting Quotes. newsone.com 
Back view of American civil rights leader and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., dressed in black robes and holding out his hands towards the thousands of people who have gathered to hear him speak near the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. during the Prayer Pilgrimage on May 17, 1957. | Source: Hulton Archive / Getty | UPDATED: 9: 30 a.m. ET, Jan. 16, 2023 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s quotes are powerful, timeless, and impactful. They are a testament to the wisdom and eloquence of one of the greatest leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. His words continue to inspire and guide people of all ages and ba…
(2023-01-16). Labor, rights groups praise Biden policy boosting migrant worker protections. nationofchange.org "This is a huge victory for undocumented workers and the labor movement," said one organizer.
(2023-01-16). Peace March held in DC to mark MLK Day. america.cgtn.com A day to appreciate the legacy and vision of the pioneering civil rights icon. In Washington, an annual peace walks and parade marks the federal holiday.
(2023-01-16). The Weekly Round-up: Anti-strike laws, war crimes, and gender recognition certificates. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news Grant Shapps, the Business Secretary, has set out the anti-strike laws that are planned to enforce minimum levels of service during strike action. Under the proposals, some employees would be required to work during a strike and could be fired if they refuse. It would be for the ministers to set the …
(2023-01-16). Iconic Photos Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Civil Rights Legacy. newsone.com 
Iconic pictures that underscore Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s brave determination to pave the way for each of us to enjoy a freer existence than he did.
(2023-01-16). Following in MLK's Footsteps Means Resisting Christian Nationalism. truthout.org Martin Luther King Jr. yanked the burnt Ku Klux Klan Christian cross from his front lawn as his child looked on. It was 1960. Many Black families in Atlanta woke to charred crosses left as a warning to civil rights activists. Sixty-one years later, a Christian nationalist group called Jericho's Road stoked the January 6 insurrection with prayer vigils and marches. A right-wing mob waving flags… |
(2023-01-16). US Dept of Education rebuffs Israel lobby demands. electronicintifada.net Top civil rights office avoids weaponizing anti-Jewish bigotry — at least for now.
(2023-01-16). MLK Day Special: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words. democracynow.org 
Today is the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15, 1929. He was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People's Campaign to address issues of economic justice. Dr. King was also a fierce critic of U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War. We play his "Beyond Vietnam" speech, which he delivered at New York City's Riverside Church on April 4, 1967, as well as his las…
(2023-01-16). How Western Sanctions Blow Back, Hurting Europe, Deepening Asian Integration. transcend.org 11 Jan 2023 – Western sanctions led Russia to greatly increase trade with Asia, while devastating Europe's economy. The US tech war against China is damaging its own industry.
(2023-01-16). Nicaragua is #1 Country Where Citizens Feel at Peace, Gallup Poll Shows. orinocotribune.com 
By Ben Norton | A poll by mainstream firm Gallup found that Nicaragua is the number one bycountry in the world where citizens feel at peace. Nine of the top 14 countries are in Latin America. But the US constantly attacks the Sandinista government and imposes sanctions on it. | A poll found that Nicaragua is the top country in the world where citizens feel at peace. | The United States and Western media outlets have long demonized Nicaragua's Sandinista government and its President Daniel Ortega, sponsoring violent coup attempts against him and imposing illegal unilateral sanctions aimed at hurting the Central Am…
(2023-01-16). Nicaragua is world's #1 country where citizens feel at peace, Gallup poll shows. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton | A poll by mainstream firm Gallup found that Nicaragua is the No. 1 country in the world where citizens feel at peace. Nine of the top 14 countries are in Latin America. But the US constantly attacks the Sandinista government and imposes sanctions on it. | A poll found that Nicaragua is the top country in the world where citizens feel at peace. | The United States and Western media outlets have long demonized Nicaragua's Sandinista government and its President Daniel Ortega, sponsoring violent coup attempts against him and imposing illegal unilateral sanctions aimed at hurting the Central American…
(2023-01-16). Croatia's President Says US and NATO are Waging a Proxy War Against Russia. news.antiwar.com Croatian President Zoran Milanovic on Sunday said the US and NATO are waging a proxy war against Russia and criticized the Western sanctions campaign against Moscow, offering rare criticism of the policy from a leader of a NATO country. "Washington and NATO are waging a proxy war against Russia with the help of Ukraine," Milanovic said, …