(2023-05-11). Title 42 Was Inhumane and Illegal. So Are Biden's New Border Policies. truthout.org The cruel Trump-era immigration policy known as Title 42 expires today, but human rights defenders have nothing to celebrate. The Biden administration has swiftly replaced the unlawful and restrictive immigration policy with a near-total asylum ban that will turbocharge the deportation of migrants who cross the border from Mexico into the U.S. This is combined with intensified militarization of… |
(2023-05-11). Activists and families of 51 people detained in the UAE call for their release. peoplesdispatch.org The 51 are part of a larger group of people who were convicted of conspiring to overthrow the government in what is known as the UAE94 case. In 2011, they had signed a petition calling on the government to introduce democratic and political reforms in the country…
(2023-05-11). Palestine Is Boiling and Will Not Cool Down. strategic-culture.org The Israeli aggression against Palestinians has reached the point where they are not permitted to hear the call to prayer, Steven Sahiounie writes. | Khader Adnan, 45, of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, died while on a hunger strike in an Israeli prison. | He started the hunger strike on February 5, when he was arrested and sentenced in an Israeli military court and placed into "administrative detention", which means detention without charges in abhorrent prison conditions. | It was the Israeli common practice of administrative detention that prompted the hunger strike. | Held without charges or trial, this mark…
(2023-05-11). There are more pillars to the health system than physicians, say state workers in Croatia. peoplesdispatch.org All health and allied workers deserve equal appreciation, stated a coalition of trade unions and professional associations during a protest held in Zagreb on Thursday, May 11. Croatian Minister of Health Vili Bero≈° recently signed off on an increase of physicians' rights, but is refusing to do the same for others in the sector. Instead, …
(2023-05-11). The Fight for Asylum: An American Imperative. aclu.org 
For decades, the ACLU has worked alongside our allies to
(2023-05-11). House Democrats urge Biden to lift sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org A group of congressional Democrats in the United States have penned a letter to President Biden, urging him to lift sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. As the letter argues, "Experts widely agree that broad-based US sanctions—expanded to an unprecedented level by your predecessor—are a leading contributing factor in the current surge in migration." The representatives write to Biden, "We urge you to act swiftly to lift the failed and indiscriminate economic sanctions that were imposed by the prior administration." | The letter was signed by Democrats in the House of Representatives, led by Representative…
(2023-05-11). Democrat Lawmakers Urge Biden to End US Sanctions Against Venezuela and Cuba (+Title 42). orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, May 10, 2023 ( This initiative is promoted by members of the Democratic party, and comes as the Biden admini…
(2023-05-10). Sanctions Drive Chinese Firms to Build A.I. Technologies which do not rely on "Cutting Edge U.S. Semiconductors" globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-11). New Zealanders to Celebrate Maori New Year in July. telesurenglish.net On 14th July this year, New Zealand intends to commemorate Maori New Year while simultaneously observing its most recent public holiday for the second occasion, following its statutory recognition last year. | Related: | On Thursday, at the Dark Sky Sanctuary situated in Lake Tekapo of New Zealand's South Island, festivities preceding Matariki began with the inauguration of a booklet containing karakia (Maori prayer) designated for each of the nine stars…