Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-18). Argentineans demand Julian Assange's release. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Intellectuals, politicians and human rights defenders in Argentina will arrive rally at the United Kingdom's Embassy in here on Saturday to demand the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Télam news agency reported on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). Chinese envoy: UN DPRK rights debate may intensify conflict. ecns.cn China opposes the United Nations Security Council meeting on the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) because it "will only intensify the conflict", a Chinese envoy said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). China opposes UN Security Coucil's consideration of the human rights situation in the DPRK: envoy. ecns.cn China opposes the UN Security Council's consideration of the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, at a session of the UN Security Council on Thursday.

Staff (2023-08-17). Rabaa Massacre: A Decade After Egypt Slaughtered 900+ Protesters, No One Has Been Held to Account. democracynow.org As Egyptians mark the 10th anniversary of the Rabaa massacre, we speak with human rights advocate Hossam Bahgat about how the mass killing shaped the country in the ensuing years. On August 14, 2013, Egyptian security forces opened fire on a sit-in where tens of thousands of people had camped out in Cairo to protest the ouster of Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood. An estimated 900 protesters were killed, but no one has been held responsible over the past 10 years. The minister of defense at the time, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, has since risen to the presidenc…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-17). IRGC, Hezbollah Armed Fighters In Syria's Deir Ezzor With Anti-Aircraft Missiles — Report. southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the media wing of Kata'ib Hezbollah. | Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Lebanese Hezbollah have armed dozens of their fighters in the northeastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor with man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADs), the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on August 15. | Citing local sources, the London-based monitoring group said that around 120 MANPADs were handed over to fighters who recently received training…

Kit Klarenberg, MintPress News. (2023-08-18). CIA Fingerprints Are All Over Brazil's Indigenous Genocide. popularresistance.org From April 1964 to March 1985, a military junta ruled Brazil with an iron fist. Its crimes against humanity throughout this period were extensive, including institutionalized torture, imprisonment, forced disappearances and mass murder. Typically, the victims were political opponents of the regime, although the country's indigenous population was a specific, dedicated target. | In most cases, their crime was objecting to economic "reform" projects that destroyed their homes or simply living in the wrong place at the wrong time. With the backing and direction of the World Bank, the junta forcibly displaced indigen…

CounterSpin (2023-08-18). Baher Azmy on Abu Ghraib Torture Lawsuit, Thomas Germain on Online History Destruction. fair.org

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Sudan: Re-Arrest of Young Revolutionary. telesurenglish.net The Permanent Commission for the Defense of Detainees and Public Freedoms: "the lack of respect for laws and regulations is what led to war, chaos, and the constitutional vacuum in the country." | Mohammed Adam Tupac was arrested following national protests in Sudan on 1/13/22. He was hit by two gunshots and tortured after arrest and is held responsible for the murder of a police officer against all evidence. Aug. 17, 2023.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-18). Asesinan a dos reconocidos líderes en Magdalena, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz refirió que "la imposición de normas y otras formas de control social por parte de los grupos armados significan un permanente riesgo de violación a los derechos de la población".

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-18). Over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike against increased violence by Israeli prison authorities. peoplesdispatch.org Nine Palestinian administrative detainees are on a separate indefinite hunger strike to demand their release and better treatment of fellow prisoners…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-17). Rights groups call on UAE government to release unjustly held prisoners ahead of COP28. peoplesdispatch.org According to a letter by over 20 rights groups, 58 detainees are being held by the UAE authorities despite their prison sentences being over, in some cases for years, in clear violation of international law…

Staff (2023-08-17). "We are still on the front lines:" Palestinian prisoners launch collective response after occupation forces attack detainees. samidoun.net Palestinian prisoners are engaged in a sharp confrontation with the Israeli occupation regime, after repressive forces invaded the Naqab desert prison on Thursday, 17 August and attacked the prisoners. Approximately 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in all prisons announced that they would start a hunger strike at 7 pm Palestine time to confront the aggression of the …

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). Experts talk about Tibetan women's right to education. ecns.cn From August 14 to 16, the 7th Beijing International Seminar"ÄÄon Tibetan Studies"ÄÄwas held in Beijing. Several experts highlighted that in recent years, the educational level of Tibetan women has steadily improved, and the protection of women's rights has been progressing towards higher quality. "ÄÄ…

Mark Gruenberg (2023-08-18). Teachers, civil rights leaders fight DeSantis history whitewash. peoplesworld.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Right-wing Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's whitewash—the word is deliberate—of U.S. history is upsetting teachers, students, civil libertarians, and civil rights leaders. A dark cloud of racism, they say, has descended on the Sunshine State's schools. But teachers, students, and civil liberties groups are fighting back, with rallies, lobbying, and, for the ACLU, a …

Fight Back (2023-08-17). Orlando stands up against DeSantis' targeted suspension of State Attorney Worrell. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – On August 10, an emergency rally was held in Orlando to address Governor Ron DeSantis' recent dismissal of State Attorney Monique Worrell. | The attacks came as an affirmation by the DeSantis camp that they are an enemy of oppressed nationalities, the working class, women and LGBTQ people. | At the rally, the charges against the Tampa 5 were discussed by Anna Eskamani as a part of DeSantis's attacks on education and African Americans. Progressive forces attending the rally understand the need to develop a strong united front against DeSantis and his clique of reactionaries. When democratic rights ar…

Jake Johnson (2023-08-17). North Carolina Legislature Overrides Governor's Vetoes of Anti-Trans Bills. truthout.org North Carolina's Republican-dominated Legislature voted Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes of several GOP bills attacking trans youth, a move that rights advocates called a "devastating" assault on the rights of vulnerable young people. One of the measures enacted Wednesday over the governor's opposition outlaws gender-affirming care — including puberty blockers and hormone… |

infobrics (2023-08-17). Sino-Belarussian strategic alliance and Eurasian security. infobrics.org Beijing is particularly important for Belarus, as it's Minsk's main trading partner, with Chinese goods, services and technologies being of crucial importance to allow it to weather the storm of a combined Western sanctions warfare and subversion attempts.

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Venezuela Increases Oil Production Amid US Sanctions. telesurenglish.net In its latest report on the world market, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) highlighted that the Venezuelan oil production increased by 10.65 percent between February and August of this year. | RELATED: | In that period, the state company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) registered an average increase of 78,000 barrels per day. Between January and August, the average daily production went from 732…

Daniele Ganser (2023-08-15). The greatest show on earth. indybay.org "It takes considerable fragmentation in the media portrayal of these crimes and radical recontextualization as a 'struggle for democracy and human rights' for crimes of this magnitude, as well as their historical continuity, to become virtually invisible to the public. Although all of this is extensively documented, these crimes are virtually absent from the public consciousness," Mausfeld explains.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-15). After 4 months of war, UN urges action to end the tragedy in Sudan. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) For four gruesome months, the people of Sudan have been engulfed in a war that is destroying their lives and their homeland, and violating their basic human rights.

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Islamic State Kills 3 Pro-Gov't Fighters in Syria. telesurenglish.net On early Tuesday, three pro-government fighters were killed in an attack launched by Islamic State (IS) militants in the desert region of Syria's province of Homs. | RELATED: | The IS militants carried out the attack after midnight on an arms depot near Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that the death toll would likely rise as eight fighters were seriously injured. | The latest attack came just days after IS militants ambushed a bus in the desert…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Paraguay: Santiago Peña Assumes the Presidency Amid Marches. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Clasista Trade Union Action (ASC), the Citizen Participation Party (PPC), the Social Platform for Human Rights, Memory and Democracy, the Paraguayan Communist Party (PCP) and other progressive organizations called for marches in Asuncion amid the Santiago Peña presidential inauguration ceremony. | RELATED: | The marches will begin at 10: 00 a.m. from Italia Square and aim to ask the new Paraguayan president…

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-15). Organizaciones marcharán durante ascensión presidencial en Paraguay. telesurtv.net Los organizadores de "El otro 15 agosto" exigirán al nuevo presidente paraguayo, salarios justos, respeto a los derechos laborales, entre otras demandas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-15). Presidente argentino afirma que empieza campaña por la democracia. telesurtv.net En su mensaje, el mandatario Alberto Fernández afirmó que "ahora empieza la verdadera campaña en favor de la democracia y los derechos de la gente".

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-14). 14 Palestinian administrative detainees are on hunger strike. peoplesdispatch.org The detainees are demanding their immediate release from prison and an end to mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners by the Israeli occupation authorities. Some of them have been on hunger strike for more than two weeks…

Catalina Adorno (2023-08-14). New Jersey Activists Won a Ban on Private Prisons, Now Biden Wants to Reverse It. truthout.org "There should be no private prisons, period, none, period. That's what they're talking about — private detention centers. They should not exist. And we are working to close all of them." That's what President Joe Biden said during an April 2021 speech in Georgia, where he found himself confronted by immigrant rights activists. Two years later, it's clear that those were just empty words: The Biden… |

Workers World Party (2023-08-16). Summer Smith °presente! workers.org Summer Smith at Wells Fargo protest for workers' rights, Salt Lake City, Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo Credit: Facebook/Victoria Sethunya) Workers World Party mourns the tragic loss of Summer Smith, a founding member of the Salt Lake City, Utah, branch of WWP, who died from a long, heroic battle with cancer . . . |

Marc Steiner (2023-08-15). On Israel and Palestine, public opinion is finally changing—when will US policy change with it? therealnews.com "The shift in US public opinion toward Palestine and Israel has been dramatic over the last decade, especially transformative in the last few years," Phyllis Bennis recently wrote in The Nation. "US polls have been shifting since the mid-2000s, away from the uncritical embrace of Israel and toward a view much more critical of Tel Aviv and in favor of Palestinian rights." It has taken generations of struggle and countless instances of Israeli settler-colonial violence against Palestinians for Americans to finally question their government's unwavering and virtually unconditional support of Israel. As attitud…

Editor (2023-08-15). McCarthyism Is Back, and It's Coming for the Peace Movement. scheerpost.com By Defending Rights & Dissent Defending Rights & Dissent condemns in the strongest possible terms the increasing McCarthyite attacks on leftwing and peace groups critical of US-policy towards China. As tensions between the US and China escalate, we have unsurprisingly seen attacks against those who dissent from the prevailing foreign policy orthodoxy. Over the weekend, …

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-08-15). Turn on James O'Keefe and Glenn Greenwald, Not CNN and NPR. thealtworld.com James O'Keefe is one of the last remaining honest American journalists. He is very effective, in fact so effective that the trustees of the organization he created, Project Veritas, were paid or threatened to get rid of him, and he was fired from his own creation. | He is now on his own, which in America today is the only way job security exists for anyone who wants to exercise their constitutional rights. I recommend him to you. He is worth following. Indeed, James O'Keefe is worth a thousand times more than the entirety of the legacy media combined. | Glenn Greenwald is another member of the dying breed of real…

Staff (2023-08-15). Montana youth climate litigation win raises hopes for other US climate accountability cases. thecanary.co On Monday 14 August, a group of young people won a landmark US climate accountability lawsuit. The Held v. State of Montana case was brought by 16 plaintiffs ranging in age from 5 to 22. In a US first, the sixteen young Montanans have held their state government to account for violating their constitutional rights …

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Uruguay: Students March To Commemorate Student Martyrs' Day. telesurenglish.net On Monday, 55 years after the murder of Líber Arce by the Uruguayan police and to commemorate the day of the Student Martyrs, Uruguayan students and unions demanded memory and justice so that such acts do not exist again and mobilized in a day for their rights. | Related: | The students of secondary education and of the University of the Republic (Udelar) mobilized from the university headquarters to the Legislative Palace, with a hi…

ecns.cn (2023-08-14). Anti-dumping moves target Taiwan's polycarbonate. ecns.cn The Ministry of Commerce said on Monday that anti-dumping deposits will be levied from Tuesday on imports of polycarbonate originating in the Taiwan region, which experts said will better safeguard the legitimate rights of relevant enterprises on the Chinese mainland and maintain sound market order.

Guest Contributor (2023-08-14). Coronial powers and the rights of the unborn (Part 2). ukhumanrightsblog.com In this two-part article, Maya Sikand KC, Tom Stoate and Ruby Peacock, explore two difficult questions arising from the inquest into the 'harrowing circumstances' of the death of a baby, Aisha Cleary, at HMP Bronzefield. The first part explored whether coroners should have jurisdiction to investigate stillbirths. This second part seeks to answer the question: should …

Hal McNulty (2023-08-14). Weekly Round-up: Presidential assassination; sewage lawsuit; lefty lawyers. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news One of the candidates running in Ecuador's upcoming presidential election has been assassinated. Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead at a campaign rally in Quito. His election platform addressed the issues of corruption and government links to organised crime. There is speculation that the powerful Los Lobos gang is behind the killing. This …

Lucy Trieshmann (2023-08-14). Hotel Accessibility Reaches the Supreme Court. aclu.org As a wheelchair user with multiple disabilities, travel is unpredictable at best and completely inaccessible at worst. In order to book my trips, I have to trust the accuracy of the websites run by hotels, airlines, car rental companies, and more to learn whether I can use their services (i.e., have the honor of paying them my hard-earned money.) The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires hotels to include enough of their accessibility features on their website that a person with a disability can judge whether their hotel would be safe and usable. Unfortunately, the features they include are often inco…

teleSUR (2023-08-14). Argentine President Says Government Takes Note of PASO Result. telesurenglish.net Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said on Monday that the Argentine government has taken note of the result of the primary elections held on Sunday and will now start the real campaign in favor of democracy and people's rights. | RELATED: | "We have heard the voice of our people. Now begins the real campaign in favor of democracy and the rights of the people. We will continue united, defending the homeland and work, taking care of…

WSWS (2023-08-15). University and College Union sanctions further UK strikes only to maintain control of its members. wsws.org The only Higher Education Committee faction to explicitly support an early strike ballot was the UCU Left, led by the Socialist Workers Party. But anyone looking to them for leadership will be cruelly disappointed.

WSWS (2023-08-15). US Labor Department uses spurious arguments to reject Will Lehman's election complaint, sanctions disenfranchisement of UAW members. wsws.org The August 8 letter from the Office of Labor-Management Standards Enforcement ignores the widespread evidence of voter suppression by the UAW bureaucracy.

Cale Holmes, Jamie Kim (2023-08-15). Korea Peace Conference Urges End to Longest War in U.S. History. covertactionmagazine.com "Sanctions kill; we know it and we should not accept that," said Kee Park, a medical doctor from Harvard Medical School's Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, during a conference at George Washington University held as part of a national mobilization to end the Korean War. Park cited the high death toll of sanctions …

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-08-15). German Politicians Criticize Anti-Russian Sanctions. globalresearch.ca

Anand Naidoo (2023-08-15). The Heat: China-U.S. Ties. america.cgtn.com A flurry of diplomatic meetings and sanctions on investments in China. We will take a look at the developments and challenges in the China-U.S. relationship. In their meeting last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to improve relations between Beijing …

infobrics (2023-08-15). Wonder how bad NATO is? Latest Afghan data makes even Taliban heroes in comparison. infobrics.org Since banning poppy cultivation in April 2022, the Taliban brought down poppy cultivation to less than 1,000 hectares in Helmand, prompting farmers to start planting actually useful crops, like wheat, slowly eliminating the famine created by Western sanctions. The Taliban also banned ephedra cultivation, leading to a mass shutdown of the previously extensive network of ephedrine labs across the country, effectively dismantling the methamphetamine industry.

WSWS (2023-08-15). Biden's Labor Department uses spurious arguments to reject Will Lehman's election complaint, sanctions disenfranchisement of UAW members. wsws.org The August 8 letter from the Office of Labor-Management Standards Enforcement ignores the widespread evidence of voter suppression by the UAW bureaucracy.