(2023-08-14). 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.
(2023-08-13). 24 Democratic Congress members visit Israel, give unconditional support to the apartheid regime. liberationnews.org 
This is just another example of U.S. government complicity in the violence of the Israeli apartheid state and the human rights violations of Palestinians.
(2023-08-13). Russian Navy Attacked ISIS Hideouts In Syria With Cruise Missiles: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | On August 13, the Russian Navy attacked hideouts of ISIS in Syria's central region with cruise missiles, according to a report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The London-based monitoring group said that the missiles, which were allegedly launched by Russian warships from Syrian waters, hit caves and other positions used by ISIS cells as hideouts in the heart of the central region. | The missiles were heard passing over the countryside of the coastal governorate of Tartus on…
(2023-08-14). 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".
(2023-08-14). Iran Detains Foreigners Over Attack on Shiite Shrine in Shiraz. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Iranian security forces detained eight foreigners for their alleged involvement in the shooting attack on a Shiite shrine in the city of Shiraz, which left one dead and eight injured last night. | RELATED: | "So far we have arrested eight suspects for the attack on the Shah Cheragh mausoleum," said Seyed Kazem Mousavi, chief justice of Fars province, where Shiraz is located. | The Iranian Judiciary's Mizan agency…
(2023-08-13). 14 Palestinian prisoners now on hunger strike to confront administrative detention as movement grows in occupation jails. samidoun.net 
As the struggle continues inside occupation prisons for justice and liberation, there are currently 14 Palestinian prisoners engaged in an open hunger strike to demand freedom from administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. There are over 1100 Palestinians jailed without charge or trial under such orders, over one-fifth of all Palestinian prisoners (approximately 5,000) …
(2023-08-14). McCarthyism Is Back, And It's Coming For The Peace Movement. popularresistance.org 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, the New York Times published an inflammatory regurgitation of innuendo, aspersions, and propaganda focusing on a number of groups, including Code Pink and the People's Forum. With the "paper of record" giving these smears a veneer of legitimacy, Senator Marco Rubio sent a…
(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 …
(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 …
(2023-08-13). The 14th Amendment's Requirement of Equality Under Law Is a Dead Letter Constitutional Guarantee. thealtworld.com I explained and documented in my 1995 book, The New Color Line, that the EEOC had created in defiance of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment a two-tier legal system in which "preferred minorities" enjoyed rights superior to those of white American citizens to university admissions, employment, and promotion. Less qualified blacks according to the objective admission scores can be admitted at the exclusion of more qualified whites, and less qualified blacks can be hired and promoted at the expense of more qualified whites. I have stressed for many years that the failure of the courts to defend the 14t…
(2023-08-14). German politicians criticize anti-Russian sanctions. infobrics.org Eurosceptic politician condemns sanctions against Moscow and calls Russian gas a "blessing".
(2023-08-13). Syria keeps solidarity with Belarus in light of Western sanctions. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Government on Sunday condemned the new package of sanctions imposed on Belarus by the West, and rejected its interference in the internal affairs of that European nation.
