Allan Fisher (2023-09-24). Sunday 10/8: El Salvador Anti-mining and Human Rights Struggle Report. indybay.org 14 Pera Drive, Watsonville.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-24). Syria denounces use of human rights for pressure and blackmail. plenglish.com Damascus, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Government described as scandalous the ongoing exploitation of human rights and the humanitarian situation in the country to exert political pressure and blackmail, it was reported here on Sunday.

Allan Fisher (2023-09-23). Sunday 10/8: El Salvador Anti-mining and Human Rights Struggle Report. indybay.org 14 Pera Drive, Watsonville.

Staff (2023-09-23). Venezuela's Attorney General: Dismantling Tocorón Prison a Blow to Criminal Mafias (+Alarming Videos). orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, stated that the Cacique Guaicaipuro Liberation Operation carried out at the Tocorón Penitentiary Center in Aragua State, by officers of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) and other law enforcement agencies, was a resounding blow against criminal mafias operating from inside the prison. | Saab made the statement on Thursday, September 21, congratulating the Venezuelan security agencies for the success of the operation carried out at the Tocorón Penitentiary, in strict compliance with the human rights of the inmates. | *Fiscal General Tarek William Saab…

mforinoco (2023-09-23). Chile and Germany: Between Solidarity and Dependency. orinocotribune.com By Max Rodermund — Sep 11, 2023 | Introduction | Although fifty years have passed since the coup d'état in Chile, the event continues to make headlines today. It was only at the end of August 2023 that seven military officers were convicted of the torture and murder of Víctor Jara. Chile's current president and justice minister also recently announced a "National Plan for the Search for Truth and Justice" to investigate the still unresolved whereabouts of tens of thousands who disappeared during the coup. Right-wing forces in Chile aggressively maintain their outspoken support for the coup to this day. Event…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-24). Cancilleres de Rusia y México se reúnen en la ONU. telesurtv.net Las conversaciones entre Serguéi Lavrov y Alicia Bárcena comenzaron con recuerdos de la lucha por los derechos de los fumadores en la ONU.

teleSUR, lfb, DRL (2023-09-23). Critican intentos de normalizar el trabajo infantil en Uruguay. telesurtv.net El intendente expresó a los periodistas que la idea de que el trabajo infantil constituye una violación a los derechos de niños "es un defecto".

teleSUR- hvh (2023-09-23). Titular del Supremo brasileño vota por despenalizar el aborto. telesurtv.net La ministra del SFT señaló que la prohibición del aborto afecta los derechos fundamentales de las mujeres.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-23). Cancilleres de Rusia y México se reúnen en la ONU. telesurtv.net Las conversaciones entre Serguéi Lavrov y Alicia Bárcena comenzaron con recuerdos de la lucha por los derechos de los fumadores en la ONU.

Dave Id (2023-09-24). Taking a Stand Against the Transphobic TERF Conference in SF, Part 1: Picket Line and Speakers. indybay.org The transphobic hate group Women's Declaration International (WDI) held a conference in San Francisco from Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17, 2023. The TERFs were met with several rounds of protests and counter-protests, trans rights activists aptly calling them out as fascists in sheep's clothing. This post includes photos and video from the first protest on Saturday, September 16.

Dave Id (2023-09-24). Taking a Stand Against the Transphobic TERF Conference in SF, Part 2: Direct Action Street Party. indybay.org The transphobic hate group Women's Declaration International (WDI) held a conference in San Francisco from Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17, 2023. The TERFs were met with several rounds of protests and counter-protests, trans rights activists aptly calling them out as fascists in sheep's clothing. This post includes photos and video from the second protest on Saturday, September 16.

Dave Id (2023-09-24). Taking a Stand Against the Transphobic TERF Conference in SF, Part 4: City Hall Counter-Protest. indybay.org The transphobic hate group Women's Declaration International (WDI) held a conference in San Francisco from Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17, 2023. The TERFs were met with several rounds of protests and counter-protests, trans rights activists aptly calling them out as fascists in sheep's clothing. This post includes photos and video from the counter-protest on Monday, September 18.

JANET (2023-09-24). Remembering the martyrs of the 1963 Birmingham bombing. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead September 21, 2023 The 60th anniversary of the infamous Birmingham, Alabama, bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church occurred on Sept. 15. On this day in 1963, four Black girls — Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Addie Mae Collins and Cynthia Wesley — ranging from ages 11-14, were murdered while participating in a Bible study class in the basement of the church. Members of the fascistic Ku Klux Klan claimed responsibility for this heinous crime, along with a stream of other bombings targeting Civil Rights activists. Three of the four KKK members responsible for the bombing were co…

Dave Id (2023-09-23). Taking a Stand Against the Transphobic TERF Conference in SF, Part 1: Picket Line and Speakers. indybay.org The transphobic hate group Women's Declaration International (WDI) held a conference in San Francisco from Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17, 2023. The TERFs were met with several rounds of protests and counter-protests, trans rights activists aptly calling them out as fascists in sheep's clothing. This post includes photos and video from the first protest on Saturday, September 16.

Dave Id (2023-09-23). Taking a Stand Against the Transphobic TERF Conference in SF, Part 2: Direct Action Street Party. indybay.org The transphobic hate group Women's Declaration International (WDI) held a conference in San Francisco from Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17, 2023. The TERFs were met with several rounds of protests and counter-protests, trans rights activists aptly calling them out as fascists in sheep's clothing. This post includes photos and video from the second protest on Saturday, September 16.

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2023-09-23). The COVID-19 RT-PCR Test: How to Mislead All Humanity. Using a "Test" To Lock Down Society. globalresearch.ca The misuse of the RT-PCR technique is used as an intentional strategy by some governments, supported by scientific safety councils and by the dominant media, to justify the violation of a large number of constitutional rights, the destruction of the economy with the bankruptcy of entire active sectors of society,…

Editor (2023-09-23). A prison medical company faced lawsuits from incarcerated people. mronline.org The prison giant Corizon spun off a new company, which could allow it to pay pennies on the dollar for medical malpractice and civil rights claims.

Editor (2023-09-23). In jail for 5 years, activist Mahesh Raut gets bail in Elgar Parishad case. mronline.org The 36-year-old tribal rights activist is one of the first five persons to have been arrested in the controversial case, on June 6, 2018.

JANET (2023-09-23). LIVE SATURDAY, SEPT 23, 7PM: CUBA & VENEZUELA SPEAK FROM NYC Inbox. iacenter.org TONIGHT, tune into Breakthrough News for a special broadcast, live from New York City, featuring Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba & Yvan Gil Pinto, Foreign Minister of Venezuela. Over the past two centuries, the United States has waged various wars, economic sabotage, coups, blockades, and sanctions across the Americas and the Caribbean to assert the interests of the U.S. business and political elite under the auspices of the Monroe Doctrine. The same forces that have carried out the Monroe Doctrine are now fighting for a rollback of fundamental civil rights in the United States. As we enter the 200th year of…

Palestine Legal (2023-09-23). Civil Rights Groups Warn UCSC Attempts to Censor Pro-Palestine Scholarship May Violate Federal Laws. indybay.org On Wednesday, Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights wrote to the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) warning them to cease attempts to unlawfully censor the upcoming Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism (ICSZ) convening, "Battling the 'IHRA definition': Theory & Activism", which is set to be jointly held at UCSC and New York University (NYU) on October 13th and 14th. The convening is a working meeting of the Institute's community of scholars and activists, aimed at combating dangerous efforts to use a distorted definition of antisemitism to silence advocacy for Palestinian rights…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-09-23). Health workers in Sweden demand workforce policies that do not rely on international recruitment. peoplesdispatch.org Nina Bergman from the Swedish Association of Health Professionals talks about the working conditions of health workers in Sweden and the trade union's support for the struggles for workers' rights in the Global South…

JANET (2023-09-24). Int'l conference to stop the Third World War set in Rome Oct. 27-28. iacenter.org By Richie Merino September 21, 2023 Support is growing for an international conference demanding the dissolution of NATO, an end to arms shipments to Ukraine, and an end to sanctions on Russia. The conference, taking place in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 27-28, seeks to build a strong international coalition against NATO and advocates for a multipolar world based on respect for the sovereignty of nations and the self-determination of peoples. The stated objectives of the conference challenge the narrative presented by Western imperialists and their spokespeople in corporate media, who justify their direct support for the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-23). The European Union Will End Up Under China's Technological Dominance. libya360.wordpress.com The European Union faces the failure of its sanctions against Russia. Faced with a historical economic and social crisis, she is between the rock and the wall, forced to enter the economic war unleashed by the United States. Like the United States, trade relations with China have worsened within the European Union. As Washington tries…

Ociel Alí López, Resumen English. (2023-09-23). Latin America's Progressive Bloc Lines Up Against Washington Sanctions. popularresistance.org The shift to the left that is currently taking place in Latin American governments could be felt in the presidential speeches at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UN), which is being held this week. | These governments were particularly unified in their disagreement with the application of U.S. sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba. There was also a consensus among them to protest the inclusion of Cuba in the "list of countries sponsoring terrorism" maintained by the U.S. Government. Since the inauguration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Colombian President Gustavo Petro…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-24). Cuba in New York, the dimensions of love. plenglish.com New York, United States, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba received the embrace of solidarity in New York from broad sectors of the people of the United States who want to build bridges of love, without sanctions or blockades.

National Nurses United (2023-09-24). Saturday 9/23: CalCare Statewide Day of Action Teach-in (South Bay). indybay.org Congregational Church of Sunnyvale | 1112 S Bernardo Ave | Sunnyvale, CA 94087 | Weather permitting, we will be gathering outside in the courtyard area to the south of the sanctuary, in the corridor between the east and west parking lots.

National Nurses United (2023-09-23). Saturday 9/23: CalCare Statewide Day of Action Teach-in (South Bay). indybay.org Congregational Church of Sunnyvale | 1112 S Bernardo Ave | Sunnyvale, CA 94087 | Weather permitting, we will be gathering outside in the courtyard area to the south of the sanctuary, in the corridor between the east and west parking lots.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-20). Cuba receives signs of solidarity at the UN. plenglish.com The president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, condemned the United States blockade against Cuba once again: "Brazil will continue to denounce measures taken without support of the UN Charter, such as the economic and financial blockade imposed on Cuba". He also spoke out against the attempts to classify Cuba as a state sponsoring terrorism. | The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, also described the blockade as "inhumane and criminal," and criticized such coercive measures and the reprisals applied by hegemonic powers against the people in detriment of their development and most basic human rights. | Accordi…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-21). Argentina: candidates for vicepresidents held debates. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) A debate, held on Wednesday, between the candidates for vice presidents of the five parties that will compete in the general elections on October 22nd in Argentina, was focused on inflation, security, work, the role of the State, the defense of human rights and the impact of the debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-21). Chileans criticize constitutional proposal to release repressors. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) The approval in the Constitutional Council of Chile of an amendment that would benefit with house arrest those convicted of human rights violations during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, generated a strong rejection.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-21). UN coordinator calls for safeguarding peace and democracy in Lebanon. plenglish.com Beirut, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) On International Day of Peace, United Nations Special Coordinator in Lebanon Joanna Wronecka called, on Thursday, to safeguard the country as a space for democracy, human rights, and freedoms.

Emma Epperly, The Spokesman-Review. (2023-09-20). Guantanamo Bay Detainee Sues Former Psychologists In New Torture Case. popularresistance.org A man tortured two decades ago by the CIA for his suspected role as a terrorist has sued two former Spokane psychologists, who made millions of dollars from the government for developing the techniques used during the brutal interrogations. | Zayn Al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, also known as Abu Zubaydah, says he underwent extreme torture, including prolonged extreme solitary confinement, waterboarding, mock executions and lack of medical attention that cost him his left eye. | Zubaydah is suing psychologists and former CIA contractors Bruce Jessen and James Mitchell, who he says tortured him.

teleSUR, dcdc, YSM (2023-09-21). Concluyen consultas en Panamá sobre contrato con empresa minera. telesurtv.net Varias organizaciones sociales panameñas han desarrollado protestas en rechazo, pues aseguran que es lesivo a la soberanía y a derechos de las comunidades.

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2023-09-21). Biden y Lula presentan acuerdo conjunto para promover los derechos de los trabajadores. peoplesworld.org NUEVA YORK—Cuando el presidente de Brasil, Luíz Inácio "Lula" da Silva, reemplazó a Jair Bolsinaro, el "Donald Trump del Sur Global", como presidente de su país, la administración Biden tenía grandes esperanzas de poder trabajar con el recién elegido presidente. Resultó que Biden y Lula, que dirige el Partido de los Trabajadores de su país, …

E Lee C (2023-09-21). 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 their cry 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 with juveniles and potential financial ties. The victim was subsequently arrested without cause, faced false charges, and endured injuries. Seekin…

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-20). State Department Confirms US Citizen Gonzalo Lira Is Detained in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The State Department has confirmed that American citizen Gonzalo Lira is being held in a Ukrainian prison over charges related to his speech and views on the war in Ukraine. Lira is a popular YouTuber and journalist who was arrested by the Ukrainian Security Services (SBU) in May for creating content that was critical of …

E Lee C (2023-09-20). 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 their cry 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 with juveniles and potential financial ties. The victim was subsequently arrested without cause, faced false charges, and endured injuries. Seekin…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-09-21). Alabama Election Map "Redistricting": The Erosion of Voting Rights for African Americans. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-09-21). Comic-actor Russell Brand lynched by media mob after sexual assault allegations. wsws.org Legal and democratic rights must be defended to put an end to the situation where public figures can be torn down on the basis purely of allegations.

CFILC, AADP RevUp (2023-09-20). Thursday 9/21: Disability Voting Rights Week: REV UP Your Voting Rights. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Ed Rampell (2023-09-20). Filmmaker Connects Dots Between Fugitive Slave Law and Modern-Day "Karens" truthout.org Since 1989 Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson has been among the leading chroniclers of Black liberation and civil rights struggles in the U.S. Some of the documentaries Nelson has directed and produced, such as 2003's The Murder of Emmett Till, 2021's Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre and the 2021 short Lynching Postcards: 'Token of a Great Day' — about souvenir postcards that… |

Staff (2023-09-20). Assassination of Sikh Leader in Canada Highlights Modi's Embrace of Authoritarianism in India & Abroad. democracynow.org We speak to Arjun Sethi, a Sikh community activist, civil rights lawyer and professor at Georgetown Law, about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's public accusations that the Indian government arranged the assassination of a prominent Sikh leader and Canadian citizen outside a Sikh temple in British Columbia in June. India has denied the allegations. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a prominent leader in the Khalistan movement, a Sikh separatist movement that advocates for the formation of an independent Sikh homeland in the northwest Indian state of Punjab. He had been designated a terrorist by India's…

Staff (2023-09-20). "I'm Not a Criminal… Enbridge Is": Charges Tossed Against Winona LaDuke & Others for Pipeline Action. democracynow.org A Minnesota judge has dismissed criminal charges against three Indigenous water protectors who were arrested for protesting oil extraction on treaty-ceded Anishinaabe land. Winona LaDuke, Tania Aubid and Dawn Goodwin were arrested in January 2021 after police saw video shared on social media of the three women singing, dancing and praying near construction crews for Canadian energy company Enbridge's Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline. In a landmark opinion, Judge Leslie Metzen affirmed the protesters' free speech rights, writing that "to criminalize their behavior would be the crime." We go to…

Joanna Straughn, Everett, Sara Flounders (2023-09-21). Summer Smith was 'guided by a great feeling of love'. workers.org Summer Smith, a communist organizer, mother and educator died after a long battle with cancer on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 41. She is survived by her daughter, Violet. Summer Smith at Wells Fargo protest for workers rights, Salt Lake City, Jan. 1, . . . |

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2023-09-21). Biden, Brazil's Lula unveil joint deal to promote workers' rights. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—When Brazil's President Luíz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, replaced Jair Bolsinaro, the "Donald Trump of the Global South," as president of his country, the Biden administration had high hopes of being able to work with the newly-elected president. It has turned out that Biden and Lula, who leads his country's Workers Party, see eye …

Palestine Legal (2023-09-21). Civil Rights Groups Warn UCSC Attempts to Censor Pro-Palestine Scholarship May Violate Federal Laws. indybay.org On Wednesday, Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights wrote to the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) warning them to cease attempts to unlawfully censor the upcoming Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism (ICSZ) convening, "Battling the 'IHRA definition': Theory & Activism", which is set to be jointly held at UCSC and New York University (NYU) on October 13th and 14th. The convening is a working meeting of the Institute's community of scholars and activists, aimed at combating dangerous efforts to use a distorted definition of antisemitism to silence advocacy for Palestinian rights…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-21). Is This the End of French Neo-Colonialism in Africa? libya360.wordpress.com Zoe Alexandra, Vijay Prashad Thousands of people in Niger have taken to the streets to condemn the threat of military intervention and the severe sanctions imposed by ECOWAS. (Photo: ActuNiger) The recent formation of the Alliance of Sahel States is further proof of the consolidation of anti-French sentiment in the region. Philippe Toyo Noudjenoume, President of…

Orinoco Tribune (2023-09-21). Venezuela Condemns European Union's ruling on illegal sanctions. mronline.org The appeal was made against the European Union's broad and far-reaching unilateral coercive measures that have impacted the entire Venezuelan population.

Staff (2023-09-21). Lift the Blockade on Venezuela & Cuba: Colombian President Petro Warns U.S. Sanctions Are Driving Migration. democracynow.org In Part 3 of our interview with leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro, he describes how hard-line U.S. policies are preventing the Americas from addressing issues like migration, calling on the Biden administration to "open up a plural dialogue" to bring the region closer together. He notes many people moving through Latin America to seek asylum in the United States are from Venezuela, a country that has been devastated by U.S. sanctions. He calls for an end to punitive economic sanctions against both Venezuela and Cuba, both to slow migration and to address historic injustice. "The scars of…

ecns.cn (2023-09-20). Russia withstands sanctions pressure, Putin says. ecns.cn Russia has withstood the unprecedented pressure from Western sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-20). Iran continues talks with so-called European Troika. plenglish.com Tehran, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani met with representatives of the so-called European Troika, also known as E3, to continue negotiations on lifting sanctions against this country, IRNA reported on Wednesday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-20). Libya's Disastrous Flooding: Causes and Hope? libya360.wordpress.com Essam Elkorghli Darna, Libya after dams collapsed in the wake of storm Daniel. (Phot: AP/Jamal Alkomaty) The U.S./NATO destruction of the Libyan state in 2011 was followed unilateral coercive measures, sanctions, which rendered that nation unable to maintain dams which failed during a recent storm. Thousands of deaths resulted from this ongoing crime perpetrated by…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-20). Russian-Iranian cooperation reaches new level regardless of sanctions. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Russian-Iranian interaction reached a new level and the dialogue between Moscow and Tehran is developing with special intensity despite Western sanctions, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu declared.

Staff (2023-09-21). Libya's disastrous flooding… causes and hope? peoplesdispatch.org The US/NATO destruction of the Libyan state in 2011 was followed unilateral coercive measures, sanctions, which rendered that nation unable to maintain dams which failed during a recent storm. Thousands of deaths resulted from this ongoing crime perpetrated by the collective west. In early September 2023, Storm Daniel was wreaking havoc in Bulgaria, Greece, and …

Urban Sanctuary San Jose, partners (2023-09-20). Saturday 10/14: Together We Vote Block Party 2023. indybay.org Urban Sanctuary San Jose | 80 South 5th Street | San Jose, CA 95112…