Daily Archives: November 18, 2023

2023-11-18: News Headlines

Marjorie Cohn (2023-11-17). Palestinians File Emergency Motion to Block US Aid for Israel's Genocide in Gaza. truthout.org On November 16, two Palestinian human rights organizations, three Palestinians and five Palestinian Americans brought an emergency motion in United States federal court to immediately force President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to stop providing additional weapons, money, and military and diplomatic support to Israel, which is committing genocide… |

presstv.ir (2023-11-17). Israel's Western backers 'in no position' to preach about human rights: Iran. presstv.ir Iran's foreign ministry spokesman has censured certain Western countries for drafting and voting for an anti-Iran UN resolution.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-11-17). Tedros the Terrorist urges countries to launch propaganda campaigns to foist WHO's Pandemic Treaty onto citizens. expose-news.com Ethiopian terrorist and human rights abuser Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus inverts the truth and outright lies about the Pandemic Treaty in an attempt to get countries to assist him in "actively countering false …

scorinoco (2023-11-17). Colombian Government Will Resume Peace Talks With FARC Dissidents. orinocotribune.com The head of the Colombian government's delegation for the peace process, Camilo González Posso, announced that the peace talks with the Central General Staff (EMC) of the of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) will resume, after being suspended for 10 days. | González Posso explained that for the new round of negotiations, a package of protocols and agreements focused on respect for the civilian population was approved. "We have approved 21 commitments based on humanitarian law and human rights to protect life in all its forms, including the non-recruitment of children and adolescents, limiting anti…

The Independent (2023-11-17). Human rights abuses impact all Ugandans. independent.co.ug UHRC shouldn't be lamenting like the rest of us about human rights violators when it can bring them to order COMMENT | PETER NYANZI | I read Uganda Human Rights Commission Boss Mariam Wangadya's article titled, 'Let's depoliticise human rights' (New Vision, October 26), with mixed feelings. Of course given that the Uganda Human Rights Commission …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-11-17). Israel using its national anthem as "noise torture" against detainees. electronicintifada.net Soldiers record videos documenting their abuses against Palestinians.

Mnar Adley, Alan MacLeod, MintPress News. (2023-11-17). The Nakba 2.0: Issa Amro's Insider Account Of Israeli Torture In Hebron. popularresistance.org Coming back to his house on October 7, world-renowned activist Issa Amro was dragged away by 15 armed Israelis, blindfolded, gagged, and cuffed so tightly he now needs an operation on his hands. The settlers and soldiers kept him imprisoned for days, beating and torturing him, constantly simulating his execution. | Speaking with MintPress News, Amro told the story of what life is like for Palestinians living in the West Bank city of Hebron. "In my city where I live now, since October 7, there is a curfew," he told Mnar Adley and Alan MacLeod. | But this curfew is far more restrictive than others. Palestinian fami…

WSWS (2023-11-18). Australian government rams through bill to impose unprecedented restrictions on released detainees. wsws.org The ruling establishment, currently led by the Labor Party, is ripping aside fundamental democratic rights, flouting even the extremely limited protections of basic legal rights in Australia's 1901 Constitution.

Yoav Haifawi (2023-11-17). Haifa University students face day in Israeli court over social media posts. mondoweiss.net Five students at Haifa University were detained this week for social media posts they made regarding October 7. Yoav Haifawi attended their court hearing to see how "state security" would be upheld.

Chris Walker (2023-11-17). Pro-Palestine Student Group Sues Ron DeSantis for Violating Free Speech Rights. truthout.org A pro-Palestinian student group in Florida is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and other state officials over a decision last month to "deactivate" the organization, in violation of students' First Amendment speech and assembly rights. The University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (UF-SJP), a student-led organization that advocates for an end to the Israeli occupation of… |

presstv.ir (2023-11-17). Risks and rewards of digital currency market in Iran. presstv.ir "Laws should protect user rights and accommodate the views of legislative and regulatory bodies at the same time.

Zane McNeill (2023-11-17). Advocates in Nebraska Want the Right to an Abortion on the 2024 Ballot. truthout.org Abortion rights organizers in Nebraska have officially launched a campaign to put abortion protections on the ballot in 2024. The initiative is led by a coalition called Protect Our Rights, which includes the advocacy organizations Planned Parenthood North Central States, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nebraska, I Be Black Girl, and the Women's Fund of Omaha. |

US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (2023-11-17). Jam the phone lines for Palestine on Friday, Nov. 17 at 12 noon ET / 9 am PT. indybay.org Join USCPR on Friday, November 17 to mobilize our masses to take action to contribute to SHUT IT DOWN FOR PALESTINE. | Let's kick off the day with a strategic mobilization: Jamming Congress's phone lines together at 12pm ET / 9am PT, Friday, November 17. While activists across the country are protesting for Palestine, make sure the phones are ringing off the hook in the halls of Congress. | We want to make sure that Members of Congress hear our demands before they leave to head home for their extended holiday recess. Now, more than ever, as Israel is limiting fuel to almost none in Gaza, and arresting journalists…

Staff (2023-11-18). Washington Eases Sanctions on PDVSA and Conviasa. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the issuance of two new licenses authorizing some transactions with Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and publically owned airline Conviasa. | According to OFAC,

Ann Garrison, Black Agenda Report. (2023-11-17). US Blows Off The Whole World To Punish Cuba. popularresistance.org On November 2, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a resolution calling on the US to lift the trade embargo against Cuba that President John Kennedy imposed in 1962. The US and Israel were the only two nations to vote no, with Ukraine abstaining. Total dependence creates total compliance. | The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control records complex specifics of sanctions on Cuba. There are so many that they amount to a virtual blockade. | "You talk about sanctions," says Cuban journalist Liz Oliva Fernández, "you think 'OK, maybe the United States has one, two, or three sanctions on Cuba,' bu…

Connor Freeman (2023-11-17). US To Sanction Shippers of Russian Oil Over Price Cap Violations. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, the US Treasury Department imposed a set of new sanctions on ships and companies accused of using American service providers to ship Russian crude oil above the $60 price cap. The cap, imposed by the US and the Group of Seven (G7) nations in late 2022, was meant to deprive the Kremlin of funds …

Vijay Prashad, People's Dispatch. (2023-11-17). Provocations By US State Department Chill Press Freedom In Latin America. popularresistance.org The headline is provocative: "The Kremlin's Efforts to Covertly Spread Disinformation in Latin America." This was a statement on the US State Department website, posted on November 7, 2023. The United States government accused two companies—Social Design Agency and Structura National Technologies—of being the main agents of what it alleged is Russian-backed disinformation. The statement named the heads of both of the firms, Ilya Gambashidze of Social Design Agency and Nikolay Tupkin of Structura. On July 28, 2023, the European Union sanctioned several Russian individuals and firms, including SDA and S…

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