Monthly Archives: December 2023

2023-12-03: News Headlines

Editor (2023-12-03). The Nakba 2.0: Issa Amro's Insider Account of Israeli Torture in Hebron. scheerpost.com By Alan Macleod and Mnar Adley / MintPress News 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, …

Angela (2023-12-02). Saturday 12/2: Virtual screening of "Stone Cold Justice: Israel's torture of Palestinian children" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

WSWS (2023-12-02). A young man dies after torture by the police in northern Sri Lanka. wsws.org This death points to the repressive conditions in the war-ravaged north and east of Sri Lanka, which has been under military occupation for decades.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-02). Venezuela celebra decisión de CIJ sobre referendo del Esequibo. telesurtv.net Autoridades de Venezuela ratificaron que los derechos sobre el territorio de la Guayana Esequiba son irrenunciables y que el 3 de diciembre la población irá a votar.

Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-02). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 56: Truce Ends, Israel Kills Over 100 In Gaza. popularresistance.org A fragile, seven-day truce came to an end on Friday morning. According to Mondoweiss counting, Israel killed at least 20 Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem during the temporary ceasefire, while detaining more Palestinians than were released during the hostage swap that took place during the same period. Throughout the ceasefire, Israel repeatedly stated its intention to resume the war, but ultimately accused Hamas of breaking the terms of the truce today. | Qatar, which has led mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas, expressed "deep regret at the resumption of the Israeli aggression again…

Staff (2023-12-02). Muslim woman moves HC after Delhi cops 'forcibly' detain her without veil. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the city police on a petition by a 'purdahnashin' (veiled) Muslim woman seeking an impartial probe and action against its personnel who allegedly took her to a police station forcibly without her veil and subjected her to degrading treatment. The petitioner claimed that …

Staff (2023-12-02). Muslim woman moves HC after Delhi cops 'forcibly' detain her without veil. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the city police on a petition by a 'purdahnashin' (veiled) Muslim woman seeking an impartial probe and action against its personnel who allegedly took her to a police station forcibly without her veil and subjected her to degrading treatment. The petitioner claimed that …

Editor (2023-12-03). Non-profit Trying to Rebrand Jesus for Gen Z Is Main Funder for Us Hate Group. scheerpost.com By Sydney Bauer and Diana Carboni / openDemocracy US non-profit attempting to rebrand Jesus for Gen Z is also the main funder of a designated hate group opposing abortion and LGBTIQ rights, openDemocracy can reveal. The Servant Foundation has plunged millions of dollars into its 'He Gets Us' ads, which paint Jesus as an "influencer" …

teleSUR (2023-12-03). Essequibo Referendum Is a National Awakening: President Maduro. telesurenglish.net During a press conference held after casting his vote, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that the referendum is an extraordinary moment in the country's electoral history because all the factors come together in a single force: the defense of the Venezuelan rights on the Essequibo territory. | RELATED: | "As Venezuelans, today we are not voting as the opposition or the ruling party. We are not voting as center,…

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2023-12-01: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-01). Censorship of pro-Palestine content on social media continues. peoplesdispatch.org On November 23, Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on Human Rights in occupied Palestinian territories Albanese was alerted by some users of the social media site claiming that they were unable to search her page. Whenever they entered her username, unrelated parody pages were brought up (this has since been rectified). The UN rapporteur has been vocal against…

Staff (2023-11-30). "This Is Genocide": Attorney Raji Sourani on Israeli War Crimes & Fleeing Gaza After Home Was Bombed. democracynow.org After his home in Gaza was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in October, Palestinian human rights lawyer Raji Sourani joins us from Cairo. He says Israel is enacting a "new Nakba" in its war on Gaza, and the expulsion of all Palestinians from their homeland is the clear end goal of the Israeli state. "They want us out, out of Palestine, out of Gaza, out of the West Bank," says Sourani. "This is genocide, this is ethnic cleansing, and these are first-class war crimes."…

The Independent (2023-11-30). How activists lost EACOP case with costs. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has dismissed with costs, a case in which environmental and human rights groups were challenging the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline from western Uganda to Eastern Tanzania. The activists claimed that the heated crude oil pipeline would adversely affect …

Angela (2023-12-01). Saturday 12/2: Virtual screening of "Stone Cold Justice: Israel's torture of Palestinian children" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Omar Ramahi (2023-11-30). Calling for Genocide. counterpunch.org While anti-Islam manifestations have exponentially increased after the Israeli onslaught on the Palestinians in Gaza, the case of Stuart Seldowtiz is different for many reasons. Seldowitz had a high-ranking position in the State Department at a time when the US was outsourcing torture to countries like Egypt and Syria. According to justiceinitiative.org, "At least 136 individuals were reportedly extraordinarily rendered or secretly detained by the CIA and at least 54 governments reportedly participated in the CIA's secret detention and extraordinary rendition program; classified government documents may reveal ma…

Alessandro Pagani (2023-12-01). La corte internacional penal del Haya, instrumento de la guerra sin límites de Washington en contra de Rusia. globalizacion.ca Slobodan Milosevic murió durante un juicio ilegal, organizado por un tribunal ilegal en el corazón de una Europa que se autodenomina como la paladina de la libertad, la democracia y los derechos humanos, sin poder disfrutar de ninguno de estos…

WSWS (2023-12-01). Australian government demands parliament sits until it passes "preventative detention" law. wsws.org Holding parliament in session until it rubberstamps such a repressive law is a lurch toward authoritarianism.

Sharon Zhang (2023-11-30). MSNBC Drops Mehdi Hasan's Show as He Speaks Out for Palestinian Rights. truthout.org MSNBC announced to staff on Thursday that the network is canceling Mehdi Hasan's weekend show, delivering a major demotion to one of the most prominent and outspoken left-leaning news hosts on a major broadcast outlet on the air. According to Semafor, which cited two sources familiar with the move, Hasan's show on the network and on its streaming service, Peacock, has been canceled. |

Staff (2023-11-30). Headlines for November 30, 2023. democracynow.org Israel and Hamas Agree to Last-Minute Deal Extending Truce by 24 Hours, Decomposing Bodies of Premature Babies Discovered in Besieged Gaza Hospital, Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinian Children in Raid on Jenin Refugee Camp, Palestinian Gunmen Kill 3 at Jerusalem Bus Stop; Netanyahu Pledges Gaza Assault Will Resume, "Christmas Is Canceled": Protesters at NYC Tree-Lighting Ceremony Call for End to Israeli Occupation, House Progressives Join White House Hunger Strikers in Call for Gaza Ceasefire, Prominent Law Firm Rescinds Job Offer to Arab American Attorney Who Supports Palestinian Rights, Henry Kissi…

Staff (2023-11-30). Headlines for November 30, 2023. democracynow.org Israel and Hamas Agree to Last-Minute Deal Extending Truce by 24 Hours, Decomposing Bodies of Premature Babies Discovered in Besieged Gaza Hospital, Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinian Children in Raid on Jenin Refugee Camp, Palestinian Gunmen Kill 3 at Jerusalem Bus Stop; Netanyahu Pledges Gaza Assault Will Resume, "Christmas Is Canceled": Protesters at NYC Tree-Lighting Ceremony Call for End to Israeli Occupation, House Progressives Join White House Hunger Strikers in Call for Gaza Ceasefire, Prominent Law Firm Rescinds Job Offer to Arab American Attorney Who Supports Palestinian Rights, Henry Kissi…

Editor (2023-12-01). US Says If CIA-Backed Embassy Security Opened Phones of Assange Visitors, It Was Constitutional. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter An attorney for the United States government contended CIA-backed contractors had not violated the privacy rights when they allegedly opened the physical structure of cellphones belonging to Americans, who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the Ecuador embassy in London. "There are several cases," U.S. Attorney Jean-David Barnea argued, …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-01). Niger's Largest Solar Plant Launched Amid Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Following a military coup in late July, Niger came under series of sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which suspended all cooperation with the country, with Nigeria cutting off electricity to its northern neighbor. | Niger's biggest solar power plant started operating amid There…

Adam Fishbein (2023-11-30). CEPR Sanctions Watch November 2023. cepr.net In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering November 2023: UN special coordinator says that sanctions have "crippled" Afghanistan's private sector; UN General Assembly votes 187 to 2 to condemn the US embargo on Cuba while US imposes new sanctions on airlines flying Cuban migrants to Central America; A new World Bank report finds that sanctions …

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