Open Letter, Mondoweiss. (2024-02-01). Open Letter On The Anti-Palestinian And Islamophobic Environment At Emory University. popularresistance.org We are a coalition of community and civil rights organizations, writing on behalf of Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students and students perceived to be Palestinian or Muslim at Emory University ("the University") who have been targeted by racist, anti-Palestinian, xenophobic, and Islamophobic harassment and doxing attacks for their support for Palestinian human rights. We write to express our concern about the University's failure to protect its students from these bigoted doxing and harassment campaigns and the lack of official, public support shown to Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students.

Canadian, Palestinian Coalition (2024-01-31). Arms Exports to Israel Violate Canadian and International Law. socialistproject.ca On January 28, a coalition of Canadians and Palestinians wrote to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly demanding that the federal government immediately halt all exports and transfers of Canadian military goods and technology to Israel. | The coalition, which consists of Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR), Al-Haq — Law in the Service of Man, Ayman Oweida and a confidential Palestinian asylum seeker, argues that the Export and Import Permits Act prevents Canada from issuing permits to Canadian companies to export military goods and technology to Israel due to the sub…

Eric Cheyfitz (2024-01-31). On a Unified Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza. counterpunch.org A response to Representative Mike Sigler's comments at the Tompkins County Legislature's meetings on Jan 2, and 16, 2024, concerning A Unified Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza; Urgent Humanitarian and Local Imperatives of the Tompkins County Human Rights Commission: I make the following comments as a citizen of Tompkins County, a Jew with a daughter and three

UN Human Rights Council (2024-01-31). Statement by Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (30 Jan 2024) [EN/MY]. reliefweb.int Country: Myanmar | Source: UN Human Rights Council | Please refer to the attached file. | Three years of widespread, systematic violence in Myanmar and the evidence against perpetrators is mounting | Geneva, 30 January 2024 — Three years ago, the Myanmar military overthrew the country's elected government. A host of serious international crimes followed, starting with the violent suppression of protests and arrests of those daring to speak out against the military regime. Thousands, including political opponents and journalists, have been detained without due process of law, and these detentions have…

UN Human Rights Council (2024-01-31). oPt: Gaza: ICJ ruling offers hope for protection of civilians enduring apocalyptic conditions, say UN experts. reliefweb.int Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Source: UN Human Rights Council | GENEVA (31 January 2024) — The landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) offers the first concrete hope to protect civilians in Gaza enduring apocalyptic humanitarian conditions, destruction, mass killing, wounding and irreparable trauma, UN experts* said today. | "The ruling is a significant milestone in the decades-long struggle for justice by the Palestinian people," the experts said. | The ICJ found it plausible that Israel's acts could amount to genocide and issued six provisional measures, ordering Israel…

Gloria Rubac (2024-01-31). Alabama execution sends shockwaves around the world. workers.org For over three months the world has watched in horror and people have demonstrated in the millions as the genocide of the Palestinian people happens before our eyes. Palestinian prisoners are captured, tortured and abused daily. Stop executions demonstration in Washington, D.C., January 2022. On Jan. 25, the state of . . . |

Survival International. (2024-01-31). Investigation: Prince Harry Charity Linked To Horrific Abuses In Africa. popularresistance.org A charity with strong ties to Prince Harry has been funding rangers responsible for horrific abuses against Indigenous people in the Congo, including torture and rape, according to a major investigation published in the UK's Mail on Sunday. | The abuses have taken place in Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo, which is managed by African Parks — Prince Harry is a member of their Board of Directors, a position to which he was "elevated" in 2023, after having served as their President for six years. | The investigation has uncovered evidence of countless atrocities committed by African Parks'

mondoweiss.net (2024-02-01). The shocking inhumanity of Israel's crimes in Gaza. mondoweiss.net Survivors of Israel's ground invasion in northern Gaza tell chilling stories of kidnappings, torture, and the rampant use of civilians as bait and human shields.

teleSUR, DRL, YSM (2024-02-01). Movimiento popular argentino realiza vigilia contra ley ómnibus. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a las organizaciones sociales y de derechos humanos, la llamada ley ómnibus "de prosperar arrasará con el Estado Democrático de Derecho y el orden constitucional vigente".

UN Secretary-General (2024-01-31). Secretary-General Underscores Urgency of Forging Path Towards Democratic Transition, Civilian Rule in Myanmar. reliefweb.int Country: Myanmar | Source: UN Secretary-General | SG/SM/22123 | The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: | Three years since the military overturned the democratically elected Government and arbitrarily detained its leaders on 1 February 2021, the crisis in Myanmar continues to deteriorate, with devastating impacts on civilians. On this sombre anniversary, the Secretary-General underscores the urgency of forging a path towards a democratic transition with a return to civilian rule. | The Secretary-General condemns all forms of violence and calls for t…

EarthRights International (2024-02-01). WORLD BANK GROUP INSTITUTION AGREES TO SETTLE CASE ALLEGING IT ABETTED MURDER. cadtm.org

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). Coroner refers Jai Wright's death to DPP. greenleft.org.au

Ann Brown (2024-01-31). Pastor And Activist Bernice King: Using 'People Of Color' Term Helps Aversion To Eradicating Anti-Black Racism. moguldom.com Reverend Bernice King, the daughter of civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has long been a prominent voice in the ongoing struggle for racial equality and social justice. As the Chief Executive Officer of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia, Reverend King continues …

EarthRights International (2024-01-31). WORLD BANK GROUP INSTITUTION AGREES TO SETTLE CASE ALLEGING IT ABETTED MURDER. cadtm.org

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Coroner refers Jai Wright's death to DPP. greenleft.org.au

Inter Press Service (2024-01-31). Milei's extremism threatens women's gains in Argentina. pressenza.com María Belén Correa, trans activist for the rights of sexual minorities. She is the creator of the Asociación de Travestis de Argentina and of the Archivo de la Memoria Trans, which documents the history of the struggles of this community (Image by Archivo de la Memoria Trans). | The feminist movement has made significant gains in Argentina in recent years, but all of them are now threatened by the government of the far-right Javier Milei, who denounced gender politics during his election campaign and, since taking office on 10 December, has shown that he is determined to put his ideas into action. | In a monument…

A Guest Author (2024-02-01). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine condemns U.S./Britain sanctions on Yemen. workers.org The following statement was posted by The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Central Media Department on Resistance News Network on Jan. 26, 2024: These sanctions are a badge of honor for the nation and will not deter the Yemeni people from fulfilling their duty in supporting the Palestinian . . . |

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-01). Washington Announces Sanction Resumption Against Venezuela, Caracas Responds (+Migrant Repatriations). orinocotribune.com

Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. (2024-02-01). The ICJ Ordered Israel Not To Engage In Genocide; What Happens Now? popularresistance.org What comes next, now that the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, has handed down its near unanimous ruling that South Africa presented a "plausible" case that Israel was violating the Genocide Convention? | The January 26 provisional ruling — which was a landmark victory for the Palestinian people, and indeed, for international law itself — now goes to the United Nations Security Council for enforcement. It would be within the Security Council's purview to order economic or trade sanctions, arms embargoes, travel bans or even military force. | But in the likely event…

newarab (2024-02-01). US targets Sudan bank, firms backing warring generals. newarab.com The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a bank and two companies accused of providing funds for The Treasury Department said it was blocking any assets and criminalizing US transactions with the Alkhaleej Bank, which has been an "essential part" of funding for the paramilitary The bank allegedly received $50 million from the…

Staff (2024-02-01). PDVSA: Venezuela Prepared to Deal With Illegal US Sanctions. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan minister for petroleum and president of Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), Rafael Tellechea, has "If they impose more sanctions on us, we will be ready to face them, and we will have a powerful industry to handle the global ene…

Workers World Party (2024-02-01). PDF of February 1 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Int'l Court puts Israel on notice for war crimes Hamas, PFLP hold joint meeting PFLP condemns U.S./Britain sanctions on Yemen Mundo Obrero: Desmontando la hipocresía occidental sobre Xinjiang y Gaza Editorial: CCR lawsuit: A blow to the war criminals Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |

WSWS (2024-02-01). Washington resumes imperialist sanctions after Venezuelan government disqualifies US-backed candidate. wsws.org Biden's actions continue the regime of imperialist piracy and sanctions launched under Obama and vastly intensified under Trump with the aim of subjugating Venezuelans through hunger, illness and mass suffering.

Amnesty International (2024-01-31). Myanmar: New data suggests military still importing fuel for deadly air strikes despite sanctions. reliefweb.int Country: Myanmar | Source: Amnesty International | Please refer to the attached file. | Shipping data suggests attempt to evade sanctions in aviation fuel supply chain | Direct sales of fuel diminish; instead intermediaries appear to aid purchase of fuel to Myanmar | At least seven shipments of aviation fuel to Myanmar in 2023, with direct links to storage unit in Viet Nam | 2023 the worst year for air strikes in Myanmar since coup three years ago | New evidence suggests Myanmar's military is using new tactics to import aviation fuel after sanctions were imposed in response to air strikes that have unlawful…

Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-31). Mesmeric Weapons: South Africa's Nuclear Program. counterpunch.org The lessons of the South African nuclear weapons program are deep, profound and largely ignored by non-proliferation dogmatists. They show that a regime, even one subject to sanctions and exiled to the diplomatic cold room, can still show aptitude and resourcefulness in creating such murderous weapons. The white regime of Apartheid South Africa was marginalised, the globe's

Brasil de Fato (2024-01-31). US resumes previously suspended sanctions against Venezuela after candidate declared ineligible. peoplesdispatch.org The US had temporarily eased some of the unilateral coercive measures against Venezuela following agreements between the government and the opposition about the upcoming elections…

Codepink (2024-01-31). Redefining US-Latin American Relations: From Outdated Monroe Doctrine to a 21st Century Good Neighbor Policy. pressenza.com An all-encompassing expression of goodwill in the form of a New Good Neighbor Policy will meet resistance from vested economic and military interests, as well as those persuaded by racist arguments. | By Medea Benjamin and Steve Ellner | The Trump administration dusted off the 19th century Monroe Doctrine that subjugates the nations of the region to U.S. interests. The Biden administration, instead of reversing course, followed suite, with disastrous results for the region and a migration crisis that threatens Biden's re-election. | It has left most of Trump's sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba intact and has…

Mnar Adley, MintPress News. (2024-01-31). Yemeni Houthis Speak About US Attacks, Their Blockade Of Israel. popularresistance.org The United States and the United Kingdom recently carried out their eighth round of strikes against targets in Yemen that they claim are being used by Yemen's Ansar Allah — known in the West as the Houthis — to threaten maritime navigation in the Red Sea. | Since Israel began its deadly incursion into Gaza on October 7 of last year, Ansar Allah has carried out a de facto campaign of targeted sanctions against Israeli economic interests, attacking ships traveling through the Red Sea that it says are tied to Israel. The operation stands out in the region, as neighboring Arab countries have largely staye…

People's Dispatch. (2024-01-31). Mali, Burkina Faso, And Niger Withdraw From ECOWAS. popularresistance.org In a televised statement on Sunday, January 28, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Their exit has shrunk the regional bloc, condemned by West Africa's popular movements as an agent of French imperialism, to less than half its previous size, given the relatively vast expanse of Mali and Niger in the region. | Reduced from 15 member states to 12, ECOWAS has nevertheless said that the three countries, against whom it was set to go to war last year, "remain important members," although it had already suspended and sanctioned them.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Leader: Iran turns sanctions into opportunities, secures stunning scientific achievements. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei hails Iran's advances in various fields of technology, stressing that the notable strides have been made despite Western sanctions against the country.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Iran summons British ambassador over 'baseless' accusations. presstv.ir Iran summons the British ambassador to convey the Islamic Republic's strong protest to the baseless accusations leveled by the UK.