(2024-04-29). Headlines for April 29, 2024. democracynow.org Ceasefire Talks Resume Amid Expected Israeli Ground Invasion of Rafah, Israeli Airstrike Kills Daughter, Grandson and Son-in-Law of Acclaimed Poet Refaat Alareer, Police Arrest 275+ Campus Protesters as Student Uprising for Gaza Shows No Sign of Slowing Down, Protesters Outside Lavish WH Correspondents' Association Dinner Highlight Massacre of Gaza Reporters, U.S. Decides Not to Sanction Israeli Military as Officials Warn Blinken U.S. Weapons Used Unlawfully, NYT: ICC Could Order Arrest of Netanyahu for Israeli Crimes Against Gaza, Israel Arrests Rabbis Attempting to Bring Aid into Gaza; Gaza Freedom Flotil…
(2024-04-29). What Comes First, a Rafah Invasion or a Netanyahu Ousting? libya360.wordpress.com Khalil Harb Facing domestic and international pressure for Israel's US-backed Gaza assault, the Biden administration appears poised to throw Netanyahu under the proverbial bus. In Gaza, a metaphorical "hostage" scenario has emerged, centered on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose political future is being bartered at a steep political price. Although not physically detained, Netanyahu has been…
(2024-04-29). Australia: Committee For Public Education holds forum opposing the Gaza genocide and educators' victimisation. wsws.org The CFPE forum called for educators to mobilise against the imperialist-backed genocide in Gaza and the accompanying crackdown on democratic rights.
(2024-04-29). Police Brutally Break Up Peaceful Anti-Genocide Demonstration in Berlin. transcend.org 22 Apr 2024 – The storming of the Palestine Congress on April 12 was the prelude to an escalation of police violence and the suppression of democratic rights in Germany on an enormous scale.
(2024-04-29). When Healthy People are Murdered and the Terminally Ill are Prevented from Dying. dissidentvoice.org In the name of Hippocrates, doctors have invented the most exquisite form of torture ever known to man: survival. — Luis Buñuel, My Last Sigh, January 1982 I recently lost someone dear to me and watched as they died in almost unrelenting agony over a period of three weeks. As American health care is dominated …
(2024-04-29). Police Arrest 275+ Campus Protesters as Student Uprising for Gaza Shows No Sign of Slowing Down. pressenza.com Police across the United States made at least 275 arrests over the weekend as campus protests against Israel's assault on Gaza continue to spread. | In Boston, police detained about 100 people after students set up a Palestine solidarity encampment on the campus of Northeastern University. The school justified the raid, citing what it called "virulent antisemitic slurs" after someone chanted "Kill the Jews" at the encampment. But video and eyewitness testimony revealed the antisemitic chant was actually done by a counterprotester holding an Israeli flag. | The group Huskies for a Free Palestine said, "The only pe…
(2024-04-29). Israeli police detain and assault Palestinian journalist Saif Kwasmi. cpj.org New York, April 29, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday called on Israeli security forces to stop harassing journalists in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank and allow them to report the news freely and without fear of reprisal. On April 24, Palestinian freelance journalist Saif Kwasmi was reporting on activities at Jerusalem's…
(2024-04-29). US finds five Israeli military units guilty of 'gross human rights violations'. middleeasteye.net 
US finds five Israeli military units guilty of 'gross human rights violations' | Weapons transfers to the units will not be impacted by the State Department's findings, spokesperson says | | Israeli soldiers of the Ultra-Orthodox battalion Netzah Yehuda take part in their annual unit training in th…
(2024-04-29). US Says Five Israeli Units Guilty of 'Gross Human Rights Violations,' But Won't Cut Off Military Aid. news.antiwar.com
(2024-04-29). Pedro Sanchez Will Not Resign From the Spanish Presidency. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Pedro Sanchez decided to stay at the helm of the Spanish government despite the campaign of harassment against him and his wife, Begoña Gomez. | RELATED: | "I have decided to continue, with even more strength if possible, at the helm of the Presidency of the Government of Spain," he said, emphasizing his commitment to work "relentlessly, firmly" for the pending advancement and consolidation of rights…
(2024-04-29). Resistance against Neuro Technological Torture. We Are Being Tortured and Mutilated in a Mind/Body Control Concentration Camp 24/7. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-29). Biden Administration Strengthens Health Care Protections for LGBTQ People. truthout.org On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to bolster protections against discrimination in health care. "Today's rule is a giant step forward for this country toward a more equitable and inclusive health care system… |
(2024-04-29). Thursday 5/2: Reasonable Accommodations in Housing Workshop w/ Disablity Rights CA. indybay.org Online event…
(2024-04-29). Tuesday 4/30: Eyewitness Account of Gaza War w/ Humanitarian Doctor, Mohammed Subeh MD at SJSU. indybay.org SJSU Science Building Room 258 | At 4th Street and Swenson Gate | Downtown San Jose…
(2024-04-29). Tuesday 4/30: Eyewitness Account of Gaza War w/ Humanitarian Doctor, Mohammed Subeh MD at SJSU. indybay.org SJSU Science Building Room 258 | At 4th Street and Swenson Gate | Downtown San Jose…
(2024-04-29). Thursday 5/2: Reasonable Accommodations in Housing Workshop w/ Disablity Rights CA. indybay.org Online event…
(2024-04-29). SC notice to Centre as 'non-believer' Muslim woman favours succession law. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and the Kerala government on a plea of a non-believer Muslim woman that instead of Shariat, she wanted to be governed by the secular Indian succession law to deal with her ancestral property rights. Safiya P M, a resident of Alappuzha and …
(2024-04-29). The Weekly Round-Up: Coroner criticises indeterminate prison sentences and hundreds of protest arrests made in the US. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In UK News At the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Scott Rider, the coroner described Rider's treatment in prison as "inhumane and indefensible". Rider died by suicide in June 2022 after serving 17 years of an "imprisonment for public protection" (IPP) sentence, a form of indeterminate prison sentence. A few weeks before …
(2024-04-29). Washington human rights report condemned. ecns.cn The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or DPRK, on Saturday denounced a human rights report by the United States as "malignant slander" against the country.
(2024-04-29). Iraq's criminalisation of LGBTQ+ draws diplomatic backlash. newarab.com 
Human rights groups and diplomats criticised a law that was quietly passed by the U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that the law passed Saturday "threatens those most at risk in Iraqi society" and "can be used to hamper free-speech and expression." He warned that the legisla…
(2024-04-29). US police detain 200 at Gaza protest camps in 3 universities. newarab.com 
(2024-04-29). Rights group slams Israel attempts to block ICC arrest warrants. presstv.ir A rights group condemns attempts by Tel Aviv and its allies to prevent the ICC from issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials for war crimes in Gaza.
(2024-04-29). Riyadh summit: Muslim, Arab officials call for sanctions on Israel. presstv.ir A Joint Arab-Islamic summit being held in Saudi Arabia urges effective sanctions against Israel.
(2024-04-29). Riyadh summit: Muslim, Arab officials call for sanctions on Israel. presstv.ir A Joint Arab-Islamic summit being held in Saudi Arabia urges effective sanctions against Israel.
(2024-04-29). Iran slams US 'violent crackdown' on pro-Palestine student protests. presstv.ir Iran's top human rights official says the United States' violent suppression of pro-Palestinian protests encourages Israel to continue war crimes in Gaza.
(2024-04-29). Iran slams US 'violent crackdown' on pro-Palestine student protests. presstv.ir Iran's top human rights official says the United States' violent suppression of pro-Palestinian protests encourages Israel to continue war crimes in Gaza.