(2023-04-16). New ISIS Attack On Truffle Hunters In Central Syria Leaves 26 Dead. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Suspected ISIS terrorists killed at least 26 people in central Syria on April 16, in the latest in a series of attacks targeting people hunting for expensive truffles in the region. | A source in Hama Police Command told the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency that the victims came under attack near the town of Duezin in the eastern countryside of the governorate, without providing any further details. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-opposition monitoring group based in…
(2023-04-17). Enslavement of African migrants 'big business' in Libya thanks to EU funding — UN. thegrayzone.com An investigation by the United Nations has concluded that money provided by the European Union to state entities in Libya has facilitated an array of crimes against humanity ranging from forced labor and sexual slavery to torture. Through its financial support of the Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), the European Union has aided and abetted crimes against humanity, according to a recent UN report. On March 27, 2023, the United Nations released the …
(2023-04-17). Denuncian persistencia de retos para los DD.HH. en Honduras. telesurtv.net Una comisión internacional de DD.HH. visitará Honduras entre el 24 y el 28 de abril del 2023 para observar la situación de derechos humanos en el país.
(2023-04-17). Ansarullah, Saudi-Backed Presidential Council Complete Yemen Prisoner Swap. orinocotribune.com Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement and the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) have freed scores of prisoners on the last of a three-day exchange of nearly 900 detainees, raising prospects for nationwide peace in a country embroiled in a devastating Saudi-led war. | The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which is managing the prisoner exchange, said on Sunday that planes carrying released detainees took off at the same time from the capital city of Sana'a and the energy-rich northern city of Ma'rib. | "The first flight from Ma'rib and the first flight from Sana'a have left," ICRC…
(2023-04-17). How the Sri Lankan working class must fight IMF austerity and defend democratic rights. wsws.org Sri Lankan unions have refused to call any industrial action to fight IMF austerity and President Wickremsinghe's repressive Anti-Terrorism Bill.
(2023-04-16). Biden's New Title IX Proposal Is A Move To Whip Votes, Not Protect Trans Kids. popularresistance.org On April 6, the Biden administration proposed changes to Title IX regulations concerning trans youth participating in sports. The regulation change would prohibit any schools or universities that receive public funding from passing "blanket bans" — bans that prohibit all trans youth from participating in any sport at all — but would make it acceptable for schools to ban transgender students from sporting activities on a sport-by-sport basis. While Democrats are touting this as a win for transgender rights, this is simply another example of the so-called "progressive" party proposing moves to make them…
(2023-04-16). Florida Governor DeSantis signs new legislation restricting abortion rights, expanding the death penalty. wsws.org Governor Desantis is aiming to be the standard bearer for the far-right in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential elections.
(2023-04-16). Berlin state executive coalition agreement: CDU and SPD focus on increasing state powers. wsws.org The Christian Democrats (CDU) and Social Democrats (SPD) presented their coalition agreement for the future state government under the title "The Best for Berlin". The focus is on providing the security forces with greater powers and capacity and a massive attack on democratic rights.
(2023-04-16). Florida Governor DeSantis signs new legislation restricting abortion rights, expanding the death penalty. wsws.org Governor Desantis is aiming to be the standard bearer for the far-right in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential elections.
(2023-04-16). Berlin state executive coalition agreement: CDU and SPD focus on increasing state powers. wsws.org The Christian Democrats (CDU) and Social Democrats (SPD) presented their coalition agreement for the future state government under the title "The Best for Berlin". The focus is on providing the security forces with greater powers and capacity and a massive attack on democratic rights.