(2023-06-09). Hezbollah Deployed 'Medium-Range Rockets' Near U.S. Base In Syria's Al-Tanf — Report. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Lebanese Hezbollah has deployed "medium-range rockets" near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on June 9. | Around 200 U.S. troops are usually deployed at al-Tanf. The coalition maintains a 55-kilometer no-fly zone around the garrison. | The London-based monitoring group said that the rockets and their launchers were transported by two trucks from position…
(2023-06-09). High Court Denies Assange Right To Appeal. popularresistance.org The single judge on the court, Sir Jonathan Swift, issued the 3-page decision on Tuesday. It is not yet publicly available on the High Court's website. | In December, Assange appealed to the European Court of Human Rights. The court could issue an emergency injunction to stop Assange's extradition until it examines the case. | Assange initially won the case against extradition in the lower court based on his health and conditions of U.S. prisons. This was overturned by the High Court after the court accepted U.S. written assurances that Assange would not be mistreated in U.S. prisons.
(2023-06-09). Venezuela's Attorney General Meets With ICC Prosecutor. orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, has held a meeting with the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan. | Attorney General Saab reported in a Twitter post on Thursday, June 8, details of his meeting with Khan in the Attorney General's Office where they exchanged "views regarding the achievements in the protection of human rights in Venezuela." | Saab added that they also talked about the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Venezuelan State and the ICC Prosecutor's Office. | #AHORA… hemos culminado la reunión en el despacho del
(2023-06-09). Poland and the EU talk on migration issues. plenglish.com The measure was rejected by Polish and Hungarian representatives, two nations under scrutiny by the community body for issues related to respect for human rights and freedom of expression. | After years of disagreements, the representatives of the block reached an agreement that contemplates the solidarity distribution of migrants, in such a way that those who do not join this framework, can compensate it with the payment of 20,000 euros per migrant not relocated, or offer necessary material for an equivalent value. | The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, said that refusals such as those of Poland an…
(2023-06-09). Thursday 6/8: #SchoolSafety: Ending Gun Violence & Protecting LGBTQIA+ Kids. indybay.org Online panel discussion…
(2023-06-08). The PA has abandoned Palestine in order to stick to the international narrative. thealtworld.com If the UN excels at anything besides creating the conditions for human rights abuses, it is keeping track of human rights violations and disseminating the statistical data. There can thus be no doubt that diplomats have access to the details of what is happening in Palestine; spreading awareness without taking political action has, after all, been the chosen avenue for decades. The Israeli-Palestinian "conflict" narrative couldn't have opted for a better strategy. | Despite this, the Palestinian Authority still relies on the UN tactics when meeting with diplomats, regurgitating the most obvious statements and rhe…
(2023-06-09). Progressives in Belgium protest lenient verdict to fraternity members accused of ragging student to death. peoplesdispatch.org Sanda Dia, a Belgo-Mauritanian student, died during a violent hazing (ragging) incident in 2018 which involved forced alcohol consumption, torture, and harassment. Those convicted of the murder have been asked to do community service and pay fines…
(2023-06-08). Torture, Restraint of Children in Care, and LGBTQ+ Rights in Uganda: The Weekly Round-Up. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news The UK's role in the torture of detainees following the 9/11 attacks, is in question. Last week, the investigatory powers tribunal announced that, on grounds of public interest, they will examine complaints "of the gravest possible kind" which were brought by Mustafa al-Hawsawi against the UK's intelligence services. Al-Hawsawi was detained in …
(2023-06-09). Salvadorans Ask for the Release of Santa Marta Activists. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Association for Social Economic Development (ADES) filed a legal appeal in favor of the Santa Marta's community environmental leaders who remain detained and accused of murdering a woman in 1989. | RELATED: | Before the Sensuntepeque Court, their defense attorney Denis Muñoz requested alternative measures to preventive detention, arguing that they are in delicate health conditions. Three months ago, however…
(2023-06-08). U.S. Claims It Carried Out 38 Operations Against ISIS In Iraq, Syria During May. southfront.org 
ERBIL, Iraq — An AH-64E Apache helicopter from the 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Saber, hovers prior to taking off to conduct a mission, July 11,2017, Erbil, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Stephen James) | On June 6, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that coalition forces and allies conducted 38 operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria last May. | In a statement, the command said that coalition and allies killed six ISIS operatives and detained e…
(2023-06-08). Far-right Bolivian leader Luís Fernando Camacho gets three months of preventive detention. peoplesdispatch.org Camacho, who has been in preventive detention since December 2022 under various cases, now stands accused of the crimes of breach of duty for alleged irregularities in the purchase of a fire truck…
(2023-06-09). Warnock Probes Whether State Trampled Free Speech Rights of Cop City Protesters. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-09). Will Customs and Border Protection's Revised Vehicle Pursuit Policy Make Us Safer? aclu.org 
The United States' border region has always borne the brunt of our most aggressive immigration enforcement efforts, including dangerous high-speed vehicle pursuits by Border Patrol agents that far too often end in serious injuries and deaths. | After years of public outcry from advocates, victims, and borderland residents, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a revised vehicle pursuit policy earlier this year. This new policy, which took effect this month after a delay, includes measures that we believe can be important for safeguarding the lives of everyone in our communities. But serious questi…
(2023-06-09). Black Alabama voters score stunning Supreme Court victory against racist gerrymandering. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (AP)—This week's Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional districts was seen by many lawmakers of color and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing political maps that dilute the strength of communities of color. Hank Sanders, a former Alabama state lawmaker who …
(2023-06-09). Abortion bans and women's healthcare. liberationnews.org 
Abortion rights advocates have warned legislators for decades that restricting abortion access, whether by law or by other social factors, would have a cascading negative effect on public health.
(2023-06-09). Headlines for June 9, 2023. democracynow.org Donald Trump Indicted on Federal Criminal Charges over Mishandling of Classified Documents, Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Spreads South and West Across United States, Supreme Court Orders Alabama to Redraw Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Maps, SCOTUS Upholds Ability of Medicaid Recipients to Sue States That Violate Their Rights, SCOTUS Justices Thomas and Alito Get Extensions on Financial Disclosure Filings, U.S. Halts Food Aid to Ethiopia, Accuses Military of Diverting Deliveries Away from Civilians, Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian Journalist During Demolition of Home in Ramallah, Aid Groups Say New EU Mea…
(2023-06-09). Supreme Surprise: Court Upholds Voting Rights Act, Strikes Down Alabama's Racially Gerrymandered Maps. democracynow.org 
In a surprise 5-4 decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a racially gerrymandered voting map in Alabama, upholding a key plank of the Voting Rights Act that the conservative majority has spent years whittling away at. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh sided with the court's liberal justices in finding that Alabama's Republican-drawn congressional districts unlawfully disadvantage Black voters by diluting their voting power, a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act banning voting practices that discriminate based on race and color. The court ordered Alabama̵…
(2023-06-08). SCOTUS Rules Against Racist Gerrymandering in Alabama, Upholds Voting Rights Act. truthout.org In a decision that surprised legal experts across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday against congressional maps drawn in Alabama, asserting that they were the product of racist gerrymandering. Two conservative bloc justices — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh — joined with all three liberal bloc members (Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji… |
(2023-06-09). Will Customs and Border Protection's Revised Vehicle Pursuit Policy Make Us Safer? aclu.org The United States' border region has always borne the brunt of our most aggressive immigration enforcement efforts, including dangerous high-speed vehicle pursuits by Border Patrol agents that far too often end in serious injuries and deaths. | After years of public outcry from advocates, victims, and borderland residents, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a revised vehicle pursuit policy earlier this year. This new policy, which took effect this month after a delay, includes measures that we believe can be important for safeguarding the lives of everyone in our communities. But serious questi…
(2023-06-09). Black Alabama voters score stunning Supreme Court victory against racist gerrymandering. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (AP)—This week's Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional districts was seen by many lawmakers of color and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing political maps that dilute the strength of communities of color. Hank Sanders, a former Alabama state lawmaker who …
(2023-06-09). Abortion bans and women's healthcare. liberationnews.org Abortion rights advocates have warned legislators for decades that restricting abortion access, whether by law or by other social factors, would have a cascading negative effect on public health.
(2023-06-09). Headlines for June 9, 2023. democracynow.org Donald Trump Indicted on Federal Criminal Charges over Mishandling of Classified Documents, Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Spreads South and West Across United States, Supreme Court Orders Alabama to Redraw Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Maps, SCOTUS Upholds Ability of Medicaid Recipients to Sue States That Violate Their Rights, SCOTUS Justices Thomas and Alito Get Extensions on Financial Disclosure Filings, U.S. Halts Food Aid to Ethiopia, Accuses Military of Diverting Deliveries Away from Civilians, Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian Journalist During Demolition of Home in Ramallah, Aid Groups Say New EU Mea…
(2023-06-09). Supreme Surprise: Court Upholds Voting Rights Act, Strikes Down Alabama's Racially Gerrymandered Maps. democracynow.org In a surprise 5-4 decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a racially gerrymandered voting map in Alabama, upholding a key plank of the Voting Rights Act that the conservative majority has spent years whittling away at. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh sided with the court's liberal justices in finding that Alabama's Republican-drawn congressional districts unlawfully disadvantage Black voters by diluting their voting power, a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act banning voting practices that discriminate based on race and color. The court ordered Alabama̵…
(2023-06-08). SCOTUS Rules Against Racist Gerrymandering in Alabama, Upholds Voting Rights Act. truthout.org In a decision that surprised legal experts across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday against congressional maps drawn in Alabama, asserting that they were the product of racist gerrymandering. Two conservative bloc justices — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh — joined with all three liberal bloc members (Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji… |
(2023-06-08). Fights for Climate, Labor and Indigenous Rights Converge at Auto Supply Chains. truthout.org A global boom in the production of electric vehicles (EVs) propelled by battery power instead of internal combustion engines is imminent. Worldwide, around 14 percent of all new cars sold in 2022 were electric, up from less than 5 percent in 2020. In the U.S., electric car sales increased from 0.2 percent in 2011 to 4.6 percent in 2021, and then jumped to 8 percent in 2022. |
(2023-06-09). Journey to St. Petersburg, Moscow and Crimea. covertactionmagazine.com At the end of April of this year, the two of us ventured together to Russia. We went with the purpose of fact-finding and also to make a point that we do not believe that Russia should be isolated from the world through sanctions and travel bans. At this moment, Russia is more isolated from …
(2023-06-09). Ex-CIA advisor predicts date when U.S. dollar hegemony will collapse. mronline.org 
The collective push to replace the U.S. dollar as the world reserve currency has much to do with Washington's "weaponization of the dollar through the use of sanctions."
(2023-06-08). In China, German Lawmaker Calls for End to Sanctions, an 'Instrument of War' (That Backfires for Europe). scheerpost.com 
"Sanctions are an instrument of modern warfare", says leftist member of the German Bundestag Sevim Dağdelen, warning in a speech in China that economic war is backfiring and hurting European workers, fueling unemployment and de-industrialization.
(2023-06-08). Report: US, Iran Close on Interim Nuclear Deal for Sanctions Relief. news.antiwar.com According to a report from Middle East Eye, the US and Iran are near a deal that would reduce Iran's uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief, although it's not certain that a final agreement will be reached. Sources told MEE that direct talks between US and Iranian officials have been taking place on US …
(2023-06-08). 10 and 11 June, Online Event: Cuba Hearing, International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism. samidoun.net 
Join us on Saturday and Sunday, June 10th and 11th to hear the effects of U.S. imperialism on the people of Cuba at 10: 30AM [GMT -4]. Hear from a range of experts who will testify to the impact of sanctions and blockades on Cuba in agriculture, health, communications and other sectors, and the role of …