2023-09-24: News Headlines

Allan Fisher (2023-09-24). Sunday 10/8: El Salvador Anti-mining and Human Rights Struggle Report. indybay.org 14 Pera Drive, Watsonville.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-24). Syria denounces use of human rights for pressure and blackmail. plenglish.com Damascus, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Government described as scandalous the ongoing exploitation of human rights and the humanitarian situation in the country to exert political pressure and blackmail, it was reported here on Sunday.

Allan Fisher (2023-09-23). Sunday 10/8: El Salvador Anti-mining and Human Rights Struggle Report. indybay.org 14 Pera Drive, Watsonville.

Staff (2023-09-23). Venezuela's Attorney General: Dismantling Tocorón Prison a Blow to Criminal Mafias (+Alarming Videos). orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, stated that the Cacique Guaicaipuro Liberation Operation carried out at the Tocorón Penitentiary Center in Aragua State, by officers of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) and other law enforcement agencies, was a resounding blow against criminal mafias operating from inside the prison. | Saab made the statement on Thursday, September 21, congratulating the Venezuelan security agencies for the success of the operation carried out at the Tocorón Penitentiary, in strict compliance with the human rights of the inmates. | *Fiscal General Tarek William Saab…

mforinoco (2023-09-23). Chile and Germany: Between Solidarity and Dependency. orinocotribune.com By Max Rodermund — Sep 11, 2023 | Introduction | Although fifty years have passed since the coup d'état in Chile, the event continues to make headlines today. It was only at the end of August 2023 that seven military officers were convicted of the torture and murder of Víctor Jara. Chile's current president and justice minister also recently announced a "National Plan for the Search for Truth and Justice" to investigate the still unresolved whereabouts of tens of thousands who disappeared during the coup. Right-wing forces in Chile aggressively maintain their outspoken support for the coup to this day. Event…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-24). Cancilleres de Rusia y México se reúnen en la ONU. telesurtv.net Las conversaciones entre Serguéi Lavrov y Alicia Bárcena comenzaron con recuerdos de la lucha por los derechos de los fumadores en la ONU.

teleSUR, lfb, DRL (2023-09-23). Critican intentos de normalizar el trabajo infantil en Uruguay. telesurtv.net El intendente expresó a los periodistas que la idea de que el trabajo infantil constituye una violación a los derechos de niños "es un defecto".

teleSUR- hvh (2023-09-23). Titular del Supremo brasileño vota por despenalizar el aborto. telesurtv.net La ministra del SFT señaló que la prohibición del aborto afecta los derechos fundamentales de las mujeres.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-23). Cancilleres de Rusia y México se reúnen en la ONU. telesurtv.net Las conversaciones entre Serguéi Lavrov y Alicia Bárcena comenzaron con recuerdos de la lucha por los derechos de los fumadores en la ONU.

Dave Id (2023-09-24). Taking a Stand Against the Transphobic TERF Conference in SF, Part 1: Picket Line and Speakers. indybay.org The transphobic hate group Women's Declaration International (WDI) held a conference in San Francisco from Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17, 2023. The TERFs were met with several rounds of protests and counter-protests, trans rights activists aptly calling them out as fascists in sheep's clothing. This post includes photos and video from the first protest on Saturday, September 16.

Dave Id (2023-09-24). Taking a Stand Against the Transphobic TERF Conference in SF, Part 2: Direct Action Street Party. indybay.org The transphobic hate group Women's Declaration International (WDI) held a conference in San Francisco from Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17, 2023. The TERFs were met with several rounds of protests and counter-protests, trans rights activists aptly calling them out as fascists in sheep's clothing. This post includes photos and video from the second protest on Saturday, September 16.

Dave Id (2023-09-24). Taking a Stand Against the Transphobic TERF Conference in SF, Part 4: City Hall Counter-Protest. indybay.org The transphobic hate group Women's Declaration International (WDI) held a conference in San Francisco from Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17, 2023. The TERFs were met with several rounds of protests and counter-protests, trans rights activists aptly calling them out as fascists in sheep's clothing. This post includes photos and video from the counter-protest on Monday, September 18.

JANET (2023-09-24). Remembering the martyrs of the 1963 Birmingham bombing. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead September 21, 2023 The 60th anniversary of the infamous Birmingham, Alabama, bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church occurred on Sept. 15. On this day in 1963, four Black girls — Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Addie Mae Collins and Cynthia Wesley — ranging from ages 11-14, were murdered while participating in a Bible study class in the basement of the church. Members of the fascistic Ku Klux Klan claimed responsibility for this heinous crime, along with a stream of other bombings targeting Civil Rights activists. Three of the four KKK members responsible for the bombing were co…

Dave Id (2023-09-23). Taking a Stand Against the Transphobic TERF Conference in SF, Part 1: Picket Line and Speakers. indybay.org The transphobic hate group Women's Declaration International (WDI) held a conference in San Francisco from Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17, 2023. The TERFs were met with several rounds of protests and counter-protests, trans rights activists aptly calling them out as fascists in sheep's clothing. This post includes photos and video from the first protest on Saturday, September 16.

Dave Id (2023-09-23). Taking a Stand Against the Transphobic TERF Conference in SF, Part 2: Direct Action Street Party. indybay.org The transphobic hate group Women's Declaration International (WDI) held a conference in San Francisco from Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17, 2023. The TERFs were met with several rounds of protests and counter-protests, trans rights activists aptly calling them out as fascists in sheep's clothing. This post includes photos and video from the second protest on Saturday, September 16.

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2023-09-23). The COVID-19 RT-PCR Test: How to Mislead All Humanity. Using a "Test" To Lock Down Society. globalresearch.ca The misuse of the RT-PCR technique is used as an intentional strategy by some governments, supported by scientific safety councils and by the dominant media, to justify the violation of a large number of constitutional rights, the destruction of the economy with the bankruptcy of entire active sectors of society,…

Editor (2023-09-23). A prison medical company faced lawsuits from incarcerated people. mronline.org The prison giant Corizon spun off a new company, which could allow it to pay pennies on the dollar for medical malpractice and civil rights claims.

Editor (2023-09-23). In jail for 5 years, activist Mahesh Raut gets bail in Elgar Parishad case. mronline.org The 36-year-old tribal rights activist is one of the first five persons to have been arrested in the controversial case, on June 6, 2018.

JANET (2023-09-23). LIVE SATURDAY, SEPT 23, 7PM: CUBA & VENEZUELA SPEAK FROM NYC Inbox. iacenter.org TONIGHT, tune into Breakthrough News for a special broadcast, live from New York City, featuring Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba & Yvan Gil Pinto, Foreign Minister of Venezuela. Over the past two centuries, the United States has waged various wars, economic sabotage, coups, blockades, and sanctions across the Americas and the Caribbean to assert the interests of the U.S. business and political elite under the auspices of the Monroe Doctrine. The same forces that have carried out the Monroe Doctrine are now fighting for a rollback of fundamental civil rights in the United States. As we enter the 200th year of…

Palestine Legal (2023-09-23). Civil Rights Groups Warn UCSC Attempts to Censor Pro-Palestine Scholarship May Violate Federal Laws. indybay.org On Wednesday, Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights wrote to the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) warning them to cease attempts to unlawfully censor the upcoming Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism (ICSZ) convening, "Battling the 'IHRA definition': Theory & Activism", which is set to be jointly held at UCSC and New York University (NYU) on October 13th and 14th. The convening is a working meeting of the Institute's community of scholars and activists, aimed at combating dangerous efforts to use a distorted definition of antisemitism to silence advocacy for Palestinian rights…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-09-23). Health workers in Sweden demand workforce policies that do not rely on international recruitment. peoplesdispatch.org Nina Bergman from the Swedish Association of Health Professionals talks about the working conditions of health workers in Sweden and the trade union's support for the struggles for workers' rights in the Global South…

JANET (2023-09-24). Int'l conference to stop the Third World War set in Rome Oct. 27-28. iacenter.org By Richie Merino September 21, 2023 Support is growing for an international conference demanding the dissolution of NATO, an end to arms shipments to Ukraine, and an end to sanctions on Russia. The conference, taking place in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 27-28, seeks to build a strong international coalition against NATO and advocates for a multipolar world based on respect for the sovereignty of nations and the self-determination of peoples. The stated objectives of the conference challenge the narrative presented by Western imperialists and their spokespeople in corporate media, who justify their direct support for the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-23). The European Union Will End Up Under China's Technological Dominance. libya360.wordpress.com The European Union faces the failure of its sanctions against Russia. Faced with a historical economic and social crisis, she is between the rock and the wall, forced to enter the economic war unleashed by the United States. Like the United States, trade relations with China have worsened within the European Union. As Washington tries…

Ociel Alí López, Resumen English. (2023-09-23). Latin America's Progressive Bloc Lines Up Against Washington Sanctions. popularresistance.org The shift to the left that is currently taking place in Latin American governments could be felt in the presidential speeches at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UN), which is being held this week. | These governments were particularly unified in their disagreement with the application of U.S. sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba. There was also a consensus among them to protest the inclusion of Cuba in the "list of countries sponsoring terrorism" maintained by the U.S. Government. Since the inauguration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Colombian President Gustavo Petro…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-24). Cuba in New York, the dimensions of love. plenglish.com New York, United States, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba received the embrace of solidarity in New York from broad sectors of the people of the United States who want to build bridges of love, without sanctions or blockades.

National Nurses United (2023-09-24). Saturday 9/23: CalCare Statewide Day of Action Teach-in (South Bay). indybay.org Congregational Church of Sunnyvale | 1112 S Bernardo Ave | Sunnyvale, CA 94087 | Weather permitting, we will be gathering outside in the courtyard area to the south of the sanctuary, in the corridor between the east and west parking lots.

National Nurses United (2023-09-23). Saturday 9/23: CalCare Statewide Day of Action Teach-in (South Bay). indybay.org Congregational Church of Sunnyvale | 1112 S Bernardo Ave | Sunnyvale, CA 94087 | Weather permitting, we will be gathering outside in the courtyard area to the south of the sanctuary, in the corridor between the east and west parking lots.

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