(2023-09-29). Saturday 10/7: Human Rights Abuses & Political Persecution in El Salvador. indybay.org Romero Room inside Buler A. Toler Hall on University of San Francisco's campus. Full address: 2345 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118 | For drivers: Street parking only; arrive early to find a spot, either on Fulton, Parker, or Golden Gate Ave.
(2023-09-29). 'Sanctioner-In-Chief' Bob Menendez Indicted On Corruption Charges. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, September 27, US Democratic Senator Bob Menendez plead not guilty to charges of bribery, fraud and extortion in Manhattan federal court. It is not Menendez's first indictment, but now, Menendez faces resounding calls from top Democrats to resign and not jeopardize their Senate majority in the 2024 election. | In addition to facing widespread criticism over corruption allegations, Menendez has long been criticized by pro-peace and human rights activists in the US due to his positions while serving as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC). With regards to US policy towards Cuba, de…
(2023-09-29). "The world needs to be aware that human rights are being trampled on in Nicaragua" internationalviewpoint.org "Denounce Ortega to international organizations. Call on human rights organizations. Drive support campaigns." | – | / |
(2023-09-29). Mahmoud Abbas at the UN: A Global Betrayal of Palestine's Struggle for Justice. mintpressnews.com Mahmoud Abbas has not only betrayed the Palestinian cause for his own gain, he has paved the way for Israel's legitimacy in the Arab world, argues Israeli human rights activist Miko Peled.
(2023-09-28). Saturday 10/7: Human Rights Abuses & Political Persecution in El Salvador. indybay.org Romero Room inside Buler A. Toler Hall on University of San Francisco's campus. Full address: 2345 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118 | For drivers: Street parking only; arrive early to find a spot, either on Fulton, Parker, or Golden Gate Ave.
(2023-09-28). "The world needs to be aware that human rights are being trampled on in Nicaragua" internationalviewpoint.org "Denounce Ortega to international organizations. Call on human rights organizations. Drive support campaigns." | – | / |
(2023-09-28). EU-Tunisia migrant deal 'terrible for human rights', says HRW. middleeasteye.net 
EU-Tunisia migrant deal 'terrible for human rights', says HRW | Rights group condemns migration deal under which bloc paid Tunis more than $135m last week | Thu, 09/28/2023 – 12: 08 | Tunisia's President Kais Saied and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agree a deal on migration in Tunis in July 2023 (Reuters) | The European Union's decision to release $135m in migrant control assistance…
(2023-09-29). Bahrain: Activist held on return to UK after addressing UN on human rights. middleeasteye.net 
Bahrain: Activist held on return to UK after addressing UN on human rights | Sayed Alwadaei says Border Force officers detained him for over two hours at Gatwick Airport without explaining why | Fri, 09/29/2023 – 13: 47 | Sayed Alwadaei (right) and other Bahraini human rights defenders visit US Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council, Michele Taylor, in Geneva on Thursday (X/@USAmbHRC) | A promi…
(2023-09-28). Europeans Plan to Interfere in Armenia's Internal Affairs – Report. sputnikglobe.com The Council of Europe has announced a search for specialists to assist in the implementation of a project to promote human rights in the Armenian Armed Forces.
(2023-09-29). Responsibility to Protect the Armenian population of Nagorno Karabakh. counterpunch.org If the "doctrine" of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) means anything[1], then it applies to the tragedy unfolding since 2020 in the Armenian Republic of Artsakh, better known as Nagorno Karabakh. The illegal aggression by Azerbaijan in 2020, accompanied by war crimes and crimes against humanity, as documented among others by Human Rights Watch[2], constituted a
(2023-09-28). US Refuses to Acknowledge Systemic Use of Torture by Its Armed Forces in Iraq. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-29). "Torture warehouse" exposed in lawsuits against Baton Rouge, Louisiana police department. wsws.org Multiple lawsuits have exposed the existence of a secret warehouse used by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to interrogate, sexually humiliate and beat detainees.
(2023-09-28). Al Qaeda and Guantanamo: I Was the Only U.S. Official Imprisoned Over the CIA Torture Program — Because I Opposed It. John Kiriakou. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-28). I Was the Only US Official Imprisoned Over the Torture Program — Because I Opposed It. mintpressnews.com 
The only person associated with the CIA's global torture program who was prosecuted and imprisoned was the man who blew the whistle on it — John Kiriakou.
(2023-09-29). Suiza-Basilea: Foro de los Pueblos por la Justicia Climática. indybay.org Suiza-Basilea: Foro de los Pueblos por la Justicia Climática y la Regulación Financiera | "Los derechos de la naturaleza no se negocian"
(2023-09-29). Sindicalistas colombianos respaldan reformas sociales del presidente Petro. telesurtv.net Durante el congreso de la Confederación General del Trabajo, se destacó que estas procuran transformar la sociedad y restituir los derechos los trabajadores y los sectores más empobrecidos.
(2023-09-28). Suiza-Basilea: Foro de los Pueblos por la Justicia Climática. indybay.org Suiza-Basilea: Foro de los Pueblos por la Justicia Climática y la Regulación Financiera | "Los derechos de la naturaleza no se negocian"
(2023-09-28). Refugiados palestinos exigen sus derechos ante sede de ONU en Siria. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes pidieron mayor acción de comunidad internacional para poner fin a las prácticas criminales del régimen sionista.
(2023-09-28). Sindicalistas colombianos respaldan reformas sociales del presidente Petro. telesurtv.net Durante el congreso de la Confederación General del Trabajo, se destacó que estas procuran transformar la sociedad y restituir los derechos los trabajadores y los sectores más empobrecidos.
(2023-09-28). Feministas argentinas marcharán en defensa de sus derechos. telesurtv.net La marcha también busca protestar contra la derecha argentina ante las próximas elecciones presidenciales.
(2023-09-28). Egypt: Dozens detained 'randomly' in crackdown ahead of presidential elections. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: Dozens detained 'randomly' in crackdown ahead of presidential elections | Rights group says around 30 people have been rounded up in Beheira governorate as part of a nationwide campaign days after authorities declared 10 December as the date for the presidential vote | Thu, 09/28/2023 – 10: 23 | Egyptian police stand outside the entrance to al-Qanatir women's prison in Qalyoubiya province (AFP)…
(2023-09-28). Arrests Of Independent Journalists Should Make Headlines Too. popularresistance.org The New York Times, CNN, and many other national outlets reported on NewsNation journalist Evan Lambert's arrest at a news conference in Ohio earlier this year. Same when Phoenix police detained Wall Street Journal reporter Dion Rabouin outside a bank. | We're glad those arrests made headlines — if anything, they should have gotten more coverage. The publicity prompted Phoenix's mayor to apologize to Rabouin for his detainment and Ohio's governor to denounce Lambert's arrest while authorities dropped the charges. Without the backlash, who knows — his case might have proceeded to trial.
(2023-09-28). Former Nagorno-Karabakh state minister arrested on charges of funding terrorism. tass.com According to the agency, Vardanyan was detained on September 27, 2023, after which a court issued a warrant for his arrest…
(2023-09-29). Russian FSB detains Kerch resident suspected of spying for Ukrainian military intelligence. tass.com The FSB also noted that the detainee had sent information that is potentially harmful the security of the Russian Federation to chatbots on the Internet messengers that the GUR uses for information gathering purposes…
(2023-09-29). Azerbaijan detains former commander of Nagorno-Karabakh's army. tass.com Levon Mnatsakanyan was trying to leave Nagorno-Karabakh for the Armenian city of Goris…
(2023-09-28). Rest In Power Elijah McClain: A Complete Timeline Of Everyone Being Held Accountable In His Death. newsone.com 
Source: X / Twitter | UPDATED: 5 p.m. ET, Sept. 28 | On Wednesday, a former Aurora Police Department division chief Prosecutors began to make their case that officers did not have the authority to detain McClain, who they say did nothing wrong to be stopped in the first place. | During testimony, Captain Stephen Redfearn, who currently works for the Boulder Police Depart…
(2023-09-29). United States: End Detention Of Venezuelan Special Envoy. popularresistance.org UN experts* today urged the government of the United States of America to end the prolonged pre-trial detention of Alex Nain Saab Morán, a Venezuelan Special Envoy, arrested and extradited to the US on money laundering charges. | Saab was appointed as a Special Envoy by the Government of Venezuela in April 2018 to undertake official missions in Iran to secure humanitarian deliveries to Venezuela, including of food and medicine. | In July 2019, he was placed under US sanctions for allegedly being responsible for inter alia engaging in transactions or programmes administered by the Government of Venezuela. | On 12…
(2023-09-29). It's time to put Virginia's prisons on trial! workers.org 
News release from the tribunal's organizers. On Oct. 7, 2023, the Virginia Prison Justice Network and The Virginia Defenders For Freedom, Justice & Equality will co-sponsor the People's Tribunal on Virginia's Prisons, Jails & Detention Centers, an all-day hearing to be held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Testimony about . . . |
(2023-09-29). After the primaries, the elections. internationalviewpoint.org "The labour and popular movement face an all-out offensive against historical social achievements and the expansion of rights achieved in recent decades, but the country has social and political reserves to face this offensive." | – | / |
(2023-09-29). Be bold, Bernie. electronicintifada.net Vermonters are urging their senator to be more forceful on Palestinian rights.
(2023-09-28). Wednesday 10/4: Protect Our Reproductive & LGBTQ+ Rights Teach-in w/ ACLU Santa Clara Valley. indybay.org Rose Garden Branch Public Library | Community Room | 1580 Naglee Avenue | San José, CA 95126 | Please only use street parking for this event. DO NOT use the library's parking lot since the parking lot gates close at 7 PM.
(2023-09-28). Judge Blocks Texas's Anti-Drag Show Law, Citing First Amendment Speech Rights. truthout.org A federal judge has found Texas's law targeting drag performances to be overly vague and in direct violation of First Amendment speech rights, thus rendering it unenforceable. U.S. District Judge David Hittner issued his ruling on Tuesday, placing a permanent injunction on the law known as Senate Bill 12. While the Texas statute doesn't expressly mention drag shows, it's clear that Hittner… |
(2023-09-28). After the primaries, the elections. internationalviewpoint.org "The labour and popular movement face an all-out offensive against historical social achievements and the expansion of rights achieved in recent decades, but the country has social and political reserves to face this offensive." | – | / |
(2023-09-28). The New York Times, a cheerleader for Israel and its crimes. electronicintifada.net Newspaper of record helps launder the theft of Palestinian land and rights.
(2023-09-28). Rights groups denounce Israel's entry into US visa waiver program. peoplesdispatch.org Many have pointed to the continuing Israeli discrimination against Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims with regard to travel and called the US decision tantamount to an endorsement of Israeli policies…
(2023-09-28). On International Safe Abortion Day, women demand access to abortion through strong public health systems. peoplesdispatch.org On September 28, health and women's rights activists are mobilizing to demand universal access to safe abortion and an end to the persecution of reproductive justice advocates…
(2023-09-28). Targets for reduction in sewage outflow not unlawful, says High Court. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
The King (on the application of Wildfish Conservation v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Environment Agency (Defendant) and the Water Services Regulation Authority (Interested Parties) [2023] EWHC 2285 (Admin) In 2022, there were over three hundred thousand incidents of overflow into coastal waters, freshwater rivers and estuaries from …
(2023-09-28). North Korea Unanimously Amends Constitution on 'Accelerated Development' on Nuclear Weapons. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – North Korea develops nuclear weapons to guarantee the country's rights to existence and development, deter war and protect peace and stability in the region, North Korean state-run news agency reported Thursday, citing Choe Ryong Hae, the chairman of the Standing Committee of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly.
(2023-09-28). Headlines for September 28, 2023. democracynow.org GOP Presidential Candidates Attack an Absent Trump, Each Other at Chaotic Debate, Trump Calls on Unions to Support Him in 2024 as He Addresses Nonunion Auto Plant, Las Vegas Hotel and Casino Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Authorize Strike, U.S. Gov't on Cusp of Shutdown Amid Republican House Dysfunction, Nagorno-Karabakh's Gov't to Self-Dissolve by Jan. 1 as 50,000 People Flee, Burkina Faso Military Coup Leaders Say They Thwarted Another Coup Attempt, North Korea Expels Soldier Travis King Back to the U.S., Palestinian Rights Advocates Condemn U.S. Visa Waiver for Israeli Travelers, Ethiopian Re…
(2023-09-29). CEPR Sanctions Watch September 2023. cepr.net 
In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering September 2023: One year since the creation of the "Afghan Fund," the people of Afghanistan have yet to see any of their assets; Senator Bob Menendez, a leading proponent of the embargo against Cuba, is indicted for corruption; The US and Iran complete a prisoner-swap and asset release …
(2023-09-29). "It feels like the apocalypse" internationalviewpoint.org "The Russian Socialist Movement statement called on Azerbaijan to immediately cease hostilities and open negotiations without any preconditions, and on the international community to immediately impose sanctions against the leadership of Azerbaijan." | – | / |
(2023-09-29). Most Italians Want Frienship with Russia – Envoy. sputnikglobe.com ROME (Sputnik) – Most Italians want the Ukrainian conflict to end soon and the anti-Russian sanctions to be lifted, Russian Ambassador to Italy Alexey Paramonov said in an interview with Sputnik.
(2023-09-29). Top Cuban Diplomat Seeks Probe of D.C. Embassy Attack & End to "Unbearable" U.S. Sanctions. democracynow.org 
Cuba has released footage showing an individual throwing two Molotov cocktails inside the Cuban Embassy compound in Washington, D.C., last Sunday, condemning it as a terrorist attack. An investigation is underway, but no arrests have been made. Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío says the country is demanding a speedy investigation, adding that it is the latest in a series of attacks against Cuban diplomatic missions in recent years. Meanwhile, international pressure continues to grow for the Biden administration to lift the embargo on Cuba and remove it from a list of state sponsors o…
(2023-09-29). Belarus-Russia trade turnover may exceed record levels of 2022 by year end — ambassador. tass.com Dmitry Krutoy stressed that, despite sanctions, Minsk and Moscow "ended last year with record-breaking figures – an increase in trade turnover by 13-14 points"
(2023-09-28). "Sanctioner-in-Chief" Bob Menendez indicted on corruption charges. peoplesdispatch.org 
(2023-09-28). "Sanctioner-in-Chief" Bob Menendez indicted on corruption charges. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday, September 27, US Democratic Senator Bob Menendez In addition to facing widespread criticism over corruption…
(2023-09-28). Files Expose Syrian 'Revolution' As Western Regime Change Operation. popularresistance.org Throughout August and September, anti-government protests have rocked Syrian cities. While the crowds are typically small, numbering only a few hundred, they show little sign of abating. Demonstrators are motivated by increasingly unlivable economic conditions spurred by crippling U.S.-led international sanctions against Damascus. These have produced hyperinflation, mass food insecurity, and many daily hardships for the population. They also prevent vital humanitarian aid from entering the country. | The media has given the unrest blanket coverage. No reference to Washington's central role in imposing the misery…
(2023-09-28). Iran Is Gearing Up To Become a Bustling Trade and Transit Hub, Ready To Reignite Its Former Glory. orinocotribune.com By F.M. Shakil — Sep 24, 2023 | For centuries, Iran has played a pivotal role as a crossroads for the passage of trade consignments due to its tactical location. | Thanks to its strategic position and connections to various global routes, Iran is primed to become a thriving center of commerce and transportation in the near future. Its goal is to reclaim its past prestige as a vital waypoint on the legendary Silk Road, despite the challenges posed by US and Western sanctions and restrictions. | For centuries, Iran has played a pivotal role as a crossroads for the passage of trade consignments due to its tacti…
(2023-09-28). "It feels like the apocalypse" internationalviewpoint.org "The Russian Socialist Movement statement called on Azerbaijan to immediately cease hostilities and open negotiations without any preconditions, and on the international community to immediately impose sanctions against the leadership of Azerbaijan." | – | / |
(2023-09-29). CIS member states jointly countering Western sanctions pressure, bloc chief says. tass.com According to Sergey Lebedev, "this year, under the aegis of the chairmanship of Kyrgyzstan, the defense officials of the CIS member states have been continuously improving cooperation in the priority areas"
(2023-09-29). UK blacklists Russian Emergencies Minister Kurenkov, Central Elections Commission. tass.com The new sanctions come one year after Russia's referendums in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic as well as the Kherson Region and the Zaporozhye Region, the British government said…
(2023-09-28). Iran's Raisi Says Successful Satellite Launch Shows Futility of 'Threats and Sanctions'. sputnikglobe.com The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched the third of its Noor ('Light') series satellites into orbit on Wednesday aboard a Qased ('Messenger') carrier rocket. The satellite will engage in intelligence collection, according to the IRGC.
(2023-09-28). US senators propose sanctions against Azerbaijan and demand US-led monitoring mission to Karabakh. unitedworldint.com The United States is continuing its attempts to get a foot into the South Caucasus using Armenia and the ethnic Armenians, while pressuring Azerbaijan. On September 25, USAID Administrator Samantha Power has conveyed U.S. President Joe Biden's letter to Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. "I assure you the United States will continue to stand …
(2023-09-28). US senators propose sanctions against Azerbaijan and demand US-led monitoring mission to Karabakh. uwidata.com The United States is continuing its attempts to get a foot into the South Caucasus using Armenia and the ethnic Armenians, while pressuring Azerbaijan. On September 25, USAID Administrator Samantha Power has conveyed U.S. President Joe Biden's letter to Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. "I assure you the United States will continue to stand …