(2021-09-12). Saturday 10/2: Women's March San Jose: March for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Meet at San Jose City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, SJ 95113…
(2021-09-12). Sanctions Didn't Help Cubans, Iranians or Venezuelans. They Won't Help Afghans. zcomm.org Economic punishment is taking a brutal toll during the pandemic…
(2021-09-12). O'odham Rights Report Exposes Abuse: Spy Towers and Border Patrol on Tohono O'odham Nation. indybay.org Ophelia Rivas, longtime founder of O'odham Voice Against the Wall, releases 81-page report on the destruction by Israel's Elbit Systems spy towers on the Tohono O'odham Nation, and the abuses by the U.S. Border Patrol on her homeland. Statement now in English, Spanish and French at Censored News.
(2021-09-12). Notorious Human Smuggler From Somali Arrested In Libya. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Security forces in Tripoli have arrested the notorious Somali human smuggler, Hassan Qidi, who was wanted for heading a gang working on illegal immigration and human trafficking. | On September 11, Libyan Attorney General confirmed the identity of a notorious Somali human trafficker Hassan Qid, after he was reportedly arrested during a raid of 444th Combat Brigade in Bani Walid in March. | He is accused of heinous crimes against migrants, including blackmail, torture, and killing.
(2021-09-11). Saturday 10/2: Walk for Reproductive Rights in Santa Cruz County. indybay.org Town Clock, Downtown Santa Cruz, Pacific Ave. & Water St.
(2021-09-11). With Shipment of Sanctioned Fuel, Iran Breaks Economic Siege on Lebanon. orinocotribune.com By Julia M.K. — Sep 6, 2021 | The economic crisis in Lebanon, manifesting itself in hyperinflation, hoarding of imports as the Central Bank moved to cut subsidies, and a severe fuel shortage that has caused huge lines at petrol stations is not a sole problem of domestic "corruption"—but rather the effects of a manufactured campaign of economic pressure against Hezbollah. | Just as Lebanon was the historic experiment for neoliberal incursion into the Middle East, the blockade-like conditions imposed upon Lebanon serve as warnings to the rest of the Global South absorbed into neoliberal capitalism agains…
(2021-09-11). Palestinian Prisoners Plan Protests Against Israeli Repression. telesurenglish.net Palestine's official WAFA news agency reported that the Palestinian Authority's Detainees Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) announced Saturday prisoners will boycott the Israel Prison Service (IPS) and start a gradual hunger strike while more inmates are expected to join the strike every day. | After six Palestinians managed to escape from Israel's highly-fortified Gilboa prison on Monday, Israel implemented a repressive campaign against more than 4,500 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails. Four of the six prisoners have been caught while the remaining two are still at…
(2021-09-11). Abdullah rejects that he had been detained by Taliban. en.mehrnews.com Head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah rejected the news of his arrest and transfer to an unknown location by the Taliban.
(2021-09-11). After 9/11, I was kidnapped, imprisoned, tortured, then 'released' — but I have hope. thecanary.co The first time I heard about 9/11 was on the radio at a restaurant in Afghanistan, where I was working as a research assistant. I wasn't following any news, and at that time in Afghanistan there was no TV or internet. People used radios to listen to the outside world. | I'm from Yemen, and I couldn't imagine a skyscraper 110 floors tall. In fact, it was the first time I heard that such buildings even existed. The tallest building in Sana'a was 25 floors — that was a skyscraper by Yemeni standards. | At that time, Afghanistan was a mix of a lot of the past and a little of the present, mostly represented by c…
(2021-09-11). Preventive detention order issued for ex-Bolivian police commander over the Senkata massacre. peoplesdispatch.org Former Bolivian police commander Rodolfo Montero was sworn in by de-facto president Jeanine àÅñez five days before the Senkata massacre. Montero is also being investigated for the Sacaba massacre…
(2021-09-11). Chileans Pay Homage to Allende on 48th Anniversary of the Coup. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, human rights activists took to the streets in Chile to recall ex-President Salvador Allende and victims of forced disappearances on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the coup that began a civil-military dictatorship (1973-1990). | RELATED: | Activists walk to the General Cemetery to leave floral offerings and pay homage to the fallen during the dictatorship led by coup leader Augusto Pinochet (…
(2021-09-11). Ten Post-9/11 Measures That Targeted Muslim Americans. popularresistance.org In the twenty years since September 11, 2001, our government has established dozens of laws, policies and programs ostensibly designed to prevent additional attacks on our nation. | Some of those post-9/11 measures—such as increasing airport security and improving communication between federal agencies regarding potential threats—were reasonable, legal and successful in making us safer. But many other measures were as ineffective as they were unconstitutional. They undermined civil liberties, violated civil rights and harmed countless people—particularly Muslims in America—in the name of n…
(2021-09-11). CIVIL RIGHTS arm of US Department of Education launches investigation into Florida governor's ban on obligatory masks in schools. rt.com 
Just as a Florida appeals court reinstated Governor Ron DeSantis's ban on school mask mandates, the Department of Education has announced a probe into the opt-out policy, claiming it may hurt disabled students. | US President Joe Biden's administration seemingly did not waste time in responding to the Republican governor's recent
(2021-09-11). The IMF's announcement of $650 billion in Special Drawing Rights: advertising effect. mronline.org 
The 190 countries that are members of the IMF are entitled to allowances in strong currencies which they do not have to pay back. This device is called Special Drawing Rights. To this we must add loans that the IMF can grant to a country calling for help. Loans must be repaid with interest and are tied to conditions that reinforce neoliberal policies.
(2021-09-11). The Online Safety Bill Part 2: Do these proposals go too far, leading to overzealous policing? ukhumanrightsblog.com 
This post is the second part of two posts on the draft Online Safety Bill. In my first post, here, I detailed the mechanics of the proposed bill in detail. This post will summarise some of the civil society responses since the publication of the draft bill, attempting an evaluation of how reasonable those responses are in …
(2021-09-11). How the United States Can Wake Up From Its Post-9/11 Nightmare. progressive.org The U.S. military serves to kill, torture, and exploit. The only path forward is peace.