(2022-02-02). Can Israel Stop the World from Saying 'Apartheid'? Concealing the Suffering in Palestine. independentmediainstitute.org On January 27, 2022, the Hebrew-language news site Walla published part of the text from a telegram sent by Amir Weissbrod—who is part of the Israeli Foreign Ministry—to Israeli embassies around the world. The telegram warned the Israeli diplomats that in the upcoming 49th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which …
(2022-02-02). Apartheid 2.0: Amnesty International Joins Chorus condemning Israeli rule over stateless Palestinians. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli state has won the trifecta of condemnation by major human rights organizations, as, on Tuesday, Amnesty International joined with Human Rights Watch and B'Tselem in calling Israeli rule over the 5 million Palestinians of the Occupied Palestinian Territories a form of Apartheid. Amnesty carried out its investigation and …
(2022-02-02). Amnesty Apartheid Report: The Walls Protecting Israel are Finally Crumbling. dissidentvoice.org The walls protecting Israel are quickly crumbling. A year ago, it was Israel's most celebrated human rights group, B'Tselem. Months later, it was the New York-based Human Rights Watch, whose senior staff have often enjoyed a revolving door with the US State Department. Now, the one speaking up is Amnesty International — an organisation widely …
(2022-02-02). Free Alex Saab! Join webinar conversation with Camila Saab Feb. 3. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – Camila Saab, the wife of Alex Saab, a Venezuelan diplomat illegally detained by the U.S., will speak on a webinar organized by the Alliance for Global Justice on February 3 at 6: 30 p.m. Eastern Time. There will be an update on his case and opportunities to participate in actions to demand his freedom. | Saab has played an important…
(2022-02-02). PSUV is Against Corrupt Officials, There will be No Impunity, Says Diosdado Cabello. orinocotribune.com Diosdado Cabello, first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), declared the resounding condemnation of the party against any act of corruption committed by officials in public posts, and stated that the full weight of justice should fall on those who get involved in criminal activities. | Cabello emphasized that there should be no impunity in cases such as the ones that recently led to the detention of a mayor and a deputy in the state of Zulia, who had been linked to drug trafficking; and a mayor in Anzoátegui state linked to fuel mafias. | At the press conference, the PSUV leader stat…
(2022-02-02). Cuba starts public consultation on new family code. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday February 1, Cuba started the process of popular consultation on its new Family Code, which changes the concept of the family nucleus and expands rights to the LGBTQIA community. Around 7 million Cubans will be able to give their opinion on the text in more than 78,000 consultation posts located throughout the island. | For the task, 1,428 electoral inspectors and 27,891 employees were appointed to ensure the transparency of the process. | 23 versions of the new code have been presented during three months of debate in 2021. It must now be reviewed by the Cuban population by April 30. | The document bri…
(2022-02-02). Texas: UT-Austin students rally for abortion rights. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX — On the evening of February 1, around 15 students at the University of Texas at Austin rallied on the steps of UT Tower to speak out for abortion rights. | Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) called the rally, given the attacks on reproductive rights in Texas, Florida and across the country. Chants included, "We won't back down from this fight, abortion is a human right!" and "When women's rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!" | Speakers highlighted the need to defend abortion rights for all — women, but also trans and non-binary folks who are affected b…
(2022-02-02). Feb. 3 Webinar: Camila Saab, Wife Of Diplomat/US Political Prisoner. popularresistance.org Alex Saab is a Venezuelan diplomat the US government has illegally seized and imprisoned for what the US considers "violation" of the illegal US economic warfare on Venezuela. He was in fact assisting Venezuela in legally working around the US blockade on his country by finding the means to import food, medicine, and materials for the Venezuelan oil industry. The US is seeking to coerce Alex Saab into disclosing the methods Venezuela uses to circumvent the US-Canadian-European sanctions with the goal of further tightening the economic blockade and suffering on the Venezuelan people. These sanctions are illegal ac…
(2022-02-02). Tomorrow February 3 Webinar: In Conversation with Camila Saab, Wife of Alex Saab & Special Guest, Oscar López Rivera. orinocotribune.com 
Alex Saab is a Venezuelan diplomat the US government has illegally seized and imprisoned for what the US considers "violation" of the illegal US economic warfare on Venezuela. He was in fact assisting Venezuela in legally working around the US blockade on his country by finding the means to import food, medicine, and materials for the Venezuelan oil industry. The US is seeking to coerce Alex Saab into disclosing the methods Venezuela uses to circumvent the US-Canadian-European sanctions with the goal of further tightening the economic blockade and suffering on the Venezuelan people. These sanctions are illegal ac…
(2022-02-01). Ukrainians Doubt a Russian Invasion Is Imminent as U.S. Peace Groups Urge Biden to Halt Escalation. democracynow.org 
The United States and Russia sparred on Monday over the crisis in Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council. Meanwhile, U.S. senators are preparing to unveil a bill that would target Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian banks and other entities with sanctions. To discuss the Ukraine crisis, we're joined by the co-founder of CodePink, Medea Benjamin, who says "we need the voice of the American people" to oppose U.S. escalation and also calls on U.S. progressives to vocalize their opposition to fueling a war in Europe. We also speak with Ukrainian sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko, who says Ukrainian intell…
(2022-02-01). US got nothing from Trump's "maximum pressure": senator. en.mehrnews.com American senator Chris Murphy has said that the sanctions imposed by Previous US president Donald Trump against Iran have failed and proven to be futile.
(2022-02-01). Johnson government to double UK troop presence in Eastern Europe, threatens sanctions against Russia. wsws.org Johnson is seeking to counter the crisis over "partygate" by placing himself at the forefront of the US war provocations and with a raft of right-wing domestic measures.
(2022-02-01). US Approves Massive Arms Sale To Egypt Despite Deteriorating Human Rights Situation. popularresistance.org The United States approved a massive arms deal worth USD 2.5 billion with Egypt on Wednesday, January 26. The deal includes the sale of 12 Super Hercules C-130 aircraft and other related equipment worth USD 2.2 billion, along with an air defense radar system worth USD 355 million. The deal was cleared despite concerns raised by human rights groups and members of the US Congress about the deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt. Several US politicians and rights groups have repeatedly urged the US government to take a tougher stance on the human rights abuses being perpetrated by the Egyptian government unde…
(2022-02-01). US Approves Massive Arms Sale To Egypt. popularresistance.org The United States approved a massive arms deal worth USD 2.5 billion with Egypt on Wednesday, January 26. The deal includes the sale of 12 Super Hercules C-130 aircraft and other related equipment worth USD 2.2 billion, along with an air defense radar system worth USD 355 million. The deal was cleared despite concerns raised by human rights groups and members of the US Congress about the deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt. Several US politicians and rights groups have repeatedly urged the US government to take a tougher stance on the human rights abuses being perpetrated by the Egyptian government unde…
(2022-02-01). Indigenous Prisoner in Struggle Marcelino Ruíz Gómez Demands Freedom for Yaqui Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama. itsgoingdown.org Communique from Indigenous Tzotzil prisoner in struggle Marcelino Ruíz Gómez showing solidarity with Yaqui political prisoner Fidencio Aldama To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation To the Human Rights Defenders To the National and International Sixth To the National Indigenous Congress To the Indigenous Governing Council To the Media To the Believers To the Organized…
(2022-02-01). Israel To Amnesty International: Please Don't Release Report Calling Us An Apartheid State. moguldom.com Israel doesn't want Amnesty International to publish a report accusing it of apartheid, and the government said in a statement that the conclusions reached by the London-based human rights group are "false, biased and antisemitic." Despite Israel's objections, Amnesty is expected to join the New York-based Human Rights Watch and the Israeli rights group B'Tselem …
(2022-02-01). New Amnesty Report Outlines 'True Extent of Israeli Apartheid Regime'. scheerpost.com 
The separation wall in the West Bank. [ By Palestine advocates on Tuesday welcomed a new report in which Amnesty International became the latest on a growing list of human rights organizations to explicitly call Israeli policies and actions against Palestinians "apartheid." | "There is no possible just…
(2022-02-01). A Jail Tested Ivermectin 'Treatment' On Detainees Without Consent. popularresistance.org The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a federal lawsuit against the Washington County Detention Center in Arkansas on behalf of inmates who say the jail's medical staff, led by Dr. Robert Karas, prescribed and gave them ivermectin to treat COVID-19 without telling them what the drug actually was. (Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug that the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Pharmacists Association, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and others have repeatedly stated should not be used as a treatment for COVID-19.) As Edrick F…
(2022-02-01). An Arkansas Jail Tested Ivermectin 'Treatment' On Detainees Without Their Consent. popularresistance.org The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a federal lawsuit against the Washington County Detention Center in Arkansas on behalf of inmates who say the jail's medical staff, led by Dr. Robert Karas, prescribed and gave them ivermectin to treat COVID-19 without telling them what the drug actually was. As Edrick Floreal-Wooten, recently told CBS News, "They said they were vitamins, steroids and antibiotics. We were running fevers, throwing up, diarrhea … and so we figured that they were here to help us. … We never knew that they were running experiments on us, giving us ivermectin. We never knew that.
(2022-02-01). Almost 500 Dead in NE Syria's ISIS Clashes. news.antiwar.com The latest statement from the Kurdish SDF on The prison was holding ISIS detainees, so the labels of prison staff and prisoners could be meant to include SDF forces defending the prison, and ISIS attackers trying to help prisoners escape. The SDF arrested a number of attackers, and has also captured 27 in nearby Raqqa, suggesting that they are worried about a growing ISIS presence. | The…
(2022-02-01). Migrants trapped at Otay Mesa Detention Center face deadly pandemic conditions. liberationnews.org 
People at the Otay Mesa Detention Center and facilities across the country are being placed in dangerous environments for weeks and months during a global pandemic.
(2022-02-01). Caravan For George Floyd As Federal Trial Begins For Officers Lane, Kueng, And Thao. popularresistance.org With a caravan of dozens of cars, protesters in St. Paul continue to demand justice for George Floyd as the federal trial begins for the three former Minneapolis Police officers who assisted Derek Chauvin while he murdered Floyd. Thomas Lane, Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao, all fired from the Minneapolis Police Department, face federal charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights. Opening statements began Monday, January 24.
(2022-02-01). GOP Bans On Teaching About Racism Drive Out Educators. popularresistance.org Date on which the Florida Senate Education Committee gave initial approval along party lines to a bill sponsored by Republican state Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. and championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel "discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress" when teaching about racism: 1/18/2022 | Number of days later that a Florida school district canceled a college professor's seminar for teachers on the history of the civil rights movement, citing in part concerns over critical race theory: 1 | Month in which…
(2022-02-01). Ensuring Black Representation: Mobile, Alabama, mayor's redistricting proposal likely violates Voting Rights Act of 1965. splcenter.org
(2022-02-01). To protect women's health, pass the equal rights amendment. nationofchange.org Late January marked the 49th anniversary of Roe. V. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. It could very well be the last. In 1973, Roe codified the right to terminate a pregnancy up until viability — around 23-26 weeks. Anti-abortion forces have fought to negate the decision ever since, and now they …
(2022-02-01). Protests demanding affordable housing continue in the Netherlands. peoplesdispatch.org Progressive sections in the city of Amersfoort in the Netherlands organized a demonstration demanding affordable housing on Sunday, January 30. On the call of the housing rights coalition #Woonrevolte Amersfoort, activists from various youth/student groups, feminist groups, trade unions and political parties marched in the city. The Communist Youth Movement (CJB), FNV Vakbond, BIJ1 and the Socialist Party (SP) participated in the march to demand local and national authorities to immediately formulate policies to resolve the aggravating housing crisis in cities across the country. | Major cities in the Netherlands…
(2022-02-01). Tuesday 2/1: NARAL CA Bay Area Action Council Meeting – Be an Action Volunteer for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Online meeting – join from anywhere (CC available)…
(2022-02-01). Miami caravan against Cuba blockade a huge success. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL- Over 60 members of the South Florida community joined in the monthly caravan in Miami on Sunday, January 30, to demand President Joe Biden end the criminal U.S. blockade on Cuba. The group called on the U.S president to end all sanctions on Cuba, restore the family reunification program and recommence freedom of travel between the United States and Cuba for both Americans and Cubans. The event was organized by the U.S. Hands Off Cuba and Venezuela South Florida and Puentes de Amor. | Dozens of cars draped with banners and signs reading "End the criminal blockade of Cuba," and "No mas bloqueo," most do…
(2022-02-01). Unions help BNSF railway clamp down on workers' dissent in aftermath of anti-strike injunction. wsws.org As part of the ruling, a federal judge instructed the unions to order workers to "refrain from self help," and "immediately cease and desist all exhortations and communications encouraging same upon pain of fine, suspension or other sanction" by the unions.
(2022-02-01). US lifts sanctions on an Iranian-linked tanker. en.mehrnews.com The United States has lifted the sanctions on a Liberian tanker that had been sanctioned under the pretext of transporting Iranian oil.