(2022-06-16). Updated Mayo Clinic recommendations for infant formula shortage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been significant shortages of infant formulas in some stores, largely caused by supply chain issues, as well as a recent recall of several contaminated baby formula products. While this unfortunate crisis continues to impact thousands of caregivers needing to feed their babies, Mayo Clinic continues to offer advice on safe alternatives in the short term to patients. Alternative formula options For most infants, it is OK to switch…
(2022-06-16). US Ramps Up Iran Sanctions as Hope for Talks Fade. news.antiwar.com With Iran nuclear talks stalled, the US Treasury Department is once again announcing a new round of sanctions targeting Iran's oil and gas industry. | The sanctions hit three Iranian companies, Six companies, two from Hong Kong and four from the UAE, were sanctioned for working with Triliance, and two of their brokers, Jingfeng Gao and Mohammed Shaheed Ruknoddin Bhore, we…
(2022-06-16). Israeli FM Calls on UN to Restore All Nuclear Sanctions on Iran. news.antiwar.com Saying the recent IAEA rebuke of Iran proved that diplomacy has failed, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is It's not clear the rest of the world will go along with this, as the IAEA rebuke was about a single issue of past activity, and not a referendum on the state of the diplomatic process. | Lapid is hoping that one of the parties to the nuclear deal can bring the issue as a…
(2022-06-16). Elections in Colombia: Between Hopes and Concerns. orinocotribune.com By Pablo Ruiz  ; Jun 10, 2022 | On Sunday 19 June, all eyes will once again be on Colombia and the results of the second round of the presidential elections: will it be more of the same in Colombia — one of the most dangerous countries for human rights defenders — or will there be a change, depending on whether the candidate of the left or the right wins; everything remains to be seen. | As we know, last May 29th, in the first round of the presidential elections, the candidates of the Historical Pact, Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez, obtained the highest number of votes with 8,527,768 votes (40.3…
(2022-06-16). UK's 'Unlawful' Deportation Flight to Rwanda Halted After European Court Intervenes. scheerpost.com 
(Photo: Sandor Csudai) | By Tanupriya Singh / The first flight set to deport asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was halted on Tuesday, June 14, following major last-minute interventions by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). As of Tuesday morning, seven people were to be deported on the plane which was set to take off from the Ministry of Defense runway at Boscombe Down in Amesbury that night. This number was a fraction of the initial removal notices…
(2022-06-16). Ecuador: CONAIE and Unions to Maintain National Strike. popularresistance.org Mobilizations will continue and key roads remain blocked as the indefinite Ecuador-wide protests against the neoliberal policies of Guillermo Lasso's administration head into a fourth day. | Security forces have been unsuccessful in trying to lift 24 hour roadblocks, which have now been reinforced by communities. | The government's attempt to quell protests by sweeping up alleged leaders not only failed, it backfired. News of the arrest of Leonidas Iza, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), mobilized thousands of people to the Latacunga prison where he was taken and promp…
(2022-06-16). Ecuadorian Indigenous Organizations Start Strike Against Lasso. orinocotribune.com The current protests are taking place in a political-institutional environment that is potentially very dangerous for the respect of human and civil rights. | From the early hours of Monday, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) began a national strike against the government of Guillermo Lasso by blocking highways in provinces such as Pastaza, Napo, and Guayas. | CONAIE President Leonidas Iza said that the social mobilization, which will continue for an indefinite period of time, emerges as a result of the reluctance of the Lasso administration to continue the dialogue process, the las…
(2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Tenth Anniversary: Then, Now and Beyond! Celebration & Action Rally. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…
(2022-06-16). 2022 California Juneteenth – National Freedom Day. indybay.org In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation.
(2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/22: CA Legislation to Protect Abortion Rights Discussion w/ Planned Parenthood. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-06-16). Friday 6/17: Baila Community Dance Party. indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705…
(2022-06-16). Thursday 6/16: What to Do When You've Been Discriminated Against w/ Disability Rights CA. indybay.org Online webinar w/ Live Caption and ASL available…
(2022-06-16). Sunday 7/3: Fulfilling the Promise of America, a symposium. indybay.org ZOOM video meet: | zoom.us/j/94131824284?pwd=RzI0ZEY1eEkrbk……
(2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Décimo Aniversario – °Antes, Ahora y Más Allá! Celebración y Reuinon para la Acción. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…
(2022-06-16). Thursday 7/7: 'Presumed Guilty: How SCOTUS Empowered Police & Subverted Civil Rights' Book Talk w/ AFJ. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-06-16). Israeli Cops Won't Be Punished for Attack on Shireen Abu Akleh's Funeral. commondreams.org "We all saw Israeli police beat Palestinian pallbearers and mourners in Shireen Abu Akleh's funeral procession," said one rights group. "There's video evidence of their brutal violence."
(2022-06-16). Venezuela, Iran victims of illegal sanctions, Maduro says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — Venezuela and Iran are victims of unilateral action and illegal sanctions, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said.
(2022-06-16). Iran arrests element linked with 2 French spies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — Iranian Intelligence Forces announced the detention of a person who was linked with the espionage operations performed by two French nationals in Iran.
(2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: Labor History: A key to unlocking workers' power today. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/FSFD-Labor…
(2022-06-16). China's draft law revision on women's protection garners wide public attention. ecns.cn A draft revision to the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women, which stipulates stringent measures to tackle women trafficking, has garnered wide public attention in China.
(2022-06-16). Terence Davies' Benediction: The mostly tortured life of poet Siegfried Sassoon. wsws.org Sassoon is decorated for bravery on the Western Front during the imperialist slaughter of 1914—18, but develops a deep hatred of the conflict and those conducting it.
(2022-06-16). It is those few Western countries that ignore and trample upon human rights: Chinese FM. ecns.cn
(2022-06-15). Germany on same side as Nazism as it Censors and Persecutes Truth-Tellers. marktaliano.net 
SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence (Ukraine, Syria, Yemen), [2022-06-15 12: 24 PM][Forwarded from Neues aus Russland ü™Üüì¢][ Video ]‚ö°Ô∏èThe German government is fighting against freedom of speech. I am a free journalist who covers the special operation in Ukraine. They are going to sentence me now to 3 YEARS IN PRISON for telling the truth‚ö°Ô∏è According to …
(2022-06-15). Somalia pushed closer to famine by US/NATO sanctions on Russia, international speculation and drought. wsws.org Despite the gravity of the crisis, the US, other major powers and financial institutions have ignored the UN's humanitarian appeal as they turn their attention and resources to the war in Ukraine.
(2022-06-15). Venezuela to Host Anti-NATO Summit Amid Rising Tensions with Colombia. libya360.wordpress.com Uriel Araujo Nicolas Maduro's Bolivarian government of Venezuela announced it will hold an anti-NATO "counter-summit" in San Cristóbal (state of Tachira) on the border with Colombia on June 28-29. Colombia, Washington's main ally in South America, and also a huge human rights breacher, has been a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) since May 2022. This development comes amid a…
(2022-06-15). European Freedom Of Speech: Pro-Russian Blogger Arrested In Latvia. southfront.org In the countries of the European Union, they always openly declare that they oppose the violation of human rights and freedoms violated in any other country. Europeans are proud to live in countries where everyone can openly express their opinion. | However, there was one small country in the European Union whose authorities shout about a free Europe to the whole world, but in reality they grossly violate the rights and freedoms of their citizens. This country is Latvia. Latvian laws and th…
(2022-06-15). Captive Labor: Stories of Involuntary Servitude. aclu.org It has been 157 years since the 13th Amendment abolished slavery, yet hundreds of thousands of people are still living in involuntary servitude — legally — due to loopholes in the law allowing states to extract free labor from prisons instead. Today, over 65 percent of incarcerated people report being forced to work in prison, doing jobs like firefighting and paving roads for little or no pay while governments and private companies generate billions of dollars each year from their labor. | In partnership with the University of Chicago, the ACLU conducted a study of prison labor nationwide in a new…
(2022-06-15). Biden Officials Concerned Russia Sanctions Hurting Ordinary People More Than Putin. news.antiwar.com Bloomberg History has shown that US sanctions and other economic pressure do little to change the targeted government and
(2022-06-15). Javier Jerez: "In the Ecuadorian State Everything is Falling Apart" libya360.wordpress.com Cris González Javier Jerez is the former vice-governor of the Salasaka people, and he referred to the arbitrary detention of leader Leonidas Iza, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples and Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), in which all his rights were violated since there is no basis for this arrest, as Jerez indicated in an…
(2022-06-15). Colorado Law Hailed As Important Victory For Public Sector Workers. popularresistance.org Labor unions have been fighting to secure the right to unionize and collectively bargain for more than 250,000 public sector workers at cities, schools, colleges and counties in Colorado. | Today, 24 US states, including Colorado, prohibit or limit collective bargaining rights for public sector workers, resulting in significant discrepancies in union density and wages among public sector workers in these states compared with states that mandate public employers to bargain with workers. | Unions have also been pushing for Congress to pass a bill to expand collective bargaining rights to all public sector workers a…
(2022-06-15). Officer Released On Bail After Indictment For Killing Patrick Lyoya. popularresistance.org Patrick Lyoya, 26, an African immigrant from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was shot in the back of the head by patrolman Christopher Schurr on April 4. | This act of police violence was met with widespread shock and mass demonstrations demanding that Schurr be terminated from the Grand Rapids police department and charged with murder. | There was an announcement made on June 15 saying that Schurr had been fired from the Grand Rapid Police Department. This came less than a week after his indictment on second degree murder charges in the death of Lyoya. | Despite the national attention focusing on the kil…
(2022-06-15). Activists March in Chicago Demanding Freedom for Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, June 14, 2022 ( A group of US activists participated in the contingent, united by their opposition to attacks on Venezuela's sovereignty by the US government, and in the demand for the freedom of political prisoner Alex Saab. The Venezuelan diplomat was abducted at the request…
(2022-06-15). Ecuadorian Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza released on parole. peoplesdispatch.org An Ecuadorian judge ordered Iza's release and imposed alternative measures to preventive detention, such as prohibiting him from leaving the country and periodically appearing before Cotopaxi's Attorney General's Office…
(2022-06-15). NYT: First declassified photos of Guantanamo Bay released. mronline.org 
According to a New York Times report on Monday, the first declassified photographs of Guantanamo Bay detainees from Afghanistan, who had arrived just a few months after September 11, 2001, were released.
(2022-06-15). 'Calibrated' dishonesty: Western media coverage of Venezuela sanctions. mronline.org 
U.S. sanctions, even by outdated estimates, have killed tens of thousands of Venezuelans.
(2022-06-15). African Union Head calls for lifting of sanctions on Russia. mronline.org 
Senegalese President Macky Sall highlighted the relationship that exists between Russia and African countries, recalling that the Eurasian nation "played a tremendous role in the independence of the African continent and this will never be forgotten".
(2022-06-15). Political prisoner Simón Trinidad successfully settles First Amendment lawsuit. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Committee to Free Simon Trinidad. Simon Trinidad is a Colombian revolutionary illegally captured and extradited to the U.S. on bogus charges that required four separate trials to lock him up in solitary confinement in the Florence, Colorado supermax prison. The Special Court guaranteed in the 2016 Peace Accords is requesting his presence in order to move the country toward a peace with justice. | On January 24, 2022, Simón Trinidad filed a complaint in Federal District Court in Denver, Colorado against U.S. Attorney General Merrick B…
(2022-06-15). Last-minute ruling prevents UK government deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda. wsws.org Johnson's Conservative party responded to Tuesday's ruling with frothing hostility. The prime minister warned that night that Britain may withdraw from European Convention on Human Rights.
(2022-06-15). Suffering at Extreme Levels in Gaza After 15 Years as World's Largest 'Open-Air Prison'. commondreams.org "Over 800,000 young Palestinians have spent their entire lives trapped within Gaza," said one aid agency. "They have known nothing else."
(2022-06-15). 69 countries say no to interference in China's internal affairs. ecns.cn A group of countries said on Tuesday that issues concerning Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet are China's internal affairs, expressing opposition to politicization of human rights, double standards and interference in China's internal affairs under the pretext of human rights.
(2022-06-15). Prof. Kari Polyani Levitt: Regaining Canada's Sovereignty: June 14, 2022 We Celebrate Kari's 99th Birthday. globalresearch.ca On June 14, 2022. Friends and family met up in Montreal to celebrate Kari Polyani Levitt's 99th birthday. | While Kari's health is fragile, she remains firm in her incisive understanding and analysis of World events, committed to national sovereignty and …
(2022-06-15). UK government needs to ditch its arrogance and hypocrisy on human rights issues. ecns.cn The UK government needs to ditch its arrogance and hypocrisy on human rights issues, and take serious actions to respond to the criticism and questioning from home and abroad.‚ÄÇ…
(2022-06-15). Illinois child welfare agency wrongfully imprisoning youth. wsws.org In violation of their most basic rights, and at great cost to their health and welfare, youth wards of the state are being wrongfully held in jail after their release dates, sometimes for months.
(2022-06-15). Venezuela and Iran Sign 20-Year Cooperation Agreement. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch The governments of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed a 20-year cooperation agreement on June 11. (Photo: VTV) The agreement between the two sanctions-hit countries prioritizes energy and food security in both nations The governments of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed a 20-year strategic…
(2022-06-15). How the Impact of Bostock v. Clayton County on LGBTQ Rights Continues to Expand. aclu.org 
Today is the second anniversary of the Supreme Court's
(2022-06-15). WCCUSD Union Busting Attack On Adult School Teachers United Leadership. indybay.org The WCCUSD school district terminated the president and vice president of the Adult School Teachers United in a union busting attack. The president Ken Ryan and vice president Kristen Pursley discuss their termination, the reason behind it and the attack on adult education and ESL by not only the District by the Democrats in the legislature and governor.
(2022-06-15). Britain admits to spying on Assange's lawyer Jennifer Robinson. wsws.org The little-reported admission again demonstrates that the pursuit of Assange has entailed vast government violations of fundamental democratic rights.
(2022-06-15). Migrant construction workers demand safe working conditions. workers.org 
Mahoma López speaks along with Cabricanecos construction workers at May Day rally, Union Square, New York City, organized by Workers Assembly Against Racism (WAAR). WW PHOTO: Brenda Ryan New York City The day after May 1 — International Workers Day — a group of immigrant construction workers, mainly from Guatemala, . . . |
(2022-06-15). Oklahoma seeks execution of 25 prisoners after federal judge denies challenge to state's lethal injection protocol. wsws.org The rush to execution in Oklahoma comes despite clear evidence that executions have led to unconstitutionally torturous deaths. Autopsies of prisoners put to death with lethal injections including the sedative midazolam are subject to severe pulmonary edema, producing sensations of "doom, panic, drowning, and asphyxiation."
(2022-06-14). Former Ukrainian Heavyweight Champion Puts Out Video Against Roy Jones Jr. Over Russian Ties. moguldom.com Black American boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. is being called out by former Ukrainian heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko over Jones' strong ties to Russia. On Feb. 24, Russia invaded Ukraine, and since then, a total of 3,153 civilians have been killed, the U.N.'s Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement …
(2022-06-14). Local Orgs Unite Against Housing Crisis. popularresistance.org Speakers painted a devastating picture of the housing crisis in Oakland: an estimated 4,000 people unhoused, a quarter of whom are children and almost three quarters of whom are Black. A 24% increase in homelessness—and 800 deaths on the streets—in the past three years. And the so-called "CARE courts" proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom to address homelessness only threaten to restrict the rights of the unhoused even further, say these activists.
(2022-06-14). Take Action: Join the March for Return and Liberation in Brussels, October 2022. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network joins in this call from the Masar Badil and encourages all to participate widely in the march for return and liberation in Brussels! Call and Statement: Join the international Palestinian popular march in the heart of Europe Together on the road to return and liberation, towards victory for Palestine! European …
(2022-06-14). Hunger strikers protest solitary confinement conditions in Pennsylvania. workers.org June 11 — Eleven incarcerated workers at Pennsylvania's State Correctional Institution-Greene started a hunger strike June 7. As of this writing, their numbers have grown to 20. They are confined in what the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections calls the Intensive Management Unit (IMU), but prisoners call it "the hole." This . . . |