2022-07-04: News Headlines

Amarynth (2022-07-04). What the Yellow Vests can be: a group which can protect Liberalism's rights, at least. thesaker.is By Ramin Mazaheri for the Saker Blog Now available! This book has just been published in paperback and E-book form, and in French too! "All the chorus of calumny, which…

Fight Back (2022-07-04). U of MN students, community demand more abortion clinics. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On July 2, over 100 people marched across the University of Minnesota campus calling for the opening and funding of abortion clinics across the state. | The protest, organized by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), was called after the declaration of Minnesota as a sanctuary state for abortion services in the Midwest, despite there only being eight clinics total in the state. Additionally, SDS called for the University of Minnesota to open abortion clinics on all of its campuses, as reportedly the university had run an abortion clinic in th…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-04). Western sanctions have adverse effect on Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — President Ebrahim Raeisi has said that Tehran is ready to broaden its relations with all countries, including the European countries, once again condemning the approval of the anti-Iran resolution at IAEA board.

____ (2022-07-04). Is Participating in the Sanctions against Russia a Cultural Matter? transcend.org The currently emerging Cold War is not in terms of political alliances but a cultural one, a conflict between the old West, the former colonists, that is gradually losing its dominance and the newly emerging economic and political powers, many of which are former colonies. Thus, the Western reaction is neocolonialist.

Reproductive Rights Watch (2022-07-04). Fast Action on Hearing Supreme Court Decision in San Jose. indybay.org On the day of the bad news, that Roe had been overturned, the South Bay was sad. Same day action found many in City Hall Plaza.

Staff (2022-07-04). Moscow reacts to seizure of Russian ship in Turkiye. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in a press conference on Monday stated that Kremlin has no information about the detention of a Russian grain ship in Turkiye.

Brett Wilkins (2022-07-04). 'Organized Whitewash': US Claims Israeli Military's Murder of Journalist Not Intentional. commondreams.org "The odds that those responsible for the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh will be held to account are all but nonexistent," said the human rights group B'Tselem in response to findings of U.S. State Department.

____ (2022-07-04). Fifteen Years of Gaza Blockade: Open the Doors of Our Prison Now. transcend.org 24 Jun 2022 – They will keep us imprisoned on this strip, and continue to slowly suffocate us for another 15 or even 150 years if the world does not wake up and say 'enough'.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-04). Russia, Venezuela to expand oil sector cooperation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — Moscow and Caracas will continue to expand their cooperation in the oil sector, and are working on a new agreement to circumvent Western sanctions in finance and logistics, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Carlos Faria has said.

Peter Maiden (2022-07-04). Abortion Rights Rally in Fresno June 28. indybay.org People protested the anti-abortion Supreme Court decision at Fresno City Hall on Tuesday, June 28.

____ (2022-07-04). Qatar, US FMs discuss Iran nuclear talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — Foreign ministers of Qatar and the United States in a telephone conversation discussed the latest developments related to the negotiations on the removal of anti-Iran sanctions.

Eva Bartlett (2022-07-03). The Lugansk People's Republic has now been brought under the control of the LPR & Russia. ingaza.wordpress.com All of the Lugansk People's Republic has now been brought under the control of the LPR & Russia. The population who were treated as subhuman (at best), or imprisoned, starved, tortured, executed…by Ukrainian forces & Nazis can now lively freely & without enduring the hell of Ukrainian rule any longer. RELATED:…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-03). Turkey detains Russian ship carrying Ukrainian grain. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Turkish customs authorities have detained a Russian cargo ship carrying grain that Ukraine says is stolen, Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey said on Sunday.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-03). Israel Attacks Poultry Farm on Syria Coast, Wounds Two. news.antiwar.com For the first time in over a week, Israel attacked Syrian territory, this time with an airstrike against a poultry farm near Tartus, along the coast. It's not clear if the poultry farm was operational at the time of the pre-dawn attack. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights suggested it was a "former" farm in use by Hezbollah, which would explain Israel's interest in an attack. | Media suggested that Iran had brought advanced new air defenses into the area targete…

Staff (2022-07-03). Foreign Minister of Chile Meets Spanish Counterpart, Requests 'Free Elections': Venezuela Responds. orinocotribune.com In Latin America there are different shades of left. One of the lightest is that of Chile, which this Friday, July 1, positioned itself more clearly on the biggest issue that makes political temperatures rise in the region: Venezuela. | On Friday, the foreign affairs minister of Chile, Antonia Urrejola, in a press conference with the Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister José Manuel Albares, made it clear that the administration of Gabriel Boric condemns "the violation of human rights in Venezuela." However, she stressed that President Boric's government is working on a rapprochement with Caracas. Urreola is on an off…

Fight Back (2022-07-03). San José rallies and marches for reproductive rights. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On the evening of the day of the SCOTUS decision overturning Roe v. Wade, June 24, about 400 people rallied at San José City Hall. The next day, Saturday, June 25, about 2500 people gathered at San José City Hall to march through downtown. | Many community organizers, as well as enraged local residents spoke to the importance of preserving Roe. v. Wade, and why this is only the beginning of further attacks on women's and reproductive rights. Throughout the march, chants of "When women's rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!" were heard throughout downtown San José. | The ral…

_____ (2022-07-03). Julian Assange Appeals His Extradition to the US. popularresistance.org The Wikileaks founder met the deadline set to appeal the decision issued by the British Home Secretary, Priti Patel. | Assange met the deadline to appeal the decision issued by the Minister of the Interior, Priti Patel, while. At the same time, the court in London communicated that it had formally received the notification of the accused. | Assange's wife, Stella Assange, referred to the dire consequences of the case for journalism and human rights in general. "We will fight until justice is done," she said.

Staff (2022-07-03). Most dangerous ISIL terrorist detained in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Iraqi security forces announced that the most dangerous ISIL terrorist was arrested on the border of Diyala Province and Kurdistan Region of Iraq after seven years that he was on the terror list.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-03). Over 4,500 immigrants returned to Afghanistan in 2 days. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — The Taliban's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced the return of more than 4,500 immigrants from Iran to Afghanistan in the last two days.

_____ (2022-07-03). Julian Assange Appeals His Extradition To The United States. popularresistance.org The Wikileaks founder met the deadline set to appeal the decision issued by the British Home Secretary, Priti Patel. | Assange met the deadline to appeal the decision issued by the Minister of the Interior, Priti Patel, while. At the same time, the court in London communicated that it had formally received the notification of the accused. | Assange's wife, Stella Assange, referred to the dire consequences of the case for journalism and human rights in general. "We will fight until justice is done," she said. | The Australian journalist has been detained in Belmarsh high-security prison since April 2019, where he…

Susan Jaffe (2022-07-02). [World Report] Federal abortion rights end, but not legal challenges. thelancet.com The US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade is due to spark further court cases. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.

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