(2022-07-24). EU sanctions on Russia failed: Hungarian PM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — The European Union needs a new strategy on the war in Ukraine as sanctions against Moscow have not worked, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said.
(2022-07-24). Mayo Clinic named a 'Best Place To Work For Disability Inclusion'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been named one of the best places to work for people with disabilities by the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability: IN, the global business disability inclusion network. Mayo Clinic scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index to achieve this recognition. The Disability Equality Index evaluates whether organizations are adopting emerging trends and pioneering measures to move from accommodating those with disabilities to inclusion and, ultimately, genuine…
(2022-07-24). Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights in Union Square. indybay.org Photos: Cornelia Grimes / Pro Bono Photo | Part of Ongoing protest for Abortion Rights in the Bay Area…
(2022-07-23). Turkish Drone Strike Reported in East Syria, Three Killed. news.antiwar.com A Turkish drone strike destroyed a car in a residential area near Qamishili on Friday, The Syria Observatory for Human Rights reported this as the fourth Turkish drone strike in the area in the past two days. The attacks seem to be targeting cars, but it's not 100% clear why. | The area is under at least partial control of the Kurdish YPG, so it's possible their members are being targeted. That would be in keeping with Turkish policies. | This isn't…
(2022-07-23). Venezuelan Lawyer Laila Tajeldine: Alex Saab is a Political Prisoner of the US Empire (Interview). orinocotribune.com More than two years have already passed since, on June 12, 2020, Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was illegally kidnapped during a technical stopover in Cape Verde and taken to prison, without an arrest warrant. He would remain there until October 16, 2021, when he would be deported to the United States, despite the fact that the appeal against his extradition had not yet been concluded, and despite repeated protests from various international organizations against the arbitrary detention and torture that he has suffered. | Blackmailed by the US government, the government of Cape Verde, already at the end of its leg…
(2022-07-23). [Comment] Contraceptive mix and informed choice. thelancet.com Contraceptive use is associated with economic development, improved maternal and child health, education, and the empowerment of women and their family planning needs.1 These gains can also reduce poverty and slow population growth.2—3 Access to contraception supports the quest for gender equity4 and human rights,5 and represents a strategy to reduce health system and household costs.6 Measuring progress toward satisfying the need for family planning entails assessing the general contraceptive prevalence and unmet demand and the range and types of contraceptive procedures employed.
(2022-07-23). Lithuania lifts ban on rail transport into Russia Kaliningrad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) — The Baltic state of Lithuania has lifted a ban on the rail transport of sanctioned goods into and out of the Russian territory of Kaliningrad.
(2022-07-23). Nine Arrested In Police Crackdown On Protests In Tunisia. popularresistance.org Tunisian security forces violently repressed a massive protest in the country's capital on July 22 against the moves by President Kais Saied to further undermine democratic institutions in the country. According to human rights organizations, police repressed protesters who had gathered at the emblematic Habib Bourguiba Street in the center of Tunis by hitting them with batons and launching tear gas at them. Several people injured during the repression were hospitalized, and police arrested nine people. | Among those arrested are feminist rights activist Olfa Baazaoui of the Workers' Party of Tunisia, human right…
(2022-07-23). Colombia: Petro Appoints Renowned Legal Expert Iván Velásquez as Minister of Defense. orinocotribune.com On Friday, July 22, the president-elect of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced that his defense minister will be Iván Velásquez, a well-known human rights activist. He was formerly an auxiliary magistrate of the Supreme Court, in charge of the judicial investigation on the paramilitary-political nexus in Colombia. | Velásquez, 67, who will assume one of the strategic portfolios of Colombia, also served as the head of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala from October 2013 to September 2019. | The future minister thanked Petro for the appointment, calling it a great honor. | Agradezco al presid…
(2022-07-23). Free Shadi Ma'ali: Palestinian refugee jailed in solitary confinement without charge or trial. samidoun.net 
Palestinian prisoner Shadi Ma'ali is being held without charge or trial under administrative detention in Israeli occupation prisons. Now, Ma'ali, 46, is being held in isolation in the Naqab desert prison in an attempt to force him to reveal information about his 19-year-old son, Jad Shadi Maali, who is being targeted by occupation forces in …
(2022-07-23). Global Unions Demand Immediate Release of Syrian Journalist Kidnapped by SDF. orinocotribune.com By Steve Sweeney  ; Jul 19, 2022 | SYRIAN journalist Mohammad al-Saghir must be released by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), global unions said today as he started a hunger strike in protest against his treatment. | The correspondent for the al-Ikhbariyah news channel has been held by the Kurdish-led authorities in Syria's Hasakah province since June 2019 when it is alleged he was abducted. | Fears have been raised over his health with his colleagues concerned over his safety while his family say he has suffered a number of strokes while in jail. | Friends and colleagues have alleged that Mr Saghir has been…
(2022-07-23). FRSO condemns State Department designation of Communist Party of the Philippines as 'terrorist'. fightbacknews.org Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns in the strongest possible terms the U.S. State Department decision to keep the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People's Army on its list of designated "Foreign Terrorist Organizations." This is an example of confounding facts with fiction, and it is an attempt to criminalize international solidarity. | The real terrorists in the Philippines are to be found in the U.S.-backed regime of President Marcos. Jails in the Philippines are filled with political prisoners. Trade union federations, like the May First Workers Movement, face constant government repre…
(2022-07-23). Hotel workers in British Columbia win historic fight for jobs. liberationnews.org 
On May 11, workers at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, in Vancouver British Columbia, represented by Unite Here Local 40, prevailed against their employer in ending a 391-day lockout and securing a new collective bargaining agreement. This protracted labor dispute began during the coronavirus pandemic, when 97 unionized workers were terminated with no rights to recall or reinstatement. When the workers insisted that those who were fired be brought back during the course of contract negotiations, the hotel responded on April 15, 2021 by locking out all employees, resulting in the longest lockout in BC history. | De…
(2022-07-23). Who Is Bankrolling Israel's Latest Excursion Into The West Bank? popularresistance.org Occupied West Bank – On Wednesday, thousands of Israeli settlers from the Nachala settler group — along with Israeli lawmakers — flocked to the occupied West Bank and established seven illegal outposts in a land grab operation propelled by a massive fundraising campaign. | By Thursday evening, Israeli forces evacuated the day-old outposts and detained and later released 11 settlers. Despite the evictions, Nachala remains determined to continue building on land they claim is only reserved for Jews, with plans to set up new outposts as early as next week. | Nachala, the group responsible for the infamou…
(2022-07-23). Docentes panameños continúan movilizaciones por sus derechos. telesurtv.net Decidirán regresar a clases sobre la base de acciones concretas del Ejecutivo para atender las demandas populares.
(2022-07-23). Officer sentenced to 2.5 years for civil rights violations in George Floyd murder. wsws.org Thomas Lane is one of three other officers who participated in the murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin two years ago. Lane was convicted of violating Floyd's civil rights by failing to provide medical aid after Chauvin knelt on his neck for nine minutes.
(2022-07-22). Los derechos indígenas ocupan un lugar central en la nueva constitución de Chile. peoplesworld.org 
La nueva constitución de Chile dará reconocimiento oficial a los pueblos indígenas dentro de sus fronteras, convirtiéndolo en el tercer país plurinacional de América del Sur, después de Ecuador y Bolivia. Es parte de las amplias reformas del presidente Gabriel Boric Font, cuya amplia coalición de partidos de izquierda, incluido el Partido Comunista de Chile, …
(2022-07-22). Letters from behind the walls. workers.org 
Re: "Released after 46 years, Bradford Gamble exposes medical abuse," WW Vol. 64 No. 12 (wwp.pub/gamble) I read what your organization published on Bradford Gamble before it ran in the Philadelphia Inquirer. 'Twas a well-written article that speaks volumes to what occurs inside Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections locations, medical-wise. What . . . |