2022-09-04: News Headlines

____ (2022-09-04). Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 3 more years in prison, totaling 20 years. ecns.cn Myanmar's former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday has been sentenced to three years in jail for electoral fraud in 2020, increasing her total prison term to 20 years.

_____ (2022-09-03). US is "Concerned" about a Rapprochement between Russia and Iran. journal-neo.org Despite the steps taken by Washington in recent years to isolate Iran from the outside world, and despite the imposition of crippling sanctions, Iran continues to lead an active foreign policy. And those policies are not confined to opposing the USA's attempts to isolate it. Tehran is also concerned to counter the policies of certain …

____ (2022-09-03). Retired police officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for actions related to U.S. Capitol breach. ecns.cn A retired New York police Department officer was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon and related charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Oneworld.press (2022-09-03). Lavrov Explained Why The US Hasn't Successfully Pressured India Into Sanctioning Russia. oneworld.press The failure of the US' pressure campaign against India is instructive because it serves as an example for why its related efforts against other major countries haven't succeeded as well.

Contributing Writers (2022-09-03). Still think Canada's foreign policy is about freedom, democracy, and human rights? marktaliano.net

Staff (2022-09-03). Iranian nation, government not to give up legitimate rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that the Iranian people and government will stand against the arrogance and coercion of the inheritors of colonialism and not give up their legitimate rights.

Paddy Colligan (2022-09-03). Vietnam advances LGBTQ+ rights. workers.org The Vietnam Ministry of Health ensured on Aug. 3 that members of the LGBTQ+ community will receive appropriate and respectful medical care. Toi Dong Y (I Do) 2022 launched Aug. 10 in Ho Chi Minh City to gain more support for same-sex marriage in Vietnam, a campaign strengthened by the . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-03). Daily Round-Up | Argentina's Cristina Fernández survives assassination attempt and more. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at the assassination of Argentine vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, protests by Palestinian prisoners, a new US policy of Afghan refugees, and a verdict against Shell in South Africa…

TeleSUR (2022-09-02). Cuba Celebrates International Day for People of African Descent. telesurenglish.net The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, stated it is essential to denounce any notion of racial superiority and work tirelessly to free all societies from the scourge of racism. | On this celebration of Intl Day for People of African Descent, we must promote & protect their rights, and call attention to the challenges many continue to face in the realization of their rights.

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