(2022-09-29). EU parliamentarian calls to sanction Vanessa Beeley and all observers of Donbass referendums. thegrayzone.com MEP Nathalie Louiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government. A French Member of European Parliament (MEP), Natalie Louiseau, has delivered a letter to EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrell, demanding the European Union place personal sanctions on all international observers …
(2022-09-29). EU executive proposes 8th package of 'biting sanctions' against Russia. ecns.cn The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a new package of "biting sanctions" against Russia, aimed at making the Kremlin "pay" for escalating the conflict in Ukraine.
(2022-09-29). The Nablus Riots and the Future of the Palestanian Authority. mintpressnews.com The arrest of a prominent Palestinian activist, Musab Shtayyeh, and another Palestinian activist, by Palestinian Authority police on September 20 was not the first time that the notorious PA's Preventive Security Service (PSS) has arrested a Palestinian who is wanted by Israel. | PSS is largely linked to the routine arrests and torture of anti-Israeli occupation activists. Several Palestinians have died in the past as a result of PSS violence, the latest being
(2022-09-29). From Nabulsi to Shtayyeh: Which Side is the PA On? dissidentvoice.org 
The arrest of a prominent Palestinian activist, Musab Shtayyeh, and another Palestinian activist, by Palestinian Authority police on September 20 was not the first time that the notorious PA's Preventive Security Service (PSS) has arrested a Palestinian who is wanted by Israel. PSS is largely linked to the routine arrests and torture of anti-Israeli occupation …
(2022-09-29). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE meeting discusses a socialist program to fight state repression. wsws.org Speakers explained that the fight against state repression, and for the release of all political prisoners, had to be based on mobilising the working class against capitalism.
(2022-09-29). Officials Move to Squash Massive Strike Across Alabama Prisons. itsgoingdown.org Thousands of prisoners have launched a historic work strike across what even the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is admitting is "most major male facilities," throwing the system into a form of modified lockdown, as prison authorities attempt to break the strike by bringing in prisoners from other facilities. "This is a huge thing, this…
(2022-09-29). At the Threshold of the Empire: Border Crossings, Government Harassment, and How to Protect Yourself. itsgoingdown.org The Austin Anarchist Black Cross (ABC) looks at political repression and harassment at the border and how to best approach crossings. Last weekend, an activist from Austin was detained at the Austin airport by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon reentry to the U.S. after traveling abroad. They were held for about 3 hours and…
(2022-09-29). Venezuela Condemns False Accusations of 'Independent' Mission on Human Rights. orinocotribune.com Venezuela repudiated the false accusations about the human rights situation in Venezuela, made by the so-called International Fact-Finding Mission in their report presented at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday, September 26. The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Venezuela, through an official statement, also alerted the international community about the use of human rights as an ideological and political weapon. | An unofficial translation of the
(2022-09-29). 2 October, Vancouver: End Administrative Detention! Outreach and rally for justice in Palestine. samidoun.net 
Sunday, 2 October 2 pm Vancouver Art Gallery (Howe Side/Robson Square) Vancouver Facebook Join us on Sunday, October 2 outside the Vancouver Art Gallery (Howe Street Side) to support 30 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for freedom. They are putting their bodies and lives on the lines to demand an end to administrative detention, Israeli …
(2022-09-29). Hurricane Ian Devastates Florida Prisons. itsgoingdown.org Fight Toxic Prisons reports on fight to get prisoners in the path of Hurricane Ian evacuated in so-called Florida. As Hurricane Ian continues striking Florida following landfall as a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday afternoon, over 176,000 people behind prison bars lie directly in the storm's path. While some units have evacuated, others have gone on…
(2022-09-29). Animal Rights Groups Invades UC Berkeley Cal Dining Hall in March Against Factory Farming. indybay.org Direct Action Everywhere in animal rights protest action at UC Berkeley demand UC Cal Dining drop Tyson Foods and stop doing business with factory farming companies.
(2022-09-29). Santa Cruz Dismantles Camp of Hundreds of the Houseless. indybay.org The City of Santa Cruz, CA, in a county with the second highest rent in the country, is evicting an estimated 300 people living in wall-to-wall tents running along a riverbed right next to this largely wealthy city's downtown. The camp, in existence for about three years, was sanctioned by the City; houseless people were directed to go there because the City didn't have enough beds. Now, the City cites sanitation, drug use and complaints as reasons for closing the Benchlands camp. "This never needed to become a crisis for the hundreds of houseless people driven to the Benchlands by police and social service agenc…
(2022-09-29). Inmate strike spreads to all major Alabama prisons. wsws.org Republican Governor Kay Ivey has refused to enter discussion with the inmates and has said that their demands for better treatment and legal reform will not be considered.
(2022-09-29). Widespread opposition in Japan to Shinzo Abe's state funeral. wsws.org The purpose of the state funeral was to glorify Abe and his right-wing record as prime minister in order to further plans for remilitarization and attacks on democratic rights.
(2022-09-28). Post-referendum sanctions will not deter Russia from uniting with new territories. infobrics.org Russia's unification with new regions will force NATO to reconsider its level of involvement.
(2022-09-28). The Cuban people approve revolutionary Families Code. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Realnewsauthor"> Campaign NOLA (New Orleans Louisiana) | The Realnewsauthor"> Campaign celebrates Cuba's passage of the new Families Code by popular referendum on September 25. The Families Code legalizes same-gender marriage and adoption, but it also goes far beyond that. With this new code, Cuba leads the world in LGBTQ, women's, disability, children and elders' rights. | The code recognizes and protects four kinds of households. Besides single-person and nuclear families, the code protects extended families with different caring relationships that inclu…
(2022-09-28). Sanctions on Russia Opens Markets for US Weapons Makers: White House Official. news.antiwar.com Sanctions that make it harder for Russia to export military equipment create an "opportunity" for US weapons makers to find new markets, a White House official "As a practical matter, countries that have had to rely on Russian equipment are going to find it very difficult to get even basic supplies from Russia's defense industrial base," Cara Abercrombie, the National Security Council's director of defense policy and arms con…
(2022-09-28). Tens of Thousands Protest Against NATO, EU in Prague. news.antiwar.com Tens of thousands of people marched in the Czech Republic's capital of Prague on Wednesday to protest against the government's handling of the energy crisis, the EU, and NATO. It marked the second time within a month that massive demonstrations took place in the city as Western sanctions against Russia are backfiring on Europe and …
(2022-09-28). Central Syria: Russian Airstrikes Killed Five ISIS Terrorists, Wounded Four Others. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | Five terrorists of ISIS were killed and four others were wounded in a new wave of Russian airstrikes that targeted the terrorist group's areas of influence in Syria's central region, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on September 28. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Force…
(2022-09-28). Imperialism and Capitalism Are 'Bleeding the World Dry': At UN, Nicaragua Calls for Global Rebellion. scheerpost.com 
By Ben Norton / Nicaragua's Sandinista government used its platform at the "It is time to say enough to the hypocritical imperialism that politicizes, falsifies, and denigrates human rights, that they themselves…
(2022-09-28). Four Straight Years of Nonstop Street Protest in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad A cycle of protests began in Haiti in July 2018, and—despite the pandemic—has carried on since then. The core reason for the protest in 2018 was that in March of that year the government of Venezuela—due to the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States—could no longer ship discounted oil to Haiti through the PetroCaribe scheme. Fuel prices soared by…
(2022-09-28). Why won't Israel release Gaza prisoner Ahmed Abu Jazar? electronicintifada.net Israel has once again extended the detention of Ahmed Abu Jazar, who has been in prison for nearly two decades.
(2022-09-28). Friends Ask Friends to Vote. aclu.org The midterm elections are coming, but voting can be confusing and overwhelming. People want to be good voters. They want to make informed choices about who to vote for and how to vote on issues. The rise of election disinformation, coupled with the billions of dollars spent on campaign advertisements, make it hard to sort through the facts. Voters are looking for trusted sources for information about what issues and candidates are on their ballots. That's where you come in. | Successful campaigns are created by a blend of political art and science. Magic happens when a candidate connects with voters through pa…
(2022-09-28). Amazon hires a former prison manager. workers.org 
Amazon, with its notorious multibillionaire owner Jeff Bezos, is universally known as one of the world's largest union-busting conglomerates. It is well documented that workers there have passed out due to heat and suffered physical injuries, mental anguish and other horrific working conditions that accompany the frenzied pace of packing, . . . |
(2022-09-28). Cholera and US Sanctions Killing Syrian Civilians. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-28). New School Year in DRC Marred by Massive Refugee Displacements. telesurenglish.net Since the beginning of the new school year, schools in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are marred by ongoing rebel conflicts, with classrooms squatted by displaced refugees to flee war and seek sanctuary. | RELATED: | In Rumangabo, a town of the North Kivu province, currently the epicenter of violent armed conflicts between the government army and rebels of the March 23 Mouvement (M23),…
(2022-09-28). Venezuelan Women March to Demand Sexual and Reproductive Rights. venezuelanalysis.com Feminist groups took to the streets of Caracas to promote a grassroots-led law proposal that paves the way for legal abortion.
(2022-09-28). Failing to Count the Arabs: the Myth of the "Democratic" Jewish State. popularresistance.org Israel wants the world to believe that it is a majority Jewish state with a 20% Arab minority and that the Arab population enjoys a good standard of living and full equal rights. And while this is easy to disprove, it is still part of the mainstream discourse on Israel. | It is true that at around two million people, the Palestinian citizens of Israel represent about twenty-one percent of Israeli citizens. However, Israel counts its Jewish citizens regardless of where they reside throughout the country — including the West Bank and East Jerusalem — and all Jewish Israelis are citizens. In contrast, Pa…
(2022-09-28). Join the Social Media Storm to #EndAdministrativeDetention on Friday, 30 September. samidoun.net 
There are currently 30 Palestinian prisoners on an open hunger strike to bring an end to administrative detention, Israeli imprisonment without charge or trial. They are putting their bodies and lives on the line to take a stand for freedom and against this arbitrary form of detention used to routinely attack Palestinian community, student, farmer …
(2022-09-28). Incarcerated Workers Go On Strike In Alabama's Correctional Facilities. popularresistance.org Alabama – Incarcerated workers at all of Alabama's major correctional facilities have begun a general strike and protest of conditions and legislation that organizers believe have created "a humanitarian crisis" within the state prison system, according to sources within the correctional system and the Alabama Department of Corrections. | Last week, sources within the Alabama correctional system told APR that the strike and peaceful protest would begin on Sept. 26. An additional protest of non-incarcerated individuals, many with friends and family in state prison facilities, occurred concurrently with the strike…
(2022-09-28). Imperialism And Capitalism Are 'Bleeding The World Dry'. popularresistance.org Nicaragua's Sandinista government used its platform at the United Nations General Assembly to call for a global rebellion against the "imperialist and capitalist system" that is "bleeding the world dry." | "It is time to say enough to the hypocritical imperialism that politicizes, falsifies, and denigrates human rights, that they themselves violate and deny every day," declared Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada. | "Imperialism and its coercive actions are anti-life, in all spheres, and because of this, they are contrary to international law," he added. In his September 26 UN speech, Moncada proclaimed, "A…
(2022-09-28). Failing To Count The Arabs: The Myth Of The 'Democratic' Jewish State. popularresistance.org Israel wants the world to believe that it is a majority Jewish state with a 20% Arab minority and that the Arab population enjoys a good standard of living and full equal rights. And while this is easy to disprove, it is still part of the mainstream discourse on Israel. | It is true that at around two million people, the Palestinian citizens of Israel represent about twenty-one percent of Israeli citizens. However, Israel counts its Jewish citizens regardless of where they reside throughout the country — including the West Bank and East Jerusalem — and all Jewish Israelis are citizens. In contrast, Pa…
(2022-09-28). The Rights Of Nature Movement Cannot Be Stopped. popularresistance.org The Ecuadorian constitution, since 2008, has stated: "Nature or Pachamama, where life is reproduced and exists, has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, functions and its processes in evolution." This bold statement galvanized the rights to nature movement across the globe. Its growing reach, along with a precedent-setting court decision earlier this winter, illustrate the power of invoking legalized rights in protecting endangered ecosystems. | The importance of rights of nature is deeply rooted in Indigenous understandings of the interconnectedness of all life. In th…
(2022-09-28). Ministry decries double standards of West. ecns.cn A Foreign Ministry spokesman criticized a handful of Western countries on Tuesday for practicing double standards and political maneuvers on human rights issues.
(2022-09-28). Xinjiang-related issues are not about human rights, but about countering violent terrorism: FM. ecns.cn
(2022-09-28). California AB 257 Is Tip of the Iceberg When It Comes to 'Workplace Fissure'. commondreams.org If workplace fissuring continues to grow at the exponential rate we're currently seeing, the result will be that workers' rights, power, and pay will suffer.
(2022-09-28). Sunday 10/9: The Fight for Reproductive Rights in Argentina. indybay.org ZOOM Link: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6Uj… | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 669 444 9171 US | +1 719 359 4580 US | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 931 3860 US | +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) | +1 309 205 3325 US | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) | +1 386 347 53 US | +1 564 217 2000 US…
(2022-09-28). US lacks legitimacy to claim support for Iranians' rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs said that the United States has jeopardized lives of millions of Iranians with its unilateral sanctions and is not entitled to claim support for rights of Iranian people.
(2022-09-28). Demanding Broad Reforms, Thousands of Inmate Workers on Strike at Alabama Prisons. commondreams.org "The DOJ's intervention has done nothing to shift conditions inside Alabama prisons," said one supporter. "They remain incredibly unsafe, inhumane, and exploitative."
(2022-09-28). 'Habitual Offender' Laws Imprison Thousands for Small Crimes — Sometimes for Life. scheerpost.com 
Left: Fate Winslow eats a pastry and drinks coffee. Right: Winslow and his daughter Faith Canada share a hug. (The Appeal) | By Tana Ganeva / For most of her life, Faith Canada had only known her father, Fate Winslow, behind bars. She didn't have much hope she'd see him as a free man—thanks to Louisiana's so-called
(2022-09-27). Alabama calls off execution after failing to access veins for lethal injection. wsws.org Prison authorities called off the execution of Alan Eugene Miller after it became clear that they would not be able to carry out the state killing before the death warrant expired at midnight.
(2022-09-27). Sanctions against Iran jeopardized world's energy security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — The unilateral and cruel sanctions imposed against Iran, which holds the first place in total oil and gas reserves and world's most important energy producer, have endangered the energy security of the entire world.