2024-09-05: News Headlines

Jessica Buxbaum (2024-09-05). Exposed: The US and Canadian Funding Behind Israeli Soldiers Accused of Rape. mintpressnews.com MintPress uncovers the troubling role of US and Canadian donors in backing Israeli soldiers accused of raping and torturing Palestinian detainees, spotlighting the international reach of financial support for human rights violations.

palestinechronicle.com (2024-09-05). 'Academic Boycott Now!' – Greta Thunberg among Students Detained at Danish University Protest

en.mehrnews.com (2024-09-05). Danish police detain Greta Thunberg during Gaza war protest

gulftoday.ae (2024-09-05). Activist Greta Thunberg detained by Danish police at pro-Palestinian protest

en.etemaaddaily.com (2024-09-05). Danish police detain popular climate activist Greta Thunberg during Gaza war protest

yahoo.com (2024-09-05). Greta Thunberg detained at pro-Palestinian demo in Copenhagen

yahoo.com (2024-09-05). Greta Thunberg Detained In Copenhagen During Protest Against War In Gaza

yahoo.com (2024-09-05). Danish police detain activist Greta Thunberg during Gaza war protest

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-09-05). Uruguay's prison population grew. plenglish.com An estimated 14,969 people were behind bars late last year, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Penitentiary System, Juan Miguel Petit, stated. | This figure accounts for an increase of 3.9 percent compared to 2022, according to the annual report on the situation of the prison system. Since the new Criminal Procedure Code came into force, the percentage of pre-trial detainees has decreased and now stands at 7.8 percent of the total prison population. | With 435 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, Uruguay ranks tenth in the world and first in South America.

Nava J. Thakuria (2024-09-05). Pakistan Loses 10th Journalist to Assailants This Year, PEC Expresses Serious Concern. pressenza.com Geneva: Pakistan has slowly turned into a graveyard of working journalists as the South Asian nation loses another journalist, the tenth victim this year to date, to assailants. Local media reports confirm that senior journalist Nisar Lehri was shot dead on 4 September 2024 in the Mastung locality of Balochistan. Lehri (50), a member of Mastung press club, who was targeted by armed miscreants for reasons not officially disclosed. | Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over the continued killing of media persons in Pakistan even though it's not witnessing…

Jenny Farrell (2024-09-05). German painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) on his sestercentennial September 5. peoplesworld.org The French Revolution sparked great hopes for the rise of the bourgeoisie, the abolition of feudal structures, and the establishment of capitalist society. Napoleon gained power through military successes against reactionary forces and the restoration of stability after the fall of the Directory. His leading role in state reforms—including the codification of civil rights in …

Areeb Ullah (2024-09-05). UK: Pro-Palestine march organisers accuse police of disruption tactics. middleeasteye.net UK: Pro-Palestine march organisers accuse police of disruption tactics | Organisers say pushing back start time, threat of arrests, and 'last-minute' restrictions are an attack on democratic rights | | Pro-Palestine protesters march in London on 3 August 2024 (AFP) | Protest groups plannin…

infobrics (2024-09-05). Ukraine's allies struggle to supply weapons to Kiev as a difficult winter looms. infobrics.org Russia's defence production continues booming despite sanctions.

presstv.ir (2024-09-05). Iran slams US seizure of Maduro's plane over alleged sanctions violations. presstv.ir Iran says the US move to seize a plane belonging to Venezuelan President Maduro contradicts the international law.

Imran Mulla (2024-09-04). UK: Israel denies British Hindu activist entry to occupied West Bank. middleeasteye.net UK: Israel denies British Hindu activist entry to occupied West Bank | Green party candidate Rajiv Sinha says he was detained for five hours as Israeli officials went through his phone | | Rajiv Sinha at Mount Nebo in Jordan overlooking the occupied Palestinian territories (Courtesy of R…

MEE staff (2024-09-04). Libyans deported from South Africa were 'receiving training for Khalifa Haftar'. middleeasteye.net Libyans deported from South Africa were 'receiving training for Khalifa Haftar' | Nearly 100 fighters were in secret military camp monitored remotely by eastern commander's forces, according to local media | | South African police officers stand at a farm where they detained 95 Libyan nationals…

Farooq Tariq, Israel Dutra (2024-09-04). Farooq Tariq (People's Rights Party): 'It's crucial to fight the far right in Pakistan and the region'. links.org.au An interview with Farooq Tariq on the political situation in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.

anuragdeb (2024-09-04). The (inadvertent) perils of a strictly formal equality: Re Mediahuis and others' applications for judicial review [2024] NIKB 45. ukhumanrightsblog.com Introduction The road to hell, so the saying goes, is paved with good intentions. While not quite as dire, well-intentioned laws can nevertheless sometimes have severe consequences. In Re Mediahuis and others' applications for judicial review [2024] NIKB 45, the Northern Ireland High Court declared 5 sections of one such well-intentioned law, the Justice (Sexual …

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2024-09-04: News Headlines

Human Rights Watch (2024-09-04). Another Child Dies in Western Australian Youth Detention. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A prisoner lies in his solitary confinement cell in the safety unit at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, northern Queensland. Prisoners in solitary confinement typically spend 22 hours or more a day locked in small cells, sealed with solid doors, without meaningful social interaction with other prisoners; most contact with prison and health staff is perfunctory and may be wordless. | © 2017 Daniel Soekov for Human Rights Watch…

Stewart Lawrence (2024-09-04). Big Tobacco Seizes Upon Biden's Menthol Cigarette Ban to Try to Drive a Wedge Between Harris and Black Voters. counterpunch.org Some conservatives think they've found a slick new way to keep straying African-American voters from returning to the Democratic fold: Attack the Biden administration's proposed ban on menthol cigarettes as a crackdown on African-American consumer "rights" and "freedom" — and an assault on Black "pride." It sounds far-fetched — isn't cigarette smoking a major public health

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