2023-05-13: News Headlines

Zane McNeill (2023-05-12). Human Rights Groups Sue to Block Biden's "Unlawful" Asylum Ban. truthout.org The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and immigrant advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to the Biden administration's new asylum ban, which went into effect after Title 42 — a pandemic-era emergency policy that was widely condemned by immigrant advocates — expired on Thursday. Biden's asylum ban combines unlawful Trump-era "third country transit ban" policies — which Biden had… |

Anonymous669 (2023-05-12). Turkish Drone Strike Kills Kurdish Official In Northern Syria. southfront.org A Bayraktar Akƒ±ncƒ± combat drone. Source: the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. | On May 11, a Turkish combat drone targeted a vehicle on the M4 highway to the south of the town of Kobane in Syria's northern region. | Kobane, which is located in the northern Aleppo countryside, is a key stronghold of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based pro-opposition monitoring group, said that the strike killed…

_____ (2023-05-13). Guantanamo Prisoner's Graphic Details of U.S. Torture. strategic-culture.org

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-05-13). Denuncian asesinato de líder social en Sucre, Colombia. telesurtv.net La víctima fue identificada como Jhon Fredy Rueda Rodríguez, un reconocido líder social y defensor de Derechos Humanos.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-05-13). Realizan en Venezuela consulta sobre ley para proteger activos. telesurtv.net Recogen opiniones sobre proyecto legal concebido para proteger los activos, derechos e intereses de Venezuela y sus entidades en el extranjero.

Sam Stein (2023-05-12). 'You're Also a Suspect': I Was Beaten and Detained for Supporting Palestinians. progressive.org Two years ago, I was attacked by Israeli settlers and the police blamed me for it. Everything I experienced is designed to keep activists out of Palestine.


WSWS (2023-05-13). After Title 42: Biden steps up deadly violence, repression at southern border. wsws.org The brutal and anti-democratic policies of both capitalist parties, in defiance of international laws guaranteeing asylum rights, have produced a nightmare scene at the southern border.

WSWS (2023-05-13). Coup prospects overshadow Thailand elections. wsws.org Declining economic conditions and attacks on democratic rights are driving mass anger among Thai workers and young people.

ecns.cn (2023-05-13). Supervision tightened on cosmetic medicine. ecns.cn Eleven central departments including the State Administration for Market Regulation, the National Health Commission and the Ministry of Public Security recently released a guideline to strengthen supervision of the medical cosmetology industry to regulate the industry's development and protect consumers' rights.

thecommunists (2023-05-13). Remembering the 1980 armed uprising against imperalism in Gwangju, Korea. thecommunists.org This article is reproduced from Platform News, with thanks. ***** The Gwangju people's uprising was a popular uprising of the people of Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, south Korea, in May 1980, to oppose the fascistic dictatorship and to achieve democratic freedoms and rights. This armed uprising founded a people's commune that lasted for ten days, from 18 …

Chris Walker (2023-05-12). GOP POTUS Candidate Wants to Limit Voting Rights for Those 18-25. truthout.org Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, a longshot candidate for the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nomination, tweeted his belief on Friday that some young people in the United States are undeserving of the democratic right to vote. Ramaswamy went on to say that Congress should pass a constitutional amendment barring 18-25 year olds from voting, with some exceptions. "Young people no longer value a… |

Claudine Constant (2023-05-12). Here's How Connecticut Could Implement a Historic New Voting Law. aclu.org Known as the "land of steady habits," Connecticut represents a microcosm of the racist legacy of voter suppression nationwide — but that might change soon. | While some people think of Connecticut as progressive, in truth, we're behind on protecting the right to vote: Connecticut is one of only four states that does not have in-person early voting, one of only 15 states without no-excuse absentee voting, and is in the




Marjorie Cohn (2023-05-12). SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation of Everything From Workers' Rights to Clean Air. truthout.org In an ominous but unsurprising development, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that may well imperil our health, safety, labor, clean air and water, food and environmental protections. On May 1, the court decided to reconsider its 40-year-old precedent in the current case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. This right-wing court, which demonstrated its disregard for legal precedent… |

teleSUR (2023-05-12). Venezuelans to Opine About Bill to Protect Assets Abroad. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez called for a public consultation of the "Bill for the Protection of the Republic's Assets, Rights and Interests Abroad." | RELATED: | This consultation process will involve law students and teachers, members of the Communal Parliament, heads of parliamentary blocs in each State, and representatives of justice and security institutions. | In the next two mo…

Lucia Athens, Next City. (2023-05-12). The Evolving Movement For Agricultural Worker Rights. popularresistance.org Labor organizing has experienced a resurgence of late for many service workers, but not so for agricultural workers. Through the collective impact efforts of many individuals, from many walks of life, California's Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 was passed, the first of its kind in the US to protect farmworker rights. Adopted at the height of the United Farm Workers movement led by César Chávez, it served as a vehicle to galvanize their Union, empowering tens of thousands of workers who realized the potentiality of organizing for the first time. Unfortunately, the promise of that law was never realized a…

Amy Goodman (2023-05-12). US Sanctions Fuel Migration Even as Biden Restricts Asylum Seekers at Border. truthout.org The number of asylum seekers from Cuba and Venezuela is expected to grow as the Trump-era Title 42 asylum restriction ends. A group of House Democrats are urging the Biden administration to lift sanctions on the countries, which they say are driving people to leave their homes out of economic desperation. We speak with Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodríguez, author of a new report for the Center… |

infobrics (2023-05-12). US mulls sanctioning Arab League for Syria normalization efforts. infobrics.org It seems the Caesar Act will soon be used against US "partners" that have been nearly 100% compliant up until recently. This includes Saudi Arabia and Jordan, both of which still have extremely close relations with the Pentagon.

CGTN (2023-05-12). America's Sanction Idiocy. dissidentvoice.org Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger recently said that everything that increases tensions between China and the U.S. is "stupid, stupid, stupid." Microsoft Founder Bill Gates believes the U.S. will not "be successful at preventing China from having great chips." Even American businesses try to get around the country's export controls and protect their …

Marjorie Cohn (2023-05-12). SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation of Everything From Workers' Rights to Clean Air. truthout.org In an ominous but unsurprising development, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that may well imperil our health, safety, labor, clean air and water, food and environmental protections. On May 1, the court decided to reconsider its 40-year-old precedent in the current case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. This right-wing court, which demonstrated its disregard for legal precedent… |

teleSUR (2023-05-12). Venezuelans to Opine About Bill to Protect Assets Abroad. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez called for a public consultation of the "Bill for the Protection of the Republic's Assets, Rights and Interests Abroad." | RELATED: | This consultation process will involve law students and teachers, members of the Communal Parliament, heads of parliamentary blocs in each State, and representatives of justice and security institutions. | In the next two mo…

Lucia Athens, Next City. (2023-05-12). The Evolving Movement For Agricultural Worker Rights. popularresistance.org Labor organizing has experienced a resurgence of late for many service workers, but not so for agricultural workers. Through the collective impact efforts of many individuals, from many walks of life, California's Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 was passed, the first of its kind in the US to protect farmworker rights. Adopted at the height of the United Farm Workers movement led by César Chávez, it served as a vehicle to galvanize their Union, empowering tens of thousands of workers who realized the potentiality of organizing for the first time. Unfortunately, the promise of that law was never realized a…

Amy Goodman (2023-05-12). US Sanctions Fuel Migration Even as Biden Restricts Asylum Seekers at Border. truthout.org The number of asylum seekers from Cuba and Venezuela is expected to grow as the Trump-era Title 42 asylum restriction ends. A group of House Democrats are urging the Biden administration to lift sanctions on the countries, which they say are driving people to leave their homes out of economic desperation. We speak with Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodríguez, author of a new report for the Center… |

infobrics (2023-05-12). US mulls sanctioning Arab League for Syria normalization efforts. infobrics.org It seems the Caesar Act will soon be used against US "partners" that have been nearly 100% compliant up until recently. This includes Saudi Arabia and Jordan, both of which still have extremely close relations with the Pentagon.

CGTN (2023-05-12). America's Sanction Idiocy. dissidentvoice.org Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger recently said that everything that increases tensions between China and the U.S. is "stupid, stupid, stupid." Microsoft Founder Bill Gates believes the U.S. will not "be successful at preventing China from having great chips." Even American businesses try to get around the country's export controls and protect their …

WSWS (2023-05-12). 75 years since Israel's foundation: The Nakba and the struggle for Jewish-Arab unity. wsws.org The Zionist utopia of a national state in which the Jews of the world could find sanctuary has led instead to a headlong descent into police state forms of rule, the emergence of fascism, the eruption of civil war and war with the Palestinians and Israel's Arab neighbours.

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2023-05-12: News Headlines

Anonymous669 (2023-05-12). Turkish Drone Strike Kills Kurdish Official In Northern Syria. southfront.org A Bayraktar Akƒ±ncƒ± combat drone. Source: the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. | On May 11, a Turkish combat drone targeted a vehicle on the M4 highway to the south of the town of Kobane in Syria's northern region. | Kobane, which is located in the northern Aleppo countryside, is a key stronghold of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based pro-opposition monitoring group, said that the strike killed…

Camilo Pérez-Bustillo (2023-05-11). Title 42 Was Inhumane and Illegal. So Are Biden's New Border Policies. truthout.org The cruel Trump-era immigration policy known as Title 42 expires today, but human rights defenders have nothing to celebrate. The Biden administration has swiftly replaced the unlawful and restrictive immigration policy with a near-total asylum ban that will turbocharge the deportation of migrants who cross the border from Mexico into the U.S. This is combined with intensified militarization of… |

teleSUR, JDO (2023-05-12). Realizan en Venezuela consulta sobre ley para proteger activos. telesurtv.net Recogen opiniones sobre proyecto legal concebido para proteger los activos, derechos e intereses de Venezuela y sus entidades en el extranjero.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-11). Activists and families of 51 people detained in the UAE call for their release. peoplesdispatch.org The 51 are part of a larger group of people who were convicted of conspiring to overthrow the government in what is known as the UAE94 case. In 2011, they had signed a petition calling on the government to introduce democratic and political reforms in the country…

People's Dispatch. (2023-05-12). Pakistan Rocked By Protests As Imran Khan Is Sent To Custody. popularresistance.org Massive protests broke out across Pakistan on May 9, Tuesday, after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. On Wednesday, a court sent the leader of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) into eight days of detention with the National Accountability Bureau. A separate judge also indicted him in a case relating to unlawful selling of state gifts [known as the Toshakhana case]. | Protesters set fire to buildings in various parts of the country. There have been reports of deaths during the protests though the exact toll is not clear yet. The Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported that three people had been…

_____ (2023-05-11). Palestine Is Boiling and Will Not Cool Down. strategic-culture.org The Israeli aggression against Palestinians has reached the point where they are not permitted to hear the call to prayer, Steven Sahiounie writes. | Khader Adnan, 45, of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, died while on a hunger strike in an Israeli prison. | He started the hunger strike on February 5, when he was arrested and sentenced in an Israeli military court and placed into "administrative detention", which means detention without charges in abhorrent prison conditions. | It was the Israeli common practice of administrative detention that prompted the hunger strike. | Held without charges or trial, this mark…


Mike Ludwig (2023-05-11). House Vote on Border Bill Is Just Anti-Immigrant Theatrics, Critics Say. truthout.org House Republicans passed a sweeping anti-immigrant "border security" package on Thursday that has already received a veto threat from the White House and is considered dead on arrival in the Senate. The legislation would gut the right to apply for asylum in the United States and increase the detention of children and families in crowded facilities at the southern border, where large numbers of… |

teleSUR (2023-05-12). Venezuelans to Opine About Bill to Protect Assets Abroad. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez called for a public consultation of the "Bill for the Protection of the Republic's Assets, Rights and Interests Abroad." | RELATED: | This consultation process will involve law students and teachers, members of the Communal Parliament, heads of parliamentary blocs in each State, and representatives of justice and security institutions. | In the next two mo…

Claudine Constant (2023-05-12). Here's How Connecticut Could Implement a Historic New Voting Law. aclu.org Known as the "land of steady habits," Connecticut represents a microcosm of the racist legacy of voter suppression nationwide — but that might change soon. | While some people think of Connecticut as progressive, in truth, we're behind on protecting the right to vote: Connecticut is one of only four states that does not have in-person early voting, one of only 15 states without no-excuse absentee voting, and is in the

infobrics (2023-05-12). US mulls sanctioning Arab League for Syria normalization efforts. infobrics.org It seems the Caesar Act will soon be used against US "partners" that have been nearly 100% compliant up until recently. This includes Saudi Arabia and Jordan, both of which still have extremely close relations with the Pentagon.

ecns.cn (2023-05-12). China urges EU 'not to set bad precedent' after reported EU plans to sanction Chinese firms for alleged cooperation with Russia. ecns.cn China urges the EU to cherish the overall situation of China-EU mutual trust and cooperation, act prudently and not set a bad precedent, a spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday.

Andreína Chávez Alava (2023-05-11). US Democrats Urge Biden to Lift 'Failed' Sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com US representatives said there are "strong moral grounds" for eliminating sanctions against both countries for causing "widespread suffering" and driving migration.


Dave DeCamp (2023-05-11). US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Combat Syria Normalization. news.antiwar.com A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House have introduced a bill aimed to combat Syria's normalization with regional countries that would expand sanctions and prohibit the US from establishing diplomatic ties with the government of Bashar al-Assad. The bill was introduced by Reps. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), and several …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-11). House Democrats urge Biden to lift sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org A group of congressional Democrats in the United States have penned a letter to President Biden, urging him to lift sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. As the letter argues, "Experts widely agree that broad-based US sanctions—expanded to an unprecedented level by your predecessor—are a leading contributing factor in the current surge in migration." The representatives write to Biden, "We urge you to act swiftly to lift the failed and indiscriminate economic sanctions that were imposed by the prior administration." | The letter was signed by Democrats in the House of Representatives, led by Representative…

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-11). US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Combat Syria Normalization. news.antiwar.com A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House have introduced a bill aimed to combat Syria's normalization with regional countries that would expand sanctions and prohibit the US from establishing diplomatic ties with the government of Bashar al-Assad. The bill was introduced by Reps. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), and several …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-11). House Democrats urge Biden to lift sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org A group of congressional Democrats in the United States have penned a letter to President Biden, urging him to lift sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. As the letter argues, "Experts widely agree that broad-based US sanctions—expanded to an unprecedented level by your predecessor—are a leading contributing factor in the current surge in migration." The representatives write to Biden, "We urge you to act swiftly to lift the failed and indiscriminate economic sanctions that were imposed by the prior administration." | The letter was signed by Democrats in the House of Representatives, led by Representative…

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