(2022-10-04). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums. orinocotribune.com 
By Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil Sep, 29, 2022 | MEP Nathalie Loiseau 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 Loiseau, has delivered a letter to EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrell, demanding the European Union place personal sanctions on all international observers of the recent votes in…
(2022-10-04). Cholera and US Sanctions Killing Syrian Civilians. orinocotribune.com By Steven Sahiounie Sep 29, 2022 | On September 23, the Al Qaeda-occupied area in Idlib Province reported the In the northeast region of Syria controlled by the US-backed SDF, a Kurdish mi…
(2022-10-04). US Secretary of State Blinken Tours South America, First Stop Bogotá. orinocotribune.com 
On Monday, October 2, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a tour of several South American countries, with Colombia as its first stop. | In Colombia, where he will be on Monday and Tuesday, he will meet with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Vice President Francia Márquez, and Foreign Minister àÅlvaro Leyva. | According to a press release from the US State Department, these meetings will focus on the "shared priorities of supporting strong democratic governments and respect for human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere." They will also address "the climate crisis" as well as health and security…
(2022-10-04). Saturday 10/8: Santa Rosa: Women's Wave Rally for Abortion Rights. indybay.org Old Courthouse Square | Fourth Street and Santa Rosa Avenue | Santa Rosa, CA, 95401…
(2022-10-04). Iran advises Biden to think about US human rights background. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman advised US President Joe Biden to ponder the human rights background of his own country.
(2022-10-04). Prison riot in Ecuador leaves at least 15 killed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — At least 15 prisoners have been killed and many wounded in the latest riot to hit Ecuador's troubled prison system.
(2022-10-04). Saturday 10/8: San Jose: Women's Wave Rally & March for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Rally at Plaza of San Jose City Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St., San Jose 95113; then we march to Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park…
(2022-10-03). Iran's Protests: A Different View From The Ground. popularresistance.org Setareh Sadeghi, an Esfahan, Iran-based scholar and teacher, provides Max Blumenthal with a view of Iran's protests against the country's morality police and the death of Mahsa Amini never heard in US mainstream. Sadeghi explains that while many Iranians oppose the morality police, the protests have failed to spread far outside Tehran, and have relied heavily on social media amplification from the outside – including from neoconservative elements hell bent on regime change – to magnify the impact of the protests. Sadeghi also addresses the impact of US sanctions on Iranian women, and details civil disobedience by…
(2022-10-03). EU states brace for new sanctions on Iran over riots. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — Six EU states have submitted proposals for new European Union sanctions against Iran the riots the Western countries premeditated in Iran.
(2022-10-03). Imperialism and Capitalism Are 'Bleeding the World Dry': At UN, Nicaragua Calls for Global Rebellion. transcend.org 27 Sep 2022 – At the United Nations General Assembly, Nicaragua's Sandinista government called for a global rebellion against the "imperialist and capitalist system" that is "bleeding the world dry." Condemning illegal sanctions and war, it urged a new multipolar order.
(2022-10-03). Sri Lankan pseudo-left FSP backs imperialist manoeuvring at the UNHRC. wsws.org Workers in Sri Lanka can only defend their democratic and social rights by uniting with the international working class and fighting for socialism.
(2022-10-03). Supreme Court Preview: Equal Protection on the Docket. aclu.org At least three times in its history, the Supreme Court has invoked the Constitution in order to frustrate efforts to protect the vulnerable. In the infamous Dred Scott case of 1857, the court declared that the Constitution prohibited federal efforts to free slaves because doing so would violate their owners' property rights — a decision that invalidated the Missouri Compromise and helped bring about the Civil War. | In the early twentieth century, the court repeatedly struck down state and federal protections for workers and consumers, deeming them violations of business owners' constitutional rights of…
(2022-10-03). Prison Strike Spreads in Alabama as Incarcerated Individuals Demand DOJ Protect Their Human Rights. scheerpost.com 
Photo of Jared Ware. | By Kevin Gosztola / | Jared Ware, journalist and co-host of the "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" We begin with an overview of the strike, which was on its fifth day when the interview was recorded. Jared describes why the work stoppages were organized now and what the response of the Alabama Department…
(2022-10-03). End the EU-Israel Association Agreement! #EndAdministrativeDetention. samidoun.net 
On Monday, 3 October, the EU-"Israel" Association Council convened in Brussels, Belgium, after a gap of 10 years. While the meeting was originally touted as including the participation of Zionist prime minister Yair Lapid — responsible just two months ago for the bombing of Gaza that took the lives of 49 Palestinians, including 17 children …
(2022-10-03). Support & Pre-Order New Book — 'Sanctions: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy'. iacenter.org Donate! Pre-Order your book now! Help an international campaign opposing US sanctions on more than 40 countries. A Crime Against Humanity. Help cover our printing costs. All donations of $25 or MORE will receive a copy of Sanctions: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy A 200 page book produced by the SanctionsKill Campaign, delivered in November, 2022.
(2022-10-03). Al Falasteniyeh: New Palestinian media network committed to return and liberation. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes Al Falasteniyeh Media Network, a new Palestinian media initiative that aims to link Palestinians inside occupied Palestine and everywhere in exile and diaspora together with Arab and international liberation movements, with a clear and principled commitment to anti-normalization, return and liberation. With the slogan, "From the River to the …
(2022-10-03). Fighting for the rights and sovereignty of Iranian women. struggle-la-lucha.org 
(2022-10-03). Canada slaps new sanctions on Iran after backing riots. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — Canadian government is imposing new sanctions on Iran over the crackdown on foreign-backed riots, local media said on Monday.
(2022-10-03). Hillary Clinton planning 2024 presidential run. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — A former aide to Bill Clinton says Hillary Clinton is positioning herself for another run at the Presidency and is attacking Biden's immigration policy in an attempt to appear more centrist than Joe Biden.
(2022-10-03). Brazil's elections yield runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro amid mounting political crisis. wsws.org The threats to living standards and democratic rights cannot be confronted at the ballot box on October 30, but only by the mass struggles of the Brazilian and international working class.
(2022-10-03). Quebec election campaign dominated by anti-immigrant agitation. wsws.org Quebec's provincial election has provided the ruling class with an opportunity to intensify its anti-immigrant campaign—part of a pronounced chauvinist turn that has been underway for nearly two decades.