(2022-08-22). Majority of Chinese consumers value trademark protection: survey. ecns.cn Chinese consumers have a relatively high level of awareness when it comes to intellectual property rights with the majority valuing trademark protection, an industrial survey showed.
(2022-08-22). Russian FSB detains ISIL force plotting attack in India. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — News sources on Monday reported that the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a suicide bomber, a member of the ISIL terrorist organization.
(2022-08-22). Palestinian collective struggle on the rise inside occupation prisons. samidoun.net 
Palestinian prisoners announced that they will pursue steps of collective struggle inside occupation prisons beginning on Monday, 22 August. These collective struggle steps were suspended in March 2022 after an agreement was purportedly reached to improve conditions for Palestinian detainees whose rights are systematically violated by occupation forces, from denial of family visits to constant …
(2022-08-22). The world says: "Free Khalil Awawdeh!" as Palestinian prisoner continues hunger strike for 172nd day. samidoun.net 
Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh has continued his hunger strike for the 172nd day. Since his detention was "suspended" on Friday, 19 August, he has been held in Assaf Harofeh hospital, where he has been interviewed by journalists and visited by his family members and loved ones. He has repeatedly affirmed that he will only end …
(2022-08-22). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Twenty Palestinians In West Bank. imemc.org 
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the Israeli soldiers stormed and violently searched dozens of homes across the occupied West Bank, and abducted twenty Palestinians, including fathers and sons, and a young woman. The invasions targeted cities, towns, villages, and refugee camps, across the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem. Among the abducted …
(2022-08-22). 8/20 LEE SIU HIN: Stupid Self-Defeating U.S. Sanctions Make China Even Stronger. indybay.org Why the latest desperate, racist and phony high-tech ban against China by the U.S. — the CHIPS Act — won't work and will only serve to put taxpayer money into the wallets of corporate America and the corrupt politicians.
(2022-08-22). FM urges Sweden to respect basic rights of Hamid Nouri. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — In a meeting with Sweden's envoy to Tehran, the Iranian Foreign Minister called for the immediate release of Iranian citizen Hamid Nouri, stressing his complete acquittal.
(2022-08-22). Irán ratifica defensa de sus derechos en diálogo en Viena. telesurtv.net El mandatario iraní enfatizó que su administración "no atará el sustento del pueblo a ningún factor externo".
(2022-08-22). California poised to celebrate 2022 International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org Together, we will call for the Great State of California to stand in solidarity with H. Res 615. People of African descent and friends across the diaspora stand against systemic racism and supports the transformational agenda for racial justice and equality as identified in the Systemic Racism Report, and implemented through the subsequent Human Rights Council Resolution and the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.
(2022-08-22). Sunday 8/21: Stop the Trigger Laws!: March and Rally to Defend Abortion Rights. indybay.org San José City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95113…
(2022-08-22). Friday 8/26: ShutDown the Anti-Abortion Action by "ProLifeSF" at UC Berkeley. indybay.org Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley (near Bancroft and Telegraph)…
(2022-08-22). Committee for Public Education meeting passes resolution opposing censorship of David Berger. wsws.org "Educators have an immediate stake in the campaign to defend Dr Berger's democratic rights and support his public advocacy for the maintenance of proper health measures in the face of the ongoing pandemic" — CFPE resolution.
(2022-08-21). US says Russia trying to bypass Western sanctions via Turkey. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told Turkey's Deputy Finance Minister Yunus Elitas that Russian entities and individuals were attempting to use Turkey to bypass Western sanctions imposed over the Ukraine war.
(2022-08-21). Occupation raids, attacks Palestinian organizations: EU, US and Canada are complicit! samidoun.net 
In the early morning hours of Thursday, 18 August, armed Israeli occupation forces invaded the offices of seven prominent Palestinian NGOs, civil society organizations and human rights defenders: the Health Work Committees, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Al-Haq, Union of Palestinian Women's Committees, Bisan Centre, Defence for Children International  ; Palestine, and the …
(2022-08-21). The Biden-Trump Persecution Of Julian Assange. popularresistance.org For a good while one could blame Trump for the prosecutorial monstrosity perpetrated on journalist Julian Assange. But now it's time for Trump to move over. The single worst assault on the first amendment and a free press in recent centuries is no longer solely his. Biden owns it. Biden could end this state persecution of a journalist today, if he felt like it. A persecution that a U.N. expert has called torture. A persecution that could easily lead to Assange's death. | But maybe that's the point. Indeed, if killing Assange isn't the point, Biden should prove it, by pardoning him now. Biden doesn't feel like it.
(2022-08-21). Americans know they have to cooperate with Iran in final step. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — An adviser to Iranian negotiating team in the Vienna talks on the removal of sanctions says the US has to cooperate with Iran in the remaining steps to reach an agreement.
(2022-08-21). Final ISIS Kidnapper sentenced to Life for Role in Kayla Mueller's Death. juancole.com By Ryan Knappenberger |  ; ( Cronkite News )  ; ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A second ISIS militant was sentenced to life in prison Friday for the kidnapping and killing of Prescott native Kayla Mueller, a relief to her parents who pledged to continue fighting for her memory. "Now we can set this behind us," Carl …
(2022-08-21). Sunday 8/21: Stop the Trigger Laws!: March and Rally to Defend Abortion Rights. indybay.org San José City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95113…
(2022-08-21). The Deadly Business Of Reporting Truth. popularresistance.org Violence is the most basic and blunt form of press censorship. To kill or imprison a journalist is to silence the public's source of news. To date, 33 journalists around the world have been killed this year and another 494 are currently imprisoned, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Put another way, thus far in 2022, on average, once per week somewhere in the world a journalist is killed for reporting the news. | Sometimes these cases make headlines, as was true in October 2018 when Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian journalist who reported for the Middle East Eye and the Washington Post, was murdered by…
(2022-08-21). Defense industry achievements symbol of sanction failure. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf noted that the achievements of the country's defense industry reflect the failure of the enemies' sanctions.
(2022-08-21). Iran FM holds meeting with family of detained pilgrim. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdolahian has held a meeting with the family of an Iranian Hajj pilgrim who is still in detention in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
(2022-08-21). 8/20 LEE SIU HIN: Stupid Self-Defeating U.S. Sanctions Make China Even Stronger. indybay.org Why the latest desperate, racist and phony high-tech ban against China by the U.S. — the CHIPS Act — won't work and will only serve to put taxpayer money into the wallets of corporate America and the corrupt politicians.
(2022-08-21). Raeisi says not retreat from nation's rights in any talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — President of Iran Ebrahim Raeisi said Sunday that his country will not retreat from the Iranian nation's rights in any negotiations.
(2022-08-21). California poised to celebrate 2022 International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org Together, we will call for the Great State of California to stand in solidarity with H. Res 615. People of African descent and friends across the diaspora stand against systemic racism and supports the transformational agenda for racial justice and equality as identified in the Systemic Racism Report, and implemented through the subsequent Human Rights Council Resolution and the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.
(2022-08-20). The Sinuous Interference of the Clergy in the Processes of Hope in Abya Yala. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Catholic bishop arrested in Nicaragua in rebellion against justice Regularly, in the Catholic Continent of Abya Yala, we do not hear news about "imprisonment" or "detention by justice" of bishops. Much less in countries with "progressive" governments. The "impunity" of the Catholic or evangelical hierarchy in these lands full of faith is almost…
(2022-08-20). Access To Medicines Summit Urges More Decisive Action Against Big Pharma. popularresistance.org From July 19-21, activists from across the globe gathered in Istanbul for the second edition of the Global Summit on Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines (GSIPA2M). This event is a biennial gathering organized by the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) and Make Medicines Affordable consortium to hold critical debates and discussions on ensuring that intellectual property rights don't undermine equitable access to lifesaving medicines. | At the summit, one thing became crystal clear: the challenges of the Access to Medicines (A2M) movement are diverse and enormous. They include Big Pharm…
(2022-08-20). The Chris Hedges Report: Psychology Of A Klansman. popularresistance.org On Jan. 9, 1966, the White Knights of the Mississippi Ku Klux Klan murdered the Black civil rights activist Vernon Dahmer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, after firebombing and shooting into his house. It was one of thousands of hate crimes conducted in the South by whites who waged a reign of terror against Blacks to frighten them from abandoning calls for desegregation and voting rights. Terrorism by white vigilantes against religious and ethnic minorities is ingrained in the DNA of American society going back to the slave patrols—and has only escalated in recent years. The FBI recorded 8,263 reported hate cr…
(2022-08-20). Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Near Nablus. imemc.org 
On Friday, Israeli soldiers abducted a former political prisoner at a military roadblock near Nablus in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers installed a sudden military roadblock near Za'tara town, south of Nablus, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID …
(2022-08-20). Kansas Shows Abortion Rights Can Win in Red States. commondreams.org Conservatives value their constitutional rights—and young progressives are highly motivated by abortion. Are Democrats listening?
(2022-08-20). How Latin America Could Inform The US Fight For Reproductive Justice. popularresistance.org When Dobbs vs. Jackson was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, overturning Roe v. Wade, the case drew all eyes to reproductive rights issues in the United States. For half a century, advocates around the world looked to Roe v. Wade as a landmark decision and advocacy model for reproductive justice. But the Dobbs decision now places the United States behind other countries that center women's autonomy and human dignity in the regulation of abortion. | As Latin American feminist advocates, we have seen firsthand how the lack of access to safe and legal abortions has impacted the life and health of many wo…
(2022-08-20). U.S. ended Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' immigration policy. america.cgtn.com The U.S. so-called 'Remain in Mexico' policy for migrants, introduced by the Trump administration back in 2019, has now come to an end. Despite attempting to cancel the policy on his first day in office, President Joe Biden has had to fight to change immigration …
