(2022-04-06). Ukraine's Planned Emulation Of Israel Will Equate Russians To Palestinians. oneworld.press Every objective observer should be extremely concerned about Zelensky's plan to transform Ukraine into a so-called "big Israel". The human rights of that country's Russian minority are poised to be even more ruthlessly violated with impunity following Israel's precedent against the Palestinians. That's why it's incumbent for the denazification goal of Russia's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine to succeed.
(2022-04-06). Palestinian Detainee Faces Serious Health Complications In Israeli Prison. imemc.org 
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that cancer-stricken detainee Abdul-Basset Ma'tan is facing serious health complications in Israeli prisons and is not receiving the needed specialized care. The PPS said Ma'taan, 48, from Burqa town east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, requires ongoing specialized medical treatment for his cancer and suffers …
(2022-04-06). Why Should Progressives Embrace a 21st Century Economic Bill of Rights? Because They Already Do. commondreams.org Progressives need to make clear to the American people that they have a cohesive economic program for the country—one that the American People want.
(2022-04-06). GOP Threatens to Tank Covid Funding in Bid to Preserve Trump Immigration Policy. commondreams.org Democrats accused Senate Republicans of holding key coronavirus aid "hostage" in an effort to protect Title 42, a Trump-era migrant expulsion order that rights groups have condemned as inhumane.
(2022-04-06). Putin says world faces food crisis due to West's sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said sanctions imposed by Western nations would lead to a global food crisis.
(2022-04-06). U.S. to Announce New Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Killings. themoscowtimes.com Zelensky likened Russia's actions to Nazi atrocities in an impassioned speech by videolink to the 15-member UN Security Council on Tuesday.
(2022-04-06). BRICS leaders to discuss Afghanistan, attempts by terror organizations to use its territory as a sanctuary. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): India will be chairing the 13th BRICS summit on Thursday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the meet virtually. India's chairship in 2021 has coincided with the 15th anniversary of BRICS.
(2022-04-05). IMF Admits US Dollar Hegemony Declining, due to Rise of Chinese Yuan, Sanctions on Russia. orinocotribune.com 
By Benjamin Norton — Mar 31, 2022 | The US-dominated International Monetary Fund warns of an "erosion of dollar dominance," noting use of Chinese yuan in global central bank reserves is increasing, while Western sanctions on Russia could strengthen other currencies. | The US-dominated International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that the hegemony of the dollar is in noticeable decline. | At the same time, the Chinese currency, the yuan or renminbi, is slowly growing in influence, along with other currencies, according to the IMF. | In 2000, roughly 70% of global foreign exchange reserves were held in U…
(2022-04-05). World hunger and the war in Ukraine. iacenter.org By Vijay Prashad April 5, 2022 During this war on Ukraine, No Cold War launched a new publication called Briefings, which will be factual texts on matters of global concern. Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research shared this first briefing: Billions of people around the world will suffer from this hunger crisis. The war in Ukraine, along with sanctions imposed by the United States and Western countries against Russia, have caused global food, fertilizer and fuel prices to skyrocket and endanger the world food supply. This conflict is exacerbating the existing crisis of global hunger and imperils the living…
(2022-04-05). US hypocrisy on full display at Negev Summit. liberationnews.org 
A self-appointed advocate for human rights in the Ukraine, here the U.S. government quietly colluded against the people of the region with some of the most reactionary and repressive regimes in the world…
(2022-04-05). Saharawi people continue decades-long struggle for full freedom. peoplesdispatch.org Spain's betrayal of the Saharawi people and their struggle for full independence has been met with outrage by the people of Western Sahara and Spain alike. Babouzeid Mohamad Said Labbihi, the president of the Sahrawi Collective of Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the impact of the move as well as the ongoing campaign of persecution and human rights violations faced by Saharawi activists and people. Said Labbihi declared that "It is a violation of international humanitarian law, and encourages the Moroccan occupation to commit crimes against humanity and war crimes against Sahrawi ci…
(2022-04-05). Russian Man Detained for Knocking Down 'Z' Monument. themoscowtimes.com The Latin letter "Z" has become a symbol of support for Russian troops amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
(2022-04-05). 5 suspects detained over deadly stabbing attack on clergymen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) — The prosecutor general of the major Iranian city of Mashhad where a man attacked seminary students in Imam Reza shrine earlier on Tuesday said that 5 people have been arrested so far over the stabbing attack.
(2022-04-05). Over 1,000 prisoners pardoned in Algeria, including many Hirak protesters. peoplesdispatch.org On Sunday, April 3, Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune granted clemency to around 70 Hirak protesters and also pardoned hundreds of convicted prisoners. According to Algerian state media, Tebboune signed "a presidential decree pardoning 1,076 convicted detainees on the occasion of the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan" and "ordered clemency measures for 70 people accused in matters of public disorder." This was after the Algerian authorities released more than 50 Hirak activists on Wednesday and Thursday last week. | According to the report, the clemency orders issued yesterday included the Hirak act…
(2022-04-05). The Fight for Labor Rights in Mexico. progressive.org Activists are beginning to undo the damage done by NAFTA.
(2022-04-05). Georgia Governor Candidate Stacey Abrams Is Now Worth $3M From Book And Speaking Fees. moguldom.com Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is now a millionaire three times over. The voting rights activist and Spelman College graduate, who launched her second campaign for governor of the peach state in 2021, has reportedly overcome financial hurdles which plagued her when she ran in 2018 against current Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Abrams is now …
(2022-04-05). NATO introduces women's rights to primitive societies. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat — Hillary Clinton NATOApril 5, 2022 NATO hosts women peacebuilders and mediators from the Middle East and North Africa to discuss their work and the Women, Peace and Security agenda On 22 March 2022, NATO organized a …
(2022-04-05). Reproductive Rights Advocates Brace for Oklahoma's Near-Total Abortion Ban. commondreams.org Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to sign a bill that would punish abortion providers with 10 years in prison or a $100,000 fine.
(2022-04-05). Rights or Power: TANC Organizing Committee on SF's 'Right to Organize'. indybay.org 'Right to organize' legislation limits its nominal goal and solidifies conditions unfavorable to mass tenant power.
(2022-04-05). U.S., Britain to Seek Russia's Suspension From UN Rights Council. themoscowtimes.com Suspending Russia from the council would require a vote in favor by two-thirds of the UN General Assembly.
(2022-04-05). March in Saint Paul demands: "Stand up against hate! justice for our Asian siblings!" fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – On the afternoon of April 2, about 50 people gathered for a protest in Saint Paul's Frogtown area to "Stand up against hate" and demand justice for Asian people who have been targeted in hate crimes, discrimination and violence. | The action was organized by Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) and Minnesota 8 (MN8) and was called in response to the recent attacks on the Asian community in New York City as well as commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings. The Atlanta Young's Asian Massage victims include: Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie T…
(2022-04-05). Canada's War Propaganda, Censorship and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. globalresearch.ca In Canada the CBC has suffered a tremendous loss of audience and credibility by making itself a publicity operation for the COVID officialdom whose key figure heads include Justin Trudeau. Seeking the votes of Ukrainian nationalists in Canada, many of …
(2022-04-05). The Coming Global Financial Revolution. popularresistance.org The first challenge by a major power to what became known as the petrodollar has come in 2022. In the month after the Ukraine conflict began, the U.S. and its European allies imposed heavy financial sanctions on Russia in response to the illegal military invasion. The Western measures included freezing nearly half of the Russian central bank's 640 billion U.S. dollars in financial reserves, expelling several of Russia's largest banks from the SWIFT global payment system, imposing export controls aimed at limiting Russia's access to advanced technologies, closing down their airspace and ports to Russian planes and…
(2022-04-05). McFaul's Suggestion To Sanction The Russian Patriarch Proves His Russophobia. oneworld.press McFaul can't propose sanctioning Patriarch Kirill on the basis that he's supposedly not a true Christian like the former ambassador implied for supporting alleged war crimes that Russia purportedly carried out in Bucha according to Kiev's very questionable official narrative while not proposing the same against those rabbis that still support Israel despite its documented and therefore indisputable war crimes against the Palestinians.
(2022-04-05). US Double Standards Policy On Russian Energy Resources. Europe Pays. southfront.org 
emptyNow European countries along with their leader the United States pursue the world policy focused on Russia and especially measures to downplay the country. | Amid the Ukraine crisis the Western countries have involved all possible actions from economic pressure (sanctions) to hostile rhetoric in mass media in order to stymie Moscow. Although the results of such policy show that it plays against the Western countries themselves. | The measures being undertaken to destabilize Russia shake do…
(2022-04-05). More Weapons, Sanctions: U.S. Lays Out Next Phase of Response Against Russia. themoscowtimes.com The United States is upping pressure on multiple fronts against President Vladimir Putin, officials said Monday.
(2022-04-05). Sanctioned Russian Banks To Expand Into Crimea. themoscowtimes.com Heavily sanctioned by the West, most Russian banks now have little to fear from working in the annexed territory.
(2022-04-05). US Stops Russian Bond Payments. anti-empire.com 
Source: The United States stopped the Russian government on Monday from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held at American banks, in a move meant to ratchet up pressure on Moscow and eat into its holdings of U.S. dollars. | Under sanctions put in place after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, foreign currency reserves held by the Russian central bank at U.S. financial institutions were frozen. | But the Treasury Department had been allowing the Russian government to use those funds to m…
(2022-04-05). Sanctions imperil space cooperation, Russia says. ecns.cn The head of Russia's space program said on Saturday that the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance after the space agencies of the United States, the European Union, and Canada missed a deadline to meet Russian demands for lifting sanctions on Russian enterprises and hardware.
(2022-04-05). Hit By Sanctions, Lada Factory Town Braces for Tough Times. themoscowtimes.com "For Tolyatti, the factory is everything. The whole city was built around it."
(2022-04-05). The Heat: Russia accused of war crimes. america.cgtn.com 
Countries like France and Germany are expelling Russian diplomats as the United States is pushing for more sanctions against Russia and accuses the country of committing war crimes. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denies those accusations and says that the West should consider its own …
