(2022-02-11). COVID-19: Calls grow to release people from prison. greenleft.org.au Prisons in New South Wales are rife with COVID-19. Michael Hatrick reports activists are demanding the government follow its own laws and release prisoners to keep them safe.
(2022-02-11). How & Why are Thai-Saudi Relations Improving? newatlas.report February 11, 2022 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — For three decades Thai-Saudi relations had suffered over a diplomatic row involving stolen Saudi jewelry and the unsolved murders of several Saudi diplomats in Thailand. Al Jazeera in its article, "Saudi Arabia restores ties with Thailand after gem theft dispute," would explain: In 1989, Thailand-born janitor Kriangkrai …
(2022-02-11). Progressive prosecutors: How pupils of leftwing activists come to power as attorneys. rt.com 
Kids of leftist extremists were raised in a reformist spirit. They now decide how to punish the criminals | According to San Francisco police, Troy Ramon McAlister, a habitual criminal, sped down a city street on New Year's Eve in a stolen car, ran a red light, struck another vehicle, and plowed into two pedestrians — killing them both. | McAlister, 45, who was intoxicated, got out of the car and fled into a nearby building, where officers found him within minutes and arrested him. Inside the vehicle, they allegedly found a handgun with an extended magazine and suspected drugs. | It was, said city Police…
(2022-02-11). Civilian casualties nearly doubled in Yemen since end of UN-mandated international monitoring. peoplesdispatch.org The Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen was first formed in 2017 to monitor the human rights violations and war crimes being committed by the parties in the war in Yemen. The UN Human Rights Council failed to renew its mandate in October 2021…
(2022-02-11). 40 Saudi-led coalition elements killed in Yemen Hajjah prov. en.mehrnews.com Yemeni army and popular committees killed 40 elements affiliated with Saudi aggressor coalition during an operation on "Harz" battlefield in Hajjah province.
(2022-02-11). Iran pursues balanced, neighbor-focused foreign policy. en.mehrnews.com Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said Iran still abides by the Islamic Revolution ideals, adding that his administration is still following "Neither West Nor East" foreign policy as designed by the revolution.
(2022-02-11). Tehran, Moscow developing mechanism against sanctions. en.mehrnews.com The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Tehran and Moscow are creating a mechanism to protect the two countries trade and financial exchanges from the threat of sanctions.
(2022-02-11). Public Ministry Opens Probe After Partiers Damage Famous Tepui in Canaima National Park. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, February 10, Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab instructed the 87th National Environmental Defense Office to investigate damages caused in the Canaima National Park, after a private party was held at Kusari Tepui. | The location is home to natural wonders including tepuis, the famous flat-topped or "table-top" mountains, and Angel Falls, the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world. The tepuis are considered as sacred grounds of the Pemon Indigenous people. | The information regarding the probe was released by the Attorney General of the republic, Tarek William Saab, on his Twitter…
(2022-02-11). United States: Using COVID-19 powers, Biden begins expelling Venezuelan migrants to Colombia. greenleft.org.au Despite promises by the Biden administration to respect the right to seek asylum, Washington has been denying migrants that right by invoking a provision that allows it to limit travel under the pretext of mitigating COVID-19, writes José Luis Granados Ceja.
(2022-02-10). The Left Has Culture, but the World Still Belongs to the Banks. dissidentvoice.org 
Greta Acosta Reyes (Cuba), Women Who Fight, 2020. '[T]here is great intellectual poverty on the part of the right wing', Héctor Béjar says in our latest dossier, A Map of Latin America's Present: An Interview with Héctor Béjar (February 2022). 'There is a lack of right-wing intellectuals everywhere'. Béjar speaks with a great deal of authority on …
(2022-02-10). Students Protest Fatal Police Shooting Of Amir Locke. popularresistance.org Hundreds of Twin Cities-area students walked out of class Tuesday to protest the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Amir Locke, a Black man who was killed by Minneapolis police serving a no-knock warrant at a downtown apartment. | Locke was not the subject of the warrant. | The demonstration, organized by the student organization MN Teen Activists, began at St. Paul Central High School at noon. | Students from across the Twin Cities gathered for the rally and march, including pupils from Lakeville, Hopkins, St. Louis Park and Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis. | The activists said they are demanding the resignations of…
(2022-02-10). Starbucks Fired Union Leaders In Memphis. popularresistance.org Starbucks fired seven union supporters at a store in Memphis, Tennessee, on Tuesday in what the union has portrayed as a retaliatory purge of the organizing committee. The terminations mark the most significant escalation in the battle between the world's largest coffee chain and the fast-growing Starbucks Workers United campaign. | The firings made national news, but the reality is that employers fire union activists all the time — whether it's justified or not. Labor law in the United States gives companies little to lose by ousting organizers. But due to the high profile of the Starbucks campaign, as wel…
(2022-02-10). The US Political Elite Gives Cover To The Brutal US Police State. popularresistance.org As US domestic fascism continues to evolve, there is an overt reemergence of a pro-police narrative that no one seems to be talking about. It comes amid stories that suggest that there is a crime wave in major cities across the US. In response, the mainstream press has been amplifying pundits and politicians, especially US president Biden, who argue that the police need more "resources" to better do their job. | This is the ideological offensive, the backlash, against activists' demands to "defund the police." | Press outlets like the PBS NewsHour, once considered "one of the most trusted news programs on televis…
(2022-02-10). How Kremlin's Turkish partner views Ukraine crisis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Currently posted on the site of Anadolu Agency. Ukrainian activists keep flag waving over separatist-held territories Ukraine's victory should be foremost in people's minds: Volunteer activist NATO invites Russia for new round of talks amid Ukraine tension Soldiers on frontline in Ukraine guess Russia's next move Life near Eastern Ukraine's frontline…
(2022-02-10). Police repress workers' protest for living wages in Port au Prince and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at protests by textile workers in Port au Prince, Wet'suwet'en activists' report to the UN on rights violations by Canada, and more…
(2022-02-10). Headlines for February 10, 2022. democracynow.org CDC Continues to Recommend Indoor Masking as More States Roll Back COVID Restrictions, GOP Rep. Hal Rogers Apologizes for Telling Black Caucus Chair Rep. Joyce Beatty, "Kiss My Ass", Russia Opens Joint War Games with Belarus as U.S. Troops Mobilize to Romania and Poland, Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Peter Navarro, Who Boasted of Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election, Biden Administration Unveils $5 Billion Plan to Fund Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Climate Experts Detail Misinformation by Fossil Fuel Cos. as Oil CEOs Refuse to Testify to Congress, Youth Climate Activists Sue Virginia for Violating The…
(2022-02-10). #BiebsStay4Justice: Artists & civil society organizations ask Justin Bieber to say NO to Apartheid. samidoun.net 
Samidoun supports the following campaign by the Canadian BDS Coalition: Dozens of artists and organizations from around the world say #BiebsStay4Justice Fellow artists and civil society organizations ask Justin Bieber to say NO to Apartheid Justice Bieber is scheduled to play in Tel Aviv in October 2022 as part of his "The Justice World Tour" This …
(2022-02-10). San José protests against U.S. war on Russia. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Saturday, February 5, anti-war protesters gathered in front of San José's City Hall to demand an end to imperial saber rattling in eastern Europe. Speakers from CODEPINK, Freedom Road Socialism (FRSO), National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Party for Socialism and Liberation, and the El Barrio Defense Committee gathered a crowd of 30 onlookers while calling for end to the war drive against Russia. | Mike Paradela of FRSO said "We called the protest because what the U.S. government is doing is not good for working people. NATO does not benefit working people, it began as an al…
(2022-02-10). Barack Obama's father identified as CIA asset in U.S. drive to "recolonize" Africa during early days of the Cold War. mronline.org 
Over the last decade, the U.S. has been quietly expanding its covert intelligence empire in Africa as part of a growing geopolitical rivalry with China.
(2022-02-10). Stop the U.S. war machine! iacenter.org By Minnie Bruce Pratt February 8, 2022 During the week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 6., an ad hoc coalition of U.S. anti-imperialist organizations in the United States held over 70 protests against U.S. and NATO aggressive actions directed at Russia. These ranged from holding signs and banners in well-trafficked areas or on highway overpasses to days of protest Feb. 5-6 to show the breadth of opposition to a U.S. war. The groups called the actions because the U.S., working through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is threatening war on Russia, using the pretext that Russia is trying to invade Ukraine. The underlying…
(2022-02-10). The follies of US, UK in Russia-Ukraine conflict. asiatimes.com 
The warning by the US that Russia could invade Ukraine sounds like a repeat of the warmongering rhetoric used previously by George W Bush's administration to oust Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi from power over unsubstantiated allegations that they were in possession of weapons of mass destruction. To avoid being drawn into another US-led war …
(2022-02-10). Rep. Ro Khanna: The U.S. Could End the Yemen War Tomorrow. It's Time to Stop Arming the Saudis. democracynow.org 
President Joe Biden had promised to end support for offensive operations by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and stop all "relevant" arms sales, but the U.S. continues to service Saudi warplanes, and the administration recently approved the sale of $650 million in air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia. Congressmember Ro Khanna, one of the most outspoken congressional critics of the war, says the U.S. has the power to stop the fighting. "We could ground the Saudi Air Force to a halt tomorrow if we stopped supplying them with tires and parts," says Khanna. "Instead, we continue to author…
(2022-02-10). Saudi Arabia Levels Up Atrocities against Yemen as Allies Offer Muted Response. journal-neo.org 
Saudi Arabia's determination to lay waste to Yemen has reached new heights over the past few weeks, adding to an already deplorable litany of war crimes. Faced with the possibility of a new war front, in that the Houthis directed their ire directly at the United Arab Emirates after Riyadh called on their help to …
(2022-02-10). Saudi-Led Coalition Says Four Injured After Shrapnels Fell Near Abha Airport, Reports Say. sputniknews.com Earlier, the Saudi-led coalition announced a new operation against Yemen's Shia Houthi movement.
(2022-02-10). Yemen: January Saw Highest Civilian Casualties in Saudi Air War Since 2016. news.antiwar.com A monthly summary from According to the data, 139 civilians were killed by Saudi air raids, and another 287 were wounded. It was the highest number of civilian casualties recorded in a single month since October 2016. | The deadliest air raid of the month hit a migrant detention facility in Sadaa on January 21st, which killed at least 91 civilians and wounded at le…
(2022-02-10). Military Situation In Yemen On February 10, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 68 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On February 9, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 10 airstrikes on the Sanaa province; | On February 9, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 2 airstrikes on the Jubah district; | On February 9, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 2 airstrikes on the Wadi district; | On February 9, warplanes o…
(2022-02-10). Israel's Bennett Demands Deadline for Iran Nuclear Deal Talks in Meeting With German FM. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett According to a statement put out by Bennett's office, he told Baerbock that a revival of the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, would "endanger the entire region." He also "emphasized that a target date must be set for the conclusion of the negotiations." | In a press confer…
(2022-02-10). How & Why are Thai-Saudi Relations Improving? journal-neo.org 
For three decades Thai-Saudi relations had suffered over a diplomatic row involving stolen Saudi jewelry and the unsolved murders of several Saudi diplomats in Thailand. Al Jazeera in its article, "Saudi Arabia restores ties with Thailand after gem theft dispute," would explain: In 1989, Thailand-born janitor Kriangkrai Techamong stole $20m worth of precious gems from …
(2022-02-10). What The Cuban Missile Crisis Can Teach Us About Today's Ukraine Crisis. popularresistance.org During the 1962 Cuban crisis, the situation was remarkably similar to that in today's Eastern Europe, although the great power roles were reversed. | In 1962, the Soviet Union had encroached on the U.S. government's self-defined sphere of influence by installing medium-range nuclear missiles in Cuba, a nation only 90 miles from U.S. shores. The Cuban government had requested the missiles as a deterrent to a U.S. invasion, an invasion that seemed quite possible given the long history of U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs, as well as the 1961 U.S.-sponsored Bay of Pigs invasion. | The Soviet government was amenable…
(2022-02-10). "We want to be able to share a better world with Cuba": Carolina Vega on creating revolutionary art. peoplesdispatch.org 
Peoples Dispatch spoke to Carolina Vega, a Cuban-American artist based in Los Angeles on her participation in the Vital Lines/Líneas Vitales exhibit…
(2022-02-10). Venezuelan Authorities Present Evaluation of Operation Guaicaipuro 2 (+El Koki). orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, February 9, Venezuelan Minister of Internal Relations, Justice and Peace, General Remigio Ceballos, offered an evaluation on the Guaicaipuro 2 operation. The operation was activated in Las Tejerías, Aragua state, and managed to capture 13 criminals and neutralize 5 during the clashes. Among them is Carlos "El Koki" Revette, a criminal leader long sought by Venezuelan authorities after the dismantling of his gang in Cota 905 of Caracas. | During a press conference, Ceballos indicated that Operation Guaicaipuro 2 included the deployment of law enforcement agencies and the National Armed Force (FANB)…
(2022-02-10). Venezuela: Gang Leader 'Koki' Killed in Police Operation. venezuelanalysis.com The heavy deployment in Aragua state came months after a similar one in the Cota 905 barrio in Caracas.
(2022-02-10). Curaàßao Changes Course, Attempts to Strengthen Relations with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Although there is no precise information on the reopening of the maritime border between Venezuela and Curaàßao, representatives of the Curaàßao tourism office are on a visit to Venezuela's Falcón state to establish commercial relations with chambers of commerce and businessmen. | The delegation, which includes the director of the Curaàßao tourist office, Marcos Leal, and its marketing director Marcos Salazar, has a busy agenda given that they are visiting only until Thursday, February 10. | Curaàßao's delegation said that they will meet with some mayors, members of FEDECAMARAS (Venezuela'
(2022-02-10). President Maduro Appoints Four New Female Ministers. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, February 9, the President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro announced changes in his ministerial cabinet. The president announced that four women will lead four of the government's ministerial portfolios. | Through his Twitter account he announced that Clara Vidal will assume the leadership of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, a position previously held by Roside González, spokeswoman for the United Indigenous Movement of Venezuela. | La Lcda. Clara Vidal asumirá la jefatura del Ministerio del Poder Popular para los Pueblos Indígenas, con el fin de llevar a nuestras hermanas y hermanos originarios ate…