Daily Archives: March 6, 2022

2022-03-06: News Headlines

Staff (2022-03-06). News site founded by Pussy Riot activists blocked in Russia. rt.com MediaZona says that it has been blocked because it is "honestly covering what is happening in Ukraine" | News outlet MediaZona, which was founded in 2014 by members of the anarchist punk group Pussy Riot, has been blocked by the Russian authorities. It's the latest in the growing crackdown on liberal media since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | On Sunday, the portal issued a statement saying that media watchdog Roskomnadzor demanded that it delete the entire website following an order from the Prosecutor General's Office. | Zona.media can be found on the watchdog's registry of restricted intern…

Direct Action Everywhere (2022-03-06). Saturday 3/5: Meetup: Emotional Management for Activists. indybay.org Crescent Lawn UC Berkeley, Center St, Berkeley, CA 94720 | If you cannot join in person you can join on Zoom at 11: 15am, the Zoom link is dxe.io/meetupzoom…

Staff (2022-03-06). Ukraine war reveals ugly face of racism in Europe. en.mehrnews.com The war in Ukraine has sparked a public backlash in other parts of the world against what activists and observers call the resurgence of "racism" in Europe.

Toby Blomé (2022-03-06). MARCH for PEACE in UKRAINE; Global Day of Action. indybay.org Co-sponsored by CODEPINK & Democratic Socialists of America, and other allies. | Join us in a march through the streets of San Francisco to Stand in Solidarity for Peace in Ukraine. Our shared demands are:…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-03-06). Yemenis Protest Continuing U.S. Supplied Saudi – UAE Air War. indybay.org Massive U.S. and European support to besieged Ukrainians in sharp contrast to U.S. participation in Saudi – UAE air war against Yemen…

Staff (2022-03-06). Saudi-led coalition launches air raids on Yemen. en.mehrnews.com News sources reported Sunday morning that Saudi-led coalition fighter jets have bombarded some areas in Yemen in the past few hours…

Staff (2022-03-06). Yemenis take control of areas in Saudi Arabia's Jazan. en.mehrnews.com Yemeni army forces and popular committees have taken control of an area on the Saudi border.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-06). Iran wants US to give solid guarantee not to withdraw JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com Turning to the talks which are ongoing in Austria, a member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that the country wants US to give a guarantee not to withdraw from JCPOA once again.

Staff (2022-03-06). Iran female handball team to participate in Asian C'ships. en.mehrnews.com The Iranian female national Junior handball team departed for Kazakhstan to participate in the 16th Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-06). Iran's crude oil exports exceed 1.5 million bpd. en.mehrnews.com The director-general of the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has said that the country's crude oil exports have exceeded 1.5 million barrels per day(bpd).

Staff (2022-03-06). Impulsan proyecto recreativo en casa natal de Fidel Castro en Birán. cubadebate.cu Antonio López Herrera, historiador de la comunidad de Birán y autor de este programa, destacó a la ACN la iniciativa de rescatar los diferentes espacios campestres frecuentados por el Comandante en Jefe durante su niñez y juventud, de acuerdo con las anécdotas contadas en el libro biográfico Fidel, de la escritora y periodista cubana Katiuska Blanco Castiñeira.

Staff (2022-03-06). Headlines of Iran Persian dailies on March 6. en.mehrnews.com Mehr News agency takes a look at the headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Sunday, March 6.

Staff (2022-03-06). Magnificent Persian songs echo in Zagreb concert hall. en.mehrnews.com The grandeur of Persian songs echoed at Zagreb's Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall on Friday evening as the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra performed the Iranian symphonic poem "Zarathustra Spitama".

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-06). Closing ceremony of Iran's 38th Intl. Quran Contest. en.mehrnews.com The closing ceremony of Iran's 38th International Quran competition was held on Saturday evening. A number of other political, cultural and Quranic officials were present at the event.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-06). Ulyanov describes Grossi's Tehran visit 'very successful'. en.mehrnews.com The Russian envoy to the Vienna talks has described the IAEA's director-general's visit to Tehran on Saturday as "very successful."

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-06). IAEA chief visits National Museum of Iran for 2nd time. en.mehrnews.com On the sidelines of his diplomatic trip to Tehran, the Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi paid a visit to the National Museum of Iran on Sunday for the second time.

Staff (2022-03-06). VIDEO: President plants seedling on National Arbor Day. en.mehrnews.com On the occasion of National Arbor Day, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi planted an almond seedling in the heights of the Quchak area in eastern Tehran.

Staff (2022-03-06). Total vaccine jabs in Iran hit 142.8mn. en.mehrnews.com According to the Iranian Health Ministry on Sunday, the total number of vaccines injected into Iranian people has reached 142,884,337.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-06). Bagheri, Mora meet again as Vienna talks continue. en.mehrnews.com Iran's top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani on Sunday held a bilateral meeting with the EU's Coordinator of the Vienna talks Enrique Mora.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-06). Iran trounces India in W Asian c'ships qualifiers. en.mehrnews.com The Iranian national amputee football team gained a decisive victory against the team of Iraq on Sunday in the West Asian Championship qualifiers…

Staff (2022-03-06). Esculturas: Arte, memoria y homenaje en el espacio que habitamos. cubadebate.cu Este 6 de marzo, en el Día Internacional del Escultor, con estas imágenes tomadas por fotógrafos de Cubadebate, nos unimos al reconocimiento a todos los que en el mundo han hecho y siguen haciendo mejor, con la escultura, el espacio que habitamos.

Staff (2022-03-06). Qué trae la prensa cubana, domingo 6 de marzo de 2022. cubadebate.cu

Staff (2022-03-06). Cubana Yarisley Silva cierra tercera en mitin de Rouen. cubadebate.cu El tercer puesto para Yarisley Silva en el mitin de Rouen fue el resultado más reciente del atletismo cubano este sábado durante la cita gala dedicada solo a la pértiga, y en la que el estadounidense Christopher Nilsen y la eslovena Tina Sutej acapararon titulares.

Staff (2022-03-06). Yosvani Torres sobre su forma deportiva: "La clave está en disfrutar cada sesión de entrenamiento" cubadebate.cu Lo de Yosvani Torres, el lanzador pinareño que cumplirá 42 años en junio próximo, ha sido para resaltar en la Serie Nacional 61. Torres, quien había anunciado su retiro en la temporada 59 cuando fue campeón como refuerzo de Matanzas, ha regresado hermético al montículo cubano, luego de jugar dos años en el club español Astros de Valencia, con el que se coronó en 2020.

Staff (2022-03-06). Suspenden partido entre Querétaro y Atlas de México por violenta pelea entre hinchas. cubadebate.cu Un enfrentamiento el sábado entre aficionados de los equipos mexicanos de fútbol Querétaro y el actual campeón Atlas ha dejado al menos 22 heridos, dos de ellos de gravedad. Ante la incapacidad de resolver los hechos, los escasos elementos de seguridad del estadio abrieron los accesos a la cancha para que la gente pudiera ponerse a salvo con el juego en marcha.

Staff (2022-03-06). Tercera ronda de las negociaciones entre Moscú y Kiev será este lunes, según diputado ucraniano. cubadebate.cu El diputado David Arajamia, jefe de la fracción parlamentaria del partido gobernante Servidor del Pueblo y miembro del equipo negociador de Kiev, publicó en su página en la red social Facebook que la próxima reunión será este lunes en la frontera belarusa-polaca.

Staff (2022-03-06). Ex ministro ucraniano asegura que Kiev no aceptará la neutralidad de Ucrania porque EEUU no lo permitirá. cubadebate.cu Las autoridades ucranianas no aceptarán un estatus de neutralidad para el país ni reconocerán a las repúblicas populares de Donetsk y Lugansk, ya que EE.UU. no se lo permitirá, afirmó el ex primer ministro ucraniano Nikolái Azárov en una entrevista con RIA Novosti publicada este sábado.

Staff (2022-03-06). Embajada de Rusia informa sobre los primeros turistas rusos evacuados en Cuba. cubadebate.cu En un mensaje publicado en Twitter, la sede diplomática rusa en La Habana confirmó que los 300 turistas volaron a su país en una aeronave de Aeroflot, que arribó a La Habana para colaborar en la evacuación de los turistas de su país.

Staff (2022-03-06). Venezuela Strengthens Ties with CARICOM Member Countries. orinocotribune.com CARICOM members to strengthen regional integration mechanisms in the face of imperial threat. | Venezuelan Deputy Minister for the Caribbean, Raúl Li Causi, participated in a meeting with Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit; Prime Minister of Grenada, Keith Mitchell; and the Secretary General of the Community of Caribbean Countries (CARICOM), Carla Barnett, with the aim of strengthening ties of friendship among the Caribbean nations. | Venezuela and Dominica have relations of mutual respect and cooperation. In 2018 Venezuelan authority figures were received by Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerr…

Staff (2022-03-06). Inflation in Venezuela at its Lowest Since 2014 (+Colombia). orinocotribune.com Caracas, March 5, 2022 ( Venezuela has suffered chronic inflation for several decades. From 2017 until December 2021 the inflation worsened, and Venezuela entered into a hyperinflation cycle ignited by Washington and Europe's blockade, with monthly…

Staff (2022-03-06). US sends delegation to Venezuela — media. rt.com The alleged meeting with the government Washington considers 'illegitimate' comes amid efforts to replace Russian oil | Senior US officials reportedly traveled to Venezuela to meet with President Nicolás Maduro's government as Russia's conflict with Ukraine continues. Citing multiple unnamed sources "familiar with the matter," the New York Times

Staff (2022-03-06). US officials travel to oil-rich Venezuela for talks. en.mehrnews.com Amid US efforts to isolate Putin, a delegation from Washington has traveled to Venezuela to create a rift between Moscow and Caracas.

Staff (2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…

Ira Glunts (2022-03-05). Jewish Pro-Israel Group Attacks Pro-Palestinian Activists. dissidentvoice.org The following is an email I wrote on February 20 to a group of progressive political activists from Syracuse, NY, a city less than one hour's drive east from where I live. For the last three years the Jewish Federation of Central New York (JFCNY) has sent a series of letters to the Syracuse Peace …

sputniknews (2022-03-05). World Must Not Ignore Racist Aspects of Ukraine Conflict – US Civil Rights Activists. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The world must not overlook credible instances of discrimination against Black students and residents amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict as reports of racism continue to pile up, civil rights activists told Sputnik.

Amy Booth (2022-03-05). [World Report] Activists welcome Colombia's decriminalisation of abortion. thelancet.com The ruling consolidates Latin America's swing towards pro-choice, following similar recent decisions in Argentina and Mexico. Amy Booth reports.

Codepink (2022-03-05). Solidarity with Russian anti-war protestors. zcomm.org Join us as we stand with the people of Ukraine and the protestors inside Russia to say: Stop the War…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-05). How Russia Will Counterpunch the U.S.- EU Declaration of War. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar The unelected, uber-Kafkaesque EU machine in Brussels has chosen to commit a triple hara-kiri by grandstanding as abject vassals of the Empire, destroying any remaining French and German sovereignty impulses and imposing alienation from Russia-China. Only self-sufficiency affords total independence. And the Big Picture has also been keenly understood by the Global South….

_____ (2022-03-05). Is This Russian Propaganda? popularresistance.org We're risking a very fast, very radioactive World War 3 to defend the "democracy" of a nation whose government bans opposition parties, imprisons political opponents, shuts down opposition media, and takes all its orders from Washington due to a US-backed coup in 2014. | "Defending Ukrainian democracy" makes as much sense as "Defending Mongolian seaports". | The powers responsible for destroying Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and Yemen are the same powers we're trusting to carefully navigate extremely delicate nuclear brinkmanship escalations without ending the world. | "Relax, nobody's gonna start a nuclear war…

Anonymous103 (2022-03-05). Military Situation In Yemen On March 5, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 140 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On March 4, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 10 airstrikes on the Haradh district; | On March 4, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Wadi district; | On March 4, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Sarwah district; | On March 5, clashes between Ansar Al…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-05). €4.5bn allocated to strengthen Iran's defense power. en.mehrnews.com The government was obliged to allocate €4.5 billion to strengthen defense power and strategic defense research using the financial resources of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).

Dave DeCamp (2022-03-05). September 11 Victims Want the US to Seize and Sell Iranian Oil. news.antiwar.com Families of victims of the September 11th attacks have asked the US government to seize Iranian oil that might be on a US-owned ship in Asia. Even though Iran had nothing to do with the September 11th attacks, a US court has ordered Tehran to pay out more than $3 billion to the families of …

teleSUR, JCM (2022-03-05). Irán y la OIEA comprometidos para renovar acuerdo nuclear. telesurtv.net El jefe de la agencia de control nuclear de Naciones Unidas, Rafael Grossi, se reunió este sábado con funcionarios iraníes en Teherán.

Staff (2022-03-05). Closing ceremony of 14th Fajr Visual Arts Festival. en.mehrnews.com Attended by the Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad-Mehdi Esmaeili, the closing ceremony of the 14th Fajr Visual Arts Festival was held at Vahdat Hall on Friday.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-05). Export route of Iranian goods to Russia to be eased: official. en.mehrnews.com Vice-Chairman of Non-Oil Exports Commission of Iran Chamber of Commerce said that given the latest developments between Ukraine and Russia, as well as Western sanctions, Russia will facilitate the export route for Iran.

Staff (2022-03-05). AEOI, IAEA chiefs hold meeting in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami met and held talks with the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafel Grossi in Tehran.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-05). 'Irreversible' to vie at Athens Animfest 2022 in Greece. en.mehrnews.com Iranian animation 'Irreversible' directed by Sheida Kashi will take part in the competition section of the Athens Animfest 2022 in Greece.

Staff (2022-03-05). Chávez vuelve en imágenes y anécdotas (+ Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu Corría desbocadamente el comentario de que había fallecido en Cuba, tras ser operado. Sus amigos, tristes hasta las entrañas y con la esperanza de que fueran mentiras. !Al fin! Unas imágenes nos devolvieron la alegría. °Chávez estaba vivo! Hoy vuelve a suceder el milagro, gracias a la magia de la fotografía.

Staff (2022-03-05). Ventas de garaje: Una solución vintage. cubadebate.cu Un portal despejado, unos cuantos artículos en desuso y tiempo libre es todo lo que Ana Lilian González y unas amigas necesitaron para, en enero del 2021, montar su primera venta de garaje. "Al principio teníamos miedo de que nos pusieran alguna multa porque nadie se había pronunciado al respecto de esa actividad, pero nunca pasó nada", comenta la joven, quien aprovechó la interrupción de sus estudios universitarios presenciales por la pandemia, para ganarse "un dinerito" y ocupar su tiempo libre con este negocio.

Staff (2022-03-05). Carlos Daniel Albornoz es el campeón nacional de ajedrez en modalidad Blitz. cubadebate.cu El camagàºeyano Carlos Daniel Albornoz sigue sumando lauros, esta vez al coronarse en el Campeonato Nacional de Ajedrez, en la modalidad de Blitz, celebrado este viernes en Santa Clara como antesala del clásico absoluto de la Isla. Albornoz sumó ocho puntos en nueve rondas de partidas relámpagos, con un paso impresionante a base de triunfos.

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