(2022-03-02). "Ukrainians Only": Nigerian Student Fleeing War Describes Rampant Racism Against Africans at Border. democracynow.org 
The United Nations reports more than 800,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia attacked last week, but many foreign nationals trying to escape have described racist discrimination and abuse, saying they were turned away from buses and at the border, while Ukrainians were welcomed with open arms. We speak with one of the African students who documented their experiences on Twitter with the hashtag #AfricansInUkraine. Nigerian student Alexander Somto Orah says the discriminatory treatment he and other African students faced started at the train station in Kyiv and continued at the border with Poland. "We…
(2022-03-02). Nigerian Student Fleeing War Describes Rampant Racism Against Africans at Border. truthout.org 
The United Nations reports more than 800,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia attacked last week, but many foreign nationals trying to escape have described racist discrimination and abuse, saying they were turned away from buses and at the border, while Ukrainians were welcomed with open arms. We speak with one of the African students who documented their experiences on Twitter with the hashtag #AfricansInUkraine. Nigerian student Alexander Somto Orah says the discriminatory treatment…
(2022-03-02). Llegamos en Busca de Asilo, Pero Lo Que Encontramos Fue Peligro. aclu.org Hace un año, gracias a un proceso jurídico, me permitieron cruzar un puente para entrar a los Estados Unidos con mi esposo y mis tres hijas — después de haber pasado más de 16 meses viviendo el peligro y la pobreza, a unos pasos de la frontera del sur. Mi familia sigue intentando sobreponerse al trauma de esta terrible experiencia. Pero ahora, el gobierno de los EE. UU. ha reactivado la política que nos causó tanto sufrimiento, con la que expulsa a los que buscan asilo, enviándolos a la ciudad de Matamoros, México, que está bajo el control de un cartel, lo cual pone en peligro las familias. | Los dichos…
(2022-03-02). My Family Came to Seek Asylum, But Found Danger Instead. aclu.org One year ago, as part of a lawsuit, I was permitted to cross a bridge into the United States with my husband and three daughters — after more than 16 months living in danger and poverty, just beyond the Southern border. Our family is still trying to overcome the trauma of this ordeal. But now, the U.S. government has restarted the policy that caused us so much suffering, expelling asylum-seekers back into the cartel-controlled city of Matamoros, Mexico, and putting more families in danger. | The so-called "Migrant Protection Protocols" (MPP), first introduced by President Trump, required families like ou…
(2022-03-02). 'I'm proud to be Russian,' says football star after being targeted by Ukraine players. rt.com 
Artem Dzyuba said he is against discrimination as he answered Ukraine star Vitaliy Mykolenko's online callout | Russian football star Artem Dzuyba has broken his silence on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine which has led to an unprecedented ban on athletes from his homeland, after he was accused of failing to comment on the situation by Everton's Ukrainian star Vitaliy Mykolenko. | Mykolenko, who joined the Premier League side from Dynamo Kiev in the January transfer window, slammed Dzyuba online for failing to speak out against the Russian offensive, claiming that sanctions imposed on Russia will lead to him be…
(2022-03-02). Biden's Immigration "Fix" Involves Jailing Migrants in Their Homes. truthout.org 
The Biden administration is launching a new program of digital incarceration — otherwise known as electronic monitoring or
(2022-03-02). Honduras: Jailed Environmental Activists Released (Guapinol Water Protectors). orinocotribune.com Six of the eight Honduran environmentalists, who were in prison, were released by a ruling from the court of Trujillo. | On February 24, the Court of Trujillo in Colón Department of Honduras ruled in favor of six of the eight Honduran environmentalists prosecuted for the Guapinol case. They have now been released from prison. | The court resolution came two weeks after the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) ordered the release of the Guapinol defenders by granting two injunction appeals in their favor. | Guapinol water protectors José Daniel Márquez, José Abelino Cedillo, Ewer Cedillo…
(2022-03-02). Colombia's prison chief sacked amid corruption scandal. colombiareports.com The director of Colombia's prison authority was sacked after media reported that guards helped an extradited businessman leave jail. The director of La Picota prison was also fired after television…
(2022-03-02). 1,300 Hershey's workers in Virginia voting on unionization. peoplesworld.org 
STUART'S DRAFT, Va.—Despite rampant corporate labor law-breaking and insults to the union they seek to join, some 1,300 workers at the Hershey's chocolate plant in Stuart's Draft, Va., just southwest of Staunton, are voting on whether to join the Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers. If the union wins, those workers, who make …
(2022-03-02). Georgia facing new regime change over not sending fighters to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Georgian head of state, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, and his ruling Georgian Dream party are being accused by French-born President Salome Zourabichvili and former president Mikheil Saakashvili, currently in prison, of being Russian agents for not levying sanctions against Russia and not allowing Georgian armed formations to go to Ukraine to fight in the …
(2022-03-02). Tuesday 3/1: Democracy & the Black Vote: The Problem of Voter Suppression. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…