(2023-06-25). Four suspects under criminal detention for gas explosion that killed 31 in NW China. ecns.cn Four suspects have been put under criminal detention in connection to a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in Yinchuan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which killed 31 people and injured seven.
(2023-06-25). Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community: Mayo Clinic expert addresses key topics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Being diagnosed with cancer is a hardship on its own, but it's especially challenging if a person is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Jewel Kling, M.D., director of women's health at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains that stigma and discrimination create barriers to healthcare, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer due to delayed cancer screenings as well as challenges with survivorship care. Increased cancer risks…
(2023-06-24). Addressing cancer concerns in the LGBTQ+ community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org During June, many cities and towns around the U.S. and the world celebrate and raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ community's accomplishments and the ongoing fight for equality and acceptance. When it comes to health, the LGBTQ+ community faces increased cancer concerns. Stigma and discrimination create barriers to health care, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer. Being aware of cancer risks and finding ways to overcome these challenges can be lifesaving. Mayo…
(2023-06-24). Graffiti All Over Transgender District Condemns Private Prisons. indybay.org Site of historic trans insurrection is currently a private mini-jail run by GEO Group…
(2023-06-24). Liberal and Left Silence on National Security Police State When Used Against Trump and His Supporters. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Jun 21, 2023 | The National Security police state now regards the Democratic Party as a more useful tool to criminalize opposition to US wars and maintain their control over the US government. We see this in the attack on the Uhuru Movement as being in the pay of Russia, in the imprisonment and torture of Julian Assange, in the jailing of numerous whistleblowers, in the censoring of hundreds of anti-war websites, claiming they spread Russian "disinformation." Unfortunately, not a few who consider themselves on the left or liberals acquiesce to these attacks. Many actually repeat them.
(2023-06-25). Interior Sec. Haaland Supports Digging into Paiute Massacre Site for Lithium. indybay.org Paiute Shoshone elders and youths were raided by police, and their Eagles Feathers were confiscated. Now, the foreign company Lithium Americas has filed a major lawsuit against the protectors of the Paiute Massacre Site. Interior Sec. Deb Haaland has further broken the people's hearts by voicing support for this violation of both sacred and human laws, imperiling future generations.
(2023-06-24). Doctors and Hospitals May Face Malpractice Lawsuits for Denying Abortion Care. truthout.org A year after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many physicians and hospitals in the states that have restricted abortion reportedly are refusing to end the pregnancies of women facing health-threatening complications out of fear they might face criminal prosecution or loss of their medical license. Some experts predict those providers could soon face a new legal threat: medical malpractice lawsuits… |
(2023-06-24). The Pacific Northwest's Deadly 2021 Heat Wave Fuels a New Lawsuit Against Big Oil. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-24). Expansion of Human Rights vs Rights of Humanity. podcasters.spotify.com More on the discussion of importance of focusing on the needs of human beings not vague ideals of "Human Rights" in a world full of oppression, violence and poverty…
(2023-06-25). U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Peltier, Oak Flat and Line 5 in Final Report. indybay.org The priorities in the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues final report include the release of imprisoned Leonard Peltier, the protection of Apaches sacred Oak Flat, and decommissioning Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline. Censored News looks at what is included in the final report, and what is not.
(2023-06-25). Report From Venezuela On The Case Of Political Prisoner Alex Saab. popularresistance.org I was invited by Camilla Saab, the spouse of the kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat, Alex Saab, to attend the international conference titled: "Lawfare Against Venezuela: Three Years After the Kidnapping of Diplomat Alex Saab." This conference, sponsored by the Free Alex Saab Movement, brought activists and revolutionaries from as far as Canada, Slovenia, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Nigeria, England and the United States, to name a few. | On June 14th, 2023, a public forum was held at the Jose Felix Ribas Hall, Teatro Teresa Carreno, where invited speakers presented their support for the immediate release of Ale…
(2023-06-24). After women's prison massacre, Honduran president places military in charge. wsws.org The massacre could not have happened without the criminal involvement of the security apparatus, which is being empowered by "left" President Xiomara Castro.
(2023-06-24). Expansion of Human Rights vs Rights of Humanity. podcasters.spotify.com More on the discussion of importance of focusing on the needs of human beings not vague ideals of "Human Rights" in a world full of oppression, violence and poverty…
(2023-06-25). U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Peltier, Oak Flat and Line 5 in Final Report. indybay.org The priorities in the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues final report include the release of imprisoned Leonard Peltier, the protection of Apaches sacred Oak Flat, and decommissioning Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline. Censored News looks at what is included in the final report, and what is not.
(2023-06-25). Report From Venezuela On The Case Of Political Prisoner Alex Saab. popularresistance.org I was invited by Camilla Saab, the spouse of the kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat, Alex Saab, to attend the international conference titled: "Lawfare Against Venezuela: Three Years After the Kidnapping of Diplomat Alex Saab." This conference, sponsored by the Free Alex Saab Movement, brought activists and revolutionaries from as far as Canada, Slovenia, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Nigeria, England and the United States, to name a few. | On June 14th, 2023, a public forum was held at the Jose Felix Ribas Hall, Teatro Teresa Carreno, where invited speakers presented their support for the immediate release of Ale…
(2023-06-24). After women's prison massacre, Honduran president places military in charge. wsws.org The massacre could not have happened without the criminal involvement of the security apparatus, which is being empowered by "left" President Xiomara Castro.
(2023-06-24). Argentina: Jujuy and the Coming Struggles. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Aznárez — Jun 21, 2023 | When all avenues of dialogue are closed and they appeal to impose authoritarian positions with repression. When they persecute, imprison, and deny any type of legal defense. When from extreme right-wing political sectors, which hide behind failed democracies. When voices are heard approving the application of a brutal "order" that does not hesitate to shoot out the eyes of young people of this people — as in Chile and Peru. When all this happens in broad daylight with the consent of the Judiciary and the complicit and cowardly silence of the Executive Power (and the l…
(2023-06-24). Repression and Resistance in France: Victory for Salah Hamouri in Lyon; Herault prefecture bans Palestine demonstration. samidoun.net 
On Thursday, 22 June, the Collectif 69 in Support of the Palestinian People, in Lyon, France, organized a public meeting on colonization and apartheid in occupied Palestine, with guest speakers Jean-Claude Samouiller, the president of Amnesty France, and Salah Hamouri, the French-Palestinian lawyer and former political prisoner who was forcibly deported from Palestine and stripped …
(2023-06-24). Letters from behind the walls. workers.org 
The following letters from prisoners were recently sent to Workers World newspaper. "Remember Trans Power — Fight For Trans Freedom! Trans freedom means a world free from violence that separates us from our bodies, spirits, communities + the earth. Trans freedom means a world without borders and deportation. Trans freedom . . . |