2023-04-22: News Headlines

channelnewsasia (2023-04-23). Lukaku's ban overturned in statement against racism. channelnewsasia.com

AROC (2023-04-22). Tuesday 4/18: Bay Area Communities To Rally and Demand No Aid to Israeli Apartheid on Tax Day. indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery Street | San Francisco…

Cathy Peters (2023-04-21). Protesters urge Randwick Council not to fly Israeli flag. greenleft.org.au Randwick locals called a protest, with the help of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, outside Randwick City Council chambers to call on it reconsider flying the flag of an apartheid regime. Cathy Peters reports.

Manlio Dinucci (2023-04-22). Si Allarga la Ribellione all'Impero del Dollaro | Grandangolo — Pangea. globalresearch.ca La rassegna stampa internazionale di Byoblu | 95 ∞ puntata: | Mentre il segretario USA alla Difesa Austin convoca in Germania il "Gruppo di contatto per la difesa dell'Ucraina" per fornire sempre più armi a Kiev e alimentare la guerra in Europa, …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-21). Successive Governments in Ukraine Have Accommodated Nazis to Counter Soviet Nostalgia. libya360.wordpress.com Saheli Chowdhury Interview with Ukrainian Communist Dmitri Kovalevich Every Ukrainian government after the collapse of the Soviet Union has accommodated neo-Nazi ideology to wash away nostalgia for the Soviet welfare state from the collective memory of its people, noted Ukrainian Communist organizer Dmitri Kovalevich in an interview with Orinoco Tribune. "Nationalist and neo-Nazi groups were…

Brenda Norrell (2023-04-22). World Governments Rattled as Indigenous Peoples Expose Atrocities at United Nations. indybay.org NEW YORK — Governments from around the world are rushing to defend their human rights records as Indigenous Peoples describe the atrocities — from the shackling of Aboriginal children in Australia, to forced police confessions in Vietnam, and cultural genocide in China's Inner Mongolia, during the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Staff (2023-04-21). Catalan activists send a message to occupation profiteers on Palestinian Prisoners' Day. samidoun.net We are publishing the following statement from activists in Catalonia on direct actions for Palestinian prisoners' day targeting complicit businesses involved in the crimes against the Palestinian people: On April 17, Palestinian Prisoners' Day, graffiti and murals appeared on the headquarters of companies in Catalonia that profit from the genocide of the Palestinian people, such …

WSWS (2023-04-22). Spate of vigilante and police killings highlights fascistic character of BJP's rule over India's most populous state. wsws.org The fascistic "law and order" campaign being mounted by Yogi Adityanath, the saffron-clad Hindu supremacist who is Uttar Pradesh's chief minister, is meant to legitimize state criminality against political opponents of the BJP and the impoverished Muslim minority.

Apurba Chatterjee (2023-04-22). Perspectives] Visual representation, medicine, and imperialism. thelancet.com In 1945, just as World War 2 had ended, anti-fascist Bengali writer Premendra Mitra published the first short story of what was to become his science fiction series, Ghana da. Set in 1939, the story, titled Mosha, literally mosquito in Bengali, narrates how the protagonist Ghanashyam Das, alias Ghana da, saved humanity from the scourge of a lethal mosquito designed by a Japanese entomologist named Nishimara, who altered the salivary glands of the mosquito, rendering it more poisonous than a snake.

Apurba Chatterjee (2023-04-22). [Perspectives] Visual representation, medicine, and imperialism. thelancet.com In 1945, just as World War 2 had ended, anti-fascist Bengali writer Premendra Mitra published the first short story of what was to become his science fiction series, Ghana da. Set in 1939, the story, titled Mosha, literally mosquito in Bengali, narrates how the protagonist Ghanashyam Das, alias Ghana da, saved humanity from the scourge of a lethal mosquito designed by a Japanese entomologist named Nishimara, who altered the salivary glands of the mosquito, rendering it more poisonous than a snake.

Pedro Rodriguez (2023-04-22). Danish Defence: Why Is Christian Juhl the Only One Talking About Business Ethics? indybay.org Signed off and sealed: a deal by the Danish government led by Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats and their coalition partners to purchase Israeli weapons systems produced by Elbit Systems has made little noise. There are a number of concerning ethical considerations that are generally being ignored, with only a few dissenting voices daring to break ranks.

Ali Abunimah (2023-04-22). Why the Saudis have called off their Israeli wedding. mronline.org After leading Israel's extreme far-right to victory in last November's elections, a buoyant Benjamin Netanyahu hoped to quickly resume Tel Aviv's march towards full normalization with Arab regimes.

KATIE (2023-04-21). Moody's downgrades Israel's credit outlook. Time to divest? bdsmovement.net

Aseel Mousa (2023-04-21). Israel delays treatment to child with lung disease. electronicintifada.net Eight-year-old repeatedly refused permission to leave Gaza for urgent care.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-04-21). Continúan protestas contra la reforma judicial en Israel. telesurtv.net La ley pretende otorgar la facultad al Gobierno de seleccionar los jueces que integrarán la Corte Suprema.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-21). News Dispatches from West Asia: Yemen's Historic Prisoner Exchange and Palestinian Solidarity with 5,000 Prisoners. towardfreedom.org The possibility for peace has increased in Yemen with a historic prisoner exchange between Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels. Meanwhile, Palestinians stood in solidarity with 5,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons on Prisoner Day, April 17. Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service reports.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-21). Zionism in Crisis: Palestinian Resistance Forges a New Horizon. orinocotribune.com By Palestinian Youth Movement — Apr 16, 2023 | For too long, the global solidarity movement has only understood Palestinians as victims of Israeli violence. The current moment calls us to question the invincibility of the Zionist project and reassess our struggle. | Over the past few weeks, significant events have been unfolding across historic Palestine. January 7, 2023, marked the start of Zionist protests in response to proposed Israeli judicial reforms. In parallel, we have also seen an intensification of the ongoing settler colonial violence perpetrated by the Zionist entity against Palestinians —…

Staff (2023-04-22). 24 April, Online Event: Free Khader Adnan! Urgent Meeting with Randa Musa, Khader Adnan's wife. samidoun.net Join us on Monday, 24 April for an urgent meeting with Randa Musa, the wife of Khader Adnan, Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for 78 days. Hear directly from her about how her husband's deteriorating health condition is affecting her family and join us in organizing to take action to free Khader Adnan now! RSVP …

youtube (2023-04-22). The Proximate Aspect: Francesca Albanese. youtube.com On the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.

Workers World New York bureau (2023-04-21). International Al-Quds Day: Free Palestine! workers.org By Workers World New York City bureau April 14, 2023, New York City. WW Photo: Marsha Goldberg International Al-Quds Day is an annual pro-Palestinian event held in cities around the world, on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. It expresses support for Palestinian resistance and opposition . . . |

Staff (2023-04-21). Brussels events demand freedom for Walid Daqqah, Khader Adnan, and all Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net Samidoun Brussels organized several solidarity activities on Thursday, 20 April to support two Palestinian prisoners, Walid Daqqah, the Palestinian intellectual, writer and freedom fighter struggling against a rare cancer after years of medical neglect; and Khader Adnan, the Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for the past 75 days. They organized a solidarity action in Bethlehem …

Special to People's World (2023-04-21). CPUSA condemns white supremacist violence, whether by police or racist front-door vigilantes. peoplesworld.org Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old Black youth, was shot twice on April 13 in Kansas City, Mo., by 85-year-old Andrew Lester after Yarl rang his doorbell. Yarl was released from the hospital on April 17. Lester faces charges of assault in the first degree and criminal action. Clay County attorney Zachary Thompson said, "I can tell you …

Esther Schrader (2023-04-21). 'Pivot Point': SPLC celebrates life of minister killed during civil rights protest. splcenter.org

splcenter (2023-04-21). 30 years after landmark Supreme Court hate crime case, prevention must be our focus. splcenter.org

WSWS (2023-04-22). US Supreme Court stays restrictions on abortion pill pending appeals of anti-abortion rulings. wsws.org On Friday evening, the US Supreme Court granted an emergency request from the Biden Justice Department to leave in place Food and Drug Administration approval and expanded access to a widely used abortion pill, pending the outcome of litigation over a ruling by a far-right, anti-abortion judge banning the pill.

trtworld (2023-04-22). First batch of evacuees from battle-hit Sudan arrives in Jeddah. trtworld.com Saudi foreign ministry says more than 150 people — including 91 Saudi citizens and around 66 nationals from 12 other countries — were among those who were evacuated by boats even as the army and paramilitary RSF continue to battle for supremacy. | First batch of evacuees from battle-hit Sudan arrives in Jeddah…

Dave Id (2023-04-22). In Shadow Docket Decision, Supreme Court Refuses to Rule on Mifepristone Ban. indybay.org The supreme court basically punted the issue of a mifepristone ban back to the 5th circuit, issuing a stay this afternoon with little word on what they are thinking. Why that took them so many days to do remains a mystery.

Reproductive Justice for All (2023-04-22). Alliance Defending Freedom is a Hate Group. indybay.org While the Supreme Court maintains full access to the abortion pill mifepristone until at least tomorrow, the anti-abortion group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) said the Supreme Court should keep restrictions on mifepristone in place as the legal battle over the pill plays out. The Southern Poverty Law Center has designated the ADF as a hate group.

Anonymous103 (2023-04-22). Military Situation In Yemen On April 11-22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 66 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On April 22, Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen, congratulated the leader and the people of Iran on Eid al-Fitr in a telephone conversation with Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran; | On April 21, a civilian was killed in Saudi artillery attack in the Shada district; | On April 14, thousa…

Editor (2023-04-22). Supreme Court Decision Allows Abortion Pill to Continue Being Distributed by Mail. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-04-22). Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos preserva el acceso a píldora abortiva. cubadebate.cu La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos preservó el viernes el acceso de las mujeres a un fármaco utilizado en el método más común de aborto, rechazando las restricciones de los tribunales inferiores mientras continúa la demanda.

CounterSpin (2023-04-21). Rachel K. Jones on Mifepristone, Donna Murch on Rutgers Labor Action. fair.org CounterSpin230421.mp3 Washington Post ( This week on CounterSpin: The Supreme Court has briefly punted their decision on restricting access to medication abortion drug mifepristone. The American Medical Association

Betsey Piette (2023-04-21). Only a mass, united movement can push back anti-abortion attacks. workers.org On April 21 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a brief, unsigned ruling allowing the stay on the Texas judge's reactionary to stand while the matter reverts to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals — the court that ruled April 12 to limit access to mifepristone drastically by restoring all of . . . |

Sharon Zhang (2023-04-21). At Least 6 Supreme Court Justices Are Multimillionaires, Report Reveals. truthout.org A new analysis of financial disclosures shows that the majority of the nine justices on the Supreme Court are multimillionaires due in large part to their ability to leverage their power and connections to gain wealth on the bench, raising questions about corruption on the High Court as a scandal surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas's financial disclosures unfolds. According to a report looking at… |

Chris Walker (2023-04-21). In Light of Thomas Controversy, Durbin Invites Chief Justice Roberts to Testify. truthout.org Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has issued a rare invitation for Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to appear before the committee to discuss whether the Court's ethical standards need more teeth. The committee is planning to address the issue, with or without Roberts, on May 2. The decision comes as reporting from ProPublica has revealed… |

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