On Sept. 21, the House of Representatives voted 328-95 to approve HR 6094–the “Community Protection Act of 2006”–an anti-immigrant bill which would allow indefinite detention, overturning the Supreme Court’s June 2001 Zadvydas v. Davis ruling. The bill would also allow… Read moreHouse passes more anti-immigrant bills
Fox is a savvy one. We recently noted that the UN’s Special Rapporteur for indigenous peoples has singled out his government for criticism. Yet he casts a vote for the Universal Declaration of Indigeous Peoples to win support from Mexico’s… Read moreMexico votes for UN indigenous rights declaration
From the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees, Sept. 17: An open letter to Mr. Kofi Annan United Nations Secretary-General Re: Deportation of Kurdish asylum seekers from Britain Dear Mr. Annan, In violation of the Geneva Convention of 1951 and Human… Read moreKurdish refugees protest forced UK-Iraq deportations
From the Iraq Freedom Congress, Sept. 17: IFC Statement On Kidnapping And Raping Of Women In Iraq: We Must Stand Against Sectarian Barbarism The dirty sectarian war has launched a new phase in Iraq. A few days ago a sectarian… Read moreRape becomes weapon in Iraq sectarian war
More than 55 heads of state attended the 14th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, held Sept. 15-16 in Havana, Cuba. Cuban foreign minister Felipe Perez Roque called the meeting of the 118-member organization an “unprecedented success.” The summit’s final document… Read moreNon-Aligned Movement defends Venezuela, Bolivia, Iran
Thousands of Puerto Ricans rallied in the northwestern town of Lares on Sept. 23, the anniversary of the 1868 Grito de Lares (“Cry of Lares”), an uprising against Spanish rule. The events also marked the first anniversary of the death… Read morePuerto Rico: rallies honor Ojeda Rios
From our correspondent Jennifer Fasulo: Chavez’s Shameful Embrace of Iranian President Ahmadinejad: Show Solidarity with the Women and People of Iran, not their Oppressors! Hugo Chavez, one of the key important figures in the left populist movements spreading throughout Latin… Read moreFeminist dissent from Chavez embrace of Ahmadinejad
The Sept. 22 Daily News carries the front-page headline: “BIG APPLE TO BIG MOUTH: ZIP IT!” It gleefully quotes various New York politicians bashing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for calling Bush a “devil,” including Sen. Chuck Schumer (“despicable and disgusting”),… Read moreUS politicians bash Chavez …but that doesn’t mean he isn’t really getting a little wacky
Our one-time contributor Keith Harmon Snow has won an award from Project Censored for his article, co-written with David Barouski, “Behind the Numbers: Untold Suffering in the Congo” (ZNet, March 2006). Project Censored dubs the story “High-Tech Genocide in Congo,”… Read moreProject Censored v. WW4 Report: war of perceptions on African genocide
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sept. 17, via Chiapas95: Labor turmoil following disaster draws in USW Accused by government of $55 million theft, leader of Mexican mine union flees to Canada with help of Pittsburgh-based labor giant The horrific Pasta de… Read moreUnited Steelworkers embroiled in Mexican labor showdown
From Indian Country Today, Sept. 19: NEW YORK – Tribal leaders and the Aymaran president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, held a historic meeting September 18 before Morales’ speech at the United Nations, where they discussed the dangers facing the natural… Read moreEvo Morales meets with Native American leaders
A little over a year ago, Mauritania’s long-ruling dictator Maoya Sidi Ahmed Ould Taya was overthrown in a coup d’etat led by Col. Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, who promised to usher in democracy. This June, a popular referendum approved a… Read moreMauritania moves towards democracy …except for slaves
