umbertino Posted December 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 Sister of Iran’s supreme leader condemns protest crackdown Badri Hosseini Khamenei says brother’s ‘despotic caliphate’ has brought nothing but suffering Oliver Holmes Wed 7 Dec 2022 13.56 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/07/iran-protests-five-sentenced-to-death-over-killing-of-paramilitary-member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 Peru president removed from office amid accusations of coup attempt Pedro Castillo apparently detained by police and new president Dina Boluarte sworn in on day of high drama Dan Collyns in Lima Wed 7 Dec 2022 21.25 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/07/peru-president-detained-pedro-castillo-coup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Iranian forces shooting at faces and genitals of female protesters, medics say Exclusive: Men and women coming in with shotgun wounds to different parts of bodies, doctors say Deepa Parent and Ghoncheh Habibiazad Thu 8 Dec 2022 15.55 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/dec/08/iranian-forces-shooting-at-faces-and-genitals-of-female-protesters-medics-say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 New York Times journalists in mass strike for first time in 40 years Members of NewsGuild of New York say they are stopping work in protest at management’s failure to reach deal on new contract Associated Press in New York Thu 8 Dec 2022 12.32 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/dec/08/new-york-times-journalists-walkout-strike-newsguild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Migrants face ‘unprecedented rise in violence’ in EU borders, report finds Asylum seekers beaten and sexually assaulted before being illegally removed, says Border Violence Monitoring Network Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Thu 8 Dec 2022 06.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/dec/08/migrants-face-unprecedented-rise-in-violence-in-eu-borders-report-finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Elon Musk accused of turning Twitter offices into bedrooms San Francisco investigating Twitter after complaint says it converted rooms in its HQ into sleeping quarters Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles Thu 8 Dec 2022 07.48 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/07/twitter-san-francisco-investigating-offices-converted-bedrooms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Alex Jones owes $1.5bn and declared bankruptcy. So how is Infowars still running? Jones is already making headlines again for platforming Ye’s antisemitic rants. Legal experts explain what’s going on Wilfred Chan Thu 8 Dec 2022 06.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/07/alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Iran carries out first known execution over anti-government protests Mohsen Shekari was convicted of ‘waging war against God’ over alleged stabbing of militia member Patrick Wintour and Maryam Foumani Thu 8 Dec 2022 15.53 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/08/iran-executes-man-23-mohsen-shekari-allegedly-stabbing-pro-regime-officer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Reichsbürger: the German conspiracy theorists at heart of alleged coup plot Despite description of alleged plotters by prosecutors as a ‘motley crew’, the threat was considered very real Wed 7 Dec 2022 17.29 GMT Kate Connolly in Berlin https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/07/reichsburger-the-german-conspiracy-theorists-at-heart-of-alleged-coup-plot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Guatemala: former president sentenced to 16 years for corruption Otto Pérez Molina and his vice-president found guilty seven years after they were forced from office but culture of impunity persists Jeff Abbott in Guatemala City Thu 8 Dec 2022 15.52 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/08/guatemala-president-otto-perez-molina-corruption-sentence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Colombia activist murders reach record high of 199 this year Human rights ombudsman decries ‘alarming and unprecedented figure’ owing to attacked by illegal armed groups tied to drug trade Reuters in Bogotá Wed 7 Dec 2022 20.02 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/07/colombia-murders-human-rights-defenders-record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 The Guardian view on Israel’s threat within: rightwing extremism in government Benjamin Netanyahu is playing with fire by giving racist politicians control over the police and the occupied territories Wed 7 Dec 2022 19.03 GMT Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/07/the-guardian-view-on-israels-threat-within-rightwing-extremism-in-government Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 ‘Huge flip of circumstances’: end of US child tax credit pushing kids into poverty Nearly 4 million more children in poverty in January 2022 compared with December 2021, say experts Chris Stein Thu 8 Dec 2022 08.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/08/child-tax-credit-ending-pushing-kids-into-poverty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 Dina Boluarte, Peru’s first female president, vows to fight corruption Leftwing lawyer, 60, was sworn in after serving as vice-president to Pedro Castillo, who now faces rebellion and conspiracy charges Dan Collyns in Lima Thu 8 Dec 2022 20.58 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/08/dina-boluarte-peru-first-female-president Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 Racism poses public health threat to millions worldwide, finds report Discrimination has ‘profound’ effect on health of disadvantaged people, says Lancet review Andrew Gregory Health editor Thu 8 Dec 2022 23.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/08/racism-poses-public-health-threat-to-millions-worldwide-finds-report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 Four people arrested as part of inquiry into Gulf state buying EU influence Belgian police seized cash and searched 16 properties across Brussels during major investigation into corruption and money laundering Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Fri 9 Dec 2022 15.19 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/09/four-people-arrested-as-part-of-inquiry-into-gulf-state-buying-eu-influence Italians involved unfortunately....Not good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 US immigration laws should be enforced with discretion. That’s common sense Biden ordered officials to focus on deporting immigrants convicted of felonies, rather than undocumented people en masse. I applaud that decision Fri 9 Dec 2022 11.00 GMT Robert Reich https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/09/us-immigration-laws-joe-biden-enforced-discretion-common-sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 University of California workers continue strike amid threat of arrests Strike of 48,000 is largest in history of US higher education as some workers protest at offices of high-level university administrators Michael Sainato Sat 10 Dec 2022 08.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/10/university-of-california-strike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 Panama ex-president Ricardo Martinelli faces trial for money laundering Summons issued over ‘New Business’ affair adds to separate bribery-related case, both expected to be heard in court in 2023 Reuters in Panama City Sat 10 Dec 2022 05.01 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/10/panama-ex-president-ricardo-martinelli-faces-trial-for-money-laundering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 Publishing Is Not a Crime: NYT, The Guardian & More Urge Biden Admin to Drop Charges Against Assange December 06, 2022 https://www.democracynow.org/2022/12/6/julian_assange_espionage_act_charges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 At the World Cup: Palestine is more than an Arab cause December 9, 2022 11:05 AM CST By Ramzy Baroud https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/at-the-world-cup-palestine-is-more-than-an-arab-cause/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2022 Putin has to escalate to survive. There can be no lasting peace until he falls Germany’s Olaf Scholz wants a return to the prewar order. While Russia peddles fantasies of a global empire, that dream is unachievable Sun 11 Dec 2022 09.00 GMT Simon Tisdall https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/11/putin-has-to-escalate-to-survive-there-can-be-no-lasting-peace-until-he-falls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2022 ‘God preserve this score!’ Palestinians revel in Morocco’s World Cup backing Occupied territories hail success of Arab team, whose players unfurl flag of Palestine after victories Bethan McKernan and Quique Kierszenbaum in Ramallah Sat 10 Dec 2022 19.22 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/10/god-preserve-this-score-palestinians-roar-arab-team-into-world-cup-semis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 Iran carries out second execution linked to nationwide protests Majidreza Rahnavard accused of fatally stabbing security force members early in protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Mon 12 Dec 2022 13.35 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/12/iran-carries-out-second-execution-linked-to-nationwide-protests My solidarity to the HEROIC Iranian women, Iranian youth and all the People struggling against this wicked (in the least) regime........Hopefully they'll succeed in getting rid of these blood-thirsty criminals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 ‘People can’t afford milk’: Moldovans weigh political future as Ukraine war hits economy Pro-Kremlin rhetoric is catching on with some as winter heating and basic foods become unaffordable Paula Erizanu in Chișinău Mon 12 Dec 2022 08.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/12/moldova-inflation-economy-energy-russia-invasion-ukraine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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