Daily Archives: October 26, 2020

2020-10-26: News Headlines

Staff (2020-10-26). "They Wanted to Take My Womb Out": Survivor of Medical Abuse in ICE Jail Deported After Speaking Out. democracynow.org An independent medical review team has submitted a report to Congress on a lack of informed consent and "disturbing pattern" of questionable gynecological surgical procedures at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, after an account from a nurse whistleblower in September prompted congressional and federal investigations. At least 19 women, most of whom are Black and Latina, have come forward to allege they were pressured into "unnecessary" gynecological treatment and surgeries — including procedures that left them sterile — while they were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. We s…

commondreams (2020-10-26). Senate Votes Today on Trump's Anti-Worker, Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Consumer Nominee. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Areeb Ullah (2020-10-26). Lebanon court rejects new migrant worker contract to replace criticised kafala system. middleeasteye.net Lebanon court rejects new migrant worker contract to replace criticised kafala system | Officials said the new standard contract for domestic workers would be the first step needed to abolish the kafala system | Mon, 10/26/2020 – 10: 36 | Ethiopian workers let go because of Lebanon's economic crisis wait outside Ethiopia's embassy in Beirut (AFP) | A court in Lebanon has suspended the implementation of a…

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-26). Removing banking barrier activates Iran-Iraq border capacity. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — First Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament said that removal of banking barrier will activate border capacities between Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq.

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-25). Army Ground Force's military exercise. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) — The Iranian army's air defense' annual drills were successfully held on Saturday night in the northwestern border regions of the country.

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-25). IRGC protecting NW borders against Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) — The IRGC Ground Force has dispatched forces, tanks, and equipment to the northwestern country to protect joint borders with Azerbaijan and Armenia against the ongoing military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-25). VIDEO: IRGC dispatches forces to NW border regions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) — The IRGC Ground Force dispatched forces to the northwest of Iran on Sunday to protect joint borders with Azerbaijan and Armenia against the ongoing military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

WSWS (2020-10-24). Spain's "left populist" Podemos separates migrant children from their parents. wsws.org A dozen children in the Canary Islands had been separated from their mothers or relatives for months, while DNA testing was carried out to verify they were related.

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-24). Any change in border geopolitics, 'Iran's red line': Cmdr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) — The commander of IRGC Ground Force said that any change in border geopolitics of the country is Iran's red line, referring to the recent dispute erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh region.

_____ (2020-10-24). Our Fight For Quitobaquito. popularresistance.org Border wall construction is destroying the Sonoran Desert's most sacred spring. | Growing up as a Tohono O'odham woman on my ancestral homelands taught me one thing above all: Take care of the land and the land will take care of you. | When the federal government ramped up border-wall construction in Arizona, I knew I had to fight for my homelands, which are split in half by the U.S-Mexico border. I knew that meant activating my community, facing construction workers and opposing the U.S. Border Patrol and its long history of brutalizing O'odham tribal members.

Staff (2020-10-23). "It's Criminal": Biden Slams Trump as Gov't Can't Find Parents of 545 Children Separated at Border. democracynow.org During the second and final presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee, moderator Kristen Welker asked Trump and Biden about immigration and family separation. Trump deflected questions during the debate, repeatedly stating that the Obama-Biden administration "built the cages" and falsely claiming that kids seeking asylum in the U.S. are "well taken care of." However, the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy "took children away from their families at the border," says Erika Andiola, advocacy chief at RAICES Action, the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services. "He's not owning up t…

teleSUR (2020-10-23). Sea-Watch Takes Action Against Blockade of Its Rescue Ship. telesurenglish.net The German NGO Sea-Watch on Friday filed an appeal at the Palermo Administrative Court against the blockade of the Sea-Watch 4, a humanitarian vessel which has been detained in port since September. | On August 15, this humanitarian rescue ship, which is owned by Sea-Watch and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), set sail from Spain to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean. | Eleven days after carrying out its f…

Judy Greenspan (2020-10-23). Film review — "Belly of the Beast": Sterilizations inside the world's largest women's prison. workers.org With the world spotlight currently on the forced sterilizations of migrant women inside the ICE detention center in Georgia, the release of the documentary "Belly of the Beast" is timely. The film, by Erica Cohn, exposes the inhumane and illegal practice of sterilizations inside the Central California Women's Facility, the . . . |

_____ (2020-10-23). U.S. Spends More Than $80 Billion a Year Incarcerating 2.3 Million People. strategic-culture.org Laura FLANDERS | The U.S. today spends more than $80 billion a year incarcerating 2.3 million people in state and federal prisons, local jails, youth facilities and deportation centers. That's $80 billion that comes out of public coffers and goes into public confinement. | With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many were shocked to see woman, children and migrants — including many pre-trial and pre-hearing — who had never been convicted of anything crammed into overcrowded lock-ups that might as well have been petri dishes for community spread of the disease. | By the middle of October, close to 150…

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-23). 'Iran-Azerbaijan shared border to remain friendship border'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador to Baku said that the shared border of Iran and Azerbaijan Republic will ever remain the border of friendship, peace and security.

RT (2020-10-22). India completes successful test of its own 3rd-gen anti-tank missile, in bid to end reliance on foreign weapons. rt.com Amid ongoing border tensions with China, India's defense agency has completed the final test of its third-generation anti-tank missile, which is now set to be deployed by its army. | On Thursday, India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announced that the Nag anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), intended for use in the four-kilometer range, has successfully completed its final trial and is now ready for deployment to the frontline. | Final user trial of 3rd generation Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) NAG was carried out today on 22 Oct 2020 at 0645 hrs from Pokhran range. The missile was integra…