(2020-12-19). Challenging patriarchal practices makes "House of Ho" more than just a Vietnamese Kardashians clone. salon.com Judy Ho spoke to Salon about abiding by her immigrant parents' expectations until a reality show let her break free…
(2020-12-19). Thailand reports biggest Covid-19 outbreak with over 500 new cases. laprensalatina.com Bangkok, Dec 19 (efe-epa).- Thai authorities on Saturday detected 548 Covid-19 cases linked to a seafood market in what was the country's biggest outbreak of the pandemic so far. The outbreak has been traced to the Mahachai market in Samut Sakhon province, which borders Bangkok, where a 67-year-old woman tested positive on Thursday, according to …
(2020-12-19). Indian Defense Min. strongly warns China on border tension. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) — Indian defense minister Rajnath Singh has warned China of tensions between the two countries in the Ladakh border region, saying New Delhi is fully prepared to face any situation.
(2020-12-18). Integral to societies, migrants are central to COVID-19 recovery: Guterres. news.un.org The United Nations is commemorating International Migrants Day, on Friday, highlighting their contributions to societies globally, and underlining the need to ensure that they remain central to the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
(2020-12-18). American workers denounce police raid on COVID-19 whistleblower Rebekah Jones. wsws.org The WSWS is publishing statements of support for Jones, whose Florida home was raided last week in response to her efforts to expose the spread of the pandemic in Florida and in K-12 schools across the US.
(2020-12-18). New Caravans of Honduran Asylum-Seekers Expected as Crisis Continues. telesurenglish.net New caravans of asylum-seekers are expected to depart from Honduras at the start of the new year and hundreds of families are reportedly willing to wait in Guatemala or bordering points until they are allowed to continue their journey north. | RELATED: | Local media outlets warned that people are being summoned to leave on January 15 from the Metropolitan Central of San Pedro Sula and dozens more will join at the bord…
(2020-12-17). Video: Russian Forces Establish Presence on Syrian-Iraqi Border. globalresearch.ca Over the past weeks, the Syrian Army and its allies have intensified their operations against ISIS cells hiding in the Homs-Deir Ezzor desert. | According to pro-government sources, during the past few days, Syrian government forces and Iranian-backed militias carried out …
(2020-12-17). Women in Mexico Reckon With the High Cost of Migration. thenation.com Women in Mexico Reckon With the High Cost of Migration…
(2020-12-16). Civil Rights Groups Urge Biden to Nominate Attorney General Dedicated to 'Bedrock Principle of Equal Justice'. commondreams.org "We need an attorney general… committed to ending discrimination; addressing white supremacy and hate violence; and advancing racial, gender, disability, ethnic, religious, immigrant, and LGBTQ justice." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/black_lives_matter_solidarity.png …
(2020-12-16). Bodies of four children wash up on Libyan coast: Red Crescent. middleeasteye.net 
Bodies of four children wash up on Libyan coast: Red Crescent | Blankets, including those for baby, lay on rocks near where bodies were found | Wed, 12/16/2020 – 21: 32 | Member of Libyan Red Crescent checks blankets in which bodies of drowned migrant children were wrapped on 16 December (AFP) | The Libyan Red Crescent said the bodies of four children aged between five and 10 had washed as…
(2020-12-16). Immigrant Rights Attorneys Sue DHS and ICE for Information on Terror Tactics Used in Arrests. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-16). COVID Cases in Prisons and ICE Immigration Jails Surpass 250,000. truthout.org The United States has the world's highest incarceration rate and largest systems for locking people up. As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic began, experts and advocates warned the virus would be amplified by prisons and jails, where social distancing is impossible, ventilation is often poor and people are more likely to have underserved medical needs. | The virus, they warned, would spread quickly both inside and beyond prison walls. They were right. | As new cases and deaths surge nationwide, the combined n…
(2020-12-16). Resistance in the face of repression: India's striking farmers share their stories. peoplesworld.org 
DELHI—Across the rows of concrete barricades at the Tikri border blocking the entrance into New Delhi from the neighboring state of Haryana, a stretch of more than ten kilometers of Rohtak Road remains occupied by caravans of tens of thousands of farmers. They have journeyed hundreds of kilometers from different parts of Punjab and Haryana. …
(2020-12-16). Moreland council condemns secret immigration detention centre. greenleft.org.au The City of Moreland Council has condemned a secret immigration detention centre in Fawkner and has urged the Victorian government to change the planning laws to disallow such cruelty, reports Chloe de Silva.