(2021-04-12). Stop Calling It a Border Crisis. counterpunch.org Over the last several weeks, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reported a rise in the number of migrant children seeking refuge in the United States. With the increase, the federal government's capacity to process and shelter migrant children has been stretched, leading to children being housed in overcrowded and inhumane CBP facilities for extended
(2021-04-12). Rights Advocates Concerned Over Biden Push to Increase Militarization of Borders in Central America. commondreams.org "The Biden administration should place human rights at the center of its migration discussions and agreements with regional governments." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/biden-centralamerican-security-forces-agreements.jpg …
(2021-04-12). Eni Strengthens Presence In Vietnam Through Acquisition Of Block 115. eurasiareview.com 
Eni said Monday that through its affiliate Eni Vietnam it has completed the acquisition from Krisenergy (Vietnam 115) Ltd. of a 100% participating interest and the operatorship in Block 115/09, offshore central Vietnam. | The area is adjacent to Block 114 where the operator Eni Vietnam and its partner Essar Exploration and Production Limited have recently announced the Ken Bau gas and condensates discovery currently under appraisal. | The new acreage also borders with Block 116, also operated by Eni Vietnam with a 100% participating interest. | The block covers an area of 7,382 Km2, with a water depth ranging…
(2021-04-12). Farmers Block Expressway In Indian State Of Haryana To Protest Against Farm Laws. popularresistance.org Hundreds of farmers from across India have been camping out Delhi's borders for the past four months to protest against newly introduced agricultural laws by the federal government. While the farmers are demanding the laws, passed last September be repealed, the government has agreed to only making amendments and refused to repeal them. | Intensifying their protests against newly introduced agriculture laws, farmers blocked the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway at several places in state of Haryana on Saturday. | Several farm leaders were detained by the Haryana Police even as farmers sitting on the expressway wer…
(2021-04-12). Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline. thenation.com Carla Gomez, Hena Mansori, Sophia Gurulé Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline…
(2021-04-11). ISIS Cells Sustain Heavy Losses In New Wave of Russian Airstrikes On Central Syria. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | On April 11, the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) resumed its combat operations against ISIS cells in Syria's central region. | Russian warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on the terrorist group's hideouts in the following areas: | The outskirts of the town of al-Sukhanh in eastern Homs; | The administrative border between Raqqa and Deir Ezzor; | The Ithriyah road in eastern Hama. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, ISIS cells sust…
(2021-04-11). A New Conspiracy Targeting Sinjar. southfront.org 
Displaced Yazidi people, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, walk towards the Syrian border, on the outskirts of Sinjar mountain, near the Syrian border town of Elierbeh of Al-Hasakah Governorate August 10, 2014. | Written by Once more, it seems the Yezidi-populated area Sinjar is under imminent threat — as it has been for quite a while. Sinjar has become a thorn in Erdogan's e…
(2021-04-11). The U.S. War on Drugs is Driving the Displacement Crisis. zcomm.org Why are desperate refugees turning up on the U.S. border? Because we have offloaded the costs of the drug war on Latin America…