Daily Archives: June 24, 2021

2021-06-24: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-06-25). ACLU report highlights ICE brutality against hunger striking migrants under Obama and Trump. wsws.org Immigrants who went on hunger strikes to protest against the poor conditions in various detention centers were subjected to involuntary and invasive medical procedures including forced feeding and hydration.

WSWS (2021-06-24). Migrant children speak of horrifying conditions in detention centers set up by the Biden administration. wsws.org Children detained in federal custody face horrifying conditions including being deprived of edible food, clean drinking water, access to health care, education and legal support.

Shaw Drake (2021-06-24). Unaccompanied Children's Well-Being Must Come First at Fort Bliss and Across Texas. aclu.org "A Border Patrol facility is no place for a child," We could not agree more. | Border Patrol facilities hav…

Staff (2021-06-24). End Trans Detention: Biden Admin Urged to Release Trans & HIV+ Asylum Seekers After Deaths, Neglect. democracynow.org Ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, immigrant rights activists marched on the White House to call on the Biden administration to stop detaining trans asylum seekers, who often face severe abuse, discrimination and medical neglect in custody. Their actions included a service honoring and mourning the deaths of several trans people who died due to ICE negligence. Eight immigrant rights groups also sent a letter to the White House demanding the release of all transgender people and people with HIV/AIDS from immigrant detention centers. Jennicet Gutiérrez, a community organizer an…

Staff (2021-06-24). Headlines for June 24, 2021. democracynow.org White House to Crack Down on Illegal Gun Dealers and Increase Police Funding, Revs. Jesse Jackson and William Barber Arrested at Nonviolent Protest Against Senate Filibuster, CDC Links COVID-19 Vaccines to Rare Cases of Myocarditis But Says Benefits Far Outweigh Risks, Supreme Court Rules Cheerleader's Profane Social Media Post Was Protected Speech, SCOTUS Cuts Off Union Organizers' Access to Farm Workers in Major Defeat for Organized Labor, ICE Force-Fed Immigrant Prisoners Who Went on Hunger Strike Against Poor Conditions, U.N. General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly to Condemn U.S. Embargo on Cuba for 29th Time,…

Staff (2021-06-24). Biden Admin Urged to Release Trans and HIV+ Asylum Seekers Following Deaths. truthout.org Image Credit: Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement | Ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, immigrant rights activists marched on the White House to call on the Biden administration to stop detaining trans asylum seekers, who often face severe abuse, discrimination and medical neglect in custody. Their actions included a service honoring and mourning the deaths of several trans people who died due to ICE negligence. Eight immigrant rights groups also sent a le…

Indivisible groups South Bay (2021-06-24). Tuesday 6/29: We Demand Voter Rights Now! Deadline for Democracy Rally in San Jose. indybay.org Intersection of Winchester Blvd. and Stevens Creek Blvd at the San Jose / Santa Clara border (sidewalk intersection of Santana Row shopping center). | Follow all and any COVID guidlines…

The Conversation (2021-06-24). Yellowstone is losing its snow as the climate warms, and that means widespread problems for water and wildlife — a new report details the changes. juancole.com By Bryan Shuman | — When you picture Yellowstone National Park and its neighbor, Grand Teton, the snowcapped peaks and Old Faithful Geyser almost certainly come to mind. Climate change threatens all of these iconic scenes, and its impact reaches far beyond the parks' borders. A new assessment of climate change in the two national …

Anonymous669 (2021-06-24). Central Syria Insurgency: 60 Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Hideouts As Terrorists Continue Their Attacks. southfront.org Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | On June 23 and 24, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out more than 60 airstrikes on ISIS cells in Syria's central region, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The Russian airstrikes targeted ISIS hideouts in: | The al-Bishri Mount on the administrative border between Raqqa and Deir Ezzor; | The outskirts of the town of al-Sukhnah in the eastern countryside of Ho…

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-24). With 1,000 troops in Armenia, Azerbaijan and its Turkish ally hold military exercise on Armenian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com With 1,000 troops in Armenia, Azerbaijan and its Turkish ally hold military exercise on Armenian border Azerbaijan and its "one nation, two states" big brother Turkey started tactical exercises on June 21 with troops from the garrison in the Nakhchivan region of Azerbaijan and from the Turkish armed forces. According to an Armenian news source …

Staff (2021-06-23). Headlines for June 23, 2021. democracynow.org Republicans Block Major Voting Rights Bill as Democrats Vow to Continue Fight, Air Raid in Tigray Kills Dozens, Adding to Conflict-Fueled Devastation, Japan Restarts First Nuclear Reactor in Over 3 Years Amid Widespread Opposition, Rights Groups Sound Alarm as Nicaragua's Gov't Escalates Crackdown on Opposition, Shooting in Mexican Border Town Kills at Least 15 People in Crossfire, At Least 3 Arab Israeli Journalists Have Come Under Attack in Past Month, U.S. Gov't Seizes PressTV.com and Other Websites Linked to Iran, Hong Kong Newspaper Apple Daily Shuts Down Days After Police Raid Newsroom, Arrest Editors, Cata…

teleSUR (2021-06-23). Over 3,000 Migrants Were Attacked in US-Mexico Border. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Human Rights First (HRF) NGO reported that 3,250 migrants have been kidnapped, raped, or assaulted since January when they got stranded in Mexican territory due to the U.S. Title 42 deportation policy. | RELATED: | Enacted by former President Donald Trump In 2020, this provision allows border agents to immediately expel asylum seekers who are caught crossing into the country. This policy was implemented with t…

_____ (2021-06-23). The Trial For Berta Caceres's Murder Will Test Biden's Central America Policy. popularresistance.org On her recent trip to Guatemala and Mexico, Vice President Kamala Harris drove home two points: that potential immigrants to the U.S. should "stay home," and that the Biden administration will not tolerate corruption, which it sees as a major barrier to development in the region. | Harris made it clear that the two priorities are linked: "Part of giving people hope is having a very specific commitment to rooting out corruption in the region," she said. But U.S. promises to help root out corruption in the region has generated skepticism in the U.S. and in Central America. | The U.S. government has generally been o…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-06-23). Violence against migrants and refugees at Greece-Turkey border and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the violence against migrants at the Turkey-Greece border, the seizure of 36 news sites by the US Justice Dept., and more…

WSWS (2021-06-23). Texas governor signs series of reactionary laws, announces plan to build border wall. wsws.org Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Republican-controlled state legislature have enacted a series of reactionary laws attacking immigrants and robbing residents of their democratic rights.

teleSUR (2021-06-23). Kamala Harris To Visit Mexico Border Given Immigration Crisis. telesurenglish.net Harris will travel to the southern U.S. border accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki confirmed Wednesday at a press conference. | "Earlier this year, the President [Joe Biden] asked Vice President [Kamala Harris] to oversee our diplomatic efforts to address the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras," Psaki said. | RELATED: | In t…

David Swanson (2021-06-23). Remember to Forget the Alamo. counterpunch.org Mexico once had a problem with a local provincial government promoting illegal immigration from the United States into Mexico in order to engage in the illegal slavery of illegally trafficked people. The locality involved was called Texas. For years, Mexico let Texas get away with its lawlessness and immorality, including not paying taxes, and including

Lucía Eugenia Córdova (2021-06-23). Venezuelan Minister for Defense: 'Craig Faller's Visit to Area Bordering Colombia an Act of Destabilization' (+Guyana). orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) stated that the visit of the head of the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Craig Faller, to Puerto Carreño (Colombian department of Vichada), on the border with Venezuela, is "ironic and implausible." This was part of a statement issued this Monday, June 21 and signed by the Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino López. For Padrino, as he wrote on his Twitter account, Faller's visit constitutes an "interventionist act in the midst of the systematic destabilization against Venezuela." | "Without a doubt, this visit is not due to reasons of bilateral cooperation in matte…

Indivisible groups South Bay (2021-06-23). Tuesday 6/29: We Demand Voter Rights Now! Deadline for Democracy Rally in San Jose. indybay.org Intersection of Winchester Blvd. and Stevens Creek Blvd at the San Jose / Santa Clara border (sidewalk intersection of Santana Row shopping center). | Follow all and any COVID guidlines…

Staff (2021-06-23). Pandemic's High Toll at the Texas Border Lays Bare Gaps in Health and Insurance. truthout.org El Paso, Texas — Alfredo "Freddy" Valles was an accomplished trumpeter and a beloved music teacher for nearly four decades at one of the city's poorest middle schools. | He was known for buying his students shoes and bow ties for their band concerts, his effortlessly positive demeanor and a suave personal style — "he looked like he stepped out of a different era, the 1950s," said his niece Ruby Montana. | While Valles was singular in life, his death at age 60 in February was par…

news.un (2021-06-23). UN officials appeal for extension of lifesaving cross-border aid operations into Syria. news.un.org Humanitarian convoys from Turkey that bring lifesaving aid into northwest Syria must continue, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Anonymous007 (2021-06-23). 134 Afghan Soldier Flee Into Tajikistan After Taliban Capture District. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On June 22nd, at least 134 Afghan soldiers fled a Taliban attack by crossing the border and taking refuge in Tajikistan. | The situation is tense because of the Taliban's attack on the Shirhan border, the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan said in a statement."Tajik border guards, who adhere to the principles of humanity and good neighborliness, allowed Afghan soldiers to enter the territory of Tajikistan by crossing the border without any obstacles," the statement added.

Anonymous103 (2021-06-23). Russians Bombed Ahead Of British Destroyer. southfront.org Defender | On June 23, the HMS DEFENDER missile destroyer of the British Royal Navy blatantly violated Russian maritime frontier and entered Russian waters in the Black Sea. | According to the Ministry of Defense, the British destroyer crossed the state border of Russia at 11: 52 and entered the territorial sea near Cape Fiolent in the vicinity of Sebastopol."The destroyer was previously warned about the use of weapons in case of violation of the state border of the Russian Federation. I did not respond to the wa…

ecns.cn (2021-06-23). China's migrating elephant herd travels southwards. ecns.cn China's herd of 14 wandering wild Asian elephants has traveled southwards, re-entering Eshan county, in Southwest China's Yunnan province, authorities said on Tuesday.

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-23). Russia summons British defense attaché over Black Sea provocation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Russia summons British defense attaché over Black Sea provocationMoscow calls on U.S., NATO to cancel Sea Breeze military exerciseRick Rozoff The Russian Defense Ministry announced that one of its nation's border guard ships fired warning shots at, while a Su-24M bomber performed preventive bombing near, a British warship, the destroyer HMS Defender, in the Black …

The Associated Press (2021-06-23). Harris to Visit US-Mexico Border Area Regarding Migration. latinorebels.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first visit on Friday to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, following criticism from members of both parties for failing to go earlier despite her role leading the Biden administration's response to a steep increase in migration.

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