Daily Archives: November 20, 2021

2021-11-20: News Headlines

Democracy Now! (2021-11-20). Canadian Police Raid Wet'suwet'en Pipeline Blockade, Arrest 15 Land Defenders. dissidentvoice.org Wielding assault rifles, helicopters, and canine units, Canadian police raided Wet'suwet'en territory this week and arrested 14 people in effort to break up the Indigenous-led blockade of the multibillion dollar Coastal GasLink pipeline being constructed by TC Energy. The occupation started in September and halted the company's efforts to build a key portion of the …

TASS (2021-11-20). Belarus' Investigative Committee identifies 109 victims of Polish border forces' actions. tass.com According to the Investigative Committee's department, criminal proceedings into five episodes of violence used by the Polish and Lithuanian forces against migrants are underway in the Grodno region…

Rainer Shea (2021-11-20). Haiti's Migrant Crisis & the Blind Eye to Imperialism's Sins. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Nov 17, 2021 | Earlier this year, when photos came out of Texas border patrols riding on horseback to use whip-like reins for intimidating Black Haitian migrants, the United States was confronted with an uncomfortable reality about how our society is set up. | Images like these were supposed to be confined to America's era of slavery, yet here they were today. What factors had led to the situation revealed in these photos? Why had these migrants fled their homes? How much was the United States to blame? Beyond the unnerving optics, how many parallels were there between the context behind the…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-20). After a year of struggle by farmers, Indian government forced to withdraw farm laws. mronline.org Movements across India celebrated the struggle by the farmers during which they faced great repression and vilification. Around 750 people are believed to have died during the agitation which saw thousands camp on the borders of Delhi…

WSWS (2021-11-19). Eastern Europe teeters on war. wsws.org Tensions over refugees at the Polish-Belarus border, Ukraine's conflict with Russia, and NATO's aggressive actions in the Black Sea threaten to provoke a military conflict involving the world's major powers.

Staff (2021-11-19). Headlines for November 19, 2021. democracynow.org House to Vote on Build Back Better Act After Filibuster-Style Delay by Republican Leader, Julius Jones Granted Clemency Hours Before Scheduled Execution, Henry Montgomery, Sentenced to Life Term at 17, Leaves Angola Prison on Parole, Belarus Shelters Some Asylum Seekers on Polish Border, Deports Iraqi Refugees, As COVID Surges in Europe, Austria Orders New Lockdown and National Vaccine Mandate, 18,000 Cut Off by Flooding in British Columbia; Millions of Kenyans at Risk of Hunger Amid Drought, Amazon Deforestation in Brazil Hits 15-Year Peak; Indigenous Groups in Ecuador Oppose Mining Plans, Delhi School Shutdown…

Alex MacDonald (2021-11-19). Poland-Belarus: One-year old Syrian boy latest to die on Europe's border. middleeasteye.net Poland-Belarus: One-year old Syrian boy latest to die on Europe's border | Death of Syrian child comes as hundreds of Iraqis are repatriated from Belarus-Poland border | Fri, 11/19/2021 – 12: 46 | Two graves of refugees who died trying to get to Poland are seen at the Muslim cemetery in Bohoniki on 18 November 2021 (AFP) | A one-year-old Syrian boy has become the latest death among migrants trap…

Ben Chacko (2021-11-19). Indian farmers score victory as Modi retreats on pro-corporate farm laws. peoplesworld.org Indian farmers scored a spectacular victory Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi repealed three marketizing farm laws after 14 months of mass struggle. The laws, passed late last year, deregulated the sale of food across state borders, legalized private stockpiling and speculation in foodstuffs, and removed price controls, effectively marketizing the sector and threatening food …

Amy Goodman (2021-11-19). Canadian Cops Unleash Assault Rifles, Helicopters Against Indigenous Protesters. truthout.org Wielding assault rifles, helicopters, and canine units, Canadian police raided Wet'suwet'en territory this week and arrested 14 people in effort to break up the Indigenous-led blockade of the multibillion dollar Coastal GasLink pipeline being constructed by TC Energy. The occupation started in September and halted the company's efforts to build a key portion of the over 400-mile pipeline within Wet'suwet'en lands that violates both Wet'suwet'en and Canadian laws. We speak with land defender an…

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