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2022-09-01: News Headlines

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-09-01). Parte otra caravana migratoria desde el sur mexicano hacia EE.UU. telesurtv.net El grupo intentará llegar a Oaxaca con la esperanza de obtener su permiso temporal de tránsito por territorio mexicano.

WSWS (2022-08-31). More than 30 killed as rival Shia groups struggle for power in Baghdad. wsws.org The caretaker government of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew, while Iran closed its borders with Iraq on the eve of an annual pilgrimage to Iraqi Shia sites.

Staff (2022-08-31). Estonia: NATO Military Committee to meet near Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAugust 26, 2022 NATO Military Chiefs of Defence conference to be held in Estonia NATO's highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, will meet from 16-18 September 2022, in Tallinn, Estonia. Lieutenant General Martin Herem, Chief of the Estonian Defence Forces will host the Conference. During the NATO Military Committee Conference the Chiefs of Defence will …

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Ethiopian Government Accuses Rebel Group of Attacks in Amhara. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Ethiopian Government Communication Service accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of launching new attacks across different areas in the Amhara region. | RELATED: | "The TPLF clique, which cannot survive without war, has launched an invasion in the direction of Wag, Wolkait and our border areas with Sudan (in the Amhara region)," it said, adding that "the TPLF has continued utilizing…

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Mexican Public-Private Lithium Company to Be Located in Sonora. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that the new state-controlled lithium company will be open to private investment and will be installed in the state of Sonora, bordering the United States. | RELATED: | "We are developing a plan for the generation of renewable, clean energy and also for the production of lithium batteries to boost the automotive industry in Sonora," he said.

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Migrant Caravan Leaves Tapachula Heading for the United States. telesurenglish.net A new caravan of over 1,000 migrants left southeastern Mexico on Tuesday for the U.S. border. It mainly included people from Latin American countries such as Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic. | RELATED: | After crossing the border with Guatemala, the migrants stayed for some time in the Mexican city of Tapachula. In the early hours of Tuesday, however, they decided to leave the city because the National Migration Insti…

Belén Olivia (2022-08-31). Farmworkers march across California to demand governor sign labor rights bill. liberationnews.org The 24-day march that began in Delano, California led by the United Farm Workers came to a powerful close August 26, ending at the steps of the state capitol in Sacramento.

____ (2022-08-31). New expressway in Xinjiang preserves migration routes for wild animals. ecns.cn A new expressway connecting Yitunbulake in Ruoqiang County to the urban area of Ruoqiang in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has set up 176 bridges with a total length of 22.78 kilometers to create passages for migrating wild animals.

____ (2022-08-31). Xinjiang sets up courier stations for herders. ecns.cn Three courier stations were established by local border police for herdsmen in Altay City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Herdsmen used to trek hundreds of kilometers with their cattle to find pasture in the p…

Fight Back (2022-08-31). University of Minnesota Teamsters picket, march against poverty wages. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — More than 300 University of Minnesota (UMN) service workers represented by Teamsters Local 320, along with members AFSCME, students, faculty, and others, protested on the school's campus, August 30, to demand an end to poverty wages and abusive employment practices. | Local 320 represents 1500 workers at UMN who clean buildings, service dormitories, maintain grounds, prepare food, maintain HVAC systems, care for research animals, drive trucks, and perform other activities across the university's five campuses. Many of the workers are Black, including immigrants from Somalia, Ethiopia and…

Fight Back (2022-08-30). San José reacts to Supreme Court threat to overturn DACA. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – "No ban! No wall! Legalization for all!" was heard at San José City Hall as about 20 people showed up on Saturday, August 27, to protest the possibility of the U.S. Supreme Court repealing DACA, which would affect nearly a million undocumented immigrants and their families in the United States. | The protest coincided with the 52nd anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium and came in response to a call from the Legalization for All (L4A) Network. The connection between the struggles of undocumented immigrants, especially from Mexico and other Latin American nations, and the Chicano nation, or Aztlan,…

Jeff Abbott (2022-08-30). The Other Americans: Residents Are Leaving one of Guatemala's Top Tourism Destinations. progressive.org With workers squeezed by the pandemic and the illicit drug trade, many who live near tourism hotspots are migrating to the United States.

Fight Back (2022-08-30). New Orleans protest demands hurricane relief for all immigrants, defends DACA. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – Dozens of protesters rallied at the statue of Benito Juarez on August 27 to demand hurricane relief funds for all immigrants, regardless of legal status. The rally also came in response to national call to action by the Legalization for All Network to defend DACA against legal attacks and to commemorate the Chicano Moratorium. | The rally was planned to coincide with the anniversaries of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ida, which both made landfall in Louisiana on August 29. Although it was largely the labor of immigrant workers that rebuilt New Orleans after both disasters, many immigrants face…

Fight Back (2022-08-30). Immigrant rights protest makes noise in support of DACA outside Minnesota Twins game. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On Sunday, August 28, dozens of protesters gathered with signs, noisemakers and flyers across the street from Target Field in downtown Minneapolis. The demonstration was organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) and is also part of a national call to action for DACA by the Legalization for All Network, coinciding with the 52nd anniversary of the historic Chicano Moratorium in Los Angeles, California. | Protesters gathered in support of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, marking ten years since the program was implemented in 2012. | DACA is a temporary pro…

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