Human Rights, Terrorism And Organized Crime By Stephen Sefton, Global Research. October 30, 2020 Human Rights, Terrorism And Organized Crime2020-10-302020-10-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/nicaragua-1-1-e1604069679466.jpg200px200px An outstanding characteristic of the Western human rights industry has long been the way it politicizes its production to serve the foreign policy needs of its countries’ governments. To that end corporate and government investors fund leading industry producers like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Freedom […]
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Paradise For Human Victims Of Corporate Persons By Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. October 27, 2020 Paradise For Human Victims Of Corporate Persons2020-10-272020-10-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/henry-tayali-zambia-destiny-1962-1966.-4-e1603829386913.jpg200px200px Above photo: Henry Tayali (Zambia), Destiny, 1962-1966. Any day now, Zambia will be the first African country to slip into a private debt default. It can only pay interest on the $3 billion in dollar-denominated bonds if it totally ignores the needs of the […]
Persecuting Assange Is A Blow To Reporting And Human Rights Advocacy By Janine Jackson, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. October 17, 2020 Persecuting Assange Is A Blow To Reporting And Human Rights Advocacy2020-10-172020-10-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/chip-speaks-e1602896241320.jpg200px200px Above photo: Chip Gibbons. CounterSpin interview with Chip Gibbons on Assange extradition. Janine Jackson interviewed Defending Rights & Dissent’s Chip Gibbons about Julian Assange’s extradition hearing for the October 9, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107919/17/1079191708_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_6d60462159b904abeda55a74fde54046.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010141080763098-us-deeply-disappointed-after-russia-china-elected-to-un-human-rights-council-state-department-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US government has expressed deep disappointment over the election of Russia, China and Cuba to the governing board of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) after President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the body, Department of State spokesperson Morgan Ortagus in a statement. Russia, China, Cuba, and 12 other states, were elected […]
by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Italy Versione originale in Italiano How far can science and technology go to reach new heights in the advancement of research? While bio-ethics experts are still asking this disturbing question that concerns not only the heart, the mind but above all the soul of humanity, the international community applauds two of the protagonists who made possible the birth of […]
The model recently took to social networks calling on the public to urge Congress and the White House to force the sides to cease hostilities in the Armenian-majority region, blaming them on Azerbaijan. Emmy-nominated film producer and human rights advocate Eric Esrailian is the person behind reality television star of Armenian descent Kim Kardashian West’s push for the US to weigh in and support Armenia amid […]
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Human Rights Defenders Sue German Parliament Over Anti-BDS Resolution By Adri Nieuwhof, Electronic Intifada. October 6, 2020 Human Rights Defenders Sue German Parliament Over Anti-BDS Resolution2020-10-062020-10-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/bds-e1601997227610.png200px200px Three human rights defenders are mounting a court challenge to the German parliament’s resolution condemning BDS – the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement for Palestinian rights. The BDS supporters are suing the German parliament for violation of their rights to freedom […]
The massive blast that destroyed a huge swathe of Beirut in August was one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history, releasing enough energy to power more than 100 homes for a year, new research has found. The devastating detonation was the result of the accidental ignition of approximately 2,750 tonnes of improperly stored ammonium nitrate at the port in the Lebanese capital. It resulted in […]
🚨 Alerts – AssassinationThreats to POTUS Today 👇👇📧 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 & 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 https://bit.ly/3gKjVPR🤝 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 #𝗨𝗡𝗥𝗜𝗚 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘁 https://TheSteeleReport.com💥 𝟱𝗚 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 & 𝗘𝗠𝗙 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 https://bit.ly/34schWS 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 This video opens with view that POTUS is not ill but rather had gone underground in the face of four known assassination attempts and then articulates fear that POTUS and US Secret Service […]
UN Report On Venezuela Omits The Greatest Violation Of Human Rights By Leonardo Flores, Popular Resistance. October 3, 2020 UN Report On Venezuela Omits The Greatest Violation Of Human Rights2020-10-032020-10-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/fundalatin-e1601770541525.jpg200px200px Above photo: Fundalatin President María Eugenia Russián outside of the United Nations. US Aggression. On September 23, María Eugenia Russián, president of Fundalatin, Venezuela’s oldest human rights organization, testified to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107753/98/1077539875_0:5:1200:680_1200x675_80_0_0_d94c6d53300b30089989f9e1d54d7e04.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202010041080660027-human-size-spiderweb-discovered-in-missouri/ An employee of the Department of Environmental Protection in Missouri photographed a giant spider web on a trail near Springfield. The web belongs to the spider weaver. This spider is known for intricate weaving patterns. It is stretched between two trees and it looks massive. In the comments to the photo, some users expressed their admiration for the art […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/03/1080651437_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_7cdc82edc1805a4acbac91a046c8abde.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202010031080651422-two-to-tango-golden-retriever-offers-a-helping-hand-to-its-working-human/ Our canine friends are energetic and always ready for adventure – occasionally a little over-eager to help their humans handle their chores. Be it cooking, cleaning, handling laundry or working from home, they’re almost always at hand to lend a paw. A video published on Instagram shows a golden retriever offering to “help” its human working on the desktop. […]
Using Human Rights To Promote War October 2, 2020 Using Human Rights To Promote War2020-10-022020-10-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/redfish-e1601661254553.png200px200px Debunking UN’s New Venezuela Report Red Lines host Anya Parampil debunks a new report issued by the UN Human Right’s Council which accuses Venezuela’s government of “crimes against humanity”. She points out major flaws in the report’s methodology and exposes one of its authors as a defender of Chilean fascists. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/1d/1080610755_0:789:1200:1464_1200x675_80_0_0_b40dbc64d172238a76233e82325a36ea.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202009301080610636-tastes-like-ice-cream-goofy-golden-retriever-tries-to-eat-its-human-friend/ Some doggos always want to eat, and no amount of food can satisfy those little gluttons. And some canines just love their human friends very much, and simply can’t help it. But when a pooch has both these traits, it may easily eat a whole human or just lick him or her to death. This golden retriever just thinks […]
Armenia has asked the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to pressure Azerbaijan into stopping its military operation against the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Azerbaijan is violating basic human rights by targeting the civilian population and infrastructure and using indiscriminate weapons, Armenia argued. As a top European body tasked with defending those rights, the ECHR can pressure Baku into halting the hostilities, Yerevan believes. A request to do […]
Researchers identified seven prehistoric human footprints at Alathar, a dried-up lake bed in Saudi Arabia. (Palaeodeserts Project) Footprints Could be the Oldest Evidence of Homo Sapiens on Arabian Peninsula Researchers identified seven prehistoric human footprints at Alathar, a dried-up lake bed in Saudi Arabia. https://t.co/3gIbWVAHJ5 — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) September 21, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: A new analysis argues that anatomically modern humans created the seven […]
In the early days, Bitcoin proposed a simple model of how the world could be transformed: The free market was going to produce inflation-proof money with strong privacy features, which could be used to avoid taxes. Over time, people would sell their dollars, replace them with cryptocurrency and the State would wither away to be replaced with an anarchic paradise. Vinay Gupta is CEO of Mattereum, […]
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is urging residents of 10 of the state’s counties to cancel or postpone outdoor events after dusk to prevent people from contracting the rare and dangerous mosquito-borne illness eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) after an adult from Barry County is believed to have come down with it. “This suspected EEE case in a Michigan resident shows this is […]
Venezuela Rejects US Hostilities Before UN Human Rights Council September 16, 2020 Venezuela Rejects US Hostilities Before UN Human Rights Council2020-09-162020-09-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/vzun-e1600260690111.jpg200px200px Above photo: People take to the streets to reject U.S. sanctions, Caracas, Venezuela, Feb.10, 2020. EFE. Under the Trump administration, Washington has stolen over US$30 billion from Venezuela. Venezuela’s representative before the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council Jorge Valero Tuesday rejected Donald Trump administration’s unilateral coercive […]
The Guardian claimed an opinion piece was written in its “entirety” by a language-generating robot, sparking accusations the paper misled the public about the AI’s current capabilities…and probably its true intentions. “A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human?” reads the title of the opinion piece published on Tuesday. The article was attributed to GPT-3, described as “a cutting edge model that uses […]
The US Has Long Led The Assault On Human Rights By Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. September 5, 2020 The US Has Long Led The Assault On Human Rights2020-09-052020-09-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/the-us-has-long-led-the-assault-on-human-rights-from-black-agenda-report.jpeg200px200px The historical record on U.S. human rights policies, both domestic and international, is one of hypocrisy, deceit, and denigration. “Europeans on both sides of the Atlantic reconciled slavery with human rights by declaring non-whites non-human.” The idea […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/03/1080360670_0:0:1201:676_1200x675_80_0_0_408e5812b5a8a4f38e9d7146ee3c6cdb.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202009031080360701-teamwork-makes-the-dream-work-smart-ape-helps-human-friend/ We all need a little bit of help from our friends sometimes. Luckily, our animal pals are there to lend a helping hand on occasion. Footage shared on Twitter captures a chimpanzee and his human friend out on a stroll, walking hand-in-hand as the primate leads the way forward. When it is time for them to climb up to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0f/1079886590_0:207:3097:1949_1200x675_80_0_0_46917906be67f9b74685455db3373545.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202008301080318958-china-warns-against-foreign-meddling-as-france-laments-about-human-rights-in-xinjiang-hong-kong/ Western countries earlier condemned alleged human rights violations in the Chinese region of Xinjiang and in Hong Kong, the latter following Beijing’s adoption of a new national security law affecting the semi-autonomous island. Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi has condemned the attempts of foreign governments to meddle in the domestic affairs of Beijing, warning them against interfering […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105689/07/1056890761_0:114:2200:1352_1200x675_80_0_0_2932208db7d91200744ca8080e688a5d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202008251080270125-uks-astrazeneca-begins-human-trial-of-covid-19-treatment-using-monoclonal-antibodies/ LONDON (Sputnik) – UK-based pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday that it had begun the human trial of a new treatment for COVID-19 using a combination of two monoclonal antibodies. “The first participants have been dosed in a Phase I trial of AZD7442, a combination of two monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in development for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19,” […]
Italy on Monday launched human trials of GRAd-COV2, a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by Rome-based biotechnology company ReiThera. The trial is being conducted by Rome’s Lazzaro Spallanzani Hospital, which specializes in infectious diseases. Over the next few weeks, 90 volunteers will receive the vaccine, Reuters reported. Francesco Vaia, the hospital’s health director, told Reuters the first patient to receive the vaccine was a 50-year-old woman who […]
The cerebellum, or “little brain” in Latin, is responsible for a variety of functions, including motor control, emotions, language, and cognitive abilities. This jack of all trades looks like a flat sheet that folds into many layers and sits under the cerebral cortex in the hindbrain. A new study conducted by a team of international scientists claims that doctors were wrong about the size of the […]
Washington on Friday imposed sanctions on a powerful Chinese company in the Xinjiang province and two officials for what it said were human rights abuses against Uighurs and other ethnic minorities. The move is the latest blow to US-China relations. The US Treasury Department said it blacklisted the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), along with Sun Jinlong, former party secretary of the XPCC, and Peng […]
by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Mediterranean Versione originale in Italiano It’s a video of the horrors. It lasts for a few seconds but it is enough to shock the hardened consciences for hours. It is evidence that the complaint, filed by the UN by Russia in December 2018 against the White Helmets self-styled “rescuers” for the illegal organ trafficking managed in Syria, was founded. […]
Human Rights Fraud From Ukraine To Nicaragua By Stephen Sefton, Tortilla con Sal. July 30, 2020 Human Rights Fraud From Ukraine To Nicaragua2020-07-302020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/12/1humanrights-150×45.jpg200px200px Current Western human rights industry practice has nothing to do with establishing the truth. Increasingly in recent years, US and allied elites have sought to legitimize illegal aggression by exploiting human rights motifs in their attempts to recolonize the majority world. In any given […]
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University found the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 which causes Covid-19 hiding in an unexpected place – inside and behind the human ear. A team of otolaryngologists and pathologists discovered that the coronavirus can comfortably settle in the middle ear and the mastoid region of the head behind the ear, which contains several hollow spaces believed to cushion it against trauma and protect the middle […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/19/1079981538_0:-1:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_40430d774f5f6011d355f6345f7de5e6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202007251079981167-funny-dogs-eating-with-a-man/ For thousands of years, dogs have lived next to us and eaten the scraps from our tables. But why not get even more comfortable? Plenty of families enjoy taking the time to eat dinner together: although once considered almost a luxury in our fast-paced lives, the pandemic has brought people together, and their pets as well. This man […]
The United Nations has denounced heavy-handed police tactics used against demonstrators in Portland and other US cities during ongoing protests, taking aim at what it called baseless arrests and unnecessary violence by officers. “Peaceful demonstrations that have been taking place in cities in the US, such as Portland, really must be able to continue without those participating in them… risking arbitrary arrest or detention, being subject […]
A team of researchers in Siberia’s largest city have been granted a permit by the Russian health ministry to conduct a clinical trial of their potential coronavirus vaccine. The first volunteers will be inoculated on July 27. Rospotrebnadzor, Russia’s health watchdog, said the Novosibirsk-based Vektor State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology was given the green light on Friday. The authority’s chief Anna Popova announced that […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/14/1079933849_0:0:3070:1727_1200x675_80_0_0_1cf93ea0472a92b97960b86c6d8bbcba.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007241079976643-human-trials-of-russias-second-covid-19-vaccine-to-start-july-27/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology Vector received permission to conduct clinical trials of a vaccine against coronavirus, the first volunteers will receive it on July 27, Russian healthcare watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said on Friday. “Rospotrebnadzor’s Vector Center received permission on July 24 to conduct clinical trials of the vaccine, the first volunteers will be […]
PORTLAND United States (Sputnik) – Another night of protests in the US city of Portland was about to turn violent on Thursday, but dozens of women from the “Wall of Moms” movement formed a human chain to separate Black Lives Matter activists and federal law enforcement agents, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene. The federal agents remain in the courthouse. Protesters who appear to be […]
A primer on DeFi and yield farming. We’ll also cover liquidity mining, automated market making plus the other terms shaping this brave new world. Today’s episode of The Breakdown is a primer for anyone who has lost track of the terminology surrounding decentralized finance. In it, NLW goes over: Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic […]
An experimental vaccine candidate being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University to protect against COVID-19 triggered an immune response against the coronavirus and appeared to be safe. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images An experimental vaccine candidate being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University to protect against COVID-19 triggered an immune response against the coronavirus and appeared to […]
The Human Cost Of Nuclear Tests By John Letman, The Diplomat. July 19, 2020 The Human Cost Of Nuclear Tests2020-07-192020-07-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/thediplomat-e1595172355931.jpg200px200px Above photo: The landscape at the former Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site in northeastern Kazakhstan where more than 450 nuclear tests were conducted. The Center for International Security and Policy. 75 Years After Trinity. Talk of new U.S. testing deeply concerns those who have first-hand knowledge of nuclear […]
__________Friendly AtheistSecretary of State Unveils Christian Nationalist Agenda in Commission Report By Hemant Mehta Yesterday, during an event at the National Constitution Center, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke about a new report from the “Commission on Unalienable Rights,” a group he assembled in May of 2019. That announcement was disturbing on its own because Pompeo spoke fondly of the country’s “founding principles of natural law […]
Human Solidarity And A Global Health Commons By Christian Laval, ROAR Magazine. July 17, 2020 Human Solidarity And A Global Health Commons2020-07-172020-07-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/03/health-care-human-right-1024-850×567-e1521629685903.jpg200px200px To protect ourselves against this pandemic, we need to consider health as a global commons, with solidarity as public health’s first line of defense. The COVID-19 pandemic reminds us of the most fundamental features of the human condition: the solidarity that exists between humans […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s COVID-19 tally is close to hitting the one million mark, with new cases pushing the total number to 93,6181 on Wednesday. However, the South Asian nation has fast-tracked its efforts in producing a vaccine against COVID-19, with two of its candidates Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadila, getting the nod for human trials. Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus Healthcare on Wednesday announced that it […]
On Monday, the British government imposed sanctions against two North Korean ministries that London suspects of being involved in forced labour, torture, and murder in the DPRK’s prison camps. Pyongyang has slammed the UK for slapping sanctions against North Korea, accusing Britain of meddling in the Communist nation’s domestic affairs. “This act of the UK is a despicable political scheme which follows in the footsteps of […]
Nicaragua: How Phony Human Rights Groups Slandered A US-Targeted Nation By Stefan Sefton, Tortilla con Sal. July 11, 2020 Nicaragua: How Phony Human Rights Groups Slandered A US-Targeted Nation2020-07-112020-07-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/1nic3-e1528758293472.jpg200px200px Above photo: Masked protesters sit with their mortars on a stoop in the Monimbo neighborhood in Masaya, Nicaragua, Saturday, June 2, 2018. Alfredo Zuniga for AP. Nicaragua’s case is a text-book example of how genuine human rights research has […]
RELATED: Zionist @ Phi Beta Iota Robert David Steele is the conceptualizer of integrated election reform (#UNRIG) and the integration of holistic analytics, true cost economics, and Open Source Everything Engineering (OSEE) such that we can achieve a prosperous world at peace at 10-20% the cost of the failed Western economic model burdened by banks and lawyers. A former US spy and co-founder of the […]
Complexity of human tooth enamel revealed at atomic level in NIH-funded study NIH News Release Scientists used a combination of advanced microscopy and chemical detection techniques to uncover the structural makeup of human tooth enamel at unprecedented atomic resolution, revealing lattice patterns and unexpected irregularities. The findings could lead to a better understanding of how tooth decay develops and might be prevented. The research was supported […]
Dan Winters Health Editor’s Note: No surprises here…Carol The CIA’s Most Highly-Trained Spies Weren’t Even Human by Tom Vanderbilt/Smithsonianmag.com October 2013 There would be a rustle of oily black feathers as a raven settled on the window ledge of a once-grand apartment building in some Eastern European capital. The bird would pace across the ledge a few times but quickly depart. In an apartment on the […]
The UN’s top human rights official has condemned Israel’s plans to take over parts of the occupied West Bank, warning that the move would undermine peace efforts, and saying: “Annexation is illegal. Period.” Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and former president of Chile, described Israel’s annexation project as contrary to international law regardless of “whether it is 30 percent from the West […]
Health Editor’s Note: There are thousands of types of coronaviruses, of which only 7 affect humans and of these only three lead to severe disease and possible death. We are currently dealing with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and in the past, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS.) Researchers have discovered protein features that are found in all three of […]
Each protein in the cell forms according to a coherent plan. This plan is called RNA matrix – mRNA – and is a copy of genes (DNA) in the nucleus of the cell. Coronavirus uses the same mechanism: it carries mRNA into the cell, which contains construction information on all components of the virus. The mRNA propagates in the cell, incorporates into new virus particles, and […]
Police in Louisville, Kentucky have parted ways with Brett Hankison, one of the three officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor. The nurse was killed following a no-knock raid on her boyfriend’s home in March. The department informed officer Brett Hankison of his dismissal in a notice sent on Tuesday, stating that by “wantonly and blindly [firing] ten rounds into the apartment of Breonna Taylor on […]
Brain Gene Tops the List for Making Humans, Human by Courtney Sexton/Smithsonianmag.com Why do humans have such large brains? This evolutionary mystery has challenged scientists for ages, but some researchers are using genetics, specifically those genes that can only be found in Homo sapiens, for an answer. ARHGAP11B, a gene found only in humans, is known for its role in expanding neocortex, the part of the […]
On Friday, the Human Rights Council moved to commission an investigation into systemic racism and discrimination against Black people around the world after failing to approve a probe specifically focused on the killing of African Americans, and US law enforcement’s suspected violence against protesters. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has lashed out at the UN’s top human rights watchdog, accusing the body of serving as a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107966/28/1079662898_0:0:1280:720_1200x675_80_0_0_28367615392a74b31b97b3a8bfc71caf.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202006191079663035-leave-me-alone-human-cat-ignores-water-spray/ We all have various procedures and actions that we use to communicate with our animals. We pet dogs when they fetch a stick, we give them tasty food when they do tricks we taught them, and we discipline and scold them if they show bad behaviour. A cat has been captured in a funny video lying on a dining […]
Michael Blackson went to protests a couple of days during the first week of June. He also voted for the first time on June 2. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption toggle caption Tyrone Turner/WAMU Michael Blackson went to protests a couple of days during the first week of June. He also voted for the first time on June 2. Tyrone Turner/WAMU Michael Blackson, a 17-year-old high school […]
Watch FFWN above. And check out the list of all 37 stories we covered. By Kevin Barrett, Veterans Today Editor Was the murder of George Floyd a mafia killing or a human sacrifice? Though it’s too early to know all the details—which may never come out—word on the street plus circumstantial evidence strongly suggest that the actual event was a mafia hit. VT broke the story, […]
The International Olympic Committee is standing by its long-held stance that politics should be kept out of sports. That rule prohibits wearing political signs and kneeling, but activists are pressuring the organisation to change its mind in light of mass anti-racism protests. An international athlete-led movement has accused the Olympic Games’ governing body of violating human rights over its commitment to political neutrality. “The International Olympic […]
Human Rights Expert Hopes COVID-19, Climate Change And Racial Injustice Are A ‘Wake-Up Call’ By Ilana Cohen, Inside Climate News. June 14, 2020 Human Rights Expert Hopes COVID-19, Climate Change And Racial Injustice Are A ‘Wake-Up Call’2020-06-142020-06-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/08/Seattle-Racism-Protest-holding-the-elephant1-150×112.jpg200px200px Above photo: The US is facing up to one elephant in the room, racism, will it face up to the climate crisis as well? New York University law professor and former […]
Court of Human Rights Deals Major Blow To Israel’s War On Palestine Solidarity By Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), BDS. June 12, 2020 Court of Human Rights Deals Major Blow To Israel’s War On Palestine Solidarity2020-06-122020-06-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/bds-from-french-bds-movement-e1591988349918.jpg200px200px Above photo: Demonstrators holding a banner reading “Against colonization and apartheid in Palestine, Boycott of Israeli products,” march through the northern district of Marseille, southern France, during an international demonstration in […]
Regeneron begins human testing of COVID-19 antibody cocktail by Deena Beasley/Reuters (Reuters) – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc on Thursday said it has begun human testing of its experimental antibody cocktail as a treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The trial has an “adaptive” design and could quickly move from dozens of patients to eventually include thousands, Chief Scientific Officer George Yancopoulos told Reuters. […]
Largest catalog of human genetic diversity NIH Research Matters At a Glance Researchers have created a massive catalog of human genome data, along with tools to understand it. Using DNA from over 140,000 people, they analyzed genomic variation, how variants affect gene function, and which may cause disease or serve as new drug targets. The genome is the complete set of your DNA, including all of your […]
The families of George Floyd and others slain by law enforcement have joined the ACLU and hundreds of other activist groups in urging the UN Human Rights Council to convene an urgent meeting to address police violence in the US. The victims’ families – which include those of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown and Philando Castile, who were all killed at the hands of police […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107955/68/1079556818_0:131:1281:851_1200x675_80_0_0_cc229b24873081cd5abf1e3faacb2ae2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Oleg Burunov. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/military/202006081079557207-usaf-plans-to-field-advanced-drone-to-go-up-against-a-human/ Jack Shanahan, the head of the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Centre, underscored last week that even though the use of AI is currently limited, the coming decades may see machines and humans working together in what he said would make a “big difference”. The US Air Force (USAF) has announced plans to pit an advanced unmanned aerial […]
By Galima Galiullina, Doctor of Philosophy for VT The name of the young man in the top photo is well known to the Russians. This is Magomed Nurbagandov, a policeman who did not kneel before bandits, demanding that he renounce his rank of police officer. The bandits killed his younger brother in front of his eyes. Instead of the expected words of repentance, the young man […]
Researchers have successfully tested potentially revolutionary technology which could spell the beginning of an organ-donor-free future – after they successfully grew and transplanted miniature human livers… into rats. University of Pittsburgh scientists cultured those mini organs from reprogrammed human skin cells. In just a matter of weeks, the researchers were able to achieve maturation of those livers – a process that would normally take up to […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio and daughter Chiara de Blasio New York City Mayor de Blasio’s daughter, Chiara, was arrested in the Manhattan protest Saturday night. The 25-year-old was reportedly blocking traffic and refused to move. Chiara was arrested about an hour before her daddy de Blasio told protesters to “go home.” “We appreciate and respect all peaceful protests, but now it is time for people to […]
“I think you should quit your job and go and work for the good guys,” the Human Rights Foundation’s Alex Gladstein told Tom Robinson, the founder of crypto compliance firm Elliptic, Monday afternoon. The two were debating blockchain surveillance as part of the Mainnet online event, sponsored by Messari, which opened today on the Hopin platform. Human Rights Foundation is an organization that focuses on working […]
Ever since the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on 25th May, righteously enraged Americans have taken to the streets of almost every major US city in protest, leading to at-times incendiary clashes with law enforcement. Photos and videos of police employing force against both violent rioters and peaceful demonstrators have circulated widely on social media, National Guard troops are deployed across the country […]
With a flash of light, billowing smoke, and a thunderous roar, American astronauts on Saturday afternoon blasted into space aboard an American spacecraft for the first time since NASA decommissioned the aging, unsafe Space Shuttle fleet in 2011. The first manned flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft not only restores the United States’ ability to launch people into orbit, it also signals a possible new era […]
BAP Calls On United Nations To Address U.S. Human Rights Crisis By the Black Alliance for Peace. May 30, 2020 BAP Calls On United Nations To Address U.S. Human Rights Crisis2020-05-302020-05-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/georgefloydprotest-e1590856411595.jpg200px200px The extrajudicial murders of African/Black people, such as Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, by agents of the U.S. government and armed civilians have sparked urban rebellions in cities across the United States. Yet […]
Canadian Groups Fight For Covid-19 Recovery That Prioritizes Human And Ecological Health By Andrea Germanos, Commondreams. May 28, 2020 Canadian Groups Fight For Covid-19 Recovery That Prioritizes Human And Ecological Health2020-05-282020-05-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/just-recovery-image.png200px200px Above photo: A new alliance of Canadian groups is calling for a just recovery. “We are standing on the threshold between the old world and the next and we must choose to build the future we […]
A White House adviser has triggered a wave of memes and mockery online after referring to US labor force as “human capital stock,” drawing countless comparisons to the dystopian sci-fi flick Soylent Green (spoiler: it’s people). In calling to reopen the US economy amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in an interview with CNN on Monday, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett noted that the country’s “capital […]
Doug Loverro has resigned as Associate Administrator of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate. Deputy Associate Administrator Ken Bowersox will serve as the acting leader of the directorate. (Lead image via NASA – Jim Bridenstine and Ken Bowersox testify during a House subcommittee hearing) Loverro’s resignation is the second time in less than a year that NASA’s head of human spaceflight has changed. Last […]
The global death toll in the Covid-19 pandemic has crossed 300,000, hitting another dark milestone as the United Nations voiced concerns that lockdown measures are being lifted too quickly, warning of a “second wave” of the virus. Surpassing a total of 300,000 fatalities and nearing 4.5 million cases globally on Thursday, according to data gathered by Johns Hopkins University, the worldwide viral outbreak continues to expand […]
Sensational revelations from Europe document the deep involvement of George Soros’ Open Society Foundations in the European Court of Human Rights, which has been key in forcing an “Open Borders” policy on countries like Italy. By Collin McMahon In 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) handed down the landmark case of “Hirsi Jamaa and others vs. Italy”, which ruled that European countries could not […]
Elon Musk may have chosen a bizarre, cyborg-like name for his newborn child – just try pronouncing “X Æ A-12” – but the billionaire entrepreneur says spoken language itself may soon become obsolete with the rise of new brain tech. Appearing for another episode of the Joe Rogan Experience on Thursday, the UFC-commentator-slash-podcast-host congratulated Musk on the birth of his sixth son this week, but couldn’t […]