An Iranian official announced on Friday that some of Tehran’s frozen funds abroad under US sanctions have been released as part of measures to help Iranian authorities combat the spread of COVID-19. Iran International channel quoted a member of the National Security and Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament, Hishmatallah Falahat Beeshah, stating: “Following the measures taken, some of Iran’s frozen funds were released abroad, but it is not sufficient.” According to the […]
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Jeremy Renner, I have just one question: Haven’t we all suffered enough? For the uninitiated, Renner might be most widely recognized for his acting work, but he also dabbles in music, posting tunes to both YouTube and Instagram—where his handle, @renner4real, might remind The Lonely Island fans of a certain Andy Samberg character. It’s an apt parallel—because from the unfortunately timed title to the generic and […]
The Houthi-led government in Yemen has ordered the release of all prisoners who follow the Baha’i faith, the President of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi Al-Mashat, announced on TV yesterday. Furthermore, there is a pardon for prisoner of conscience Hamed Bin Haydara. On Sunday, the Court of Appeal in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, upheld the death sentence imposed on Haydara in January 2018, following what Amnesty International […]
China lied about the number of COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, ground zero for the global pandemic, ahead of a visit for President Xi Jinping’s March 10 visit to the region, a local doctor told Kyodo News. The same day China’s health authorities reported no new cases of coronavirus in Wuhan, several symptomatic patients were released early from quarantine, while health officials suspended a portion of testing, […]
The Palestinian Ministry of Health and Security Services have released 17 Palestinians who have recovered from the coronavirus while in quarantine in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Ma’an News Agency reported on Friday. The 17 people were released from Angel and Paradise hotels which were used as quarantine centres in Bethlehem, several hours after the tests indicated their recovery. According to the Ministry of Health, […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday the release of two Americans held by Iran and Lebanon, Anadolu reports. American Navy veteran Michael White was freed Thursday on a medical furlough, Pompeo said in a statement. White has been detained by the Iranian regime since 2018. White’s release on humanitarian grounds was conditioned upon him staying in Iran, said Pompeo, adding the Navy veteran is now in the custody of […]
Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been temporarily released in Iran for two weeks, her husband said on Tuesday. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 40, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested in April 2016 at a Tehran airport as she headed back to Britain with her daughter after a family visit. She was sentenced to five years in jail after being convicted of plotting to […]
Amy Sussman/Getty Images With the deluge of headlines blaring the latest crisis sparked by the spread of the coronavirus, Mediaite has decided to dedicate at least one story per day to good news coming in from around the world. Actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were released from an Australian hospital after being treated for the coronavirus. They will remain in self-quarantine, according to their son […]
Chelsea Manning was ordered on Thursday to be released from jail, after a federal judge ruled that her testimony against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was no longer necessary. The decision comes one day after Manning reportedly attempted to commit suicide while in federal custody in Alexandria, VA. Judge Anthony Trenga of the Eastern District of Virginia said that because the grand jury was finished deliberating, Manning’s […]
12 Mar, 2020 21:31 Whistleblower Chelsea Manning, jailed for refusing to testify against WikiLeaks before a grand jury, has been released – but is still on the hook for over a quarter of a million dollars in fines for contempt of court. Source
The Taliban will not take part in talks with the government in Kabul until about 5,000 of its prisoners are released, a spokesman said on Monday, presenting a possible major barrier to ending the war. “We are fully ready for the intra-Afghan talks, but we are waiting for the release of our 5,000 prisoners,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters by phone. Under an accord between […]
Huobi believes its upcoming blockchain will provide financial institutions with a framework for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications and services. The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange announced Saturday that its proprietary network, Huobi Chain, had been successfully deployed on its testnet. Developed in collaboration with layer-1 protocol provider Nervos, Huobi says its new blockchain will allow businesses and regulators to determine the rules of the road for the emerging […]
Three employees of the Sputnik News Turkey have been released after questioning in Ankara. The contact with the journalists was lost after they complained over following harassment by Turkish nationalists to the police. Also on rt.com Sputnik Turkey under attack: Russian agency’s lead editor held by police, contact with 3 staffers lost after nationalists’ assault DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source
US Whistleblower’s Mom Asks For Help To Get Son Released By Vakkas Doğantekin, Aa.com February 29, 2020 US Whistleblower’s Mom Asks For Help To Get Son Released2020-02-292020-02-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/thumbs_b_c_c64b34622ccbff0e5bc1be5d82490ab1.jpg200px200px Above Photo: From Aa.com Ex-drone operator receive threats from FBI after revealing criminal nature of US drone program ANKARA The mother of internationally known whistleblower Brandon Bryant started an online donation campaign to pay for her son’s $100,000 bail and get him […]
As Jussie Smollett sat in a holding area at the Chicago’s Leighton Criminal Courthouse, waiting to appear before a judge for the second time for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself, he met at least one friendly fan. “Jussie Smollett!” an elderly woman reportedly shouted. “Man, you [are] good in Empire.” While the gaggle of reporters and others who had gathered around him chuckled, Smollett […]
The climate change movement has long warned that, as global temperatures rise, we run the risk of releasing vast reserves of trapped methane into the atmosphere and bringing about the end of days. New research says: probably not. Researchers at the University of Rochester in New York studied methane emissions from a period in Earth’s history which bears many similarities to our current climate, examining ice […]
Moroccan artist, Maryam Hussein, has been released from prison despite the final judgement issued by the Dubai Court of Appeal to serve a month in prison, followed by her deportation outside of the Emirates. Emirati media revealed that Hussein has been released by an amnesty, without providing further details. Hussein posted a statement on her Instagram account, through which she thanked the Emirati leaders, the judiciary […]
Earlier, Yemen’s Shia Houthi rebels claimed they had downed a Tornado fighter jet from the Arab coalition in the northwestern province of Al-Jawf. According to General Yahya Saree, the spokesman for the Ansarullah movement, the fighter jet was downed with an advanced surface-to-air missile, while it was was carrying out an attack over the province of Al-Jawf late Friday. The video showing the alleged Saudi fighter jet […]
Released At Last: Welcome Home, Move 9 Member Chuck Africa! By Betsey Piette , Workers.org February 13, 2020 Released At Last: Welcome Home, Move 9 Member Chuck Africa!2020-02-132020-02-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/balzntbrxjbtt2itztdban_vpra3oxbig5lxovdmlasyb2yc8ba9jnesk2hcmag2ntuihd1ahzorvnuk6imul_8czgydqrypu-_ehppphr5h1fzb3sgsi0ot1unhz065gje-e1581642034893.jpe200px200px Above Photo: Twitter photo of Chuck Africa, posted by his lawyer, Brad Thomson, on Jan. 7. Philadelphia Imprisoned since he was only 18, Charles Sims Africa was finally released from Pennsylvania’s SCI Fayette on Feb. 7. The youngest and the […]