_____ (2020-10-13). Monument To Colonialism Toppled On Indigenous Peoples' Day. popularresistance.org New Mexico – Visitors to the historic plaza in Santa Fe, a bastion of liberalism in northern New Mexico, will find a charming square in the Spanish colonial style, surrounded by shops selling native wares — typically sold by non-native peoples — and a monument at the center of it all celebrating the slaughter of the area's original, commercially monetized inhabitants. | At least until Monday, when protesters marked Indigenous Peoples' Day by tying a chain around the monument, managing to topple it amid clashes with police.

MEE and agencies (2020-10-13). Bodies recovered after migrant boat capsizes off coast of Tunisia. middleeasteye.net Bodies recovered after migrant boat capsizes off coast of Tunisia | Thirteen people, including three children, have drowned while seven have been rescued, say authorities | Tue, 10/13/2020 – 10: 38 | Tunisian coastguards patrol the area off Tunisia's northern town of Bizerte on 30 March 2017 (AFP) | At least 13 people have been confirmed drowned after a migrant boat sank off the coast of T…

teleSUR (2020-10-12). Mexico: Formal Labor Market Continues Recovery -Report. telesurenglish.net Mexico's Institute of Social Security (IMSS) reported on Monday an increase of 113.850 formal jobs in September, which highlights continuous signs of economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | The IMSS explained that there had been a decrease in employment of 719.250 positions from January to September, 81.1 percent of them are permanent jobs. | Puestos de trabajo afiliados al Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Soci…

teleSUR (2020-10-12). Over 30,000 Doses of Drugs for Kids With Cancer Stolen in Mexico. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Monday confirmed the theft of thousands of doses of cancer treatments that were destined mainly for children with this disease. | RELATED: | "Authorities are already investigating to identify the perpetrators of this robbery," AMLO said, noting that this is a very unusual event. | The 37,956 doses of oncological treatment were stolen from the company Novag Infancia S.A.

sputniknews (2020-10-11). Labour Peer Apologises for Claiming Migrants Could be 'Concentrated' in Camps. sputniknews.com The United Kingdom has faced rising numbers of refugees crossing the English Channel from France this year. Internal Home Office reports made public last month revealed that the government has considered placing migrants arriving in the UK in offshore detention centers.

Associated Press (2020-10-11). México: Presidente pide disculpa de la Iglesia por conquista. peoplesworld.org CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — El presidente de México dio a conocer el sábado una carta abierta que envió al papa Francisco en la que pide a la Iglesia católica se disculpe por los abusos cometidos contra los pueblos indígenas durante la conquista de México en el siglo XVI. En la misiva, el presidente Andrés …

Kent Paterson (2020-10-11). The Long Wars Against El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. counterpunch.org Perched above the Rio Grande with a splendid view of neighboring Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the Cielo Vista Mall is one of the commercial nerve centers of El Paso, Texas. On a normal weekend, the mall and an adjacent Walmart store bounce with shoppers, many of them middle-class customers from Juarez and northern Mexico who pump money into the local economy, support jobs and bolster Texas state tax coffers. |

Tamara Pearson (2020-10-10). Guatemalan and Mexican governments use pandemic to turn back refugee caravan. zcomm.org "People who are fleeing crime and searching for a better future shouldn't be treated like this". "But there is something that we have, as migrants. We don't give up, we do everything to achieve our goals."

Alice Blukacz, Baltica Cabieses (2020-10-10). [Correspondence] COVID-19: leaving no one behind in Latin America. thelancet.com The pledge to leave no one behind has been essential in making the plight of refugees more visible1 and in highlighting the need to include migrants and refugees in national health-care systems.

_____ (2020-10-10). International Students Quit: 'This Isn't Sweden'. strategic-culture.org International students at the Dalarna University in Borlà§nge do not want to live in the student residence which is offered to them in the immigrant suburb Tjà§rna àÑngar, also known as "Little Mogadishu". That is what a representative for Dalarna's student union wrote in a letter to the university's board.

teleSUR (2020-10-10). Mexico Pays Covax ~160 Million to Ensure a COVID Vaccine. telesurenglish.net Mexico's government announced on Saturday that it paid about 160 million dollars in advance to the World Health Organization (WHO) to secure 51 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX initiative. | RELATED: | "With this payment, Mexico ensures having options to acquire doses of a successful vaccine against COVID-19 within the Covax portfolio", Mexico's Foreign Ministry said. | Mexico officially joined C…

Jeffrey St. Clair (2020-10-09). Roaming Charges: A Fly in the Anointment. counterpunch.org A return to normalcy, you say? Normalcy brought us the Iraq War, torture, assassination by drone, 607 billionaires & 600k homeless, the gutting of welfare, warrantless wiretaps, militarized police, the war on drugs, globalized fracking, the destruction of the Gulf of Mexico & an atmospheric C02 level of 411.08 ppm and rising. Screw normalcy.

ACLU (2020-10-09). Learn About the Charleston County Sheriff Candidates. aclu.org The election for Charleston County Sheriff on Nov. 3 can help shape the county's policies on the role of policing in our community, immigrants' rights, and law enforcement accountability. The Charleston County sheriff can adopt policies that will make our community safer and more just for all. | CAST AN INFORMED VOTE | Make sure you know the candidates' positions on key civil liberties and civil rights issues. The ACLU does not endorse or oppose candidates but urges you to cast an informed vote. | IssueKristin GrazianoAl Cannon (Inc) | Commits to end 287(g), a program working with the Trump administration t…

Eve Ottenberg (2020-10-09). Fascism's Twisted Take on Climate Change. counterpunch.org The climate catastrophe has caught fascism's evil eye. First it spawned eco-fascism, a creed founded on lies about immigrants and population control. More people migrating to first world countries, eco-fascists say, means more people with outsized carbon footprints. Better for those immigrants to stay home, having less climate impact, than coming here to indulge in