(2022-03-29). EU Attacks Press Freedom in Europe, Advocates for Press Freedom in Mexico. orinocotribune.com The European Parliament is voicing concern over press freedom and through a resolution, "condemns the frequent attacks on media freedom and journalists" in Mexico‚Å —all while Europe itself imposes a general ban on Russian media outlets. | The resolution, which passed in EU Parliament earlier this month, takes aim at the Mexican government amid outrage over recent murders of journalists and human rights defenders. The Parliament calls on Mexico's authorities to investigate "crimes against freedom of expression" in the case of journalists and media workers and "urges the EU Delegation [in Mexico]…
(2022-03-28). Refugees of Color Fleeing Ukraine Held in Migrant Jails in Poland and Estonia. truthout.org Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted an exodus of nearly 4 million people and an outpouring of support for many of the refugees. But a new report finds dozens of nonwhite people who fled Ukraine are being held in long-term detention centers in Poland and Estonia. We speak with Maud Jullien, investigations editor at Lighthouse Reports, which just published a series of reports in collaboration with The Independent, Der Spiegel, Radio France and others on the detention of African students fleeing Ukraine. She describes how the European Union's temporary protection directive sets a double standard by permitting the…
(2022-03-28). Mexican President Responds to US Military: 'We are not Anyone's Colony!'. orinocotribune.com The head of the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), Glen VanHerck, accused Mexico of being the largest base of operations for Russian espionage agencies. In response, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that Mexico is not a colony of Russia nor China nor the US. | The president of Mexico said: "It is a statement, we are not going to challenge anything, we are respectful of the free expression of ideas. Mexico is free, independent, and sovereign; it should be known more and more, because sometimes it seems that it is not understood enough. We have to send them telegrams informing them that Mexico i…
(2022-03-28). How Afro-Colombians Are Fighting White Feminism. popularresistance.org Feminist Movements in Latin America have recently made incredible strides in women's rights after generations of struggle against a society founded in machismo. When supporting and celebrating progress in Women's Liberation in Latin America, mainstream media often tends to focus on countries such as Argentina, Chile, and Mexico and the rise of the #NiUnaMenos, (not one more) anti-femicide movement. Although the feminist movements in these countries have been successful in achieving some essential rights for women, with the exception of Mexico, these predominantly white countries are also intentionally centering c…
(2022-03-28). The US Should Remember that Israel's Squatter-Settlements in Palestine are War Crimes. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — US Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, engaged in further diplomatic contradictions, as he fluctuated between asserting the Biden administration's stance purportedly against Israeli settlement expansion, yet making concessions for earlier encroachment upon Palestinian land. "We can't do stupid things that impede us from a two-state solution," Nides reportedly told …
