(2024-03-23). South Dakota Tribes Face Off Again With South Dakota Governor. popularresistance.org South Dakota—Last week, while signing two education bills Governor Kristi Noem made comments about wanting to improve Native American students' achievement, and blamed parents and Tribal leaders for their poor performance. Gov. Noem also said that some Tribal leaders in the state were in partnership with Mexican cartels, and four Tribal Nations have responded demanding an apology. | The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) issued a statement saying, "Last week while visiting Mitchell and Winner, South Dakota, Governor Noem used those events as an opportunity to spew hateful gossip about Native people.
(2024-03-23). ICE Under Fire For Solitary Confinement Of Immigrants. popularresistance.org The 61-year-old man who was recently found dead of suspected suicide at a privately run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prison in Washington state served the second-longest stretch in solitary confinement of any person in ICE custody since 2018, according to a new analysis by human rights experts. | Charles Leo Daniel, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, was found dead while in solitary confinement on March 7 after being incarcerated at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) near Tacoma for about four years. Between April 2020 and September 2023, Daniel was held in solitary confinement for a total of 1,244…
(2024-03-23). South Dakota Tribes Face Off Again With Governor Kristi Noem. popularresistance.org South Dakota—Last week, while signing two education bills Governor Kristi Noem made comments about wanting to improve Native American students' achievement, and blamed parents and Tribal leaders for their poor performance. Gov. Noem also said that some Tribal leaders in the state were in partnership with Mexican cartels, and four Tribal Nations have responded demanding an apology. | The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) issued a statement saying, "Last week while visiting Mitchell and Winner, South Dakota, Governor Noem used those events as an opportunity to spew hateful gossip about Native people.
(2024-03-23). Kenya publishes policy to recognize undocumented skills in informal sector. independent.co.ug 
NAIROBI | Xinhua | Kenya on Friday launched a policy to recognize the undocumented skills and knowledge acquired by thousands of informal sector workers without attending formal learning institutions. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said the framework elevates the informal sector workers and dignifies what they do. "This policy sows and grows seeds for equity and …
(2024-03-23). Don't blame migrants for the housing crisis. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-03-23). Studying cells and gels to regenerate spinal disks. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Maria Astudillo Potes' life changed instantly when her grandfather fractured his back and suffered paralysis. Traversing through this difficult time, she determined to turn tragedy into personal triumph for her immigrant family. She now aspires to become a neurosurgeon-scientist who researches and develops new biotherapeutics for spinal disk injuries. The native of Ecuador moved to the U.S. as a high school student with a dream of becoming a physician-scientist. During college, she learned about regenerative…
(2024-03-23). Neo-Confederate Texas state law remains at center of attacks on migrants. wsws.org Texas is openly defying federal constitutional authority to an extent without precedent since the civil rights struggles that resulted in the end of Jim Crow apartheid and school segregation.
(2024-03-23). U.S. Tries to Force Potentially Hazardous GM Corn on Mexico. indybay.org U.S. Position Based on Sham Regulatory Regime That Does Not Ensure GMO Safety, Mexico Fully Justified in Prohibiting GM Corn for Staple Corn Products…
(2024-03-23). President López Obrador highlights strength of Mexico's economy. plenglish.com In the state of Veracruz, the president referred to the decision made on Thursday by the Bank of Mexico, which reduced the target for the overnight interest rate by 25 basis points to a level of 11 percent, effective as of Friday, according to a press release from the financial institution. | "It was a bold move, because rates in the United States do not want to move and here they are already lowering them, even if only slightly, and this could have led to a depreciation of the peso in relation to the dollar," but nothing happened, said the president, who considered it was a good decision. | He added that the lo…
(2024-03-23). México padece escasez de agua en el 58.17% de su territorio. telesurtv.net Entretanto, solo el 27.37 por ciento del país latinoamericano está en condiciones normales mientras que el 14.46 por ciento sufre de características anormalmente secas.
(2024-03-23). EU: Migrant deal with Lebanon also possible. newarab.com 
EU commissioner The EU has entered agreements…
palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). Amid Israeli Genocide – Gaza's Faith Unbroken (PHOTOS & VIDEO) 
Faith is a central component in the lives of Palestinians. Gaza, now undergoing an Israeli genocide, is in greater need of its faith than ever before.
inthesetimes.com (2024-03-23). Defunding UNRWA Was Never About HamasThe refugee agency is a reminder that Palestinian refugees exist and have inalienable political rights—a truth the Israeli government finds deeply inconvenient.
sfgate.com (2024-03-23). The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a Ramadan cease-fire 
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a NEW resolution demanding a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The resolution, put forward by the 10 elected council members, is backed by Russia and China, who vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Friday. The council is expected to vote on the resolution Monday morning.
truthout.org (2024-03-23). US Has Redefined "Human Shields" to Enable Israel's Slaughter of Gaza Civilians 
President Biden and members of Congress have cynically reinterpreted "human shields" to flout international law.
palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). 'She Never Returned Home' – Palestinians Children Remember Their Mothers, Killed in Israeli Airstrikes 
In fact, for many children, there will be no mothers to celebrate anymore as well over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the beginning of the war. Moreover, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement on X on Thursday that the Israeli war on Gaza has been killing an average of 37 mothers daily since October 7.