Notices by Catherine Morris (cmorris@mastodon.social)

The 15 Democratic Party HR members who supported #HR9495 are:

Colin Allred (TX)
Yadira Caraveo (CO)
Ed Case (HI)
Henry Cuellar (TX)
Don Davis (NC)
Jared Golden (ME)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX)
Susie Lee (NV)
Jared Moskowitz (FL)
Jimmy Panetta (CA)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA)
Brad Schneider (IL)
Tom Suozzi (NY)
Norma Torres (CA)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL)

#USA: “The House…on Thursday passed the Stop Terror-Financing & Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act in a 219-184 vote…with 15 Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill…would empower the Treasury secretary to unilaterally designate any nonprofit as a “terrorist supporting organization” & revoke its tax-exempt status…. Critics say the proposal would give presidential administrations a tool to crack down on organizations for political ends. | Intercept https://theintercept.com/2024/11/21/gop-house-trump-nonprofit-authoritarian/ #HR9495

Malala: I never imagined women's rights would be lost so easily. “A bullet failed to silence her, now #Malala Yousafzai is lending her voice to the #women of #Afghanistan….Malala has a personal history with the #Taliban across the border in Pakistan, after a gunman from the hardline Islamist group shot her as she sat on a school bus. The speed of change in Afghanistan, if not the brutality, has surprised Malala…"I BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86q5yqz0q2o

Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity in #Gaza: #ForcedDisplacement of Palestinians Leaves Much of Area Uninhabitable. “Israeli authorities have caused the massive, deliberate forced displacement of Palestinian civilians in Gaza… & are responsible for #WarCrimes & #CrimesAgainstHumanity, …[HRW] said in a report…published at the time of an ongoing Israeli military campaign in northern Gaza that has most likely created a new wave of forced displacement...” | HRW report https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/14/israels-crimes-against-humanity-gaza 1/2

“An Israeli court…rejected a new request by…#Netanyahu to delay testifying at his #corruption trial... The spectacle of a sitting prime minister defending himself against graft charges is likely to further polarize Israelis... Netanyahu is battling charges of #bribery, #fraud & #breachoftrust... He has denied any wrongdoing in the cases, which center on accusations that he arranged favors for tycoons in exchange for gifts & sympathetic media coverage…” | NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-trial.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Zk4.NNDT.BUOoiTymcjSk&smid=url-share

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#China: Chinese #humanrights #lawyer’s situation worsens: #XuZhiyong must be released. In a joint statement nine lawyers' human rights organizations from Asia, Europe and North America have expressed grave concern about the situation of human rights lawyer & legal scholar, Dr Xu Zhiyong, who is currently on #hungerstrike in Lunan prison, Shandong province in China...to call attention to the #inhumane treatment he is being subjected to in #prison." Full letter: https://lawyersforlawyers.org/en/chinese-human-rights-lawyers-situation-worsens-xu-zhiyong-must-be-released/

#Gaza #polio #vaccinations to resume after #WHO reports strike on clinic. “…6 people, including 4 children, were injured following a strike on the Sheikh Radwan clinic [reportedly by an Israeli quadcopter]. …Israel said it is investigating but does not believe it was responsible… The 2nd phase of the vaccine rollout began on Saturday after being postponed in October due to intense Israeli bombardments, mass displacement & lack of access...” | BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2mnlg43k4o.amp

Peaceful anti-pipeline protesters hit with criminal & civil charges. “West Virginia is among 22 [#US] states…[with] laws that can punish people protesting against oil rigs, gas pipelines, dams & other so-called critical infrastructure with…prison terms & hefty fines… [Over the past 10-15 years] the fossil fuel industry has sued hundreds of #activists, #NGOs, #scientists & #journalists in the US, in what…strategic lawsuits against public participation (#SLAPPs). | Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/27/mountain-valley-pipeline-protest

‘Belgian authorities…have launched an investigation into possible #WarCrimes committed by #Belgian-#Israeli soldier fighting for #Israel in #Gaza. The federal prosecutor's office said the probe focuses on a Belgian member of an elite unit of the Israeli military comprising several other dual passport holders… The suspect, who has not been named, is said to be a man in his 20s... The investigation…stems from the work of Palestinian journalist Younis Tirawi.’ | Justice Info https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/137242-belgium-opens-war-crimes-probe-into-soldier-fighting-for-israel-in-gaza.html

New York Stock Exchange:
Hundreds partake in demonstration, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, against Israeli attacks on Gaza and Lebanon | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/14/pro-palestinian-gaza-protest-new-york-stock-exchange-arrests /2

Jews shut down the New York Stock Exchange in protest of Israel. Here’s why. “Day after day over the past year we have witnessed the Israeli military commit heinous crimes, bombing hospitals & mosques, slaughtering more children than any other war in recent years & forbidding the entry of humanitarian aid. …Although the world is crying out for the horrors to stop…why is the US…still arming Israel…?” | opinion by Elena Stein, Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/18/jews-shut-down-new-york-stock-exchnage-why #nonviolentprotest /1

Physicians for Human Rights: “We, alongside 17 health & human rights organizations, have issued a joint statement outlining the Requirements & Principles for Upholding #Palestinians’ #RightToHealth. With over 41,272 killed, 95,551 injured, 1.9 million internally displaced, & massive destruction of housing & infrastructure, no one in #Gaza remains unaffected…underscoring the urgent need for an immediate #ceasefire & …humanitarian & political intervention.” | #PHR https://www.phr.org.il/en/requirements-and-principles-for-upholding-palestinians-right-to-health-joint-statement-eng/

Attacks on #civilians. “Five days into the most violent & wide-reaching attacks #Lebanon has experienced in almost 2 decades, we have… a humanitarian catastrophe… We…call…donors to urgently ramp up funding for #HumanitarianRelief…in Lebanon.
The…toll is staggering, with at least 1,540 killed since the start of the hostilities in October 2023, including over 100 Syrians…. on 23 September, more than 500 were killed…” | Ivo Freijsen, UNHCR Rep in Lebanon Briefing Note https://www.unhcr.ca/news/unhcr-attacks-on-civilians-pile-fresh-misery-on-lebanon/ 1/2

#X now ‘…offline in #Brazil – the country with the 5th largest digital population [22 million users] – after Elon #Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws meant it was blocked by the supreme court. …Large numbers of Brazilians sought shelter on…#Bluesky, which…gained 500,000 users in the past 2 days. …Musk [made crude posts on X & said the judge] “…is a dictator & a fraud, not a justice,” …although Brazilian users could no longer read his words without…a…VPN.’ | Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/31/x-offline-brazil-elon-musk

#Musk's #X suspended in #Brazil... “The row began in April, with the [Supreme Court] judge ordering the suspension of dozens of X accounts for allegedly spreading #disinformation... [X] is…used by at least a 10th of the nation's 200 million inhabitants. By Saturday morning some users had reported access to the platform was no longer possible… #Apple & #Google [have] a 5-day deadline to remove X from its app stores & block its use on iOS & Android systems.” | BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3rnl5qv3o.amp

#Brazil: “Late on Friday afternoon, Justice Alexandre de Moraes…ordered the “immediate, complete & total suspension of #X’s operations” in the country, “until all court orders …are complied with, fines are duly paid, & a new legal representative for the company is appointed in the country”. He gave Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency 24 hours to enforce the decision.’ | Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/30/elon-musk-x-could-face-ban-in-brazil-after-failure-to-appoint-legal-representative #Musk

#Brazil Bans ExTwitter In Battle With #Musk, Takes VPNs & Users Down With It. “In the battle between Elon Musk and Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the biggest losers are Brazilians. They are now at risk of being stripped of #VPNs while facing massive fines if they somehow get around a countrywide ban on ExTwitter [#X].” | Mike Masnick, Techdirt
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/30/brazil-bans-extwitter-in-battle-with-musk-takes-vpns-users-down-with-it/ @mmasnick

Israel ramps up military assault on occupied #WestBank for second day. ‘Palestinian rights groups, including the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq, and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, warned on Thursday of Israeli tactics in the territory that “mirror” those used in “Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza”.’ | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/29/israel-ramps-up-military-assault-on-occupied-west-bank-for-second-day

Israel has launched a massive assault on the West Bank. Why & why now? ‘…the far right has been vocal about its desire to annex all of the #WestBank as it grows stronger under the government of…Netanyahu… Israel’s continued fight on multiple fronts is likely to continue… “…when…impunity is… virtually guaranteed because of the #UnitedStates’s very specific role in this & to a lesser but still significant extent the #EU’s role in all of this,” [said] Elia Ayoub… | AlJazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/28/israel-launched-a-massive-assault-on-the-west-bank-why-and-why-now