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shadow crime Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held company in the United States in terms of revenue. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargill

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'What Modi's Moscow Meeting was Really About and why the West Must act to Stop Putin From Expanding his Influence' Putin seeks to build a coalition of nations to undermine the unified stance against him Zarina Zabrisky bylinetimes.com/author/zarin...

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Iran: New President Should End Abuse of Border Couriers

Iran: New President Should End Abuse of Border Courierswww.hrw.org Click to expand Image Kulbars carry goods on their backs along the mountains of the Iran-Iraq border, Kurdistan, Iran, April 29, 2017. © 2017 Abed Jalilpouran/Middle East Images/Middle East Images via Getty Images (Beirut) – Iranian authorities under the new president should halt their use of excessive and lethal force at the Iran-Iraq border against predominantly Kurdish kulbars (border couriers), who come from marginalized communities, Human Rights Watch and the Centre for Supporters of Human Rights (CSHR) said today. Masoud Pezeshkian, the newly elected president of Iran, said during his presidential campaign in Sanandaj in June 2024: “It is shameful that our youth have to engage in kulbari [transporting goods across border] for a piece of bread. We must establish a border that facilitates trade, not kulbari.” Just three days after Pezeshkian’s election, five border couriers were shot at the border in Nowsud, in Kermanshah province, which led to the death of one of them, according to Kurdistan Human Rights Network. “Marginalized Kurdish communities often turn to bringing goods over the border, legally or not, for lack of other economic opportunities,” said Nahid Naghshbandi, acting Iran researcher at Human Rights Watch. “Incoming President Pezeshkian should prioritize improving the state’s treatment of minorities, including the Kurdish border communities.” On July 8, 2024, Human Rights Watch released an investigation into Iranian authorities’ serious violations against border couriers. On the same day, CSHR released a report that investigated the socioeconomic, legal, and human rights factors that shape the lives of Kurdish border couriers. The research by CSHR and Human Rights Watch illustrates how Kurdish border couriers reflect broader systemic government failures in Iran’s underdeveloped border regions, the groups said. Driven by poverty, border couriers confront constant dangers from harsh terrain and lethal force used by Iranian security forces. In June 2023, a member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Commission announced the completion of a review of pending legislation, with proposed amendments that not only would broaden security forces’ ability to use firearms against border couriers but also the conditions under which they can do so. If passed into law, the amendments would put border couriers at even greater risk. “Incoming President Pezeshkian should collaborate with the judiciary and legislative branches of the government to ensure that the pending legislation on the use of firearms prevents security forces from indiscriminately injuring and killing individuals, particularly at the border,” said Shabnam Moinipour, program director of CSHR. “It is essential that legal amendments be instituted to recognize and preserve the rights of kulbars, ensuring that perpetrators do not receive impunity.” Iranian authorities’ use of excessive and lethal force against border couriers has had devastating consequences. Reports from the Kurdistan Press Agency (Kurdpa) state that in the first half of 2024, 33 Kurdish border couriers died and 254 were injured, including 14 children, most of them shot by security forces. Since 2011, Kurdpa has documented 2,463 deaths and injuries among couriers in Iranian Kurdish regions. “When article 28 of the Iranian Constitution mandates the government to create jobs in all regions of Iran, it is unacceptable that this region has been neglected to the point where individuals, particularly men, must risk their lives to feed their families,” Moinipour said. “At the very least, these individuals should not be subjected to violence, driven by deeply rooted prejudice, from their fellow countryfolk.” Many border couriers have been severely injured by landmines, including loss of limbs. While many landmines were placed in border areas during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, some border couriers believe that Iranian security forces have used mines more recently along their routes. Iran is not among the 164 countries that have joined the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, which comprehensively prohibits antipersonnel landmines and requires mine clearance, stockpile destruction, and victim assistance. Injuries often lead to lost livelihoods. Access to justice for border couriers remains limited, exacerbating their social and economic marginalization. Iran’s legal system prioritizes national security over individual rights, leaving the victims with little protection under the law. Efforts to seek justice are often thwarted by systemic biases, lack of transparency, and the broad discretionary powers granted to security forces. Without social or unemployment benefits in Iran, the injured cross-border couriers’ only hope is to be recognized as disabled veterans and receive disability benefits. Iran should reassess its socioeconomic strategies for marginalized communities, including in predominantly Kurdish areas from where border couriers originate, and commit to upholding the rule of law. Measures should include stimulating economic growth in border areas, implementing labor protections, and ensuring robust social safety nets. Investment in education and vocational training is crucial to provide viable alternatives to high-risk jobs. The United Nations Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials state that law enforcement officials shall not use firearms except in self-defense or defense of others against the imminent threat of death or serious injury, to prevent a particularly serious crime involving grave threat to life, to arrest a person presenting such a danger and resisting their authority, or to prevent their escape, and only when less extreme means are insufficient. In any event, intentional lethal use of firearms may only be made when strictly unavoidable to protect life. The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran should monitor and report on the treatment of Kurdish border couriers in Iran. “Incoming President Pezeshkian should work closely with Iran’s parliament to accede to the Mine Ban Treaty, facilitating Iran’s membership in this crucial international agreement,” Moinipour said. “By joining the treaty, Iran can demonstrate its commitment to protecting civilians, particularly in border regions where landmines pose a severe threat.”

Dr. Mónica A. Jiménez accomplishes this kind of scholarly work in her recently published book Making Never-Never Land: Race and Law in the Creation of Puerto Rico (University of North Carolina Press, 2024) #puertorico #law podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/n...

‎New Books in Critical Theory: Mónica A. Jiménez,podcasts.apple.com ‎Show New Books in Critical Theory, Ep Mónica A. Jiménez,

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My own language, Circassian (Kabardian), is dying. Or, if I'm honest, dead. We teach it in schools to young people, but day to day it's either Russian, Arabic, or Turkish that's spoken. It is, sadly, no longer a living thing. And I'm not sure we'll ever recover from that

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Mutual Aid Hubwww.mutualaidhub.org Find Mutual Aid Networks and other community self-support projects near you. Join these important efforts, offer resources, or submit needs requests.

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A thing that brings me joy I’m growing nigella seeds for the first time. They grow as this gorgeous flower, which then becomes a seed pod which you dry for harvesting 🌱

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Bora flower

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Lotus #photography 📷 #flower #nature #China

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#arachnesound What I fear most is becoming "a poet"... Locking myself in the room gazing at the sea and forgetting... agf-poemproducer.bandcamp.com/album/arachn...

arachnesound, by AGF & Variousagf-poemproducer.bandcamp.com 36 track album

please inform yourself #Donbas Back in Sloviansk, Donbas, where the war in Ukraine started 10 years ago www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

Revisited - Back in Sloviansk, Donbas, where the war in Ukraine started 10 years agowww.france24.com The first flashpoint of Russia’s hybrid war in Donbas in eastern Ukraine, and one of the first Ukrainian cities to be occupied and then liberated back in 2014, Sloviansk today finds itself once again…

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It’s finally time to release my newest project: FollowTheCrypto.org. This website provides a real-time lens into the cryptocurrency industry’s efforts to influence 2024 elections in the United States.

Redundant Technology is a term stemming from artist collective the Redundant Technology Initiative (RTI), which was started in Sheffield, 1997. damaged.bleu255.com/Redundant_Te...

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"I have very strong opinions against AI generated content, and if you know me, you know I refuse to support anyone who uses this tech, at least, if I can help it."

Nostr, the name of a social network that I really can’t pinpoint the theme of. Like something a disgruntled Twitter developer came up with after trying Mastodon, and thought, “Hey, there aren’t enough opportunities to pay for this?” cmdr-nova.online/2024/07/11/n...

Nostr, the Strangest and Clunkiest Twitter Replacement - ░ Nova Onlinecmdr-nova.online Nostr, the name of a social network that I really can't pinpoint the theme of. Like something a disgruntled Twitter developer came up with after trying

In a global political context that is increasingly marked by a return to authoritarianism, cultural production from Singapore provides an intense, microcosmic view of the conditions of art-making an overdetermined urban space, under duress and censorship. podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/n...

‎New Books in Literary Studies: Joanne Leow,podcasts.apple.com ‎Show New Books in Literary Studies, Ep Joanne Leow,

radial whee from wööörrrrrrk do-nut by aylu & agf #freequ agf-poemproducer.bandcamp.com/track/radial...

AGF ✸ poemproducer ✸ Antye Greie-Ripattiagf-poemproducer.bandcamp.com audio sculptress performing as AGF, poetess and new media artist Antye Greie-Ripatti utilises language, sound, politics & explores speech within the audible depths of anti-rhythmic post-internet assem...

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2024 Dechinta Solidarity Gathering

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For those of you who have followed me for any amount of time, you know how much I’ve spoken about the transnational far right mapped it’s spread and membership and illuminated some of the darker connections we’ve found. Trump is meeting with every head of the transnational far right axis he can.

Breaking News: Donald Trump is expected to meet with Hungary’s right-wing leader, Viktor Orban, in Florida on Thursday, days after Orban met Vladimir Putin in Russia.

Trump Is Expected to Meet With Orban, Hungary’s Prime Minister, in Floridawww.nytimes.com The meeting would come after Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has long been aligned with the former president, made unexpected trips to China, Russia and Ukraine.

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Bellingcat first investigated Finland’s ‘White Boy Summer Fest’ (WBS) in 2023. With the help of the Bellingcat Formal Volunteer and Discord community, we geolocated both the 2023 and 2022 events to two separate rural campgrounds in the Kanta-Häme region. www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/08...

Saunas and Swastikas: Finland’s Summertime neo-Nazi Meet-Up - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com Uncovering the location of this year’s ‘White Boy Summer Fest’, attended by Finnish and international neo-Nazis.

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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is an Ultraviolent Settler-Colonial Projectmedium.com Source: Russian state media

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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is an Ultraviolent Settler-Colonial Projectmedium.com Source: Russian state media

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it's not all that pleasant to be a single node in an evolving optimization problem

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Full review here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... Note: This novella is set in the future.

SHE WHO KNOWS | Kirkus Reviewswww.kirkusreviews.com A young woman named Najeeba grapples with her place in the world.

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How the last queen of Hawaiʻi is influencing the debate over deep-sea mininggrist.org Indigenous leaders want a say in the future of the oceans, especially when it comes to deep sea mining for minerals.

amazing listen, I remember years ago when I was on bird app speaking about how I seen with my own eyes the chinese hyper exploitation in cambodia, I was immediately flooded by chinese cyber-defense, it was stunning cause usually no one gives a shit what I say systerserver.town/@poemproduce...

AGF : poemproducer (@[email protected])systerserver.town Counter-Cartographies: Reading Singapore Otherwise a book by Joanne Leow https://bookshop.org/p/books/counter-cartographies-reading-singapore-otherwise-joanne-leow/20993926

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Amazon.com: Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud: 9781419766404: McKenzie, Ben, Silverman, Jacob: Bookswww.amazon.com Amazon.com: Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud: 9781419766404: McKenzie, Ben, Silverman, Jacob: Books

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Russian Missile Identified in Kyiv Children’s Hospital Attack - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com An analysis of open source evidence, as well as missile experts, have pointed to a Russian launched Kh-101 cruise missile being the weapon that struck a children’s hospital in Kyiv.

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