Archive for 2020 – Week 8


UN Blacklist: The 112 Companies Operating in Palestine’s Israeli Settlements
AP – Times of Israel
February 17th, 2020 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL, UNITED NATIONS, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on UN Blacklist: The 112 Companies Operating in Palestine’s Israeli Settlements)
(Português) Portugal: Centenas de Pessoas Manifestam-se no Porto pela Libertação do Whistleblower Rui Pinto
Observador – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ACTIVISM, AFRICA, EUROPE, JUSTICE, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Portugal: Centenas de Pessoas Manifestam-se no Porto pela Libertação do Whistleblower Rui Pinto)
A Hard Look into the Genesis of Myanmar’s Genocide
Maung Zarni | Anadolu Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on A Hard Look into the Genesis of Myanmar’s Genocide)
Brazil’s ex-President Lula Inspired by His Meeting with Pope Francis
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (BRICS, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, RELIGION | Comments Off on Brazil’s ex-President Lula Inspired by His Meeting with Pope Francis)
‘All We Can Offer Is the Chain’: The Scandal of Ghana’s Shackled Sick – Exposé
Tracy McVeigh – The Guardian
February 17th, 2020 (AFRICA | Comments Off on ‘All We Can Offer Is the Chain’: The Scandal of Ghana’s Shackled Sick – Exposé)
Kicking the Habit
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Kicking the Habit)
Can Masks Protect against the New Coronavirus Infection?
World Health Organization (WHO) – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (BRICS, HEALTH, PUBLIC SERVICE, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS | Comments Off on Can Masks Protect against the New Coronavirus Infection?)
Meeting Grand Ayatollah 41 Years Ago
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Meeting Grand Ayatollah 41 Years Ago)
UN’s Nils Melzer on Assange: «A Murderous System Is Being Created before Our very Eyes»
Daniel Ryser | Republik – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, JUSTICE, UNITED NATIONS, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on UN’s Nils Melzer on Assange: «A Murderous System Is Being Created before Our very Eyes»)
Pompeo: US Rejects UN Database of Israeli Settlement Companies
Al Jazeera News – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, UNITED NATIONS, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Pompeo: US Rejects UN Database of Israeli Settlement Companies)
What Is Happening to Assange Will Happen to the Rest of Us
Chris Hedges | Truthdig – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (EUROPE, JUSTICE, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on What Is Happening to Assange Will Happen to the Rest of Us)
Deaths of 16 Rohingya at Sea Raises Fears Trafficking Ring Has Been Revived
Kaamil Ahmed – The Guardian
February 17th, 2020 (ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on Deaths of 16 Rohingya at Sea Raises Fears Trafficking Ring Has Been Revived)
The Golden Age of White Collar Crime
Michael Hobbes, Matt Giles, et al. | HuffPost – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA | Comments Off on The Golden Age of White Collar Crime)
Save the Insects, Save Ourselves: Researchers Sound Alarm on Bugpocalypse
Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Save the Insects, Save Ourselves: Researchers Sound Alarm on Bugpocalypse)
Bolivia: An Election in the Midst of an Ongoing Coup
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Bolivia: An Election in the Midst of an Ongoing Coup)
On 41st Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Has Trump’s Belligerence Strengthened the Iranian Government?
Farhang Jahanpour | Informed Comment – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, HISTORY | 1 Comment »)
Putin Proposes 2020 Summit with Leaders of Russia, France, China, U.S. and UK
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (BRICS | Comments Off on Putin Proposes 2020 Summit with Leaders of Russia, France, China, U.S. and UK)
All about That Bass (Music Video of the Week)
PostmodernJukebox – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (Music Video of the Week | Comments Off on All about That Bass (Music Video of the Week))
Bat and Hyena
Mazin Qumsiyeh | Popular Resistance – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Bat and Hyena)
What Next — A Discourse on the Present and the Future
Dr Ravi P Bhatia – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on What Next — A Discourse on the Present and the Future)
(Português) Manual para Envenenar a Terra
Lee Fang – The Intercept
February 17th, 2020 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Manual para Envenenar a Terra)
It’s High Time to End Medical Complicity in Torture
Dr. William Hopkins – Al Jazeera
February 17th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA, SCIENCE | Comments Off on It’s High Time to End Medical Complicity in Torture)
A Plague of Locusts Has Descended on East Africa–Climate Change May Be to Blame
Madeleine Stone | National Geographic – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (AFRICA | Comments Off on A Plague of Locusts Has Descended on East Africa–Climate Change May Be to Blame)
Haiti Ten Years after the Earthquake
Resumen | Haiti Action Committee – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | 1 Comment »)
New Religion Journalism Award
María-Paz López | International Association of Religion Journalists – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ANNOUNCEMENTS | Comments Off on New Religion Journalism Award)
What Does the Myanmar Provisional Measures Order by the International Court of Justice Mean for ASEAN?
Maung Zarni | FORSEA – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, ASIA-UPDATES ON MYANMAR ROHINGYA GENOCIDE | Comments Off on What Does the Myanmar Provisional Measures Order by the International Court of Justice Mean for ASEAN?)
(Português) Os mercados de espécies silvestres de animais são uma bomba-relógio para epidemias
Fátima ChuEcco - ANDA Agência de Notícias de Direitos Animais
February 17th, 2020 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Os mercados de espécies silvestres de animais são uma bomba-relógio para epidemias)
Trump Budget Gives Top Priority to New Generation of Nuclear Weapons
Patrick Martin | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM | Comments Off on Trump Budget Gives Top Priority to New Generation of Nuclear Weapons)
How Distressed and Injured Indonesian Civets Are Locked in Tiny Cages and Force-Fed Beans to Make the ‘World’s Most Expensive Coffee’
Chris Pleasance – Daily Mail
February 17th, 2020 (ANIMAL RIGHTS - VEGETARIANISM | Comments Off on How Distressed and Injured Indonesian Civets Are Locked in Tiny Cages and Force-Fed Beans to Make the ‘World’s Most Expensive Coffee’)
Your Thoughts Create Your Future
Stephen Knapp (Sri Nandanandana dasa) – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (SPIRITUALITY | Comments Off on Your Thoughts Create Your Future)
More Lies on Iran: The White House Just Can’t Help Itself as New Facts Emerge
Philip Giraldi – Global Research
February 17th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on More Lies on Iran: The White House Just Can’t Help Itself as New Facts Emerge)
Breaking with Washington: Arabs and Muslims Must Take a Stance for Palestine
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on Breaking with Washington: Arabs and Muslims Must Take a Stance for Palestine)
Nobel Peace Prize 2020 – Full List of Qualified Nominations
Fredrik S. Heffermehl - The Nobel Peace Prize Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (NOBEL LAUREATES | Comments Off on Nobel Peace Prize 2020 – Full List of Qualified Nominations)
The Mushroom Hunters
Neil Gaiman – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on The Mushroom Hunters)
(Português) Bangladesh, o País que Menos Consome Carne no Mundo
David Arioch | Vegazeta – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES | Comments Off on (Português) Bangladesh, o País que Menos Consome Carne no Mundo)
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (22 Feb or 1 Mar 1810 – 17 Oct 1849)
Barbara Smolenska-Zielinska | Our Chopin – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (22 Feb or 1 Mar 1810 – 17 Oct 1849))
‘Burned at the Stake’ – The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Demolishes the Fake Claims Targeting Julian Assange
Media Lens – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA, EUROPE, JUSTICE, UNITED NATIONS, MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on ‘Burned at the Stake’ – The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Demolishes the Fake Claims Targeting Julian Assange)
China’s Position on Putin’s Proposal of P5 Emergency Summit
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Commonwealth of Australia – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (BRICS | Comments Off on China’s Position on Putin’s Proposal of P5 Emergency Summit)
More Damning Evidence of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Cover-up in Syria
Editorial | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT, UNITED NATIONS, MEDIA | Comments Off on More Damning Evidence of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Cover-up in Syria)
Mexico’s Fight for National Banking Revives a Forgotten History
Matthew Ehret | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, ECONOMICS, CAPITALISM | Comments Off on Mexico’s Fight for National Banking Revives a Forgotten History)
Why Be a Pacifist?
Sarah Freeman-Woolpert | Waging Nonviolence – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (NONVIOLENCE, ACTIVISM, INSPIRATIONAL | Comments Off on Why Be a Pacifist?)
Fully-funded Rotary Peace Fellowship
Sarah Cunningham | Rotary International – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ANNOUNCEMENTS | Comments Off on Fully-funded Rotary Peace Fellowship)
Is Climate Change an Apocalypse in the Making?
Kedar Neupane – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Is Climate Change an Apocalypse in the Making?)
Outside China, Coronavirus Transmission ‘Iceberg’ May Not Be as Big as Feared
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (BRICS, HEALTH, SCIENCE, COVID19 - CORONAVIRUS | Comments Off on Outside China, Coronavirus Transmission ‘Iceberg’ May Not Be as Big as Feared)
Look to the United Nations to Find Solace in Trump’s Wind of Madness
Douglas Roche | The Hill Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA, UNITED NATIONS | Comments Off on Look to the United Nations to Find Solace in Trump’s Wind of Madness)
Drought and Hunger: Why Thousands of Guatemalans Are Fleeing North
José García Escobar and Melisa Rabanales – The Guardian
February 17th, 2020 (LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | Comments Off on Drought and Hunger: Why Thousands of Guatemalans Are Fleeing North)
Dilemma
short.funny – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (JOKE OF THE WEEK | Comments Off on Dilemma)
Arendt, Eichmann and the Banalization of Blame
Michael Brenner | HuffPost – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (REVIEWS | Comments Off on Arendt, Eichmann and the Banalization of Blame)
Making a Difference: 20 Years of Conflict-Resolving Media
Jake Lynch | The Peace Journalist – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (TMS PEACE JOURNALISM, CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION, TRANSCEND MEMBERS, MEDIA | Comments Off on Making a Difference: 20 Years of Conflict-Resolving Media)
I Had a Dream…
Banksy – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (FOOD FOR THOUGHT | Comments Off on I Had a Dream…)
Journalist Abby Martin Sues State of Georgia over Law Requiring Pledge of Allegiance to Israel
Alan Macleod – MintPress News
February 17th, 2020 (ANGLO AMERICA, JUSTICE, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, MEDIA | Comments Off on Journalist Abby Martin Sues State of Georgia over Law Requiring Pledge of Allegiance to Israel)
Temperature in Antarctica Soars Past 69°F/20ºC as NOAA Reports Last Month Was World’s Hottest January on Record
Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (ENVIRONMENT | Comments Off on Temperature in Antarctica Soars Past 69°F/20ºC as NOAA Reports Last Month Was World’s Hottest January on Record)
Why International Law Is Crucial for Human Wellbeing
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 (EDITORIAL | 1 Comment »)