Posts Tagged ‘crackdown’

Palestinians expect Israeli crackdown on worship at al-Aqsa during Ramadan

The al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which lies in the heart of occupied East Jerusalem and is one of Islam’s holiest sites, is typically bustling with worshippers from Palestine and around the world. In Ramadan and the days leading up to the Muslim holy month, the compound practically spills over with people. But this year, the Muslim […]

Crackdown on Palestine in education goes far beyond universities

The backlash against Palestine in education isn’t just happening in universities. There have also been dozens of educators disciplined at primary and secondary schools across the U.S. for teaching about the Israeli attack on Gaza. Source

COVID Crackdown – NZ Update (Dr Sam Bailey)

In the last four years we have witnessed the “authorities” going all out to cover up the COVID-19 fraud. Pointing out flaws in the scientific evidence has resulted in accusations of spreading “misinformation” or even being struck off. Just when things appeared to be cooling off with COVID-19, New Zealand whistleblower Barry Young released a […]

Columbia student groups form coalition to counter crackdown on Palestine activism, demand divestment from Israel

More than 40 Columbia University student groups have formed a coalition to demand that the school divest from Israeli apartheid. The launch of Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) comes shortly after the administration suspended the groups Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) from campus. The coalition was announced on […]

Newborns torn from mothers: South Carolina’s harsh crackdown on drug use during pregnancy

In a disturbing trend of criminalizing pregnancy, South Carolina, alongside Alabama and Oklahoma, has institutionalized the prosecution of women for substance abuse during pregnancy. This punitive approach, rooted in the concept of “fetal personhood,” has its origins in a controversial 1989 policy at the Medical University of South Carolina, which mandated reporting pregnant women who […]

5 Ways To Prepare for the Online Privacy Crackdown

The internet is about to change. In many countries, there’s currently a coordinated legislative push to effectively outlaw encryption of user uploaded content under the guise of protecting children. This means websites or internet services (messaging apps, email, etc.) could be held criminally or civilly liable if someone used it to upload abusive material. If […]

Israel intensifies crackdown on armed resistance in Jenin following October 7

While the world’s eyes have been on Gaza, the Jenin Brigade is facing a new Israeli onslaught that aims to exhaust the resistance group through a war of attrition. Fighters in the Jenin refugee camp say they will not be defeated. Source

Muslim Terrorists Will Be an Excuse to Crackdown on White ‘Anti-Semites’

This current “Muslim terrorist” threat is a “2 birds one stone” scenario for our enemies. They will be Source

Video: Fighters in Jenin protest PA crackdown on armed resistance

The protest was the latest in a number of anti-PA demonstrations by Palestinians in Jenin in recent weeks, marking yet another fissure in the deepening rift between Palestinians and the PA. Source

Biden Administration Looks at Crackdown on Online Classes

President Joe Biden’s Department of Education is looking to crack down on online classes for higher education, barring thousands of students from completing programs. Source

SEC Crackdown on Crypto Continues With Charges Filed Against Gemini and Genesis

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is going after some of the largest crypto companies, by filing charges against Gemini and Genesis. The federal government’s legal crackdown on crypto is expanding, as the SEC charged some of the biggest names in the industry of operating illegal lending services on Jan. 12. The SEC and the […]

Biden Admin Expands Crackdown On Ghost Guns

The Biden administration has dialed up its crackdown on so-called “ghost guns” by issuing guidance that basically expands the definition of what “readily converted” means in a new federal rule and making more do-it-yourself pistol parts subject to restrictions. Source

United Nations Rips ‘Dangerous Precedent’ Of Elon Musk’s Chilling Crackdown On Journalists

Musk “sets a dangerous precedent at a time when journalists all over the world are facing censorship, physical threats, and even worse,” said a spokesperson. Source

China Vows Crackdown On ‘Hostile Forces’ As Public Tests Xi

China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces.” Source

United Nation Council To Investigate Iran’s Bloody Crackdown On Peaceful Protests

The U.N. Human Rights Council voted to condemn the bloody crackdown on peaceful protests and to investigate alleged abuses, particularly those committed against women and children. Source

Saudi Crackdown: Regime Detains Yemeni-American Citizen While on Pilgrimage

November 14, 2022 By Staff, Agencies As Saudi Arabia is hardening crackdown on dissent, including targeting its citizens who live abroad, a Yemeni-American citizen has been detained in Saudi Arabia while performing the ‘Umrah’ pilgrimage at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam’s holiest site. Mohamad Salem was taken into custody on November 1 and has […]

Elon Musk Vows to Crackdown Even Harder on Hate Speech: ‘The ADL Will Moderate Twitter’

Elon Musk has vowed to crackdown more harshly than his predecessors on so-called “hate speech”, and will operate a “zero tolerance” policy on content deemed offensive by a select group of moderators. On Tuesday, Musk revealed that a small group of far-left “civil society leaders,” including the ADL, will be given tools to ban users […]

Iran terrorist Leaders Call for Total Crackdown on Protests, Already Kill 50

    Iran’s president has called for a ‘decisive’ crackdown on the mass protests that have sent the Islamic theocracy reeling over the past week after the death in custody of a woman detained by the Islamic Republic’s morality police. The call for harsh measures come as the country’s ayatollahs scramble to get to grips […]

White House is waving ‘red flag to a bull’ for Israel to crackdown on Palestinian groups

Israel is seeking to “liquidate” the Palestinian issue in its crackdown on seven human rights groups and Europe knows it, Khaled Elgindy says. But will it try and stop the crackdown? This is the “last straw” and “point of no return” for Europe’s claims that it supports the two state solution.

China ‘liquidates’ house church as part of crackdown

Photo Credit: Q Gardrian/Pixabay (Morning Star News) – Authorities in China on Aug. 19 officially “liquidated” a historical house church in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, as part of a crackdown on churches that refuse to join the state-controlled Three-Self Church, rights advocates said. The Church of Abundance, which began about 30 years ago, had been targeted […]

Russians defy crackdown to find small ways of protesting Ukraine war

Facing arrest and draconian prison sentences, some Russians are still finding ways to voice their opposition to the Kremlin’s aggression in Ukraine. Source

Austria Makes Skiers Wear Face Masks Outdoors in New COVID Crackdown

According to education officials, “huge numbers” of children, in some cases as many as 95 per cent, are refusing to wear face masks in school or take COVID tests. The government instructed schools to make pupils wear masks in classrooms and common areas after a spike in Omicron cases. However, the move appears to have […]

Palestinians wounded in Israel’s crackdown on weekly West Bank protests

Tens of Palestinians have been wounded on Friday during the Israeli crackdown on weekly protests in several areas across the occupied West Bank, Arabi21 reported. In the village of Beita, located in the outskirts of Nablus, Israeli occupation forces opened fire at Palestinians following the performance of Friday prayer near Subaih Mountain. According to Arabi21, […]

Wet’suwet’en Retake Checkpoint A Month After Police Crackdown

Above Photo: Wet’suwet’en activists after reclaiming Camp Coyote. Gidimt’en Checkpoint / Twitter. Anti-pipeline Indigenous activists, resisting the contentious Coastal GasLink pipeline in Wet’suwet’en have retaken a checkpoint in Coyote Camp, a month after violent crackdown by federal police forces. On Saturday, December 19, activists leading the Wet’suwet’en resistance against the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline project […]

Governments Want Crackdown on Telegram App Used to Organize Anti-COVID Lockdown Protests

In the past few days, German politicians have declared messaging app Telegram a threat to democracy and a hotbed of radicalization. The latest round of attacks on free communication comes after weeks of protests in Germany against the COVID-19 measures. Protests have been mobilized via Telegram and other online community platforms. Since the beginning of […]

Israel officials co-ordinated with Jewish ultra-nationalists to crackdown on Palestinian protesters, HRW says

A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) into abusive and discriminatory policing found that Israeli officials co-ordinated with far-right Jewish ultra-nationalists during May’s civil unrest in the mixed Jewish and Palestinian city of Lod. Released today, the report found that Israeli law enforcement agencies used excessive force to disperse peaceful protests by Palestinians in Lod […]

World Cup Fans Face Crackdown In Qatar: No Public Drunkenness, PDA, Gay Sex

It’s going to be an extremely different World Cup for soccer fans next year in Qatar, where public drunkenness will be strictly prohibited, and PDA will be tightly curbed in the Muslim nation. As one critic quipped: “What else is there at the World Cup?” Advertisement Gianni Infantino, head of the soccer governing body FIFA, […]

Sudan: More than 100 protesters detained in latest crackdown

Sudan’s security forces dispersed demonstrators and rounded up more than 100 people on Sunday in the capital of Khartoum, in the latest crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Shops were closed and roadblocks were set up in Khartoum on Sunday, as a two-day civil disobedience effort began against last month’s military takeover. Nationwide anti-coup protests – including […]

Amnesty International Reports Brutal Crackdown by Taliban in Afghanistan

Afghan Christians Fear Violence Due to Taliban’s Interpretation of Sharia 09/23/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a recently released report by Amnesty International documents a broad and brutal crackdown taking place in Afghanistan as the Taliban seek to settle old scores and stamp out any opposition to […]

PBS’s Yamiche Alcindor: ‘White Male Conservative Voters’ to Blame For New CDC Crackdown

By Chris Menahan White male conservatives are the real virus, so says PBS’s Yamiche Alcindor and MSNBC’s Geoff Bennett. From NewsBusters: Appearing on Wednesday’s Katy Tur Reports on MSNBC, PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor declared that “white male conservative voters” and former President Trump are to blame for the CDC’s flip-flopping on their latest […]

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