The White House is rejecting a World Trade Organization ruling and vowing to keep a set of Trump-era tariffs in place. The Biden administration is on the defense after giving $200 million to a company with ties to Beijing. Celebrations kicked off for International Human Rights Day. Groups marked the occasion with protests in Chicago…
US ‘Strongly’ Rejects WTO Ruling on Trump Tariffs
Canada sanctions dozens in Russia, Iran, Myanmar ahead of global Human Rights Day
Canada is sanctioning dozens of officials and companies from three of the world’s worst regimes for human rights. Ottawa will freeze any Canadian assets held by 67 people and nine entities in Russia, Iran and Myanmar. The new sanctions include officials who have cracked down on protests against the Russian and Iranian regimes as well…
Empty Streets in Burma as Protesters Hold ‘Silent Strikes’ Against Military
Burma, also known as Myanmar, braced for empty streets on International Human Rights Day as protesters staged nationwide “silent strikes” in defiance of the military regime that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a February coup. Photos on social media showed the streets of Yangon, a densely populated city usually crowded with public…
Toronto Falun Gong Adherents Urge Trudeau to Call for End to Persecution of Adherents in China at Summit for Democracy
Falun Gong adherents held a rally at Toronto City Hall on Dec. 7, calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to demand that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) end its brutal persecution of the faith group when he attends the upcoming Summit for Democracy. U.S. President Joe Biden will host the Summit for Democracy on Dec….
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