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☆ Some in White House worry abortion message bungled before midterms
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Nandita Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Some White House officials believe they should have linked abortion to economic concerns more, rather than fundamental rights and privacy, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The White House faced a similar situation when trying to expand the child tax credit earlier this year, both sources noted. White House spokesman Kevin Munoz dismissed "any notion of over focus" on reproductive rights and said Biden has addressed multiple issues. The White House has asked the DNC to gather data for an election postmortem to identify what messages worked and what didn't, party sources said. The White House signed executive orders on the issue and met with state legislators, grassroots activists and coalitions to finetune abortion messaging.

☆ A major centrist Democratic think tank warns the party is 'out of touch' as voters seem to be gearing up to elect Republicans based on the economy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ahead of the midterm elections, voters are overwhelmingly concerned about the economy. Polls show they trust Republicans, over Democrats, to fix the economy. One centrist Democratic think tank says it's also because the Democratic party is "out of touch." One major think tank says that it's because the party is "out of touch" with what America wants. Voters most concerned with the economy favored Republicans by more than a two-to-one margin.

☆ Brazil election marked by disinformation networks, says Carter Center
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SAO PAULO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The Carter Center said on Friday that Brazil's presidential election was marked by a proliferation of sophisticated disinformation attacking the voting system and then questioning the impartiality of the national electoral authority. The U.S.-based non-profit group, a pioneer of international election observation since the 1980s, said that both the winning leftist candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and far-right President Jair Bolsonaro were targets of disinformation. In the second round of the election, the focus shifted to questioning the impartiality of the TSE, the Carter Center said. In the final weeks of the campaign, the court decided to expand its ability to rapidly remove content from social media platforms, a move the Carter Center said "raised concerns about interference with fundamental rights." Lula, a former president, narrowly won the run-off by 50.9% against 49.1% for Bolsonaro in Brazil's most divisive election in decades.

☆ Virginia's GOP governor shut down a 'critical race theory' complaint hotline because not enough people were sending in tips
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Glenn Youngkin shut down a "critical race theory" complaint line because not enough parents were sending in tips. Glenn Youngkin shut down a hotline designed to field complaints about "critical race theory" because not enough people were sending in tips. But, according to USA Today, few parents were sending in tips about CRT. "My primary purpose was to raise the issue of how the governor failed us," Kandise Lucas told USA Today. "I have received no response from your office (not even an auto-reply from your tip line)."

☆ Lawmakers urge tech CEOs to do more to help Iranian protesters circumvent internet censorship
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A bipartisan group of 13 lawmakers urged several U.S. tech CEOs to do more to help Iranian people stay connected to the internet as their government seeks to censor communications amid ongoing protests. The lawmakers said these types of tools would help Iranian citizens stay connected to the internet in secure ways amid government-imposed shutdowns and reduce their reliance on domestic infrastructure. The availability of multiple secure communications tools would make it harder for the Iranian regime to shut down all of them at once, they wrote. A Google spokesperson said in a statement the company is working on ways to "ensure continued access to generally available communications tools like Google Meet and our other Internet services." The Facebook-owner had made Instagram and WhatsApp available in Iran, but the services have been restricted by the government.

The discovery of nearly 100 migrants found stripped naked near the border between Greece and Turkey has sparked an angry dispute between the neighbors and calls for an urgent investigation. The two countries have blamed each other for the apparent mistreatment of the 92 men, after images shared on social media shocked people at home and abroad. “Turkey's behavior toward 92 migrants whom we rescued at the borders today, is a shame for civilization,” he said on Twitter. “We expect Ankara to investigate the incident and protect at last, its borders with the E.U.”Part of an image of the men that was shared by the Greek migration minister. Frontex, the European Union’s border agency, assisted in the rescue of the 92 men, some of whom had “visible injuries,” spokesperson Katarzyna Volkmann told NBC News in an emailed statement.

☆ Raisi blames Biden for inciting "chaos and terror" in Iran
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

DUBAI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday blamed his U.S. counterpart for inciting "chaos, terror, and destruction" in Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported, amid protests that have rocked the country for the past four weeks. "The American president, who allows himself through his comments to incite chaos, terror and destruction in another country, should be reminded of the eternal words of the founder of the Islamic Republic, who called America the great satan," Raisi said. "Iran has to end the violence against its own citizens simply exercising their fundamental rights," U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Dubai Newsroom; editing by John StonestreetOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Iran protests Western stance on mass protests over woman’s death
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

DUBAI — Iran summoned the British and Norwegian ambassadors over what it called interference and hostile media coverage of the nationwide unrest triggered by the death of a woman detained by morality police. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Iran should “immediately stop the violent crackdown on protests and ensure internet access. He also said that “acts of chaos” were unacceptable and that Iran must deal decisively with the unrest. Iran’s state television said 41 people have been killed since the protests broke out following Amini’s death on Sept 16. State media said 12 bank branches were destroyed in the unrest in recent days, and 219 ATMs have been damaged.

☆ Bernie Sanders blocks Republican proposal to override workers and stop a railroad strike: 'It is time for Congress to stand on the side of workers for a change'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Joseph Zeballos-Roig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Senator Bernie Sanders blocked a Republican resolution to avert a rail strike and override workers. Sanders said that workers deserve paid sick leave, which is the demand holding up agreements. John Drake, VP of transportation, infrastructure and supply chain policy at the Chamber of Commerce, told Insider in a statement that he "welcomes" the Republican resolution. Sanders, Wicker, and Burr sparred over the workers' demands, with Sanders emphasizing that workers should get paid for time out sick — and a say in their contract. Sanders noted that rail workers would be entitled to no sick days, either paid or unpaid, under the current set of recommendations from the presidential panel.

☆ UN report on China’s Uyghurs: What you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-01 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Just minutes before the end of her term on Wednesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights dropped a damning report on China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities. China has repeatedly and vehemently denied accusations of human rights abuses in the region, and decried the UN report on Wednesday as “based on the disinformation and lies fabricated by anti-China forces.”Here’s what you need to know. The 45-page report was the final offering from Michelle Bachelet, the head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), whose term ended at midnight Geneva time. China responded to the report with its own 131-page document, saying the UN’s investigation “distorts” China’s laws and policies. However, activists and overseas Uyghurs have welcomed the report as a symbolic step and a new level of recognition by the UN of the human rights violations alleged in Xinjiang.

☆ Airline passengers with disabilities share their travel nightmares: Being forgotten on planes, receiving damaged wheelchairs, or facing life-threatening injuries
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-22 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Wheelchair users are caught in the chaos, risking lost or damaged wheelchairs or even life-threatening injuries. Similar incidents have occurred, in which wheelchair users developed serious infections from an injury sustained during or after a flight, Brown said. On July 26, the Department of Transportation released the Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights, which outlines the ten fundamental rights of passengers with disabilities. Ansley added that it would also be ideal if wheelchair users could use their own wheelchair to fly. This could include carving a space at the beginning of the aircraft so that wheelchair users don't have to transfer to an aisle chair.

☆ National Consultant to develop a training package and delivery a training for professionals involved in providing direct services to children and adolescents affected by bullying
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-30 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +9 min

According to “Bullying among adolescents from the Republic of Moldova” Study conducted in 2019 by UNICEF Moldova, 86,8% of the total number of students of 6th to 12th forms are affected by bullying. Expected Deliverables for Task 2:One training package for professionals in providing direct services to children and adolescents affected by bullying. Management arrangements: "The National Consultant will work under the supervision of the project manager of the Joint actions to end bullying in Moldova project. in the area of bullying prevention and providing direct services to children and adolescents affected by bullying;Knowledge of Moldovan context in field of child protection. Please refer to the position you are applying to in the subject section of the application e-mail.

Persons: ALEG, Disbursements Organizations: Terre des, Moldovan, Protection Systems, Migration, Justice, Terre des hommes Foundation, UNICEF Moldova, Terre, Terre des hommes, Tdh, Pedagogical Assistance Services, Friendly Health, hommes, Youth Friendly Health, National, International Locations: Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Terre, Terre des, Terre des hommes Moldova, hommes Moldova, Russian

☆ International Consultant to develop a training package and delivery a training for professionals involved in providing direct services to children and adolescents affected by bullying
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-30 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +9 min

According to “Bullying among adolescents from the Republic of Moldova” Study conducted in 2019 by UNICEF Moldova, 86,8% of the total number of students of 6th to 12th forms are affected by bullying. Expected Deliverables for Task 2:One training package for professionals in providing direct services to children and adolescents affected by bullying. Management arrangements:The International Consultant will work under the supervision of the project manager of the Joint actions to end bullying in Moldova project. Qualifications and Skills requiredQualifications:Relevant academic education;Strong understanding of bullying and all its forms, cultural practices and attitudes and behaviours that relate to it. Please refer to the position you are applying to in the subject section of the application e-mail.

Persons: ALEG, Disbursements Organizations: Terre des, Moldovan, Protection Systems, Migration, Justice, Terre des hommes Foundation, UNICEF Moldova, Terre, Terre des hommes, Tdh, Pedagogical Assistance Services, Friendly Health, hommes, Youth Friendly Health, National Locations: Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Terre, Terre des, Terre des hommes Moldova, hommes Moldova

☆ Declarație Privind Constatările și Concluziile Preliminare
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-17 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +9 min

Declarație Privind Constatările și Concluziile PreliminareComunicat de presă*17 noiembrie 2020 - Turul doi al alegerilor prezidențiale a fost gestionat eficient, în ciuda lipsei unei abordări proactive din partea Comisiei Electorale Centrale pentru a soluționa problemele legate de finanțarea campaniei electorale. Cu toate acestea, campania a fost marcată de atacuri la persoană și defăimare, care au eclipsat discuțiile bazate pe politici. Nonetheless, different matters regarding the conduct of the second round of the election are not sufficiently regulated. ENEMO’s international observation mission for the November Presidential Elections in Moldova is financially supported by the Delegation of the European Union, Government Offices of Sweden, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the National Democratic Institute. The content of the document is the sole responsibility of ENEMO and does not necessarily represent the position of the donors.

Persons: Sandu, Oleg Reut Organizations: CEC, Audiovizualului, AC, Delegația Uniunii Europene, Național Democrat, National Democratic Institute Locations: Moldovei, Moldova, Suediei, Regatului Țărilor de Jos, Chisinau, defamation, Mission, candidates, Nistru

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