Daily Archives: April 12, 2022

2022-04-12: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-04-12). Oppose Twitter's act of censorship against George Galloway! wsws.org On April 6, Twitter updated Galloway's status with the designation "Russia state-affiliated media" directly under his name and handle. Every tweet issued by Galloway since includes the designation.

Staff (2022-04-12). Remove content terming 'Indian variant': India tells social media intermediaries. aninews.in New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): India took a strong objection to the use of the term so-called 'Indian variant' for the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus on social media posts.

WSWS (2022-04-12). Texas District Attorney reverses on indictment of woman arrested for "fetal homicide" wsws.org The initial indictment provoked widespread anger, with #freelizelle trending on Twitter, reflecting the mass opposition to attacks on abortion.

VINS (2022-04-11). Facebook's Blacklist of 'Dangerous Individuals and Organizations' Stifles Public Debate. projectcensored.org Facebook's policy on "Dangerous Individuals and Organizations" (DIO) has become "an unaccountable system that disproportionately punishes certain communities," Sam Biddle reported for the Intercept in October 2021. The policy, he…

Staff (2022-04-11). Photo Exhibit '20 Aprils' Opens Tuesday in Caracas, 20 Years After Coup Against Hugo Chávez. orinocotribune.com This coming Tuesday, April 12, the headquarters of Correo de Carmelitas on Urdaneta Avenue in Caracas will host the photographic exhibition 20 Aprils, which compiles historical images of the events of April 11, 12 and 13, 2002. | Photos of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, of the people in the streets, and from newspapers of the time are part of the repertoire that will be shown in the exhibit to be inaugurated on Tuesday, April 12 at 11 a.m. A preview of the montage was shown this Sunday by Venezuela's Minister for Culture, Ernesto Villegas. | On Twitter, Villegas wrote that the exhibition was organized by the M…

Editor (2022-04-11). Progressive Voices Demand Assange's Release on Third Year of His Imprisonment. scheerpost.com Projections were put up on buildings across London on the third anniversary of Julian Assange's arrest on April 11, 2022. (Photo: Wikileaks/Twitter) | By As his extradition to the United States looms large, Julian Assange completed three years of imprisonment in the United Kingdom on Monday, April 11. Held in a high security prison complex in Belmarsh in the outskirts of London, the Wikileaks founder has been in prison since 2019 when he was dragged out of the Ec…

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