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  1. La Missione ONU sull’Iran chiede al governo iraniano di ritirare il disegno di legge sulla «lotta all’infiltrazione straniera», che potrebbe prevedere fino a 30 anni di carcere per giornalisti, accademici e attivisti che comunichino con persone o organizzazioni straniere. Il provvedimento potrebbe criminalizzare anche attività accademiche, culturali, artistiche e giornalistiche.
    #Iran #HumanRightsViolations #UN #FreedomOfExpression #StopRepression
    ohchr.org/en/press-releases/20

  2. “Terrorizing Our City”: #ICE Targets Immigrants in #DanburyCT , Including at School #BusStops

    #DemocracyNow
    September 04, 2026

    "We go to Danbury, #Connecticut, where residents held a mass #demonstration this week to protest recent immigration arrests and to support the city’s #immigrant community. Danbury, like many other communities across the United States, has been the target of a spike in immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, including local reports of ICE arresting parents at school bus stops.

    " 'We really have been describing it as the administration terrorizing our city, because that is what it felt like. The streets were empty. Kids stayed home from practice. Kids stayed home from school,' says Juliana Soares, the lead organizer for Danbury Unites for Immigrants. 'Masked agents often would shut down the street to just abduct people. … They just do a gross display of force and intimidation in a grocery store parking lot, where they’re just walking around, kind of hunting their next target.' "

    Read / watch / listen:
    democracynow.org/2026/9/4/danb

    #ViewerSupportedNews #USPol #ICESucks #DefundICE #DefundDHS #ICETerrorists #ICEAreTheRealTerrorists #HumanRightsViolations #DanburyUnitesForImmigrants

  3. “Terrorizing Our City”: #ICE Targets Immigrants in #DanburyCT , Including at School #BusStops

    #DemocracyNow
    September 04, 2026

    "We go to Danbury, #Connecticut, where residents held a mass #demonstration this week to protest recent immigration arrests and to support the city’s #immigrant community. Danbury, like many other communities across the United States, has been the target of a spike in immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, including local reports of ICE arresting parents at school bus stops.

    " 'We really have been describing it as the administration terrorizing our city, because that is what it felt like. The streets were empty. Kids stayed home from practice. Kids stayed home from school,' says Juliana Soares, the lead organizer for Danbury Unites for Immigrants. 'Masked agents often would shut down the street to just abduct people. … They just do a gross display of force and intimidation in a grocery store parking lot, where they’re just walking around, kind of hunting their next target.' "

    Read / watch / listen:
    democracynow.org/2026/9/4/danb

    #ViewerSupportedNews #USPol #ICESucks #DefundICE #DefundDHS #ICETerrorists #ICEAreTheRealTerrorists #HumanRightsViolations #DanburyUnitesForImmigrants

  4. “Terrorizing Our City”: #ICE Targets Immigrants in #DanburyCT , Including at School #BusStops

    #DemocracyNow
    September 04, 2026

    "We go to Danbury, #Connecticut, where residents held a mass #demonstration this week to protest recent immigration arrests and to support the city’s #immigrant community. Danbury, like many other communities across the United States, has been the target of a spike in immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, including local reports of ICE arresting parents at school bus stops.

    " 'We really have been describing it as the administration terrorizing our city, because that is what it felt like. The streets were empty. Kids stayed home from practice. Kids stayed home from school,' says Juliana Soares, the lead organizer for Danbury Unites for Immigrants. 'Masked agents often would shut down the street to just abduct people. … They just do a gross display of force and intimidation in a grocery store parking lot, where they’re just walking around, kind of hunting their next target.' "

    Read / watch / listen:
    democracynow.org/2026/9/4/danb

    #ViewerSupportedNews #USPol #ICESucks #DefundICE #DefundDHS #ICETerrorists #ICEAreTheRealTerrorists #HumanRightsViolations #DanburyUnitesForImmigrants

  5. “Terrorizing Our City”: #ICE Targets Immigrants in #DanburyCT , Including at School #BusStops

    #DemocracyNow
    September 04, 2026

    "We go to Danbury, #Connecticut, where residents held a mass #demonstration this week to protest recent immigration arrests and to support the city’s #immigrant community. Danbury, like many other communities across the United States, has been the target of a spike in immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, including local reports of ICE arresting parents at school bus stops.

    " 'We really have been describing it as the administration terrorizing our city, because that is what it felt like. The streets were empty. Kids stayed home from practice. Kids stayed home from school,' says Juliana Soares, the lead organizer for Danbury Unites for Immigrants. 'Masked agents often would shut down the street to just abduct people. … They just do a gross display of force and intimidation in a grocery store parking lot, where they’re just walking around, kind of hunting their next target.' "

    Read / watch / listen:
    democracynow.org/2026/9/4/danb

    #ViewerSupportedNews #USPol #ICESucks #DefundICE #DefundDHS #ICETerrorists #ICEAreTheRealTerrorists #HumanRightsViolations #DanburyUnitesForImmigrants

  6. “Terrorizing Our City”: #ICE Targets Immigrants in #DanburyCT , Including at School #BusStops

    #DemocracyNow
    September 04, 2026

    "We go to Danbury, #Connecticut, where residents held a mass #demonstration this week to protest recent immigration arrests and to support the city’s #immigrant community. Danbury, like many other communities across the United States, has been the target of a spike in immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, including local reports of ICE arresting parents at school bus stops.

    " 'We really have been describing it as the administration terrorizing our city, because that is what it felt like. The streets were empty. Kids stayed home from practice. Kids stayed home from school,' says Juliana Soares, the lead organizer for Danbury Unites for Immigrants. 'Masked agents often would shut down the street to just abduct people. … They just do a gross display of force and intimidation in a grocery store parking lot, where they’re just walking around, kind of hunting their next target.' "

    Read / watch / listen:
    democracynow.org/2026/9/4/danb

    #ViewerSupportedNews #USPol #ICESucks #DefundICE #DefundDHS #ICETerrorists #ICEAreTheRealTerrorists #HumanRightsViolations #DanburyUnitesForImmigrants

  7. Jomeh Narouei, 35 anni, detenuto beluci a Kerman, è morto il 1° settembre dopo un arresto cardiaco e cure mediche tardive. Le sue condizioni erano peggiorate nei giorni precedenti, ma il 25 agosto era stato riportato in reparto. È morto durante il trasferimento in ospedale. La cauzione per il suo rilascio era stata recentemente accettata.
    #JomehNarouei #StopMedicalNeglect #KermanCentralPrison #Iran #HumanRightsViolations
    hengaw.net/en/news/2026/09/art

  8. Jomeh Narouei, 35 anni, detenuto beluci a Kerman, è morto il 1° settembre dopo un arresto cardiaco e cure mediche tardive. Le sue condizioni erano peggiorate nei giorni precedenti, ma il 25 agosto era stato riportato in reparto. È morto durante il trasferimento in ospedale. La cauzione per il suo rilascio era stata recentemente accettata.
    #JomehNarouei #StopMedicalNeglect #KermanCentralPrison #Iran #HumanRightsViolations
    hengaw.net/en/news/2026/09/art

  9. Jomeh Narouei, 35 anni, detenuto beluci a Kerman, è morto il 1° settembre dopo un arresto cardiaco e cure mediche tardive. Le sue condizioni erano peggiorate nei giorni precedenti, ma il 25 agosto era stato riportato in reparto. È morto durante il trasferimento in ospedale. La cauzione per il suo rilascio era stata recentemente accettata.
    #JomehNarouei #StopMedicalNeglect #KermanCentralPrison #Iran #HumanRightsViolations
    hengaw.net/en/news/2026/09/art

  10. Jomeh Narouei, 35 anni, detenuto beluci a Kerman, è morto il 1° settembre dopo un arresto cardiaco e cure mediche tardive. Le sue condizioni erano peggiorate nei giorni precedenti, ma il 25 agosto era stato riportato in reparto. È morto durante il trasferimento in ospedale. La cauzione per il suo rilascio era stata recentemente accettata.
    #JomehNarouei #StopMedicalNeglect #KermanCentralPrison #Iran #HumanRightsViolations
    hengaw.net/en/news/2026/09/art

  11. Jomeh Narouei, 35 anni, detenuto beluci a Kerman, è morto il 1° settembre dopo un arresto cardiaco e cure mediche tardive. Le sue condizioni erano peggiorate nei giorni precedenti, ma il 25 agosto era stato riportato in reparto. È morto durante il trasferimento in ospedale. La cauzione per il suo rilascio era stata recentemente accettata.
    #JomehNarouei #StopMedicalNeglect #KermanCentralPrison #Iran #HumanRightsViolations
    hengaw.net/en/news/2026/09/art

  12. Nasrin Sotoudeh candidata al Premio Václav Havel 2026 per i diritti umani. Il 1° settembre il Consiglio d’Europa ha annunciato le tre candidate al prestigioso premio, che riconosce l’impegno straordinario nella difesa dei diritti umani e delle libertà fondamentali. La vincitrice sarà annunciata il 28 settembre a Strasburgo.
    #NasrinSotoudeh #FreeRezaKhandan #Iran #FreePoliticalPrisoners #HumanRightsViolations #StopRepression #StopExecutionsInIran
    pace.coe.int/en/news/10394/thr

  13. [Alleged] #Christian Employers Can Now Discriminate Against #TransPeople

    A settlement with the Christian Employers Alliance blocks the EEOC from ever investigating the group’s members for gender identity discrimination.

    Bryce Covert
    September 1 2026

    Excerpt: "The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency tasked with protecting workers from illegal discrimination, inked an unprecedented settlement with a conservative Christian employer association that could have long-term, wide-ranging consequences.

    "The lawsuit that led to the settlement was in reaction to #EEOC guidance issued under the Biden administration and after a 2020 Supreme Court ruling that Title VII protects against gender identity discrimination.
    In the settlement, reached on August 18, the EEOC pledged to not pursue any claims of gender identity-based discrimination against the #ChristianEmployersAlliance — and made the pledge in perpetuity.

    "The EEOC provides free investigation into complaints of discrimination and, in some cases, will bring lawsuits on behalf of employees at no cost to the plaintiffs.

    "Now, however, anyone who works for a company with membership in the Christian Employers Alliance who believes they suffered gender identity-based discrimination won’t be able to avail themselves of the EEOC’s process.

    "The settlement also contains an unusual provision: It applies not just to the more than 20,000 employers that are already members in the Christian Employers Alliance, but also to any future members, so long as they are members at the time that any claimed discrimination occurred.

    "That means that any employer that decides to sign up for Christian Employers Alliance membership will get the benefit of blanket protection from the EEOC against all claims of #GenderIdentity discrimination, such as harassing someone for being #nonbinary or firing them for coming out as #trans .

    " 'I am not aware of any settlement that just creates in perpetuity a freedom from investigation, 'said Karla Gilbride, a former EEOC general counsel under President Joe Biden who is now at the American Civil Liberties Union. 'I’ve never seen an organization get a settlement that allows protection to future members in this way.'

    "The settlement will stay in place even if #AndreaLucas, the current Republican chair of the EEOC, is replaced with a Democratic chair under a future Democratic president. (The Christian Employers Alliance declined to comment, and the EEOC did not respond to an inquiry.)"

    Read more:
    theintercept.com/2026/09/01/ch

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/FnMei

    #WWJD #LoveOneAnother #USPol #GBLTQRights #HumanRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #HumanRightsViolations #ChristoFascism #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism

  14. 🚨 La vita di Arghavan Fallahi, 24 anni, è in pericolo. Prigioniera politica detenuta a Evin, è stata sottoposta a torture psicologiche e pressioni per ottenere confessioni forzate. È stata condannata a morte per baghi, «ribellione armata».

    NO ALLE ESECUZIONI. NO ALLA MORTE.

    #ArghavanFallahi #FreeArghavanFallahi #Iran #StopExecutionsInIran #FreePoliticalPrisoners #HumanRightsViolations #NoDeathPenalty #StopRepression

  15. 🎙️ Free Reza Khandan
    ⚖️ Reza Khandan, attivista iraniano e marito dell’avvocata per i diritti umani Nasrin Sotoudeh, è stato arrestato nel dicembre 2024 per la sua campagna contro l’hijab obbligatorio. Da anni è perseguitato per il suo impegno in difesa dei diritti umani e delle libertà fondamentali.
    📣 Essere contrari all’hijab obbligatorio non è un crimine!
    #FreeRezaKhandan #EvinPrison #NasrinSotoudeh #StopRepression #Iran #FreePoliticalPrisoners #HumanRightsViolations #StopExecutionsInIran

  16. 🚨 Yashar Tabrizi, prigioniero politico iraniano, è in grave pericolo. I suoi farmaci essenziali sono terminati e le sue condizioni stanno peggiorando. Da tre giorni non riesce a mangiare a causa di un forte reflusso acido. È urgente garantirgli farmaci, cure mediche e assistenza adeguata. Le autorità iraniane devono garantirgli immediatamente i farmaci necessari e adeguate cure mediche.
    #YasharTabrizi #FreePoliticalPrisoners #Iran #HumanRightsViolations #UrgentMedicalCare

  17. «Nonostante la macchina della repressione del regime iraniano sia brutale e sanguinaria, non è riuscita a cancellare la richiesta e sete di libertà che attraversa il Paese. Al contrario, la resistenza del popolo iraniano non si è mai spenta.»
    #StopExecutionsInIran #FreePoliticalPrisoners #StopRepression #Iran #HumanRightsViolations #SilviaCegalin
    laredazione.net/la-macchina-de

  18. 🚨 Nel carcere di Evin, le temperature in alcune sezioni superano i 40°C e i sistemi di raffreddamento non funzionano adeguatamente. I detenuti denunciano inoltre un’infestazione di cimici, scarsa igiene, accesso limitato all’aria aperta e porte delle sezioni chiuse. I prigionieri politici sono detenuti insieme a detenuti per reati comuni.
    #EvinPrison #Iran #FreePoliticalPrisoners #HumanRightsViolations #CrimesAgainstHumanityInIran
    en.iranhrs.org/evin-prison-cri

  19. 🚨 L’8 agosto, circa 50 guardie hanno fatto irruzione nella Sala 4 del Reparto 7 di Evin, picchiando alcuni detenuti e distruggendo o confiscando i loro effetti personali. I prigionieri politici Amir Hossein Moradi e Hassan Amidi sono stati trasferiti in un luogo sconosciuto. Non si hanno informazioni sulle loro condizioni.
    #EvinPrison #AmirHosseinMoradi #HassanAmidi #Iran #FreePoliticalPrisoners #HumanRightsViolations
    en.iranhrs.org/evin-prison-war

  20. 🚨Femminicidio in Iran: il caso di Fatemeh K.
    L’11 giugno 2026, a Mashhad, Fatemeh K., 35 anni, è stata uccisa dal marito in un presunto delitto d’«onore». Dopo averla strangolata, l’uomo avrebbe bruciato il corpo e lo avrebbe sepolto nel deserto. Arrestato, ha poi confessato il femminicidio.
    #FatemehK #StopFemicideinIran #Mashhad #Iran #StopViolenceAgainstWomen #HumanRightsViolations
    hengaw.net/en/news/2026/07/art

  21. I detenuti della Sezione 2 del carcere di Ghezel Hesar hanno sospeso lo sciopero iniziato il 13 luglio dopo la promessa delle autorità di fermare temporaneamente le esecuzioni per reati di droga in attesa del riesame dei casi. I prigionieri avvertono però che la protesta potrà riprendere se gli impegni, già disattesi nel 2025, non saranno rispettati.
    #GhezelHesarPrison #Iran #HungerStrike #StopExecutionsInIran #HumanRightsViolations
    en-hrana.org/ghezel-hesar-pris

  22. ⚠️ Dal 13 luglio i detenuti del Reparto 2 del carcere di Ghezel Hesar sono in sciopero della fame contro le condanne a morte. Il 26 luglio circa 140 detenuti sono stati trasferiti, lasciando nel reparto quasi solo i condannati a morte. I prigionieri chiedono di fermare le esecuzioni fino alla riforma della legge antidroga. Alcuni si sono cuciti le labbra in segno di protesta. #GhezelHesarPrison #Iran #HungerStrike #StopExecutionsInIran #HumanRightsViolations
    iranwire.com/en/news/155554-gh

  23. Fariba Hosseini è stata condannata a 9 anni e 9 mesi di carcere dal Tribunale Rivoluzionario di Shiraz. Oltre alla pena detentiva, le sono stati imposti il divieto di espatrio con ritiro del passaporto e il divieto di svolgere attività online per due anni. Era stata arrestata nel gennaio 2026.
    #FaribaHosseini #Iran #StopRepression #HumanRightsViolations #FreePoliticalPrisoners
    en-hrana.org/shiraz-revolution

  24. È entrato nel quinto giorno lo sciopero della fame dei detenuti dell’Unità 2 del carcere di Ghezel Hesar, iniziato dopo il trasferimento di sei prigionieri in isolamento in vista dell’esecuzione. Le condizioni di diversi detenuti stanno peggiorando, ma hanno annunciato che continueranno la protesta, chiedendo ai media e alle organizzazioni per i diritti umani di dare voce al loro appello.
    #GhezelHesarPrison #Iran #HungerStrike #StopExecutionsInIran #HumanRightsViolations
    en.iranhrs.org/ghezel-hesar-hu

  25. Il 12 luglio 2026 circa 60 detenute sono state trasferite da Qarchak a Evin, già gravemente sovraffollato. Le proteste delle prigioniere sono state represse con minacce e Mahsa (Masoumeh) Nouri è stata trasferita in isolamento. Nel reparto femminile vivono già circa 60 prigioniere politiche e di sicurezza, oltre a due bambini.
    #EvinPrison #MahsaNouri #FreePoliticalPrisoners #Iran #HumanRightsViolations
    en-hrana.org/overcrowding-spar

  26. L’11 luglio 2026 è stata annullata la nuova udienza della prigioniera politica curda Varisheh Moradi.Ha rifiutato di comparire davanti alla Sezione 15 del Tribunale Rivoluzionario di Teheran, dichiarando di non riconoscerne la legittimità. I suoi avvocati erano presenti, ma il giudice Salavati ha sospeso il procedimento.Il suo caso resta uno dei simboli della repressione del dissenso in Iran.
    #VarishehMoradi #StopExecutionsInIran #EvinPrison #Iran #HumanRightsViolations #FreePoliticalPrisoners

  27. 🚨 Nei primi sei mesi del 2026, almeno 45 donne sono state vittime di femminicidio in Iran. È il dato raccolto dal Centro Statistiche e Documentazione di Hengaw Organization for Human Rights nel suo rapporto sulle violazioni dei diritti delle donne.
    #StopFemicideinIran #Iran #StopViolenceAgainstWomen #StopFemicide #HumanRightsViolations
    👉 Link Rapporto Completo
    hengaw.net/en/reports-and-stat

  28. ⚠️ Craig e Lindsay Foreman, la coppia britannica detenuta a Evin, continuano lo sciopero della fame per protestare contro il diniego di cure mediche, farmaci essenziali e contatti telefonici con i familiari. Secondo HRANA, Lindsay ha perso oltre 14 kg e Craig circa 16 kg. Arrestati nel gennaio 2025 a Kerman, sono stati condannati a 10 anni di carcere per “spionaggio”.
    #CraigForeman #LindsayForeman #hungerStrike #EvinPrison #Iran #HumanRightsViolations
    en-hrana.org/ongoing-hunger-st

  29. #AfsanehZandabadi aveva solo 22 anni. Sopravvissuta ad anni di abusi e sfruttamento, è stata condannata a morte per reati legati alla droga e impiccata nel carcere centrale di Tabriz il 18 maggio 2026. Human Rights – Diritti Negati racconta la sua storia e denuncia l’impatto della violenza di genere e delle discriminazioni in Iran.
    open.spotify.com/episode/247WF
    #HumanRightsDirittiNegati #TabrizCentralPrison #Iran #StopExecutionsInIran #HumanRightsViolations #WomenRights #StopViolenceAgainstWomen

  30. In Iran, le sopravvissute alla repressione di Shiraz del 2009 raccontano l’esistenza di centri di detenzione segreti dove donne e ragazze sarebbero state sottoposte a violenze sessuali sistematiche, sparizioni forzate e minacce. Il rapporto identifica presunti responsabili e funzionari che avrebbero garantito anni di impunità.
    #Shiraz #Iran #HumanRightsViolations #StopRepression #StopViolenceAgainstWomen
    iran-hrm.com/2026/07/01/sexual

  31. Iran political prisoner severely injured in Iranian jail over Israel ties

    Mohammad Reza Morad Bahrouzi, a detainee held over alleged communication with opposition groups or groups affiliated with Israel,…
    #NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Assault #Attack #breakingnews #Civilrights #Humanrights #Humanrightsviolations #Iran #iranianpoliticalprisoners #IRGC #prison #Prisonsentence
    newsbeep.com/620546/

  32. L’aumento dei suicidi tra le donne in #Iran è un segnale allarmante di una crisi che va oltre le singole tragedie personali. Violenza domestica, discriminazione di genere, povertà, matrimoni forzati e mancanza di tutela legale continuano a colpire migliaia di donne. Dietro molte di queste morti si nasconde il fallimento di un sistema che non garantisce dignità, sicurezza e uguaglianza.
    #IranianWomen #HumanRightsViolations #EndGenderApartheid #StopViolenceAgainstWomen
    hanahr.org/en/publications/sui

  33. 🚨Femminicidio in Iran: il caso di Samira Saki
    Samira Saki, 30 anni, studentessa di odontoiatria a Qazvin, è stata uccisa dal marito il 1° giugno 2026 all’interno dell’università dopo aver chiesto il divorzio. La famiglia denuncia anni di violenze e minacce che hanno preceduto questo femminicidio.
    #SamiraSaki #StopFemicideinIran #Iran #StopViolenceAgainstWomen #HumanRightsViolations
    hengaw.net/en/news/2026/06/art

  34. 🚨Femminicidio in Iran: il caso di Leila Maqsoudi
    Il 22 maggio 2026 Leila Maqsoudi, 42 anni, madre di cinque figli, è stata uccisa a Showt, nell’Iran nord-occidentale. Vittima di un femminicidio commesso dal suo fratellastro con la partecipazione di altri parenti, in quello che viene descritto come un delitto d’“onore”. Dopo l’omicidio, l’assassino sarebbe fuggito dal Paese.
    #LeilaMaqsoudi #StopFemicideinIran #Iran #StopViolenceAgainstWomen #HumanRightsViolations
    hengaw.net/en/news/2026/05/art

  35. L’avvocata Shohreh Haddadian, di Mashhad, è stata arrestata nei giorni scorsi dalle forze di sicurezza e poi rilasciata su cauzione. Secondo fonti informate, durante la sua assenza gli agenti avrebbero fatto irruzione nella sua abitazione sequestrando dispositivi elettronici, per poi arrestarla nuovamente alcuni giorni dopo.
    #ShohrehHaddadian #Mashhad #FreeLawyers #Iran #HumanRightsViolations #StopRepression
    iranwire.com/en/news/151478-la

  36. @fabio Also due to these regulations I cannot buy antibiotic ointment when the Czech regime is depriving me of healthcare when I have an infected eczema and am afraid it will produce sepsis and I die, because antibiotic ointment ran out and when I call a dermatologist and tell I need it urgently she gives me an appointment 4 months (!!!) in the future!

    In a corrupt developing 3rd world dictatorship Cambodia it is possible to buy antibiotic ointments without prescription and also dermatologist wait there is only 7-10 days, not 4 months.

    I feel

    e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g c o n t e m p t

    towards the Czech regime.

    #healthdeprivation #deprivation #czech #czechia #czechregime #czechrepublic #failedstate #contempt #regulations #overregulation #bureaucracy #overbureaucratization #healthcaresystem #healthcare #antibiotic #prescription #otc #overthecounter #ointment #eczema #infection #infected #sepsis #death #lethal #dangerous #danger #hazard #risk #eu #deathbybureaucracy #deathbyregulation #kafkaesque #humanrights #humanrightsviolation #humanrightsviolations #righttohealth #humanrighttohealth #basichumanrighttohealth

  37. How communities in #SacrificeZones suffer environmental injustices in #Mexico, #Chile, #Nigeria and #Indonesia (analysis)

    Daniela Sepulveda and Angélica Arellano, 9 Apr 2025

    "Across continents, 'sacrifice zones' resemble wounds carved deep into the fabric of our planet. These are regions where ecosystems and livelihoods have been ravaged by fossil fuel and other industries that promise progress but leave devastation in their wake. These are places where big business and transnational corporations are contaminating the rivers, darkening the skies, and making the soil barren; where the toll of development is paid in human suffering and ecological destruction.

    "What unites these 'sacrifice zones' is the shared story of areas where prosperity for the few is built on the suffering of many, and where communities fight to mend the fractures inflicted upon their land, health and dignity.

    "Here are four case studies highlighting the experiences of communities and civil society organizations collaborating with us in the Coalition for Human Rights in Development’s Community Resource Exchange.

    #Tula, #Mexico

    "In the #TulaTepejiApaxco region, where the #Toltec plains once supported rich #biodiversity and #CulturalHeritage, the water and air are now saturated with pollution. This devastated landscape was declared both in 1975 and again in 2005 by the U.N. as one of the most polluted places on Earth, marking it as an #EnvironmentalDisaster zone. Since the early 20th century, the arrival of #CementPlants, #refineries, #ChemicalFactories, a #coal-fired power plant and #LimeKilns has transformed the region. Backed by all levels of government, these industries have destroyed the area’s ecological balance and ruined the health of its people, poisoning the water, air and soil with #ToxicWaste.

    "Prominent among these polluters are cement giants like #Holcim, #CEMEX, #CementosFortaleza and #Clarimex, whose operations release harmful gases that exacerbate the region’s environmental and public health crises. One of the epicenters of this environmental catastrophe is the #TulaRiver, which receives 150,000 liters (nearly 40,000 gallons) of untreated wastewater every second from Mexico City and the Valley of Mexico. These 'black waters' are teeming with industrial and hospital waste plus sewage, overwhelming the river and its tributaries.

    "The #EndhóDam, originally built to support local #agriculture, has become a toxic dumping ground, poisoning thousands of people who rely on wells for drinking water. Despite decades of warnings, local and national governments have allowed this contamination to persist. The poisoned waters have killed fish, flooded the land with toxic sludge, and led to a surge in cancer, leukemia, respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases among the 15,000 inhabitants living along its banks. In 2021, a devastating flood related to the overflowing Tula River left 17 dead and displaced thousands, a stark reminder of the ongoing risks of government inaction.

    "The region now faces a massive public health crisis, and the recent declaration by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to designate the area as an ecological restoration zone is a necessary but overdue step. This declaration covers municipalities such as #Atitalaquia,TepejiDelRío, #Tepetitlán and Tlahuelilpan, where 498 businesses have been identified as generators of hazardous waste, including 14 that produce hydrocarbons. The study, based on a water, air and soil analysis, could mark the beginning of recovery if it is implemented with urgency and seriousness.

    "Over the years, organizations like #RedDeConcienciaAmbiental '#QueremosVivir' have resisted, bringing visibility to the devastation and fighting to halt deforestation and continued pollution. In the words of one of the leaders of Queremos Vivir ('We want to live'), 'There needs to be a legal solution, because it’s that urgent. We believe there is still a way to reverse it, and we have time to show the newly elected president #ClaudiaSheinbaum the dire situation we’re in.'

    "Their demands include a reduction in the water flow of the Tula River through holistic water management solutions, and government accountability for decades of environmental neglect, calling for reparations for both industrial pollution and the catastrophic 2021 floods.

    "While they welcome Sheinbaum’s promises to clean the river and launch a circular economy project, they emphasize that meaningful environmental justice must not be delayed any longer. After stating the communities’ demands through tears, the Queremos Vivir leader said, 'Are we really just going to be destined to be a sacrifice zone? The damage is so severe, the degradation we are in, that if we don’t protect it, don’t defend it, then what are we going to do?' "

    Read more:
    news.mongabay.com/2025/04/how-

    #SEZs #Antofagasta #Nigeria #Indonesia #HumanRights #HumanRightsFreeZone #CorporateColonialism
    #Exploitation #RaceToTheBottom
    #HumanRightsViolations
    #Pollution #EnvironmentalDegradation
    #EconomicSacrificZones
    #ForcedRelocation #ForcedDisplacement #TraditionalLifestyles #AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #EnvironmentalRacism #Exploitation

  38. How communities in #SacrificeZones suffer environmental injustices in #Mexico, #Chile, #Nigeria and #Indonesia (analysis)

    Daniela Sepulveda and Angélica Arellano, 9 Apr 2025

    "Across continents, 'sacrifice zones' resemble wounds carved deep into the fabric of our planet. These are regions where ecosystems and livelihoods have been ravaged by fossil fuel and other industries that promise progress but leave devastation in their wake. These are places where big business and transnational corporations are contaminating the rivers, darkening the skies, and making the soil barren; where the toll of development is paid in human suffering and ecological destruction.

    "What unites these 'sacrifice zones' is the shared story of areas where prosperity for the few is built on the suffering of many, and where communities fight to mend the fractures inflicted upon their land, health and dignity.

    "Here are four case studies highlighting the experiences of communities and civil society organizations collaborating with us in the Coalition for Human Rights in Development’s Community Resource Exchange.

    #Tula, #Mexico

    "In the #TulaTepejiApaxco region, where the #Toltec plains once supported rich #biodiversity and #CulturalHeritage, the water and air are now saturated with pollution. This devastated landscape was declared both in 1975 and again in 2005 by the U.N. as one of the most polluted places on Earth, marking it as an #EnvironmentalDisaster zone. Since the early 20th century, the arrival of #CementPlants, #refineries, #ChemicalFactories, a #coal-fired power plant and #LimeKilns has transformed the region. Backed by all levels of government, these industries have destroyed the area’s ecological balance and ruined the health of its people, poisoning the water, air and soil with #ToxicWaste.

    "Prominent among these polluters are cement giants like #Holcim, #CEMEX, #CementosFortaleza and #Clarimex, whose operations release harmful gases that exacerbate the region’s environmental and public health crises. One of the epicenters of this environmental catastrophe is the #TulaRiver, which receives 150,000 liters (nearly 40,000 gallons) of untreated wastewater every second from Mexico City and the Valley of Mexico. These 'black waters' are teeming with industrial and hospital waste plus sewage, overwhelming the river and its tributaries.

    "The #EndhóDam, originally built to support local #agriculture, has become a toxic dumping ground, poisoning thousands of people who rely on wells for drinking water. Despite decades of warnings, local and national governments have allowed this contamination to persist. The poisoned waters have killed fish, flooded the land with toxic sludge, and led to a surge in cancer, leukemia, respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases among the 15,000 inhabitants living along its banks. In 2021, a devastating flood related to the overflowing Tula River left 17 dead and displaced thousands, a stark reminder of the ongoing risks of government inaction.

    "The region now faces a massive public health crisis, and the recent declaration by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to designate the area as an ecological restoration zone is a necessary but overdue step. This declaration covers municipalities such as #Atitalaquia,TepejiDelRío, #Tepetitlán and Tlahuelilpan, where 498 businesses have been identified as generators of hazardous waste, including 14 that produce hydrocarbons. The study, based on a water, air and soil analysis, could mark the beginning of recovery if it is implemented with urgency and seriousness.

    "Over the years, organizations like #RedDeConcienciaAmbiental '#QueremosVivir' have resisted, bringing visibility to the devastation and fighting to halt deforestation and continued pollution. In the words of one of the leaders of Queremos Vivir ('We want to live'), 'There needs to be a legal solution, because it’s that urgent. We believe there is still a way to reverse it, and we have time to show the newly elected president #ClaudiaSheinbaum the dire situation we’re in.'

    "Their demands include a reduction in the water flow of the Tula River through holistic water management solutions, and government accountability for decades of environmental neglect, calling for reparations for both industrial pollution and the catastrophic 2021 floods.

    "While they welcome Sheinbaum’s promises to clean the river and launch a circular economy project, they emphasize that meaningful environmental justice must not be delayed any longer. After stating the communities’ demands through tears, the Queremos Vivir leader said, 'Are we really just going to be destined to be a sacrifice zone? The damage is so severe, the degradation we are in, that if we don’t protect it, don’t defend it, then what are we going to do?' "

    Read more:
    news.mongabay.com/2025/04/how-

    #SEZs #Antofagasta #Nigeria #Indonesia #HumanRights #HumanRightsFreeZone #CorporateColonialism
    #Exploitation #RaceToTheBottom
    #HumanRightsViolations
    #Pollution #EnvironmentalDegradation
    #EconomicSacrificZones
    #ForcedRelocation #ForcedDisplacement #TraditionalLifestyles #AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #EnvironmentalRacism #Exploitation

  39. How communities in #SacrificeZones suffer environmental injustices in #Mexico, #Chile, #Nigeria and #Indonesia (analysis)

    Daniela Sepulveda and Angélica Arellano, 9 Apr 2025

    "Across continents, 'sacrifice zones' resemble wounds carved deep into the fabric of our planet. These are regions where ecosystems and livelihoods have been ravaged by fossil fuel and other industries that promise progress but leave devastation in their wake. These are places where big business and transnational corporations are contaminating the rivers, darkening the skies, and making the soil barren; where the toll of development is paid in human suffering and ecological destruction.

    "What unites these 'sacrifice zones' is the shared story of areas where prosperity for the few is built on the suffering of many, and where communities fight to mend the fractures inflicted upon their land, health and dignity.

    "Here are four case studies highlighting the experiences of communities and civil society organizations collaborating with us in the Coalition for Human Rights in Development’s Community Resource Exchange.

    #Tula, #Mexico

    "In the #TulaTepejiApaxco region, where the #Toltec plains once supported rich #biodiversity and #CulturalHeritage, the water and air are now saturated with pollution. This devastated landscape was declared both in 1975 and again in 2005 by the U.N. as one of the most polluted places on Earth, marking it as an #EnvironmentalDisaster zone. Since the early 20th century, the arrival of #CementPlants, #refineries, #ChemicalFactories, a #coal-fired power plant and #LimeKilns has transformed the region. Backed by all levels of government, these industries have destroyed the area’s ecological balance and ruined the health of its people, poisoning the water, air and soil with #ToxicWaste.

    "Prominent among these polluters are cement giants like #Holcim, #CEMEX, #CementosFortaleza and #Clarimex, whose operations release harmful gases that exacerbate the region’s environmental and public health crises. One of the epicenters of this environmental catastrophe is the #TulaRiver, which receives 150,000 liters (nearly 40,000 gallons) of untreated wastewater every second from Mexico City and the Valley of Mexico. These 'black waters' are teeming with industrial and hospital waste plus sewage, overwhelming the river and its tributaries.

    "The #EndhóDam, originally built to support local #agriculture, has become a toxic dumping ground, poisoning thousands of people who rely on wells for drinking water. Despite decades of warnings, local and national governments have allowed this contamination to persist. The poisoned waters have killed fish, flooded the land with toxic sludge, and led to a surge in cancer, leukemia, respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases among the 15,000 inhabitants living along its banks. In 2021, a devastating flood related to the overflowing Tula River left 17 dead and displaced thousands, a stark reminder of the ongoing risks of government inaction.

    "The region now faces a massive public health crisis, and the recent declaration by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to designate the area as an ecological restoration zone is a necessary but overdue step. This declaration covers municipalities such as #Atitalaquia,TepejiDelRío, #Tepetitlán and Tlahuelilpan, where 498 businesses have been identified as generators of hazardous waste, including 14 that produce hydrocarbons. The study, based on a water, air and soil analysis, could mark the beginning of recovery if it is implemented with urgency and seriousness.

    "Over the years, organizations like #RedDeConcienciaAmbiental '#QueremosVivir' have resisted, bringing visibility to the devastation and fighting to halt deforestation and continued pollution. In the words of one of the leaders of Queremos Vivir ('We want to live'), 'There needs to be a legal solution, because it’s that urgent. We believe there is still a way to reverse it, and we have time to show the newly elected president #ClaudiaSheinbaum the dire situation we’re in.'

    "Their demands include a reduction in the water flow of the Tula River through holistic water management solutions, and government accountability for decades of environmental neglect, calling for reparations for both industrial pollution and the catastrophic 2021 floods.

    "While they welcome Sheinbaum’s promises to clean the river and launch a circular economy project, they emphasize that meaningful environmental justice must not be delayed any longer. After stating the communities’ demands through tears, the Queremos Vivir leader said, 'Are we really just going to be destined to be a sacrifice zone? The damage is so severe, the degradation we are in, that if we don’t protect it, don’t defend it, then what are we going to do?' "

    Read more:
    news.mongabay.com/2025/04/how-

    #SEZs #Antofagasta #Nigeria #Indonesia #HumanRights #HumanRightsFreeZone #CorporateColonialism
    #Exploitation #RaceToTheBottom
    #HumanRightsViolations
    #Pollution #EnvironmentalDegradation
    #EconomicSacrificZones
    #ForcedRelocation #ForcedDisplacement #TraditionalLifestyles #AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #EnvironmentalRacism #Exploitation