Richard Horton (2023-09-16). Comment] Offline: Mahsa Amini—never forget. thelancet.com September 16, 2022: Mahsa Amini died in Kasra Hospital, Iran, after being arrested, tortured, and beaten for allegedly breaking the Iranian Government's strict mandatory hijab law. She was 22 years old and her murder, for that is what it was, triggered unprecedented nationwide protests, which continue in more muted forms to this day. Women publicly cut their hair, they burned their hijabs, and they confronted riot police. These protests posed the most direct threat to Iran's regime since the Islamic revolution of 1979.

Uhuru Solidarity Movement. (2023-09-16). A Call To White People: Join The 'Reparations Contingent' At The Black People's March On The White House. popularresistance.org On Saturday, November 4, 2023 the Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations will hold its 15th annual Black People's March on the White House raising the demand, "Drop the Charges Against the Uhuru 3!" | The Uhuru Solidarity Movement calls on every white person who believes in reparations and justice for African people to get to Washington DC by bus, plane or car and march in the "Reparations Contingent" at this history-making mobilization! | Co-sponsored by the Hands Off Uhuru Fightback Coalition, the March is rapidly gaining momentum with a wide range of forces uniting under the leadersh…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-09-17). Angola plans to eliminate refrigerant gases by 2030. plenglish.com Since 2012 the country began to apply the schedule for the gradual elimination of these gases, which are harmful to the ozone layer and cause global warming, in compliance with the Montreal Protocol, Ivone Pascoal, the person in charge of the issue in the aforementioned ministry, explained to the Angolan Press Agency. | It is expected that the application of the measure of not importing these gases and their exclusion from consumption will be completed by 2025, leaving a margin until 2030 for their total disappearance. | Reaching this point, required intense awareness-raising work on good refrigeration practices…

infobrics (2023-09-15). Another BRIC in the Wall: What Saudi Arabia's Joining BRICS Means for the World. infobrics.org On January 1, six countries are expected to join the alliance of emerging economies. While Iran hailed the event as a victory for its foreign policy, Saudi Arabia still aims to clarify the terms of the membership and ensure that it will not be used as a "cash cow" for the weaker members…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-14). Iran demands disarmament of alleged separatist forces in Iraqi Kurdistan. peoplesdispatch.org In March, Iran and Iraq had announced an agreement under which the latter would disarm certain Kurdish groups by September 19. Iran says these groups have been using Iraqi territory to carry out operations against it…

Richard Horton (2023-09-16). Comment] Offline: Mahsa Amini—never forget. thelancet.com September 16, 2022: Mahsa Amini died in Kasra Hospital, Iran, after being arrested, tortured, and beaten for allegedly breaking the Iranian Government's strict mandatory hijab law. She was 22 years old and her murder, for that is what it was, triggered unprecedented nationwide protests, which continue in more muted forms to this day. Women publicly cut their hair, they burned their hijabs, and they confronted riot police. These protests posed the most direct threat to Iran's regime since the Islamic revolution of 1979.

infobrics (2023-09-14). Brics Changing Landscape and SA's National Interests. infobrics.org Brics wants to enlarge its sphere of influence in the global economy. Hence, apart from the addition of six new members — Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia and the UAE — the summit's broad aspirational goals and decisions are signalling a potential new era for Brics in the years ahead…

MEE correspondent (2023-09-14). Mahsa Amini: A year on, wounded protesters view future with hope and dread. middleeasteye.net Mahsa Amini: A year on, wounded protesters view future with hope and dread | Wounded veterans of 2022 protests tell MEE the crackdown has left them demoralised and fearful of further repression | Thu, 09/14/2023 – 12: 45 | An Iranian woman walks along an avenue in downtown Tehran, 12 September 2023 (Reuters) | Incensed by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, Behzad* took t…