Victory for women’s movement as Irish Seanad votes in favour of legalizing abortion
On May 25, 2018, in the historic referendum, 66% of Irish women and men voted to amend the country’s constitutional ban on abortions.
Housing the homeless while enduring brutal oppression: the story of shack-dwellers movement in S. Africa
In a recent interview given to the Tricontinental Institute, the movement's founder, S'bu Zikode, explained the origin of the movement, its modus operandi and the…
“In Uganda, we are uniting women farmers and fighting for their rights”
Komurembe Beatrice from the Eastern & Southern Africa Farmers’ Forum (ESAFF) talks about the challenges faced by women peasants, as well as women in general,…
Workers in Belgium strike against the anti-worker policies of the centre-right government
In many places, the protesters marched wearing yellow vests in solidarity with the French protesters (of the Gilet Jaunes or the Yellow Vests movement).
United States: Workers in Tesla’s Gigafactory 2 push for unionization
This demand for unionization is bringing renewed attention to Tesla’s history of undermining workers’ rights and safety
Frente Amplio expels OAS secretary general Luis Almagro
Repeated attacks against Venezuela and supporting a military intervention in the country, have led to the expulsion of Luis Almagro, the secretary general of the…
Airstrikes, fighting resume in Yemen’s Hodeidah despite UN-brokered ceasefire
As a result of sustained aggression by US-backed Saudi led international coalition, Yemen has suffered a severe humanitarian crisis.
India’s ASHA community health workers protest for wage hike and better working conditions
The strike in Bihar is part of a larger wave of mobilization against government apathy towards workers’ rights.
Of rifles and subtleties: the everyday lives in the Colombian guerrilla ELN
Brasil de Fato’s Vivian Fernandes recently travelled through the province of Choco, one of the bases of the guerrilla group, ELN. In the second of…
