Killings of social leaders and ex-combatants continue in Colombia and other stories

Today we look at 2 months of Colombia’s National Strike, the release of activists Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah from prison in Saudi Arabia, and more

June 28, 2021 by Peoples Dispatch

In today’s episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at 2 months of Colombia’s national strike amid the ongoing killings of former combatants and social leaders, the release of two Saudi women’s rights activists- Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah- from prison, the pro-democracy mobilizations in Swaziland to demand an end to the rule of King Mswati III, and Cuba’s collaborative approach to vaccine development and its successes.