Palestinian detainee died due to torture and neglect in Israeli jail: prisoners’ groups
31-year-old Nasser Majed Taqatqa died at the Nitzan prison on July 16. Palestinian prisoners’ groups said that his autopsy report showed that he had been tortured and denied medical treatment
The Raise the Wage Act crosses one barrier but many more remain
The Raise the Wage Act that mandates the gradual hike in minimum wage to $15 an hour was approved by the US House of Representatives but will face a tough challenge in the Senate and president Donald Trump
Power grid workers protest planned layoffs in Spain
The workers of the Cordoba and Vizcaya power grid plants of Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) staged protests under the leadership of the unions, Workers’ Commission (CCOO) and UGT
Teachers in Swaziland demand immediate solution to education crisis
The education sector is in shambles due to the government’s decision to freeze new hiring, casualization of primary and secondary school teachers, and the failure to pay education funds to schools
Why the political agreement in Sudan may end up preserving the military’s power
The agreement signed on July 17 between the military junta and some sections of the opposition has enabled the former to go back on certain commitments it had made in the earlier negotiations
Bulgarian workers demand hike in night time wages
Bulgarian workers in the security, coal mining, arms and medical care sectors, among others, are mobilizing for sustainable wages under the banner of the Podkrepa Labor Confederation and other unions
US-Taliban talks to resume today after 2-day intra-Afghan summit
The discussions among various Afghan groups that began on July 7 was noteworthy for the participation of two government officials, although they attended the meeting in their private capacity
Three more Palestinians prisoners join hunger strike against administrative detention
Mohammed Nidal Abu Aker, Mohammed Attia Hassanat and Huzaifa Halabiya, who are detained in the Negev prison without charges or evidence, joined the hunger strike
82 refugees missing after boat capsizes in the Mediterranean
The people on the boat had set off from Zuwara in Libya towards Europe in an inflatable boat, which sank nine miles away from the Tunisian port town of Zarzis.
Sudanese civilian protesters, military junta reach agreement on transitional government
The civilian protesters, represented by the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces, and the Transitional Military Council have reached an agreement on the composition of the presidential council, which was the main point of contention for months
Protests break out in Norway over decision to shut down Nord University campuses
The campuses of Nord University at Sandnessjøen and Nesna will be closed and many of the faculty and workers will have to shift to other locations
British power plant workers to strike over inadequate wage hike
The workers of the Drax power plant in Yorkshire rejected a 2.8% wage offered by the company terming it as inadequate. They will conduct a series of six 48-hour strikes
- Power grid workers protest planned layoffs in Spain
- Teachers in Swaziland demand immediate solution to education crisis
- Brazil approved more new pesticides in 200 days than European Union did in 8 years
- Missile and sophisticated weapons found in raid on Italian neo-Nazi party
- US legislator Ilhan Omar proposes pro-BDS resolution
