Categories United States
US public officials may be banned from trading stock
A broad coalition of US politicians are calling for a ban on members of Congress trading individual stocks
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Categories Poland
Bus manufacturing workers in Poland on strike for wage increase
While the bus manufacturer Solaris is reaping record profits, the salaries of employees with 15 years of work experience remains under minimum wage
Categories Pakistan
63 persons forcibly disappeared, 37 killed in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings continue in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province with over 63 disappearances and 37 casualties reported within the month of December
Categories Israel | Palestine
Palestinians continue boycott of Israeli military courts to protest th …
The detainees began their collective boycott of the military courts on January 1. They are also boycotting appeal hearings in higher courts
Categories Barbados
Mia Mottley takes office as Prime Minister of Barbados for a second te …
Mia Mottley of the Barbados Labor Party (BLP) was re-elected as Prime Minister of the Republic of Barbados for a second consecutive term. Her party, the BLP, won a resounding victory in the general elections held on January 19
Categories Georgia
Social security workers in Georgia win pay rise after five days of his …
Almost half of all the social security workers in Georgia were on strike to secure adequate pay and better living conditions
Categories Türkiye
Turkey arrests prominent journalist for “insulting” president
The arrest of Sedef Kadaf once again highlights the ongoing persecution of journalists and opposition leaders under the right-wing government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey
Categories Barbados
Nurses in Barbados want to fight brain drain and understaffing
The island has been forced to rely on foreign recruitment for nursing jobs, as eroding working conditions drive many abroad to richer countries
Categories Lithuania
Justice delayed or justice denied? Lithuanian court postpones hearing …
The hearing on the appeal of socialist leader and ex-diplomat Algirdas Paleckis has been postponed for the second time. He has been convicted on charges of ‘espionage on behalf of Russia’
Categories Tunisia
Protester dies after being injured in crackdown on anti-government dem …
57-year-old Ridha Bouziane died in hospital five days after he was injured during protests against the government of president Kais Saied in Tunis on January 14
Categories Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | Yemen
Saudi Arabia-led coalition continues airstrikes in civilian areas in Y …
UAE, a partner in the Saudi coalition waging a war in Yemen, has demanded the US to redesignate the Houthis as a terrorist orgnization
Categories Israel | Palestine
European countries ask Israel to stop demolitions and settlement const …
A joint statement issued by the foreign ministries of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and some other European countries has called Israeli construction a hurdle in achieving a “two-state solution”. It also raised concerns over the demolition of Palestinian houses in Sheikh Jarrah
