64 of 75 migrants stranded off Tunisian coast agree to return home
The Bangladeshi nationals and their fellow refugees were headed to Europe when their boat capsized. They were rescued by another vessel which was not allowed permission to dock by Tunisian authorities
Activists in Bologna protest the closure of immigrant reception center
Members of the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) also helped relocating almost 140 inhabitants of the center, who faced the risk of being sent to Sicily. The order to close the center came from minister of internal affairs, Matteo Salvini
Rise of the right and anti-immigrant narrative in Norway
In an interview to Peoples Dispatch, Victoria Siernes of LAC talks about the cases of state backed witch-hunting against refugees in the country.
Italy confiscates Sea Watch 3 rescue vessel for disembarking migrants
Italy’s far-right interior minister ordered the confiscation of the vessel for defying his order by disembarking more migrants than were granted access to the Italian island.
Arizona students protest classmate’s detention by Border Patrol
Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigration has become an acute issue for immigrant students who are being increasingly targeted by the federal authorities
Progressive sections condemn Austrian authorities’ decision to absolve racist pamphlet
The right-wing Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), part of the ruling coalition, has been continuously propagating racist statements against the immigrant Muslim community in the country
- Google employees lead sit-ins protesting company’s complicity in genocide
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
