One arrest and three killings over the weekend in Philippines as repression continues
Three, including two elderly peace consultants of the communist National Democratic Front of Philippines (NDFP), were killed late Friday in two separate incidents
Israeli forces detain Palestinians, anti-Netanyahu coalition forms and other stories
Today we look at the ongoing mass arrest campaign against Palestinians, charges against Kenyan labour activist Malcolm Bidali in Qatar, and more
Filipino social movements demand protection for human rights lawyers and their clients
A week after authorities named peace activists and political prisoners as “terrorists,” raising alarm over continued crackdown, rights groups have called for court intervention to protect human rights lawyers
Filipinos take to the streets opposing Duterte’s Anti-Terror Law
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte received widespread condemnation for passing the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, which he signed unto law on July 3.
Activists and citizens rally against new anti-terror law in the Philippines
Critics argue that the new anti-terror law pushed through parliament by the Rodrigo Duterte administration makes it easier to criminalize dissent and crack down on critics
- Film on Gaza solidarity encampments is launched amid Trump’s crackdown on student activism
- European leaders press ahead with armament plans amid Ukraine peace negotiations
- Syrian interim government continues to attack Lebanon after reaching ceasefire deal
- In major blow against free speech, environmental group ordered to pay USD 667 million to pipeline corporation
- Panamanian workers mobilize against Social Security privatization
