Daily Round-up | Brazil ex-president Rousseff elected to BRICS bank presidency & other stories
In today’s episode, we look at Brazil’s ex-president Rousseff being elected to BRICS bank presidency, Sri Lankan workers protesting privatization of government oil company, and more.
Tragedy in Ciudad Juárez highlights dangers faced by migrants
The tragic event shines a light on the multitude of dangers facing the hundreds of thousands of migrants who set off on perilous journeys to the US each year in the hope of a better life
State of emergency declared in NYC over influx of asylum seekers
Latin American migrants seek refuge in the United States only to be shuttled around as political pawns and sleep in tents in the richest city
Death toll of migrant tragedy in Texas reaches 53
President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, which are largely the same as those of former President Donald Trump, have been pushing people to take increasingly dangerous routes to reach the US
Panamanians reject visit of US state secretary Antony Blinken
The US Secretaries of State and Homeland Security arrived in Panama to attend a regional meeting on migration cooperation in the hemisphere. Those protesting the visit highlighted that US imperialism is the root cause for migration in the region
Global Migration Indicators report summarizes 2020 for migrants across the world
The Global Migration Indicators report by the International Organization for Migration is here, with an update on how COVID-19 affected migration around the world.
Hundreds killed in wave of attacks in Sudan’s Darfur region and other stories
Today we look at recent armed violence in Sudan’s Darfur region, an agreement between a migrant caravan and the Mexican government, and more
UK Higher Education workers strike for fair pay, working conditions and other stories
Today we look at the UCU strike across 58 UK universities over pay and conditions, the re-imposition of the Remain in Mexico migrant policy by the US, and more
Salvadorans demand measures to guarantee a dignified life in their country
Young Salvadorans have called on the national government to support them in completing their studies and provide them with quality employment opportunities so that they are not forced to emigrate
Mexican security forces repress migrant caravan, arrest around 100
Since August 28, more than 1,000 migrants have set off on a journey from the Tapachula municipality in Mexico to the US, with the hope to apply for a humanitarian asylum there. In the past three days, the security forces have detained more than 200 migrants
Another migrant caravan leaves from Honduras towards the US border
Social and economic conditions in the country continue to worsen while the institutional crisis also deepens following the drug trafficking conviction of the president’s brother in a US court
Protests break out after femicide of Salvadoran migrant Victoria Salazar in Mexico
Several national and international feminist groups and human rights organizations have condemned Victoria Salazar’s murder as well as the racist, classist, misogynist and xenophobic discrimination that reigns in Mexico
- Colombians mobilize in support of pension reform and against “institutional” coup that would seek to remove Gustavo Petro
- Waffle House workers fight back against wage theft
- Palestine solidarity activist arrested for wearing keffiyeh in Long Island
- Protests intensify in India following arrest of anti-femicide organizer
- UAW could return to the picket line in battle against auto giant Stellantis
