Brazilian President Bolsonaro confesses to intervening in Police in order to protect his family
The video with the confession was shared during a legal process against the president in the Supreme Court
Bolivians continue their struggle against the coup regime
Since May 11, thousands of Bolivians have been mobilizing, against hunger and to demand the resignation of self-appointed president Jeanine Áñez and for democratic elections in the country
Ecuadorians vow to resist Moreno’s latest neoliberal economic measures
The national government announced that it will shut 10 public companies, withdraw subsidy on diesel and petrol, and reduce public sector workers’ salaries by 25%
Benjamin Netanyahu to personally appear for trial in court
Netanyahu is indicted in seven cases, the trial for which will begin on May 24. If convicted, the Israeli prime minister will have to serve more than 10 years in prison
Israelis demonstrate against Netanyahu-Gantz unity government
Thousands protested against Benjamin Netanyahu continuing on as the Israeli prime minister while corruption cases against him are pending. Protesters accused the two sides of trying to “crush democracy”
Brazil’s Justice Minister quits Bolsonaro govt due to “political interference”
Brazil’s Justice Minister quits Bolsonaro government over alleged “political interference”
Venezuela denounces US charges against Maduro as another coup d’état attempt
The US Department of Justice announced charges related to narcotrafficking against Maduro and offered $15 million for his arrest, showing that it will use all possible measures to attack the Venezuela, even amid a global health crisis
Haitian police and military agree to find solutions after clashes on Sunday
The shooting between the Haitian police and military in the capital Port-au-Prince on February 23 left two dead and a dozen injured
Colombian President Ivan Duque to be investigated over corruption and electoral fraud
Former congresswoman Aída Merlano revealed that Duque had knowledge that people bought votes to secure him the presidency in 2018
Probe ordered into murder of two unionized workers of South Africa’s Amathole municipality
The two workers who were killed in separate attacks last month had exposed corruption in the financially strapped municipality of Amathole in Eastern Cape province. The provincial government has been forced to order a forensic investigation after widespread outrage by unions
Puerto Rico between neoliberalism and ‘natural’ disasters
January saw a wave of protests in Puerto Rico after a series of earthquakes hit the south of the island and a video circulated showing a warehouse full of unused emergency supplies from 2017 Hurricane Maria
Parliamentary elections in Peru: a fragmented congress and a defeat of Fujimorismo
According to an exit poll, the far-right Popular Force party, led by the daughter of former Peruvian dictator Alberto Fujimori, only won 20 out of the 130 seats
- Scottish govt. issues pandemic hygiene guidelines following tenants’ union intervention
- Palestinian man with special needs shot dead by Israeli police
- Kuwait Airways to lay off 1,500 of its foreign employees
- Progressives in Germany denounce racist ‘hygiene demos’ and anti-lockdown protests
- 30 migrants in Libya killed after death of human trafficker
