Daily Round-Up | Israel strikes Gaza a day after deadly raid in West Bank, and other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, France’s decision to further scale down its military presence in Africa, protests in Peru, and the ICC’s decision to resume investigation in the Philippines
Duterte-Marcos Jr. alliance is now official, rights advocates petition for disqualification
Sara Duterte, Davao City mayor and daughter of Rodrigo Duterte, and Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of former Philippine dictator, have announced an alliance for the general election scheduled for May 2022
Brazen disregard for Filipinos killed: movements condemn Marcos Jr.’s presidential bid
Progressive movements are ramping up their resistance against the presidential bid of Bongbong Marcos, son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, in the upcoming 2022 election
Duterte’s war on drugs comes under scrutiny by ICC
The prosecutor’s office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has found “reasonable basis to believe” that crimes against humanity have been committed by Rodrigo Duterte’s government in the Philippines
ICC’s report on the Philippines alleges crimes against humanity committed by Duterte regime
The ICC prosecutor’s report found “reasonable basis to believe” that the Philippines government committed crimes against humanity during its war on drugs
Duterte’s exit from ICC a bid to escape probe on drug war?
The International Criminal Court had initiated an investigation into Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ which has led to thousands of deaths, mainly at the hands of vigilantes
Following massive international pressure, Filipino journalist Maria Ressa is released on bail
Maria Ressa, editor of the website, Rappler, was arrested in connection with a case of libel under a draconian anti-cybercrime law. The offending article was however published months before the law even took effect
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
