Millions across India protest Modi government’s anti-worker policies and other stories
Today we look at the landmark 2-day general strike by Indian workers; a 2nd failed vacancy motion against Peru’s President Castillo, and more
Looking back at the first all-India general strike of 1982
Every year, trade unions commemorate the all-India strike of 1982 which was also supported by farmers’ movements. This year’s events will be especially significant as they seek to cement worker-farmer unity ahead of a major strike in February
Dispatches from India: 1 year of the farmers’ struggle
In this episode, we take a look at the controversial decision to allot in land in Kashmir for paramilitary forces, the issues faced by farmers in the State of Uttar Pradesh and the farmers’ movement which completed 1 year
Xiomara Castro set for historic win in Honduras presidential election and other stories
Today we look at the results of a major presidential election in Honduras, an appeal by nurses asking the UN to investigate countries blocking the TRIPS waiver, and more
‘Our struggle has proved Modi is not invincible’
On November 26, farmers celebrated an year of their struggle. The one year anniversary comes a few days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced he will be repealing the three controversial farm laws the farmers have been protesting against.
Thousands reach Delhi as farmers mark 1 year of historic sit-in and other stories
Today we look at 1 year of the historic Indian farmers’ struggle, an impeachment motion filed against Peru’s President Pedro Castillo, and more
Modi government to repeal farm laws, struggle continues for other demands and other stories
Today we look at the success of the Indian farmers’ struggle in pushing a repeal of 3 laws, sympathy strikes by over 40,000 Kaiser Permanente health workers in the US, and more
Dispatches from India: Fuel price hikes haunt the poor
In this episode, we take a look at the latest from the farmers’ protest, the dismissal of government employees in Kashmir and the impact of the relentless hike in fuel prices on the poor
Report shows hidden offshore assets of political and corporate elite and other stories
Today we look at the preliminary findings of ICIJ’s Pandora Papers, the massacre of protesting farmers in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and more
Indian farmers lead country-wide shutdown
The shutdown marked ten months of the passing of three controversial laws. Farmers fear these laws will allow for greater corporate role in agriculture and reduce the price they get for their produce
Protests and blockades across India as farmers’ struggle marks 10 months and other stories
Today we look at the countrywide shutdown in India to mark 10 months of the farmers’ struggle, the release of Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar from prison, and more
Indian farmers’ struggle: The past 10 months
As farmers and workers in India observe a countrywide shutdown, here is a look at the past 10 months of the struggle against the three agricultural laws passed by the Narendra Modi government
- First commercial flight in last six years takes off from Yemen’s Sanaa airport
- Cuba describes easing of US sanctions as “a limited step in the right direction”
- Communists demand ouster of US military and NATO from Turkey
- Women in Croatia say enough to conservative obstruction of right to abortion
- Belgian workers demand scrapping of Wage Margin Act of 1996
