Tunisia’s suspended parliament fights against president’s coup
Just hours after the suspended parliament passed the symbolic vote by a majority, the president dissolved the body
Food Insecurity in Haiti, Tunisian journalists’ strike, and other stories
Today we look at the upcoming strike by Tunisian journalists; the unionization struggle of Starbucks workers in Seattle, US; and more
Tunisian journalists plan mass general strike against government repression and for media reforms
Journalists have accused the government headed by president Kais Saied of trying to weaken the press in the country and drastically reduce the freedom of the press by systematically bringing it under government control
Colombia holds key presidential primaries and legislative elections and other stories
Today we look at the results of Colombia’s primaries and legislative elections, a report on the crackdown on news media in Jammu and Kashmir, and more
Argentina and China sign key agreements on cooperation and trade and other stories
Today we look at the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Argentina and China, the arrest of journalist Fahad Shah in Kashmir, and more
Del Monte Kenya workers protest inhuman conditions, poverty wages and other stories
Today we look at a strike by workers at Del Monte Kenya Limited, the arrest of 26 year old Kashmiri student and journalist Sajad Gul, and more
Stand up for Assange, stand up for press freedom
Independent media projects from across the globe stand with journalist Julian Assange whose persecution by the US represents an attack on press freedom everywhere
Journalists condemn Morocco’s bid to persecute French media houses
The Kingdom of Morocco has filed a lawsuit at the Paris Criminal Court against seven French media houses alleging defamation for accusing it of using the Pegasus software, to spy on journalists, activists and politicians
Climate crisis and vaccine inequity on the agenda for UNGA meeting and other stories
Today we look at the start of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, assassinations of social leaders and Indigenous people in Colombia, and more
Algerian journalist Mohamed Moulouj placed in pre-trial detention on terrorism charges
Mohamed Mouloudj faces charges such as spreading false news, harming national unity, and belonging to a terrorist group. The authorities also arrested several prominent civil society figures, including academics, journalists and a Hirak activist
Journalists and media organizations condemn crackdown on press in Kashmir
Local and international bodies have condemned the September 8 police raids in Srinagar targeting senior journalists Hilal Mir (44), Shah Abbas (50), Showkat Motta (52) and Azhar Qadri (34)
Journalist sentenced for covering protests by marginalized Berber community in Algeria
Rabah Kareche of the Liberte daily was arrested on April 19 and kept in pre-trial detention following his articles on the Berber Tuareg tribe community’s demonstrations against land grab
- Ambulance drivers and nurses strike in Croatia
- IRGC colonel assassinated in Tehran, Iran vows revenge
- Iraqi leftist poet Muthaffar al-Nawab dies aged 88
- 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”
