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Thiruvananthapuram protest against US-Israeli war Protests break out across South Asia against Iran war and assassination of Khamenei

Countries in South Asia, with millions of their citizens working in the Gulf, are facing popular outrage over their failure to condemn US-Israeli aggression and Khamenei’s assassination.

Protesters hold poster of former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, during national strike Hundreds of thousands participated in a national strike in Pakistan against the conservative government’s policies

Protests were organized to observe the second anniversary of national elections considered rigged by the opposition and to demand Pakistan’s withdrawal from the so-called Board of Peace for Gaza.

Imaam Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, (1) Widespread condemnation and protests against the “absurd conviction” of human rights lawyers in Pakistan

Imaam Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, were sentenced to 17 years in prison last week for their social media posts condemning enforced disappearances and false blasphemy accusations in the country.

Workers in Lahore Workers demand implementation of minimum wage in Pakistan

Many workers in Pakistan are not paid minimum wage, which unions claim is already inadequate to fulfill their basic needs

Heavy rain and floods affect millions in Pakistan, over 650 killed since late June Heavy rain and floods affect millions in Pakistan, over 650 killed since late June

Pakistan has witnessed frequent heavy rains and floods in recent times causing massive human and material loss claimed to be the result of human-induced global changes in the climate

Yet another left activist is arrested in Pakistan as state crackdown on dissent intensifies

Dissent grows in Pakistan against the government’s economic policies considered exploitative and environmentally hazardous by the local population in different parts of the country.

Farmers in Pakistan mobilize to demand fair prices and agrarian reform

Farmers allege that successive governments in the country have failed to address concerns raised by majority of the country’s farmers and continue to serve the interests of big landlords and international capital

Arrests of Baloch activists in Pakistan spark nationwide outrage

Three people were killed and over a dozen people, including the leaders of the BYC, were arrested in the state crackdown on protests demanding an end to forced disappearances.

Protests multiply against the proposed new canals on the Indus river in Pakistan

The ongoing protests in Sindh against the Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI) will now be joined by farmers in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

Nestlé worker self-immolates in court after 9-year battle, igniting a worker’s movement for justice

Jutt, a long term Nestlé employee, was fired by the management for trying to form a union. He self-immolated after a decade-long legal battle.

Protests against new canals on Indus river continue in Pakistan

Environmentalists point out the danger of the Pakistan Green Initiative, which aims to irrigate thousands of acres of arid land.

Farmers in Pakistan protest government’s corporate farming plan, warn of uprising

To invite big corporate investments into the country’s agriculture sector, Pakistan has announced the building of six canals on the Indus River.