The PSM condemned the ongoing US blockade of Cuba and threats of military force against Iran, calling unilateral sanctions a form of “collective punishment” prohibited by international law.

Malaysian farmers warn against dangers posed by joining International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plant (UPOV), which imposes strict restrictions on saving and using seeds.

Over 50 organizations issued a joint statement condemning both the arrests and illegal demolition of houses. They demanded the immediate release of all the activists and a halt to illegal demolitions.

Timor-Leste became the 11th member of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in its first expansion since 1999. The regional economic and trade grouping was first formed in 1967.

The Malaysian government also faced condemnation from protesters who criticized its decision to invite Trump to the 47th ASEAN summit despite US attempts to destabilize the region.

The volunteers claim they were harassed, humiliated, and tortured by the Israeli occupation forces and prison authorities and forced to eat food meant for animals during their imprisonment.

The Global Sumud Flotilla, with hundreds of activists and over 40 boats, is heading towards besieged Gaza to break the Israeli blockade and deliver crucial humanitarian aid despite threats of violence by Israel.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has been vocal against Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza and even demanded Israel’s expulsion from the UN.

“China will work with Malaysia… to combat the undercurrents of geopolitical and camp-based confrontation,” wrote Xi.

The International Union of Left Publishers expresses solidarity with the Toko Buku Rakyat bookstore that suffered a raid by officers looking for “The Communist Manifesto”

If chip-making is India’s goal, the Micron deal to set up a plant in India won’t deliver it. What India is getting—assembling and testing chips made elsewhere—is the lowest end of the chip-making technology

Some governments have taken the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to limit people’s rights, including workers’ right to organize. Across the world, health workers who have organized strikes and other actions have faced repression and threats.