Israel escalates violence against Palestinian prisoners, rights groups warn of “campaign of assassination and torture”
Occupation forces are conducting mass arrest campaigns in the West Bank and Jerusalem and escalating horrific abuse of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails
Myanmar’s military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, preventing it from participating in elections
Under the military junta’s newly enacted electoral laws, several opposition parties have been penalized and dissolved
Thousands of workers observe nationwide strike against increased taxation in Sri Lanka
Over 40 trade unions have announced a nationwide strike against the new income tax policy that has doubled taxation and increased the cost of living in Sri Lanka
At least 4 Palestinians killed, dozens arrested by Israeli forces and other stories
Today we look at mass arrests and killings of Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank, the detention of Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan, and more
Hospitals suspend operations as economic crisis spirals in Sri Lanka and other stories
Today we look at the rising economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the political crisis in Iraq amid delays in the election of the president, and more
Villagers in Odisha, India struggle against Jindal’s steel plant
For the past two months, villagers in Dhinkia, Odisha, have been resisting the takeover of 4,000 acres of land for a steel project by Jindal Steel Works claiming that it will snatch the livelihood of around 40,000 villagers and degrade the environment in the region
Indigenous and climate activists organize week of action in US capital
More than 300 arrests were made between in the first three days of a week-long action by a coalition of indigenous groups and climate activists, demanding an end to fossil fuel projects and other polluting industries
Indigenous activists fighting Enbridge pipeline in US arrested, allege treaty violation
As activists and anti-pipeline protesters continue to resist the pipeline construction in Minnesota, they face arrests and intimidation by local authorities
Indigenous-led climate justice activists vow to continue resisting Enbridge pipeline in US
Around 250 protesters who are opposing a controversial pipeline project in the State of Minnesota in the United States have been arrested over the past few days.
Despite mass arrests, Minnesota anti-pipeline protesters to continue their struggle
Indigenous groups and environmental activists have been opposing the construction of the final phase of the Line 3 pipeline in northwestern Minnesota. The pipeline is operated by the Canadian oil giant Enbridge Inc
Israeli forces detain Palestinians, anti-Netanyahu coalition forms and other stories
Today we look at the ongoing mass arrest campaign against Palestinians, charges against Kenyan labour activist Malcolm Bidali in Qatar, and more
Telangana government attempts to repress transport workers’ protest
On November 9, protesting workers were denied permission to assemble in Telangana state capital Hyderabad. Heavy police force and tear gas canisters were used to curb the protest, injuring several workers
- Google employees lead sit-ins protesting company’s complicity in genocide
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
