Food sovereignty: 25 years in the making
Jaime Amorim of La Via Campesina discusses the importance of food sovereignty as the pandemic induced global economic crisis has sent millions back to situations of hunger and misery
Protests across the Philippines condemn rights abuses under Duterte and other stories
Today we look at protests against repression and rights abuses in the Philippines, the ‘Kisan Sansad’ sit-in set up by Indian farmers amid the ongoing struggle, and more
It’s official: Left candidate Pedro Castillo declared winner of presidential elections in Peru
Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Free Peru party won the run-off elections with 50.126% of the votes, receiving 44,263 more votes than his opponent Keiko Fujimori of the far-right Popular Force party
Haiti’s police say 4 suspects in the assassination of Jovenel Moïse killed and other stories
Today we look at the situation in Haiti amid reports of the killing of Jovenel Moise’s alleged assassins, the demolition of Palestinian homes in the Occupied West Bank, and more
10 weeks of national strike in Colombia and the state violence continues
In the past 70 days of national strike and nationwide mobilizations, at least 84 people have been killed by the national security forces. Additionally, in the past three months, 16 former FARC combatants and 49 social leaders and human rights defenders have been assassinated by illegal armed groups
National strike in Colombia completes two months
The national strike, which began in rejection of a tax reform bill, has transformed into a national struggle against the far-right government of President Ivan Duque and his neoliberal and oppressive policies
Why hasn’t Pedro Castillo been declared the winner of Peru’s presidential elections yet?
Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Free Peru party won the second round of presidential elections but his opponent has refused to concede and the National Jury of Elections (JNE) has not yet proclaimed him as winner.
Workers strike in Uruguay against hunger and inequality
Workers mobilized to demand a basic emergency income, increased investment in public sectors, greater employment opportunities, strengthening of the healthcare system, among other measures to combat the economic and social crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic
Conservatives in the lead as millions of Iranians head to the polls and other stories
Today we look at the presidential elections in Iran, the release of 3 Indian student activists after over a year in detention, and more
Greek workers go on strike to protest proposed labour reform and other stories
Today we look at the general strike observed by workers across Greece, the latest on Peru’s election as Pedro Castillo nears victory, and more
Social movements and protestors intensify struggle in Colombia and other stories
Today we look at the latest on the national strike in Colombia, a strike for better pay and staffing by health workers in New Zealand, and more
Understanding Peru’s elections from the peasant patrols to fujimorism
500 years of colonial history, 200 years of life as a republic, and 40 years of experience of the rural and urban peasant patrols movement, to understand a subject and a process that come from afar
- Palestinian man was tortured by Israeli prison authorities before his death, claims family
- Number of casualties in Afghanistan rose by 47% this year, says report
- All US combat troops to withdraw from Iraq by end of this year
- Sudanese judoka refuses to face his Israeli opponent in ongoing Tokyo Olympics
- Russian communists protests exclusion of parliamentary candidate by election commission
