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Brussels protest marks 15th demonstration against austerity in 18 months
For the 15th time in 18 months, tens of thousands demonstrated against reforms proposed by Belgium’s Arizona government.
100,000 join national strike against austerity in Belgium
Belgian unions and progressive movements marked one year of resistance to De Wever government with 100,000-strong demo and national strike.
70,000 university staff mobilize across the UK for pay and pensions
Nearly 70,000 university workers protested in the UK last week over issues of wages and pensions. Peoples Dispatch spoke to some of the protesters and those who were on the streets in solidarity with them
Lauded by WHO, India’s frontline health workers are still fighting for basic rights
Over one million Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers have been awarded the WHO’s Global Health Leaders Award, recognizing their role in ensuring access to care in a health system that is still widely inaccessible, and increasingly privatized
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
