Censorship in Europe: Major Palestinian news channels banned on Telegram
Critics speak of a reduction in fundamental rights and many wonder what and who will be the next targets of such moves
Un nuevo mundo, una nueva esperanza: la lucha por un Sáhara Occidental libre continúa
El Frente Polisario por la libertad del pueblo saharaui continúa la lucha armada contra Marruecos, que utiliza programas espía israelíes y atrae a Occidente con oportunidades comerciales para que haga la vista gorda ante la ocupación del Sáhara Occidental. Muchos saharauis ven una nueva esperanza en un nuevo orden mundial multipolar que no esté dominado por los Estados Unidos y Occidente.
Argentine social movements denounce illegal raids by government
Mass organizations in Argentina denounced the police raids as political persecution by the right-wing government and said they were in an attempt to crush the opposition to Milei’s anti-people policies
Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan and his wife sentenced for 14 years in Toshakhana case
Wednesday’s sentencing is the third for the former prime minister of Pakistan who has alleged that he is being persecuted by the army and political class in response to pressure from the US
Socialist Party of Zambia president Dr. Fred M’membe arrested on espionage charges
The SP leader has faced repeated arrests in the preceding months as the party remains a leading voice against the neoliberal policies of the Zambian government
US Senate condemns the student movement for Palestine
Republican Senator Josh Hawley successfully pushed a resolution through the Senate, denouncing pro-Palestine student organizing
Egyptian activists and rights groups demand release of father of journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada
Gamal Ziada, father of journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada, was arrested on charges of spreading fake news. Over 300 individuals and groups have demanded his immediate release and an end to attacks on freedom of expression and the press
A decade after military coup, Egyptians continue to struggle with authoritarian rule
Despite strong popular discontent, the regime of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been sustained in power by the US and its regional allies such as the Gulf monarchies as it is willing to play a the role of a proxy in the region
Prominent Algerian opposition leader Karim Tabbou placed under judicial supervision after brief arrest
Tabbou, like most other leaders of Algeria’s pro-reform Hirak protests (2019-20), has been consistently harassed and persecuted by the state with arrests and jail terms
Tunisia’s main opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi sentenced to one year in prison
Ghannouchi’s party and his supporters believe his conviction is politically motivated and part of President Kais Saied’s attempts to silence opposition in the country
Top Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi arrested, party office sealed
A number of opposition leaders have been arrested and faced persecution since President Kais Saied took over virtually all power in the country in July 2021
Abahlali baseMjondolo and the fight of the organized poor against a hostile justice system
Months after being imprisoned on a murder charge, three leaders of the eKhenana Commune of Abahlali baseMjondolo have been finally granted bail. Their arrests are part of a lengthy history of violent persecution of the shack dwellers’ movement
- Right-wing fear mongering over gangs in Colorado obscures larger issue of landlord neglect
- Macron faces protest over appointment of right-wing PM
- Cry of the Excluded marks 30 years defending “true independence” in Brazil
- US accuses Russian media of involvement in “foreign malign influence operation” in upcoming presidential elections
- Mobilizations in India continue for an end to femicide and better security in public spaces
