Anger grows over “constitutional coup” in Senegal after deferral of presidential election
On February 3, President Macky Sall announced an indefinite suspension of the presidential election set for February 25. On February 5, after opposition deputies were forcibly removed by security forces from the parliament, the chamber voted to push the polls to December 15.
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
Outrage mounts after Korean Confederation of Trade Unions is raided by intelligence and police
In a major escalation of the ongoing anti-trade union persecution in South Korea, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) was raided by the National Intelligence Service on charges of violating a Cold War-era national security law
Thousands march in Morocco to protest worsening economic conditions and oppression
Thousands marched on December 4 in Rabat against soaring prices of basic goods including food and fuel. The protest also drew attention to the attacks on freedom of expression, public services, and labor rights
Morocco’s Democratic Way blocked from holding national conference, supporters attacked by police
Morocco’s Ministry of Interior has been delaying granting permission for the conference of the marxist Democratic Way (Al-Nahj Al-Democratic) party for several months now
Filipino movements fear greater repression as ruling class debates red-tagging
Despite critical statements by officials in the current and incoming presidencies on red-tagging, land defenders and activists have raised concerns about the possibility of greater state repression in the coming days
Prayut government takes a beating in first Bangkok governor election since 2014 coup
Independent candidate Chadchart Sittipunt won the governor’s election, hinting at a decline in the popularity of the incumbent prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha
Thai opposition leader Thanathorn indicted of royal defamation for questioning vaccine management
The charges leveled against opposition leader Thanathorn were based on statements he made in January 2021 in a livestream that questioned the vaccine procurement contract and subsidies granted to a pharmaceutical company owned privately by the monarch
Russia-Ukraine talks face crisis, Thai dissident indicted and other stories
Today we look at the latest on the talks amid the war in Ukraine, the indictment of a dissident in Thailand, and more
Questions raised on Filipino activist’s arrest as authorities continue red-tagging of movements
The country’s rights watchdog as well as lawyers representing activist Naty Castro have raised questions about the serious procedural lapses and irregularities in her arrest
Sweeping top court judgment endangers Thailand’s pro-democracy protests
In a ruling during a treason trial of three activists, the Constitutional Court found that demands for monarchy reforms are akin to overthrowing the monarchy. Activists fear the Chan-o-cha government will use the ruling to crackdown on opposition and the ongoing protests
Thai protesters call for better COVID relief, met with repression
Movements and groups pushing for democracy in Thailand have recently been calling for better COVID-19 relief measures and more vaccines
- Palestinian students and academics express solidarity with university encampments across the globe
- “We’ve always been here!”: Indigenous peoples release final declaration of Terra Livre Camp 2024
- Colombia to make HIV treatment more accessible through compulsory licensing
- UAW is on the cutting edge of unionizing the US South
- Student movement for Palestine stands defiant in face of police repression
