Israeli court orders illegal, forced transfer of Palestinian Bedouins and other stories
Today we look at the Israeli High Court ruling on mass expulsions in Masafer Yatta; a severe anti-abortion law advanced in Louisiana, US; and more
Ecuadorian teachers on hunger strike in defense of Intercultural Education Law
The teachers are demanding the full implementation of the Organic Law of Intercultural Education (LOEI), including equalization of teachers’ salaries at national level
Hungarian teachers demand better salaries and working conditions and other stories
Today we look at a teachers’ strike in Hungary, threats to trans children’s access to gender-affirming care in the US, and more
Hungarian teachers starts indefinite strike demanding wage hikes, increased staff
The conservative government in Hungary led by Viktor Orban has tried to restrict teachers’ strikes by issuing a special decree calling for mandatory teaching services in schools citing the COVID-19 crisis
Teachers in Puerto Rico strike for wages, benefits
After the government failed to deliver on salary increases and cut pensions, teachers have called a national strike
Explained: Reasons behind the massive student debt crisis in the US
Why are so many American citizens under so much debt from trying to attain education? What is the structure of the education system which has led to this crisis?
Workers of Attorney General’s Office in Paraguay begins one-month strike
The workers of the Attorney General’s Office are protesting the budget cuts announced in the ministry for 2022. The unions have condemned that the reduction in budget will affect various areas of its competence in addition to its daily functioning
Paraguayans wage struggle against Abdo’s anti-people policies
Since Monday, doctors, Indigenous people, peasants and teachers have been mobilizing against different policies of president Mario Abdo Benítez’s government
Ecuadorian teachers end hunger strike after court ratified progressive education law
The National Union of Educators, announced the end of the hunger strike after the Constitutional Court ratified the constitutionality and validity of the Organic Law of Intercultural Education
Thousands of doctors, peasants, teachers and truckers stage protests in Paraguay
The unions associated with these diverse sectors are demanding compliance with different agreements reached with the far-right government of president Mario Abdo Benítez
Ecuadorian teachers’ hunger strike enters fourth week
In the past three weeks, the hunger strike that began in four cities of the country has expanded to eleven provinces of the country. It has also received the support of various students’ unions, social organizations and parents
Ecuadorian teachers on hunger strike to demand implementation of Intercultural Education law
The law seeks to increase the budget for the education sector, guarantee inclusive and quality public education, increase the basic salary of teachers, re-employ teachers fired or dismissed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, among other measures
- Ambulance drivers and nurses strike in Croatia
- IRGC colonel assassinated in Tehran, Iran vows revenge
- Iraqi leftist poet Muthaffar al-Nawab dies aged 88
- First commercial flight in last six years takes off from Yemen’s Sanaa airport
- Cuba describes easing of US sanctions as “a limited step in the right direction”
