23 die as two migrant boats capsize in Mediterranean region
One of the boats capsized in the Ionian Sea near Paxi, Greece while the other accident took place in the Aegean Sea near Cesme in Turkey. 29 people were rescued
Who can stop the far-right?
The scope and scale of the right-wing resurgence this year shows the urgent need for greater working class mobilizations that can safeguard and deepen democracy and build coalitions
India’s discriminatory and divisive citizenship bill sparks mass protests
Across India, people have taken to the streets against the discriminatory and unconstitutional bill passed in both houses of parliament that implicitly turns Muslims into second class citizens in the country
Worsening condition of refugee camps in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Activists and volunteers who took part in a donation convoy for refugees in Bosnia-Herzegovina have reported the harsh conditions of the refugees living there
Who’s behind the growing racism against African migrants?
It’s Europe’s greedy lending to Africa that is driving the migration wave which is fueling the European Union’s xenophobic politics
Refugee boats from Libya capsize in the Mediterranean, nearly 150 feared dead
The tragedy, the biggest of its kind this year, has intensified the UN refugee agency’s calls to open safe pathways for refugees who otherwise take perilous journeys to escape poverty and war.
Activist groups demand an end to deportation of refugee children from Iceland
The groups are protesting the two impending deportation cases involving two Afghan families, a single father with two sons and a single mother with her son and daughter
Workers protest the closure of immigrant reception center in Sicily
The closure was ordered by the far-right Italian interior minister, Matteo Salvini, who has maintained a harsh stance against the reception of migrants from the war-torn North African countries.
Malta receives migrants aboard the rescue ship Alan Kurdi
The number of migrants attempting the perilous Mediterranean crossing has increased after the recent escalation of civil war in Libya.
Majority of Syrian refugees are living in inhumane conditions and under the threat of violence
The imperialist war in Syria has caused the world’s worst refugee crisis since World War II and has been made worse by the rise in xenophobia in many countries.
Captain of migrant rescue boat faces 10 years in jail
Carola Rackete is the captain of the Sea Watch 3 which rescued 53 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea around 30 NM off the Libyan coast. The boat was denied permission to dock in Lampedusa for 14 days following which it approached the port without permission
Activists in Bologna protest the closure of immigrant reception center
Members of the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) also helped relocating almost 140 inhabitants of the center, who faced the risk of being sent to Sicily. The order to close the center came from minister of internal affairs, Matteo Salvini
- Prominent Pakistani lawyer-activist banned from foreign travel
- Honduran migrant caravan stopped at Mexican border
- 10 protesters killed in violent crackdown by Iraqi security forces
- Union vows to fight mass-layoffs by Massmart in South Africa
- Protests unlikely to subside in Lebanon despite formation of new government
