Bolivian government rejects far-right destabilization attempts and other stories
Today we look at right-wing protests in Bolivia and the repeal of Law 1386, a leaked report on police violence during Nigeria’s #EndSARS protests, and more
Duterte-Marcos Jr. alliance is now official, rights advocates petition for disqualification
Sara Duterte, Davao City mayor and daughter of Rodrigo Duterte, and Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of former Philippine dictator, have announced an alliance for the general election scheduled for May 2022
Brazen disregard for Filipinos killed: movements condemn Marcos Jr.’s presidential bid
Progressive movements are ramping up their resistance against the presidential bid of Bongbong Marcos, son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, in the upcoming 2022 election
The brutal legacy of Ferdinand Marcos
On September 21, the people of the Philippines marked the 49th anniversary of the imposition of martial law by Ferdinand Marcos
Under the shadow of Duterte, Filipinos remember the crimes of Ferdinand Marcos
Protests were held across the Philippines to mark the declaration of martial law by dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1972. The protests were especially significant ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for next year
Protests across the Philippines condemn rights abuses under Duterte and other stories
Today we look at protests against repression and rights abuses in the Philippines, the ‘Kisan Sansad’ sit-in set up by Indian farmers amid the ongoing struggle, and more
Philippines slaps terrorist label on political arm of banned communist party
The terrorist tag on the National Democratic Front of the Philippines is unprecedented. The group has operated as the overground political arm of the banned communist party, and was involved in the peace process with the Duterte government
Peru’s election jury proclaims socialist Pedro Castillo as president and other stories
Today we look at the official declaration of Pedro Castillo as Peru’s next president, a strike by workers at a Frito Lay plant in the US against brutal working conditions, and more
Duterte’s plan to arm vigilantes; activists and lawmakers cry foul
The Philippines president suggested that he is open to arm pro-government vigilantes as “power multipliers,” which was received with widespread condemnation from activists, opposition and even allies
Outrage in Philippines over killing of 2 indigenous farmers and a child by army
In southern Philippines, three indigenous people including a 12-year-old girl were killed in indiscriminate firing by the army at a group of farmers claimed to be communist insurgents
Filipino forces kill Indigenous people as state violence continues and other stories
Today we look at the massacres of Indigenous people by armed forces in the Philippines, violence against civilians by Myanmar’s junta forces, and more
Israeli air strikes on Gaza enter second week and other stories
Today we look at the situation in Gaza in the 2nd week of Israeli attacks, the results of Chile’s Constitutional Convention elections, and more
- Moroccans protest normalization of ties with Israel
- Rights organizations call for renewed probe into possible war crimes in Yemen
- Saudi Arabia extensively lobbied to derail war crimes probe in Yemen, says report
- Pakistani parliament member and Pashtun leader Ali Wazir gets bail but to remain behind bars
- Latin America and the Caribbean is the region where hunger has grown the most in the world, says the UN
