Community organizations in the UK step up solidarity with Palestine by blockading arms supply companies
Activists from the British tenants’ union and housing rights platform ACORN organized blockades in front of the offices of three arms companies that are involved in supplying arms to Israel
“The British policy on immigration is the most harsh of our lifetimes”
In this interview with Peoples Dispatch, Edward Anderson of Northumbria University, UK, delves into the recent ousting of former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
Suella Braverman ousted from office, but threat of far-right still remains
Braverman made unsubstantiated claims about the police going “soft” on pro-Palestine protests and accused protesters of having links to illegal groups
Progressives in the UK protest Tory government’s anti-refugee policies
The notorious Illegal Migration Bill pushed by the Tories was passed by the UK parliament and received royal assent on July 20. It has been fiercely opposed by a activist groups and leftist forces
London Court of Appeal rules against UK deal to relocate illegal immigrants to Rwanda
The UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership signed in April 2022 to relocate illegal immigrants to Rwanda for processing their asylum and resettlement had sparked an international outcry
UK government criticized for pushing inhumane policies to keep refugees at sea
As part of the anti-refugee ‘stop the boat’ policy of the Tory government, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is pushing plans to house asylum seekers in barges in UK ports
UK fights back against racist immigration bill
We report from the rally in Glasgow, Scotland where more than 3000 people marched against the Tory government’s Illegal Migration Bill.
Hundreds in UK protest against discriminatory immigration bill
The Illegal Migration Bill has been proposed by Home Secretary Suella Braverman who herself admits that she is unable to say if the bill complies with the European Convention on Human Rights
Under Rishi Sunak, Britishers are set to face more austerity, fewer rights
The former chancellor from the ruling Conservative Party is the UK’s third prime minister this year. Sunak’s policy history and present cabinet appointments have raised fears of even more austerity and a drastic curtailing of basic rights
UK health workers take a stand against plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
Health workers Lianna Reynolds and Sepeedeh Saleh talk about what prompted them to launch a campaign against the British government’s policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda
Liz Truss is gone
Truss’s resignation follows days after she sacked chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng amid severe criticism of their pro-rich “mini-Budget” unveiled in September. With a new Tory leadership election to be held next week, calls have emerged for a general election
Daily Round-up | US Expands Export Control on Chip Exports to China & other stories
In today’s episode, we take a look at the US expanding the trade war against China, a state of emergency in New York over the migrant crisis, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s anti-refugee policy, and protests by students of India’s National School of Drama
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
