Colombian elections: Progressive candidates lead in opinion polls amid rising security threats
The Historic Pact presidential ticket, with Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez, is favored to win the upcoming presidential elections on May 29.
Colombian presidential elections will change the course of the country
Ahead of the presidential elections in Colombia on May 29, we spoke to Carlos Ramírez of the Congreso de los Pueblos, to understand what the victory of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez means for the social and popular movements in the country
Protests mount against rising food prices in southern Iraq
Protesters also rallied against traders, accusing them of artificially raising prices and overcharging customers for basic food items and other essential commodities
Sudanese forces kill protestors; march for Indigenous women in Canada and other stories
Today we look at the 18th round of anti-coup mass protests in Sudan, the annual march for Indigenous women, trans and Two Spirit people in Canada, and more
Civil society and rights groups raise concern over rising state repression in Tunisia
In a press conference Tuesday, the groups expressed alarm over the rapidly declining status of human rights and civil liberties in the country, days after security forces violently attacked anti-government protesters and made dozens of arrests
General strike planned against growing waste crisis in Sfax region in Tunisia
The waste crisis which has been ongoing for several months was further aggravated by the reopening of a controversial landfill by the authorities in defiance of court orders, giving rise to environmental and public health concerns
National Guard station burnt down in Tunisia after security forces kill one during anti-landfill protests
Local residents have been opposing the reopening of the landfill for months, expressing concerns about diseases and effects on public health and the environment
Israeli forces shoot dead a Palestinian father on way home from work
The Palestinian man who was newskilled was identified as 39-year-old Ra’ed Jadallah. Israeli army soldiers attacked him while he and other Palestinian workers who work in Israel tried to cross the Israeli apartheid wall to go back home
Palestinian Authority suppresses protests demanding justice for Nizar Banat
Palestinian security forces arrested several well-known Palestinian political activists and civil society figures in protests demanding justice for an activist slain while in custody of the PA
Security forces arrest anti-Palestinian Authority demonstrators
Palestinian Authority forces used violent means to suppress the protests and beat up protesters with metal batons amid a wave of protests against the killing of activist Nizar Banat
- Google employees lead sit-ins protesting company’s complicity in genocide
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
