Section 112 and rubber bullets: Thai state revives tools of repression amidst growing protests
With the slapping of lèse-majesté charges against protesters and the use of rubber bullets, the Thai government is bringing back the usual means of repression against the new wave of protests sweeping Bangkok in 2021
Students workers in US universities mobilize for better work conditions
After student workers at Columbia University went ahead with a strike action, their counterparts at Illinois State University and New York University are also planning strike votes as negotiations with university administrations have hit a wall
Atlanta shooting: Shock and outrage as authorities deny hate crime
Progressives have denounced statements by law enforcement officials which have denied the racial and gendered motivation of the crime and sought to humanize the perpetrator
Outrage in Philippines over mass arrest in a sanctuary school for indigenous children
26 indigenous persons, including 19 children, were taken from a sanctuary school in Cebu City by the police in a supposed rescue operation with child welfare authorities and the military
After fascist riot, Congress certifies Biden’s victory
Trump has been strongly condemned for his role in instigating the rioters, with his unproven claims of a “stolen” election and his refusal to concede. Questions have also been raised about the lax treatment of the rioters and the space afforded to them
Indian farmers plan to march into New Delhi if government refuses to heed their demands
The farmers, who are camped on the outskirts of the capital Delhi, have warned that they will hold a parade in the city on January 26, Republic Day, if the government does not address their key demands
Indigenous movements and the struggle in defense of land in 2020
On top of the existing violence and institutional impediments, this year was particularly taxing for the defenders of land and environment as they had to face double whammy of COVID-19 pandemic and the intensification of neoliberalism under it
US Congress comes up with new COVID relief plan, but leaves much to be desired
The relief package will be the second-largest of its kind since the passing of the CARES Act in March, but is too little and too late for millions who have been pushed closer to poverty and instability by the pandemic