Uruguayans march against President Lacalle Pou’s pension reform
The union leaders have urged the national government to call for a national dialogue to address the concerns raised by the majority of the Uruguayan working class
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi expelled from parliament after defamation conviction
The move came a day after Rahul Gandhi was sentenced to two years in prison in a defamation case. His conviction, as well as his expulsion, has been criticized by the opposition, civil society and legal experts
Resistance to pension reform in France intensifies
Trade unions and left groups in France have escalated protests against the unpopular pension reforms which were passed recently by the government
Peruvians demand justice following death of protester who was shot with 36 lead pellets by police
According to Peru’s Ombudsman’s Office, with the death of 22-year-old Rosalino Florez Valverde, the death toll from state repression of anti-government and anti-congress protests rose to 67
Belarusians pay tribute to victims of Khatyn massacre on its 80th anniversary
During World War II, on March 22, 1943, Nazi troops and collaborators burned down Khatyn village near Minsk and killed its 149 inhabitants
65,000 Los Angeles education workers are on a historic three-day strike
Workers are fighting for salaries above their current poverty wages, a demand which the the school district with a surplus of USD 5 billion has refused to accept
“Mexico is a free and independent country”: AMLO leads rally in defense of sovereignty
The mobilization on the anniversary of the nationalization of the oil industry was also in support of the AMLO government and its decision to nationalize the country’s lithium
Xiomara Castro ditches Cold War legacy, Honduras to establish relations with China
Honduras was one of the 13 remaining nations that recognized the Republic of China in Taiwan. The switch marks further reinforcement of the One-China consensus