Anti-government protests in Chile enter a third week
Chileans are demanding the resignation of President Sebastián Piñera, the establishment of a National Constituent Assembly and punishment for state officials, responsible for human rights violations during the protests.
Hundreds take part in ‘Don’t Extradite Assange’ rally in London
The rally featured several celebrities and progressive activists advocating for Assange’s release, along with his father John Shipton, who also addressed the crowds
Anti-Imperialist Meeting in solidarity with Cuba concludes with call for resistance and unity
Representatives of hundreds of organizations from across the globe met in Havana, Cuba, to take part in the Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Meeting, for Democracy and against Neoliberalism.
Israeli Supreme court approves deportation of HRW’s Omar Shakir for alleged BDS activity
Shakir has been ordered to leave the country by the interior ministry, which has applied the 2017 amendment to the 2011 Prevention of Entry into Israel law, for the first time. He is accused of being involved in BDS activity
A milestone in Kenya’s trade union history
Informal workers will be brought under the protection of labor laws in the country, through an MoU signed between three trade unions representing formal workers and five informal sector associations
Jordanian nationals Heba al-Labadi and Abdulrahman Mar’i released by Israel
Heba al-Labadi and Abdulrahman Mar’i were arrested in August and September and were held in administrative detention despite no charges being filed against them
Yellow Vests plan future course of action ahead of first anniversary
The Yellow Vests movement, which started in France on November 17, 2018, is set to observe its first anniversary. Since its inception, the movement has conducted weekly protests on Saturday
Refugees demonstrating outside UNHCR violently evicted, find refuge in Cape Town church
After a spate of xenophobic violence in September, refugees in Cape Town were conducting a sit-in demonstration outside the UNHCR office when they were attacked and forced to leave on October 30