Kashmir crisis explained: History, laws, and repression
Jammu and Kashmir’s status as an autonomous state in the Indian union changed overnight as its citizens were kept under a complete lock down with all means of communication shut.
40 more Palestinian prisoners join hunger strike in solidarity with administrative detainees
The 40 prisoners joined 20 of their comrades who began a hunger strike last week. Six of the eight administrative detainees who launched hunger strikes last month are continuing their protests
Chelsea Manning to spend another 400 days in prison
A federal judge dismissed Manning’s plea for a hearing on the sanctions that were imposed on her by the court for refusing to testify in the Wikileaks’ espionage case.
Migrant rescue ship Open Arms stranded in the sea for seventh day
The ship, with 121 migrants onboard, now awaits the Spanish government’s approval to dock at a safe port after being denied permission by Malta and Italy.
Estonian academics demand more funding for higher education and research
Academic unions say that the current center-right coalition government in Estonia has backtracked from its promise to raise state funding for research to 1% of the country’s GDP
Thousands protest biased scrutiny of nominations for Moscow local elections
Reports say that more than 1,000 protesters were detained on August 3 while opposing the rejection of the nominations of opposition candidates for the Moscow Duma elections
Massive protests break out in Turkey against mining in the Kaz mountain region
Protesters said that the development of the mine in the Kaz mountains would lead to the poisoning of the local water supply and water in the dam in the nearby Canakkale city
Costa Rican health care workers begin a two-day-long general strike
The health care professionals are protesting against a tax reform approved last year in December, which seeks to privatize public health care services in the country