Saudi Arabia sentences minority Shia boy on death row to 12 years in prison after international outcry
Murtaja Qureiris would have been the fourth teenager to be executed by the country in 2019. The government had announced an execution spree on April 23 in which a total of 37 people were executed, along with three teenagers.
Seven workers in India killed while cleaning sewer lines
In the first half of 2019, at least 22 workers, mostly from the Dalit communities, were killed while cleaning sewers.
Palestinians launch campaign to boycott Puma over Israeli sponsorship
Puma has struck a four-year sponsorship deal with the Israeli Football Association.
Kazakh unions continue to face official repression
Activists have asked the International Labor Organization to review the ongoing repression of workers in the country.
MKP to embark on nationwide march against price hike on June 21
The march comes in the background of the recent IMF bailout package which would lead to the cutting of crucial subsides for the country’s poor.
Two weeks after massacre, Sudanese set to reclaim the streets
“To the tyrants who believed for a while that victory was theirs, we say, our people will rise up.. to recommence the journey and complete the revolution,” the SPA said as the protesters begin preparations to escalate.
Palestinians to mobilize against US-led Bahrain economic conference
The conference, which will be co-hosted by the US and Bahrain, seeks to detail the economic component of the Trump administration’s ‘deal of the century’
Trump announces ‘millions’ to be processed and deported by the ICE
The announcement also indicated a plan to form buffer states in the region by signing deals with Mexico and Guatemala