Uruguayan gas workers begin an indefinite general strike
The strike has been called in solidarity with the gas workers of MontevideoGas company and against the Brazilian state owned company Petrobras.
Activists in Bologna protest the closure of immigrant reception center
Members of the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) also helped relocating almost 140 inhabitants of the center, who faced the risk of being sent to Sicily. The order to close the center came from minister of internal affairs, Matteo Salvini
Danish trade unions press for more welfare and labor-friendly policies from new government
The unions demand that the new dispensation discontinue the austerity policies of its predecessor and incorporate the aspirations of the working class in the ongoing inter-party dialogue in Copenhagen to form a new government.
Talks to resume in Sudan after military junta agrees to release political prisoners
This was agreed upon by the junta after the civil disobedience and political strike action by the civilian opposition had paralyzed Sudan since Sunday.
UK Home Office certifies US extradition request for Assange
The Home Secretary’s certification of the extradition puts the final decision to be taken on Assange’s extradition to British courts. He is under indictment in the US over charges worth a total of 175 years of imprisonment
Is helping struggling migrants a crime? US jury cannot decide
The proceedings against humanitarian aid activist Scott Warren temporarily concluded with the judge declaring a mistrial after the jury arrived at a hung verdict. Warren was arrested after helping two undocumented migrants who had just crossed the border
In Honduras, #FueraJOH becomes a national war cry
The government has yet to respond to the demands of the education and healthcare workers who have been mobilizing to defend the sectors for more than a month.
India pro-Israel vote in UN: a sign of the times
India’s vote in favour of Israel’s resolution against a Palestinian NGO is in tune with its recent proximity to Israel