WHO asks rich countries to stop booster dose program to enable greater vaccine supply to poorer countries
Some countries have already vaccinated more than half of their population, whereas vaccination has just begun in many countries. WHO argues that the gap in the level of immunization among the rich and poor countries could cause the emergence of newer mutant strains
Daniel Hale sentenced to prison for exposing war crimes
Documents released by Daniel Hale exposed that during one five-month period of the operation, civilian casualties constituted over 90% of the victims of drone strikes.
US labor board officer finds Amazon intervened in union vote, calls for re-vote
The National Labor Relations Board officer found that Amazon violated labor law during the union vote held at its Bessemer, Alabama warehouse and has recommended a second vote
Israel’s Supreme Court delays ruling on Sheikh Jarrah forced evictions case
The court offered the Palestinians a compromise deal as per which Palestinians could live in their homes for the next three generations in exchange for accepting Jewish ownership of the land and paying token rent
Dispatches from India: Women farmers take a stand
In this episode, we take a look at the Women Farmers’ Parliament that marked eight months of the historic farmers’ agitation, the Initial Public Offering by the Indian food delivery giant Zomato and the question of how effective vaccines are against the Delta variant
How did Nicaragua reduce hunger and malnutrition?
Despite crippling, unilateral sanctions and globally rising food prices, hunger levels in Nicaragua have been falling. How has this been achieved?
Protests held in Serbia against large scale mining bid by Rio Tinto
Resident collectives, environment and progressive political groups intensified protests against the mining giant Rio Tinto for large scale mining of lithium-rich jadarite
Moroccan journalist Suleiman Raissouni’s health deteriorates severely after 112 days of hunger strike
Raissouni was held in pre-trial detention for more than a year before he was eventually convicted and sentenced to five years in prison on sexual assault charges following a trial termed “flawed” and “not justice” by human rights groups