42-year-old Palestinian father of five is the latest victim of Israel’s ‘murder at checkpoint’
42-year-old Osama Mansour was shot in front of his wife while they were leaving an Israeli military checkpoint on their way back home. The soldiers fired on them after asking them to drive away following a search of the vehicle
US activists on hunger strike demand end to Yemen blockade
Six activists launched a strike on March 29 in Washington DC, demanding an end to the US-supported blockade of Yemen led by Saudi Arabia. A National Day of Fasting will also be observed on Thursday
Workers of South African Airways’ subsidiaries await months of wages
While the employees of Airchefs have not received their salaries since October, those working with SAA Technical have received only part of their salaries for nearly a year and none for March. NUMSA has taken up their case with the authorities
Amid testimony against him in corruption case, Benjamin Netanyahu is asked to form the govt. again
A day after the corruption trial against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu began, president Reuven Rivlin handed him the mandate to try and form a new government
Palestinian prisoner Rushdi Abu Mokh is released after 35 years in Israeli custody
Rushdi Abu Mokh was arrested in 1986 and charged along with three others with the murder of an Israeli soldier and membership of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Felony charges against Denver anti-racist organizers withdrawn
The withdrawal of felony charges against Terrance Roberts, Joel Northam, and Lillian House comes nearly three weeks after a judge dismissed kidnapping charges against them. The trio were actively involved in organizing protests seeking justice for Elijah McClain
Saudi aid worker sentenced to 20 years in prison
It is believed that Abdulrahman al-Sadhan has been convicted in connection with operating an anonymous Twitter account that was critical of human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia and the policies of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman
Duterte’s lockdowns falters even as Philippines add over 100,000 new COVID cases in 10 days
The series of heavily policed and extended lockdowns in place since March 2020, has failed to contain the spread of COVID-19 and given way to more human rights violations