Progressives protest refugee deaths in the English Channel
Six Afghan men lost their lives when an overcrowded refugee boat capsized in the English Channel on August 12. Activists say the inhumane policies of the Tory government are responsible for these deaths
27 dead and over 100 injured in fighting between two militias loyal to Libya’s Tripoli-based government
Fighting broke out on Monday between the powerful 444th brigade and the Rada Force or the Special Deterrence Forces (SDF), both working under Libya’s so-called National Unity Government (GNU) led by Abdul Hameid Dbeibah
Jordanian cybercrime law ratified by king, threatens freedom of speech
The bill introduces a new set of prohibitions and restrictions on speech and posts made on social media and elsewhere on the internet that the government deems to be a danger to national unity
14 Palestinian administrative detainees are on hunger strike
The detainees are demanding their immediate release from prison and an end to mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners by the Israeli occupation authorities. Some of them have been on hunger strike for more than two weeks
Ben-Gvir wants revocation of parliamentary membership of Arab party leader
Representatives of Palestinian citizens of Israel in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, often face isolation and threats of expulsion for standing with their fellow Palestinians in the occupied territories
Tenants and left in Austria demand rent freeze to tackle housing crisis
In the backdrop of soaring inflation and a rent crisis, the Communist Party of Austria (KPO) has launched a petition demanding a freeze on rents until 2029
German trade unions slam inadequate raise in minimum wage
The Minimum Wage Commission has agreed to a meager hike in the hourly minimum wage against calls by trade unions for a raise at par with inflation
Six Palestinians on open-ended hunger strikes demand end of their illegal administrative detention
Palestinian prisoners have intensified a series of protest actions against mistreatment by Israeli authorities