Turkey gets first communist mayor as Erdogan suffers a blow in local body polls
The Communist Party of Turkey’s Fatih Mehmet Maçoğlu emerged victorious in the city of Tunceli. Meanwhile, the Peoples Alliance led by president Recep Tayyip Erdogan lost power in key metros, including Ankara and Istanbul
Undeterred by crackdown, Sudanese people take to the streets again
The latest round of the protests on March 28 saw protesters being attacked by security forces who charged at them with batons and electric wires, and fired tear gas at them. These protests came ahead of a major round of demonstrations on April 6
A day to honor struggles against extractivism and exploitation
On March 14, people across Brazil marched and demonstrated in defense of their right over their lands and resources, and against private transnational corporates stealing precious minerals
Uber drivers stage strike in Los Angeles over cuts in pay rates
The 25% per-mile cuts will lead to a loss of 20 cents per mile. The drivers picketed the office of Uber and demanded the withdrawal of the decision and sought a pay hike
“Wage hike in Zimbabwe will not translate into an increase in purchasing power”
Ngqabutho Mabhena, general secretary of Zimbabwe Communist Party, says the government is seeking to resolve the economic crisis by reducing the workers’ real wages as well as the budgetary allocation, and using the costs thus extracted to service foreign debts
Iberian anti-nuclear movement seeks closure of nuclear power plant in Spain
Three companies, Iberdrola, Endesa and Naturgy, which run the power plant want to extend the operation of the nuclear infrastructure beyond the license, which ends on June 19, 2020. Activists have been demanding the closure of the plant which has been operational since 1983
Trump’s decision on Golan Heights is a boost to Netanyahu
The decision is in violation of at least two UN Security Council resolutions and comes weeks ahead of a crucial election in Israel where embattled prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing multiple corruption charges
Ugandan judges plan strike against underfunding of judiciary
A parliamentary decision from a decade ago to increase the number of High Court judges from 51 to 82 remains on paper. The judges also claim they are overburdened and are not paid accordingly