“These days shall also pass, like a thousand days have before them”
Since the extreme right-wing government of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014, there has been an increasing crackdown on political and student activists, who are often branded as Maoists and anti-nationals.
Police crackdown against human rights activists across India
All the activists were involved in various people’s movements and struggle against state repression and corporate exploitation.
Tunisian unions work to block docking of ship with ties to Israel
The Palestinian BDS National Committee termed the action against the Cornelius A, which was prevented from docking at the Rades port, a “first of its kind victory in the Arab world”.
Ecuador prepares to hand over Julian Assange to the UK
It is very likely that he will be extradited to the United States where he could stand trial for exposing US atrocities against the people of Afghanistan and Iraq
EU’s solution to ‘refugee crisis’ involves outsourcing responsibilities
A recent summit saw the domestic contradictions in EU nations coming to the fore; the focus is increasingly on getting Turkey and Libya to stop those fleeing from conflict
Hundreds of thousands protest Trump’s anti-immigrant policies
Over 700 marches were held over the weekend even as Trump compared the migrants to gangsters