Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages and towns for fifth day in a row
The death toll from the settler attacks and raids by the Israeli security forces since last Tuesday rose to 16 on Sunday. The settlers and security forces also caused extensive damage to Palestinian homes, cars, farmlands, crops, and crucial civilian infrastructure such as electricity grids
Conservative New Democracy wins majority in Greek parliamentary elections, far-right makes gains
The conservative New Democracy (ND) party led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis secured a simple majority by winning 158 seats in the 300-seat parliament. Three far-right parties won seats in the new parliament, marking a strong return of the far-right following the ban on the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party in 2020
Turkish LGBTQ activists celebrating Istanbul pride week face government crackdown
More than 100 activists were detained briefly in Istanbul on June 25, for participating in a LGBTQ pride march in the city. The government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been accused of pursuing anti-LGBTQ politics and promoting social conservatism
Israeli settlers attack West Bank villages and towns for second day, one Palestinian killed and over 35 injured
The settler violence caused widespread damage to Palestinian property, with hundreds of cars and dozens of homes completely burnt
Political crisis deepens in Moldova as Constitutional Court bans pro-Russian Șor party
Șor, which has six MPs in the current parliament, is a pro-Russian conservative populist party that has been organizing fierce protests against the government’s attempts to integrate Moldova into the European Union (EU) and its failure to tackle the ongoing cost of living crisis in the country
Protesters opposing Turin-Lyon high-speed rail project attacked by French police
Activists from France and Italy organized a two-day demonstration opposing the Turin Lyon high-speed railway line, the Treno ad Alta Velocità (TAV). The protests against the project have been going on for three decades
UK groups urge government to drop anti-boycott bill aimed at shielding Israel
The Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, if adopted, will bar institutions from making purchase and investment decisions that are “influenced by political or moral disapproval of foreign state conduct.” Activists say this bill targets the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement
Pashtun leader Ali Wazir arrested again by security agencies in Pakistan
The FIA Cyber Crime Circle Peshawar has started an enquiry against Wazir and another PTM leader, Manzoor Pashteen, for allegedly using defamatory language against state institutions. The agency had summoned the two leaders to appear in its Peshawar office before June 23