Anti-monarchists and Republicans in the UK protest coronation of Charles III
As the UK struggles with a severe cost of living crisis and workers struggle for pay hikes, the decision to hold an elaborate and expensive coronation ceremony has been widely criticized. 51% of the respondents in a poll conducted in April by YouGov said that the coronation ceremony should not be a state-funded event
Arab League votes to withdraw Syria’s 12-year long suspension
Syria was suspended from the Arab League in 2012 after war broke out in the country. Several members of the League supported anti-government forces which included Islamist militias
Land, climate, and corporate greed: Indian farmers raise their voices on pivotal issues
Ashok Dhawale, president of the farmers’ organization, AIKS, talks about their movements across the country and identifies the issues that bind these struggles. He also talks about the political dimensions of the farmers’ protests
Serbia rattled by the killing of 17 people in back-to-back mass shootings
Gun ownership in Serbia is among the highest in Europe and a massive proliferation of small arms took place in the country and in around the Balkans during the civil wars in the 1990s which led to the disintegration of the erstwhile Yugoslavia.
South African court rules in favor of NUMSA and others in load shedding case, asks state to ensure power supply to critical facilities
The Court has granted urgent relief sought by NUMSA and 18 other applicants to exempt public hospitals, schools, and police stations from rotational power cuts, recognizing that load shedding infringed upon constitutional rights. A decision on Part B of the application seeking final relief is awaited.
Greek government forced to rescind controversial circular on doctors’ duty
Intended to manage the shortage of doctors in public healthcare facilities in the country, the circular required available doctors to treat patients irrespective of their specialization, which doctors’ unions assert will put patients’ lives at risk and could also put doctors in trouble
Iran and Syria call for end of Western economic domination, withdrawal of all foreign troops from the region
Both the countries signed numerous agreements to boost their economic cooperation and called it a joint effort to face the impact of unilateral sanctions imposed by the US and its allies on their economies
Activists and rights groups in the UK slam police action on pro-Palestine protests
The Palestine Action solidarity group is in the middle of a week-long demonstration and sit-in campaign in front of a subsidiary of the Israeli arms company Elbit Systems, UAV tactical systems, in the city of Leicester