French workers take to the streets as Macron’s pension reform becomes law
Protests broke out in France after the country’s Constitutional Council ratified the key provisions of the controversial pension reforms. President Emmanuel Macron signed the bill into law early on Saturday
Palestinian Christians accuse Israeli state of violating their freedom of worship
The Greek Orthodox Church in occupied East Jerusalem has asked Palestinians to defy restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation forces ahead of Orthodox Easter which will be celebrated on April 16
Junior doctors in England intensify protests demanding pay restoration
Junior doctors in England, like other workers of the National Health Service (NHS), are struggling due to low wages, overwork, and soaring inflation. They are demanding a salary hike to compensate for the 26% cut, since 2008, in take-home wages for the highly qualified workforce
Taliban bans women from working with the UN in Afghanistan
The latest restrictions are being viewed as an extension of the Taliban’s December 2022 directive banning women from working in NGOs. The UN said it is being forced to make an appalling choice between staying and delivering in support of the Afghan people and standing by the norms and principles we are duty-bound to uphold
First quarter of 2023 deadliest for migrants crossing central Mediterranean since 2017: UN report
The report also notes that delays by countries in launching Search and Rescue (SAR) operations and hindrances caused by them to private rescue operations were responsible for the deaths of over 200 people
Moroccan journalist Hanane Bakour on trial over social media post
Amnesty called the charges against journalist Hanane Bakour “absurd” and urged the government to immediately drop the case against her
Junta’s repeated airstrikes continue to create havoc in Myanmar
According to reports, at least 80 people were killed when a fighter jet dropped two bombs on the village where around 150 people were gathered for the opening ceremony of a People’s Administration Team office. These offices are being set up anti-junta forces
Syria claims US forces are continuing to loot its oil
The Syrian economy—destroyed by over a decade of war, unilateral sanctions imposed by the US and its allies, and the recent devastating earthquake—is suffering from the loss of revenues from oil, which it alleges is being looted from the country by the occupation forces