China demands withdrawal of all sanctions on Iran, restoration of Iran nuclear deal
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi concluded his three-day state visit to China on Thursday and and issued a joint statement with China emphasizing the need for a multipolar world
Not an inch back: French workers fight back against Macron’s neo-liberal pension reform
On February 17, France’s controversial pension reform bill will likely undergo crucial debates and voting in the National Assembly, the lower house of the French Parliament
Ali Wazir is free but his struggle continues
After 26 months of incarceration, Ali Wazir, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, was finally released after getting bail. Wazir has been charged in a number of cases since December 2020 where he made a speech criticizing the Pakistani Army and establishment
Greek teachers step up opposition to neo-liberal reforms targeting schools
The reforms targeting school education in Greece have been widely rejected, and under-funded schools and teachers are continuing to push back
We have the best chance in a very long time to actually achieve Mumia’s freedom: Angela Davis writes to Irvin Jim
Noted political activist and academic Angela Davis writes to NUMSA’s General Secretary Irvin JIm on the global campaign to free US political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal
China issues sanctions against US weapons makers over supplies to Taiwan
China has imposed sanctions on Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies. It has also indicated that it will take strong action in response to recent US escalation around the “spy balloon” that was shot down earlier this month
Students demand affordable housing in the Netherlands
Projects to expand student housing in the Kronenburg suburb of Amsterdam have been blocked by the government, citing noise pollution by aircrafts around Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
In East Jerusalem, resistance to occupation may lead to deportation, loss of Israeli citizenship for Arabs
According to a new law passed in the Knesset, Israeli citizens and residents of occupied East Jerusalem convicted of acts of “terrorism” will be stripped of their citizenship and deported. The law applies to only those receiving support from the Palestinian Authority implying that only Arab citizens of Israel come under its ambit