Controversy over Beirut blasts probe escalates
The investigation into the August 2020 blasts, which killed over 200 people and injured thousands, has become a point of contention after controversial judge Tarek Bitar said he was resuming proceedings. Lebanon’s Chief Prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat has filed charges against Bitar
Communist MEP defends small scale fishing industry in European Parliament
The report by João Pimenta Lopes of the Portuguese Communist Party calls for adequate economic and social compensation for the sector and its workers
Saudi Arabia-led coalition carries out fresh airstrikes in Yemen, killing five including three children
The airstrikes carried out this week constitute a break in the larger pattern of relative peace in Yemen, months after the collapse of a formal UN-led ceasefire in October last year
NUMSA, other organizations seek court action to end South Africa’s debilitating power outages
An application filed by NUMSA along with other trade unions, political parties, and civil society groups seeks urgent action to end load-shedding and a recent hike in electricity tariffs by Eskom as power outages endanger South Africa’s infrastructure and economy
Study throws new light on unfair practices by global fashion brands in Bangladesh
After surveying 1,000 garment factories, the study found that popular fashion brands such as H&M, Zara, and GAP were engaging in “unfair practices,” which affected workers and their livelihoods
Palestinians protest Israeli attempt to forcefully displace hundreds from Khan al-Ahmar village
The demolition has been greenlit by Israel’s Supreme Court, despite being termed a war crime by ICC prosecutors in the past
A message from France: We don’t want pension reform!
Major trade unions, leftist political parties, and youth groups in France have united to fight against the Macron government’s controversial pension reforms that will increase the retirement age from 62 to 64
Activists occupy Wyndford high-flats in Glasgow, protesting demolition plans
Plans to demolish the Wyndford high-flats, with 600 social housing facilities, in order to build new blocks with 300 rental spaces have drawn widespread criticism