Socialist Party of Malaysia leaders arrested for opposing illegal home demolitions
Over 50 organizations issued a joint statement condemning both the arrests and illegal demolition of houses. They demanded the immediate release of all the activists and a halt to illegal demolitions.
Delhi chokes as pollution rises to severe levels
Delhi is officially recording AQI levels higher than 400, but many suspect that the real levels are much higher. According to the WHO, an AQI level above 50 is unhealthy to live in.
Developing countries continue to push for adequate climate financing as COP30 begins in Brazil
Most of the world’s developing countries are facing financial crises, along with high and rising external debt, and find it difficult to prioritize projects needed to achieve global climate goals over development spending.
Protests erupt in Pakistan against expansion of military powers
The proposed amendments, it is feared, may further compromise the independence of the judiciary and will legalize the supremacy of the armed forces in Pakistan’s political system.
Left groups in Nepal form united Communist Party
The merger may boost the left’s chances of revival in the country in the March elections, after the so-called Gen Z protests forced the left-liberal alliance to relent power in September of this year.
The US resumes nuclear tests and justifies it with lies
As a justification for his order to resume US nuclear tests, Donald Trump had claimed on Sunday that China, Russia, and Pakistan, among others, have been conducting secret nuclear tests.
Left-ruled Kerala becomes the first Indian state to eradicate extreme poverty
The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Alliance (LDF) government achieves a unique feat in India which, according to the World Bank, has the world’s largest number of extremely poor.
Protesters in Pakistan demand withdrawal of false charges against farmer leaders
The leadership of the left-wing Mazdoor Kisan Party (MKP) faces growing state repression in Pakistan for its attempts to mobilize for the rights of peasants and workers.