Protests multiply against the proposed new canals on the Indus river in Pakistan
The ongoing protests in Sindh against the Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI) will now be joined by farmers in Pakistan’s Punjab province.
Nationwide protests in India condemn Israel’s crimes and expose US hypocrisy on democracy
Protesters in Delhi demanded Israel be declared an apartheid state and the Indian government break all diplomatic ties with it in solidarity with Palestinians.
Iran warns US threats have consequences
Iran also condemned Israeli violation of the Gaza ceasefire in which over 400 people were killed on Tuesday, calling it “continued genocide” against the Palestinian people.
Students fight for democracy at Indian universities as political repression escalates
The Bombay High Court recently upheld TISS Mumbai’s decision to suspend Ramadas Prini Sivanandan, a Dalit PhD scholar, for his political activities.
NATO countries control over 80% of global arms exports amid rising conflicts
The US alone exports over 43% of all arms in the world supplying arms to 107 countries. Its share in global arms export is greater than the combined share of world’s other top eight arms exporters.
Iran calls Trump’s proposed negotiation a “deceptive tactic”
Iranian leadership has made it clear that US can not be taken seriously when, Trump instead of withdrawing existing unilateral sanctions, is busy making threats of “maximum pressure campaign”.
Nestlé worker self-immolates in court after 9-year battle, igniting a worker’s movement for justice
Jutt, a long term Nestlé employee, was fired by the management for trying to form a union. He self-immolated after a decade-long legal battle.
Movements across the world call for an end to all US military exercises on the Korean peninsula
The call to cancel the military exercises takes on increased urgency given the military accident last week when South Korean jets bombed their own citizens in the region bordering North Korea during the preparation of yet another joint military exercise with the US.