Amid renewed US attacks on Cuba, Indian left parties call for solidarity
Five major left parties in India urged the Indian government to speak up in solidarity with Cuba calling it a “noble nation” which has stood with most of the Global South during their difficult times.
Iran says if attacked militarily, its response will not be “limited”
US President Donald Trump has revived threats of military strikes on Iran reverting back to the issue of its nuclear program weeks after violent protests in the country subsided.
Indian left opposes free trade agreement with EU, calls it “wholesale surrender” of country’s economic interests
Both the EU and India see the deal as a significant relief in the context of economic pressure from the Donald Trump administration in the US, in the form of the arbitrary use of tariff and trade wars.
Widespread condemnation and protests against the “absurd conviction” of human rights lawyers in Pakistan
Imaam Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, were sentenced to 17 years in prison last week for their social media posts condemning enforced disappearances and false blasphemy accusations in the country.
Iran rebuffs fresh provocations by the US and Europe as protests subside
The Iranian parliament rejected the European Parliament’s resolution regarding the violence during the recent protests, calling it “hostile and hypocritical” and an attempt to interfere in its domestic matters.
Malaysian farmers warn of threats to country’s seed and food sovereignty
Malaysian farmers warn against dangers posed by joining International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plant (UPOV), which imposes strict restrictions on saving and using seeds.
Indian farmers end march after administration agrees to major demands
Workers and farmers in India are preparing for a national mobilization against the right-wing government’s promotion of sectarian hatred after winning major concessions in Maharashtra march.
Left parties in India insist government should not join Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace”
Left parties in India warn Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” is an attempt to bypass the UN and its charter, stating that participation would undermine India’s commitments to the Palestinian cause.