Left parties in Asia denounce US military threats against Venezuela
The US has announced the imposition of a naval blockade on Venezuela after months of military build up in the Caribbean, including blowing up boats, killing people, and illegally seizing an oil tanker.
Farmers force right wing government to reconsider ethanol plant in India’s Rajasthan
Rejecting the government’s claims of development, farmers successfully protested against an ethanol plant over its potential impact on ground water depletion and regional environment.
Half of the world’s population owns just 2% of global wealth, UN report finds
Rising inequality is reinforced by the global financial system, which privileges the wealthier countries and compels the poorer nations to transfer a substantial part of their national income to them.
US activists illegally detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank resist their deportation
Organizations in the United States have launched a campaign demanding urgent action by the government for the release of the two US citizens, Irene Cho and Trudi Frost, from their illegal detention by Israeli forces.
Police repress Indian farmers’ protest against ethanol plant
Farmers have accused the administration of dismissing their concerns about the plant’s possible impact on the local environment and scarce water resources in the arid region.
Rickshaw drivers in Lahore, Pakistan robbed of their livelihood after state crackdown
Thousands of rickshaw drivers fear losing their only source of income after the state of Punjab banned the Chingchi rickshaw, in the name of public safety and fighting vehicular pollution, last month.
Indian farmers protest new seed bill, calling it a threat to the country’s sovereignty
Farmer groups claim that the proposed bill is an attempt to reintroduce provisions of laws which the ultra-right-wing government was forced to withdraw after a year-long protest in Delhi in 2020-21.
Despite US tariffs, China’s trade surplus exceeds 1 trillion dollars
Though Chinese exports to the US have declined almost 19% since the start of Trump’s tariff war in April, it has been able to diversify both its export destinations as well as the basket of goods to counter the effects.