Colombia decriminalizes medically assisted suicide for critically ill patients
With the decision, Colombia becomes the first and only country in the Latin America and the Caribbean region to have decriminalized both euthanasia and medically assisted suicide
PTM leader Ali Wazir granted bail in hate speech case
The Sindh High Court finally granted bail to prominent leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement from South Waziristan, Ali Wazir, who was accused of insulting state institutions in a speech in December 2020
Teachers in Morocco on strike to protest legal persecution by authorities over protests
For the last several years, teachers have been protesting regularly demanding an end to the contractual system introduced by the government in 2016 which resulted in lesser pay and benefits and job insecurity for hundreds of thousands of teachers
20 million Afghans experiencing acute food shortage: IPC
“With 38% of the population targeted for humanitarian food assistance, nearly 20 million people – representing half the country’s population – is still experiencing high and critical levels of acute food insecurity,” IPC’s findings note
Iraqi parliament introduces bill to criminalize establishment of relations with Israel
The bill is considered to be an attempt to block the growing US pressure on Arab countries to “normalize” relations with Israel under its so-called Abraham Accords
Noam Chomsky, Ruth Wilson Gilmore and others express solidarity with Abahlali baseMjondolo
Following the assassination of Nokuthula Mabaso on May 5, leaders from across the world expressed solidarity with Abahlali baseMjondolo as it faces intensified state repression and violence
Food delivery workers in Dubai strike for pay hike amidst rising expenses
The strike held on Tuesday was the second such strike by food delivery workers in the UAE, a rare occurrence in the tightly-run Gulf state
NLRB files sweeping complaint against Starbucks for union-busting
Starbucks workers fighting for a nationwide union have won a major victory after the US government agency sided with workers against the company