Iwakuni residents fight back against US military presence
Residents of Iwakuni, which hosts one of the largest US foreign bases, recently announced that they will file a lawsuit that could have wider implications for foreign military bases in Japan
Palestinian on two-month hunger strike to protest Israeli administrative detention hospitalized
Administrative detainee Khalil Awawdeh, one of approximately 650 Palestinians currently in Israeli administrative detention, launched a hunger strike to demand an end to his illegal detention without charge or trial
Baloch students protest repeated enforced disappearances
Several student groups gave the call for protests after Bebagr Imdad, a Baloch student, was picked up in broad daylight from the premises of Punjab university (PU) in national capital Islamabad
Turkey is aiming to repatriate over one million Syrian refugees, claims Erdogan
Nearly four million Syrian refugees in Turkey are facing increased xenophobia with most of the opposition blaming them for the current economic problems and demanding their repatriation
“It’s time for Our America”: ALBA Movements Assembly concludes in Argentina
The III Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements held in Argentina from April 27-30 concluded with a panel highlighting proposals and initiatives of people’s movements to transform the world.
US Supreme Court set to eradicate abortion rights
A leaked draft decision by Justice Samuel Alito attacks the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973, the only federal protection for abortion rights in the country
100 North American youth march in Cuba to demand an end to the blockade
The youth leaders joined Cuba’s iconic May Day march to demand an end to the US blockade and to strengthen ties of solidarity with the island
64 activists have been assassinated in Colombia in the first four months of 2022
According to INDEPAZ, in addition to the assassination of 64 social activists and 18 ex-combatants, 37 massacres have also been recorded in the first four months of this year