Luis Abinader, leads in presidential elections in Dominican Republic
With 41.16% of the votes counted, Luis Abinader has already proclaimed himself as the president-elect of the country, considering his victory “irreversible”
Croatia’s ruling HDZ wins parliamentary elections amid lowest ever voter turnout
Prime minister Andrej Plenkovic’s current term was due to end in October. However, he chose to call for early elections riding on the popularity over his handling of the early phase of COVID-19 outbreak
Greek communists denounce government bill prohibiting demonstrations
A bill introduced by the New Democracy goverment permits the authorities to impose restrictions on the use of roads and spaces for demonstrations. It also enables authorities to ban demonstrations and penalize the organizers
Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza again
The airstrikes conducted in the late hours of Sunday claimed to target Hamas sites, but Palestinian media reported that the airstrikes hit an agricultural plot of land east of Gaza
Unions hold coutrywide wide demonstrations against anti-people policies in India
Ten of thousands workers from different trade unions staged a countrywide protest on July 3, which also involved public sector employees, industrial workers, scheme workers and agricultural workers
Chileans carry out a two-day national protest against Piñera’s government
The national strike has been called in rejection of the national government, its mishandling of the health and economic emergencies and the lack of food and aid for vulnerable population
Unions Fight to Save South African Airways
Phakamile Hlubi-Majola discusses the struggle being waged by South African trade unions to save the country’s airline and above all, to protect its employees
Family of 65-year-old Kashmiri civilian says he was killed by security forces
A civilian was allegedly killed by the Indian security forces in the Sopore district of Kashmir, according to his family. Following the incident, pictures of the deceased’s grandson sitting on top of his dead body drenched in blood went viral on social media, triggering widespread condemnation