US House of Representatives passes police reform bill named after George Floyd
Republicans and president Trump have opposed the bill as a move to weaken the police and law enforcement, while activists claim the bill does not sufficiently tackle the issues at hand
COVID-19 in Brazil: The people’s response
Jessy Dayane of Levante Popular da Juventude talks about the impressive response of Brazil’s movements to the pandemic.
German Left alleges government complicity in COVID-19 outbreak at meat plant
The unsafe work conditions at a meat processing plant in Gütersloh, owned by Tönnies Holding Group, has led to a severe outbreak of COVID-19 amongst its employees
Maritime union intensifies campaign against job cuts in the UK ferry industry
P&O Ferries in the UK has announced plans to cut 1,100 jobs citing the crisis in the ferry services industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Indian rights groups demand bail for political prisoners
The letter by prominent human rights organizations comes days after reports emerged of the appalling conditions in the quarantine facility in the State of Maharashtra in which activist Gautam Navlakha is currently lodged in
Egyptian authorities arrest journalist Nora Younis
Founder and editor-in-chief of al-Manassa news agency, Nora Younis, has been a critic of the Egyptian government’s track record on human rights. She is the third woman journalist to be arrested by the Egyptian authorities in recent weeks
United Nations warns Israel against proposed annexation of parts of occupied West Bank
UN secretary general António Guterres said that if implemented, the annexation plan would constitute a most serious violation of international law and grievously harm the prospect of a two-state solution
Assange faces second indictment by US on charges of recruiting hacktivists
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will face a fresh indictment on charges of having “hired” and “conspired” with hacktivist groups, including Anonymous, LulzSec, and “a famous teenage hacker in Australia”