Bolivia’s de facto president enacts law to hold general elections on September 6
The decision was celebrated by diverse sectors in Bolivia that have been mobilizing against de facto government’s handling of the health and economic emergencies intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic
Protests in Tunisia to demand jobs and better economic opportunities
Local trade unions in the country’s southern province of Tataouine have called for a general strike on June 22, Monday, against state brutality and in support of their demands
Health workers across Belgium demand structural refinancing of healthcare
Health workers organized mobilizations in major cities across the country on June 16, demanding structural refinancing of healthcare, increased staff, employment guarantees and better wages
Algerian court sentences prominent Hirak activist to one year imprisonment
Amira Bouraoui, who has been convicted for her Facebook post, is part of the popular ongoing Hirak movement which calls for large-scale democratic reforms in Algeria
Demonstrators in Tunisia demand freedom for George Abdallah and other revolutionaries in jail
Abdallah, a prominent Lebanese communist leader, has been languishing in a prison in France for the last 35 years. The demonstrations in Tunisian capital Tunis on Saturday were part of the International Week of Action between June 15-22
Italian communists protest restrictions on abortions introduced by Umbrian regional government
The Umbrian regional government of the conservative League party has announced that women will no longer be able to access pharmacological abortions in day hospitals or at home and will have to be hospitalized for three days to avail the procedure
More than 1% of world population is forcibly displaced, says UNHCR report
Busting the myth and propaganda claims about the so-called ‘refugee problem’ in developed countries, the UNHCR data establishes that around 85% of the total refugees in the world are hosted by developing countries
Taxing large fortunes in Argentina: Who will be affected?
The bill that seeks to charge an extraordinary tax on the richest people in Argentina advances in the Chamber of Deputies. Only a very small percentage of Argentine society will have to pay it.