Aboriginal group in Australia files lawsuit over land loss due to mining
In its lawsuit against the Western Australia State government, the Tjiwarl tribe has claimed cultural damage and loss of access to land
Detention of HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas is violation of rights, says top Turkish court
The Turkish constitutional court said the detention of Selahattin Demirtas is in violation of his rights to liberty and security provided by the country’s constitution. He has been in jail since November 2016
Communist Party of India (Marxist) stages protest against government’s anti-people policies
The CPI(M) has demanded cash and grain transfers, 200 days of work under the rural employment scheme, an unemployment allowance and an end to the privatization of state enterprises
Pakistan struggles with rising number of COVID-19 cases
Pakistan has the second highest number of cases in south Asia after India. The World Health Organization had earlier recommended the re-imposition of restrictions that had been lifted by the government of Pakistan.
Bolivians demand freedom for female political prisoners and immediate general elections
Over 13 women have been arrested on false charges by the de-facto government after seizing power in November 2019
Irish housing rights group demands ban on evictions during COVID-19 crisis
A Day of Action was observed on June 17 on the call of the Community Action Tenants Union of Ireland. The COVID-19 lockdown has worsened the plight of tenants and homeless people in Irish cities
US imposes new sanctions on Syria under Caesar Act
The Syrian government has denounced the US sanctions as illegal and an example of US’ “thuggish behaviour”
Prensa Latina completes 61 years in the service of truth
For the past six decades, the news agency has been working to serve the truth and spread an emancipatory and anti-hegemonic view of the world