Afghanistan faces medical emergency as COVID-19 cases rise
Two senior officials in Kunduz province reportedly died due to COVID-19 on June 3. According to observers, the Afghan government does not have adequate testing capacity and tens of thousands of samples are going untested every day
85% of Indian domestic workers not paid during lockdown, says survey
The survey by the Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council (DWSSC) also stated that they are facing discrimination and stigma as employers doubt them of being carriers of the virus
General elections in Bolivia to be held on September 6
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales, who was overthrown in a coup, welcomed the news and appealed to the people to vote for the presidential candidates of the Movement Towards Socialism party
Protests break out in Balochistan region of Pakistan after murder of woman
Hundreds staged a protest in Turbat city seeking #JusticeForBramsh, an eight-year-old girl who was fired upon along with her mother by armed robbers. The attack on the girl has triggered massive protests in the Balochistan region
Protests erupt against killing of disabled Palestinian man by Israeli police
Hundreds of protesters gathered in cities across Palestine and Israel to denounce the killing of an innocent and unarmed Palestinian man by the Israeli forces. Iyad Hallaq, who was diagnosed with autism, was shot down by Israeli police on May 30
80 migrant workers die on special trains heading back to their home States in India
The Indian railway ministry has claimed that in most cases pre-existing medical ailments have led to the deaths of the migrant workers. However, numerous reports have pointed to the severe shortage of food and water aboard the government-run special trains
Israeli forces arrest several Palestinians in occupied territories
Though Israel regularly arrests Palestinians and keeps them under illegal detention for months, the number of such arrests have risen in the last couple of months
Amid lockdown, dissenting voices choked in Indian universities
Two student-activists of the Aligarh Muslim University were apprehended by the police in the State of Uttar Pradesh on May 28. With a growing number of such arrests, human rights defenders in India are raising concern about the ongoing COVID-19 crisis being used to target critics of the government and control dissent