Hirak protests continue across Algeria in solidarity with political prisoners
Close to 50 political detainees, most of them arrested for opposing the government and participating in the popular Hirak protests, remain in custody in Algeria
NUMSA embarks on strike at Macsteel against 20% cut in salaries
The company’s management has gone to court seeking an urgent interdict against the industrial action called by NUMSA. The union’s general secretary Irvin Jim said “We reject their attempts to blackmail workers into accepting reduced wages”
US announces end of sanction waivers under nuclear deal to Iran
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo announced the end of exemptions provided under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to some foreign companies to work on certain Iranian nuclear sites. The waiver was renewed every 60 days despite the unilateral US withdrawal from the deal in 2018
Police repress protests demanding justice for George Floyd
Protests broke out on Tuesday May 26 after videos surfaced showing Minneapolis police suffocating George Floyd to death
Costa Rica becomes a first Central American country to legalize same-sex marriages
The law is a result of a decade long struggle waged by the left and progressive movements in the country.
Widespread outrage across the US, over the murder of George Floyd by police
The murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, by the police has ignited rage and disbelief across the US
UK tenants union calls for no homelessness and rent debt
The call for the mobilization was given by the union, ACORN, which has also started a petition to protect tenants, lodgers and mortgage holders from eviction and debt during the COVID-19 outbreak
Kenia Alcocer: “People are choosing between paying their rent or staying alive”
Kenia also talks about the resilience of migrant communities amid the pandemic despite being some of the most impacted.