Villagers and left party workers protesting toxic gas leak in southern India arrested
Police arrested 10 people, including five members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and booked them under various charges, including criminal trespass and rioting. All 10 have been released on bail
Lebanon reimposes lockdown after spike in COVID-19 cases
The country recorded over hundred fresh cases within three days this week. It had recorded zero new cases last week, which had led the government to relax lockdown norms imposed since March 15
Violent evictions in Bogotá, Colombia amid the coronavirus pandemic
Many question the motivation of the city government to evict the community amid the pandemic as they have been occupying the land for the last 20 years
Serbian housing rights collective organizes relief work for COVID-19
Serbian housing rights collective Združena Akcija Krov nad Glavom (Joint Action Roof Over Your Head) has initiated a relief campaign for the distribution of food and other essentials to people in distress
Unions in UK protest bid by P&O Ferries to lay off 1,100 workers
P&O Ferries, owned by Dubai-based DP World, has announced plans to cut 1,100 jobs in the UK citing the crisis in the ferry industry due to the COVID-19 lockdown
Halting conflict globally is the only way to effectively tackle COVID-19, says report
According to the report published by international NGO, Oxfam, global military expenditure in 2019 stood at USD 1.9 trillion – an amount several times over what is required to pay for the UN-led efforts to fight the COVID-19 crisis in developing countries
Workers’ lives at risk Tesla to resume production in defiance of lockdown rules
Elon Musk, the chief executive office of US electric car maker Tesla, even dared the authorities to arrest him and threatened to shift the factory outside Fremont, California
Argentine social movements propose a food sovereignty plan
Social movements seek to promote a law that allows the creation of a national public food company, it has received support from the ruling left-wing government of Frente de Todos