Trump administration ignored warnings of COVID-19 spread, says whistleblower
A complaint filed with the US watchdog would be the first major indictment of the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, that has killed around 70,000 US citizens so far
UK transport union demands justice for London metro sanitation staff
The transport workers’ union RMT has called on the city government to guarantee dignified rights and conditions of sanitation staff of the public transportation system
Venezuela arrests eight mercenaries part of “Operation Gedeon,” including two US citizens
Fisherman of the coastal town Chuao aided to capture and detain 8 mercenaries that planned to enter into Venezuela to carry out assassinations and eventually overthrow President Maduro
Víctor Polay: Incarceration in a Peruvian Naval Base
The political prisoner has spent the past two decades in complete isolation in a special penitentiary center on a Naval Base in Peru. Amid the spread of COVID-19 the incarcerated population is especially at risk
Activists from Balochistan province of Pakistan found dead in mysterious circumstances
In separate incidents within the span of four days, as many as four activists from the Balochistan province in Pakistan have been found dead
In Kuwait, protesting Egyptian workers demanding repatriation face police action
Workers have been stranded in shelters meant for those violating Kuwaiti residency laws after being left jobless due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Kuwait has recorded over 5,000 confirmed cases and 40 deaths due to COVID-19
Afghanistan records six more polio cases as vaccination drive grinds to a halt
The number of polio cases in Afghanistan has gone up to 11 even as the vaccination drive has been halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The WHO has called on countries to not stop regular vaccination drives
French workers protest lack of provisions at hospitals
Unions such as the CGT, Workers Force and CFTC are raising the issue of the shortage of personal protective equipment and other basic necessities, as well as the reduction in the number of beds in some hospitals