Fires amid COVID-19 crisis rattle refugees in Aegean camps of Greece
Incidents of fire outbreaks were reported from refugee camps on Samos and Chios islands in Greece this month. Refugees also protested in Lesvos, demanding safety and evacuation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Protests erupt in Lebanon over collapsing economy
Thousands of Lebanese took to the streets on April 27, Monday, demanding revolution amid rising poverty, hunger, economic hardship and uncertainty, even as the government seems to turn a blind eye to the urgent issues plaguing the country
China warns against bid to politicize COVID-19 for electoral gain
A Chinese foreign ministry response warning against using the pandemic for electoral gain is being analyzed in the light of a recently revealed anti-China memo circulated among senior Republican Party legislators
Progressive sections in Madrid protest evictions at La Ingobernable social center
La Ingobernable is a platform of feminists, environmentalists and anarchists running a series of self-managed social centers in central Madrid. The Madrid committees of Izquierda Unida (IU) and the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) have condemned their eviction during the lockdown
Mexico evacuates migrant centers due to COVID-19 pandemic
In the past five weeks, over 3,653 Central American migrants housed in migrant shelters or centers, have been returned to their countries of origin
Israeli airstrike kills three Syrian civilians near Damascus
According to Syrian state-run news agency SANA, the Syrian air defense intercepted several Israeli missiles fired from across the Lebanese border in the early morning hours of April 27, Monday
STC’s declaration of self-rule in southern Yemen is a major blow to Saudi-led coalition
The separatist Southern Transitional Council accused the western-backed Hadi government of neglecting the southern region and imposing collective punishments on its population
Wuhan discharges its last COVID-19 patient from hospital
Life in the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, which had more than 50,000 cases at its peak in February, has started moving back towards normalcy