Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike against negligence amid Coronavirus threat
Israeli prison authorities have failed to provide Palestinian prisoners adequate access to medical services, testing, protective gear and other essential sanitary items crucial to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in overcrowded Israeli prisons
Morocco releases over 5,600 incarcerated people amid COVID-19 threat in prisons
Several human rights groups and organizations had appealed to the king for the release of all political prisoners and detainees, a large number of whom were part of the popular Rif protests in Morocco.
Israeli forces arrest Palestinian governor of Jerusalem
This is the seventh time that Adnan Ghaith is being incarcerated in the past 18 months. On Friday, Israeli forces arrested Fadi al-Hidmi, the PA minister of Jerusalem affairs
Polish government’s decision to hold presidential polls draws severe criticism
The Polish government led by the Law and Justice Party has decided to hold the presidential elections on May 10 despite close to 4,000 COVID-19 infections being recorded in the country. The opposition has demanded it be postponed
Progressive forces in Luxembourg demand pro-worker policies to fight COVID-19
The Communist Party of Luxembourg has called for a moratorium on repayment of loans during the crisis period and the freezing of the housing rents by law
South Africa’s shack dwellers are being thrown out into the streets
The evictions are happening despite a moratorium on evictions during the countrywide COVID-19 lockdown.
Human rights groups in Palestine call on Israel to release prisoners amid COVID-19 outbreak
Prisoners are at an increased risk of infection owing to overcrowded prison facilities, living in unsafe, unsanitary and disease-prone conditions
One year after launch, EU countries and Iran close first deal under INSTEX payment mechanism
The deal was for the supply of medical equipment to Iran. INSTEX was devised in 2018 by Germany, France and the UK as a special purpose vehicle to bypass the unilateral sanctions imposed by the US