In South Africa, NUMSA alleges forced work during lockdown
Golden Arrows Bus Services claims that it is permitted to provide essential services even as South Africa goes under a 21-day lockdown. However, it has been alleged by the union that the company misled the government by declaring itself as an essential services company “overnight”
With a virtual candle light march, Chileans honor victims of the military dictatorship
On the Day of the Young Combatant, Chileans commemorated the victims of the US-backed military dictatorship with a virtual candle light mobilization on social media
War-ravaged Syria records its first COVID-19 death
Most of the medical facilities in the country have been affected due to the decade-long war. Conditions in areas controlled by anti-government forces and in the overcrowded refugee camps are especially bad
US troops vacate K1 base in Iraq’s Kirkuk province
The K1 base in northern Iraq is the third base vacated by the US and NATO coalition forces this month. The troops will now be deployed at bases in Baghdad and the nearby Ain al-Asad air base
Spain prohibits firing of workers amid COVID-19 crisis
Spain has been reeling under the COVID-19 crisis and has now become the worst affected country in Europe after Italy. As of March 30, over 80,000 people had contracted COVID-19 in Spain, with over 6,800 deaths
Dakota Access Pipeline is cancelled in an important victory for Standing Rock Sioux tribe
The judge observed that the Army Corps of Engineers violated the National Environmental Protection Act when granting approval for the pipeline.
Plea to lift sanctions amid COVID-19 outbreak taken to the UN
Human rights reports indicate that sanctions are impeding the access to essential medicines and medical equipment in the sanctions-hit countries
German communists call to end sanctions hindering fight against COVID-19 pandemic
The German Communist Party (DKP) initiated a petition on March 26, Thursday, calling for the end of sanctions against Russia, Venezuela and Cuba, to strengthen the fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus