Belgian Workers’ Party proposes ‘millionaire tax’ to help combat COVID-19
The Workers Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA) has called for imposing a 5% one-time tax on the 2% super-rich people in the country. As of March 24, 4,269 people had contracted the Coronavirus in Belgium, with 122 people dead
Almagro re-elected as the OAS Secretary General
The re-election of Luis Almagro and Nestor Mendez ensures the continuity of the US imperialist interests against the progressive governments of the region
Israel abandons ill Palestinian man in PA-controlled territory in West Bank, media reports
The yet-unidentified Palestinian had reportedly undergone a test for the Coronavirus infection after displaying symptoms of the virus for the last four days, Middle East Eye reported
Assange’s defense team to apply for bail over concerns of COVID-19 spread in prison
The legal team representing Assange has stated that they will be filing a bail application for Julian Assange on Wednesday over concerns of Coronavirus spread in prison
Italian trade union calls for general strike to halt non-essential production amid COVID-19 crisis
The Unione Sindacale Di Base has accused the government of prime minister Giuseppe Conte of not taking enough action to halt non-essential production due to the pressure exerted by Italian industrialists
Social movements condemn massacre of 23 inmates in Colombian prison
Guards at the La Modelo prison in Bogotá attacked inmates while they were mobilizing to demand that the government declare a carceral emergency over lack of hygienic conditions in light of the COVID-19 outbreak
General elections in Bolivia suspended due to coronavirus outbreak
The president of Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Court, Salvador Romero, announced that elections will be postponed and a new date will be approved in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly
Amid rising Coronavirus cases, prisoners in Sri Lanka face repression by authorities
Two prisoners were killed in the Anuradhapura prison in Sri Lanka by the security forces on March 21, Saturday, when inmates were protesting against the prison authorities’ response towards the threat of a Coronavirus outbreak