Peruvian Constitutional Court validates the dissolution of congress
The court declared President Martín Vizcarra’s decision to dissolve the congress constitutionally valid and announced that parliamentary elections will be held on January 26
Protests against violence in Sri Lankan university expose government’s privatization agenda
Student leaders fear that violence in the universities is a precursor to the larger scheme of privatizing the education system in the country
Protesters in Lebanon marched towards parliament, faced police repression
Political forces in the country have failed to respond to the protesters’ demands for an overhaul of the political system in any credible way, even after three months of popular protests in the country
Assassination of Amílcar Cabral, one of Africa’s foremost anti-colonial leaders
He was a prolific Marxian theorist who not only led the war of independence that toppled Portuguese rule in Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde but influenced the fight for decolonization across the continent.
80 Hadi loyalist soldiers killed in Yemen attack
Since 2015, Yemen is witnessing a brutal international war with Hadi forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, the US, United Kingdom and France (international coalition), launching violent airstrikes and ground assaults against the Houthi forces
Palestinian administrative detainee released after 116 days of hunger strike
Ahmad Zahran has been released after an agreement was reached between him and the Israeli prison administration
A new Honduran migrant caravan leaves for the US
Thousands of Hondurans, every year, set off for the US on a perilous journey in order to escape violence, poverty and lack of opportunities and in search of better livelihoods
Bolsonaro’s Culture secretary fired after quoting Nazi Goebbels
The Brazilian cabinet official claimed he wasn’t familiar with Nazi Germany’s propaganda boss’ speech and blamed advisers