19 killed by police in West Papua in sixth consecutive week of protests
On the 36th day of the police and military clampdown imposed by the Indonesian government in West Papua, several protesters have been killed by indiscriminate police fire in different parts of the region.
Chilean police repress demonstration against water crisis
The national police beat demonstrators, dragged them off the road and arrested 17 protesters
In Pictures: 4 million participate worldwide in Climate Strike
The massive participation in the Climate Strike in the developed is an indication of climate change becoming a mass issue, even as concerns over the movement and demands linger
Energy sector workers in France protest bifurcation of state-owned electric company EDF
Trade unions claim that the French government’s “Project Hercules” will endanger job security and strip them of their status as electric gas industry workers, which ensures the protection of their social benefits and provides collective guarantees from the employers
Trade unions in Greece mobilize against anti-labor policies
Trade unions denounced the anti-worker, anti-trade union reforms proposed in the New Development Bill proposed by the New Democracy (ND) government
Striking workers in South Africa call for nationalization of Transpharm
GIWUSA is demanding that Transpharm be nationalized if it cannot guarantee a living wage to its workers
Is the era of Benjamin Netanyahu over?
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has secured fewer seats than its main rival, the Blue and White alliance, in the Knesset elections. The Joint Arab List emerged as the third largest force
Greek peace activists condemn enhanced military cooperation with the US
Ahead of Mike Pompeo’s visit to Greece, activists have alleged that the main aim of the ongoing Strategic Dialogue between the two countries is to tweak the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement of 1990, to fit the current regional designs of the imperialistic U.S-NATO alliance