Argentinians take to the streets to demand measures to combat economic crisis
Social movements will hold a day-long national struggle to demand concrete measures for the public sectors on August 28.
Irish workers intensify struggle to save jobs at the Harland and Wolff shipyard
The 158-year-old Harland & Wolff shipyard, located in Belfast, landed in trouble when its current owner, Dolphin Drilling, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.
Myanmar military weaponized sexual violence against Rohingyas: UN report
The report comes at a time when the Myanmar government’s attempts to repatriate 1,000 Rohingya families from Bangladesh failed due to widespread mistrust among the refugees.
Amazon forest fires evoke global concern
While Bolivia is undertaking special efforts to fight the forest fires raging across vast swathes of the Amazon, Brazil, under Bolsonaro, refuses to take extra measures, citing ‘lack of funds’.
Migrant workers in Qatar score rare victory over unpaid salaries
Following strikes by migrant workers, negotiations with the government resulted in the payment of delayed salaries and the arrest of guilty company officials.
China and Russia call for UNSC meeting over US missile test, provocative statements
China and Russia argued that the missile test conducted by the US and the statements by the officials that followed need to be discussed as “threats to international peace and security”.
UN postpones regional conference on torture in Egypt, after rights groups oppose it
Activists oppose UN’s choice of Egypt as the venue for the conference, citing the alarmingly high incidence of human rights violations in the country.
Protest sweeps India’s capital over razing of temple dedicated to Dalit saint
The temple was dedicated to the widely revered Dalit saint Ravidas, one of the major figures of the late-medieval Bhakti movement and an outspoken critic of caste oppression