Indian workers’ protest against global brewery giant AB InBev crosses 500 days
The workers have been protesting low wages, illegal termination of union leaders, and the withdrawal of union recognition by the AB InBev management
Yet another activist murdered as violence and repression continues unabated in Negros
On July 7, human rights activist Salvador Romano, formerly a provincial coordinator of the rights group Karapatan, was murdered by unidentified gunmen
16 Palestinian children killed by Israel in the first half of 2019
Almost 1,233 children were wounded during Gaza-Israel border protests
Chilean teachers union calls on teachers to end the strike
The union has invited teachers to vote on the latest proposal made by the government on July 10.
Israel puts three Palestinian detainees on hunger strike in solitary confinement
A Palestinian woman detainee also begins hunger strike against administrative detention.
LGBTQ groups in Georgia protest homophobic violence and government’s inaction
Conservative homophobic groups in Georgia have been continuously threatening the LGBTQ groups and pressuring them to backtrack from organizing the country’s first ever pride parade
Left Democratic Alliance calls strike against gas price hike in Bangladesh
The government raised the price of gas in eight categories, including that of household users, despite persistent opposition from consumer rights groups.
SYRIZA loses to center-right party in Greek polls, KKE retains seats
The center-right conservative New Democracy won 158 seats in the 300-member parliament. SYRIZA, which had gained power in 2015 riding on its anti-austerity stance, seems to have paid the price for going back on that position